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Apple tests motion detection features for iPhone

By Heather Kelly, CNNupdated 10:06 AM EDT, Thu June 27, 2013 | Filed under: Mobile Apple’s Craig Federighi introduces iOS 7 in June in San Francisco. STORY HIGHLIGHTSA new feature being tested in iOS 7 lets you control the iPhone interface with head movementsThe feature, reported by 9to5 Mac, is an accessibility option that can (CNN)…

Posted on: June 27, 2013 12:00 pm

Twitter CEO sees role for editors: Weed through tweets

ORG XMIT: CIR140 Chief Executive Officer at Twitter, Dick Costolo from USA gives a speech at the Cannes Lions 2012, International Advertising Festival in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival is a world’s meeting place for professionals in the communications industry.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)(Photo:…

Posted on: June 27, 2013 12:00 pm

Japanese robot astronaut floats in zero gravity video

Kirobo the Japanese astronaut robot is to be sent into space onboard the Kounotori 4 spacecraft scheduled for launch from the Tanegashima space centre to travel to the International Space Station on 4 August. Here, Kirobo explains to Fuminori Kataoka, project general manager at co-developers Toyota, that he will speak…

Posted on: June 27, 2013 7:00 am

Sharp Unveils World’s First THX-Certified Ultra HDTV

Ultra HDTV is getting more affordable, and Sharp did its part on Wednesday by unveiling a THX-certified 70-inch ultra-HD television for $8,000. That sounds like a lot, but it’s a fraction of some prices quoted for the futuristic TV sets that deliver four times the resolution of a garden-variety HDTV. You…

Posted on: June 27, 2013 7:00 am

Sharp Introduces First THX-Certified, 70-Inch 4K HDTV

Sharp today followed up its reveal of ultra high-definition HDTV models at CES with the announcement of the world’s first THX-certified 4K HDTV. The upcoming Aquos LC-70UD1U is a 70-inch, LED-backlit HDTV with 4K resolution and THX’s 4K HDTV certification that will hit stores in August. THX certification…

Posted on: June 26, 2013 5:00 pm

Kickstarter Project Poppy Turns iPhone Into 3D Video Camera

Eat your heart out, Fisher Price. A couple of Seattle entrepreneurs today launched a Kickstarter campaign for Poppy, a View-Master-like contraption that turns any iPhone into a 3D camera. Just pop your iDevice into the slot, twist open the mirrors, and capture your life in the same way you experience…

Posted on: June 26, 2013 5:00 pm

Foursquare Now Lets You ‘Check In’ Friends

If your friends are heavy Foursquare users, there’s always that moment after you all arrive at a bar or restaurant when everyone pulls out their phone to check in. Foursquare this week rolled out an update for its iOS and Android apps that should make that process a little quicker….

Posted on: June 26, 2013 5:00 pm

Firm: Facebook ‘bug’ worse than reported; non-users also affected

The security researchers who found Facebook’s shadow profiles vulnerability have compared their numbers to what Facebook told its users in emails, and the numbers don’t match. They say Facebook told users the data exposure is much less than what the researchers found, and the researchers also say Facebook is hoarding…

Posted on: June 26, 2013 12:00 pm

DL lança Netbook Blade com sistema operacional Android

A fabricante brasileira DL anunciou nesta terca-feira (25) o lancamento do Netbook Blade. O aparelho funciona com o Android 4.1, possui monitor de 7 polegadas, processador CORTEX A9 de 1.2 GHz e memoria flash interna de 4GB, expansivel ate 32GB por cartao SD. O diretor Comercial e de Marketing da empresa, Ricardo Malta, afirmou…

Posted on: June 26, 2013 12:00 pm

Sony Unveils Xperia Z Tablet and Smartphone

Sony unveiled a string of new products today, positioning the company to disrupt the smartphone and tablet markets in a big way. The Xperia Tablet Z is a bright new contender in the 10-inch tablet market while the 6.4-inch Xperia Z Ultra is poised to compete in the high-end smartphone…

Posted on: June 25, 2013 5:00 pm