DoCoMo Shows 3D Display With Force Feedback

From PC World: Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo showed a glasses-free 3D display at Ceatec this week that also creates force feedback for the user. Users interact with the screen using a stylus and magnets generate the tactile response.

"At the point of the pen a magnet is...

Motorola Announces 7 New Android Phones

From DailyTech: While much of the news this morning is dominated by Verizon and Motorola announcing two new Android handsets -- the Droid Pro and Citrus -- the bigger story is that Motorola unveiled seven upcoming Android devices of varying pedigree, Phandroid reports. The...

Google tries for Android sequel with Google TV

From CNET News.com: Think of Google TV as the second season of Project Android: open-source software, backed by industry partners, created in hopes of unlocking a potentially huge new repository of Internet searches.

In 2005, when Google first acquired the team that would develop...

Adobe plugs 23 holes in Reader, Acrobat

From CNET News.com: As expected, Adobe released updates for Reader and Acrobat today that fix 23 holes in the popular PDF-viewing programs, including two that are actively being exploited in attacks that could allow someone to take control of the computer.

One of the critical...

Microsoft Should Spin Off Xbox Console Business - Analyst

From X-bit Labs: Analysts from Goldman Sachs investment firm said that Microsoft Corp. should spin off its consumer Xbox business as potentially lower than expected software sales lock potentially high financial performance of consumer businesses. The proposal hardly makes a lot of...

Google buys BlindType to help Android users type more easily

From InfoWorld: Google has acquired BlindType, a developer of apps to make typing easier on touch-screen phones, the small software maker announced Friday. The move comes just a couple of months after BlindType demonstrated an Android version of its software, which was originally...

Oracle to Buy SSO Vendor Passlogix

From PC World: Oracle plans to buy enterprise SSO (single sign-on) technology vendor Passlogix, a move that will boost its portfolio of security offerings. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close this year, were not disclosed.

Oracle already resells Passlogix software as part...

Skype comes to Android 2.1 and above

From CNET News.com: Skype calling is now available as a free download on Android-based devices, the Internet telephony company announced today.

The Skype for Android software allows users to make calls to Skype accounts, mobile phones, or landlines. Users can also send and receive...

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