MIT chemists have printed carbon nanotubes on paper to create a sensor for detecting dangerous gases. The lines are printed on specially treated paper. When an electrical current is passed through the paper, the change in resistance indicates gas molecules that have bound to the printed nanotubes. The test sensor detected small traces of ammonia…
Category: Gear
Say it isn’t so – no microSD nor removable battery on upcoming LG Optimus Nexus?
New comScore figures show Samsung retaining top position with Apple gaining some ground
The latest comScore figures show Samsung still at the top of the smartphone market share ratings with a 25.7% share of the market although the change from the prior 3-month period was flat. LG remains second with a 19.1% market share and Apple comes in 3rd with 19.1%, an increase of 2.1% from May 2012.…
Which cellular carrier is best for smartphone users (and is Verizon ready to crash in replay of Sprint’s fall from grace)
Motorola announces more phones that will not be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich
Motorola has announced more phones that will not be upgraded from Gingerbread (Android 2.3) to Ice Cream Sandwich, making clear the reason for their previously announced policy of only introducing a few new handset each year. Some, including the Droid Bionic, Droid 4, and Atrix 2 are still up in the air.
CyanogenMod replaces ROM Manager with own custom OTA updater
If you are a CyanogenMod fan, you’re familiar with the ROM Manager, the application that is used to download and apply CyanogenMod custom Android ROM updates to smartphones. CyanogenMod has announced that they are replacing ROM Manger, which is not open source software, with their own customer OTA (over the air) ROM updater.
Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD delayed due to same “death grip” issue that plagued the iPhone
Vengeance must feel sweet for iPhone 4 owners who suffered through the infamous “death grip” issue. The iPhone 4 suffered a “death grip” problem that resulted in excessive signal drops. It was fixed by applying a “bumper” to the phone’s case (the next iPhone had dual antennas). Now we hear that the upcoming Droid Razr…
Sharp begins production of 5 inch 1080p display that is 1.3 times denser than their own leading 720p display
Sharp has started “full scale” production of a new 5 inch 1080p HD (1920 x 1080) smartphone display that sports a whopping 443ppi – higher than anything else on the market (LG’s 440ppi LCD is the closest). Sharp started manufacturing the “LCD panel type 5” last month but Sharp said they are ramping up production…
iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S users reporting excessive battery drain after upgrade to iOS 6
Oooh, Ahhhh. Man accidentally sexts phone’s contact list – free after 18 months in jail for sex offenses
Craig Evans, 24-year-old swimming coach from the UK, was feeling a little frisky when he texted his girlfriend asking if she would have sex with him “skin on skin” and whether she liked it “fast or slow”. His unfamiliarity with his BlackBerry Smartphone allowed the sexts (to be sent to all contacts in his contact…