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• The Secrets of the Toxic Disco Clam

  05-01-2015 23:17
  
  The mantis shrimp is the undisputed lightweight champion of the sea. With a punch as fast as a .22 caliber bullet, the crustacean terrorizes small prey along the ocean floor. But now, an unexpected David has emerged from the depths to subdue this underwater Goliath: a toxic-snot-spewing mollusk with a Tesla-coil mouth."If you're flashing and saying, ‘I'm distasteful; don't eat me,’ that's one thing, but you have to sort of back it up." Known as "the disco c
  
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• Hands-on review: CES 2015: Samsung SUHD Curved TV

  05-01-2015 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Five years ago, the television market was fought in inches. It generally came down to who could make the largest panel, who could make it at a reasonable price and, most importantly, after all that stretching which one looked the best.At CES 2015, Samsung's not fighting a war with inches. It's fighting it in nanometers. Why? Quantum Dot technology, the newest buzzword in the home entertainment world.For the plain and simple, QD panels are sharper than standard LCD LED but not quite as crisp as O
  
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• Hands-on review: CES 2015: HP ZBook 15u

  05-01-2015 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Overview Unlike the majority of consumer laptops on the market, mobile workstations are built to provide desktop performance on portable frames. This means organizations are likely to sacrifice thickness and heft in exchange for storage capacity, processing speeds and graphics power. Most workstations offer no-frills design and don't break in more avant garde consumer-friendly features (for example: you won't see these badboys flip over and turn into tablets). And because these machines are buil
  
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• LG tries again with curved phone

  05-01-2015 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Electronics firm LG has shown off a second version of its curved smartphone at CES in Las Vegas
  
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• Qualcomm flicks switch on Internet-connected light bulbs

  05-01-2015 22:44
  
  By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Qualcomm on Monday unveiled easy-to-use blueprints to help manufacturers make LED light bulbs that use the chipmaker's wifi technology to connect to the Internet. "Smart" light bulbs and other gadgets from thermostats to door locks packed with chips and sensors can be controlled remotely or programmed to turn on and off at different times or when people enter or leave their homes. Qualcomm, the smartphone chipmaker based in San Diego, Ca
  
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• SpaceX mission could herald new era of reusable rockets

  05-01-2015 22:29
  
  Plan for Falcon 9 rocket, due to launch on Tuesday, to land on giant floating platform in ocean will be ‘like balancing a broomstick on your hand in a storm’ Continue reading...
  
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• Sharp promises 'reasonable price' for new, ultra-HD TVs

  05-01-2015 22:22
  
  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Sharp aims to sell its latest, super high-definition TVs later this year at a "reasonable price," a senior executive said, as the company tries to stay ahead of other consumer electronics makers offering 4K TVs. Sharp unveiled new high-resolution TVs, tentatively named "Beyond 4K" at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Monday. The TV screens will have 66 million sub pixels, or 42 million more than standard 4K TVs. ...
  
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• Dish Network unveils $20 streaming package that features ESPN and CNN

  05-01-2015 22:09
  
  The subscription-based service called Sling TV will include several other marquee cable channels but none of the major networks Continue reading...
  
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• 3D TV was a bust, but the UHD Alliance promises 4K will be different

  05-01-2015 21:40
  
  Ultra high definition televisions are here to stay and will soon be affordable says the group headed by Samsung, Sony, Warner Brothers and DisneyCES 2015: what to expect from consumer electronics in Las Vegas
  Resolution not revolution: could 4K save TV? Continue reading...
  
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• At The Gadget Show: Curved phones, smarter homes

  05-01-2015 21:34
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Would-be novelists rejoice! No need to write your masterpiece with finger taps, Lenovo is launching AnyPen, which lets you write on a tablet with any ordinary pen or pencil. Elsewhere, LG unveiled a new curved smartphone at CES. The International CES show in Las Vegas this week isn't typically a major forum for mobile products, as many manufacturers wait a month or two for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. But it's hard to separate mobile from other technologie
  
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• Hands-on review: CES 2015: Lenovo LaVie Z

  05-01-2015 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Since Intel's Ultrabook initiative kicked off a few years back, manufacturers have made great gains in pushing for thinner and lighter laptops. But even so, every Ultrabook I've picked up since has felt light for sure … for a laptop. That was before today, when a Lenovo representative handed me the Lenovo LaVie Z.The first fruits of Lenovo's joint venture with Japanese computer firm NEC - to land in the US - are two NEC-built, Lenovo-branded laptops: the LaVie Z HZ550, a 1.72-pound notebook, a
  
