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Report: Nokia Loses Cellphone Top Spot to Samsung

PERSONAL TECH | Wednesday May 16, 2012
Nokia has been bumped off its 14-year top spot as the world’s largest cellphone company by Samsung, according to a British research firm.


Tech-Savvy Cars Rule the Road in 2012

By Shaun Knittel | Mar 20
Forget GPS & CD player. The new tech toys for cars include: 40-gig hard drive for music; HDMI entertainment system; ultrasonic sensors; voice-activated navigation; USB port; radar; and camera.

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A live image of the Ahwahnee Meadow is displayed on a screen in front of the actual scene at Yosemite National Park, Calif.

Ooh, aah: Take in Yosemite Views by Computer

By Tracie Cone | May 15
A HD camera went live on North America’s tallest fall, allowing anyone with computer access to watch in stunning detail as shadows race across the towering granite monolith over which Yosemite Creek crashes in a series of plunges and cascades.

Workers at the Facebook office in Menlo Park, Calif.

Poll: Half of Americans Call Facebook a Fad

By Tali Arbel | May 15
Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the website’s initial public offering of stock, half of Americans say the its expected asking price is too high.

Former Space Shuttle Endeavour mission specialist Mamoru Mohri demonstrates Honda Motor Co.’s new robotics technology.

Honda Shows Robotics for Easy and Hands-Free Ride

By Yuri Kageyama | May 15
Look, no hands. Scooting about on what looks like a floating car seat is no sweat for anyone with Honda’s new hands-free robotics technology.

Visitors watch a Honda Asimo robot performing at a showroom at the headquarters of Honda Motor Co. in Tokyo.

Canon Eyes Robot-Only Production for Cameras

By Yuri Kageyama | May 14
Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs - a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics.

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