As reported on The Verge. By Vlad Savov To the power of 5 Mere days away from its big Unpacked event at Mobile World Congress, Samsung has issued the first video teaser for the major product it’ll announce in Barcelona: the next Galaxy. Anticipated to be the Korean company’s new flagship phone, the Galaxy S5 still remains a mystery, but there are a few intriguing hints in the new video. The words “fit,” “wet,” “outdoor,” and “alive”…
As reported on TechCrunch. by Darrell Etherington Your smartphone hosts a bevy of sensors that do many things within its sleek case. But thanks to a new project, dubbed Tango, by Google’s Advanced Technology And Projects (ATAP) group, your next one might have one more superpower: visual spatial awareness. As in, your next smartphone might be able to not only see, but also to understand its surroundings. If that seems like something out of science fiction,…
As reported on TechCrunch. by Semil Shah Editor’s Note: Semil Shah works on product for Swell, is a TechCrunch columnist, and an investor. He blogs at Haywire, and you can follow him on Twitter at @semil. Every Sunday for this column, I write on something related to mobile. To date, it’s mostly been about consumer-facing apps,device sensors, user interfaces, tactics likepush notifications, and a range of other topics. However, I have yet to dig into mobile for more business-facing, enterprise-oriented users and considerations. That’s partly because I…
As reported on Engadget. BY RICHARD LAI ASUS has big ambitions with its PadFones, a unique phone-to-tablet convertible concept that was first introduced back at Computex 2011. While these devices are barely nibbling on the global mobile market (let alone entering the US), the company still stands by its “N+1” philosophy: “to add on a simple change which allows the product to evolve beyond its current capability.” This is evidenced by its five iterations of transformable phones, including the new…
As reported on Engadget. BY MATT BRIAN In an attempt to end speculation surrounding the popularity of its Galaxy Gear, Samsung has shared its smartwatch sales figures for the first time, and they might surprise you. Reuters reports that the company’s Android-powered wearable has sold 800,000 units since its launch in September, surpassing its own expectations and setting straight recent reports that pegged worldwide South Korean sales at 50,000 units. To stimulate sales, Samsung has offered plenty of incentives to buy the Galaxy…
As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr Hydrogen fuel cells have been helping astronauts for nearly half a century already, so it’s about time they became small enough — and cheap enough — to be of use to everyone else. That’s exactly what Intelligent Energy claims to have achieved with its the latest fuel cell system, called the “Upp.” At 500 grams and with a retail price of $199, it’s not meant to compete with regular lithium ion…
As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Neurocam uses brainwave sensors similar we’ve already seen in moving cat ears andTV navigation, but this time hooks up with your smartphone camera. This prototype, demoed at last week at Japan’s Human Sensing 2013 conference, gauges your interest on a scale of zero to 100, and if your brainwave readout tops 60, it’ll start to record video, eventually transforming the footage into five-second GIFs. In order to get the iPhone camera to eye-view,…
As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON HTC has revealed its latest smartphone, the 5.9-inch big-screen sibling of the HTC One flagship device. The new HTC One Max is well into phablet territory at nearly 6 inches, but retains the slick aluminum case design of its smaller predecessor, as well as the somewhat dodgy Ultrapixel camera. But its full 1080p screen packs an impressive 349 ppi, and it has a fingerprint sensor on the back with…
As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr The bigger the phone, the harder it is to hide. After a slew of detailed leaks, HTC is finally ready to announce the HTC One Max: an enlarged version of the original Onethat boosts the size of the 1080p LCD panel up to 5.9 inches while attempting to keep the One’s classy aluminum look and feel. This attempt is made regardless of the impact on general portability — the One Max weighs 217…
As reported on Engadget. By Brad Molen A couple weeks ago we covered a new Indiegogo campaign from QSAlpha, a company aiming to produce a super-encrypted smartphone (along with a software-based platform for standard Android users as well). Despite the fact that the funding phase didn’t go so well, the manufacturer recently announced that its phones will go into production and begin shipping in Q2 of next year. But which operators will take on this hardcore encrypted handset? Sources have…