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• FCC docs show Raspberry Pi 3 with on-board Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

  27-02-2016 19:42
  
  One of the longstanding shortcomings of the Raspberry Pi—the mini-computer that everybody loves to love—is its lack of wireless connectivity. Sure, you can buy a USB Wi-Fi dongle, but that’s an added expense, and it means one fewer USB port at your disposal on a device that’s already somewhat limited, connectivity-wise.
  Luckily, we may not have to wait much longer for a Raspberry Pi with built-in Wi-Fi: According to the programming news and information site I Progra
  
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• Microsoft mandates feedback questions in Windows 10 previews

  27-02-2016 16:47
  
  In a Windows 10 preview update issued this week, Microsoft mandated that the feedback functionality built into the beta be switched on, a change from earlier when testers could block questions from the company about what users thought of specific features.
  "Getting feedback is an integral part of the Windows Insider Program," wrote Gabriel Aul, engineering general manager for Microsoft's operating systems group, in a Wednesday post to a company blog. "The answers to these questions [are] used b
  
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• The leftover smartphones of MWC 2016: New launches from Alcatel, HTC, and more

  27-02-2016 16:00
  
  Step aside, Samsung and LGImage by Florence IonSamsung and LG may have stolen the show at Mobile World Congress, but there were plenty of other OEMs also attempting to strut their stuff—and we managed to go hands-on with several of them. Here are some of the other smartphones we saw at MWC this week. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• EVs will be cheaper than gasoline-powered cars by mid-2020s

  27-02-2016 01:59
  
  Continuing drops in lithium-ion battery prices mean that electric vehicles (EVs) will be less expensive to own than gas or diesel-powered vehicles as soon as the 2020s, according to a new report.
  The report, by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, calculated that EVs' total cost of ownership will become cheaper on an unsubsidized basis than that of internal combustion engine cars by the mid-2020s. This will occur even if gas-powered cars continue to improve their average mileage per gallon by 3.5% per
  
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• New markets push strong growth in robotics industry

  27-02-2016 01:58
  
  The robotics industry, spurred on by demand in new markets and increasing labor costs, is expected to show strong growth through the rest of the decade, according to analyst firm IDC.
  Worldwide spending on robotics, as well as related services, is expected to jump from a $71 billion market in 2015 to $135.4 billion in 2019, IDC said.
  "Robotics is one of the core technologies that is enabling significant change in manufacturing through factory-of-the-future initiatives,” said Jing Bing Zha
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 3 steps to hiring the best project manager available

  27-02-2016 01:56
  
  It's OK. Think the sky is the limit. Dare to dream. You want the best, your projects are complex and need the best. Your project clients would appreciate having and paying for the best.So how do you get the best? How do you locate and hire the best project management talent available? Be open, throw out your rigid hiring practices, and see what happens...to start with. And then stick to these three concepts.1. Look everywhere. You want the best? Then don't limit your search to local avenues or t
  
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• Google adds new, much-desired defaults to Inbox's Snooze feature

  27-02-2016 01:16
  
  Google is giving Inbox users a couple more ways to avoid dealing with their email right away. The company announced Friday that users of its alternative email client are getting two new snooze options that will move emails out of their inbox until an appointed time. People will be able to make emails reappear later in the week or at the weekend, two options the company said users had been asking for. Those features join others, including the ability to get a message back later in the d
  
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• Mobile World Congress 2016's most funky, futuristic, and fantastic new hardware

  27-02-2016 00:30
  Bringing out the big gunsImage by Melissa RiofrioThe world’s biggest mobile-focused tradeshow just wrapped up in Barcelona, and if there was a theme for this year’s Mobile World Congress, it was virtual reality. Sure, there were the usual flagship smartphone announcements from heavy-hitters like LG and Samsung, but VR gear was the biggest star at MWC. HTC announced a price for the Vive platform, while LG and Samsung came out with competing 360-degree cameras. LG also introduced a VR
  
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