Wireless technology transfers stored photos from a digital camera or cellphone placed on the table to the Surface screen.

WSJ: The Shape of Computers to Come?

In an application with the U.S. Patent Office published in December 2007, Apple described a wireless system that would allow customers to place an order at a store using a wireless device such as a media player, a wireless personal digital assistant or a cellphone.

FORBES: With EasyPay, Apple Makes It Easier To Spend Your Money For Its Products

Yesterday at Microsoft's Government Leaders Forum, in front of 300 leader figures from Canada, Latin America and the US, you apparently outlined a future where one's cellphone will becomes their " digital wallet, " and you'll be able to do things like scan business cards?

ENGADGET: Bill Gates has his say of things

After the Librarian of Congress declared that unlocking a cellphone violated copyright law under the DMCA (that's Digital Millennium Copyright Act) activists kicked into high gear in an attempt to prevent or reverse the decision.

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