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Goliath wins: AMD retreats, retrenches, and seeks to reinvent itself

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:45:00 +0000 - AMD's Analyst Day, in more depth. AMD isn't going to tangle with Intel at the high end anymore -- so what comes next?

Cadillac CUE raises the bar with capacitive touch, haptic feedback, dual-screen display

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:46:46 +0000 - Slick, yes, but does new technology make the Cadillac XTS, ATS and SRX better or just different from other touchscreens and the Audi-BMW control knobs?

MIT’s photonic crystals lead towards nuclear batteries everywhere

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:19:12 +0000 - Researchers at MIT have developed photonic crystals that, in as little as two years, could enable the use of hydrocarbon and nuclear reactors in portable electronic devices.

Windows Phone 8 detailed: It’s like Windows 8, but not quite

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:01:32 +0000 - From deep Windows 8, Skype, and SkyDrive integration, through to the addition of NFC "wallet" payments and BitLocker encryption, it sounds like Windows Phone 8 will be a very exciting mobile OS indeed.

AMD’s Analyst Day confirms APU cancellations, trims core counts

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:29:53 +0000 - AMD's Analyst Day is finally here, with fresh information on the company's roadmaps through 2013. It's mostly business as usual, but there are a few surprising moves around 28nm.

How extreme do you need your PC?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:11:36 +0000 - A wonderful thing about computers, like cars, is that there's one out there for everyone. But in recent weeks I've been particularly sensitive to a trend I truly don't understand: Computers, or cases for them, that don't seem to be designed with their users in mind.

Graphene acts as plasmonic antenna, leads towards 0.1nm wires in chips

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:01:50 +0000 - Are you sick of graphene-related breakthroughs yet? No? Excellent!

How to properly secure your iPhone or Android device

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:49:58 +0000 - It might be a hassle, but it's a good idea to secure your smartphone before it's too late.

MIT creates solar cell from grass clippings

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:36 +0000 - A researcher at MIT has created solar panels from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead leaves. In a few years, it'll be possible to stir some grass clippings into a bag of cheap chemicals, paint the mixture on your roof, and immediately start producing electricity.

Facebook’s only weakness: Mobile

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:45:57 +0000 - With a growing mobile userbase, but no network infrastructure of its own, no strong ties to either iOS or Android, and no income from mobile users, Facebook is stuck between a rock and a hard place.