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The patent war between Apple and Samsung
The relationship between Apple and Samsung is really representative of the complexity of the links of all the companies connected to the mobile phone sector. In recent months the two giants have both been involved in a legal battle over copyright infringement.. The 15 April a 38 page complaint was lodged by Apple reproaching Samsung…
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BlackBerry’s Smartphone dominance in Thailand
In Thailand, BlackBerry has been assessed as a dominant brand in the smart phone market which its parent company, RIM (Research In Motion). No one can deny how popular the BlackBerry is in Thailand, as the sight of teenagers, working people, even parents are clutching a “BB” device. So how has RIM Thailand developed its…
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Thefts : the iPhone effect
About 100,000 complaints of mobile phone thefts were registered in 2010 in France. The robberies have increased by 40% in 2010 and nearly 75% of these thefts are linked to mobile phones. That’s why the police now speaks about the “iPhone effect”. Indeed, Smartphones can be sold for up to 250 euros clandestinely. To curb this…
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Swiss-Knife Mobile Phones
Are you a LEGO fan? If you are, then maybe you’ll be attracted by this new concept of a modular mobile phone. Israeli start-up Modu mobile phones offers a set of independent components. The idea proposes a central component, which according to your needs, can be assembled with other components to add functions. Thus, by…
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Mobile internet usage on the rise in France
In the newest report, the telecommunication operator SFR and the agency GroupM mentioned that, in France, three cellular phones out of four are multimedia phones. By saying ”multimedia”, the internet observatory of SFR refers to mobile phones that allow access to internet. These then, present 76% of the current French market. They also report that…
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Can Computer Software Decode Emotions Over the Phone?
Can Computer Software Decode Emotions Over the Phone? The answer in the past we would rather say no, but today we definitely can say YES! eXaudios, an Israeli company has developed computer program that detects emotions during a phone call named Magnify. Not more than two minutes during the cell phone conversation, this new computer…
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The future of mobile technology
The question must be asked is: What is the future of mobile technologies with respect to notebooks and netbooks? Constantly are emerging new products and types of small laptops. Some of these notebooks come with touch screens, which can be used like a tablet PC. Such products are now seeing the light in the markets…
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Why the Iphone is getting more popular among Russian customers?
Iphone is getting popular all over the world, but the entire world except Russia, has the Apple store and acceptable prices . The country where Apple has just decided to open the official store has one of the highest indexes of mobile penetration and already falls in love with Iphone, but why? What makes people…
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SmartPhones: Creating new markets for Video games
As a game device, the iPhone has revolutionized the market, according to BBC NEWS the iPhone and the iPod Touch boasted 30 million users usurping Nintendo’s DS or Sony’s PSP at a similar point in their lives. iPhone was set to become the dominant gaming platform because of the strength of the App Store, however…
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Starbucks: Facilitate your payment, have a unique experience!
As one of its major corporate values, innovation, Starbucks has just launched the online payment for Iphone and Blackberry. The Starbucks M-payment application comes meanwhile the NFC technologies (as Iphone 5) are launched in the mass market. Through the Smartphone and after recharging the Starbucks account, the customer ca n pay his order. As…