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Hardware Dev

PowerKiss joins Power Matters Alliance, plans to expand wireless charging standard in Europe Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Zach Honig Now might be the time to familiarize yourself with the Power Matters Alliance (PMA). The industry’s most recognizable standard, Qi, is facing serious competition from the PMA, which has garnered support from Duracell Powermat, AT&T, smartphone manufacturers such as BlackBerry and ZTE, and even Starbucks shops, which have begun rolling out its wireless charging tech in certain outlets. Beginning soon, you may be able to charge your compatible smartphone at European McDonald’s restaurants,…

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Science

‘Parallel Universe’ of Life Described Far Beneath the Bottom of the Sea

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As reported on Wired. BY BRANDON KEIM A sample of oceanic crust basalt (left) and a microscopic cross-section (right) denoting changes of concentration in sulfur, an element used by microbes there. Image: Spencer et al./Science   Deep beneath the ocean floor off the Pacific Northwest coast, scientists have described the existence of a potentially vast realm of life, one almost completely disconnected from the world above. Persisting in microscopic cracks in the basalt rocks of Earth’s oceanic…

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Engineering

Tech Time Warp of the Week: The Commodore-64, 1983

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As reported on Wired. BY CADE METZ The best selling computer of all time? It wasn’t the Macintosh. Or the Apple II. Or the IBM PC. It was the Commodore-64, the computer-disguised-as-a-keyboard that made its debut in 1982. According to the late Jack Tramiel — the man who founded Commodore International — the company was selling nearly a half million C64s a month when he was forced out of the operation in 1984, and by the time the…

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Business Economy

Tech CEOs call for immigration reform as thousands of jobs remain unfilled

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As reported on The Verge. By Jeff Blagdon Faced with a shortage of skilled job applicants, more than 100 of the biggest names in technology signed a letter urging the US Congress and White House to pass significant immigration reforms. Reported in The Hill, the letter (below) was signed by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Eric Schmidt, Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer, and many others, and calls for lawmakers to pass bills currently introduced in the Senate like the Immigration Innovation Act…

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Business Culture

Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MARK SUSTER Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches? Mostly it’s because your marketing campaigns suck. Or more directly – they…

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Mobile

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Beats The Best With 5-inch, 1080p Display, 1.9GHz Processor, Gesture Controls And A Q2 2013 Release

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JORDAN CROOK As if it could be any other way, the just-announcedSamsung Galaxy S 4 is Samsung’s, and perhaps even Android’s, best phone yet. In fact, it very well may be the best smartphone on the market, period. We’ve been through months of speculation, hype, rumors, and leaks, but the truth is out, and the Galaxy S 4 still has much more up its sleeve than the leaks suggested. More than any…

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Application Entertainment

Sky Movies app finally arrives on Android HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos Sky’s Movies app may be old hat for iOS users, but the companion experience has only just arrived on Android. By wielding the software, folks can look up what’s airing across the network’s film channels, read up on information about flicks and look up theater listings. Users can also catch streaming movies with the application (if a device is registered with Sky Go, of course), and even remotely set their Sky+ HD…

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Entertainment Hardware Dev

Philips DesignLine TV is a seamless square pane of glass (video) HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos Folks with an eye for unusual design likely had their interest piqued by Samsung’s“Timeless Gallery” TV stand, but now a new Philips television is stepping into the living room limelight. Dubbed the Philips DesignLine, the rig hides an LCD display behind a seamless glass pane with a black to transparent gradient that supports itself by leaning against a wall. The TV operates at 1,400 Hz and packs a dual-core…

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Google

Google Fiber app reaches all Android 4.2 devices HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas If you’re one of the precious few to have access to Google Fiber, you may have been disappointed by the need to use its companion app on a Nexus 7 — a fine tablet, but certainly not the only device in Google’s universe. Thankfully, a new update significantly broadens that pool. The app should now offer remote control and content browsing on phones and tablets that run Android 4.2 or later, whether…

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Business

You Are Not a Unique Snowflake: Desk Jobs Suck Everywhere

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As reported on Wired. BY PETE BROOK Metal trader, commodities, financial futures and options trading firm, London 2006. Broker, commodities, financial futures and options trading firm, London 2006. Technical Support Officer (IT Department), customs, Santo Domingo, 2010. Marketing executive, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Dubai, 2008. Investment representative, online share brokers, Leeds, UK. Assistant architects, Chinese architecture design and research Institute, Beijing, China, 2011. Internal auditor, asset management firm, Phnom Penh, 2010. Team leader (with call…

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