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Wheels on 4G fire: Inside the LTE dash in GM’s connected car

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

GM’s plans to make 4G LTE standard across its range by 2014 is an ambitious one, even more so when you realize it’s not just a case of slotting a mobile hotspot into the glove compartment and calling it a day. There’s a reason GM chose to announce at a smart mobile-centric show like MWC, infotainment chief Phil Abram told us, rather than at, say, the North American Auto Show or even a more generic tech show like CES. SlashGear sat down in a specially-created concept car to see what GM has in mind for its motorized bubble of connectivity.

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Qualcomm’s AllJoyn: Evangelizing the Internet of Everything with Rob Chandhok

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week we had a chat with Qualcomm’s Rob Chandhok about AllJoyn and the future of the company working in the open source universe to make the fully connected future possible – an Internet of Everything. He spoke specifically about small building blocks: connection points and features that have the best chance of ensuring the future is able to continue to connect with each new device of the day as one of the most essential elements in the AllJoyn platform. This approach allows the end user experience on a refrigerator or a washing machine, for example, to work through its whole lifespan – ten year or more, with devices we’ve not even dreamed of.

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LG Wireless Ultra HD Transmission hands-on: quick as a whip!

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week we’ve had the opportunity to take a peek at – and play with – LG’s brand new Wireless Ultra HD Transmission technology – the world’s first! Of course such claims are a always a bit subjective, but from what we’ve experienced here, they’re not kidding around with this technology being mightily impressive. The demonstration came from Mobile World Congress 2013 where LG had an LG Optimus G connected (wirelessly) to a rather high definition LG television, playing a fabulous first-person game to show the instantaneousness of the transfer of information.

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Samsung HomeSync Android media box hands-on

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Samsung can't help itself, spraying Android over every possible device, and the latest to get the Google treatment is the HomeSync. A media streaming set-top box - though not a Google TV box - the HomeSync is more a way to further integrate Samsung's phones and tablets into your digital life, rather than a standalone gadget in its own right. In fact, your Samsung handset is what controls the whole thing. Read The Full Story

Here’s how Intel’s Web TV viewer-tracking works

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Intel's decision to track viewers of its upcoming Web TV service using a camera-equipped set-top-box, tracking living room demographics and better tailoring commercials, left privacy advocates worried, and we've stumbled across a live demo at Mobile World Congress. The proof-of-concept, part of Vodafone's Connected City installation, shows just how the Intel-powered system uses a webcam - mounted above the TV - to identify not only faces but direction of gaze, with real-time statistics that feed into a playlist. Check out a video demo after the cut. Read The Full Story

Google Now, Glass, and designing context: SlashGear talks wearables with Matias Duarte

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google Now doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, but that will change if Google’s Matias Duarte, director of Android user experience, has anything to do with it, and it may well be in a comfortable marriage with Project Glass. SlashGear sat down with Duarte at Mobile World Congress this week to talk Google Now and how it and Glass, not only share some common DNA, but might well find themselves the future of Android itself.

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Nokia NFC Wireless Charging Car Holder hands-on with Lumia 720

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week we're having a look at a set of new Nokia devices, one of the most instantly appealing being the universal NFC Wireless Car Charger. This device is made to work with the Lumia lineup of Nokia devices first and foremost, of course, working with Qi standard wireless charging as well as embedded NFC to tell your device it's docked. When you do dock a device like the wireless charging-shell CC-3068-toting Lumia 720, you've got wireless charging, NFC-activated car mode, and a fully secure clamped-in setup. This lovely beast also has several features that allow you to use it with whatever smartphone you like. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs proclaims Internet of Everything connected future

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week Qualcomm's CEO Dr. Paul E Jacobs let it be known that with AllJoyn technology and the company's dedication to open source development, their newly promised Internet of Everything would become a reality. This chat was had during the Mobile World Congress 2013 set of keynotes entitled Vertical Disruption and had Jacobs letting the world know that it wasn't a disruption he'd be talking about, it was a bit more positive angle on the whole situation. With the mobile universe advancing as it is today, Jacobs let it be known that wireless connectivity was in bloom, and AllJoyn was - and is - at the center of it all. Read The Full Story

ZTE Grand Memo hands-on

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

ZTE has big screens on the brain, and the ZTE Grand Memo is no different, packing a sizable 5.7-inch panel into an Android hoping to find its way to your pocket. The Grand Memo - which, despite what the name might imply, doesn't have a stylus - certainly shouldn't lack in speed, thanks to its Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset. However, it's another example of an odd 720p trend: no 1080p display, here, with ZTE instead opting for 1280 x 720. Read The Full Story

ZTE applauds Qualcomm-toting Grand Memo greatness

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at ZTE have revealed four pillars for success, each of them pumped up for the ZTE Grand Memo, each of them powered by the first-ever integrated market-ready appearance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC. These pillars ZTE speaks of this week are Slimness, Safety, Security, and Speed, together forming a brand "4S" . With the strength of these pillars as well as the high-quality specifications in the ZTE Grand Memo, the group's newest - and most massive - device, ZTE heads into the future with a Snapdragon-powered motor under the hood. Read The Full Story

ASUS FonePad hands-on

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've already seen a 7-inch tablet from ASUS in the past, known as the Nexus 7, but the company is going completely solo with their latest 7-incher called the FonePad. ASUS announced the new tablet today at Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona, and now we've got our own hands on the new slate to see what's new. Read The Full Story

ASUS Padfone Infinity hands-on

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week we’ve gotten the opportunity to have a peek at the ASUS Padfone Infinity, the newest and by far most powerful iteration of this concept the company has yet delivered. This device is about to be a rather large blip on the Android radar around the world as it brings both an ultra-powerful processor to the tablet/phone crossover universe and offers a rather enticing package at a rather low price. Have a peek at this machine – or these machines, rather, in the experience we’ve prepared for you here.

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