NTT Unveils Touchscreen, 'Smelly' Phones
Japan's top wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. unveiled on Tuesday a mobile phone featuring a touch-sensitive screen, like the popular Nintendo DS portable game console, and another model that gives off a relaxing scent.
Google Study Examines Effects on PC Hard Drives
A long-term study conducted by Google indicates that hard drives are not as susceptible to high temperatures as once thought, and that the SMART predictive analysis used to predict failures is largely ineffective.
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Microsoft Games to Use Havok's Software Physics
Microsoft has inked a long-term deal with Havok, allowing all of their internal and affiliated studios full access to the company's entire library of physics tools.
AMD Brands Quad-Cores as 'Phenom,' Launches R600 Cards
Advanced Micro Devices provided a comprehensive overview of its new branding strategy for "Phenom," the company's forthcoming enthusiast-level, quad-core desktop CPU family based on its "Barcelona" technology. The company also finally launched its DirectX 10 "R600" series of graphics cards, the Radeon HD 2000.
American Airlines Adding Streaming Video Services to Flights This Summ
Passengers on American Airlines flights are about to get a new perk. Instead of craning their necks to catch reruns of "Monk" and excerpts from "The Tonight Show" on tiny aisle TV sets, they'll be able to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices from the comfort of their own seats.
'Real D' 3D Movies Set to Take Off
A 3-D technology developed to help NASA astronauts practice making repairs in space is set to revolutionize the way people watch movies by 2009, when a wave of live-action 3-D movies hit theaters.
EU, U.S. Regulators Differ Over Microsoft
European and U.S. antitrust regulators tried to calm a transatlantic storm on Thursday over a European Court ruling that Microsoft used monopoly power to muscle rivals, but did not back down over policy differences.
Office Chief to Take the Windows Reins?
If and when Steven Sinofsky succeeds Windows boss Jim Allchin as the leader of Microsoft's largest development organization, the Windows unit will become a very different place.
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