An Apple patent (number 20110131825) for magnetometer accuracy and use has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Future iOS devices could contain magnetometers. According to the patent, a ...

Android phones are complex devices, considering everything that goes into making them work as they do. Under the hood, there's a lot of innovative technology operating behind the scenes day and ...

Freescale Semiconductor has expanded its Xtrinsic line of intelligent sensing solutions with the addition of the MAG3110, the company's first magnetometer. The new three axis device has been designed ...

While accessing a mobile device’s sensor data is usually quite straightforwardly done through some API calls, ... magnetometer, or barometric pressure sensor inside your phone actually work, ...

STMicroelectronics , a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronic applications, the world's top MEMS manufacturer, and the leading supplier of MEMS sensors for ...

On-device sensors. What makes smartphones so smart? Dozens of sensors. The GPS sensor determines location while the accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer analyze motion, orientation and direction.

Fact is, mobiles are rapidly becoming intelligent and adding new capabilities. All this is powered by a collection of sensors that go inside these devices—to make them smart and intelligent.

Fluxgate magnetometers represent a cornerstone technology in magnetic field measurements, utilising a ferromagnetic core excited by an alternating current to gauge weak, quasi‐stationary ...