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Average US time spent with mobile in 2019 has increased

June 16, 2019

US Adults Spend More Time on Mobile than They Do Watching TV

For the first time ever, US consumers will spend more time using their mobile devices than watching TV, with smartphone use dominating that time spent.

Consumers’ use of smartphones will continue to make up the majority of their media consumption, but we predict that use will plateau by 2020, as consumers become increasingly uneasy about overuse of mobile devices.

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Analysis, China, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Chinese brands rule Indian smartphone market with 66% share: Report

April 26, 2019

Xiaomi’s India shipments fell by 2% over last year, but the Beijing-based company was still the biggest smartphone brand in the country, followed by Samsung Electronics

Chinese brands rule Indian smartphone market with 66% share: Report Chinese brands controlled a record 66% of Indian smartphone market in the first quarter, led by Xiaomi, a report showed, with volumes rising 20% on the back of popularity for brands like Vivo, RealMe and Oppo.

Xiaomi’s India shipments fell by 2% over last year, but the Beijing-based company was still the biggest smartphone brand in the country, followed by Samsung Electronics, according to Hong-Kong based Counterpoint Research.

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2019 Predictions, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News, Space Flight, Wearables

19 trends we’ll be obsessing over in 2019

December 28, 2018

Last year was dizzying, with exciting moments that were both good (the Central Park duck! Lena Dunham’s comeuppance!) and bad (tiny sunglasses! market volatility!). But if the experts who track social change are to be believed, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Next year promises even bigger surprises both in real life and online…

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Analysis, App, Apple, mobile apps, mobile technology, Money Talk

How Apple’s iPhone changed the world: 10 years in 10 charts

June 26, 2017

Apple’s first iPhone was released 10 years ago this week — on June 29, 2007. While it wasn’t the first smartphone, it leapfrogged far beyond the competition and launched the mobile revolution. Few industries or societies have been left unchanged.

Here are 10 charts that show some of the profound effects the iPhone-led — and Google Android-fueled — mobile boom have caused over the past decade.

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Great New Product, New Inventions, Science & Technology News

‘Privacy Visor’ is the world’s first eyeglass with a face un-recognition function

August 12, 2015

Eyeglasses that help users protect their privacy by disabling facial-recognition systems in cameras have been developed and are set to go on sale in Japan, according to the National Institute of Informatics.

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Energy, mobile technology, Science & Technology News

New tech that could mean we never have to charge our phones again

July 9, 2015

Imagine never having to plug in your cell phone again, or technology that continuously keeps your electronic car battery running, technology that can wirelessly power our devices on the go would change our world. Continue reading… “New tech that could mean we never have to charge our phones again”

Business, Latest News, Robotics, Robots, Science & Technology News

Foxconn wants to use robots to lower cost of smartphones

February 5, 2015

Foxconn, one of the largest private employers in the world with 1.3 million workers, makes many of the smartphones and tablets used today, including Apple iPhones and iPads, and some android smartphones. The CEO of Foxconn has indicated that he wants to reduce the workforce by using robots. Continue reading… “Foxconn wants to use robots to lower cost of smartphones”

Business, mobile technology

40 percent of all smartphones sold by Chinese companies

January 22, 2015

Taking six of the top ten spots for number of units sold, and accounting for almost 40 percent of all smartphone sales in 2014, Chinese companies can now make a strong claim to being the center of the mobile revolution. Continue reading… “40 percent of all smartphones sold by Chinese companies”

Education, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

College libraries are lending out some surprising gadgets

November 6, 2014

Florida university library lends drones to students.

Justin Ellis is an instructional-technology associate at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s library. He thinks of himself as the gadget guy. He manages a program at the library that lets students and professors check out a growing catalog of computers, cameras, and other electronics—a selection more akin to a Best Buy store than a lending library.

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Analysis, Business, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Mobile marketplaces are creating a million new jobs in the U.S.

September 5, 2014

These emerging new businesses are already on track to create one million brand-new jobs in the U.S.

Uber and Instacart are just two examples of online marketplaces that are rapidly transforming the way people get what they want when they want it, whether it’s a ride, a meal, or a pet sitter. These companies are on a hiring spree in order to make this happen, one that’s gone virtually unnoticed by the statisticians and economists who track the labor market.

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Analysis, Human Behavior, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Why technology is not making us smarter: Study

July 11, 2014

People have become uncomfortable being alone with their own thoughts.

Most Android users check their phones 150 times a day, according to Google. Wearable technologies like smart watches and Google Glass may eventually make us check our phones less often, but will almost certainly drive up the average user’s digital interruptions each day. Early users of Android Wear who were given Samsung Gear Live or LG G Watches at Google I/O report their wrists “constantly buzzing.” Digital technology has certainly increased the quantity of our mental stimulation, but what about the quality?

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Analysis, Nanotechnology, Science & Technology News

Smartphones in the future could be printed on your clothes

May 2, 2014

Graphene and carbon nanotubes can generate intense surface plasmons for use in nanoelectronics and cancer therapy.

Engineers at Monash University Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE) have modeled the world’s first “spaser” (surface plasmon amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) to be made completely out of carbon.

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