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Nvidia Tegra 4i Hits 150 Mbps in Demo, Ready for LTE Advanced and AT&T
— For Nvidia to get back in the smartphone race against Qualcomm, it needs a platform that's future proof. And that's exactly what the Tegra 4i promises. Shown here at CTIA 2013 in Las Vegas, the mobile processor …
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HP SlateBook x2 Targets iPad with $479 Detachable Android Tablet
— HP is going right after the iPad with the SlateBook x2, the first Android detachable tablet with Nvidia's powerful Tegra 4 processor inside. Available in August, this hybrid slate has a full HD 10.2 inch display and a keyboard dock with its own battery.
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Toshiba Kirabook Challenges MacBook Air with Retina-Like Display (Video)
— The Kirabook isn't just another laptop for Toshiba; it's the first product in a new luxury brand designed to go toe-to-toe with Apple at the high end of the market. Priced at a fairly steep $1,599 …
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Thuraya's SatSleeve Turns Your iPhone Into A Satellite Phone
— Satellite cell phones are not for the everyday user. They're clunky, they're rugged, and look more than a little outdated. However, satellite network provider Thuraya seeks to change this with its SatSleeve- a case turns …
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Samsung Galaxy S 4 Benchmarked: Serious Power, Dim Display
— After months of waiting, Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy S 4 to the world, and its latest super phone is packing some serious power. There will be two versions of the Galaxy S 4, an international model powered …
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E Ink Android Phone Lasts a Week, Weighs Next to Nothing
— Who would want a smartphone with a grayscale E Ink screen? Anyone who want days of battery life, superior outdoor readability and low cost should be interested in using the technology in a phone.
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Dell Latitude 10 Enhanced Security Hands-On: Built-in Fingerprint, Smart Card Readers
— Further adding to its business creds, Dell today announced a new version of its Latitude 10 with a built-in fingerprint reader and SmartCard reader-the first for any Windows 8 tablet.
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HP Launches New Sleekbook and TouchSmart Sleekbook, Start at $479
— Don't look now, but AMD is going in for the Ultrabook kill. While some of the lowest cost Intel-powered Ultrabooks cost $549 to 599, the new HP Pavilion Sleekbook just announced at CES 2013 will start at a low $479 when it goes on sale January 13th.
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New Windows 8 Apps Include Dropbox, ESPN, PayPal, More
— Where are the apps? That's the question we asked in our review of the Microsoft Surface, and it's one of the bigger question marks plaguing Microsoft's Windows 8 launch. At today's Build 2012 kick-off, Microsoft bigwigs quelled …
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Samsung Windows 8 PCs Will Have Start Menu After All
— Itís a case of now you see it, now you don't and now you do again over at Samsung. When we first reported on Samsung's first Windows 8 devices, notably the Series 5 and Series 7 Slate, they featured S Launcher …
Defrag Tools: WPT - Command Line — Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder, and Larry Larsen continue walking you through the Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT).
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry — In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls — For the past several months, we've exposed the flaws in the patent system and how they're being exploited by opportunistic patent trolls looking to extort a quick buck …
Hadoop, Hadoop, Hurrah! HDP for Windows is Now GA! — Today we are very excited to announce that Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows (HDP for Windows) is now generally available and ready to support the most demanding production workloads.
“Yammer sucks” — Not to be mean to Yammer, or anything — it's a very good tool for some use cases — but that's what a customer told me recently (and others feel the same way).