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Lenovo to Kids: Stop Texting at the Dinner Table
Photograph by Andrew Harrer/BloombergAn air hockey app is demonstrated on Lenovo’s Horizon touchscreen PC at CES in Las Vegas. Turns out, there’s a reason why Lenovo released its hit-or-miss tabletop...
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Facebook Is a ‘Mobile Company,’ But Is That a Good Business?
Photograph by Noah Berger/BloombergFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed optimism about mobile, but the numbers aren’t there yet. Mark Zuckerberg described Facebook today as a “mobile company,” but he...
View ArticlePaying With Your Digital Wallet? Don’t Forget to Charge Your Device
Near-field-communication technology, or NFC, may allow consumers to someday leave their wallets at home and instead use their mobile devices as digital wallets, where credit cards, gift cards, coupons...
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Mozilla’s Fox Tries to Steal Spotlight and Outrun Google’s Android
Photograph by Simon Dawson/BloombergGary Kovacs, CEO of Mozilla, with the Firefox logo during a news conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. While many European technology companies have...
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How an Old Russian Invention Inspired STMicro’s Hover Screen
Photograph by Bobi/Getty ImagesMotion sensors allow users to control the screen of a device without having to touch it. It’s the latest in mobile technology, inspired by an invention nearly a hundred...
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Show’s Over, But Barcelona Wants Mobile Spotlight to Keep Shining
Photograph by David Ramos/BloombergBarcelona, which just hosted the Mobile World Congress, wants to become a major technology hub. For Barcelona, four days isn’t enough. Spain’s second biggest city,...
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Hugo Chavez: Known for Mobilizing Country, But Not His Mobile Phone
Photograph by Chris Ratcliffe/BloombergVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died today, championed a mobile phone called the Vergatario. Hugo Chavez, who died today, will be remembered as the...
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Inner Balance Promises Stress Relief for IPhoners: Rich Jaroslovsky
Courtesy HeartMathThe Inner Balance app coaches you through breathing exercises designed to reduce stress. In a classic “Seinfeld” episode, George’s father adopts what’s supposed to be a...
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Samsung Braces for Next Battleground With Google
Samsung made itself the brand to beat in the crowded smartphone space by backing Google’s Android software –- 96 percent of the South Korean company’s shipments ran on the platform. Now, it’s planning...
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Are Phablets a Fad? Flurry Report Looks at Screen Size
Large-screen smartphones — often called phablets — have been getting a lot of attention lately. But so far, the devices make up only a tiny portion of the global mobile market, according to a new...
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