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First iPad Mini vs. Retina: No contest
Going from the original iPad Mini to the Retina Mini is pretty jarring. Use the new Mini once and the old one is doorstop material. Read this article by Brooke Crothers on CNET News.
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Dell intros 4K monitors; sub-$1,000 model coming soon
The star of the show is the UltraSharp 32 pictured below. Otherwise known as the UP3214Q, this appears to be the same monitor Dell was showing earlier in the year. It has a 31.5" IGZO panel with a 3840x2160 display resolution good for 140 PPI.
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Inside Vertu, makers of the world's most expensive phones
Vertu started life in the late 1990s as an indulgence for Nokia's designers. Led by Frank Nuovo, the group set out to explore what a phone could look and feel like if its design were unconstrained...
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German scientists develop warm LED
A German team has developed a way to give LEDs, which shed bluish or cold light, a warm tone. It could revolutionize highly efficient LEDs - and it's gained them a science prize nomination.
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This Is What Comes After Silicon Chips
Amazing research into carbon nanotubes gives us a hint of one future chip technology.
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'This is not a good place to live': inside Ghana's dump for electronic waste
At Agbogbloshie, young people scavenge for scrap metal amid the smoke from plastics fires. The health risks are obvious – but the money is too good to ignore
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Using copyright to keep repair manuals secret undermines circular economy
Electronics manufacturers are denying consumers access to repair manuals, and it's working against the environment
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This Insane Case Mod Looks Like a World War III Fever Dream
As desktop towers have given way to today’s sleek laptops and even sleeker mobile devices, all glued shut to preclude even the possibility of tinkering, we’ve lost something valuable: the art of the case mod. Thankfully, over in Japan, Hiroto Ikeuchi is keeping the craft alive in spectacular fashion.
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Price for Samsung's new 110-inch 4K TV: $152,000
Hey, big spender, here's something to add to next year's Christmas list: Samsung's new 110-inch 4K television, which the electronics giant has just priced at a whopping $152,000.
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Federal judge upholds the government's right to search electronics at the border
A US judge has declared that the government can still search and confiscate your electronic devices when you cross the border — dismissing a lawsuit against the policy largely on the grounds that such searches are rare occurrences.
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Samsung's Enormous 110-inch Ultra HDTV Goes On Sale Monday
It is available for custom orders, that is just before Samsung launch the new generation of Ultra HD TVs, which will include a 105-inch curved model.
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Five trends to watch at CES
The big names show off their most recent lines of gadgets alongside eye-catching prototypes of future devices that may or may not ever make it into stores. Smaller companies fill booths with oddball gadgets and robots, plus more mundane fillers like phone accessories. Here's a peek at what to expect from 2014's first big technology conference.
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That rumored 'iPad Pro' could be more than just a big iPad
Looking ahead to 2014, reports are piling up about a larger iPad. One analyst speculates on what Apple could be planning.
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A new type of battery that uses the same molecule found in rhubarb?
A funky battery that’s made of natural materials and uses liquid tanks is being developed in a lab at Harvard. If the breakthrough makes it to market it could be a low cost energy storage option for clean power.
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AMD says its next PC chip trumps Intel with 12 'compute cores' and smoother gaming
A decade ago, AMD brought us the first dual-core x86 processor. Then, starting in 2008, the company came out with tri-core and quad-core designs in quick...
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Has the remote control led to the downfall of society?
Remote controls have made all our lives easier. From universal remote control televisions and other consumer electronics, to remote controlled garages to advances in remote controlled surgeries, there's no denying that the ability to control things remotely has improved the quality of life for everyone.
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Natural 3-D counterpart to graphene discovered: New form of quantum matter
A natural 3-D counterpart to 2-D graphene with similar or even better electron mobility and velocity has been discovered. This discovery promises exciting new things to come for the high-tech industry, including much faster transistors and far more compact hard drives.
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Motorola CEO talks $50 smartphone, customizable screen sizes
Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside revealed a good portion of the company's future plans in an interview with Trusted Reviews. The first item mentioned was a smartphone that would be even cheaper than the Moto G, a device that costs $179 off-contract. In the interview, Woodside...
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IBM's speedy graphene chip could lead to super-efficient mobile devices
Chips with graphene inside are theoretically quicker than plain silicon designs, but they've been slow in practice; the manufacturing process often
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How your boss can keep you on a leash
Hitachi, the big electronics company based in Japan, is manufacturing and selling to corporations a device intended to increase efficiency in the workplace. It has a rather bland and generic-sounding name: the Hitachi Business Microscope.
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