Virtual reality is next as smartphone sales slow
Phone makers, trying to renew consumer appetite, are turning to virtual reality headsets that can be paired with their devices to view videos and play games.
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Google turns smartphones into real-time translators
Google began turning smartphones into real-time language translators—of both written and spoken content.
Internet
Jan 14, 2015
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Digital wallet apps unfold as phone users, businesses catch on
Mark Logan ordered lunch at Mildred's Coffeehouse & Bistro in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District and stepped to the register to pay. No cash. No check. No plastic.
Telecom
Jul 30, 2013
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Twitter co-founder launches app for asking about what you see
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone on Tuesday took the wraps off a smartphone application that invites people to tap into their online social networks for answers about things they see.
Software
Jan 7, 2014
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Sound waves create whirlpools to round up tiny signs of disease (Update)
Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a tiny whirlpool that can concentrate nanoparticles using nothing but sound. The innovation could gather proteins and other biological structures from blood, urine ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 25, 2017
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App facilitates mission feedback
A doctoral student from ETH Zurich has developed a smartphone app that enables fire-fighter team processes to be recorded and evaluated. The software passed the field test with the Zurich Fire Service. Now the app is to be ...
Software
Sep 10, 2013
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California leaders push for smartphone kill switch (Update)
Legislation unveiled Friday in the state of California would require smartphones and other mobile devices to have a "kill switch" to render them inoperable if lost or stolen—a move that could be the first of its kind in ...
Security
Feb 7, 2014
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Report: Chinese phone comes preloaded with spyware
A cheap brand of Chinese-made smartphones carried by major online retailers comes preinstalled with espionage software, a German security firm said Tuesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 17, 2014
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Handset makers look to gamers for sales boost
Smartphone makers hope video games will help them stand out in a crowded market with dwindling sales, but analysts warn that handsets don't have the power or the screen size to lure hardcore players.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 27, 2019
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Apple sets new record for iPhones sales launch (Update)
Apple said Monday it sold a record nine million iPhones in the three days after launching two new versions of the smartphone.
Business
Sep 23, 2013
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