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• Hands-on review: CES 2015: Lenovo B50

  05-01-2015 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Overview and specsIf you're thinking of purchasing a desktop computer, you'll probably want to start your search with the 27-inch iMac with Retina Display ($2,499, £1,999, AU$2,999) with a 5K (5120 x 2880) resolution screen. Lets say you want design innovation but you lack the bucks to go with the iMac. You should probably check out Acer's Aspire U5 ($999, £582, AU$1,067), a 23-inch all-in-one PC whose stand tilts a full 90 degrees. You could also give the 27-inch Samsung Ativ One 7 ($1,299, �
  
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• CES 2015: Ultimaker unveils mobile 3D printer and higher volume model for small business

  05-01-2015 20:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Ultimaker debuted two new 3D printers at CES 2015: a mini one made to travel, and its largest one yet, aimed at a small business setting.
  
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• CES 2015: The 4 trends to watch for business professionals

  05-01-2015 20:40 via zdnet.com
  
  In the tech industry, every new year starts with a bang at CES as vendors peddle new products, new visions, and new strategies. For CES 2015, here's what professionals need to watch.
  
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• Industry voice: Why 'LinkedIn at Work' would be much more interesting than 'Facebook at Work'

  05-01-2015 20:00
  
  Towards the end of last year, reports resurfaced of Facebook's plans to enter the enterprise market with a version of its ubiquitous social network. Facebook at Work has been dubbed both a LinkedIn and Google Drive killer and is slated for release early this year.Yet far from directly challenging LinkedIn it seems obvious to me that Facebook at Work simply confirms the case for LinkedIn stepping in and doing the same thing itself. It is actually in a much better position than anyone else to do t
  
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• CES 2015: Canon mega zoom bridge camera gets added to PowerShot line up

  05-01-2015 19:56
  
  Canon has announced four new PowerShot cameras to slot into its range of compact models, including a bridge camera with 50x optical zoom. The PowerShot SX530HS also includes 100x Zoom plus, the company's type of digital zoom. The model offers the second biggest zoom range in Canon's line-up, just behind last year's SX60 bridge camera, which features a 65x optical zoom. Also announced today is a pocket friendly PowerShot SX710 HS, which features a 30x optical zoom and replaces last year's SX700,
  
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• Hands-on review: CES 2015: Panasonic TZ70/ZS50

  05-01-2015 19:45
  
  Panasonic began the trend for making compact cameras that are specifically designed for travellers and those heading out on holiday, and the TZ­ series, called the ZS ­series in the US, is still the most highly regarded of the genre. The TZ70/ZS40 replaces the popular Panasonic TZ60/ZS40In a change from the norm of ever increasing pixel counts Panasonic has opted to give the TZ70 a 12 million pixel sensor instead of the 18Mp device in the TZ60. The sensor size, however, remains the sam
  
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• CES 2015: Panasonic launches TZ70 travel camera and more

  05-01-2015 19:45
  
  Panasonic practically invented the long-zoom 'travel' camera with its TZ series cameras, combining a long zoom range with a body slim enough for a jacket or trouser pocket.Over the years, the zoom range has got longer, the resolution has increased and the level of manual control has been extended to the point where the previous model, the TZ60, offered full program AE, aperture priority, shutter priority and manual modes, came with an electronic viewfinder and could even shoot raw files.But the
  
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• Gadget Show: TV channels delivered by Internet, new TV sets

  05-01-2015 19:37
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the biggest changes in television this year will be more channels being available online with no separate cable or satellite subscription. But for would-be cord-cutters, watching sports has been the Holy Grail. Until now — Dish Network Corp. on Monday unveiled an Internet-only subscription offering that includes ESPN.
  
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• Africans urged to back continent’s first moon mission

  05-01-2015 19:31
  
  Africa2Moon to use crowdfunding for first phase, with organisers hoping to inspire next generation of engineers and scientists Continue reading...
  
