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Amazon recruits 5,000 UK corner stores for CollectPlus delivery service (update)
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Sharif Sakr. Under: Uncategorized.
Convenience stores, cornershops, newsagents, call them what you will -- nearly 5,000 local businesses in the UK have now been signed up by Amazon to receive and look after its customers' precious packages. The "CollectPlus" scheme is currently on tria...
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Google’s Voice Search on Android adds support for 13 additional languages
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
Even though it's also on iOS now, Android is still the first love for Google's Voice Search and the company announced today it's adding support for an additional 13 languages on the platform, bringing the total to 42 languages and accents understood ...
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Windows 8 RT tablets to sell for $300 less than Intel-based counterparts, says Lenovo exec
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft and its OEM partners haven't been particularly forthcoming on how much the first round of Windows 8 tablets are going to cost, but one Lenovo executive just gave us a hint. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, David Schmoock, Senior VP of ...
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Windows 8 RT tablets to sell for $300 less then Intel-based counterparts, says Lenovo exec
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft and its OEM partners haven't been particularly forthcoming on how much the first round of Windows 8 tablets are going to cost, but one Lenovo executive just gave us a hint. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, David Schmoock, Senior VP of ...
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DARPA’s low-cost silicone robot cloaks like a chameleon, treks like a snail (video)
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Zachary Lutz. Under: Uncategorized.
Remember those colorful sticky hands that you used to buy for a quarter from grocery store vending machines? Yeah, this is kind of like that -- except that it's a freaking robot. DARPA is currently working to develop low-cost silicone robots that use...
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DARPA’s low-cost silicone robot cloaks like a chameleon, treks like a snail (video)
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Zachary Lutz. Under: Uncategorized.
Remember those colorful sticky hands that you used to buy for a quarter from grocery store vending machines? Yeah, this is kind of like that -- except that it's a freaking robot. DARPA is currently working to develop low-cost silicone robots that use...
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Microsoft resumes publishing Windows Phone apps, all is right with the world
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Everybody, you can stop panicking. Microsoft has solved the digital signing problem that prevented app installations on older Windows Phones, as promised, and the flow of new apps is back to a steady stream. It may take a day or two before new titles...
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NPL, Imperial College create room-temperature maser, promise more sensitive beams
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Masers, or microwave lasers, have rarely been as viable as their regular counterparts; they need temperatures near absolute zero, exotic vacuum chambers or strong magnets just to run at all, which safely rules out carrying a maser as a pocket pointer...
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Tritton’s Pro+ 5.1 headset goes up for pre-order, promises gamers ‘true 5.1′ for $200
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Joe Pollicino. Under: Uncategorized.
Thought Tritton was satisfied with only pumping out Xbox-licensed gaming headsets in the last year? Fret not ye' PS3 and PC gamers, instead, say hello to its latest cross-platform unit, the AX Pro+. Although its color scheme is similar to the Dolby H...
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Tritton’s Pro+ 5.1 headset goes up for pre-order, promises gamers ‘true 5.1′ for $200
Posted On 16 Aug 2012 By Joe Pollicino. Under: Uncategorized.
Thought Tritton was satisfied with only pumping out Xbox-licensed gaming headsets in the last year? Fret not ye' PS3 and PC gamers, instead, say hello to its latest cross-platform unit, the AX Pro+. Although its color scheme is similar to the Dolby H...
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