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GADGETS
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IBM builds 9 nanometer carbon nanotube transistor, puts silicon on notice
It's not the smallest transistor out there, but the boffins at IBM have constructed the tiniest carbon nanotube transistor to date. It's nine nanometers in size, making it one nanometer smaller than the presumed physical limit of silicon transistors.Jan 28, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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GAMING
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Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion warps in first screens
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, expected to launch sometime this run around the sun, splits the existing factions of the epic real-time strategy series into loyalist and rebel groups. Today, publisher Stardock released the first screens of theJan 28, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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The Binding of Isaac closing in on 450K sales
Edmund McMillen's The Binding of Isaac, a dark, "Roguelike" exploration of childhood trauma, is close to selling 450,000 copies."It's just ridiculous, there's no reason for this game to have done well. It's nice for everyone involved," McMillen said i...Jan 28, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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LIFE ONLINE
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It’s okay to peek: phone size comparison tool reveals how your equipment stacks up
See any trend emerging here? Yes, we agree that Google's phones are getting hotter with each generation, but that's not the answer we're looking for. Here's a hint: if you examine the above image really closely, you might alsoJan 26, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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European Commission unveils new online privacy rules, aims to protect consumer data
As SOPA's aftershocks continue to ripple across the US, a slightly different brand of techno-political drama is unfolding over in Europe, where the European Commission today announced a new set of online privacy regulations. The new legislation, unve...Jan 25, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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INTERNET MARKETING
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ICANN pushes ahead with January 12 launch for new top-level domains
Despite protests and threats of legal action, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is pushing ahead with its plans to expand theJan 05, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Terrified of cybersquatting, businesses battle plan for more top-level domains
Now ICANN has done it—they've gone and made the advertising industry angry, along with an army of other trademark andNov 23, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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OPENSOURCE
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Web video framework company publishes State of HTML5 Video document
As Flash's ubiquity begins to erode, standards-based Web technologies are going to become the path forward for developers who want to offer a userJan 28, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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KDE 4.8 released with QML bits and new password framework
The developers behind the KDE project have released version 4.8 of the open source desktop environment. The minor release brings a number of newJan 27, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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BUSINESS
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Larry Bock: Tinker and Change the World
Tinkering -- that hands-on, garage-based tradition -- is making a comeback among average Americans, promising to change our lives for the better on several fronts.Jan 28, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Twitter’s New Censorship Policy Ignites Global Outrage
NEW YORK — Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling...Jan 28, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
