While there are already systems that allow smartphones to identify objects by photographing them, such technology doesn't work well in dim light – plus, not everyone wants to bother taking photos. A ...

Layar today announced a new component for its Layar augmented reality browser called Layar Vision. The chief benefit introduced with Layar Vision is that it allows mobile phones to recognize up to 50 ...

A new smartphone is able to scan not only the appearance but also the chemical composition of objects around it. Manufactured by Chinese company Changhong, the “H2” is fitted with a dedicated ...

Google has purchased Moodstocks, a French startup that specializes in speedy object recognition from a smartphone, showing (again) the search giant's intense interest in AI. Unlike other products ...

A developer made an augmented-reality tool that lets people copy and paste objects from the real world. In a demo, creator Cyril Diagne uses a smartphone to take a photo of an object and paste it into ...

For those not familiar, the Windows Phone Store has combed through the hundreds of thousands of apps and games to create a series of Collections to help users get started in the right direction. You ...

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Stacey Vanek Smith: The iPhone 5 is expected to be unveiled at a press conference later today. Apple’s iPhone is a major object of desire these days. David Brancaccio, the new host of the Marketplace ...