Posts Tagged ‘Could’

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Could white Nexus 4 be the refreshed LTE model for Google I/O?

Don’t your breath or anything, but it’s possible that Google will release a white version of the Nexus 4. Expected to arrive with 32GB storage and LTE connectivity, the Nexus 4 has been rumored for a refresh for a while now. New images surfacing this week show the white model is back in the wild, [...]

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Rumor: Snapdragon 800 to power the next Oppo Find, could launch by September

According to sources close to Oppo, the company is working on a new Find model, which will be powered by Qualcomm’s top of line Snapdragon 800 processor. If true, this could make the new Oppo Find (6?) one of the first handsets to ship with the flagship chip. The new smartphone will also, supposedly, feature an [...]

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Dust and water resistant Samsung Galaxy S4 could be coming soon

Speaking at the launch of the Galaxy S4 today in Dubai, Samsung Gulf Electronics president Young Soo Kim said that a rugged version of the phone was expected in the coming months. Specifically, he was said to say the phone would be water and dust “proof”, which would make it much like the Sony Xperia Z that [...]

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Google Glass could be up to a year away for consumers, says Eric Schmidt

Speaking to BBC Radio 4′s “World at One” today, executive chairman of Google Eric Schmidt fielded among other things a few questions about Google Glass. While the shipping of “Explorer Edition” Glass units last week has the new gadget in the news cycle, Schmidt was a bit less optimistic about the availability of a general [...]

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Nexus 4 with 32GB of storage, LTE/CDMA, and Key Lime Pie could be revealed at Google I/O

Could Google and LG be working on a 32GB Nexus 4 running Android 5.0, and sporting LTE and CDMA radios for Google I/O? According to SIDHTECH, this may well very be the case. They go on to speculate that a Nexus 5 at I/O is probably unlikely because the Nexus 4 was released last summer. However an updated Nexus 4 is [...]

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New “power felt” fabric could power your phone and more

Anytime I read a story that talks of nanotechnology I get all warm and fuzzy inside, and my inner geek jumps out and screams. Business Insider is reporting on work being done by nanotechnology researcher, David Carroll of Wake Forest University. Carroll is working on something he calls “power felt”, this thin piece of material can convert [...]

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Could flexible screens shape the future of mobile devices?

There have been a lot of changes made to our screens, as mobile phones have evolved through the years. From starting off as mono-tone screens that could only handle basic characters, they have now become advanced pieces of tech that run images and video in full colour and high-definition. But the next step up for [...]

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Google could buy WhatsApp for $1 billion

With rumors swirling that Google will come out with a new unified messaging service called Google Babel, now we’re hearing that Google might be looking to purchase the very popular messaging app, WhatsApp. This is of course a rumor, but anonymous sources close to the negotiations say that WhatsApp is playing hardball and looking for [...]

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5000mAh battery could be coming to Chinese smartphone

Reports surfaced over the weekend that Chinese phone maker Ding Xuan may be preparing a smartphone that will boast one of the largest batteries available in the market. Equipped with a 5000mAh battery, the device is expected to have a 4.5-inch display and run Android. Such a large battery may help the phone get through [...]

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New Google patent application could produce better photos using weather info

A new Google patent application demonstrates a method for connecting weather information with a device’s camera application. Besides the camera app and a connected weather app, the method makes use of GPS coordinates. Grabbing location data using the GPS of a device, coordinates are transmitted to a server to retrieve local weather information. When the [...]

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