Mobile app monitors electric-vehicle battery metrics
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- Published on Thursday, 02 February 2012 16:00
Software developer Xatori has released its second mobile application targeted at electric-vehicle owners.
The Apple iOS app for iPhones, iPads and iPod touch devices is called GreenCharge, and it offers features for tracking battery data and metrics. So, for example, an electric-vehicle owner can see how much range is left before a charge is needed; he or she can run analytics on daily, weekly and monthly driving patterns; and the owner can also calculate savings that differentiate electric vehicles from gasoline-powered automobiles.
Smartphone screens get ready: Gorilla Glass 2 is coming
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- Published on Friday, 06 January 2012 12:40
It’s in the iPhone and iPad — though Apple doesn’t officially acknowledge its existence. Indeed, it’s in an increasing number of smartphone screens and tablets; at last count, more than 500 million devices carried it worldwide. You likely look at it all the time without noticing it.
What is it? Gorilla Glass, a super-strong, lightweight 21st-century glass made by Pyrex manufacturer Corning. Now the company is preparing to unveil a brand new version of the material, Gorilla Glass 2, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
How to turn your iPhone into a microscope eyepiece
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- Published on Monday, 28 November 2011 14:00
The SkyLight allows you to take your iPhone, Android phone, or any other that might still exist and turn it into a microscopic eyepiece for the world.
Its creator is medical designer Andy Miller. He has already designed the Global Focus microscope, a light, cheap fluorescent microscope for developing countries.
Smartphones, dumbphones, and Facebook phones
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- Published on Thursday, 17 November 2011 16:57
We have smartphones, we have dumbphones, and now, thanks to a partnership between mobile provider Orange, handset maker Alcatel and social network giant Facebook, we have the first true ‘Facebook phones’.
There are only three things you need to know about these handsets (and one of these is NOT that the one you see in the middle in the photo above is powered by the Android OS)...
HTC Rezound: Fastest Android phone yet (review)
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- Published on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 18:00
It seems like HTC releases a new phone every week, and each one just a little more powerful than the last.
The HD display coupled with a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor makes this the fastest Android phone we have tried. Throw in the Beats Audio integration and the Rezound looks good, sounds good, and operates well.
Windows 8 to save your battery life
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 November 2011 19:00
Designing Windows 8 for virtually any device from smartphone to PC, Microsoft had a key goal in mind for all hardware platforms--energy efficiency.
With laptops and mobile devices slurping up battery power and desktops and servers chewing up electricity, Microsoft wanted to ensure that any device running Windows 8 could tap into better power management. That's especially important since PCs, especially servers in large datacenters, typically consume a lot of energy.
Verizon to sell HTC Rezound with Beats audio
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- Published on Friday, 04 November 2011 17:00
HTC Corp (2498.TW) said its latest smartphone, the Rezound, will be its first U.S. phone to include audio technology from Beats Electronics, a company it took control of earlier this year.
The Rezound will go on sale at No. 1 U.S. mobile service Verizon Wireless on November 14 for $299.99, including a Beats branded headset.
Qualcomm: Windows 8 will take us beyond smartphones
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- Published on Thursday, 03 November 2011 18:00
Qualcomm’s stellar fiscal fourth quarter yielded a bevy of goodies beyond the core financials: Executives said there are 350 devices in development based on the company’s Snapdragon chip and Windows 8 means a business model beyond smartphones.
The company’s quarter and outlook for fiscal 2012 was strong. Qualcomm is riding a 3G wave in emerging markets and prepping a dual-mode Long Term Evolution chipset that will fuel sales in developing markets. Add it up and momentum abounds for Qualcomm.
How Siri could revolutionize the 911 system
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- Published on Monday, 31 October 2011 12:00
In health care we face numerous challenges. One that is being tackled by the FCC, Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation is the limited nature of our emergency 911 system.
Currently, if one is dialing from a cellphone, chances are that 911 cannot automatically find their location. And the only way to contact 911 is the traditional way — by telephone.
Two useful Halloween apps
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- Published on Saturday, 29 October 2011 14:00
To wish you a Happy Halloween, here are two fun apps to help you have a frightfully good time.
The Droids you won’t have to be looking for
So your kids are all dressed up in their Star Wars costumes, trying to use the force to convince you to let them venture out Trick-or-treating on their own. Maybe they’re mature, independent pre-teens and you’ve been planning to let them try it in your relatively safe neighborhood, but you’re still not sure.
