Mobile Minutes: BlackBerry's Android software; Microsoft's giant tablet; Vietnam's mobile upswing; Facebook eyes Oculus
Exclusive: BlackBerry may put Android system on new
device: sources
BlackBerry is considering equipping an upcoming smartphone with Google Inc.'s Android
software for the first time, an acknowledgement that its revamped line of
devices has failed to win mass appeal, according to four sources familiar with
the matter.
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This is Microsoft's giant, $20,000 tablet
The Microsoft Surface Hub is a cross between a super-sized tablet and a
whiteboard. The expansive 84-inch Hub has a "4K" ultra
high-definition display and will cost $20,000.
Read more on CNN Money
Vietnam?s mobile revolution catapults millions into the
digital age
To get an idea of how the mobile Web is catapulting millions of people into the
digital age by skipping landline connections, have a look at Vietnam.
Read more on Wall Street Journal
Facebook sees its future in the Oculus Touch controller
Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer tells WIRED the controllers will let you shoot
virtual guns and pick up virtual stuff. But in the future, he says, this kind
of tech will also put you?or something like you?into the virtual world.
Read more on Wired