Articles by Luke Brown

Apple's fingerprint scanner could be hidden in the bezel of an iPhone

By Luke Brown published 20 June 13

New patent shows Apple has found a way to contain a fingerprint reader within the bezel of an iDevice, MacBook.

Latest Xperia ZU leak reaffirms plus-size screen, Qualcomm's mightiest chip

By Luke Brown published 19 June 13

Supposed screenshots give us a taste of the Xperia ZU's specs, including screen size and storage.

Huawei shuns notion of Nokia buyout

By Luke Brown published 18 June 13

Updated A Huawei exec says the phone maker is open to picking up Nokia, though no plans are currently in the offing.

Samsung mass producing new MacBook Air SSDs for other notebooks

By Luke Brown published 17 June 13

Three flavors of the new XP941 solid state drives from Samsung are being produced for vendors beyond Apple.

Latest benchmark indicates quad-core Nokia Lumia is on the way

By Luke Brown published 17 June 13

Mystery Nokia Windows phone shows up on graphics benchmark site sporting Adreno 305 graphics chip.

Facebook coding hints at upcoming RSS reader

By Luke Brown published 14 June 13

Newly discovered API code suggests social network readying RSS feeds linked to Facebook IDs.

Specs for Sony Xperia ZU allegedly leak, now with an 8MP camera

By Luke Brown published 13 June 13

Sony appears closer to launching its own phablet, as new specs for the Xperia ZU reportedly surface.

Facebook caves, incorporates hashtags since everyone is using them anyway

By Luke Brown published 12 June 13

Social network aims to make it easier to participate in public conversations by adding hashtags to status updates.

Mad Catz to work its MOJO on Android consoles

By Luke Brown published 11 June 13

E3 2013 M.O.J.O. will unify Google Play, Amazon App and TegraZone stores under one convenient Android console.

Leaked Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 photo hints at possible 20.9MP sensor

By Luke Brown published 7 June 13

A successor to the Galaxy Camera may be on the way, and it might feature a significant boost in photo resolution.

Lenovo extends its Reach with new cloud service

By Luke Brown published 4 June 13

Lenovo hoping there's plenty of room in the sky for one more cloud as it readies Reach for beta this month.

Acer forecasts most of its products will use touch screens by 2015

By Luke Brown published 3 June 13

Computex Number of touch screen Acer notebooks expected to rise to between 30-35 percent by end of 2013.

Sony head says most important fact about PS4 is that it's a gaming console

By Luke Brown published 31 May 13

Sony CEO believes the core of the PlayStation brand is first and foremost as a video game console.

HTC T6 poised to challenge Samsung Galaxy Note 3

By Luke Brown published 30 May 13

HTC's rumored T6 phablet could boast some rather impressive specs, and a heavy focus on the use of a stylus.

Facebook Home's road to success will be a marathon, not a sprint

By Luke Brown published 29 May 13

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg still believes in Facebook Home and says you will too.

iPhones may soon be able to adjust volume based on proximity to your ear

By Luke Brown published 28 May 13

A new Apple patent describes sensors that can adjust the iPhone volume automatically based on how close it is to your ear.

Tablet sales on pace to eclipse PC sales in just two years

By Luke Brown published 28 May 13

Laptops are expected to be outsold by tablets this year, with the entire PC market on track to be overtaken by tablets in 2015.

Hands on: Hisense Sero 7 tablets review

By Luke Brown published 23 May 13

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Hisense might just out-Google Google with its new Android slates.

Nvidia Tegra 4i reappears at CTIA with 4G LTE-Advanced

By Luke Brown published 21 May 13

CTIA 2013 Tegra 4i demo at CTIA showcases capability of handling speeds up to 150mbps with a mere software update.

Asus Zenbook Infinity to debut with first Gorilla Glass 3 lid

By Luke Brown published 20 May 13

Asus will introduce the thinner, durable Zenbook Infinity Ultrabook at Computex 2013.

Hot, hot, hot: HTC One production doubling to meet demand

By Luke Brown published 17 May 13

HTC hasn't been able to keep up with the demand for its flagship phone, so it's ramping up production on the HTC One.

Google+ Games phased out in favor of new Play service

By Luke Brown published 16 May 13

Google IO It's out with the old and in with the new, as the countdown to the end of Google+ Games begins.

Google's Galaxy S4: what you need to know

By Luke Brown published 15 May 13

Google IO Google introduced a vanilla version of the Galaxy S4, and we've got all the facts about the new Nexus experience in one place.

Google's Schmidt thought 'don't be evil' was a stupid rule

By Luke Brown published 13 May 13

Google's executive chairman may not have found wisdom in the company slogan at first, but has since come around.

Not so heart healthy: Teen finds potential problems with iPad 2 magnets

By Luke Brown published 10 May 13

High school science project points out possible dangerous issue with iPad Smart Covers.

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