| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | Google Buys Human-Gesture Recognition Start-Up Flutter
| | | Flutter, founded three years ago in San Francisco, detects simple hand signals via webcam, using them to control apps such as iTunes and Netflix. (BBC)
Why This Is Important: This could mean a serious upgrade for products like Google's Nexus tablet in the future.
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| | #2 | BlackBerry Filing Describes A Global Slide
| | | In a delayed regulatory filing issued on Tuesday evening, the smartphone maker BlackBerry revealed that customers are turning against its products in what had been its one remaining bright spot, the developing world. (New York Times)
Why This Is Important: To add insult to injury, BlackBerry is experiencing losses in its developing markets customer base, which the handset maker had been banking on to compensate for its widely publicized U.S. losses.
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| | #3 | Hands-On: Dell Ups Its Game With New Android And Windows 8.1 Tablets
| | | To date, Dell hasn't been particularly invested in the tablet market. It has dipped its metaphorical toes in the water with Windows tablets like the Latitude 10 and the Windows RT-running XPS 10. (Ars Technica)
Why This Is Important: Dell has formally entered the tablet race with the launch of four models. Like its computers, the company has focused on keeping its prices low rather than over-impressing with specs.
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In response to the U.S. Department of Justice's Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which requires technology companies to give up user data, Google said in a statement, "We're disappointed that the Department of Justice opposed our petition for greater transparency around FISA requests for user information. We also believe more openness in the process is necessary since no one can fully see what the government has presented to the court."
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