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Intel Showcases Super Slim Ultrabook Concept At CES
0By: Talha Bhatti | January 8th, 2013 | Gadgets, News, Tablets
The 2013 CES in Las Vegas puts the spotlight on many upcoming products from major manufacturers. Some of these consumer electronics manufacturers also showcase concepts and designs that point to the future direction of their company’s products and services. Chip manufacturer Intel impressed ...
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MIT “Tensor Display” Brings Real Glasses Free 3D Viewing Closer
By: Umair Yousuf | January 8th, 2013 | News
Glasses free 3D television is the next big thing companies are working towards as they look to replace the current cumbersome 3D environment with something that adds more than just depth to the viewing experience. Today’s illusion of depth put out as 3D in most movies is just a small facet of a real three-dimensional viewing experience where a viewer’s perspective on the object ch...
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Intel’s Set Top Box Launch Delayed
By: Umair Yousuf | January 8th, 2013 | Gadgets, News
Companies across the United States are looking to get into the lucrative television set top box business but face increasing difficulty in setting up content deals with media companies. This one issue has squashed many an attempt by America’s technology giants to revolutionise the television viewing experience. Now another big tech firm has run into the same big obstacle. ...
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Plastic Logic Works With Intel and Queen’s University To Deliver Flexible Display PaperTabs
By: Talha Bhatti | January 8th, 2013 | Business, Gadgets, News, O Canada
Plastic Logic is a firm that had big plans for the e-reader market but discontinued its own product and focused on its flexible color e-paper screen. The demise of the QUE proReader also led to job cuts and the closure of the British firm’s offices in the US. However, one good thing that did come out of the scenario was that the company...
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Rumours: Reddit Raising Money at $400M Valuation
By: Zain Nabi | January 8th, 2013 | Business, News
Reddit, a social news and entertainment website, is once again rumoured to be raising money, after the idea of selling off some parts of the company was buried earlier in 2011. A couple of years ago, it was reported that Condé Nast, which acquired Reddit in 200...
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Shape Security Grabs $20 Million in Funding For Its Disruptive Web Security Technology
By: Talha Bhatti | January 8th, 2013 | Business, News
Online security company, Shape Security, has successfully raised $20 million in Series B funding. The latest round of investment gives the total amount raised by Shape Security to $26 million. The disruptive technology the startup has to offer attracted investors that were led by Venrock. Other VC funds that contributed to the roun...
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Associated Press Strikes Deal With Samsung For Sponsored Tweets By Cutting Out Twitter
By: Talha Bhatti | January 8th, 2013 | Business, News, Social Media
The Associated Press, a leading newswire agency, has started selling space on its Twitter Feed to generate more revenue. The first tweets will be coming from Samsung who is showcasing products at the current Consumer Electronics Show. The AP is reporting from the CES as a part of th...
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Panasonic Unveils Stylish Bone Conduction Headphones at CES
By: Umair Yousuf | January 8th, 2013 | Gadgets, News
Japanese electronics giant, Panasonic recently unveiled its latest bone conduction headphones at CES 2013 that are targeted towards athletes and exercise junkies. The RP-BTGS10 takes its cue from military communication units while utilising Bluetooth technology for easy sync w...
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Makers Of ‘Clear’ To Do List App Launch Virtual Pet App ‘Hatch’
By: Talha Bhatti | January 8th, 2013 | Games, Mobile Apps, News
The makers of the very popular productivity app Clear for the iPhone have just released a new app and it is not what many people expected. Realmac Software has partnered with Impending to deliver the virtual pet app Hatch. The incredibly cute virtual pet is not ...
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Hulu CEO Jason Kilar Resigning at the end of Q1 2013
By: Umair Yousuf | January 7th, 2013 | Business, News
In a big shake up at the video streaming website Hulu, the company’s founding chief executive officer (CEO) Jason Kilar and chief technology officer (CTO) Rich Tom have decided to call it a day on the company they had led from the first day. Rumours had been doing the rounds that Kilar wished to leave Hulu with speculation suggesti...
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