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Apple hires former Dixons CEO John Browett as retail chief

By Tom Warren on January 31, 2012 03:09 am + 47 comments

Apple announced today that it has appointed John Browett, former Dixons CEO, as Senior Vice Continue reading…
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Posture-correcting suspenders make you sit up straight with stretchy fabric

By Adi Robertson on January 31, 2012 02:43 am + 6 comments

Anyone with a desk job knows the constant temptation to slump in front of a computer. From yoga Continue reading…
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MetroPCS quietly drops $40 'unlimited' LTE plan

By Adi Robertson on January 31, 2012 01:46 am + 4 comments

After adding new basic plans for 4G LTE in early 2011, MetroPCS has quietly dropped its lowest-cost Continue reading…
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Firefox 10 now available for download

By Aaron Souppouris on January 31, 2012 01:05 am + 45 comments

It's been nine months since Mozilla announced that Firefox would be moving to a rapid release cycle, Continue reading…
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Intel refreshes Sandy Bridge CPU line with three new Core i5 and four Celeron processors

By Nathan Ingraham on January 31, 2012 12:53 am + 18 comments

Intel quietly refreshed its Sandy Bridge CPU lineup today with three new Core i5 processors and four Continue reading…
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo navigates its next stage: a broadcasting (social) network

By Dieter Bohn on January 31, 2012 12:08 am + 15 comments

In his excellent book, The Master Switch, Tim Wu laid out a history of radio in the US that started Continue reading…
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Panasonic introduces four Lumix models, calls ZS20 'the world's slimmest 20x zoom camera'

By David Pierce on January 31, 2012 12:00 am + 12 comments

Panasonic announced a number of new point-and-shoot cameras at CES, but the company saved its best Continue reading…
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Microsoft details changes to Explorer in Windows 8 public beta; ribbon is here to stay

By Dante D'Orazio on January 30, 2012 11:01 pm + 167 comments

Ilana Smith, a lead program manager on Microsoft's Engineering System team, has posted an article on Continue reading…
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Dropcam HD review

By David Pierce on January 30, 2012 10:10 pm + 17 comments

Simple home surveillance is an appealing idea — who doesn't want to be able to check on their kids Continue reading…
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Brian Hernacki, webOS chief architect, leaves HP

By Chris Ziegler on January 30, 2012 09:18 pm + 34 comments

The Verge has learned that HP's Brian Hernacki, who most recently has served as chief architect for Continue reading…