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Apple claims Samsung copied iPhone technology 

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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2011 file photo, an attorney holds an Apple iPad, left, and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 at the regional court in Duesseldorf, Germany. The two tech Titans will square off in federal court Monday, July 30, 2012,
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- An attorney for Apple told a jury Tuesday that rival Samsung faced two options to compete in the booming cellphone market after Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to critical acclaim in 2007: Innovate or copy...Read Remaining News...

How to maintain your iphone: 25 iPhone tips and tricks you need to know

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What's the only thing better than 25 ways to master your iPhone? 25 more...Read Remaining News...

Electric car you can actually buy in 2012 

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A new batch of electric cars is joining the big names on the market such as the Nissan Leaf. So we thought it was time to catch up on the EV scene and see how the new entrants stack up...Read Remaining News...

How to Make Your Car Last 200,000 Miles -- and Beyond 

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Last October, the odometer in Joe LoCicero's 1990 Honda Accord rolled past the 1 million-mile mark. He's a damage claims inspector who reportedly drives his Accord about 62,500 miles every year. Honda not only gave "Million Mile Joe" a new Accord, but organized a parade in his home town in Maine in honor of the milestone...Read Remaining News...

Project Glass Is The Future Of Google 

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Over the last few years one could easily say that Google had lost their way. They were no longer known for search. Somehow they’d turned into a company that acquired a series of nonsensical entities, launched half baked products that eventually hit the dead pool or just got into some really weird shit...Read Remaining News...


Google Gives Sneak Peek of Jelly Bean, the Next Version of Android 

Google Gives Sneak Peek of Jelly Bean, the Next Version of Android
Android will be called “Jelly Bean” and that it will appear in the new Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ phone.
The phone showed up briefly on Google Play before Google took it down. The blog Droid Life took a screen grab of the listing, which placed the price at $409...Read Remaining News...

Live From Microsoft’s Windows Phone Keynote 

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Today Microsoft kicks off its Windows Phone developer conference in San Francisco, and we’re live on the scene for the keynote. It starts at 9 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET), and it’s rumored there are big things on tap...Read Remaining News...


Cars that avoid crashes by talking to each other

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In this photo taken, Tuesday, May 22, 2012, professional test driver J.D. Ellis of Cincinnati, Ohio, demonstrates the dashboard warning signal in a Ford Taurus, at an automobile testing area in Oxon Hill, Md.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when suddenly a row of red lights pulsed on the lower windshield and a warning blared that another car was approaching fast on the cross street...Read Remaining News...


Facebook May Launch Smartphone by Next Year

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Facebook may be gearing up to launch its first-ever smartphone by next year, a new report suggests.

According to The New York Times, engineers have been sought by recruiters to work on building hardware for a Facebook smartphone. This would be the social network’s third attempt to develop a smartphone, the report said, citing sources close to the matter...Read Remaining News...


Yahoo Launches Web Browser Axis, Makes Searches More Visual

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Google isn’t the only search engine in town with it’s own web browser. Yahoo announced its own new browser Wednesday evening: Axis...Read Remaining News...



Commercial rocket will fly to the space station

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A halo forms around the top of the SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- For the first time, a private company will launch a rocket to the International Space Station, sending it on a grocery run this weekend that could be the shape of things to come for America's space program...Read Remaining News...


Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook on Tuesday increased the price range at which it plans to sell stock to the public, as investor enthusiasm in the offering continued to mount and boost the potential value of the world's most popular social network...Read Remaining News...


Samsung Galaxy S3 Release: What Rumored Feature Is Significantly Different From The S2?

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A new report from the Korean Digital Daily says the Samsung Galaxy S3 will have one significantly different feature to its predecessor: A physical home button. The Korean Digital Daily reported that the phone will come with the usual home button that is featured on other Samsung devices, including the Galaxy Note...Read Remaining News...


Google gets Nevada driving licence for self-drive car

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Driverless cars will soon be a reality on the roads of Nevada after the state approved America's first self-driven vehicle license...Read Remaining News...


iPad chargers can open beer bottles

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That clever Jony Ive. Not content with giving the planet all manner of lovely iThings, the Apple designer may also have given the world the first combined AC adapter/beer bottle opener...Read Remaining News...


Facebook Buys Mobile Discovery Service Glancee

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Facebook has scooped up another startup in its path toward mobile dominance. This time, it’s Glancee, an ambient location-based service that competes with Highlight...Read Remaining News...


How Samsung Became The World’s Top Handset Vendor

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It sounds like Nokia’s classic ringtone just got a few octaves lower and sadder. Friday, Strategy Analytics revealed the Finnish phone-maker had been ousted from its lofty position at the top of the cellphone food chain. Samsung just became the leading shipper of mobile phone handsets in the world. How did this happen? The same way a runner in any race pushes to the front: He speeds up, or the other guy slows down. Sometimes both happen at once...Read Remaining News...


Chrysler, Hyundai, VW pull into auto sales fast lane

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(Reuters) - Automakers Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), Chrysler and Hyundai (005380.KS) pulled away from rivals on Thursday, unveiling strong sales and profits driven by growth in the Americas and Asia...Read Remaining News...


Apple sells 16,000 iPhones per hour

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Hong Kong (CNN) – Apple, the world’s most valuable company, nearly doubled its profit in the last quarter based on stronger-than-expected iPhone sales, according to CNNMoney...Read Remaining News...



Motorways in the sky set to become science fact as aerospace engineers map out possible routes 

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 The future shows a flying PAL-V car whizzing above the lines of traffic stuck
    * Regular sky travel could only be 20-30 years away
    * New design can fly 300 miles on one fuel tank

It may seem like science fiction, but experts have started creating a road network in the sky that could accommodate thousands of flying cars...Read Remaining News...

Canada's newest coin glows in the dark 

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Invisible during the day, the Pachyrhinosaurus's skeleton glows in the dark
The Royal Canadian Mint just can't sit still. Like a hyperactive kid, it has revamped Canadian cash, first introducing plastic bills and then killing the penny...Read Remaining News...