4 features that are set to disappear from future smartphones

4 Features That Are Set to DISAPPEAR From Future Smartphones

Future phones will probably have no charging ports or physical buttons. Phone manufacturers have repeatedly cut out smartphone features ranging from headphone jacks to removable batteries. They do it to either execute clever business strategies or replace the components with better alternatives. In addition to the features that have become obsolete, there are others that…

Nexpaq to unveil first modular smartphone case in august

Nexpaq to Unveil First Modular Smartphone Case in August

Many people who own smartphones also want to have a good case to protect it from falls and shattering. But many cases on the market are no longer just simple silicon, plastic, or rubberized shells. Some are also designed to serve as personal accessories like card carriers, wallets, and portable chargers. Interest is increasing in so-called…

App turns smartphones into pocket seismometers

App Turns Smartphones Into Pocket Seismometers

Sensors in smartphones, like GPS sensors and accelerometers, help the device understand its own location as well as what direction it is being pointed in. These sensors also have the potential to be able to detect earthquakes in the future. Can Your Smartphone Sense Earthquakes? A graduate student from the University of California, Berkeley, named…

Your guide to california’s cell phone “kill switch” law

Your Guide to California’s Cell Phone “Kill Switch” Law

Starting mid-2015, all cellphones sold in the state of California will need to include a built-in device that will enable a phone’s owner to wipe and disable the phone remotely — also known as a “kill switch”. The new law will be the first of it’s kind in the U.S., having finally passed the state’s Senate…

Windows phone 8. 1 os update

Windows Phone 8.1 OS Update

The Windows Phone 8 OS is finally getting its first major update. While the phone’s software has had three smaller updates, this is the first one big enough to move it from 8.0 to 8.1, bring the phone software up to speed with its desktop counterpart. The Main Features Wallpaper: Something we assume is universal to all smartphones,…

Snooperscope: night vision for your smartphone or tablet

Snooperscope: Night Vision for your Smartphone or Tablet

Here’s a list of essentials for the pro Smartphone photographer: macro, telephoto and wide-angle lenses, a tripod and mount and a preferred photo-capturing app. With all of these combined, you will be able to capture spectacular photos and videos…in daylight. What about nighttime photography? Most high-grade video cameras, and a few DSLR cameras, have night-vision capabilities. A…

Swivl: a remote-controlled dolly for your iphone

Swivl: A Remote-Controlled Dolly for Your iPhone

There are many great gadgets out there to enhance you’re the video capabilities of your iPhone: external microphones, clip-on lenses, tripods, and countless editing software and apps. Really the only thing you are missing is a camera dolly, which comes in handy for getting moving shots with steady aim and a precise angle. Better yet,…