SONY has upgraded its landmark SmartWatch giving it longer battery life, NFC communications, and making it water resistant. In a statement released overnight, Sony hailed its new SmartWatch 2 as being "a multi-functional message ...
Gartner is giving the thumbs up to Windows 8.1, crediting the operating system refresh with overcoming the major downsides of Windows 8. Improvements to Windows 8 that will become available next week should prompt businesses to ...
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Apple and Samsung have both released new laptops that utilize the power management capability of Intel's latest chip -- and to great result. But these are top-of-the-food-chain systems -- sleek and thin, with power-efficient SSDs and a ...
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Electric toothbrushes were first introduced in the U.S. in 1960 by a company called Squibb, and marketed under the name Broxodent. Today, there are dozens of different brands available, with a myriad of features, including ...
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There are a couple of different options available for repairing window screens, depending on the level of damage involved. A contractor fixes a screen. Photo by Trigem777/istockphoto.com. Kittens look cute hanging from screen doors, ...
Inspection equipment firms Loma Systems and Lock Inspection Systems have outlined their strategy after officially unveiling the partnership at the Total Processing and Packaging show Loma, which is owned by US company ITW, acquired Lock ...
Manufacturing activity in May contracted for the first time since November 2012, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity—at 49 in May was down 1.7 ...
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The fact that Google Glass is months away from launch hasn't dimmed speculation about what the most-anticipated tech product of 2013 will be like to use when it actually lands in stores (late this year, a Google spokesperson confirmed to ...
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If the question about tornadoes comes up at his Oklahoma City data center, as it sometimes does, Todd Currie, vice president of operations and general manager at Perimeter Technology, has answers. He even has a cutout sample of his roof to ...
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All winter long, your car took a beating. There was salt; there was sand; there was that time you accidentally drove into a snow bank. Liquids are now dripping from your car's underside onto your driveway, and they're not water. Rings of ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Not long after Specialized unveiled its new wind tunnel, employees at Giant challenged the fellow Californian brand to a duel: Giant's Propel SL Advanced o versus the Specialized Venge S-Works Di2 in a head-to-head battle to determine, once ...
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SoftBank has received all the necessary state approvals for the Japanese mobile carrier to acquire a majority stake in Sprint Nextel for $20 billion, the companies announced. On Thursday, California Public Utilities Commission voted to ...
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Pool season has arrived. Suspicion will soon mount about that child who managed to swim for four hours straight. When grandpa jumps in the pool straight after his five hour drive to see you with no bathroom break in between, eyeballs will ...
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For the first time since 2007, the number of inactive Americans has surpassed the 80 million mark at 80.4 million, or 28% of the U.S. population, according to the latest participation study released by the Physical Activity Council, a ...
THE Australian and US equity markets have now been officially downgraded to "underweight" by Citi Australia, having run up past their December 2013 share index targets already. Citi strategist Tony Brennan said price-earnings valuations ...
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