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Jan

31

2012

SATA based Android – Convert any laptop with this drop in PCB board

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by Jim Farmer
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Android runs on everything! Though, it’s admittedly tougher to run on some things, of which the most common target are PCs. Those of us wanting to experiment in that department have typically found our way to projects like Android x86, which by the way has ICS development builds underway (Yes, I’m one of the experimenters). [...]

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Jan

20

2012

Could OLED Displays With Solar Panels Lead to Self-Sustained Smartphones?

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by Jack Holt
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Now that the push into HD displays, quad-core processors and 4G LTE radios is in full swing a lot of manufacturers are looking into ways of making their device’s battery life last more than a couple of hours. We told you about how Samsung was going to look at tweaking radios for better battery life, [...]

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Jan

17

2012

2012 Is the Year for Better Battery Life, At Least At Samsung

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by Jack Holt
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All those fancy features in your 4G LTE phone are amazing. A dual-core, soon to be quad-core processor, with 8+ MP cameras, huge HD displays with the added speed of 4G LTE in a tiny frame is something sought after in today’s phone market. However, having these state of the art parts in our handheld [...]

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Jan

16

2012

My favorite tech from CES 2012 is Liquipel

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by Jim Farmer
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Water, the precursor for all life on Earth and yet, incidentally,  looming doom for the gadgets we can’t live without. It really doesn’t even make sense when you figure Earth is 70% covered by water. So why aren’t are gadgets water proof already, or at the very least safe from sweat and rain. Alright so [...]

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Dec

27

2011

NTT Docomo, Samsung, Panasonic And More Team Up To Compete With Qualcomm’s CPU’s

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by Joe Sirianni
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NTT Docomo, one of Japan’s largest mobile operators has announced that the company will take part in a joint venture along with several other partners like Samsung, Panasonic, Fujitsu Lt, Fujitsu Semiconductor and NEC to take on the chip making giant, Qualcomm.  The joint venture will manufacture, sell and distribute the new chips for mobile [...]

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Nov

19

2011

Install Android 3.2 Honeycomb on Laptops, Netbooks and PC’s

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by Stacy Bruce
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It seems that developers are becoming more and more interested in bringing the Android operating system to more devices than just smartphones, tablets and recently TV’s. You can also find car stereos that operate on a specialized version of the OS and even in a self contained, dual-core USB stick. Currently there is an open [...]

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Nov

10

2011

Samsung Unveils Pink Galaxy S II and Lions Baseball Edition Galaxy Tab

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by Stacy Bruce
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I an attempt to dabble in gender specific marketing, Samsung has announced a new pink version of the Galaxy S II for the ladies and a Lions baseball edition Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the fellas. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen such an attempt by a manufacturer, HTC did so with the Rhyme, and [...]

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Nov

8

2011

Droid Razr: How The Heck Did They Fit It All In?

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by Axl Logan
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We know what you were thinking when the 7.1 mm thin Motorola Droid Razr was first unveiled, “how the heck did they fit everything in there?”  We were thinking the same thing, especially when they announced that there would be LTE radios on board.  Well, the good folks over at the Engadget Mobile team put together a little “under the [...]

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Nov

8

2011

Have You Ever Wanted to Use Your Android Device as a Universal Remote? You’re In Luck

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by Stacy Bruce
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Today, Griffin and Dijit announced Android support for their Beacon universal remote, allowing any Android device, tablet or smartphone, to serve as a universal remote for home theater equipment. The Beacon Universal Remote Control System is run through a free application found in the Android Market, the Beacon unit will run $69.99 – A hell [...]

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