Cambridge (ip-192.com): MIT researchers developed a new algorithm that improves on the fast Fourier transform (FFT), a mathematical operation that decomposes a function into its constituent frequencies, known as its frequency spectrum. The new algorithm could be particularly useful for image compression to allow smartphones to wirelessly transmit large video files without draining batteries or [...]
Touchscreen devices: Microphone can listen to tap, knuckle
October 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pittsburgh (ip-192.com): Smartphone and tablet computer owners have become adept at using finger taps, flicks and drags to control their touchscreens. But Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers have found that this interaction can be enhanced by taking greater advantage of the finger's anatomy and dexterity. By attaching a microphone to a touchscreen, the CMU scientists [...]
Amazon: Browser based app for eBooks
August 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Seattle (ip-192.com): Kindle Cloud Reader is a new HTML 5 based web app from Amazon, allowing users to read eBooks online or offline by using a web browser. The application automatically synchronizes libraries, the last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights for Kindle books. The Cloud Reader works on Apple’s iPad and is currently available [...]
iPhone 5: Build for 4G LTE?
July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cupertino (ip-192.com): If the rumors are true that the next-generation iPhone will support 4G long-term evolution (LTE), the new Apple smartphone likely will be significantly more expensive to make than the current iPhone 4 model, according to IHS iSuppli. The use of the 4G LTE wireless standard in the HTC ThunderBolt added $39.75 to the [...]
New antennas for next-gen mobile devices
July 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ann Arbor (ip-192.com): The next generation of wireless and mobile devices promises to be smaller and more powerful than anything we know today, thanks to new antennas so small that they approach the fundamental minimum size limit for their bandwidth, or data rate, of operation. The antenna is typically the largest wireless component in mobile [...]
WebOS based: HP TouchPad comes in July
June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Palo Alto (ip-192.com): The Wi-Fi version of HP's first webOS tablet will go on sale in the U.S. on July 1 and a few days later in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Germany. Powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, the TouchPad features a 9.7-inch (25 centimeter) screen and runs on webOS version 3.0. [...]
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