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  IKEA plans to sell only LED lighting by 2016

  By T.C. Sottek on October 1, 2012 10:06 am + 74 comments

  IKEA has announced that by 2016, it plans to phase out sales of all traditional lighting equipment, Continue reading…

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  O2 will sell HTC's next smartphone without a charger

  By Ben Kersey on September 26, 2012 04:14 am + 102 comments

  HTC and O2 will sell a new "flagship" smartphone without a charger in the near future. A Micro USB Continue reading…

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  Microsoft wasted 'millions of watts of electricity' to evade power usage penalty (update: Microsoft responds)

  By Sam Byford on September 24, 2012 02:28 am + 261 comments

  Microsoft deliberately burned through "millions of watts of electricity" to avoid a penalty for Continue reading…

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  Nokia's Qi wireless charging for Lumia 820 and 920: Fatboy pillow unit, public charge points

  By Sam Byford on September 5, 2012 10:14 am + 54 comments

  As expected, Nokia has confirmed that its new Lumia 920 and 820 Windows Phone 8 handsets will Continue reading…

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  Why Amazon's worldwide cloud computing service is just the start

  By Louis Goddard on August 28, 2012 09:36 am + 9 comments

  The New York Times has published a short feature profiling Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon's cloud Continue reading…

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  Apple releases update for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to fix CPU power consumption and USB errors

  By Nathan Ingraham on July 18, 2012 05:28 pm + 47 comments

  As much as we've enjoyed Apple's latest updates and addition to its MacBook lineup, it wouldn't be a Continue reading…

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  Laser charging gives Lockheed Martin's Stalker drone 'practically unlimited' flight time

  By Evan Rodgers on July 12, 2012 12:06 pm + 30 comments

  If the privacy issues surrounding aerial drones have you worried, then Lockheed Martin's recent Continue reading…

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  Light, heat, and vibration: MIT's new chip can harvest energy from all three simultaneously

  By Evan Rodgers on July 9, 2012 07:37 pm + 19 comments

  Harvesting electricity from vibration, ambient light, and thermal energy sources represent a sizable Continue reading…

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  Timbuk2 Power Commute and Power Q charging bags available in October

  By Kimber Streams on July 9, 2012 04:14 am + 8 comments

  Bag-maker Timbuk2 will unveil two new device-charging bags at this year's Outdoor Retailer Summer Continue reading…

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  'World's smallest' iPhone charger lets you plug straight into the wall

  By Louis Goddard on June 27, 2012 08:36 am + 27 comments

  We're not sure how this slipped by us last week, but it looks like iPhone users have just been given Continue reading…