While the conventional way of using biometric scanners involve using a persons fingerprints, the other parts of a persons body can also be used in a similar way. Now researchers from Yahoo have found a way to use this as an advantage by turning your smartphone screen into a biometric scanner.
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Nokia is planning to re-enter the consumer phone market in the year 2016. It also plans to invest in a number of other technological projects such as the virtual reality space.
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Intel has developed a new smaller RealSense smartphone camera. The company CEO Brian Krzanich displayed the built in camera in a prototype at IDF in Shenzhen, China.
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Xiaomi is expected to launch its cheapest smartphone yet, according to a latest report from My Drivers . The Chinese smartphone maker is said to launch a smartphone for as low as $80 on April 8th.
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It seems like Oppo is working on a smartphone that has almost no bezels around the display. A new photo of the Oppo smartphone has been leaked that shows really thin side bezels which are hardly seen.
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VAIO will make its foray into smartphone market this year. Sold of by Sony last year, the VAIO brand is expected to launch its first smartphone on March 12.
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Xiaomi is putting all its forces together towards being the leading smartphone maker in India. A latest report from PTI is stating that the Chinese smartphone maker will start selling smartphones from its own portal in the country.
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Lenovo is gearing up to launch a new device unit that could be worth a couple of billion dollars, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Dubbed as ‘Shenqi’, the new unit will focus on online only smartphone brand and smart home devices.
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Kodak is all set to unveil a photography focused smartphone at CES 2015. The company is teaming up with mobile device manufacturer Bullitt Group for the same.
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Samsung is all set to launch the Tizen based smartphone in India this month. The company has scheduled the phone launch on December 10th, as per a report from South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper.
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Sony is rethinking its approach on the smartphone market owing to disappointing sales. The company is planning to cut down the smartphone lineup by ending the development of new smartphones in China and is reducing the number of Xperia models as it struggles to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung.
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Looks like Samsung is taking its time more time to launch smartphones based on its homegrown operating system Tizen in India. A report from the Economic Times is claiming that the South Korean electronic major will launch Tizen powered smartphones in the country by December this year.
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Last week, it was reported that Xiaomi is seeking funding that will value the company at $40 billion. Now, a fresh report from China Daily is claiming that Xiaomi is talking to investors and banks to raise about $1.5 billion in its fifth round of financing.
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Samsung announced the Galaxy Mega 2, its latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone in September. The 6-inch phablet thenwent on salein India last month for Rs 20,900. We have already seen the unboxingphoto gallery and benchmarks of the Mega 2. Now lets compare the Galaxy Mega 2 with HTC Desire 816. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Vs HTC Desire 816 Photo Gallery”
Xiaomi has hired Spotify’s Donovan Sung to lead international product development, according to a latest report from TechCrunch. The report comes weeks after the Chinese telecom maker hired Jai Mani as lead product manager in India.
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