This week LG Innotek unveiled a fingerprint reader that occupies a 0.03mm crevice cut into the bottom of the glass of a smartphone screen, freeing smartphone makers from choosing only between a button on the front or a pad on the back.
Windows Phone may be something of a failed project, but Microsoft haven’t stopped trying to innovate for the platform. Microsoft Research released a video showing a phone that knows how it is being held, something they’re calling a “pre-touch sensing” system.
We’ve long been proponents of Bluetooth trackers here at Mobile Fun, little gadgets that you stick with easily lost items to find them with your phone. One of the first and best is called Tile, and recently they’ve been in the headlines thanks to the efforts of British car maker Jaguar Land Rover.
The McLaren F1 is regarded as one of the best supercars ever made, and it still holds the top speed record for a naturally aspirated (no turbo) engine. It’s hard to believe that the car is already 20 years old, until you see the laptop that McLaren use to service each F1.
Google Keyboard for Android has become (much) more awesome. The official Android keyboard software was updated this week, adding a one-handed mode, some design improvements and a custom height setting. Let’s take a look at the new features.