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IBM Cooks Up Super-Thin Graphene Chips

IBM researchers have demonstrated a graphene circuit which integrates all circuit components onto a single wafer made of silicon carbide. Graphene is a mesh of carbon atoms that’s one atom thick. Integrating it monolithically — meaning in one unit — … Continue reading

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HP TouchPad Almost Ready for Pre-Ordering

Julie told us back in February about three new HP webOS devices, including a tablet.  HP has announced that the TouchPad tablet will be available for pre-orders starting June 19.  They are offering a 16GB device for $499.99 and a … Continue reading

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CrunchGear Week In Review: Freshly Cut Flowers Edition

Here are some stories from the past week on CrunchGear: The Cansole: A Pong Console In A Can DIY Collapsable Ninja Star Is Great For Collapsable Ninjas Your Nightmares Have Arrived: Kinect-Driven Powerpoint LusionBloom: A Magnetic Vase For Your Next … Continue reading

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VMware adds Mozy to its cloud and virtualization empire

Mozy is one of the most popular cloud backup services around, with more than one million users storing around 70 petabytes of data. Its popularity apparently put it on the acquisition radar of VMware — which has now made Mozy … Continue reading

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Jaybird JF3 Freedom Bluetooth stereo headset shipping next week, enhanced with new cushions

Jaybird’s been pretty quiet about its latest Bluetooth offering. In fact, the company actually sneaked a few of its JF3 Freedom sports headphones into some stores back in April, but they quickly ran out of stock — we imagine it … Continue reading

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Shocker! The internet is not egalitarian, popular forum posters have it easy

Researchers at the University of Georgia analyzed six years’ worth of Usenet posts, and you know what they discovered? Life ain’t fair. The most popular two percent of posters who started discussion threads hogged 50 percent of all replies, while … Continue reading

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iPod Magician Talks About the Art of Deception [Video]

Magician Marco Tempest uses a trio of iPod Touches to discuss the uses, necessity, and even beauty of lying in everyday life. A feel-good message for designers and politicians alike. [MAKE] More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/UPCXmU_q4fI/ipod-magician-talks-about-the-art-of-deception Malin Akerman Mandy Moore Maria Bello … Continue reading

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Mac OS X Lion will boot to Safari-only mode, should iPhone and iPad?

It sounds like the latest developer preview for Mac OS X Lion will allow you to reboot into a Safari only mode (similar to how a Google ChromeBook is perpetually in Chrome-only mode), as part of the upcoming Find my … Continue reading

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Bill Gates’ kids ‘aren’t deprived,’ they have Zunes

Bill Gates doesn’t give too many interviews, but the Daily Mail‘s Caroline Graham sure managed to get a lot out of him during their recent sitdown. Gates spent much of the time discussing his global health foundation, which, according to … Continue reading

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Nuance Voice Control Spied Alongside MacBook Air Refresh In Latest Apple Leak [Leaks]

Long gone are the days of the airtight Apple ship. In its place, in the past and today, especially, are leaks like these: Advanced Nuance voice recognition could be included in iOS 5 after all, and…new MacBook Airs, oh my! … Continue reading

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