| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | HP Pre-Empts iPad Pro With Android And A Screaming Pen
| | | Apple may be rumored to launch an iPad Pro with a special stylus, but HP has got there first with its latest Android tablets, the HP Pro Slate 8 and Pro Slate 12, packing a pen that uses sound not touch. (SlashGear)
Why This Is Important: The tablets will come in two sizes and are targeted toward business users.
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| | #2 | HTC's Next Flagship Appears To Flaunt 20MP Camera In Leaked Shots
| | | Leak happens, and poor HTC might have just become the first victim out of the MWC lot this year. What we're looking at here are two alleged spyshots of the company's upcoming flagship, the "Hima" aka "M9," courtesy of Nowhereelse.fr, who has since removed the images. While the French blog has a mixed record of credibility when it comes to leaks, we're struggling to find signs of tampering in these photos, but that's not to say we're convinced just yet. (Engadget)
Why This Is Important: If the images are legitimate, the device will sport a screen in the 5-inch phablet range.
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| | #3 | Can Mobile Gamers Improve Airport Security?
| | | Could playing a video game on your smartphone improve airport security? The creators of the mobile game "Airport Scanner" are helping Duke University researchers crowdsource vast amounts of data on how the human brain finds (and misses) key items during searches. (Fox News)
Why This Is Important: Analyzing the data enables researchers to identify some common mistakes the human brain makes when searching for things.
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"We want to work with BlackBerry and develop this partnership, not acquire the company. BlackBerry is one of our important business-to-business strategic partners." — Samsung co-CEO Shin Jong Kyun
| | | Blog Post of The Day | Why Amazon Is Expanding Original Content To The Big Screen
By Gary Bourgeault
Amazon.com has shown it is committed to increasing the amount of original video content it is offering, as in the second quarter it spent a hefty $100 million for that purpose - primarily for TV content—- and expenditures are sure to increase in light of the company announcing it will release about 12 original films a year that "will premiere on Prime Instant Video in the U.S. just 4 to 8 weeks after their theatrical debut." More » |
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