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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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Smartphone Prospects
1. Widespread of new mobile services based on LBS and SNS The widespread of the Smartphones will bring the expansion of various new services specialized in mobile environment and the features of the smartphones. Among them, SNS and LBS are the areas that web service providers, such as the portals, can easily enter based…
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Prospects of the Future of Application Store
Application Store first generation was about quantitative growth focused on individuals. But, Next generation is expected to be about opening of enterprise market and qualitative enhancement of applications. Enhanced enterprise solution features of OS 4.0 is expected to expand the enterprise market. OS 4.0 solves the existing problems with highly intensified security functions and the ability to distribute…
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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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Do you want to be like James Bond?
How? We could say that now is a little bit easier. Earlier this year, two Japanese research engineers have done something in reality that seemed impossible just a short time ago: to drive a BMW Series 1 using a Nokia C7 as a remote control as James Bond did in “The world is not Enough”.…
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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…