"Fujitsu don't get out of bed for less than one million households and we only have half a million, " a Cumbria County Council spokeswoman told the BBC.

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This, of course, isn't the first advancement Fujitsu has made in hard drive technology, with the company also recently announcing that it was turning to advanced lubricants to help hit the 1 Tbit per square inch mark.

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Fujitsu's Stylistic S01 isn't the company's only attempt to cater to an older audience.

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In terms of pricing and availability, well, we definitely don't have a price, but Fujitsu did indicate it would arrive in Japan first, followed by Europe in June.

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Like other proofs-of-concept with Fujitsu's PalmSecure technology, you don't actually have to lay your hand on the sensor to make it work -- hovering above it will work just fine.

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No, we haven't heard any rumors of NEC merging with Fujitsu, but apparently both companies enjoyed busting out the ugly stick on their latest creations.

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Tokyo, July 23, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that its new docomo NEXT series REGZA Phone T-02D smartphone will be available in Japan from NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

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Even so, that won't be ready until at least the end of the year, says a Fujitsu rep.

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We were so busy playing with Fujitsu's GPS cane and 5-inch F-02E phone, that we didn't even notice the company introduce a waterproof, dustproof Android tablet.

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