Month: September 2013

Samsung And PowerbyProxi Form Partnership

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Samsung Electro-Mechanics has formed a partnership with PowerbyProxi to further research and develop of wireless charging and wireless power solutions for consumer electronics and home appliances. PowerbyProxi has also received $4 million in funding from Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Good Deeds Wireless, Charity Focused Wireless Carrier

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Good Deeds Wireless has just been announced. Good Deeds will donate 50% of its profits directly to the charities they work with. Scheduled to launch September 30 in Philadelphia at an event hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of South East Pennsylvania. Currently the three charities that Good Deeds will be supporting are, Big Brothers Big Sisters,

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Canon, Samsung, HP And Xerox Launch Mopria Alliance

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Some rather interesting news over the weekend, Canon, Samsung, HP and Xerox have formed the Mopria Alliance a global non-profit membership organization formed to promote, simplify and increase accessibility of wireless printing from smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. Canon’s press release said the following about this alliance.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Kia Quoris Slated For 2014 U.S. Release

Looks like Kia is going to make a run at the luxury market by introducing the Kia Quoris in 2014. The Quoris has only been available in Korea and the Middle East where it goes by the name K9. The exact specifications of the Quoris have not been released but it is aiming for the luxury slot so we would expect it to have quiet a few high end features.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Sherwin-Williams Releases ColorSnap Google Glass App

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Updated with video: Thanks Jason T. Smith

Sherwin-Williams becomes the first major consumer brand to launch a Google Glass Application. The application was developed by Resource, one of the largest independent marketing agencies in the country. The app is available for download to your Google Glass but is still in beta and will likely have a few bugs and issues that will need to be ironed out.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

PengPod 1040: Dual Boot Tablet On Indiegogo

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PengPod has announced their Indiegogo campaign for their proposed PengPod 1040 dual boot tablet. They are talking about a 9.7″ ultra high resolution tablet that will run Android and Linaro OS (a linux distro). PengPod is pitching this as an all in one solution to mobile and desktop needs.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

The Real Cost Of Pirated Apps

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I remember getting my first smartphone that used real and true mobile applications, the iPhone 3G. It didn’t take me long to find the jailbreak community and start modifying my phone to whatever extent I could. It was a fun time. True smartphone apps were in their infancy, but growing and maturing fast. It was also a time that my naivete was ripe. I really had no clue what it takes to develop mobile apps (or any application for that matter).

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Xbox One World Tour To Begin October 1st

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Microsoft’s Xbox team is hitting the road with the Xbox One giving user the opportunity to experience their new gaming system. Starting October 1st through the end of 2013 the Xbox team will have gone through 75 different cities worldwide, they’ve dubbed their world tour “The Area One” tour .

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

UK Residents LightwaveRF Releases Android App On The Playstore

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Our UK readers will be pleased to know that LightwaveRF , a company in the smart home technology field, has released their Android App to help users control their smart home experience. LightwaveRF controls dimmer switches, ultra slim-line power sockets and LED lights, all from your smartphone or tablet.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

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BluFit The Smart Water Bottle

Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don’t have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions. Even mild dehydration can drain your energy and make you tired.

Take Control App Aims To Help Binge Eating Habits

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“Take Control” is a weight control app under development that aims to track users patterns of eating and binge eating. Once the app learns the persons habits it will alert them when they enter that window of time they tend to binge eat.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Rogers And Sprint Bring Connected Cars To Canada

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Rogers Communications and Sprint announced a partnership that will allow Sprint to bring in-car “infotainment”, as they refer to it, and telematics to Canadian drivers. The agreement allows auto makers using Sprint Velocity in Canada to use the Rogers wireless network to connect vehicles on the road.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Jillian Michaels And Tracy Anderson Debut Xbox Fitness

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Xbox announced today their Xbox Fitness online service which takes popular fitness videos and makes them interactive for the Xbox One. The collection of videos will include Beachbody’s P90X (Tony Horton) and INSANITY (Shaun T), Jillian Michaels, Tracy Anderson and others, this will be free for Xbox Live Gold Members through December 2014.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Ford Buys Software Development Startup Livio

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Ford has purchased software development startup company Livio to further enhance the smartphone integration in their line of vehicles. With Livio’s in-car electronic integration know how, Ford is hoping to stay ahead of the curve in the connectivity arena.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Top Brands Bringing New Apps To Blackberry, But Is It Enough?

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Blackberry announced some top brands jumping in on the Blackberry 10 app market. Blackberry is pretty excited about this development but is it enough to pull the struggling mobile giant from the quicksand? Martyn Mallick, Vice President of BlackBerry World and Global Alliances at BlackBerry had the following to say about the development.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

The Developer Interviews: Kahil Nettleton Of Spiderfly Studios (Android)

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Thanks for doing this interview with us today Kahil! This is our very first developer interview for the site. I have always loved your work with the Glowfly app and the Spiderfly Studios design work looks stellar! As some of our readers know, I am a novice graphics designer and you were kind enough to take one of my designs and polish it up for use on our Google+ and Twitter page.  Thanks so much for doing that.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Microsoft Updates Windows Phone App Studio

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In their on going effort to reach out to developers, Microsoft has released an update to their Windows Phone App Studio. Among the more notable improvements is the addition of new graphic elements such as icons and backgrounds. And the integration of SkyDrive, so that developers can access pictures quickly.  Read on below for the more meaty details of the press release.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.

Infiniti Shows Us How An F1 Race Car Is Made

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I am a racing fan. No doubt about it. While I probably can not name drivers in the different series of racing, I love to watch racing. F1, Nascar, Indy, Motocross you name it. If it has wheels and an engine, most likely I will watch it. So I was pleasantly surprised this morning to find Infiniti showing us how an F1 race car is made.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2017.