It’s not the smallest transistor on the market, however the boffins at IBM have constructed the tiniest carbon nanotube transistor thus far. It’s nine nanometers in size, making it one nanometer smaller than the presumed physical limit of silicon transistors. Plus, it consumes less power and is ready to carry more current than present-day technology. [...]
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All of new RIM CEO Thorsten Heins’ fresh ideas will apparently still be revealed to the company’s board in a number of weeks, but he’s already dropped some gems in interviews with the Wall Street Journal and Reuters (update: and Bloomberg). First item at the agenda? Getting current users upgraded to the most recent and [...]
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MasterCard is all around the map by way of mobile payments. The credit company will partner with anyone , anywhere , anytime if it means getting new customers and creating a buck at the deal. Its latest offering is named QkR , an Australian effort with support from the Hoyts chain of movie theaters and [...]
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Israel is home to a burgeoning tech industry, however the country’s broadband infrastructure hasn’t really been capable of keep pace. In the case of broadband penetration, surely, Israel ranks just 21st out of 34 developed nations, in keeping with statistics gathered by the OECD. All this can be changing, however, now that the country’s state-run [...]
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Seriously, we won’t caveat this one enough — there’s no way of knowing if it truly is actually the Galaxy S III or, whether it is, when it’d come to market — but, it appears like Samsungs ” next big smartphone ” just made a cameo at the company’s support pages. Listed because the GT-i9300, [...]
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Just awaken from an incredibly restful week-long slumber? Initially, we’re envious of your luck. Second, Research in Motion made several changes to its leadership chart. Third, it’s important to be really hungry right about now. So grab a sandwich, get back in an hour and join Myriam , Brad , Sean Cooper and our very [...]
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Sony reveals new 3G/WiFi PS Vita bundles: free data, PSN games and memory cards for every person
Sony’s PlayStation Vita hasn’t exactly sold like hotcakes over in Japan , so the corporate has sweetened the pot for the portable’s potential Stateside buyers. Those that placed pre-orders gets more than one extra goodies for his or her $350. To compliment the previously promised limited edition case, 4GB memory card and duplicate of Little [...]
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What’s that? An HTC PI86100 Windows Phone with AT&T-specific LTE (bands 4 and 17 ) showing up within the hallowed halls of the FCC? Why, this have to be the Titan II , announced a tad over a fortnight ago . Docs show that a production unit of the device, sporting the aforementioned LTE bands [...]
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First White House Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, steps downHe was appointed with a good little bit of fanfare because the United States' first Chief Technology Officer back in May of 2009, however it feels like Aneesh Chopra has decided that it's now time to make room for the nation's second CTO. The White House confirmed today that Chopra is stepping down from his position, noting that he has amassed a "dizzying array of accomplishments." Among
Insert Coin: Dash car stereo gives your iPhone a brand new home, far from the cupholder (video)In Insert Coin, we glance at a thrilling new tech project that requires funding before it could hit production. If you would like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" because the subject line. We're pretty keen on new how you can integrate smartphones with car stereos here at Engadget, that is why we're particularly intrigued by a brand new Kickstarter project
Verizon-bound ZTE V66 slate gets photographed, looks kind of like you imaginedIt wasn't way back that we first crossed paths with the ZTE V66 tablet, though on the time we were unfortunate to simply meet its dull black-and-white renders. Those of you unfamiliar with the tab shouldn't have your jaws dropped by its innards, which can be expected to be missing out at the Ice Cream Sandwich treatment . Other than the OS letdown (still, it isn't as bad as
OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express SATA 3.0 SSDs doubles your (MacBook) Airspeed velocityIt's MacWorld, which suggests those providers of Apple gear are busting out wares for aftermarket insertion into your objects of desire. Other World Computing's latest offering is a slender solid-state drive able to be crow-barred into last year's MacBook Airs . The bombastically named OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G SSD is a SATA Rev. 3.0 drive with a promised 6GB/s data speed at
Google upgrades Earth with better rendering, teaches it to sing in perfect harmonyGoogle's bringing quite a few changes to its Earth service courtesy of version 6.2, including Google+ integration and enhancements to look. Most notable here, however, is a brand new approach to rendering that stitches aerial photos together in a way less patchy than before, making for "the foremost beautiful Google Earth yet," in line with the corporate. The recent version is
The affection Box is an analog video mixer, house of mirrors in your iPhone (video)There's something romantic about hacking the iPhone , especially when it means finding easy methods to personalize the massively popular handset. Apps like Instagram can help you already know artistic talent, but software just doesn't get those creative juices flowing like an old-fashioned piece of hardware can. Despite its taboo-sounding name, The affection Box isn't an adult toy