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Apple

Kanex’s DualRole is a USB 3.0 hub and Ethernet adapter for modern MacBooks

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper The glitzy sheen of that Retina Display MacBook Pro or MacBook Air probably tarnished a little when you realized you’d need to sacrifice a USB or Thunderbolt if you wanted Ethernet connectivity. Just in time for Macworld, Kanex is shuttling out DualRole, a three-port USB 3.0 hub and Ethernet adapter that’ll swell your connectivity options while on the road. Bus-powered, you can also add a 5v power adapter to juice your gadgets at the same time. It’ll set…

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Automotive Story Tech

Toyota signs deal to get Nokia’s Here Local Search on its in-car navigation units from 2014

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper Nokia’s position in the smartphone market may be precarious (if improving), but itsLocation and Commerce (read: mapping) division has developed quite thereputation. Toyota is the latest big car manufacturer to pay cash to get Nokia’s Here Local Search installed on Mr. Toyoda’s in-car infotainment units. The Japanese giant is planning to have the software baked into its vehicles in Europe, Russia and the Middle East by early 2014. At the same time, the duo have…

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Toshiba’s 2012 Q3 makes $322 million net profit, sees a future in nuclear

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper Toshiba’s latest numbers may not reach the dizzying heights of last quarter, but at least it’s not back to filling out its spreadsheets in red pen. The company is announcing profits of $322 million from net sales of $14.9 billion. A big chunk of that change came from Tosh’s “social infrastructure” division, which produces power plants, medical systems and radiation detectors — while its home entertainment and computing divisions sat and…

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Politics

Top CIA Officials To Bigelow: Our Torture Boxes Were Bigger

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Geoffrey Ingersoll Zero Dark Thirty Top CIA officials have weighed in on Zero Dark Thirty. Their conclusion: Kathryn Bigelow simply did not correctly portray the Agency’s torture box — the real torture box is much more comfortable.  Yes, three top spooks — Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA, John Rizzo, former deputy counsel of the CIA, and Jose Rodriguez, the former director of the National Clandestine Service at the CIA…

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Politics

Obama Is More Popular Now Than At Any Point In The Last Three Years

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Brett LoGiurato The poll found that 60 percent of Americans hold a favorable view of the President, while only 37 percent view him unfavorably. He has an especially strong image among his base of Democrats (92 percent) and among Independents (also 60 percent). The amount of people who view Obama “strongly” favorably (39 percent) also outpaces the amount that view him “strongly” negatively (28 percent) for the first time in two…

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Article

Know When to Be a Squeaky Wheel

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Holly Johnson We’ve talked about customer service, good and bad, a lot here at Lifehacker. Unfortunately, poor customer service is something we all have to deal with at some point—and often, it takes a lot more than politeness and persistence to get your way.Get Rich Slowly’s Holly Johnson offers her best tips for tackling these difficult situations. A few months ago, I decided that I needed new furniture. I didn’t want new furniture. My 3-year-old…

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Welcome to IBM’s Supercomputer Waterworld of the Future

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As reported on Wired. BY ROBERT MCMILLAN Computers are just too damned hot. It’s becoming a real problem. Big internet companies like Facebook have taken Intel to task over the issue and — sensing a real opportunity — other companies have started to build new systems using the same kinds of low-power processors you’ll find in your mobile phone. In fact, 2013 is likely to be the year that we get an inkling of how far…

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Article Culture

7 Massive Ideas That Can Change the World

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As reported on Wired. BY WIRED STAFF Photo: Getty Images; Illustration: Carl Detorres Tesla. Prius. Volt. The auto industry is stocked with radical new designs that reduce the environmental impact of driving. The airplane industry has been incrementally improving fuel efficiency for decades, but it’s maxing out the potential of current designs and will soon need to come up with a similarly transformative rethink. And it has to move fast. Air travel is set to explode—more than…

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Application Games

Arma Tactics coming to Project Shield

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As reported on Polygon. By EMILY GERA Developer Bohemia Interactive is developing a new title in the Arma franchise, a turn-based strategy game called Arma Tactics, designed for Nvidia’s upcoming Project Shield handheld device. In Arma Tactics, players take control of a four-member Special Forces squad and work their way through story-driven and randomly generated missions. Players can either take a direct approach through the game or adopt a stealthier way of playing, while making use of both basic and…

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Entertainment Film

‘Sin City’ sequel adds Julia Garner and Eva Green to growing cast

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AS reported on The Verge. By Amar Toor New additions join Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, and Bruce Willis on the set of Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s long-awaited sequel Deadline is reporting that both Julia Garner and Eva Green have signed on to the cast ofSin City: A Dame to Kill For, joining Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, and Bruce Willis on the set of Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s upcoming sequel. Green, who starred in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows and played a…

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