A new BlackBerry Patent application details a way for a (you guessed it) BlackBerry device to harness ambient light in order to illuminate the device to a degree and in a manner appropriate to the ...

San Jose, Calif. — Avago Technologies has developed a new version of its analog-output ambient light photo sensor that helps conserve power and extend the life of LCD screens in portable display ...

Marlboro, Mass. — Sunlight-readable displays from Three-Five Systems, Inc. are designed for outdoor or high ambient light applications such as ATM machines, outdoor kiosks, security/surveillance ...

The Mac added support for a system-wide Dark Mode with macOS 10.14, and support for automatic Dark Mode switching came the following year with Catalina. Since then, Apple has made few changes to the ...

Gui Rambo, the maker or AirBuddy, the Bluetooth headphone and peripheral menu bar utility that I’ve covered before, has released a new app called DarkModeBuddy that can automatically switch between ...

A new wave of location-based applications has arrived on the scene to cheers of being the ?next big thing? by the tech community while instilling fear in others. Gary Schwartz, president/CEO of Impact ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

In 2019 Lenovo and Google teamed up for the first Lenovo Smart Clock. The Smart Clock was well-received but did have some bugs and issues coming out of the gate. Lenovo has since been refining the ...

Since the backlight of the LCD panel in a smartphone accounts for around 40% of the device’s total power consumption, one can benefit greatly by adjusting the brightness in response to changes in ...