One previous study published in 2010, found that viruses could be easily transferred between your fingers and glass surfaces, similar to the surface on a smart phone.

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With the touch of a remote, connected tablet or phone, Samsung Smart TV viewers can easily surface content or offers related to the TV shows and commercials they are watching.

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If you're already a fan of talk radio or you're curious about what kinds of programs are available in free podcasts but don't know where to begin, Stitcher's Smart Station will almost surely surface several shows that will pique your interest.

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Engineering this sound into the design of the Surface tablet was a smart move for Microsoft, but building advertising around this distinctive sound is even cleverer on the part of the unnamed advertising agency behind the campaign.

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On the surface it seems like a smart, no-lose bet.

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On the surface, it seems like a smart tactic.

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The pictures also cover Sony's plans to add a lightweight keyboard to its next tablet, similar to Microsoft's Surface plans, but with some Smart Cover-esque kickstand skills thrown in for good measure.

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Talk to him for a bit, and then show him something very, very trippy: virtual toy robots fighting it out on a real surface that can only be seen through a smart phone.

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With this new platform, Microsoft offers a fresh approach to phone software, distinguished by smart design and truly integrated experiences that bring to the surface the content people care about from the Web and applications.

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When the VivoTab Smart was first announced, there were some tech bloggers who suggested it came with a Surface-style keyboard.

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SMART-1, which has been orbiting lower and lower around the moon, will soon crash onto the surface of the heavenly body.

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