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HP Printers
on June 7, 2010
HP revealed a whole new range of devices that will allow users to print by simply using e-mail. Known as HP ePrint, the technology assigns each printer a unique email address. The printer's owner (as well as other designated users) can then print documents by sending an email from a smart phone, a tablet, or any other device. No need to install drivers anymore!
The new printers with ePrint can connect directly to Google Cloud using a touchscreen interface. This will let users print Google Docs directly from the cloud as well as scan documents directly to their Google Docs account. Other Google services like Calendar and Picasa for photos are also supported. Similarly, Box.net and Docstoc users can also retrieve and push documents to and from the cloud through new print apps.
Scheduled delivery is also possible with ePrint. This will allow documents to be printed at designated times. MSNBC has signed on as a partner to develop this concept, and HP will be selling ads together with Yahoo.
Among the first group of applications on this platform are Facebook for printing photos and events and MapQuest for printing maps and directions. Crayola has also been signed on to develop coloring pages, while PBS will work on education-driven printing.
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Android
, Mobile OS
on May 19, 2010
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Rich Moffitt
Next is Android 1.5 with about 34.1 percent, while Android 1.6 has 28 percent.
Since the first Android phone was launched into the market, there have been four major Google upgrades to the operating system. However, smartphone makers have lagged behind pace and have continued to introduce new mobile phones with older versions of the OS, resulting in confusion among customers about the true capabilities various Android phones have. Recently though many handset makers like Motorola and HTC, have been steadfastly updated their operating systems with most them going for the latest Android 2.1.
Watch out, though! Android 2.2, also known as Fro Yo is yet to come!
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Mobile Phones
, Research
on May 18, 2010
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gailjadehamilton
Groups such as the British-based GSM Association, representing international cell phone firms, and the Australian-based Mobile Manufacturers welcomed the study.
Results showed that overall, mobile phone users in fact had a lower risk of brain cancer than people who had never used one, but the many scientists who did the research study said this suggested errors in the methodology of the research. Others showed high cumulative call time slightly increases the risk, but again this conclusion was unreliable.
Mobile phone use has risen exponentially since the 1980s. There are about five billion mobile phones currently being used worldwide.
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Android
, Smartphones
on May 17, 2010
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Johan Larsson
This year, it's Android 2.2. On Wednesday this week, Google I/O 2010 will launch the next version of its mobile operating system, also known as "FroYo."
No one is officially talking about any of the main features of Android 2.2, but several rumors suggest three important changes in FroYo. First is tethering - allowing Android phone running 2.2 to be used as a USB 3G modem or 3G Wi-Fi hotspot. Second, there is full flash support. Adding Flash 10.1 provides Android users with a full, desktop-style Flash experience. And third is a speed boost of about 450%! The Dalvik virtual machine was tested in Fro Yo using a software called Linpack. The build on Nexus One tested at 6.5 - 7 MFLOPS while an HTC Hero can only hit 2 MFLOPS.
Other features rumored to be included in Android 2.2 are more free RAM, a JIT compiler for higher-speed code execution, improved access to the OpenGL ES 2.0 library, FM Radio support, developer access to color LED in trackball, and improved cross-multitouch resolution.
Just a list of things to check when the Android 2.2 comes out!
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Apple iPhone
, Smartphones
on May 12, 2010
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The Pug Father
Assuming this latest prototype is real, here's what we know so far:
Apple appears to be switching from the curvy shape of previous iPhones and towards sharp angles on the edges. Gizmodo's prototype had screws in the aluminum border around the sides, but these are gone in the Vietnam version.On the back panel are glass, ceramic, shiny plastic, and a bit of sapphire.
There is a new chip with Apple branding in the Vietnamese prototype.It is possibly part of Apple's A4 chip family, which started in the iPad and gives Apple greater flexibility than third-party processors.
There is a front-facing camera, an improved rear-facing camera with a flash, a second microphone for noise cancellation, and what seems to be a 960-by-640 resolution display. The new iPhone supposedly uses Micro-SIM, just like the iPad. Gizmodo reported that the iPhone 4G prototype is 3 grams heavier than its predecessor and has a 16 percent larger battery.
The Vietnam prototype has 16 GB of storage capacity on the back panel.
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