INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Nokia Unleashes the Lumia 1020 Packing 41 Megapixels of Camera Heat

The basic design and specs of the Lumia 1020 seem to be pretty on par with current smartphone technology – it offers a 1280 by 768 pixel 4.5” AMOLED PureMotion HD+ display, a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and has 32GB of internal storage, with an additional 7GB of SkyDrive cloud storage, compliments of Microsoft, and 2GB of RAM.

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E23-Game Console for Google, LTE-A, Firefox Smartphone & 4K | Red-Headed Geek Show

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Google Inc. is in the development phase of creating their very own gaming console. Not only that, but a wristwatch is expected as well; both based on Google’s Android OS. The … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
Boston University Seeks to Ban Sales of iPhone and other Apple Devices

Gallium Nitride Thin Film Semiconductor Devices are No Laughing Matter It seems as if lately there are more headlines announcing smart phone-related lawsuits than there are about the life-changing little gadgets themselves. The latest reported by the LA Times took … Continue reading →

 

SMARTPHONES & MOBILE DEVICES
First Firefox OS Smartphone, the ZTE Open, Launches For Only $3 a Month

“We believe that smartphones need to be more open and that the Web is a platform for making this possible”. This launch, whether successful or not, is an important step for continuing innovative thinking and experiments throughout various technological ecosystems, because without this there is no competitive market.

 

APPLE
LTE-A Revealed and Apple, Samsung, Verizon are Ready to Launch

Verizon announced that by 2014, all subscribers to their network would be upgraded to 4G LTE, in a weaning-off 3G sort of manner. Why do this? Oh you know, because according to Verizon, their 4G LTE service has reached 500 United States markets, all but 1 state and is acquirable to 95 percent of the population.

 

APPLE
Google and Apple On the Road to Develop Own Gaming Consoles

Gaming consoles such as the WiiU, Xbox and Playstation create completely different experiences than what could come from Apple or Google. It is hard to expect how this would turn out considering console sales and video game software have been on a downhill slide.

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E22- Microsoft Drops Fees, Sony’s Smartwatch2 & Ear Implant | Red-Headed Geek Show

A man named Rich Lee is an individual who has become the first person to surgically implant a magnet into his ear for it to work as headphones. Inserted into his tragus is the magnet and around his neck is … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Sony’s New SmartWatch2 is a 2nd Screen for Android; Could Stack Up to Pebble and Apple Versions

Taking a second effort at the smart wearable market, Sony has announced this week the launch of the updated version of their SmartWatch. While SmartWatch2 is similar to its predecessor, meaning it is competent of answering texts, calls, reading emails … Continue reading →

 

MICROSOFT
NSA and PRISM Leaks Expose Just How Internet Privacy Is Not Real

NSA’s unlawful actions against its citizens finally pissing us off? Because it is out in the open along with our eyes. It is only human to share feelings of distrust and anger, and just like a rippling effect we are officially outraged.

 

SMARTPHONES & MOBILE DEVICES
Texas: Rick Perry in the Battle Against PRISM and NSA’s Invasion of Citizen Privacy

Due to Rick Perry's HB 2268, Texas could officially set quite a high-profile example that the rest of the country is hoped to follow. It is important to remember, however, that the bill only covers e-mails, not one of the more ambitious goals of warranting protection of tracking cell phones.

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Samsung: Are They the Leaders in the Next ‘Breakthrough’ Mobile 5G Speed?

The cell phone, excuse me, smartphone industry is growing faster and faster at the blink of an eye. However, many folks have yet to upgrade to 4G, as smartphone users are still thriving well in the tech world over a … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
BlackBerry Snap Report: Convergence May Lead to Bring Your Own BRAIN & BYOD

BlackBerry should use smartphones to supplement CPUs, GPUs, & memory in low-cost laptops to give them as much power as typically found in workstations.

 

APPLE
Watch This: Smartwatches are Coming to Arms Near You – A Many Vendored Thing

Smartphones are becoming a commodity, with some analysts projecting $50 to $100 products with good specifications arriving in the foreseeable future.

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
With GT Advanced Sapphire Display Screens Getting Your Glass Kicked Doesn’t Hurt

Synthetic sapphire smartphone display covers almost as scratch-resistant as diamond will probably defeat the current breakage rate of more than 23%.