From Droid Life: Samsung Galaxy SIII to Allow for Wireless Charging Up to 2 Meters Away?

I know, I know, another Samsung Galaxy SIII rumor. What other device do we have to look forward to though? Motorola is prepping their 12th rendition of the RAZR (that will be locked) and HTC is only interested in giving Verizon their 2nd tier phones in the Incredible 4G. Our last hope for this first half of 2012, is the SGS3. And this latest rumor that involves it, would be awesome if it ends up being true.

Would you be interested in wireless charging of your Galaxy SIII? No, we aren’t just talking about the Qi or inductive charging that you are seeing in the picture above, we are talking about having a charging module of sorts on your desk and you being able to set your phone anywhere within 2 meters of it while still filling up the tank. Rumor has it that Samsung has created their own tech that will allow exactly that to happen and may have include it inside the next-gen Galaxy phone.

Here is a brief demo of similar technology from a company called Fulton:

Click here to view the embedded video.

I don’t know about you, but wireless charging is something that should have been built into phones long ago. I understand that companies need to make money and that selling a separate Qi back to a phone is the way to do it, but it’s 2012, meaning this should have become standard already. Days of searching your desk or kitchen or bedroom for a cord should have been out the door long ago.

Via:  DDaily, The Verge

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From Ars Technica: CEO dares Microsoft to sue him over virtual desktops that flout licensing


We recently told you about a virtual desktop service for iPads and other devices that seems to exist only because it breaks Microsoft’s Windows licensing rules in order to provide an unbeatable price: free, with the option to upgrade to a more robust service for just $5 a month.

The hosted virtual desktop service, from gaming company OnLive, has virtualization vendors who play by Microsoft’s rules seething. Instead of suing OnLive, as one might expect, Microsoft responded to criticism of OnLive’s favorable arrangement with a blog post stating “We are actively engaged with OnLive with the hope of bringing them into a properly licensed scenario.”

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From Blog Stu: Instant Impatience

The Internet does much more than affect the way that we gather information, it also has an impact on our attitudes in general. I wrote about this subject in a post – Warning: The Internet May Cause Distraction and Inability to Learn. The Infographic below talks about how the Internet is causing many to become impatient about everything. It’s a well known story that Steve Jobs forced developers to shorten the boot time of Apple computers since even 10 seconds adds up to “dozens of lifetimes” when spread amongst millions of users.

Take a deep breath and remember that not everything can be done instantly…

Instant America
Created by: Online Graduate Programs

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From Ars Technica: Hands-on: NetZero to offer no-contract 4G mobile hotspot service


Two things surprised us in the last few days: first, NetZero still exists. This is the company that had ubiquitous ads for its dial-up Internet service in the early 2000s (in fact, still sells dial-up). Second, that company is entering a new product arena: mobile hotspots.

The new mobile access points from NetZero come in both USB stick and hotspot form. This is unique because they fill out tiers of usage not covered by hotspot plans available from big carriers like Sprint and Verizon. They also come without contracts.

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