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Bill takes apart a smartphone and explains how its accelerometer works. He also shares the essential idea underlying the MEMS production of these devices.
This video is based on a chapter from the EngineerGuy team’s latest book Eight Amazing Engineering Stories (Learn more at http://www.engineerguy.com/elements)
If you have an iPhone 4S, try this.
Launch Siri and ask “What’s the best cellphone ever”… and she will tell you that the Nokia Lumia 900 is the best.
The result is hilarious but seems like Windows Phone’s customer satisfaction scores have finally started to penetrate even Siri had to report that since she doesn’t lie.
Siri, if you didn’t know yet, it grabs answers that your ask everyday from WolframAlpha. And you can actually see the result on their website as well.
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An adorable 4-year-old named Smart Aleck demonstrates how to close down apps completely on an iOS device (iPhone, iPad and iPod).
Did you know that even if you think you’ve closed an app, it’s still running in the background? Eating away at your battery life?
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop reportedly stated that multi-core mobile processors are a waste of battery life in a recent interview with a Chinese newspaper.
