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Your Phone Will Soon Vibrate More Intelligently

Your Phone Will Soon Vibrate More Intelligently " Last month we told you about the Immersion MOTIV platform, which would allow developers to have much more control over the way phones use haptic feedback (the " Last month we told you about the Immersion MOTIV platform, which would allow developers to have much more control over the way phones use haptic feedback (the way your phone vibrates). Up to this point, Android haptic feedback has been a very cut and dry affair: it turns on, it turns off, sometimes its on a little longer, and sometimes it isnt. Immersion, the SDK of which is now available, gives devs the tools to make this a much more varied experience. Say you are playing a console video game like Uncharted 2 on the PS3. Your controller will vibrate in response to what is going on around you. However, it isnt a standard on/off vibration. There are subtle and profound differences between the feedback that it gives you. It will let you know the difference between...

Motorola Atrix 4G vs. iPhone 4.which one is better

Motorola Atrix 4G vs. iPhone 4.which one is better " Motorola Atrix 4G vs. iPhone 4: Which Is Better? (CHART) If there's one thing that can be said about the Atrix, it's that it's the only " At first glance, its nothing special. The overall design is unimpressive, and the plastic back cover doesnt exactly scream cutting edge. By no means is it as pretty to look at as Apples iPhone 4, though both devices have similar high-resolution display and have screens made of Gorilla Glass. But the Atrix packs a punch under the hood. The 4.0 inch screen is incredibly crisp, and the custom Android 2.2 build is unique, integrating social features into the overall system. It comes loaded with tools like AT&Ts Uverse service that are boosted by 4G, and offers web browsing speeds that are among the fastest available. The Atrix is blazing fast, in some cases halving the time it takes to bring up a page compared to the iPhone. The devices browser however, is a bit chopp...