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PureView: The Tech Behind Nokia’s Salvation

Chris Davies, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia has big plans for PureView, including thinner handsets and Windows Phone support, though there’s more than just branding that’s getting in the way of slimming the smartphone camera tech. We grabbed some hands-on playtime with the Nokia 808 PureView in Germany this week, at the headquarters of long-time photography partner Carl Zeiss, where we not only discovered just what the camera is capable of, but some of the decisions – technical, product and otherwise – behind the PureView concept. And make no mistake: if any one thing signifies Nokia’s potential salvation in the mobile industry, PureView is it.

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Multi touch table achieves 3D effect using Kinect

Ben Kersey, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Interactive tables aren’t anything new, but what about one you could potentially build by yourself on the cheap? That’s what one internet dweller has done, using a 2D projector, kinect unit, and four infrared lasers. The table appears to have a 3D holographic display, but it’s a clever piece of trickery: the Kinect tracks the user’s head in relation to the table, and the projector adjusts the image as necessary to give the illusion of a 3D space. Read The Full Story

Windows Server 8 becomes Windows Server 2012

Shane McGlaun, Apr 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is hard at work on its next-generation Windows operating system for consumer PCs and for enterprise users. The company had been calling its enterprise server software Windows Server 8 since we first learned of the server operating system. Microsoft has now given its new server OS an official name. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 17, 2012

Mark Raby, Apr 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Tuesday, everyone. So you're curious to know what made news in the world of tech today? Guess what? You've come to the right place. Perhaps the biggest firestorm of the day came from Gmail's outage, which affected 2% of all Gmail users. Moving into something more fun, though, Dolby and Philips show off glasses-free 3D HD displays. And if you're into the business side of things, Intel reports flat $12.9 billion revenue in Q1 2012. Read The Full Story

Kinect on Windows Phone 8 in the pipeline

Chris Burns, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

The technology that drives the Kinect system for your Xbox 360 as well as your Windows PC will soon be coming to Windows Phone in miniature. Several sources (one of them drunk, the others said to be entirely reliable) have spoken with VR-Zone's Theo Valich about Kinect NUI (Natural User Interface) and its future with Windows Phone 8. This technology will be coming to Windows Phone 8 codename Apollo or one of its updates and will have the platform transformed in no time flat. Read The Full Story

Metro UI theme for Galaxy Tab 10.1 surfaces

Shane McGlaun, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

When we ran across this new Metro UI theme for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet, we couldn't decide if Android users would be excited or outraged. I suspect there'll be a bit of both. If you're one of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 users who happens to appreciate the style of Microsoft's Metro UI theme, you can now install the theme to your Android tablet. Read The Full Story

Redesigned Nokia Windows Phone UI surfaces

Shane McGlaun, Mar 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia is betting big on Windows Phone in an attempt to turn itself around and become more popular in the smartphone realm. Some screenshots of a redesigned Windows Phone user interface have surfaced. Sadly, it seems we may not see this UI on any Windows Phone devices the company offers. Nokia does have special rights granted by Microsoft to alter the user interface. Read The Full Story

RIM buoyant over bizarre $1.5bn Samsung investment rumor

Chris Davies, Mar 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

RIM has seen a sudden jump in share price this morning, after rumors surfaced that Samsung is considering a potential $1.5bn investment into the Canadian company. Although tenuous, the rumor has been enough to prod RIM's stock up 5-percent, Barrons reports, as investors cling - perhaps desperately - to the idea that the BlackBerry manufacturer is facing a short-term turnaround. In Samsung's favor, it's suggested, is a broadening of its portfolio beyond Android. Read The Full Story

Microsoft won’t talk next gen Xbox at E3 2012

Shane McGlaun, Mar 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

There are many gamers out there eagerly anticipating the launch of the next generation Xbox console. As it is now we have a few tidbits that have surfaced about the console, but for the most part, we are in the dark on what it may be like. There has been some expectation of Microsoft talking about the next Xbox at E3 2012. Read The Full Story

Nokia design chief confirms tablet

Chris Davies, Mar 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia is working on a tablet, the company's design chief has reportedly confirmed, with the exec supposedly spending a third of his time on the well-rumored project. "We are working on it" Marko Ahtisaari confirmed to Finnish magazine Kauppalehti Optio, Reuters reports, though declined to be more specific about the incoming slate. However, rumors earlier this week suggested a Windows 8 tablet was in the pipeline for later this year. Read The Full Story

Valve Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ditches cross-platform play says company

Mark Raby, Mar 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Valve has decided to axe the ability for PC and PS3 players to compete head-to-head in the upcoming game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, just weeks after it said the feature would be one of the defining parts of the game. The problem, according to the company, is that allowing cross-platform play would mean the PC version wouldn't be able to get continuous patches and updates. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 reportedly codenamed Durango

Rue Liu, Feb 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

There have been rumors that Microsoft's next-gen Xbox console, which some term the Xbox 720, is codenamed "Durango." The report first surfaced on Kotaku, which claimed to have heard the name from multiple sources close to the project. But today, a now-pulled Tweet from a Crytek game developer inadvertently confirmed the codename and revealed a secret developer summit underway in London for the new console. Read The Full Story