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Japan's only iPhone-less carrier announces Siri competitor

By Jeff Blagdon on February 28, 2012 01:56 am + 8 comments

NTT Docomo is the only one of Japan’s three major carriers to not carry Apple’s iPhone devices, Continue reading…
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Microsoft's transparent 3D desktop puts a virtual computing environment at your fingertips

By Bryan Bishop on February 28, 2012 12:43 am + 37 comments

In yet another TechForum reveal, Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group has demonstrated a new Continue reading…
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Samsung: 'we're not doing very well in the tablet market' (update)

By T.C. Sottek on February 28, 2012 12:36 am + 131 comments

Manufacturers at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona may be generally upbeat about their Continue reading…
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Microsoft blends Windows Phone and Kinect into a 'Holoflector' augmented reality mirror

By Tom Warren on February 28, 2012 12:00 am + 18 comments

Microsoft unveiled its latest "Holoflector" research project today. The augmented reality mirror is Continue reading…
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Microsoft 'Illumishare' demonstrates the future of remote physical object interaction

By Tom Warren on February 27, 2012 11:41 pm + 27 comments

Microsoft has taken the wraps off another research project today as part of the company's TechForum Continue reading…
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Sony adds nine cameras to Cyber-shot line, including a 30x superzoom and a Wi-Fi camera (hands-on pictures)

By David Pierce on February 27, 2012 11:00 pm + 14 comments

Sony announced a trio of new cameras only a few weeks ago, but the company wasn't done: it announced Continue reading…
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Nvidia shows off new Sonic, other games, for Tegra 3 Android devices

By Jeff Blagdon on February 27, 2012 09:45 pm + 33 comments

Earlier today we got a look at Fujitsu's prototype Tegra 3 smartphone, and now Nvidia's showing us Continue reading…
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Boku mobile payment system hands-on video

By Chris Ziegler on February 27, 2012 09:12 pm + 2 comments

Boku has been around for several years, but you've probably never heard of them — the company Continue reading…
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Guiding Light brings video game-style navigation to the real world

By Andrew Webster on February 27, 2012 09:12 pm + 9 comments

In Dead Space players used futuristic augmented reality technology to navigate a derelict space Continue reading…
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Active video games offer 'no public health benefit,' researchers say

By Bryan Bishop on February 27, 2012 08:03 pm + 39 comments

Physically active gaming, which the Wii brought to the living room and Microsoft's Kinect has been Continue reading…