Once a piece of hardware limited only to the most high end devices, the accelerometer has long become a staple in just about every new handset on the market. Sure, tilting the device from side to side watching the screen change is fun but it makes one wonder what’s next. Luckily, a company by the [...]

In case you were wondering about the bill of materials for the iPhone 3GS then we have the answer for that too. iSuppli has estimated that the new iPhone costs only $178.96 which is only about $4 more than what the iPhone 3G costs to make. And that’s only about $8 more than the Pre’s [...]

We may soon see some motion sensing add-ons on portable devices as STMicroelectronics has expanded its portfolio of ultra-compact, high-performance MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) sensors with a 3-axis accelerometer with absolute analog output. ST’s LIS352AX is a perfect fit for motion-sensing applications in space- and cost-constrained battery-operated devices. ST’s newest 3-axis motion sensor has been [...]

If it is not yet obvious, critics say that by 2010, most phones will feature a slot for removable memory cards. These days, we see a wide array of phones catering to that and surely, this prediction is well on its way to being realized. And to make sure that there will be a …