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Breakthrough for Mobile Television

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Long Term Evolution, a new mobile telecommunications standard, is poised to revolutionize mobile Internet.
High transmission rates will soon be possible on mobile devices. For this purpose Fraunhofer researchers at HHI Berlin developed the cross-layer design SVC over LTE — a coding method that offers HD films in real-time in [...]

Quantum trick for pressure-sensitive mobile devices

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Hand-held devices could soon have pressure-sensitive touch-screens and keys, thanks to a UK firm’s material that exploits a quantum physics trick.
The technology allows, for example, scrolling down a long list or webpage faster as more pressure is applied.
A division of Samsung that distributes mobile phone components to several [...]

An Intelligent System Helps Elderly Or Memory-impaired To Remember Everyday Tasks

This system uses sensors distributed in the environment in order to detect their actions and mobile devices which remind them, for example, to take their keys before they leave home.

Google Plans a PC Operating System

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SAN FRANCISCO — In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google announced late Tuesday that it is developing an operating system for PCs that is tied to its Chrome Web browser.
The software, called the Google Chrome Operating System, is initially intended for use in the tiny, low-cost portable computers known as netbooks, which [...]

I Saw The Future Of Social Networking The Other Day

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Anyone who’s been reading this blog for more than a few months knows I’m bullish on mobile social networking.
The space is wide open at this point – no one has created an application that has gotten enough traction to go mainstream. That’s partly because of tech limitations – browser based networks don’t leverage [...]