Boston University has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging that the company has infringed a semiconductor patent by a university professor. The university is seeking to ban Apple from selling the devices that infringe the patent, which include iPhone, iPad and more.
Contact lenses help people see everything clearly without wearing any spectacle. Now, researchers are trying to take the characteristics of contact lenses one more step ahead. Lately, researchers from San Diego and Switzerland have created a prototype contact lens and glasses system that can zoom in on something up to 2.8x magnification. The lenses do the zooming, while the glasses let people switch between normal and magnified vision.
After an extensive round of rumors and speculations, Motorola finally confirmed recently that it indeed was working on a ‘Moto X’ smartphone. The company hasn’t revealed any specific details about the smartphone yet but a new ad from Motorola touts it as the ‘first smartphone you can design yourself.’
At its recent I/O developer conference, Google lifted the wraps off Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition, a Samsung phone running the original Android. Now, some leaked screenshots show a Galaxy S4 handset running Android 4.3.
Analytics company comScroe has released its May 2013 MobiLens report, tabulating key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry. The report shows little changes in the smartphone market shares.
Adobe has been trying to focus more on its marketing portfolio for some time now. To that end, the company has expended considerable resources and has acquired Neolane, a company that has many very well-reputed customers. The acquisition deal has reportedly raked in a whopping $600 million.
After Samsung, LG and other mobile phone makers, Sony has officially introduced its new Xperia Z Ultra phablet in market. This new flagship device is designed to compete devices like the Galaxy Note II and Optimus G Pro. The device packs a whopping 6.44-inch display and runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) along with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 800 chip.
Although Apple’s past iPhone models have been exceptionally successful in sustaining high demand over the months, iPhone 5 may fall short of this. According to an Oppenheimer analyst, Ittai Kidron, there has been a mixed demand for iPhone 5 in recent months, although the demand for iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S has been rather steady.