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ET deals: $549 for Dell Inspiron 14z Core i5 ultrabook
At first glance, some of us more tech savvy folk might be quick to dismiss the common ultrabook. It’s a slim piece of aluminum with a low voltage processor and SSD cache, what’s the big deal? The big deal is that an ultrabook offers a good all-around computing experience, and with today’s deal it can…
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Mozilla drags its feet on blocking third-party tracking cookies
Mozilla has been courting controversy with its move toward blocking some third-party cookies by default in Firefox. While preventing unvisited websites from setting cookies is undoubtedly good for consumers, advertisers are none too happy about it. Sadly, Mozilla is now delaying this feature thanks to the complaints it has received from "concerned site owners."
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Google I/O 2013 in pictures: Glass, sensor motes, robot mixologists, and more
Only a relative few get to experience Google I/O in person. For those who didn't get to, or those who did and want to relive the highlights, here are some of our favorite images from the conference.
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3D photography: Is there still hope for 3D TV’s stillborn cousin?
Here's an interesting question for you: Where are all the 3D digital cameras and photos? There are 3D TVs, 3D movies, 3D games, 3D printers, Kinect -- but, when it comes to 3D still cameras, the market is almost completely barren. Sure, there's a handful of 3D point-and-shoot cameras, but they're not exactly flying off the shelves -- but more importantly, the 3D smartphone market basically died a few months after it was created by the LG Optimus 3D.
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Researchers create cheap, single-pixel 3D camera that can see beyond visible light
Rather than using the millions of pixels normally found in 3D imaging cameras, a team of scientists from Glasgow University have cut that down to a single, light-sensing pixel, not only making the camera smaller, but much cheaper as well. Furthermore, along with creating 3D images, the scientists claim that the new single-pixel camera is capable of seeing frequencies beyond the visible spectrum of light.
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Supercomputing director bets $2,000 that we won’t have exascale computing by 2020
The Deputy Director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has put $2000 of his own money on a bet that we won't have exascale computing by 2020, but still believes the endeavor is vital to long-term US interests and scientific discovery.
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The technology behind Google’s new underwater Street View
Mapping and photographing streets is tough enough, but Google's Street View team has partnered with Underwater Earth to create immersive images of some of the world's most important and threatened coral reefs -- creating some cool camera technology in the process.
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Intel could’ve powered the original iPhone, but decided against it, says ex-CEO Otellini
Intel's Paul Otellini has admitted, on his last day as Intel's CEO, that the original iPhone could've been powered by an Intel CPU -- but Intel decided against it.
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ET deals: $400 off Dell U2711 27-inch WQHD monitor, $50 off remote spy tank, and more
We’ve got another roundup of the best deals across the web, and leading today’s list is the lowest price ever on Dell’s UltraSharp U2711 monitor. This 27-inch display sports a 2560×1440 resolution and a gorgeous IPS LCD panel, now available for just $599 marked down from $999. Also from Dell is its unique XPS 12…
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Is Play Google’s new secret weapon against Android fragmentation?
Google's foray into multiplayer gaming is not just a welcome set of features for gamers. It also marks a new way for Google to push out key platform elements to all Android users without the bottleneck of OEMs and carriers.
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