Recent innovations in artificial intelligence, connected-home technologies and autonomous vehicle design are pretty exciting for scientists and software engineers, but consumers may still be hesitant to welcome these new technologies into their lives. That’s what IT consulting firm SQS found in a recent survey of consumer attitudes toward new technological developments. While many of the… Read more »
Navigation App Waze Begins Beta Testing on Android Auto
Back in early 2016, Google announced that it would be adding the popular Waze navigation app to Android Auto so that drivers with the infotainment system installed in their cars would be able to take advantage of everything the app had to offer. Unfortunately, Google was unable to roll the app out to Android Auto… Read more »
Could Additional Testing Have Averted Samsung’s Note 7 Debacle?
Exploding is not a term that any electronics manufacturer wants associated with its consumer products, yet that is exactly the situation that Samsung found itself in following the release of its much-anticipated Note 7 smartphone. Just a few short weeks after the Note 7 was released, Samsung was forced to issue a recall for 2.5… Read more »
New Lab Hardware
We’ve added a bit of new hardware to our test lab inventory, as we often do. First off is an LG K3 phone running Android 6.0.1, remarkable mainly for its small 4.5” screen and accompanying low resolution display (854×480). The phone was requested for a specific project, and we were happy to accommodate. it will… Read more »
