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Microsofts next flagship Windows Phone will include Kinect-like 3D Touch controls

2014-06-10 20:37:23| Extremetech

Microsoft (Nokia) is working on a successor to the Lumia 1020, codenamed McLaren, that will pair a massive PureView camera on the back of the smartphone with a bunch of other sensors to provide a new range of interactive gesture controls -- including Kinect-like finger movements above the screen, but also new 'gestures' like automatically enabling speakerphone if you place your phone on the table, or muting a call if you place it against your chest. The phone is destined to launch in November in the US, and it probably won't be a carrier exclusive.

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New Windows Phone to Support Kinect-Like Gestures?

2014-06-10 17:39:28| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide

Microsoft's long-rumored Nokia "McLaren" phone may be the first the implement its "3D Touch" technology.

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Baby Steps for Windows Phone in Smartphone Race

2014-05-29 21:38:28| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide

Windows Phone is expected to grow its market share to double that of today's by 2018. Blackberry, on the other hand, will continue its slow fade into obscurity.

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First Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone goes on sale

2014-05-15 15:35:15| Wireless - Topix.net

Microsoft may have announced Windows Phone 8.1 early last month, but the first smartphone running the latest tiled operating system only just went on sale.

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