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Waterproof gadgets have been one of the most popular trends in 2012 and many technology companies are showing off their waterproofing technology at CES 2012. One of them, Fujitsu, showcased its new line of waterproof smartphones and tablet.

How many of us know someone living in the U.S. who actually has a Nokia?! Nevertheless, that trend could change in coming days, if Nokia and Microsoft have their way.

It's raining smartphones at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The top 5 smartphones revealed so far are Samsung's Galaxy Note, Sony's Xperia S, Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx, Nokia's Lumia 900 and the HTC Titan II.

ASUS has revealed a new version of the Transformer Prime - the TF700T - with improvements over the original models.

Motorola plans to make fewer types of smartphone this year, but it may not get the okay from U.S. carriers who could prefer to have lots of variation on their shelves.

Day two of the 2012 Consumer Electonics Show is underway, so let's go over some buzz-worthy gadgets we saw from Polaroid, Sony and Swiss Army on the first day. Victorinox makes Swiss Army Knives, and they've manged to stuff a one terabyte storage nub into one of their handy tools with scissors and a knife.

The highly anticipated Android Ice Cream Sandwich software update has arrived for the ASUS Transformer Prime, making it the first major company to launch the update for one of its products, according to Into Mobile.

Apple has not attended the Consumer Electronics Show for many years (not officially, anyway), but TechCrunch writer MG Siegler wrote Apple stole the show before it even began. Siegler said it's because any devices coming out of the show would just be compared to Apple products anyway, so Apple wins

The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, which was released for Verizon Wireless at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Monday, will be considered the overachiever of the Razr family in coming days, said Motorola.

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is expected to get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update much earlier than promised. The battle between ASUS and Apple Inc. is predicted to become more intense, as both tablet makers are bringing out their best weapons.

Nokia has launched its third smartphone under the Lumia series - Lumia 900 - at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Samsung unveiled its big screened device - the Galaxy Note - in September. With a huge 5.3-inch display, the Galaxy Note is considered to be neither a phone nor a tablet but a happy combination of both.

The Nokia Lumia 900, which was launched at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Monday, is expected to provide tough competition for all iPhones and Android-powered devices. The company believes the latest Lumia could take a large bite out of market shares from other smartphones and could be considered the industry's benchmark in coming days.

Here are a round-up of rumors regarding specifications for each of the two...

The best of Intel computing is coming to smartphones, Otellini told his CES keynote audience.Our efforts with Lenovo and Motorola Mobility will help to establish Intel processors in smartphones and provide a solid foundation from which to build in 2012 and into the future, added the CEO, as per the report.

If it were 1992, IBM might well have been one of the biggest exhibitors at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There would have been a huge display of IBM PCs, software and printers, even though the printer unit had been sold the year before.

At the Nividia press event it was revealed that the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was rolling out, which was three days earlier than promised for the Asus Transformer Prime.

The Samsung Galaxy S3, rumored to be the next flagship smartphone from the South Korean electronics giant, is expected to be launched in February, according to the latest reports, at the 2012 Mobile World Congress to be held in Barcelona.

This year's Consumer Electronics Show has given rise to two new smart watches; the Sony Smart Watch and the I'm Watch from I'm SpA. Sony's Smart Watch is a descendant of the Sony Ericsson LiveView, and you can clip the watchface to any band if you want.

At CES 2012 in Las Vegas, French company Parrot debuted its AR Drone 2.0, which can fly up to 165 feet in the air and record HD videos. The drone is completely controlled with iOS and Android devices, which let you see what the drone sees.

Withings debuted the world's first Internet-connected baby and toddler scale at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. It records the weight and height of the child and wirelessly transmits the information to smartphones and computers to help parents keep track of their child's development.