Tag: mobile devices
Intel Demos a Desktop That Doubles as a 27-Inch Tablet
- By Tom Simonite
- 09/12/2012
Desktop computers with detachable screens that can be used like oversized tablets are in development and are intended for home and work use.
The New Smartphone Incrementalism
- By David Talbot
- 09/07/2012
- 1 Comment
Tiny advances are loudly proclaimed as the industry battles over fractions of an ever-vaster global mobile market.
Tiny Transmitters Could Help Avert Data Throttling
- By David Talbot
- 03/07/2012
A cluster of the devices can replace the transmitters atop a typical cell tower.
Apple Puts the Cloud into All Its Devices
- By Tom Simonite
- 06/06/2011
- 3 Comments
Photos, songs, and documents created on one Apple device will soon magically appear on others you own.
Can Google Reinvent Web Video?
- By Tom Simonite
- 03/30/2011
- 4 Comments
The company's free video format is set to be baked into phones and other gadgets.
Securing All Androids Proves Tricky
- By Robert Lemos
- 03/17/2011
The variety of devices running Google's mobile OS on different networks makes security more complex.
App Gives Android a Split Personality
- By Tom Simonite
- 02/28/2011
- 1 Comment
Allowing a phone to flip between two modes could help keep company data safe.
Q&A: Irwin Jacobs
- By Jason Pontin
- 01/04/2011
The founder and former CEO of Qualcomm talks about the future of wireless technologies after CDMA.
Filling Up Empty App Stores
- By Erica Naone
- 10/25/2010
- 1 Comment
Companies want to sell apps for set-top boxes, netbooks, and tablets, but they need help attracting exhausted developers.
Now Your App Knows Where You Are
- By Christopher Mims
- 10/07/2010
Geolocation analytics could help companies to improve their apps--and make more money from them.
Finding Our Way with Digital Bread Crumbs
- By Evan I. Schwartz
- 08/18/2010
- 5 Comments
A Microsoft research project explores whether sensors in mobile devices could help us navigate without GPS.
Mobile Flaw Could Cloak Clicks
- By Robert Lemos
- 08/17/2010
- 2 Comments
Researchers demonstrate that mobile phones are exceptionally vulnerable to a browser bait and switch.
App Lets You Know When Friends Are Nearby
- By Erica Naone
- 07/26/2010
- 1 Comment
New services try to make location information useful but not invasive.
Mobile Banking Sees Success in Senegal
- By Nidhi Subbaraman
- 07/19/2010
- 4 Comments
Financial services are reaching the world's poorest by mobile phone.
How Wi-Fi Drains Your Cell Phone
- By Tom Simonite
- 06/24/2010
A study finds problems, but also offers software fixes that could help cell phones last significantly longer between charges.
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