The latest release of Google's Chrome browser can render webpages with the resolution of Apple's Retina display, the company said on Tuesday, making good on a commitment it made several weeks ago. This means that users of 15-inch MacBook ...
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Lithium Polymer Batteries, or LiPo Batteries, are a common power source for remote control cars and aircraft. A new product keeps hobbyists safe from over-priced and dangerously defective batteries that are a waste of money and can cause ...
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Oxford University researchers looking for more efficient and cheaper ways to manufacture solar panels have found a possible solution in lowly base metal zinc. For as long as photovoltaic panels have been in large-scale commercial ...
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IDG News Service - Google plans to buy the travel guide publisher Frommer's, as well as other travel publishing assets, from John Wiley & Sons, as the search company continues beefing up its original content. The Frommer's content will be ...
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Japanese display maker Sharp said Thursday it is ramping up production of a screen technology rumored to be favored by Apple for its new devices, even as its yearly outlook plunged toward another large fiscal loss. The Osaka-based ...
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The prelimary economic assessment for the Ashram rare earth deposit in Quebec shows "robust economics," says Canadian explorer Commerce Resources (TSX-V:CCE). The project is within the Eldor property located in the iron-ore rich region of ...
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The next version of Microsoft Office, unveiled on Monday, is a dramatic departure from the software that millions of users have come to know, built for the cloud and for touch-based computing and packed with features that make it more ...
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Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it has started mass production of a new type of memory chip for mobile devices, LPDDR3, that will dramatically increase performance in future smartphones and tablets. The new memory, which meets a standard ...
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Apple will ask a federal court to sanction Samsung Electronics for releasing documents that were not allowed as evidence in the companies' dueling patent-infringement suits. In a letter to Judge Lucy Koh of the U.S. District Court for the ...
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US-based startup Gorillized Corporation introduces Outline+, a new iPad app that enables editing and syncing Microsoft OneNote files between PC and iPad. With the great distribution of OneNote in enterprises and colleges, its users demand ...
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Microsoft and Google are each taking steps to extend the social networking capabilities in their search services, with the goal of making it easier to find or share useful results. Bing search results will now include tips and ...
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Sharp is displaying for the first time tablet displays based on its IGZO technology at the CEATEC electronics show outside of Tokyo, amid persistent rumors Apple will use the displays in its upcoming tablets. The Japanese manufacturer, ...
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Japan's Sharp said Wednesday it will soon launch a 7-inch tablet with its new IGZO displays, a week ahead of an Apple press event that is widely expected to reveal a mini tablet also linked to the new power-saving technology. Sharp's new ...
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Methods Workshop will exhibit Version 9.3 of its Engineered TruCost software at the April 24-26 tradeshow in Atlanta. The latest edition of the widely-used sewn products costing and engineering software features user experience, information ...
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Samsung Display is now operating as a newly merged business with Samsung Mobile Display and S-LCD activities within the Korean electronics group. Samsung Display is the world's largest display manufacturer with 39,000 employees and ...
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