Category: Web & Mobiles
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Chinese City Introduces Separate Sidewalks For Phone Users’ Safety
Nowadays, in the streets and even on the roads, you meet more and more smartphone users who are too consumed with phones to know where they are going. To prevent falls and collisions, a Chinese city has decided to divide the pavement into two parts and one will only be used by the users of…
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Thaw: A Revolutionary Smartphone App To Easily Control Your Desktop
A novel smartphone application named as Thaw allows you to interact with other computing device just using the touch interface of your smartphone screen. Developed by the Tangible Media Group at MIT, the system allows you to manipulate files and multimedia content, as well as, transfer it from one device to another. You can also…
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Sideswipe: A Gesture Recognition System To Control A Smartphone In Pocket
A team of researchers from the University of Washington has developped a prototype of gesture recognition system that enables you to control a smartphone without requiring to touch it. Called Sideswipe, it relies on the detection of the electromagnetic waves used for cellular communication and their interaction with human hand. Being simple in design, as well as,…
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iPhone 6 Vs Samsung Galaxy S5: A Comparison Of 25 Important Specs
Recently, the launch of apple iPhone 6 has made headlines in the tech industry. The new iPhone model is bigger, faster and thinner, when compared with its predecessors. Here, we are giving a review of major differences and similarities between iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S5. Both of them are the latest flagship smartphones from…
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How Mobile Card Payment Works For Businesses?
Many merchants who bring their businesses with them wherever they go share the same concern: how can they collect customer payments on service calls or at shows and fairs without having to take only cash? Fortunately, there has been a huge break in this scenario. Now, you can be ready to quickly swipe a card…
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10 Negative Effects Of Social Media On Children And Teenagers
In the last few years, we have seen an explosion of socal media and networkings sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace etc. Especially, the children cherish this new and high-tech way of remaining connected with friends and meeting new people. However, it is also important for parents to keep themselves aware of some of the…
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7 Tips For Taking Creative And Original Photos With A Smartphone
Smartphones are increasingly used to take great pictures. They are sometimes used as a substitute for the digital cameras. YouTube channel Cooph proposes 7 techniques for taking creative and original photos with a smartphone. In this video, Lorenz Holder uses an iPhone 5s for taking these shots but nothing prevents you from trying these techniques with other smartphone models. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTz4Nhgm_SQ[/youtube] Technique # 1 :…
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AirDroid: Remotely Control Your Android Device Using A PC
Using your smartphone at office or at home can lead to missed calls. Also, its a bit hectic process to transfer or read your media files from a PC. One of the solution that exists for the sycnhronisation between android smartphone and computer is AirDroid. In fact, this app converts your smartphone into a web server and…
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Navdy’s New Head-up Display Lets Car Drivers Use Smartphone On Windscreen
The start-up company Navdy is preparing to market a new head-up display that interfaces with an Android or iOS smartphone. It is able to project all the smartphone features and applications on the windshield of a car. The driver can then control them using voice or gestures. Using the smartphone while driving is not only forbidden, but…
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Take Handsfree Stylish Selfies With iPhone Using CaseCam
Now you in order to take a selfie you do not need to hold the phone in your outstretched hand. CaseCam is an iPhone cover that lets you take the selfie from a distance using a timer or another iOS device with a WiFi connection. We tell you more about this amazing innovation. Many people…
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Revolutionary iPad Screen Lets People Use Smartphone And Tablets Without Glasses
Scientists have developed an algorithm that adjusts the screen resolution automatically for visually impaired people. The algorithm can be used the people with far and short sightedness to use smartphones and tablets without glasses. We tell you more about this innovation. Using glasses for mobiles and computers will soon be a the thing of past as…
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A New Tattoo Based Technology To Secure Your iPhone Data
To effectively secure your smartphone data in case of loss or theft is rather a complicated task. Researchers have now found a way to make your phone inaccesible when it falls into the wrong hands: a tattoo stuck on your wrist! We explain everything in detail. Our smartphones contain a large part of our virtual lives…
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Facebook Mention: A New Application Dedicated To Celebrities
Facebook, is not necessarily for everyone. Well, rather not the last mobile app launched by the company. Only available on iOS for now, mention is actually reserved for the elite of the population, the biggest celebrities of the world. There are very high chances that you can not enjoy it. And it must be admitted that it is a…
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SmartyPins Lets You Test Your Knowledge Of Geography Using Google Maps
If you are a lover of Geography and often like to play games for testing your knowledge about Geography then Google’s SmartyPins game is perfect for you. The game has been designed using the platform of Google Maps. You have a quota of 1000 miles to find the correct locations in response to the given questions.…
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Now Smartphones Would Be Used To Create Pollution Maps Of Entire Cities
KIT is going to develop a smartphone sensor that could detect the pollution in its locality. Data collected from several smartphones equipped with this sensor may then be combined to build a ‘Pollution Map’ of the city. As the sensors are being developed and require field testing, so no greater details about their working have been revealed. KIT is…