AT&T’s U-Verse connects wirelessly to TVs
“You could move your U-Verse to the patio for the football game if the weather’s nice or to the guest room if you have guests coming in,” said David Christopher, chief marketing officer.
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iOS 5: Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade
Now that iOS 5 is available, scores of eager iOS users are busy downloading and updating their devices to the latest and greatest OS.
Smartphones help drivers avoid red traffic lights
The new system, dubbed SignalGuru, was tested in both Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in Singapore.
iPhone 5 to return to 3GS design?
The iPhone 5 seems pretty much nailed on for launch in a couple of months’ time – but apparently new cases have appeared to give away certain elements of the design.
iPhone can become a professional photo camera with new lenses
Photojojo has announced a lens mount for DSLR lenses that is compatible with the iPhone camera.
The adaptor, which is part of an iPhone case, allows Canon EOS or Nikon SLR lenses to be mounted onto the iPhone.
Why the future of mobile is screenless, touchless
“A phone today is a a value-added service, a ‘teleputer,’ a creature born with genes coming from a cell phone and a personal computer,” according to independent researcher Szymon Slupik.
Speaking yesterday at the invitation-only Emerging Communications Conference & Awards (eComm), the Krakow-based futurist explained that by 2020, a mobile phone as we know it will disappear, evolving into a device linking our senses directly with senses of other people or with machines. What device will displace the role of today’s smartphone: Internet glasses.
Apple patent hints at ‘find my iPhone’ enhancements
The patent, which was published by the USPTO this morning and later picked up by Patently Apple, covers “systems for proactively securing mobile devices.” In short, its drawings and descriptions hint at a service wherein an owner can selectively pick and choose what data and applications can be accessed, while keeping sensitive data secure.
Skype to bring video chat to Comcast subscribers
Cable giant Comcast is teaming up with Skype to offer its subscribers video calling on their TVs, in a move that could bring more affordable video conferencing to the home.
Are mobile solar chargers worth it?
In order for the solar backing to pull any charging weight, you’ll have to be outdoors for at least 30 minutes on a sunny day, with the case positioned just so.
Laser puts record data rate of 26 terabits per second through fibre
At those speeds, the entire Library of Congress collections could be sent down an optical fibre in 10 seconds.
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