consumer electronics

Sony has patented a new technology that is similar to near field communication (NFC) protocol that looks like it will enable one person to use their smartphone to charge another person’s handset. NFC is a protocol that allows two electronic devices to talk to each other. Electronics giant Sony might be using the technology that … Continue reading A new technology to charge smartphones →

Slow wi-fi is a source of irritation that nearly everyone experiences. Wireless devices in the home consume ever more data, and it’s only growing, and congesting the wi-fi network. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have come up with a surprising solution: a wireless network based on harmless infrared rays. The capacity is not only … Continue reading Cheap set-up, super-fast wifi →

After a year it would rather forget, Samsung has hit the ground running with an array of new features that are set to be standard on its Galaxy S8  of which a couple of iterations  are due to be released in 2017. Although none of these features have been confirmed by the tech giant, there … Continue reading Why Samsung’s S8 features will be a wake-up call for Apple →

Smart home security specialists, BullGuard, who recently acquired smart home security pioneer, Dojo Labs, will showcase Dojo by BullGuard at the Mobile World Congress Barcelona from 27 February–2 March, 2017. Smart home devices are insecure, and it is relatively easy to exploit the vulnerabilities of millions of them – from smart alarms, thermostats, baby monitors, … Continue reading Smart home security learns via AI →

This week US scientists announced they have developed an algorithm, or a computerised tool, to identify skin cancers through analysis of photographs. Rather than relying on human eyes, the new method scans a photo of a patch of skin to look for common and dangerous forms of skin cancer. The authors report their approach performs … Continue reading Algorithm allows computer to identify skin cancer →

Netgear and Telstra have announced the launch in February 2017 of the world’s first Gigabit LTE device – the Nighthawk M1 mobile router. The Nighthawk acts as a mobile hotspot with the functionality of a travel router, supporting up to 20 Wi-Fi devices on a single connection so you can securely share your mobile internet … Continue reading Nighthawk M1: First Gigabit LTE router from Netgear →

Research and Markets’ Home Entertainment Devices Market Report, forecasts that the global market is expected to reach almost $295 billion by 2022, which is good news for those who manufacture and supply components to the CE sector. Video devices are estimated to be the most dominant product type in the market from 2015 to 2022. … Continue reading Good news for component suppliers on home entertainment front →

With a massive recall of its Samsung Galaxy Note 7 last year you would think that the Korean tech giant couldn’t wait to see the back of 2016. Luckily for Samsung, and its shareholders, it doesn’t have to rely on its consumer electronics division to turn a profit. While the company took a hit of … Continue reading Samsung’s components cover Galaxy 7 disaster →

Fujitsu Laboratories has announced the development of connection control technology for LTE and Wi-Fi to boost communication speed in areas with Wi-Fi. When devices doing high-load communications tasks, such as streaming videos, are concentrated on a single Wi-Fi access point, deterioration in communications speed for each of these devices is a problem. Up to this … Continue reading Fujitsu’s connection control technology boosts connection speeds for portable devices →

Ahead of 2016’s much-hyped iPhone 7 launch, die hard Apple fans around the world were so desperate to be the first to get their hands on the new device some paid upwards of USD$300 to a stranger to queue up for them 48 hours before stores opened. Some Apple devotees in Sydney, Australia, were even … Continue reading Meeting demand when mobile mania hits →

An international driverless car firm will launch its Asia-Pacific headquarters in South Australia. UK-based business RDM Group, the company behind the LUTZ Pathfinder and Pod Zero vehicles, will establish an office in Adelaide, South Australia, adding to the city’s reputation as a hub for driverless car technology. The office, which will be situated in the … Continue reading UK looking to open driverless car manufacturing hub in Adelaide →

Google Wear 2.0, the updated operating system for wearables and smartphones, is said to be due for release on Feb 9, according to a report from ibtimes. The new version is said to be being released at the same time LG will be releasing its Watch Sport and Watch Style watches. The watches will start … Continue reading Android Wear 2.0 for smartwatches due Feb →

PayPal Holdings has appointed Belinda Johnson to its board of directors. Johnson is a recognized attorney and business leader who has focused her talents on crafting and directing policies and strategies that enable high-growth, consumer-facing internet companies for more than two decades. Ms. Johnson is the Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer at Airbnb, a … Continue reading Airbnb’s Belinda Johnson joins PayPal board →

A shortage of OLED panels could be on the cards in 2017 as the iPhone 8 goes into production in 2017, according to DigiTimes. The report says that although Samsung and Apple will still hold the top two positions in smartphone sales, a bevy of Chinese handsets from Huawei, Vivo and Oppo are expected to … Continue reading Panic over OLED supplies for smartphone manufacturers →

Panasonic has started demonstrating its domestic indoor delivery robot, HOSPI, at a variety of venues in Japan. Already operating autonomously in hospitals delivering medicines, HOSPI is now looking to branch out into the hospitality industries including working in hotels and airports. HOSPI uses sensors and collision avoidance technology to move around and is not yet … Continue reading Panasonic robot delivers medicine, clears dishes →

Huawei Australia has announced that the Huawei Mate 9 will be available from February 7th. It will retail for $999 and will be available through Optus, Vodafone, JB Hi-fi, Harvey Norman and participating retailers. The handset’s key features include: Kirin 960 chipset, the world’s highest performing smartphone processor EMUI 5.0, an intuitive user interface that … Continue reading Huawei announces Mate 9 release date →

Rumour has it that Samsung and LG will be launching their versions of the foldable smartphone in the second half of the year. According to the Korea Herald, the Samsung device will be released in the third quarter. It could have been on the shelves earlier, but profit and marketing issues have been the stumbling … Continue reading Samsung to launch foldable phone late 2017 →

Panasonic, has announced the new fully rugged 10.1-inch FZ-A2 Android Toughpad, the latest addition to its Toughbook family. Equipped with enterprise-class features, the FZ-A2 comes with the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system and Android for Work’s enterprise security built-in. At just under one kilogram, the FZ-A2 tablet is light weight for easy portability and is … Continue reading New toughpad for rugged enterprise environments →

Users running older versions of MacOS need to be careful about being duped into visiting a website that will infect their Apple Macs, according to a report by online security website Malwarebytes. People who have been conned into visiting the website will find that their computer freezes when they click on a phony link, which … Continue reading Bogus website leads to malware infection of Apple Macs →

Sony has announced the expansion of its ultra short-throw home theatre line-up with the introduction of the VPL-VZ1000ES 4K HDR home theatre projector. Designed to integrate into people’s homes, Sony’s latest innovative laser light source projector is High Dynamic Range (HDR) compatible with native 4K resolution. It can be positioned six inches away from the … Continue reading Short-throw projector lights up room →