When someone rips out a smartphone to take a picture, it’s kinda obvious. No private eye, sneaky paparazzi or sly photographer can snap a pic of their target, without a smartphone sized bullseye spooking their prey. This new light-bending iPhone 5 cover, COVR Photo, solves this tricky conundrum.
iPhone users at the SXSW festival were introduced to the use of iBeacon. iBeacons have been implemented at retail stores and some stadiums, but this was one of the first festivals that made use of the Bluetooth LE tech.
Would you be willing to lick your germ ridden smartphone screen to improve your bedroom skills down below? By having you switch a light on and off, turn a crank and play with a beach ball with your tongue, the app Lick This, promises that “Practice makes pleasure.”
Finally the kryptonite of the smartphone is being tackled. Yes, dihydrogen monoxide will no longer be the bane of smartphones around the world. With this nanocoating, evil water molecules don’t stand a chance.
Dial nine for self-destruct. Espionage gets its very own smartphone. Going solely by the handle ‘Black’, this smartphone from Boeing has the ability to self-destruct when tampered with. Perfect for the aspiring James Bonds out there.
For many of us, Smartphones have become an extra limb. It is an extended part of who we are, so it only makes sense to use it at all times. Or does it? Sure, sitting in traffic is boring, but that’s not an excuse to reach for your phone – no matter how tempting that blinking light is.
Once we’ve filled our phones with apps, we tend to not bother searching for new, innovative ones. Which is why Mashable asked 15 successful young entrepreneurs about their most useful, yet underrated apps.
North Korean leader Kim Jung-un reportedly toured the factory of the countries ‘homemade’ smartphone, the Arirang. According to the state run news agency KCNA Kim is very impressed with the factory employees. While others think this may be a farce.
Mark Shuttleworth is at it again, changing the future into how we always envisioned it to be… like the Jetsons. But with better hair. Using crowdfunding website, Indiegogo, Shuttleworth is asking donors to contribute towards creating a smartphone that is more powerful than a desktop computer. The phone, which will run on Shuttleworth’s Ubuntu, can […]
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! Facebook denied for the longest time that they would be launching a Facebook phone, despite persistent rumours. Those rumours heated up recently when the world’s largest social networking company hinted that Android would be their “new home”. Well, the cat is finally out of the bag. […]
Yes, you read correctly. The Samsung Galaxy S IV is set to be able to track the movement of your eyes to scroll up or down, supposedly. The innovation is more likely to happen than not, considering the evidence. Although Samsung was tight lipped when questioned about the proposed eye scrolling, saying, “We don’t comment […]
Huawei, the Chinese technology manufacturer, has launched a smartphone that is exclusive to Africa. Huawei has partnered up with Microsoft to create this device and lower the cost of smart devices throughout Africa. Gustavo Fuchs, Director of Microsoft Windows Phone division in the Middle East and Africa said, At first we are making the product […]
Mark Shuttleworth has announced that his company, Canonical Ltd, has built an Ubuntu Linux system for smartphones. It will work as a full desktop operating system (OS) when connected to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
If you’ve been counting the days til 21 July, waiting for the new Batman movie to debut, we’ve got a little something that might just be enough to take you through the home stretch. Click through for the spicy new Dark Knight Rises Trailer.