mobility

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  Near field communication use growing outside smartphones

  A growing number of smartphones have near field communication (NFC) capabilities to make mobile payments, but accessories and ultrabooks also now increasingly have the same technology.

  By Agam Shah | 23 May, 2012 05:17

  Tags: research in motion, mobility, mobile solutions, DIGITAL GEAR, consumer electronics

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  This year's mobile screens will stun and amaze

  It seems like all phones and all tablets do all things for all people these days. Every single smartphone and touch tablet has become just about everything anyone could ever want in a mobile device.

  By Mike Elgan | 06 March, 2012 02:28

  Tags: Apple, asus, cloud computing, consumer electronics, Microsoft, mobile solutions, mobility, NEC, samsung, screens, smartphones, tablets

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  How to buy a tablet

  As more tablets come to market, be prepared to be wowed by the power that some of these slates are capable of. You'll find plenty of models out there, including tablets with impressive dual-core processors or even quad-core chips. And many tablets can satisfy specific needs. The iPad 2 shines bright, but it isn't the only star in the tablet universe.

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 13 February, 2012 15:00

  Tags: mobile solutions, mobility, tablets

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  Google's Ice Cream Sandwich - a new era for Android

  Google's Android 4.0 operating system is more than just another upgrade.

  By JR Raphael | 23 November, 2011 03:18

  Tags: Android OS, Google, Ice Cream Sandwich, mobile solutions, mobility

• CEATEC: New gadgets, prototypes to debut next week in Japan

  Japan's biggest electronics and gadgets show, Ceatec, runs all of next week and many new technologies and prototype gadgets are expected to be on show.

  By Martyn Williams | 02 October, 2009 17:08

  Tags: ceatec 2009, gadgets, mobility

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  Big changes coming to notebook design by 2015

  A lot has changed in the 20 years since the first laptop computers appeared, including gigahertz processors, color screens, optical drives and wireless data. However, one thing that has stubbornly stayed the same is the conventional clamshell format with its hinged display lid that opens to reveal a mechanical keyboard.

  By Brian Nadel | 21 August, 2009 11:32

  Tags: mobility, notebooks

• One way to build mobile-friendly apps for all devices

  Adam Blum, CEO of startup Rhomobile, says 90% of the programs being written with his company's open source mobile application framework are by ISVs and the other 10% by enterprises, but over time he'd like to see those percentages reversed.

  By Bob Brown | 23 May, 2009 04:20

  Tags: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, mobile phones, mobility, Palm Pre, ruby on rails, Windows Mobile

• 10 cool new mobile gadgets

  Some of these 10 intriguing mobile gizmos, including a connected GPS unit, external iPhone speakers, a Bluetooth headset, and a gadget charger, are fairly mainstream. The others, well, not so much.

  By Dan Tynan | 29 April, 2009 17:54

  Tags: gadgets, mobility