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  RIM's downward spiral visualized

  By Adi Robertson on July 2, 2012 05:31 pm + 98 comments

  Everyone knows RIM is in trouble: we've even written a rather sizable piece describing how it came Continue reading…

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  How a former Apple engineer slipped his program onto the first PowerPCs

  By Justin Rubio on July 2, 2012 02:55 pm + 15 comments

  The tale of a contractor's cancelled project is a common one. Funding, management, bureaucratic red Continue reading…

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  'Silenc' project exposes the silent letters we never really say

  By Sam Byford on July 1, 2012 10:02 am + 43 comments

  The Roman alphabet is an unwieldy vessel for the multitude of sounds in many Western languages, and Continue reading…

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  Watch the Picturephone's 1970s debut on the AT&T archives

  By Kimber Streams on June 29, 2012 04:33 pm + 11 comments

  AT&T has released a video of the Picturephone's commercial debut along with a bit of history on a Continue reading…

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  How YouTube stars are made, and how they survive

  By Andrew Webster on June 29, 2012 08:48 am + 15 comments

  YouTube has many functions — you can use it to watch music videos, movie trailers, or even the l Continue reading…

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  Smartphones fail to displace Minitel among French dairy farmers

  By Louis Goddard on June 29, 2012 07:01 am + 15 comments

  As France's 30-year-old Minitel network prepares to say its final digital au revoir on Saturday, the Continue reading…

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  US Army finally gets ready to take Android phones into battle

  By Louis Goddard on June 29, 2012 05:47 am + 14 comments

  The US Army is finally getting ready to deploy hundreds of Motorola Atrix smartphones as part of a Continue reading…

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  Your e-reader is following your every page turn

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 29, 2012 01:40 am + 12 comments

  While millions of readers happily plow through the latest novel on their favorite e-readers, few Continue reading…

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  Apple's Podcasts app shows design influence from Braun TG 60

  By Louis Goddard on June 28, 2012 12:06 pm + 46 comments

  Released on Tuesday, the design of Apple's new Podcasts app has struck a chord with some, and Cult Continue reading…

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  Anonymous: from 4chan to the faceless visage of political activism

  By Evan Rodgers on June 28, 2012 11:55 am + 16 comments

  Anonymous has garnered plenty of attention lately, but understanding exactly who and what Anonymous Continue reading…