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Stories of the day:

• Panasonic has developed its 'last plasma panel,' but television sales to continue
• Microsoft working on a 7-inch Surface tablet, says WSJ
• Where did we come from? Prehistoric fossils may rewrite human evolution

Today's 90 Seconds on The Verge was written by Ross Miller. All production magic is credited to Regina Dellea and John Lagomarsino.