Floating touch and energy-saving display tipped for Samsung Galaxy S4

Hover your hand over the screen like magic Fresh rumors about Samsung's Galaxy S4 hint at battery-saving screen technology and floating touch input for the upcoming flagship Android phone.According to SamMobile, an inside source says that the Galaxy S4 will use a new kind of AMOLED display called "green PHOLED," which relies on phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes, hence the acronym. PHOLED uses phosphorescence instead of fluorescent light...

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Google axes another 1,200 Motorola staffers, total job losses top 5,000

Around a quarter of all Moto staff have been cut loose since last summer Google confirmed plans to lay off another 1,200 Motorola staff as it desperately seeks a return to profitability for its multi-billion dollar acquisition.The cutbacks, which will affect staff in the United States, China and India, are in addition to the 4,000 job losses the Silicon Valley giant announced last summer. Google paid $12.5bn (UK£8.3bn, AUD$12.1bn) for the hardware...

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Google Maps refreshes 'thousands of miles' of UK Street View images

Street View continues to chart the globe Google Maps has improved Street View imagery in several major UK cities, while adding areas previously unchartered by its cameras.The globe's pre-eminent mapping service says its Street View cameras have retraced thousands of miles in London, Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow in a bid to improve the service.Alongside the major metropolises, those distinct camera-wielding cars have also been documenting the...

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Review: Updated: Amazon Kindle Fire

Great priceExcellent custom UIGood build qualityGreat new browserNo camerasErratic performanceNo Android MarketOnly 8GB storage without expansionThe $159 (£129) Amazon Kindle Fire was what the the tech fraternity likes to call a "game-changer." A gadget with the potential to irrevocably alter a sector of the market, by bringing something we've never seen before.But, a fully fledged Android tablet with a top-level ecosystem of multimedia content...

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Samsung executive says Windows 8 is 'no better than Windows Vista'

It turns out Windows 8 is no better than Microsoft's much-maligned Windows Vista, at least in the eyes of Jun Dong-soo, Samsung memory chip division president.''The global PC industry is steadily shrinking despite the launch of Windows 8," said the senior Samsung executive today at the COEX InterContinental Hotel in Seoul."I think the Windows 8 system is no better than the previous Windows Vista platform."Jun laid the blame for stagnant PC sales at Microsoft's doorstep and said that the PC industry would gradually phase out, in a grim forecast...

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This week's hottest reviews on TechRadar

Another week goes by and another batch of products have been reviewed on TechRadar.This week we have been particularly impressed with Samsung's new 32-inch TV which packs excellent picture quality at a price tag normally owned by Toshiba's budget offerings. It may not come with any internet features but most people just want a decent picture anyway, right?Elsewhere, we've spent enough time with the Chromebook Pixel to deliver a final opinion, and...

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'Tron' made real and a medical breakthrough - 3D thrills this week

Actual implant not pictured What a week for 3D.Dita Von Teese slinked into the world's first 3D printed dress, one form fitted to burlesque dancer's curves and sure to be the envy of many a little black frock, and now we've learned that the tri-dimensional printing process came through in a big way for a man in medical need. According to News.com.au, a U.S. patient had 75 percent of his skull replaced with a custom-made 3D printed implant. A 3D...

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