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| New Macs Might Support Super-Fast Gigabit Wi-Fi | | A snippet of code from the latest beta version of OS X Mountain Lion indicates that Apple's upcoming Macs will support the new 802.11ac wireless standard, also called 5G Wi-Fi. The code, which is present in Mountain Lion 10.8.4 beta but not the previous version, 10.8.3, seems to confirm a previous rumor which claimed Apple has struck a deal with Broadcom to include that company's 5G chips in its computers.
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| Japanese Students Invent 'Girlfriend Coat' to Hug Lonely People | | Forever alone? Fear not — Japanese students from the University of Tsukuba have developed a "girlfriend coat" to keep you company. The device looks like a normal coat except for its neon-colored belt, which users fasten around the waist. A machine then winds the belt to simulate the feeling of being hugged from behind.
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| Apple's iMessage and FaceTime Back Up After Five-Hour Outage | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 9:10 PM | Anita Li |
| Apple's iMessage and FaceTime are running normally again after the company reported Tuesday that "some users" were affected by service interruptions. The Cupertino, Calif. company's system status page indicated that users had been "unable to place FaceTime calls" and "unable to use iMessage" from 3:11 p.m. ET to 8:20 p.m. ET. Over the five hours, Apple users vented their frustrations via Twitter.
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| 3 Big Trends at NAB Show 2013 | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 8:57 PM | Christina Warren |
| NAB Show 2013 kicked off earlier this week, with broadcasters, video professionals and digital media startups gathering in Las Vegas to talk about the future of the big screen, the small screen and the tablet-sized screen. For the last three days, I've roamed the show floor at NAB Show 2013, talking to technology companies, media groups and broadcasters about the impact that digital and social are having on the industry as a whole.
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| Ditch the Stock App for This Designer iOS Clock | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 7:29 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Yes, Apple ended up paying millions to license the design for a sleek, iconic Swiss timepiece for its clock in iOS 6. But even if you're a fan of Apple's stock clock, why be boring by sticking with the tried and true? The popular ChronoGrafik iOS app (on sale for .99) features unique clock skins that you can sport on your iPhone or iPad, as explained in the video above.
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| Apple May Start iPad 5 Production in July | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 6:28 PM | Emily Price |
| We may see a brand new iPad in just a few months. DigiTimes reports that production for the next-generation tablet will begin between July and August of this year. In addition to the production timeline, the site claims sources within the Taiwan-based supply chain for the tablet have indicated that the iPad 5 will be both thinner and lighter than its predecessor and will have a slimmer bezel, similar to that found on the iPad mini.
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| Researchers Replace Passwords With Mind-Reading Passthoughts | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 5:48 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Remembering the passwords for all your sites can get frustrating. There are only so many punctuation, number substitutes and uppercase variations you can recall, and writing them down for all to find is hardly an option. Thanks to researchers at the UC Berkeley School of Information, you may not need to type those pesky passwords in the future. Instead, you'll only need to think them.
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| Google Play Gets a New Look | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 5:01 PM | Emily Price |
| Google launched a new look for Google Play Tuesday. Rolling out now to Android phones and tablets, the redesigned storefront has a cleaner look, making it easier to find what you’re looking for. Most notably, the redesign replaces the dark-toned theme of the store with a new, brighter version. Similar content is bundled together on the screen, and as you scroll down on a page additional recommendations will continue to appear.
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| U.S. Navy Debuts Ship-Mounted Lasers to Shoot Down Enemy Drones | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 4:49 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| The U.S. Navy's ambition to put laser guns on ships is nothing new. But after years of research, it seems that the solid-state Laser Weapon System (LaWS) is ready for prime time. The Navy announced on Monday that a LaWS prototype will be mounted next year on the USS Ponce, which will be stationed in the Middle East. LaWS has been in development for six years at a cost of $40 million.
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| Google Fiber Officially Coming to Austin | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 1:33 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Austin is about to get Google's high-speed Internet network -- Google Fiber -- which runs 100 times faster than today's average broadband connection.
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| 3D-Textured Solar Cells Will Be Tested in Space | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 12:52 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| An experimental 3D-textured solar cell is set to be bolted to the outside of the International Space Station (ISS), where it will experience 16 "sunrises" each day as part of a harsh performance test. A proposal submitted by W.
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| Outlook.com May Soon Be as Secure as Gmail | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 12:26 PM | Pete Pachal |
| When Microsoft re-launched Hotmail as Outlook.com last year, it was rebirth for the service. Although it received generally positive reviews, Outlook.com still lacked the two-factor authentication that makes Gmail accounts more secure. Now it looks like that omission is being corrected. Two-factor authentication for Outlook.com accounts is coming very soon, LiveSide reports.
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| Melinda Gates: Tech's Responsibility to the Developing World | | Tuesday, April 09, 2013 11:47 AM | Matt Petronzio |
| Melinda Gates is no stranger to technology. After working at Microsoft in various roles for nine years, she understands tech, specifically, how it can help people overcome obstacles, disrupt the status quo and make room for global progress. Gates is also a social good pioneer. Philanthropist, businesswoman and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she has spearheaded efforts to improve health and development around the world.
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