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Article | 25/04/2013 Smart glass market could hit 9.4M shipments by 2016
With Google's futuristic wearable computers on the way, one research firm calculates that the worldwide market for smart glasses could reach nearly 10...
Article | 25/04/2013 Q10 with qwerty keyboard seen as lure to majority of BlackBerry's 76M users
BlackBerry needed to produce an updated qwerty device for its faithful base of 76 million subscribers, but it remains to be seen whether the Q10 will ...
Article | 25/04/2013 SecurEnvoy falls back on fixed line to better two-factor authentication reliability
SecurEnvoy has upgraded its SMS-based system for two-factor authentication with the ability for users to receive one-time passwords via a landline tel...
Article | 25/04/2013 Wireless networks may learn to live together by using energy pulses
Researchers at the University of Michigan have invented a way for different wireless networks crammed into the same space to say "excuse me" to one an...
Article | 24/04/2013 US DOT: Auto makers should disable in-dash electronics when cars are moving
Automobile makers should prevent drivers from using their in-vehicle electronic devices to browse the Internet and send text messages while their vehi...
Article | 24/04/2013 Tumblr updates iOS app for wider social media sharing
Tumblr is giving its users more options to share their posts across other social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, with a new iOS app released We...
Article | 24/04/2013 Ban on iOS push mail stays but patent used to get it likely to be invalid, German court says
A patent that Motorola Mobility used to force Apple to turn off its iCloud push mail service in Germany is likely to be invalid, the Higher Regional C...
Article | 24/04/2013 Nokia banks on social integration to help boost mobile phone sales
Nokia's latest advanced feature phone, the Asha 210, comes with a physical key to access WhatsApp messaging, as well as software clients for Twitter a...
Article | 23/04/2013 Nokia wins injunction blocking sales of microphones for HTC One
Nokia has accused supplier STMicroelectronics of selling microphones Nokia says it developed to rival HTC, and on Monday won an injunction in the Amst...
Article | 23/04/2013 Machine-to-machine systems resurrect a mobile rivalry
Just as the mobile world seems to be finding peace and harmony around LTE, the age-old feud between GSM and CDMA is flaring up again.
Article | 22/04/2013 Tumblr ads go mobile
Animated GIFs, journal entries, cat photos, and now, more ads. Tumblr, in an effort to further boost its revenue, is rolling out ads into users' mobil...
Article | 22/04/2013 Facebook Home surpasses 500,000 installs, gets lots of one-star reviews
In just 10 days, Facebook Home has just surpassed a half-million installations on Google Play. As a point of comparison, that's only slightly less tha...
Article | 22/04/2013 Unity readies cross platform game development tool for BlackBerry 10 with open beta test
Unity Technologies will soon extend its cross-platform game development tools with an open beta trial targeting the BlackBerry 10 OS. It is inviting d...
Article | 19/04/2013 Yahoo slims down, again, trashing Deals, SMS Alerts
Yahoo is giving itself a bit of a makeover. Earlier last week it launched two new mobile apps for email and weather; now it's ditching numerous longst...
Article | 19/04/2013 Mobile users clam up, use more data, survey shows
Mobile users in North America are hanging up and using email, text or social networking at a rapid pace, according to a survey by PriceWaterhouseCoope...