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i-mate Smartphone Has Intel Inside, Runs Windows 8 Pro—Assuming It's Not Vaporware
— According to the Seattle Times, erstwhile mobile device maker i-mate has something amazing brewing: a 4.7-inch phone that runs a full version of Windows 8 Pro—not Windows Phone 8, mind you …
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Microsoft's Big Hidden Windows 8 Feature: Built-In Advertising
— Despite the fact that I've been using Windows 8 for the past three weeks, I somehow managed to overlook a rather stark feature in the OS: ads. No, we're not talking about ads cluttering up the desktop or login screen …
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Nintendo Wii Bundle Drops to $130 Ahead of Wii U Launch, Includes a Second Game
— With Nintendo getting ready to roll out its next generation Wii U console on November 18, 2012, the company decided now was a good time to cut the price of its existing Wii hardware, or at least to announce it.
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Mozilla Developers Testing Mobile OS
— Mozilla has been experimenting with an interesting idea called Boot 2 Gecko. Essentially, B2G (as it's called) is a mobile operating system based on the Web, as opposed to what the project's wiki calls “proprietary, single-vendor stacks”.
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AMD Gains HPC Market Share, Interlagos On The Way
— AMD announced its share of the TOP500 supercomputer list has grown 15 percent in the past six months. The company credits industry trends, upgrade paths, and competitive pricing for the increase. Of the 68 Opteron-based systems on the list …
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Intel Officially Announces Thunderbolt Technology, Formerly Codenamed Light Peak
— We have discussed Intel's Light Peak technology on a number of occasions over the last few years. We caught a glimpse of the technology at work at the Intel Developers Forum a couple of years ago …
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Acer's “Alive” Digital Content Platform: A New App Store Emerges
— Is there room in the world for another app store? App stores seem to be emerging at a record pace these days. On the smartphone, there's the Android Market, Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World and a few others from LG, etc.
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Fujitsu Develops More Compact, Efficient Wireless Charging Solution
— Wireless charging. To some, it's a dream. To others, it's a reality. But no one would argue that it's as advanced as it should be. PowerMat has proven that with accessory cases and a plugged-in mat, one can “wirelessly” charge their cellphone.
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Zune Media Players Taking Flight With United Airlines
— Microsoft's Zune HD sure has seen a difficult road. No matter how hard the company tried, they never could gain ground on Apple. The iPod has proven too strong for even Microsoft's marketing powers, and now it's rare to hear anything about the player at all.
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