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An in-depth look inside the top-secret lab where Jonathan Ive's design team created the Apple Watch — The Shape of Things to Come — How an industrial designer became Apple's greatest product. — I. Launch Day … “We can do this the easy way or we can do this the cute way.” — »
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DOT and FAA Propose New Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems — WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration today proposed a framework of regulations that would allow routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in today's aviation system …
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Infosys Acquires SaaS Provider Panaya In Deal Valued At $200M — Consulting and IT services provider Infosys announced today that it will acquire Panaya, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company. Worth an enterprise value of about $200 million, the deal is expected to close by the end of March.| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
HP Stream and Pavilion Mini desktops reviewed: cheap starting at $179, decent performance despite bloatware, and easy to upgrade — Cheap, functional, upgradeable: HP's Stream and Pavilion Mini desktops reviewed — These inexpensive Windows desktops have a surprising amount to offer.| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
AT&T to sell Blackberry Passport for $200 and Classic for $50 on contract, starting Feb. 20th — BlackBerry's new phones finally come to a US carrier this month — AT&T to sell the Passport and Classic starting on February 20th — BlackBerry's latest devices …
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| Neil Savage / IEEE Spectrum: |
Researchers working on a light-based “Li-Fi” wireless system capable of 100 Gbps speeds, requires direct line of sight to a receiver — Li-Fi-like System Would Bring 100-Gbps Speeds Straight to Your Computer — The light that zips data across the Internet's backbone used …
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| Mat Smith / Engadget: |
VAIO resurrects its flagship Z series with two new hybrid laptops — Now that the independent company's got rid of those excess components, it's time for VAIO to start making something new. And it's not a smartphone. Yet. The PC maker has announced two new PCs here in Tokyo: the VAIO Z and VAIO Z Canvas.
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| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
Small MVNOs FreedomPop and Republic Wireless rely primarily on Wi-Fi, fall back on cellular to reduce costs; new entrants like Google may do the same — Small Phone Companies Use Wi-Fi to Punch Above Their Weight — SAN FRANCISCO — It would not be an insult to say Republic Wireless and FreedomPop are obscure little companies.
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| Scott Stein / CNET: |
LG announces Watch Urbane, an Android Wear smartwatch with a round display and metal body — LG reveals LG Watch Urbane, an Android Wear watch with looks to battle Apple — LG Watch Urbane: ready for your fancy suit. — LG's latest smartwatch has gone for a fancy look, but still runs Android Wear.
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| James Temperton / Wired.co.uk: |
After UK court ruling, Privacy International website allows you to ask if GCHQ spied on you — You can now find out if GCHQ spied on you — People from around the world can join a campaign to find out if British intelligence agency GCHQ illegally spied on them — and force it to delete the data.| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
Behind Quirky's crowdsourcing model, which promises to bring hardware products to market faster — The Invention Mob, Brought to You by Quirky — As inventions go, Jake Zien's was a clever fix rather than an imaginative breakthrough: Irritation was the mother of his invention.| Mona Lalwani / The Verge: |
Binaural audio recording, which creates realistic 3D sound, resurges thanks to virtual reality — Surrounded by sound: how 3D audio hacks your brain — A century-old audio technology is making a comeback thanks to VR — On a crisp afternoon late last year, I made my way to Manhattan's Upper East Side …
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