Augmented reality is a technology that uses location data from your phone's GPS receiver and orientation information from its compass to superimpose data on a screen image generated by the phone camera. It sounds great in theory, but doesn't work very well in reality. A major reason appears to be that the data the phone supplies just are not accurate enough
Intel agrees to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle antitrust and patent disputes in the U.S. and Japan. In return, AMD will drop antitrust complaints around the world.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has sued Intel, claiming it has a monopoly. BusinessWeek's Arik Hesseldahl explores the case against Intel which may not be so clear-cut.
Macs account for less than 20% of the U.S. retail market, according to NPD Group, but nearly 90% of the $1,000-plus segment. Apple does so by focusing on a superior user experience and shunning advice to boost share by pursuing the low end of the market
BusinessWeek's Spencer Ante on Verizon Wireless' new touchscreen device--the Droid phone, which runs on Google's Android system--and the wireless carrier's strategy.
Microsoft's support for a wide range of iPhone-like touch gestures in its Windows 7 operating system gives software developers freedom to focus on the creative aspects of touch rather than the mechanics. That should help touch move into the mainstream
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