Silk- the future of engineering

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Could Turn To LCD Instead Of AMOLED [Rumor]

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Sundar Pichai, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus takes charge of Android at Google

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GOOGLE ACQUIRES NEURAL NETWORK STARTUP TO IMPROVE SPEECH AND IMAGE RECOGNITION SOFTWARe

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Google to retire more services in new round of spring cleaning

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GALAXY S IV CALLED SAMSUNG’S ‘LAST ACT IN APPLE’S SHADOW’

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Chrome and Android’s Excellent Collision Course!!

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Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner goes on sale for $59

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Watch a Chinese Hacker Launch an Invasion in Real Time

Watch a Chinese Hacker Launch an Invasion in Real Time Watch a Chinese Hacker Launch an Invasion in Real Time Are the Chinese after US? According to a new report, yes. Security firm Mandiant has detailed the exploits of a Chinese cyber espionage group it calls APT1. Mandiant claims to have evidence that APT1 has stolen "hundreds of terabytes of data" from 141 American organizations. Evidence that includes this video of an...

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Solar energy in a suitcase saves lives

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Wood iPad Register Stand

Wood iPad Register Stand Hand crafted wood and satin finished, solid metal, this Landscape for Square iPad stand is specifically for use with the Square payment system and Square Reader. No tools are required for installation. Just loosen the bolt, slide the iPad in through the front, making sure the wake up button is clear on the bottom right. Install the Square Reader at the top right. Solid aluminum alloy arm components are...

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HOW FACEBOOK DESIGNED THE NEWSFEED - WITH A PANDA AS INSPIRATION

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Should We Use Big Data To Punish Crimes Before They're Committed

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Solar powered autoclave sterilizes medical equipment in off-grid locales

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Facebook's News Feed: Behind the scenes of site's changes

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A few issues plaguing Google’s self-driving car

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Samsung reveals Passbook rival called Wallet

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China to launch its first solid fuel rocket before 2016

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Y-Drum- Portable Bluetooth Drum System

Y-Drum- Portable Bluetooth Drum System Ever caught yourself doing the air-drums in the middle of a song? It is kind like inevitable behavior when you are so immersed in your beloved music. However, the traditional drum set is probably one of the least portable musical instruments. Thanks to Kévin Depape, who comes up with a wonderful concept of portable drum system – Y-Drum. It consists of 9 pads, 2 cymbals, a Bluetooth module...

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Journalism Students Are Learning To Operate Drones For…Journalism

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GOOGLE CFO ADMITS MOTOROLA’S PHONES HAVEN’T HAD A ‘WOW’ FACTOR

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Samsung touts market share, infographic style

Samsung touts market share, infographic style Samsung shipped a hell of a lot of phones last year, and a bunch of them were smart phones -- 213,000,000 according to their latest infographic. That's a number which equates to over 30-percent of all smart phones shipped in 2012, and as we see is more than the total population of Brazil. Samsung of course hopes to keep this trend going into 2013, with new releases like the Galaxy...

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WINDOWS 8 FAILS TO IMPRESS HOLIDAY SHOPPERS

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Why Google Made Its Own High-End Laptop, the Chromebook Pixel??

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Reach Into Transparent Computer, Grab Content

Reach Into Transparent Computer, Grab Content Whether you’re surfing the Web, scrolling though your iTunes library or trying to find that spreadsheet for your boss, all of your day-to-day computer interactions exist in a two-dimensional realm. But it’s about to go 3-D. A transparent computer lets users “reach inside” and move files and data with their hands. The SpaceTop 3D computer, developed by Jinha Lee, a grad student...

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This Wireless Charging Device from Poweredbyproxi is the Future

This Wireless Charging Device from Powered by proxi is the Future This Wireless Charging Device from Powered by proxi is the Future Powered By Proxi is the next wireless charging device that might rid you of that annoying search for your misplaced cellphone charger.  Everyone with a cell phone has last a charger at some point and stared at their dead cell phone wishing there was a better way. Powered By Proxi looks...

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Embrace+- A notification bracelet for iPhones, Android smartphones

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Facebook’s Providing Free (Or Cheap) Data Around the World—For Facebook Apps

Facebook’s Providing Free (Or Cheap) Data Around the World—For Facebook Apps Facebook has announced that, over the coming months, it will be partnering with 18 network operators in 14 countries to provide users with free or discounted data for some of its mobile apps.  Specifically, it'll let users of Messenger for Android and iOS, and Facebook for Every Phone (the Java app for feature phones), save money on data. Sending...

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Volvo Introduces the World's First Car Equipped With Pedestrian Airbags

Volvo Introduces the World's First Car Equipped With Pedestrian Airbags Swedish carmaker Volvo has unveiled the world’s first car with external airbags to ensure the safety of pedestrians and protect them from serious had and neck injuries. The airbag is located under the hood and inflates at the base of the windshield while enabling the driver to see ahead. The new Volvo V40 hatchback goes on sale in Australia today. In...

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Snapzoom connects any scope to any smartphone

Snapzoom connects any scope to any smartphone There are adapters out there that allow you to hook up your phone with a telescope or a pair of binoculars. Most of them, though, aren't universal. And we mean that on both sides of the equation -- they wont connect to all scopes or all phones. Snapzoom wants to be all things to those with a hankering for long distance photography, such as bird watchers or amateur astronomers. The solution...

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Qimini to offer wireless charging through USB while on the move

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