Google Invades Siri's Turf with iPhone, iPad App
April 30, 2013 10:25 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSiri may be feeling a little job insecurity. The sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's iPhone and iPad is facing competition from an up-and-coming rival made by Google. The duel began Monday with the release of a free...
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April 30, 2013 9:13 am | by ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsGoogle Now is often compared with the Siri voice assistant on Apple's mobile devices, but its power lies in giving you information you need to know before you have to ask. It works best as a supplement to Siri, rather than a replacement, now that it has expanded from Android devices to iPhones and iPads.
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How to Avoid the Cost and Security Pitfalls of M2M
April 29, 2013 11:29 am | by Dan Rudich, Senior Vice President, Tangoe | Blogs | CommentsOver the last few years, we have seen explosive growth in the adoption of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology — the technology that enables automated wired or wireless communication between mechanical or electronic devices. In fact, predictions...
LISTED UNDER: Sensors & TransducersShape-Shifting Mobile Devices
April 29, 2013 11:24 am | by University of Bristol | News | CommentsThe research paper, to be presented at one of the world's most important conferences on human-computer interfaces, will introduce the term 'shape resolution' and its ten features, to describe the resolution of an interactive device: in addition to display and touch resolution.
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & Displays | Sensors & TransducersSmartphones Overtake 'Dumb' Phones Worldwide
April 29, 2013 11:19 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsManufacturers shipped 216 million smartphones worldwide in the first three months of this year, compared with 189 million regular cellphones, according to a study IDC released late Thursday. IDC said smartphones made up 51.6 percent of the 419 million mobile phones shipped.
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HotSpot Episode 10: Numi, The King of Toilets
April 29, 2013 10:34 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsThis week on WDD’s HotSpot, Kohler announces their feature-packed toilet, Numi; Zivix’s JamStik is a compact portable practice/learning guitar mad for the mobile generation; another interesting app for mobile devices is Touch Bionic’s iLimb...
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Cypress TrueTouch Touchscreen Solution
April 29, 2013 10:21 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCypress Semiconductor Corp. [Nasdaq: CY] has announced that its TrueTouch Gen4 controllers enable the “Magic Touch” feature in the new Ascend Mate smartphone from HUAWEI, which boasts a touchscreens at 6.1”. Magic Touch feature...
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & Displays | Sensors & TransducersCustom Software Development Company Utilizes DeviceHive
April 28, 2013 6:04 pm | by DataArt | News | CommentsDataArt has announced its collaboration with MMB Networks, a wireless engineering firm with expertise in ZigBee technology, to create a ZigBee Smart Energy gateway for utility customers. DeviceHive, DataArt’s open-source cloud-based Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication framework, bundled with MMB Networks’.
LISTED UNDER: Sensors & TransducersCTIA's John Walls: My Experience at the Boston Marathon
April 26, 2013 2:59 pm | by John Wall, Vice President of public affairs, CTIA | News | CommentsThis following is John Walls' firsthand account of his experience at the Boston Marathon and the tragic events that unfolded at the finish line on April 15. John is vice president of public affairs for CTIA. Like most of us, I use my wireless device every day—email, text, talk, “surf”. All of the usual stuff.
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Tracking Gunfire with a Smartphone
April 26, 2013 10:22 am | by David Salisbury, Vanderbilt University | News | CommentsYou are walking down the street with a friend. A shot is fired. The two of you duck behind the nearest cover and you pull out your smartphone. A map of the neighborhood pops up on its screen with a large red arrow pointing in the direction the shot came from.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical / Mechanical | Sensors & TransducersToyota, Microsoft Beef up Gazoo.com Net Service
April 26, 2013 10:17 am | by YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsToyota is teaming up with Microsoft for an Internet service that links cars, home computers and smartphones so users can find nearby tourist spots, connect on social networks and learn about new models. The beefed up version of Toyota's Internet site Gazoo.com starts May 30 in Japan...
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical / Mechanical | Embedded Systems & Networking | Frequency MultipliersHigh-Performance Semiconductor Spray Paint for Organic Electronics
April 26, 2013 10:15 am | by Wake Forest University | News | CommentsResearchers at Wake Forest University's Organic Electronics group have come up with a novel solution to one of the biggest technological barriers facing the organic semiconductor industry today. Oana Jurchescu, an assistant professor of physics, and a team of researchers developed a high performance organic semiconductor 'spray paint'...
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Military Grooms New Officers for War in Cyberspace
April 26, 2013 10:00 am | by BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press, DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's military and civilian computer networks that control everything from electrical power grids to the banking system.
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Samsung to Block Access to App Store in Iran
April 26, 2013 9:55 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsIranian users of Samsung mobile applications said Thursday that the company had notified them that they will no longer have access to the company's online store as of May 22.The move is seen as part of international sanctions on the country over its disputed nuclear program.
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Samsung Profit at Record High on Smartphone Boost
April 26, 2013 9:53 am | by YOUKYUNG LEE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics Co. said Friday its first quarter profit jumped to a record high as smartphone sales remained strong despite the April launch of an updated version of its flagship Galaxy phone.Sales of consumer electronics usually slow in the first three months...
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