Nvidia’s Tegra 2 Obliterates The Competition In Speed Test [Android]

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 3:54 am

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That Toshiba AC100 Android-powered netbook may not be the most desirable combination of hardware and software out there, but it already has one big plus point—it's Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset destroys anything else in terms of raw speed. More »

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Intel Upgrades Its Cell Phone—Buys Infineon’s Wireless Solutions Business for $1.4bn [Mobile]

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 3:54 am

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Intel has agreed to buy Infineon Technologies' Wireless Solutions business for around $1.4bn, as it positions itself to grab a chunk of the rapidly exploding smartphone market. Intel's CEO Paul Otellini said of the deal "The acquisition of Infineon's WLS (Wireless Solutions) business strengthens the second pillar of our computing strategy—internet connectivity—and enables us to ...

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New Chatroulette: Up, Half-Broken, Still Mostly Sausage-Based [Chatroulette]

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 3:54 am

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The new version of Chatroulette has gone live today, and if you were expecting a brave new world free of men suspiciously pointing their webcams further down than the manufacturer recommends, you're out of luck. More »

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Nanotech First Claimed By LG’s LEX8 LED TV [TVs]

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 3:54 am

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It looks like nanotech-based screen technology is nearer than we thought—LG's claiming its upcoming LEX8 adds "NANO Lighting Technology" to its new top-end LED backlit TV model, the LG LEX8. More »

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There Is Such Thing As Dry Water [Science]

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 3:54 am

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Don't ask me what voodoo they used but scientists have created dry water. Well, they originally invented it back in 1968 but they've recently re-discovered it and this time, found an actual use for it. More »

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How Did An iPhone Take This Picture? [Camera]

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 3:53 am

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Unless the blades of this airplane propellor can defy gravity and float, the iPhone's camera totally distorted reality with this picture. How did this happen? No, it's not Photoshop. It's because of the camera's "rolling shutter". More »

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Butterfly Eggs Don’t Look Like They’re From This World [Bugs]

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 3:53 am

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Butterflies sorta creep me out. First, they start out as another bug and then they cocoon themselves. Who does that? And just take a look at this butterfly egg, it's borderline alien looking. More »

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