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Lenovo expands X1 line with new Yoga convertible, tablet, updated Carbon laptop, standalone monitor, and all-in-one — Lenovo's X1 PC line scores new Thinkpads and more — Lenovo's popular X1 product lineup is getting a big expansion in coming weeks, not the least of which is the addition of yet another ThinkPad X1 Carbon.| Brett Howse / AnandTech: |
Lenovo unveils keyboard, pico projector, and 3D imaging attachments for new modular $899 ThinkPad X1 tablet — Lenovo Launches The Modular ThinkPad X1 Tablet at CES — The convertible tablet segment has certainly gained a foothold over the last year or two, and now we are seeing a lot of great designs in this space.
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Mark Zuckerberg's challenge in 2016 is to build an AI butler like in ‘Iron Man’ — For the past year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been reading two books a month. He's spent other years learning Mandarin or only eating meat that he killed. — This year, Zuckerberg is clearly envious of Iron Man Tony Stark's futuristic life.
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All Ford 2017 cars with Sync 3 will include CarPlay and Android Auto out of the box, 2016 vehicles upgradeable later this year — Ford is finally adding CarPlay and Android Auto to its cars — Ford has long indicated that CarPlay and Android Auto were part of its long-term infotainment strategy …
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CES 2016: Acer launches first Chromebase with Intel Core CPU, new laptops, Iconia One 8 tablet — In addition to the Chromebase 24, the new systems include a refreshed Chromebook 11 and Aspire Switch 12 S and V Nitro Black Edition notebooks with Intel's latest RealSense 3D camera.
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| Ian King / Bloomberg Business: |
Nvidia estimates that just 13M PCs in 2016 will have the graphics capabilities needed to run VR — Few Computers Are Powerful Enough to Support Virtual Reality — VR headsets are almost ready to hit stores, but less than 1 percent of PCs will be capable of running them.
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GM invests $500M in Lyft as part of a $1B round at a $5.5B valuation, partners with Lyft to provide fleet of on-demand autonomous vehicles — Lyft And General Motors Are Partnering To Bring You On-Demand Driverless Cars — “I think it's fair to say [we'll see a fleet of autonomous vehicles … | Steve Dent / Engadget: |
WiFi Alliance approves new 802.11ah “HaLow” WiFi standard, aimed at connected home devices — New WiFi standard offers more range for less power — The WiFi Alliance has finally approved the eagerly-anticipated 802.11ah WiFi standard and dubbed it “HaLow.”
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As private funding cools, more tech firms may IPO in 2016, but will need to show more for higher valuations — With Startup Pileup, 2016 Tech IPOs Will Face Tough Investors — Less private funding may mean more startups turn to IPOs — Better balance sheets will be needed for higher valuations| Boyd Chan / Neowin: |
Jolla announces that some of its crowdfunding backers will not receive a tablet — Jolla announces that it is unable to fulfill all Jolla Tablet crowdfunding perks — Back in November, Jolla announced that it had hit hard times after a lead investor had pulled out of its November round of financing.
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How Amazon aims to conquer India, the next “trillion-dollar market” — Amazon Invades India — How Jeff Bezos aims to conquer the next “trillion-dollar market.” The inside story. — In the blistering heat one recent afternoon, a crowd of people gathered down a narrow side street … | Russell Berman / The Atlantic: |
Both major US political parties will use a new vote-tallying app made by Microsoft and Interknowlogy at Iowa caucuses this year — The Iowa Caucus Gets an Upgrade — Caucus Night 2012 was not exactly a banner evening for the Republican Party of Iowa. — Reporting problems plagued … Sponsor Posts
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