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Microsoft Surface Teardown — We got our hands on Microsoft's new Surface, and to its credit, it lasted a good twenty minutes before we decided to tear it open. EditStep 1 — Microsoft Surface Teardown Is that the display assembly from a PC laptop? Nope, it's the new Microsoft Surface …
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Windows 8 Success Hinges on $10 Component — The success of Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system may hinge...on hinges. — Hardware companies are grappling with the fact that the Windows 8 software has a touch-oriented user interface. That means not simply adding touch screens …
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Major Wireless Carriers Hunker Down For Hurricane Sandy — Hurricane Sandy, what may essentially be the biggest storm to hit the North Eastern seaboard in history, is barreling toward us, through the Atlantic, at this very second. It's estimated to cause between $2.5 and $3 billion in wind damage alone …
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal shed paywalls for Hurricane Sandy — As people go online to get more information on Hurricane Sandy, news outlets are responding by making their content free. — Two major publications have stripped away their paywalls to give consumers unfettered access …
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| Ka-Ping Yee / Google LatLong: |
New Crisis Response maps feature preparedness information for Hurricane Sandy — Already responsible for a reported 41 deaths across the Caribbean, late-season Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall again early this week on the East Coast of the United States.
| Ken Yeung / The Next Web: |
Amazon goes on the offensive. Mocks Apple and compares Kindle Fire HD to iPad Mini on its homepage. — It has only been a few days since Apple announced its new iPad mini tablet device and Amazon has decided to put a damper on the iPad mini's introduction to the world.
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32GB Nexus 7 Goes on Display at Office Depot for $249, 16GB Drops to $199 — Not that we weren't fully expecting this to happen, but in case you needed one last ounce of proof that the 32GB Nexus 7 was arriving for $249 and the 16GB version was dropping to $199, we have it for you.
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| Andrea Smith / Mashable!: |
Apple Will Sell App-Enabled, Color-Changing Light Bulbs — When you think of Apple, you think of iPhones or iPods, or perhaps a MacBook, but you probably don't think about home automation. That may change starting Tuesday, when Philips starts selling its Hue light bulbs exclusively …
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases Windows Phone 8 syncing app for Windows 8 and RT — With less than 24 hours to go until Microsoft takes the covers off Windows Phone 8 once and for all, the company has released a companion app in the Windows Store that'll work in tandem with the new devices.
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| Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
Google's Nexus 4 and Android 4.2 get the hands-on treatment in new video — The much anticipated LG Nexus 4 smartphone has been caught on a video uploaded to YouTube. — In it the user, 3Sverige, is happy to show off the device from every angle, revealing a glossy black and chrome colour scheme …
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| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
Nokia Lumia 822 officially announced for Verizon Wireless, priced at $99.99 on contract — Verizon and Nokia just announced that the Lumia 822 will be coming to Verizon Wireless, though unfortunately there aren't any pricing or release date details available yet.
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| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Better on the inside: under the hood of Windows 8 — Windows 8's UI is eye-catching, but there's improvement under the hood as well. — Windows 8's most obvious—and most divisive—new feature is its user interface. However, it would be a mistake to think that the user interface … | Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon sues former Amazon Web Services sales chief over his new job at Google — Amazon.com has filed suit against Daniel Powers, the former vice president in charge of global sales for Amazon Web Services — alleging that his new job as Google's director of cloud platform sales violates …
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Advertisers Refine Mobile Pitches for Phones and Tablets — SAN FRANCISCO — Say you are in a strange city and need a hotel for the night. You pull out your phone, search for hotels on Google and see a nearby one listed at the top of the rankings, with a little phone icon that says, “Call.”Sponsor Posts
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