Tag Archives: front facing camera

Google Nexus 7 mod unlocks 720p recording on front-facing camera

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To the delight of live event crowds everywhere, the ASUS-made Nexus 7 sidestepped the primary camera route, only furnishing the slab with a 1.2-megapixel front-facer. While it didn’t take long for app-makers to tweak their wares especially for Google…


Facebook Android app update requires Froyo, tweaks messaging and picture taking

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Just an FYI, the folks over at Facebook have shoved another update to their app for Android out the door today. While version 1.9.7 won’t add any new apps to your launcher, it does require some new permissions (phone status), require Android 2.2 and …


Huawei throws R&D dollars at gesture control, cloud storage, being more ‘disruptive’

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Undeterred by the fact that even humans struggle to interpret certain gestures, Huawei says it’s allocating a chunk of its growing R&D budget to new motion-sensing technology for smartphones and tablets. The company’s North American research chie…


Nokia N9 review

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It’s taken a long time for Nokia’s MeeGo-packing N9 to make its way into our top secret labs (the N9 moniker was first applied to early E7 prototypes), but it’s here in our dirty little hands, at last, and it’s glorious — well, as glorious as a sti…


Facelock app hits the Ovi Store, Symbian handsets frame your face for security

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Unlocking your phone doesn’t get any easier than a simple patterned swipe or pre-set pin. But for the fussy amongst you, there’s an alternative solution to make you feel both confidently futuristic, and downright ridiculous. Facelock, the facial rec…