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• Updated: CES 2015: all the latest from the biggest tech show of the year

  05-01-2015 19:08
  
  CES 2015 press dayCES officially starts Tuesday, but we're being treated to the pre-show press day right now.It's already been a busy one thanks to LG and Sharp, plus a host of companies dropping product announcements left and right. The LG G Flex 2 showed its curves, Misfit announced a fancy new wearable, Nest wants to take over your home, and the Galaxy S6 may be lurking behind closed doors.Want more? Check out the links below!Google takes battle to AirPlay with audio CastingOrigin PC unveils
  
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• CES 2015: Why businesses should consider the curved LG G Flex 2

  05-01-2015 19:08
  
  This morning LG announced an update to its curved G Flex smartphone. With a 5.5 inch full HD display and 13-megapixel camera, the concave LG G Flex 2 is likely to be a hit with consumers. Despite its funky and courageous design, the LG G Flex 2 might also make sense for enterprise fleets. I won’t give you a full rundown of the specs, as my colleague Matt Swider has already done with his Hands On review (link above), but I figured I would use this space to highlight the most relevant enterprise
  
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• CES 2015: Google takes battle to AirPlay with audio Casting

  05-01-2015 18:55
  
  Cast is the core technology behind Chromecast - the standard used by the dongle and its compatible apps to get video from one place to another. Now Google has announced an audio-only version, complete with several hardware and software partners.That means you'll be able to beam music from Google Play Music, Rdio, Pandora, NPR One, Deezer and other supported apps to Google Cast-ready speakers. Sony, LG and Denon are among the companies on board on the hardware side, and the first sets of speakers
  
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• Dish unveils Sling TV video streaming service

  05-01-2015 18:35
  
  By Jennifer Saba and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp on Monday took the wraps off its long-anticipated video streaming service, named Sling TV, targeted to younger consumers who shun pricey cable and satellite subscriptions. The $20 a month service, the first from a distributor, will be available through Internet-connected devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Google Nexus Player for TVs, tablets, computers and smartphones. ...
  
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• CES 2015: Origin PC unveils laptops with supreme gaming power

  05-01-2015 18:27
  
  Origin PC has announced new laptops that get you desktop-grade power in a laptop frame, and one that's not all that large either, given the reserves on tap.The Origin PC EON15-X and EON17-X use desktop-series Intel Core i7 4790K CPUs, getting you the sort of power that's just not possible with efficiency-geared laptop chipsets.Thanks to general efficiency savings of the latest hardware, though, these models are able to slim down almost 40% in size and 30% in weight compared to Origin PC's earlie
  
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• PlayStation Now subscription details revealed

  05-01-2015 18:10
  
  PlayStation Now as we always imagined it is about to launch, with all-you-can-eat game streaming subscriptions available from January 13. From mid-January US PS4 owners will be able to sign up for a Now subscription, and it already gets you access to a boatload of games. They're not current ones, but PS3 titles - and more than a hundred of them.At this point, Sony is offering subscriptions of $19.99 for one month or $44.99 for three months use, saving you $14.98. Just from the promo image for th
  
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• CES 2015: Pentax shows 'reference' camera and lenses at CES

  05-01-2015 18:01
  
  Pentax says the new DSLR will use an APS-C sensor and K-mount interchangeable lenses, but the model name will be announced later. The tentative launch date is Spring 2015.It's difficult to learn much from the product shot that Pentax has released. There is a large dial on the top plate which may or may not be a mode dial; if not, it suggests that the new camera is a mid-range model that might follow the layout of the entry-level K-S1.Pentax fans may be disappointed by the release of yet another
  
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• Hands-on review: CES 2015: LG G Flex 2

  05-01-2015 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Before Apple's smartphones began bending unexpectedly, LG started making a phone with a deliberate curve, and it's continuing to turn heads with another, the LG G Flex 2.This concave Android phone is the follow-up to the world's first curved smartphone, the LG G Flex, and while it bends the same way, it has new dimensions and specs backing it up.At CES 2015, I found the LG G Flex 2 screen to be noticeably smaller and easier to hold at 5.5 inches, matching the display size of the LG G3. The previ
  
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• Research: 74 percent using or adopting BYOD

  05-01-2015 17:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech Pro Research's latest survey shows that the Bring Your Own Device movement is booming, with 74 percent of organizations either already using or planning to allow employees to bring their own devices to work.
  
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• CES 2015: More picks from the floor

  05-01-2015 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The other products impressing delegates attending CES
  
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• Facebook founder launches book club

  05-01-2015 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A book club started by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has already had almost 140,000 "likes".
  
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• Intel reveals Broadwell - the faster processor it hopes will spearhead PC revival

  05-01-2015 16:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel has detailed how much faster and more capable PCs based on its new Broadwell processors will be when they launch this month in a series of laptops - including the world's largest Chromebook.
  
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• Prisoners’ phones to be cut off under new law

  05-01-2015 16:03
  
  Fresh crackdown comes amid concerns that inmates are using illicit handsets to conduct criminal activities from behind bars Continue reading...
  
