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Watch: Control Your Computer With the Wave of a Hand
Leap Motion is a new accessory that can track subtle finger movements.

Japan's NTT Docomo applies for 700 MHz license

TOKYO (Reuters) - NTT Docomo Inc said on Wednesday it plans to apply for a license to upgrade its base stations to tap the 700 megahertz spectrum for high-speed mobile services, as it races with smaller rivals to attract smartphone users. The cost of migration to support a network for 3.9-generation phones could cost as much as 150 billion yen ($1.9 billion), it said. Japan's Communications Ministry allocated the coveted 900 MHz spectrum in February to smaller rival Softbank Corp, which supplies Apple Inc's iPhone in Japan along with KDDI Corp. ($1 = 79. ...

Regulators probe bank's role in Facebook IPO

Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative report about the company before the stock started trading.

Watch: TechBytes 5.17.12
Google introduces their new "knowledge graph" search function.

Photos: Black Hole Shreds Star
The Lyrid meteor shower was so bright that it could been during the day and night from California to Nevada.