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  Philips exits the consumer electronics business, will focus on medical and lighting products (update)

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 29, 2013 04:34 pm + 63 comments

  Philips is exiting the consumer electronics industry — according to The Wall Street Journal, the Continue reading…

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  NASA set to launch cheap Android-based satellites with Nexus hardware later this year

  By Chris Welch on August 26, 2012 11:34 pm + 94 comments

  Faced with a shrinking budget, NASA will in many ways need to reinvent itself if the agency hopes to Continue reading…

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  Inside Hitachi's risk-taking path to profitability

  By Bryan Bishop on May 12, 2012 04:55 pm + 12 comments

  Once a well-known consumer electronics brand, Hitachi has undergone a radical transformation in Continue reading…

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  New imaging system could let cellphones see through walls

  By Adi Robertson on April 18, 2012 11:23 am + 26 comments

  New imaging technology from the University of Texas at Dallas could make the x-ray glasses sold in Continue reading…

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  Raspberry Pi completes CE compliance testing, clears the way for UK sales to resume

  By Bryan Bishop on April 8, 2012 03:09 am + 26 comments

  The introduction of the Raspberry Pi hasn't been without its hiccups: the initial batch sold out Continue reading…

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  NPD: Apple products almost 20 percent of US holiday consumer electronics sales

  By Adi Robertson on February 13, 2012 09:12 pm + 61 comments

  In case you needed more evidence of Apple's massive success over the last year, market research Continue reading…

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  California bans energy-wasting battery chargers

  By Adi Robertson on January 17, 2012 02:53 pm + 51 comments

  If you live in California, charging your electronics will soon be getting a little cheaper. Last Continue reading…

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  Foxconn to build 'world's largest smartphone production base' in Henan

  By Adi Robertson on December 27, 2011 02:12 pm + 10 comments

  Authorities in central China's Henan province have announced a plan to build the world's largest Continue reading…

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  Best Buy CTO looks to Arduino and maker community to help 'replace the DVD aisle'

  By Bryan Bishop on October 12, 2011 12:10 pm + 2 comments

  Big box retailers are facing a rapidly shifting landscape as technology and media habits evolve, and Continue reading…