There are dozens of inexpensive HDMI sticks which you can plug into a TV to surf the web, stream internet video, or play games on your TV. But most of those sticks run Android software and come from companies you haven’t heard of. But chip designerARM is working on a software platform that could mean […]
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Fujitsu targets enterprise with rugged, secure Android tablets
Fujitsu doesn’t generally make the kind of cheap Android tablets that have been all the rage lately. Instead the company focuses on adding premium features (like waterproof cases). Two of the company’s latest Android tablets continue the trend, one with a ruggedized case and the other with some advanced security features. Fujitsu Stylistic M702 semi-rugged […]
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Fujitsu develops virtual tablet keyboard that tracks your fingers with a camera
Most smartphones and tablets on the market these days have on-screen keyboards instead of physical keyboards. But when you pull up a keyboard on a touchscreen display it can cover half the screen, making it difficult to actually see what you’re doing. Fujitsu’s working on a solution that lets you type without even touching the […]
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Firefox OS to have a certification program, kind of like Google Android
Mozilla likes to describe Firefox OS as an open alternative to existing smartphone operating systems. You can run the mobile operating system on pretty cheap hardware. It’s open source and customizable by operators. And since it basically runs web apps, there’s nothing stopping you from installing virtually any compatible app you can download from the […]
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Allwinner launches quad-core A31s CPU for phablets
Chinese chip maker Allwinner is launching a new quad-core processor aimed at tablets with 5 to 7 inch displays and cellular capabilities. For reasons that are beyond my control, people seem to like to call these things phablets, and it looks like allwinner wants in on the growing space. The company’s new Allwinner A31s processor […]
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Sailfish OS makes the rounds, shows up in unexpected places (videos)
Sailfish is a new operating system for smartphones and tablets, but it’s based on software that’s been around for a while. It’s basically a continuation of the open source MeeGo Linux-based operating system which Nokia abandoned when the Finnish phone maker jumped on Microsoft’s Windows Phone bandwagon. This week the folks at Jolla Mobile released […]
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Sony Portable Wireless Server offers external storage, battery for phones, tablets
If there are two things that smartphones can be short on, it’s storage space and battery life. Sony’s got a single answer for both problems: The WG-C10 Portable Wireless Server. It’s a portable device that acts as a wireless storage drive for Android or iOS phones or tablets. But you can also use it as […]
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Sony Personal Content Station backs up your mobile media, puts it on a big screen
Sony’s Personal Content Station is a box with a 1 terabyte hard drive, a bunch of ports, wireless capabilities, and the ability to backup and store all the media from your phone or tablet. You can also use it to display that content on a TV or upload photos or videos to social networks. The […]
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Russian search giant Yandex releases app store for Android, stocked with 50,000 apps
Yandex runs the most popular search engine in Russia, leading some folks to call it the Google of Russia. But the company doesn’t offer its own smartphone operating system. Instead, Yandex is piggybacking on Google’s. Today Yandex released an app store for Android phone sand tablets called Yandex.Store. There are already 50,000 apps available to […]
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Sony throws its hat in the ring of Firefox OS
Sony is the latest company to announce plans to release a phone featuring Mozilla’s open source and web-based Firefox OS. The Next Web reports that Sony and Spanish wireless operator Telefonica announced plans to launch a Firefox OS handset in 2014. The move doesn’t mean Sony is moving away from Android. Right now all of […]