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Here’s why the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 makes for a great upgrade
If your chunky old Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 isn’t what the tailor prepared you for, then here’s something that could be worth top dollar for you. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 arrives with the accolade of having the world’s thinnest and lightest metal tablet frame in the market. This means that you get the viewing…
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Hydrogen cellphone batteries can power-up iPhones for a week
Intelligent Energy is introducing a hydrogen fuel cell charger that takes care of your cellphone’s battery for a week. Keeping an iPhone charged for an entire week is saying something. The technology is a scaled down version of the hydrogen fuel cells used in eco-friendly automobiles. The battery combines oxygen and hydrogen to produce energy…
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Lunark foldable smartphone concept offers a double display
Foldable phones have been promised by some big brands for some time now. However, we would always munch on the idea of something that is as revolutionary as a phone with an invisible hinge somewhere on its screen. The Lunark foldable smartphone uses two display screens and adds to the formerly envisioned functions of such…
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Is this the LG Nexus 5 phone?
There’s an image posted out there that could raise the hopes of Nexus aficionados. All hopes of these said people were dashed when we heard that there would be no new Nexus happening. However, Google’s next flagship may look like something that is pictured here and may be built in the house of Huawei and…
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LG Wine Smart resurrects the clamshell phone
While we busy ourselves in figuring out which AMOLED display would be just perfect, we may have well forgotten that the planet was once inhabited by some rather swanky flip phones. Thanks to several manufacturers in the Far East, we still have clamshell or flip phones arriving every now and then. LG have recently added…
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New Zealand man builds solar-powered, cellphone controlled skysphere
What would a cylindrical living space, comprised of a 2-meter high, 360-degree viewing window be called, some may wonder. New Zealander Jono Williams calls it a skysphere and it’s as habitable as any home in the hills. It is held up by a steel column that rises through its core, making it as safe as…
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Xiaomi and Uber make hand-delivered phones a reality
If you can order a car to your doorstep, why not a phone? May be it isn’t something we couldn’t live about but this ambient idea by Xiaomi and Uber is kind of cool. It has come to life with the Xiaomi Mi Note and will lead to the creation of a new phone-ordering button…
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Meet the Nintendo Smart Boy phone; it’s not real, but don’t you wish it were?
Remember a few years ago, way back when Nokia was still on top of the mobile food chain and Android was nothing more than an icon in Google’s long list of future developments, the Finns decided to release, what could only be considered the first cross between a portable gaming device and a mobile phone,…
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Marshall’s London smartphone makes rockstar geeky-ness authentic
This fits like a piece in the puzzle for rockers. Marshall, the overlords of audio equipment and most musicians’ trustful companion has released a rock-and-roll smartphone for their loyal fans. They call it the ‘London’ and it arrives with a pair of front-facing speakers and two audio outputs. It also adds a dedicated ‘M’ button…
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Chevrolet to introduce Active Phone Cooling in new rides
Everyone’s creating opportunities to charge smartphones quickly and easily. Strangely, there aren’t too many solutions to cool phones down, especially during activities where heating could be more probable. Chevrolet worked on the insight of how phones heat up during navigation and have worked on a cool Active Phone Cooling technology to cool down phones. This…
