Motorola Introduces Open Hardware Platform for Modular Phones

Motorola Introduces Open Hardware Platform for Modular Phones

Motorola recently unveiled Project Ara, a free and open hardware platform for creating highly modular phones. Early designs of these phones show that each and every part can be swapped around, letting users choose what their devices can do, and how much they cost.
Moto X Smartphone has Rumored US$500 Million Marketing Budget

Moto X Smartphone has Rumored US$500 Million Marketing Budget

Google is said to have allowed Motorola Mobility to spend US$500 million or more to market the upcoming Moto X smartphone globally. In 2012, Samsung and Apple spent S$400 million and US$333 million respectively on marketing mobile devices in the US.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Revealed to be Easily Repairable

Samsung Galaxy S4 Revealed to be Easily Repairable

Not that you'd need another reason to get a Samsung Galaxy S4, but a recent tear down of the device revealed that the S4 is much easier to repair than most handsets out in the market now, including the Galaxy S3.
Google Outscores Siri in Mobile Search Street Test

Google Outscores Siri in Mobile Search Street Test

In a Minneapolis street test administered by Piper Jaffray analyst, Gene Munster, Google systematically and consistently out-searched Apple in terms of accuracy.
MIT Develops Cell Meant for Brain Implantation

MIT Develops Cell Meant for Brain Implantation

Researchers at MIT have come up with a fuel cell that can generate electricity from the glucose found in your cerebrospinal fluid that flows around your brain and spinal cord. The neuroscience development may be the first step in human augmentation.
2012: Year of the Fatter iPad, Longer iPhone and Thinner MacBook Pro?

2012: Year of the Fatter iPad, Longer iPhone and Thinner MacBook Pro?

Details on the upcoming slew of Apple products indicate certain design changes to accommodate bigger, better components used in the iPad and iPhone, and a thinner MacBook Pro.
Fancy a Water-Proof Lumix Android Phone? Enter the Panasonic Lumix 101P

Fancy a Water-Proof Lumix Android Phone? Enter the Panasonic Lumix 101P

The biggest problem with smartphones is that they can't be taken to the beach, and can't focus fast enough to capture... anything. Well problem solved, with the Panasonic Lumix Phone 101P