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Objects of desire, tested by science.

Copyright 2007 CondeNet Inc. All rights reserved.

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TechBiz: IT

Copyright 2007 CondeNet Inc. All rights reserved.

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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Feature-Laden GPS Camera Has No Sense of Direction

The Samsung HZ35W would be a great GPS-enabled camera, if it could only give us accurate coordinates.


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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:20:00 GMT

Amazon Strikes Back at the iPad With New, $140 Kindle

Amazon will ship the third generation of its Kindle e-book reader on Aug. 27, offering a cheaper, Wi-Fi only version for just $140. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos also offers some optimistic predictions about the future growth of e-book sales.


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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

High Performing Laptop Is Stuck Squarely in the Past

Meet the Ava Direct gaming rig, a notebook computer with modern components but with mid '00s styling and heft.


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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:50:00 GMT

Burning in a Heat Wave? Let Dyson's Latest Fan Blow You Away

A fan without blades? That could only come from a company that makes a vacuum without bags.


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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:44:00 GMT

$20 Wikipedia Reader Uses 8-Bit Computing Power

A digital book reader could bring information to students in developing countries using a technology that is long past its prime: 8-bit computing.


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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:55:00 GMT

High-Speed Laser Chips Move Data at 50 Gbps

Intel researchers combine silicon chips and lasers to transmit data at 50 gigabits per second. The technology should be able to achieve a terabit per second in the future.


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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:50:00 GMT

Take the Plunge for Swiss Army's Dive Master Watch

Fancy a timepiece that's colored like a traffic cone and can survive a descent of a quarter-mile below the surface of the water? Have we got a watch for you.


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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:33:00 GMT

Adorable Walking Robot Sets Distance Record

A four-legged robot nicknamed "Ranger" sets a distance record, walking 14.3 miles before running out of juice.


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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Apple Pumps Up iMacs With Faster Processors, TV-Like Displays

The iMac just got a little bit faster thanks to an update across the line. Processors, graphics and even the displays have been improved, although prices have stayed the same.


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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:25:00 GMT

OLED Shortage Forces HTC to Switch Displays

The new HTC phones coming this summer will include a technology called SLCD, or Super LCD, instead of the newer organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays used in some current-model smartphones.


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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Feature-Laden GPS Camera Has No Sense of Direction

The Samsung HZ35W would be a great GPS-enabled camera, if it could only give us accurate coordinates.


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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:20:00 GMT

Amazon Strikes Back at the iPad With New, $140 Kindle

Amazon will ship the third generation of its Kindle e-book reader on Aug. 27, offering a cheaper, Wi-Fi only version for just $140. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos also offers some optimistic predictions about the future growth of e-book sales.


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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

High Performing Laptop Is Stuck Squarely in the Past

Meet the Ava Direct gaming rig, a notebook computer with modern components but with mid '00s styling and heft.


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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:50:00 GMT

Burning in a Heat Wave? Let Dyson's Latest Fan Blow You Away

A fan without blades? That could only come from a company that makes a vacuum without bags.


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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:44:00 GMT

$20 Wikipedia Reader Uses 8-Bit Computing Power

A digital book reader could bring information to students in developing countries using a technology that is long past its prime: 8-bit computing.


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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:55:00 GMT

High-Speed Laser Chips Move Data at 50 Gbps

Intel researchers combine silicon chips and lasers to transmit data at 50 gigabits per second. The technology should be able to achieve a terabit per second in the future.


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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:50:00 GMT

Take the Plunge for Swiss Army's Dive Master Watch

Fancy a timepiece that's colored like a traffic cone and can survive a descent of a quarter-mile below the surface of the water? Have we got a watch for you.


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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:33:00 GMT

Adorable Walking Robot Sets Distance Record

A four-legged robot nicknamed "Ranger" sets a distance record, walking 14.3 miles before running out of juice.


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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Apple Pumps Up iMacs With Faster Processors, TV-Like Displays

The iMac just got a little bit faster thanks to an update across the line. Processors, graphics and even the displays have been improved, although prices have stayed the same.


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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:25:00 GMT

OLED Shortage Forces HTC to Switch Displays

The new HTC phones coming this summer will include a technology called SLCD, or Super LCD, instead of the newer organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays used in some current-model smartphones.


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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:25:00 GMT

What's the Fastest and Best ISP in Your City? Look It Up Here

Rankings of the best and fastest ISPs in U.S. cities are now available, thanks to stats from Speedtest.net. And while the country is far from leading the world, the nation's tubes aren't nearly as bad as many suspect.


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Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:05:00 GMT

Apple Is Not the New Microsoft. And, Yet ...

Apple reported record revenues earlier this week, but Microsoft had a blowout quarter of its own, reporting revenues Thursday of $16.04 billion -- enough to keep the Redmond giant ahead of the Cupertino company in this particular financial metric. But that's not the whole story.


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Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:59:00 GMT

Apple: The New World Leader in Software Insecurity

Apple has displaced Oracle as the company with the most security vulnerabilities in its software, according to security company Secunia. Over the first half of 2010, Apple had more reported flaws than any other vendor.


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Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:09:09 GMT

Apple Is the New Microsoft, Part 2

Apple surpassed Microsoft two months ago as the world’s most highly valued tech company, and is now challenging the Redmond giant on another key metric: In a blowout third quarter, AAPL posted record revenue of $15.7 billion, which should be close to or exceed what Microsoft reports Thursday.


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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:30:00 GMT

Bad Connection: Inside the iPhone Network Meltdown

AT&T and the iPhone -- a pairing that truly was too good to be true. Here's how the partnership between AT&T and Apple went so terribly wrong.


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Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:26:00 GMT

Apple, Beware: The 5 Most Brutal Product Recalls

Ending nearly a month of speculation, the wizard of Cupertino or one of his designees will emerge from behind the curtain this afternoon to say something about the Apple iPhone 4. Will it be free bumper cases for iPhone 4 owners? Or could it be the full recall that many consider unlikely? Here are five recalls that would make any company shudder.


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Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:08:00 GMT

AT&T 3G Uploads Still Crawl Despite Promised Fix

Uploading photos or data using AT&T's 3G service became nearly impossible for many earlier this month, and the situation hasn't improved -- that, despite a promised fix.


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Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:44:00 GMT

AT&T Blames Slow 3G on Alcatel-Lucent Bug

AT&T says partner Alactel-Lucent is responsible for a weekend glitch that sent smartphone users' upload speeds plummeting. A patch is in, and the company says 3G service for iPhone users is back to normal speed.


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Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

AT&T iPhone Upload Speeds Drop to a Crawl

IPhone users around the country are finding their phones are uploading data like it's 1999 — which is to say slowly. Some think AT&T is capping data, but the company says an explanation is coming.


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Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:45:00 GMT

Signal Problem? It's Just an Illusion, Apple Pretends

As a class-action lawsuit about the iPhone 4’s reception woes gathers steam, Apple issued a statement Friday morning that there is no actual problem with the device’s antenna. Instead, Cupertino claims, the issues stem from a faulty formula in software that indicates the iPhone’s signal strength, which has been present in every iPhone from the first-generation model to the latest iPhone 4.


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