Archive for the Cellphones Category
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ADzero Is World’s First Bamboo Smartphone

Think bamboo, and the mind instantly conjures up images of furniture, bamboo shoots (hey, I like Chinese food), panda food, and other such generic objects. What you don’t associate bamboo is with smartphones, but all that has changed, thanks to one 23-year-old British student.

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Stressed Out? You Might Want To Turn Off Your Smartphone

If you’ve been feeling stressed lately and want to do something about it, one study has shown that it you might want to turn your spiffy new smartphone off, or at least not check it so often, TechCrunch reports.

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Skype Will Be Available On Windows Phone “Soon”

Although Skype was slated to be built into the Windows Phone by end of last year following Microsoft’s acquisition of the video and voice chatting application, there is still no set date for it to be fully integrated.

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Steampunk Cell Phones

What makes Steampunk great is that imagines how the evolution of technology could have turned out different. These designs for cell phones provide a perfect example.

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Senseye Technology Introduces Eye-Controlled Cellphones

Move over iPhone, as you may just get some competition from eye-phones soon! Touch-screens phone are so passe, since (and by that we mean any time in the future) one will be able to navigate their smart-phones from their eyes.

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Mobile Phone from the 1920s

If you know the history of technology, you’ll know that a lot of things people think are new have been around for a while, at least conceptually. This is the case for the mobile phone. An old film clip from the 1922 demonstrates the idea of a mobile phone.

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Moshi Moshi Headset for iPhones is Delightfully Retro

A new headset peripheral for iPhones called the Moshi Moshi is delightfully retro, giving your smartphone an old-school office vibe.

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Samsung to Launch Smartphones with Flexible Display Screens

Samsung is preparing to launch a new line of smart phones and tabelts in 2012 that will feature flexible display screens.

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Snapdragon S4 Smartphone Powered by Bug Circus Generator

Hamster wheels are so yesterday’s thing! The bugs are the future, or at least that is what Qualcomm wants us to believe, judging by the latest Snapdragon commercial.

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No Warrant Needed: California Cops Allowed to Search Your Gadgets

The Governor of California, Jerry Brown, has vetoed a bill that would have required a warrant for police officers to search cell phones of people they arrest, Wired reports.