Sunday, 26 May 2013

Network transparency: How future mobile networks could be built into glass windows

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How does copyright work in space?


Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recently performed David Bowie's Space Oddity on the International Space Station. It is now playing to an international audience via YouTube.
Credit: NASA/ The Economist

Warning: copyright is even worse in space than it is on Earth.

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Saturday, 25 May 2013

GText from MightyText • SMS from Gmail


Credit: Google/ The Gadgeteer

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Friday, 24 May 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4 performance is top-notch (video)


Credit: Consumer Reports

Fast. Fastest. For now. :)

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/04/samsung-galaxy-s4-review/

http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2013/05/the-best-smart-phone-in-our-tests-samsung-galaxy-s4.html

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Auto exhaust contributes to clogged arteries

Add one more to the list of internal combustion engine disasters.

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Thursday, 23 May 2013

Patent Wars: Apple levels its latest patent complaints at Samsung’s Galaxy S4

Surprised?

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Samsung & LG OLED investment failure: moving back to LCD


Credit: Boy Genius Report

Planning on buying an OLED tv? Not likely to happen soon, if at all.

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