mobile

AT&T and AST SpaceMobile complete first cellular to satellite network handoff

Engineers in Washington state have completed what they describe as the first successful live handoff between a terrestrial cellular network and a direct-to-device satellite link. The demonstration by AT&T and AST SpaceMobile allowed standard mobile devices to maintain connectivity as they moved beyond the reach of ground towers. If deployed commercially, the architecture could eliminate dead zones on highways and remote regions without requiring specialized hardware.

6 November 2026

5G: the revolution is here (and it’s not bad for your health)

In the coming months, the world of the web will be “overwhelmed” by 5G, the next-generation network that will replace the current 4G: a real revolution.

Giovanni Sapere4 January 2021

Mobile

Spotter: The app to find parking space (and earn money)

Spotter is a social parking app that helps you find parking space for your car and allows you to earn small rewards. “One night on the Navigli, some time ago, after forty minutes looking for a place for the car we started looking for an app that would help us find free parking spaces. I

Giovanni Sapere25 June 2020

News

Facebook Avatar: new features thanks to Augmented Reality

The experts at Facebook Reality Lab are designing new Augmented Reality features for avatars, the “digital clones” that users can create on social media.

Giovanni Sapere22 June 2020

Gadget

7 prototypes and inventions that can make your life easier

These high-tech prototypes and innovative inventions will make your life easier: you won’t be able to do without them anymore!

Giovanni Sapere31 May 2020

Mobile

Stadiums without fans? There’s an app for cheering from home

Yamaha Corporation has developed and tested a smartphone app that allows you to “cheer from home” even in closed-door stadiums.

Giovanni Sapere29 May 2020

Coronavirus: in Taiwan, the “electronic fence” for quarantined inhabitants

Taiwan’s Cyber Security Department will use the GPS data from smartphones to check that residents comply with the quarantine imposed by the Coronavirus

Giovanni Sapere23 March 2020

Mobile

Patents violated: $837 million fine for Apple

The Cupertino giant has been sentenced to pay a fine of almost one billion: four patents of the California Institute of Technology violated by Apple

Giovanni Sapere30 January 2020

Entertainment

From the USA the app that turns your Iphone into an Ipod Classic

Elvin Hu has developed an app that transforms every iPhone into Ipod Classic: the video of the demo is viral on Twitter but Apple could block its release.

Giovanni Sapere11 December 2019

Chemistry

Smartphone with indestructible display? Now it’s possible thanks to clay

A group of scientists from the U.S. Navy has developed a special metal clay to produce displays for super durable smartphones

Giovanni Sapere13 November 2019

Fashion

The more followers you have, the less you pay: it’s the App Influency!

Four students from Bologna have created Influency, an app that allows you to get discounts based on the number of followers on social networks.

Giovanni Sapere15 October 2019

In 2020 the Apple Glasses will arrive

There are many rumors that chase each other, the fact is that finally it seems that the time has come for Apple Glasses, as predicted by the famous analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. According to the Mac Rumors portal, Apple’s Augmented Reality lenses will be launched on the market by mid 2020.

Giovanni Sapere16 September 2019

Here’s “Threads the new Instagram app

According to rumors, Mark Zuckerberg’s social network has not surrendered to the idea of waging war in Snapchat and so is giving rise to an app that has the features so loved by fans of Snapchat. Threads, the new Instagram app, is about to be born

Giovanni Sapere4 September 2019

Mobile

Here is the 3d camera of the Ipad Pro

Announced for early 2020, the 3d camera of the new IpadPro license plate Apple is expected to be launched in the market next year.

3 September 2019

Entertainment

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is now available for smartphones and tablets.

Launched by the manufacturer of Pokemon Go, it is currently in 52nd position in the USA. Strong in Augmented Reality, the manufacturer guarantees entertainment and spectacle.

12 July 2019