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Amazon Web Services now hosting massive genetic database: the 1,000 Genomes Project

By Adi Robertson on March 29, 2012 11:26 am + 5 comments

Amazon Web Services has just announced that it will be providing space for hosting and analyzing Continue reading…
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Metro UI for Android brings Windows 8 design to the Galaxy Tab 10.1

By Adi Robertson on March 29, 2012 11:07 am + 110 comments

The Metro UI on Windows 8 is awfully pretty, but not everyone wants to wait to see if the dedicated Continue reading…
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Netflix separates DVD and instant catalogs, distancing the two services for users

By Jamie Keene on March 29, 2012 10:48 am + 61 comments

Although Netflix has abandoned its plans to spin off its DVDs-by-mail service into the Qwikster Continue reading…
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Smartphones now account for half of mobile phones in US and two-thirds of new purchases

By T.C. Sottek on March 29, 2012 10:35 am + 44 comments

A new report from Nielsen shows that as of February 2012, just about half of US mobile subscribers Continue reading…
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Nvidia CEO predicts $199 Tegra 3 tablets by summer

By Paul Miller on March 29, 2012 10:19 am + 69 comments

Once upon a time, the idea of buying a quality tablet for $199 seemed far-fetched. Now it's sounding Continue reading…
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Spotify extends unlimited free listening 'honeymoon' for US users

By Ellis Hamburger on March 29, 2012 10:01 am + 17 comments

When Spotify launched in the United States last July, it promised six months of unlimited free Continue reading…
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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…