smartphone

Plan V lets you charge your phone using a 9-volt battery

Posted in Hardware on 28th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Smartphones are more powerful than ever, but they still have an annoying tendency to run out of juice just when you need them most.

Doubling the speed of cellphone data with a simple full duplex circuit

Posted in Online on 26th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

A circuit that lets a radio send and receive data simultaneously over the same frequency could supercharge wireless data transfer.

QR codes could generate 3D images on phones: without requiring an internet connection

Posted in Software on 16th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

QR codes may be used to securely display 3D images on the user's phone.

Why Nearby Phones May Soon Be Borrowing Your Bandwidth

Posted in Hardware on 9th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

U.S. cellular operators are testing technology that boosts mobile download speeds by having phones borrow bandwidth from devices nearby.

Former Android boss Andy Rubin leaves Google

Posted in Business on 31st Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Andy Rubin co-founded the world's most popular mobile operating system, Android.