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• Bang & Olufsen would listen to bid approaches -chairman

  05-01-2015 15:53
  
  By Annabella Nielsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish television and sound system manufacturer Bang & Olufsen said it would consider any takeover approaches it received following a profit warning last month. Bang & Olufsen, which makes products for the luxury end of the consumer market, saw its shares fall to their lowest level since the middle of 2009 after it issued the profit warning on December 22. "If someone knocks on our door, we will of course listen to what they have to say,&q
  
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• Netflix denies crackdown on VPN users

  05-01-2015 15:44
  
  The streaming video service says it is employing ‘industry standard measures’ to prevent users illegally accessing services in other countriesNetflix has been forced to deny rumours that it is cracking down on customers who use virtual private networks (VPNs) to watch shows which aren’t licensed for their country.The TorGuard VPN service is just one provider which reported access problems by its customers, telling TorrentFreak that “This is a brand new development. A few weeks ago we rec
  
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• Kenya's tech entrepreneurs shun Konza 'silicon savannah'

  05-01-2015 15:23
  
  With a booming tech sector in Nairobi, investors and entrepreneurs are questioning the wisdom of building $14bn techno city nearby Continue reading...
  
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• Drones set for $1bn market by 2018, predicts economist

  05-01-2015 14:56
  
  Far from being the latest fad, the popularity of drones is set to keep rising, with about 100 types debuting in 2015 alone
  Drones; they’re everywhere. They’re used in military operations; to shoot porn films; to take beautiful photographs. They form the basis of think pieces and breathless reviews of consumer models, available to buy from as little as £90.And according to theUS Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), an umbrella group which connects 2,000 tech companies, they are here
  
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• Amazon Prime: Five unexpected renewal charges

  05-01-2015 14:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Keep a close eye on your membership renewal. Default billing options may not apply.
  
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• Amazon Prime: Five unexpected charges

  05-01-2015 14:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Keep a close eye on applications and how they interact with Amazon
  
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• 10 children's app trends for 2015

  05-01-2015 14:52
  
  How your kids might be playing, learning and creating on devices this year, as well as how those apps may get them out in the real worldMany children are growing up with apps and digital media as part of their lives, alongside reading, physical play, television and other forms of entertainment and learning.Plenty of companies, from the biggest children’s brands to brand new technology startups, are exploring the potential of tablets and apps for kids, so what do they have in store for 2015? He
  
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• Liverpool fan rescues Leicester City supporters after Reddit plea

  05-01-2015 14:29
  
  OfficePlum praised for giving stranded football supporters cash for hotel and taxi after reading of their plight on social media Continue reading...
  
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• ​Lollipop-based CyanogenMod 12 gets built-in root management

  05-01-2015 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Besides Cyanogen's spat with OnePlus, it's continuing to work on the new version of CyanogenMod.
  
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• Elite: Dangerous review – vast, beautiful and intimidating

  05-01-2015 13:37
  
  The classic space-trading simulation returns with a vast multiplayer universe and a complex interplay of trading, exploring and, of course, fighting
  Frontier Developments; PC; £40
  Elite: Dangerous is quite big, in the same way that a black hole is a bit grabby. Continue reading...
  
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• Calorie-counting wristband tested

  05-01-2015 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC tests GoBe, a controversial wristband whose makers claim it can count the number of calories consumed by the wearer.
  
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• CES 2015: Sleep, faffing and skates

  05-01-2015 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zoe Kleinman discovers the big - and barmy - ideas at CES in Las Vegas
  
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• ​Tablet growth to stay flat in 2015 as skinny laptops take off

  05-01-2015 12:12 via zdnet.com
  
  2015 will be a good year for laptops like the MacBook Air, but not so bright for tablets.
  
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• VIDEO: Can gadget count calories digested?

  05-01-2015 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Mikaberidze defends his controversial GoBe fitness band which it is claimed can count the calories digested by the wearer's body.
  
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• VIDEO: The invisible objects you can touch

  05-01-2015 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers have created a device that makes invisible objects in mid-air that you can touch and feel.
  
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• ​Microsoft releases the Nokia 215, its $29 'internet phone'

  05-01-2015 11:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has kicked off 2015 with its cheapest-ever feature phone with internet connectivity.
  
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• Intel trains sights on Google Glass with $25m investment in Vuzix

  05-01-2015 10:49
  
  Technology giant takes 30% stake in video eyewear firm as its latest move into the fast-growing wearables market Continue reading...
  
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