phones
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Everything Google Didn’t Announce At I/O
They keynote at Google’s big developer conference is over, and in its three hours(!) we found out about AndroidTV, Android Auto and the next big release of Android for your phone. But there was also a lot of rumoured stuff that Google didn’t announce. Here’s what was missing, and our best guesses at why.
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Scientists Made An Unbreakable Smartphone Screen From Clear Electrodes
The truly shatterproof screen is a little bit like the flying car: It’s been promised for years, but never arrives. Scientists at University of Akron claim they have cracked the code, so to speak, by creating a super-tough screen out of transparent electrodes.
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NYC Cyclist Arrested For Trying To Film A Cop With His Phone
When 24-year-old Brooklyn resident Will Paybarah was stopped by police for running a red light on his bike on March 20, he was expecting a ticket or possibly just a warning — until he took out his phone. “When I tried to record my interaction with the officer I was arrested… in 10 seconds flat,”…
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Project Tango Teardown: Google’s Crazy Camera System (Oh, And A Phone)
Google’s Project Tango isn’t coming to stores near you anytime soon. You wouldn’t even know what to do with it if it did. Still, the folks at iFixit got their hands on one and tore it apart. What’s inside? Mostly a ton of crazy cameras, with a phone almost as an afterthought.