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Goliath wins: AMD retreats, retrenches, and seeks to reinvent itself
AMD's Analyst Day, in more depth. AMD isn't going to tangle with Intel at the high end anymore -- so what comes next?
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Cadillac CUE raises the bar with capacitive touch, haptic feedback, dual-screen display
Slick, yes, but does new technology make the Cadillac XTS, ATS and SRX better or just different from other touchscreens and the Audi-BMW control knobs?
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MIT’s photonic crystals lead towards nuclear batteries everywhere
Researchers at MIT have developed photonic crystals that, in as little as two years, could enable the use of hydrocarbon and nuclear reactors in portable electronic devices.
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Windows Phone 8 detailed: It’s like Windows 8, but not quite
From deep Windows 8, Skype, and SkyDrive integration, through to the addition of NFC "wallet" payments and BitLocker encryption, it sounds like Windows Phone 8 will be a very exciting mobile OS indeed.
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AMD’s Analyst Day confirms APU cancellations, trims core counts
AMD's Analyst Day is finally here, with fresh information on the company's roadmaps through 2013. It's mostly business as usual, but there are a few surprising moves around 28nm.
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How extreme do you need your PC?
A wonderful thing about computers, like cars, is that there's one out there for everyone. But in recent weeks I've been particularly sensitive to a trend I truly don't understand: Computers, or cases for them, that don't seem to be designed with their users in mind.
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Graphene acts as plasmonic antenna, leads towards 0.1nm wires in chips
Are you sick of graphene-related breakthroughs yet? No? Excellent!
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How to properly secure your iPhone or Android device
It might be a hassle, but it's a good idea to secure your smartphone before it's too late.
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MIT creates solar cell from grass clippings
A researcher at MIT has created solar panels from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead leaves. In a few years, it'll be possible to stir some grass clippings into a bag of cheap chemicals, paint the mixture on your roof, and immediately start producing electricity.
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Facebook’s only weakness: Mobile
With a growing mobile userbase, but no network infrastructure of its own, no strong ties to either iOS or Android, and no income from mobile users, Facebook is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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