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Possible Apple iPhone 5 Feature? Tactus Technology Unveils Dynamic Touchscreen For Smartphones

Apple iPhone 5 Preview? Tactus Technology Unveils Dynamic Touchscreen For Smartphones [VIDEO]
On Tuesday, Fremont, Calif.-based Tactus Technology unveiled its solution to the touchscreen keyboard at SID Display Week 2012, showing off a prototype of an interface with appearing and disappearing keys that rise out of the touchscreen to provide a guide for your fingers and feedback to confirm the selection. A similar technology was reportedly being built for Apple's sixth-generation smartphone, presumably called the iPhone 5.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Pre-Orders Open On Verizon, Early July Launch

Verizon began accepting preorders for the Samsung Galaxy S3 on Wednesday, but orders won't be delivered until early July, according to a screenshot on a popular gadgets' website, which would likely make it one of the last major U.S. carriers to release the phone. According to Slashgear.com, the phone won't be available from Verizon until July 9.
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RIM's New Woes Seen Speeding Loss of BlackBerry Users

Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker, may only hasten moves by major customers to offer their employees smartphones produced by rivals.
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RIM Activist Investor: Split Company In Half For Sale

Two months ago, Toronto activist investor Victor Alboini, whose Jaguar Financial had acquired a stake just below 5 percent in Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM), said the company won?t be around in its current shape in two years. Now it's for sale.
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Facebook Shares Plunge To New Lows

Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, fell to a new low following its $16 billion May 17 initial public offering.
Mark E. Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook

Facebook Phone: How Mark Zuckerberg Could Beat iOS, Android With A Truly Social Smartphone

Since Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004, the social network has become one of the most important centerpieces in society, especially as it becomes increasingly digital and mobile. Yet, the value of Facebook has not yet translated to revenue dollars. That may change, however, if Facebook decides to build its first-ever piece of hardware: A Facebook smartphone.
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason

Groupon Takes Aim At PayPal With Payment Service

Groupon Inc. is testing a payment service that will allow merchants to accept credit cards using its infrastructure, media reports said, pushing the coupon company into a market space already occupied by PayPal and Square.
How To Root Samsung Galaxy S3 [Tutorial]

How To Root Samsung Galaxy S3 [Tutorial]

While a lot of users are still waiting to get their hands on Samsung's latest flagship smartphone Galaxy S3, the device has already been rooted. The Android developer who goes by the name of Chainfire has managed to root the smartphone even before its release.
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Jonathan Ive: Apple's Next Project Is 'Most Important,' 'Best Work We've Done'

Apple's senior VP of industrial design Jonathan Jony Ive, who was also Apple founder Steve Jobs' closest friend and confidant, was asked by The Telegraph what project he would like to be remembered by. Even though Ive is behind some of Apple's most courageous product designs, the design guru actually said Apple's current project could be his finest hour.
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Jury Rules For Google Against Oracle's Patent Claims

Google Inc's Android mobile platform has not infringed Oracle Corp's patents, a California jury decided, putting an indefinite hold on Oracle's quest for damages in a legal fight between the two Silicon Valley giants over smartphone technology.

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