Mobile Hardware

ZTE Tania WP7 handset doesn't meet Microsoft Windows Phone 7 specifications ITProPortal Microsoft hardware specifications for running the Windows Phone 7 platform are stated here, where the document clearly states "256 MB (or more) of RAM and 8 GB (or more) of flash storage" is required. The ZTE Tania arrives with only 4GB of internal... See all stories on this topic » ITProPortal

Apple's most serious threat is Amazon, not Android Know Your Mobile The term platform is overloaded with meanings in the technology industry and this is particularly the case in mobile telecommunications where it has been used to describe carrier infrastructure,hardware devices, operating systems and most recently, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Value Of Mobile Payments Is Beyond Transactions Forbes Isis and Google are backing conflicting versions of the same technology (Near Field Communications, or NFC), and equally significant players like PayPal are going entirely different directions with cloud-based (rather than hardware-based) mobile ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Windows 8 Hardware Certification Requirements, Drive Extender Windows IT Pro Hardware buttons. If you're familiar with Windows Phone, you know that handsets based on this mobile OS must include the following hardware buttons: Back, Start, and Search on the front, and Volume, Power, and Camera on the outside edge. ... See all stories on this topic » Windows IT Pro

The Next Home Entertainment Revolution Takes Shape DailyFinance Hardware sales fell off a cliff while software saw a swoon of its own. In total, industry researcher NPD reports that the all-important month of December accounted for 23% of industry sales, well below the 10-year average of 28%. ... See all stories on this topic »

Card.io mobile payment app lets iOS, Android users scan a credit card for ... The Verge Still, both of those methods require unique hardware, whereas Card.io's new app for iOS and Android utilizes your smartphone's built-in camera to charge funds merely by scanning a credit card. The company initially unveiled its scanning technology (via ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile Fix - Apple education MediaTel Newsline And a very interesting article in Fact Company tells how lots of hardware brands are keen to build Shazam into their products. If you missed our take on how significant this all is you can read it here. Anyone remember Branded Utility? ... See all stories on this topic »

How mobile data plans should be set up | ZDNet Why current data plans suck, and how I'd fixed them. www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/how-mobile-data.../17814