Especially when it comes to security breaches done through fake quick response codes, or QR codes (crossword puzzle looking bar code scan-able by some smart phones), the iPhone is a lot safer, he says.

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Cameras mounted in strategic locations zeroed in on his eyes, did a quick retina scan to identify him as John Anderson, and transmitted this information real-time to talking Billboards.

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Only Ryan Sidebottom - cleared of a side injury following a scan on Friday evening - will know why he tried to pull a quick delivery that was too close to him and simply lobbed back to India's left-arm paceman in the same over.

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In addition, Microsoft showed an update to Bing Maps that enables indoor search, such as within shopping malls, and a Google Goggles-like service called Bing Vision that lets users scan products like books to find quick links to product reviews, prices and vendors.

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