Samsung has created a sensor capable of capturing both a standard RGB image and depth information at the same time.The new technology could give devices Microsoft Kinect-like gesture recognition capabilities without the need for two separate sensors, allowing for the installation of the tech on much smaller devices like mobile phones.The CMOS sensor contains rows of depth-sensing z-pixels built into a traditional RGB sensor array, allowing it to record light and depth information ...
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Nokia Maps and Bing Maps Tie the Visual Knot
Nokia today announced that it and partner Microsoft has refreshed the appearance of Nokia maps to unify the user interface of both the Nokia Maps and Bing Maps systems. Nokia says that the overarching goal of the redesign was to make the maps easier to understand, yet still provide detail and context for what’s in view. Nokia said that it has reduced the amount of clutter and icons visible on the maps, as well as toned down its color palette. Nokia explains that maps that are more contextual when expanded, and more detailed when zoomed in. The new version of Nokia Maps will be rolled ...
Samsung Planning to Boost Bada Investment
Samsung indicated this week that it is prepared to significantly increase the investment it is making in its homegrown Bada operating system. Right now, the mobile OS is only available in Samsung’s home market of Korea, where it had sold more than 10 million units. It wants to make Bada a viable alternative to Google’s Android platform. Samsung said it will continue to offer smartphones running both Android and Microsoft’s Windows Phone. It plans to eventually have an entire range of Bada phones ...
LG’s new tech lets callers switch between voice and video mid-call
LG demonstrated a new technology at Mobile World Congress 2012 that lets users switch between voice and video modes while in the midst of a call on an LTE network Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 with 4G LTE available from Verizon Wireless on March 1
Verizon Wireless has announced that it will carry the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 4G LTE Android tablet starting March 1. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 features a 7.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus 1280 x 800 pixel display and a dual-core 1.4GHz processor. It runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb and is only 7.9mm thick. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 will cost $499.99 with a two-year contract. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung wins big at Mobile World Congress with Galaxy S II
The GSMA, organizers of the Mobile World Congress event, have just announced that Samsung was named “Manufacturer of the year” and that the Samsung Galaxy S II was named “Smartphone of the year” at the organization’s annual GSMA Awards. We happened to be sitting with some Samsung representatives when the word came in, and we can tell you that they were very pleased indeed. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Brightside 3G QWERTY slider announced for Verizon Wireless
Verizon has announced that it will offer its customers a new handset, the Brightside by Samsung. The Birghtside offers users a slider form factor for those that prefer a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging as well as support for Verizon’s 3G data network. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone smartphone
Along with the new Lumia 610 and 808 PureView, Nokia also announced at Mobile World Congress 2012 that it plans to bring the Lumia 900 originally shown at CES to European markets in Q2 of this year. The European Lumia 900 features HSPA+ 42Mbps data and will also come in a white color option Tweet Vote on HN ...
Verizon and Samsung See Life’s ‘Brightside’
Verizon Wireless and Samsung today announced the March 1 availability of the Brightside, a touch phone that also has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The display measures 3.1 inches and the Brightside runs Qualcomm’s BREW MP operating system that incorporates social network and messaging apps. It includes Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, GPS, an HTML web browser, and EVDO Rev 0 3G. Other features of the Brightside include a 3.2-megapixel camera, corporate email support, the ability to view Microsoft Office documents, and support for microSD storage. The Brightside costs $99 after a $50 rebate. ...
Samsung’s Tizen Updated as Huawei Joins the Effort
Samsung today announced that an updated version of Tizen and the Tizen SDK are available to developers. Tizen is Samsung’s open-source, standards-based mobile operating system that is currently in development. The new version of the software is being offered as a beta, and adds an updated user interface framework, web APIs, and support for Windows and Ubuntu. In addition to the updated mobile operating system, Huawei today indicated it has joined the Tizen Foundation Association Board of Directors. Its new membership gives Huawei access to the mobile platform and Samsung’s ...