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LG Unveils G2 Mini At Mobile World Congress [MWC]

If you're a smartphone lover than this week is going to be like Christmas in February for you. On the ground in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress all of the manufacturers are keying up their 2014 handsets that we should all be talking about in the coming months. While all manufacturers love to have a [...]

Huawei Unveils 5 New 4G LTE Devices At Mobile World Congress

Huawei, like many other key manufacturers, weren't waiting for tomorrow mornings official kickoff of Mobile World Congress to make a big splash. At their press conference today in Barcelona the Chinese manufacturing giant unveiled 5 new 4G LTE connected devices. The devices include a new connected watch/ fitness tracker, a new MiFi that they are billing as [...]

Samsung Kicks Off MWC With 2 Gear 2 Smart Watches

The Techfaster team is on the ground in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress and kicking it off for some highly anticipated news from Samsung . While we haven't quite gotten to the re-up of the Galaxy S smartphone, we did get some wearable news. Samsung introduced not one but two new smart watches this afternoon, the [...]

Tizen & Streaming Music: Beginning of the End for Samsung/Google Partnership

It would appear that the Google/Samsung partnership may be in its last leg. As Samsung is beginning to inch away from Google, it appears as if the Seoul company has designs on a direct challenge to Google, beginning with Milk Music. This is certainly shaping up to be a very interesting MWC.

DHL Uses Thermal Activated Ink To Make UPS Advertise For Them

Thermal activated ink is some really cool technology. The ink disappears when it's extremely cold and then re-appears and activates as it warms up. Thermal ink has been around for years but it wasn't until now that world-wide shipping company DHL realized the value of it, in advertising. Although it's rather low-tech, what DHL did [...]

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Sovi Launches Version 2.0 Of the World’s First Social Broadcast

In some local news, Sovi - who we spoke with at DIG SOUTH last year - has just launched version 2.0 of their application. Whats more, the company upped and moved from Greenville, SC to San Francisco to take part in Tumml’s 2014 Winter Cohort.

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The Most Amazing Safety Device Works Automatically, The First Sign Hair Clip

The recent technology phenomena over the last several years has produced some amazing ideas to help keep women, men and kids safer. Everything from a cell phone case with a loud buzzer and GPS locator app to a cell phone case with a stun gun built in, have all made their way to retail store [...]

Appsbar recognizes Wasatch Guide as the appsbar.com App of the Day

Guide for skiers now available on mobile platforms through appcatch.com   Wasatch Guide has earned appsbar.com’s App of the Day honor as a showcase for hobbyists, enthusiasts and club members that are participating in mobile outreach through the DIY app builder at appsbar.com. The mobile app is a collection of guides, maps, and applications that [...]

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Meet Google’s Latest Moonshot: Project Tango

On February 20, 2014, Google's Advanced Technology and Projects team announced a wildly innovative new smartphone prototype: Project Tango. What makes Project Tango so remarkable is the use of a new chip that allows for 3D tracking and mapping. In Google's words: Our current prototype is a 5” phone containing customized hardware and software designed [...]

We’re Headed To MWC And Bringing Some Great Companies With Us.

We'll be leaving for Barcelona later on this weekend to take part in Mobile World Congress, the largest mobile, and wireless conference in the world. Hundreds of thousands of buyers, reporters, technology gurus, wireless sales people and decision makers will be in attendance to see the latest that wireless hardware manufacturers, OEM vendors and even [...]