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Tips to keep iPhone battery going strong

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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In talking with my iPhone-using friends, we often seem to bring up how to squeeze the most life from the iPhone's "nonreplaceable" battery.


This curvaceous humanoid made of layers of cardboard is billed as the first eco-friendly robot

Robo-chefs and fashion-bots on show in Tokyo

Electronics / Robotics

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Forget the Transformers and Astroboy: Japan's latest robots don't save the world -- they cook snacks, play with your kids, model clothes, and search for disaster victims.


Droid smart phone

Top 10 tech toys for 2009

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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This year, I've grouped my list of Top 10 tech toys into price ranges. Keep in mind that the prices listed are the suggested retail, and you may be able to find better deals.


Suggestions for tech-happy holidays

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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The holiday season is as much a time for tech as for toys. Electronic gadgets are at the top of many wish lists and account for an ever-growing share of holiday shopping budgets. Fortunately for shoppers, tech gifts don't ...


Review: A riff on robotics with self-tuning guitar (AP)

Review: A riff on robotics with self-tuning guitar

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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(AP) -- New cars have been tuning themselves for the better part of two decades now, so it should feel less impressive that Gibson has built a guitar that can smoothly do the same.


Nokia 6700 slide

New Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230 unveiled

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Nokia today unveiled two new 3G slider phones, the Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230, made for the design-conscious consumer and optimized for socializing and sharing with those closest to you.


Apple's iPhone

Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.


Robotic clam digs in mudflats

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

To design a lightweight anchor that can dig itself in to hold small underwater submersibles, Anette (Peko) Hosoi of MIT borrowed techniques from one of nature's best diggers -- the razor clam.


South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week (AP)

South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week

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created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.


B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.


More than powerful: German research computer QPACE is the most energy efficient in the world

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

At the 2009 Supercomputing Conference in Portland, Oregon, the high-performance computer QPACE (QCD Parallel Computing on the Cell) was recognized today as the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the world.


Qualcomm's next e-book to use a mirasol display

Qualcomm's next e-book to use a mirasol display

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm subsidiary Mirasol is developing a new e-book reader with a color display that uses ambient light. The reader will be capable of displaying video smoothly, but the new features will ...


New study to evaluate robots as exercise trainers (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maja Mataric', who directs the University of Southern California Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems, will lead an effort to evaluate robots as exercise coaches for adults of all ages, with a particular focus on the ...


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Gadgets: Digital photo gift ideas

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season.


High-tech holiday gift ideas for $50 and $100

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to end up with an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly.