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  Corning bringing ultra-long optical Thunderbolt, USB cables to market in Q1

  By Chris Welch on January 8, 2013 12:09 am + 21 comments

  Corning may be best known for the hardened Gorilla Glass found on a countless number of smartphones, Continue reading…

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  13 optical drive makers suspected of cartel behavior in EU, under investigation

  By Louis Goddard on July 24, 2012 07:31 am + 15 comments

  The European Commission has contacted 13 optical drive manufacturers suspected of being involved in Continue reading…

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  Toshiba outs LX830 all-in-one with 10-point touch input, refreshes business laptop line

  By Vlad Savov on June 5, 2012 01:03 am + 4 comments

  On a busy day at Computex 2012, Toshiba is adding a new all-in-one PC to its home entertainment Continue reading…

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  WSJ: Sony considered download-only next-gen console, but decided to keep optical drives

  By T.C. Sottek on May 30, 2012 12:14 pm + 83 comments

  Sony considered making its PlayStation 3 successor a download-only console but opted instead to Continue reading…

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  NewsFlash replaces QR codes with invisible flashes of light

  By Dante D'Orazio on April 25, 2012 12:21 pm + 13 comments

  QR codes can often be a bit cumbersome, and they're typically limited to opening up your web browser Continue reading…

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  Faster optical Thunderbolt cables coming later in 2012, says Intel

  By Andrew Webster on March 12, 2012 04:21 pm + 44 comments

  When the Thunderbolt interface was initially announced by Intel, it was expected to utilize fiber Continue reading…

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  Next Xbox to lose the disc drive, says MCV

  By Sam Byford on March 9, 2012 05:54 am + 126 comments

  British video game trade magazine MCV is reporting that the next Xbox will ditch the optical drive Continue reading…

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  How photonic components will change the way computers are built

  By Andrew Webster on February 24, 2012 02:23 pm + 6 comments

  Now that scientists have figured out how to build photonic interconnect components on silicon Continue reading…

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  Flex Lighting illuminates e-reader displays with built-in film (video)

  By Adi Robertson on December 14, 2011 02:54 am + 10 comments

  A new film could greatly improve lighting on electronic paper devices. In the video below, Flex Continue reading…

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  PCI Express 4.0 announced, will double throughput to 2GB/s

  By Joseph Parish on November 30, 2011 02:18 pm + 23 comments

  The next version of PCI Express was announced yesterday, promising data transfers of up to 2GB/s on Continue reading…