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The Rechner Calculator: a gesture-based number-crunching alternative for iOS

By Adi Robertson on March 15, 2012 11:43 am + 10 comments

Most cellphone calculators are ugly, utilitarian affairs, but the Rechner Calculator aims to bring a Continue reading…
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Sonos app redesign for Mac and PC adds universal search, coming next week

By Nathan Ingraham on March 15, 2012 11:19 am + 10 comments

Sonos users will be happy to know that the company is planning to launch completely revamped Mac and Continue reading…
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US Federal Reserve joins Twitter

By Jamie Keene on March 15, 2012 10:57 am + 19 comments

The US Federal Reserve has joined Twitter, in an effort to improve interaction with the public and Continue reading…
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NASA five-rocket launch delayed until Friday or later

By Adi Robertson on March 15, 2012 10:56 am + 4 comments

Anyone out looking for the five rockets NASA was supposed to launch last night was sorely Continue reading…
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MIT team developing gesture recognition for unmanned aircraft

By Aaron Souppouris on March 15, 2012 10:33 am + 5 comments

MIT scientists are developing a camera system to enable an unmanned aircraft to respond to gestures Continue reading…
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Anonymous OS is fake, 'wrapped in trojans' says AnonOps Twitter account

By Jamie Keene on March 15, 2012 10:10 am + 20 comments

A Linux-based operating system purportedly built by Anonymous launched earlier this week, with a Continue reading…
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Western Digital releases My Book Thunderbolt Duo external drive, starting at $599.99 for 4TB

By Nathan Ingraham on March 15, 2012 09:37 am + 17 comments

Western Digital has been making its My Book line of external hard drives for years now, but now the Continue reading…
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Exclusive: Microsoft Office 15 will include third-party 'Agaves' web extensions

By Tom Warren on March 15, 2012 09:16 am + 17 comments

Microsoft is planning to allow developers to create "Agaves" web extensions to bring third-party Continue reading…
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ISPs set to pester pirates starting July 12th, says RIAA CEO

By Jamie Keene on March 15, 2012 08:56 am + 41 comments

In a panel discussion in front of some of the biggest US publishers yesterday, Recording Industry Continue reading…
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How to get rid of your iPad 2

By Jamie Keene on March 15, 2012 08:30 am + 125 comments

Has your iPad 2 lost some of its shine since Apple's announcement of the new iPad last week (Check Continue reading…