News tagged with phones camera

OmniVision tops up sensors for cameras, phones

(Phys.org) -- OmniVision has announced two high-resolution image sensors for the digital still and digital video camera market (DS/DVC) and higher end smartphones. In end-user language, it is a claim for superior ...

Electronics / Hardware

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Facebook launches iPhone camera app (Update)

Facebook released a "camera" application Thursday that lets people take Instagram-style pictures that can be shared with iPhones.

Technology / Software

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Apple denied permission to sue bankrupt Kodak

Apple Inc. has been denied permission to file a patent-infringement lawsuit against Eastman Kodak by the film-maker's bankruptcy judge.

Technology / Business

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Developing small-size laser projectors for mobile phones

Mobile phones currently on the market are capable of showing high quality images and video, but the phones' small size sets insurmountable limits on screen size, and thus the viewing experience. VTT Technical Research Centre ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Nokia pins hopes on cheaper Windows smartphone

Struggling cell phone maker Nokia Corp. has unveiled two new handsets that it hopes will revive its fortunes at the start of the world's largest mobile phone trade show on Monday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Digital photos could put kids at risk

A study published in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics this month suggests that parents and carers could be putting children at risk if they upload digital photos that are automatically "geota ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Camera-less iPhone 4, iPhone 4S on sale in Singapore

The camera is normally a big selling point, but in Singapore Apple's iPhone 4 and 4S are now available without the function -- to cater to military personnel banned from taking image-capturing devices into ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adobe shows off new 'undo photo blur' feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite all the advances in digital photography, most people are still plagued by the problem of blurry photos, a problem compounded by the use of cameras embedded in cell phones due to their small size. ...

Technology / Software

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (14) | comments 17 | with audio podcast report

Review: Skype phone and adapter for home calling

(AP) -- With two new products, Skype has made it easier to make Internet calls from home phones, for savings on international calls and potentially also domestic ones.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oprah Winfrey chats on Facebook Live talk show

(AP) -- Oprah Winfrey got plenty of `likes' on Facebook Thursday from fans who tuned in to watch a live online chat with the social networking site.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HTC Titan's a Mango monster: 4.7-inch Windows phone

If you can't decide between a small Web tablet and a smartphone, you can now compromise with an enormous phone.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

India's Bharti unveils $220 tablet challenger to iPad

India's communications giant Bharti Enterprises said Thursday it had launched a $220 tablet computer as a domestic challenger to Apple's iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

I-maginary Phone: iPhone as a hand phone? (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Once you have had your smart phone for a while using your touch screen becomes a bit of second nature. You begin to know where you icons are and how to do things without looking down at the ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Review: Eye-Fi card makes cameras talk to phones

If you're old enough, you probably used to marvel that digital cameras could show a picture right after it was shot, eliminating the need for a trip to the photo store. Now, they look nearly as dated as fax ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Review: Apps can enhance smart phone cameras

(AP) -- Frankly, I can't remember the last time I picked up my digital camera. Since a smart phone is always on me, either in my bag or back pocket, I use its camera constantly while my perfectly capable ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0