Nokia bringing two Lumia devices to MWC next week?

You have to love the last days leading up to a major event like Mobile World Congress, because the rumor mill just doesn’t stop. The focus of this particular whisper is Nokia’s Lumia series, which according to Reuters should have at least two new members before the show is over. Its sources indicate that the [...]

New Nike+ apps and shoes cater to basketball players and training athletes

Nike just keep building on its Nike+ brand, turning what started life as a glorified pedometer, into a full-fledged workout-tracking platform. Hot on the heels of the FuelBand comes Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training, two new experiences with their own dedicated footwear. For ballers, the Hyperdunk+ features a pressure sensor that measures speed, jump height [...]

Amazon Appstore for Android Test Drive hands on: surprisingly cool, but still US-only

When Amazon Appstore for Android launched last week, one of its primary features — Test Drive — was disabled just a few minutes after it opened. With no try-before-you-buy, no refund process, and 1-Click purchasing ready to strike at any moment, this caused some problems. Anyway, don’t despair: Test Drive is now enabled. Before you [...]

A Multi-User Touchscreen That Keeps Track Of Who Is Who [Touchscreens]

It’s not the first attempt at adding multi-user tracking to large format touchscreens, but Gunze’s use of electrodes around the edge of the display looks like it could be more accurate than recording each user’s shoe preference. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/QnBrfXkcRjk/a-multi+user-touchscreen-that-keeps-track-of-who-is-who MICROSOFT

Google looks to plant a field of satellite dishes in Iowa

Iowa. Fertile home to 14 million acres of corn, nine million acres of soybeans, and — if the FCC looks favorably on a recent application from Farmer Google — a blooming array of 15-foot satellite dishes too. The request for a “receive only earth station” comes from Google Fiber, and the bands it hopes to [...]