mobile

Lens turns smartphone into a basic microscope for only 3 cents

Posted in Science on 6th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers have created an optical lens that can be placed on an inexpensive smartphone to magnify images by a magnitude of 120 times.

'centimeter accurate' GPS system to be integrated into phones

Posted in Software on 6th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Knowing exactly where you are in the world, to the centimeter, is going to get a whole lot easier thanks to a new ultra-accurate GPS system.

Mobile gaming will be a $45B market by 2018, leaving console gaming way behind

Posted in Games on 4th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

As the smartphone continues to take over the world, mobile gaming stands to outpace the rest of the industry.

Butterfly wings may be the answer to glare-proof screens

Posted in Featured, Hardware on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Butterfly wings could inspire phone and laptop screens that are glare-proof, putting an end to awkward squinting while trying to read emails on a sunny day.

Google launches Project Fi mobile phone network

Posted in Business on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Google intends to run a mobile phone network in the US. The firm will rent voice and data capacity from existing operators, and use existing wi-fi hotspots, rather than build new infrastructure.