Researchers develop LCD contact lens that displays your text messages

Potentially ideal for checking recent text messages or emails, a breakthrough in LCD and contact lens development could result in amazing applications. Covered by The Telegraph yesterday, a research team at the Ghent University Centre of Microsystems Technology in Belgium have developed a new type of contact lens that uses the entire surface of...

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Apple and Google team up to buy Kodak’s patents

While Kodak continues the bankruptcy process started during early 2012, Apple and Google join forces to snag Kodak's imaging patent library. Reported by Bloomberg recently, smartphone competitors Apple and Google have submitted a joint bid of more than half a billion dollars for Eastman Kodak’s 1,100 imaging patents remaining in the company’s portfolio....

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What size data plan is right for you?

Not sure how many gigabytes of data you want to get? We give some basics on how much data services cost and what activities you may want to avoid unless you're on a Wi-Fi network. So you have finally decided that you are ready to buy a new smartphone, but you aren’t sure how much data you will need on a monthly basis. We can’t help you afford data plans these...

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Motorola updates Jelly Bean upgrade schedule

Motorola has updated the software update schedule for its Android devices, clarifying approximately when some of these eligible devices will be getting the coveted Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. Starting with the US market, the RAZR M update has already started rolling out in November whereas the DROID RAZR HD, DROID RAZR MAXX HD and the ATRIX HD will...

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Apple and Google joining forces to mop up Kodak patents?

Kodak's imaging patents up for grabs Apple and Google may be about to form an unlikely alliance to snap up Kodak's vast army of imaging patents, according to reports this weekend. Bloomberg sources have claimed the companies have abandoned separate bids to acquire the 1,100 patents and have instead teamed up on a $500m (UK£311, AUD$476m) proposition. The...

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Tablet holiday gift guide

Looking to buy yourself or someone like you a new tablet for the holidays? We're here to help. Here are our favorite small and large tablets for the holidays. In 2012, the tablet grew up and grew down. Nearly every smartphone and PC maker tried their hand at cracking the iPad’s iron grip on the tablet market this year, but few of them have faired well. By sheer...

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Crucial Apple multitouch patent temporarily ruled invalid

Ruling could have impact on patent wars A key Apple patent which governs the use of multitouch technology on its mobile devices has been temporarily ruled invalid. On Friday, the United States Patents & Trademarks Office (USPTO) struck down all 20 claims within the touchscreen heuristics patent '949', also known as 'the Steve Jobs patent'. The filing,...

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BBC iPlayer app updated for widescreen iPhone 5

iPhone 5 users seeing the full picture BBC iPlayer viewers can now enjoy full screen playback from the comfort of the new Apple iPhone 5. The Corporation has issued an update for its popular on-demand app, optimising the aspect radio for the elongated 4-inch Retina Display. Viewers can now kiss goodbye to the annoying black bars at either side of the picture...

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Google Nexus 5: what we want to see

Google Nexus 5: what we want to see The launch of a new Nexus phone has become as traditional an event as the coming of the usual Christmas debauchery. Google started this trend with the HTC-made Nexus One back in January of 2010, followed by the Nexus S a little under a year later, then the Galaxy Nexus and this year's extremely tempting Nexus 4. The...

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