Google shows off new wearable technology at I/O conference

L. Green
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Google sheds some light on its future with wearable technology and other projects Google recently held its latest “Google I/O” conference, highlighting some of the company’s upcoming technological innovations. During the conference, Google unveiled its new Android operating system as well as a variety of wearable devices, a new “smart TV,” and even technology for vehicles. The wearable devices unveiled by Google generated significant buzz because of the company’s growing interest in augmented reality technology and other interactive tools. The conference served as a glimpse into Google’s future, showing that…

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Mobile Technology is Taking Over the World

Note From The Editor
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Technology of all kinds has come to play a vital role in society. Medical technology has helped abolish certain ailments and given people access to better medical care; education has been improved throughout the world thanks to access to technology; the Internet now serves as the best way for society to connect with itself and with communities throughout the world. Mobile technology, however, has become vital to human society and may actually determine the course of our future for years to come. In the past, only a select few could…

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QR Code Detective: Is your campaign mainstream enough?

Julie Campbell
QR Code Detective

This week, the quick response code investigators looked at consumer comfort level with scanning. The QR code has certainly become mainstream, as they can be found just about everywhere we look, nowadays, from billboards to product labels and from magazine ads to store signage and displays. But as common as these barcodes may be, the actual scanning has not yet become as typical. The barcodes and the services are out there, but for the most part, consumers have yet to get on board with the idea of taking out their…

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Samsung Galaxy S4 is suffering problems with its battery

Jesse Collins
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An importer of the electronics giant’s products in Israel, Scailex Corp, has announced that it has experienced these issues. A company called Scailex Corp, which is located in Israel and imports Samsung products, has recently revealed that it has been going through a problems that are related to the batteries of the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone. Scailex stated that the batteries in the smartphone were malfunctioning, following a local media report. The company made the announcement about the Samsung Galaxy S4 as a result of a request from the Israel…

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QR codes taken on by Suncorp Bank because of Apple

Jorge Gonzalez
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Though the direction that the financial institution had been taking was NFC technology, this has changed. Suncorp Bank has now announced the official launch of a new mobile banking app feature for both iPhones and Android smartphones, which is a service that uses QR codes called QuickShare. This new feature will allow users to use quick response codes or SMS for account detail transmission. This will make it possible for users to take advantage of the simple and familiar technology of SMS and QR codes in order to scan a…

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