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Samsung Creates RFID Reader Chip for Mobile Devices
NFC Forum Cooks Up Its 'Mark'
Today the Near Field Communication Forum announced the "N-Mark", a new way to help consumers visualize NFC tags and branding. The N-Mark will be used by device manufacturers and ... read
NY Times Develops Mobile Content Sharing Application
Today the New York Times announced a beta application that will help people shift content between mobile phones and computers. Working in a manner similar to Google's Notebook application, ... read
Water to Power Samsung Phones By 2010
Samsung engineers have created a new process that will allow ordinary tap water to provide the electrical power for mobile phones. Water stored in the phone will contact a ... read
Samsung Forges 8 Megapixel Camera Module for Phones
Samsung has crafted a new 8 megapixel CMOS chip for cell phones. The chip, which measures 28mm x 15.3mm x 8.5mm, can be set up to ISO 1600 for ... read
Nokia Intros New 'Point & Find' App for Camera Phones
Today Nokia announced a new beta application called Point & Find. Users aim their phones' camera at an object, and are automatically linked to information about that object. Point ... read
Contextually Aware Widgets on the Way from Nokia
Nokia has improved its Web Run Time product in a way that will allow for the development of more powerful widgets for the S60 operating platform. The changes make ... read
Adobe Releases Acrobat for Nokia Communicator
Adobe today announced the public beta availability of Acrobat® Reader® for Symbian OS, software that provides the flexibility to view PDF files on data-enabled mobile phones. The product is ... read
Nokia Taps Into NFC for Latest Phone
Today Nokia announced the 6212 Classic, a bar-style phone that incorporates near-field communications technology for mobile payment services. Users of the 6212 Classic will be able to initiate instant ... read
New Chip May Bring Wi-Fi To Phones
Broadcom today announced that it is shipping the world's first single-chip Wi-Fi® (802.11b) solution. The company's AirForce One™ wireless LAN solutions are 87 percent smaller and consume up to ... read
New Standard Helps Content Adapt To Devices
The W3C standards group last week released Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP) 1.0, a standard for expressing device capabilities and user preferences. The information is used by servers to guide ... read
Nokia Tests E-Wallet Faceplate
Nokia today announced it is working with MasterCard International to trial a new method for mobile payments. The key component is a SmartCover™ faceplate for a Nokia phone, which ... read
CTIA Behind Push for 3.5mm Headset Jacks
Today the CTIA wireless trade association indicated that it has backed an initiative to make 3.5mm headset jacks the standard audio input/output jack for mobile phones. Many mobile phones ... read
Privus Offers Better Caller ID for Cell Phones
Today Privus Mobile announced a new service that increases the likelihood that incoming calls to cell lines can be identified via caller ID. Users of various BlackBerry and Windows ... read
Company Claims It Can Nix Interference, Boost 3G Performance
A company called Advanced Receiver Technologies says it has found a way to reduce interference and improve coverage for 3G devices. According to ART, "intercell interference limits 3G network ... read
Microsoft's 'My Phone' Web Site Goes Live
A new web site recently appeared that provides information about a product that Windows Mobile devices can use to sync data. According to the web site, Microsoft's My Phone ... read
Nokia Taking Different Path to Wireless Charging
Nokia researchers are working to develop a way for phones to charge by capturing ambient radio waves. Radio waves are emitted by all sorts of electronics, and Nokia's research ... read
New Marvell Chips Tout ARM and 3D Powers
Marvell has provided more details about its Armada 600 series mobile chips. The Armada can run the ARMv7 processes, which makes it compatible with Android, Linux, and Windows Mobile ... read
Samsung Announces 32GB MicroSD Card
Today Samsung announced two new 30nm-class, high-density flash modules for mobile devices and memory cards. The first is a 64GB moviNAND chip that can be embedded in mobile devices. ... read
DoCoMo Develops 8-Band Power Amp for Phones
NTT DoCoMo announced that it has developed a prototype multi-band power amplifier that has eight frequency bands between 700MHz and 2.5GHz. This amplifier will allow manufacturers to make phones ... read
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