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  Stunning interactive map traces the course of the wind

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 29, 2012 09:26 am + 11 comments

  Wind direction: it's not the most exciting subject we can think of, but visualization designers Continue reading…

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  Best Buy posts $1.7 billion quarterly loss due to restructuring costs, plans to close 50 US stores

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 29, 2012 09:15 am + 52 comments

  The bad news for Best Buy continues — the company just reported a $1.7 billion loss in its fiscal Continue reading…

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  Good Deal: Amazon Kindle Fire refurb for $139

  By Chris Ziegler on March 29, 2012 09:05 am + 21 comments

  As tablets go, the popular Kindle Fire is everything the iPad is not: small, built on Android, Continue reading…

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  Google investigating missing purchased apps in Play store

  By Adi Robertson on March 29, 2012 08:56 am + 12 comments

  Google is looking into a Play store problem that is preventing users from accessing purchased apps. Continue reading…

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  Dell making a thinner XPS 15 with Gorilla Glass display and Ivy Bridge CPU?

  By Andrew Webster on March 29, 2012 08:53 am + 37 comments

  A new rumor suggests that Dell will be releasing a new, thinner version of the XPS 15, which will Continue reading…

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  IDC forecasts 1.16 billion smartphones shipped annually by 2016

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 29, 2012 08:49 am + 9 comments

  Market research and analysis firm IDC has released some past and future shipment estimates for what Continue reading…

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  Drone wing prototype combines 3D printing and printed electronics

  By Sam Byford on March 29, 2012 08:21 am

  Stratasys and Optomec have combined their respective specialist printing techniques to produce a 3D Continue reading…

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  iPhone 4 users who spurned free bumpers can now register for $15 'Antennagate' settlement

  By Tom Warren on March 29, 2012 08:03 am + 58 comments

  While Apple's iPhone 4 "Antennagate" issues may seem like a distant memory, a class action lawsuit Continue reading…

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  Ubisoft will save future game states across multiple devices

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 29, 2012 08:00 am + 11 comments

  Ubisoft is planning a cloud-based storage system that will enable game saves across multiple Continue reading…

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  Scientist designs and shares open-source plans for real-world Tricorders

  By Bryan Bishop on March 29, 2012 07:58 am + 8 comments

  Star Trek fans have long wished for a world where they could use a single tool to take multi-faceted Continue reading…