Apple Insider reports: “A batch of Apple patent filings published on Thursday describe a system of interconnected sensors — some being wearable devices — that work with an iPhone hub to monitor activity levels, dynamically set or cancel alarms and manage push notification settings, among other a…
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Apple Literally Brings Some Muscle To Mobile Camera Lens Design …
The first is in power savings – electro-active polymers, or what the artificial muscle is known as technically, provides a way for mobile cameras on smartphones to consume far less power than they do now.
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T-Mobile’s CEO Is Pissed That The Amazon Phone Will Be Exclusive …
T-Mobile’s John Legere, ever the Un-CEO, has thrown yet another tantrum in the wake of rumors suggesting the new Amazon phone may be an AT&T exclusive. Because he’s crazy. But he’s also right, as such exclusive deals …
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Tech groups’ courtroom victories on smartphone patents lead nowhere – Financial Times
Tech groups’ courtroom victories on smartphone patents lead nowhere Financial Times When Apple and Samsung returned to the courtroom in April to fight it out over smartphone patents, the stakes seemed higher than ever.
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CLS wins ‘patent troll’ Supreme Court case – FX Week (subscription)
CLS wins ‘patent troll’ Supreme Court case FX Week (subscription) Alice Corp, a little-known Australian firm that buys up technology patents with the intent of suing users in the future, claimed it had patent rights to the electronic financial…
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Bell and CIBC partner for mobile credit card payments – MobileSyrup.com
Bell and CIBC partner for mobile credit card payments MobileSyrup.com Bell and CIBC announced today that the carrier’s NFC-capable smartphones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S4 and BlackBerry Q10, are now able to make small credit card purchases on…
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Creating The Omnicommerce Consumer – PYMNTS.com
PYMNTS.com Creating The Omnicommerce Consumer PYMNTS.com Without being heavily incentivized to make the switch to mobile, many consumers have yet to see a real value in leaving their leather wallets and cards at home.
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NEC targets retail market with NFC and face recognition solution – Infotech Lead
NEC targets retail market with NFC and face recognition solution Infotech Lead In a statement NEC said NFC technology enables users to conduct secure, contactless payments and transactions with their NFC-enabled mobile phones instead of using cash…
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Samsung’s biometrics supplier is developing a slim area-based sensor – Android Authority
Samsung’s biometrics supplier is developing a slim area-based sensor Android Authority CrucialTec is not just moving over to a new algorithm though, the company is also planning to produce new ultra-slim embedded biometric modules, which will…
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Biometrics market expected to exceed $23B by 2019 – Biometric Update
Biometrics market expected to exceed $23B by 2019 Biometric Update The global biometrics technology market is projected to reach a value of $23.3 billion by 2019, at a CAGR of 20.8% from 2013 to 2019, according to a report published by Transparency…
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Kenneth Carnesi 