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  Apple Products vs. Apple the Fruit (Infographic)

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 9:00pm CET by Digg

  Take a look at how the ones we talk on measure up to the ones we eat (and see it in all its glory.)
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  uTorrent & BitTorrent Surge to 150 Million Monthly Users

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 8:11pm CET by Digg

  uTorrent parent company BitTorrent Inc. just announced that the BitTorrent Mainline client and uTorrent have hit the milestone of 150 million monthly users. Together both clients increased their user base by more than 50 percent compared to last year, and the end of this surge is not yet in sight.
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  Half of mobile users willing to watch ads for free app content

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 7:05pm CET by Digg

  Nielsen's latest State of the Media report examined which kinds of apps mobile users like to download, and whether they're paying for them. Most users said they're OK with ads in their apps, too, as long as the content contained within them is free.
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  Will 4G be Faster Than Home Broadband? [VIDEO]

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 5:53pm CET by Digg

  From rural outposts to high-speed cities, Dan Simmons reports on 4G's promise of super-fast broadband everywhere.
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  Study: iOS set to win share as smartphones surge

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 5:29pm CET by Digg

  Apple is set to reap the benefits of increased consumer interest in smartphones, according to a new study. A survey of 15,000 U.S. shoppers found that Apple and Google will dominate, with Apple winning back share over the next six months.
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  Early Images From CES 2012

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 4:57pm CET by Digg

  PCMag is out in full force at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Take a look at the coolest tech, the hottest gadgets, and the best sights on the show floor.
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  'Internet Censorship' or Saving Jobs?

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 4:50pm CET by Digg

  Would websites like Google, Facebook and Twitter go dark to protest?
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  Toilets Designed For The Water Crisis Ahead

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 4:43pm CET by Digg

  The toilet of tomorrow will be a self-regulating and mindful machine, eminently cognizant of the water crisis ahead.
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  Wireless kit lets your house plant use Twitter to demand feeding

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 4:08pm CET by Digg

  Being a serial killer of house plants doesn't involve elaborate plots or a high I.Q., but it still seems to be a favorite (albeit unintentional) pastime for many geeks. Now a Twitter-enabled solution exists that may help save the lives of millions of innocent plants.
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  USB 3.0 to land in tablets and smartphones

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 3:56pm CET by Digg

  USB 3.0 ports are going to get thinner and land in mobile devices by the end of the year.
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  The Pirate Bay Shows Futility of Domain and DNS Blocks

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 2:44pm CET by Digg

  In October 2011, a court in Finland ordered local ISP Elisa to block The Pirate Bay to stop copyright infringement among its subscribers. Today, the blockade - which covers many domains and IP addresses - took effect, but behind the scenes there is an effort to unblock the site and render the court order useless. Meanwhile there is already collateral damage - the court order has succeeded in blocking a domain linking to Electronic Frontier Finland.
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  New technologies unleashed at CES

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 2:35pm CET by Digg

  The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, USA, unleashes a first wave of gadgets and shows off other new tech.
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  The Powerbag charges your electronics on the run (video)

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 2:12pm CET by Digg

  Here's a product for the true nerds among us who can't go anywhere without a bunch of digital electronics.
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  GM to Team Up With on Verizon on OnStar, Release API, & More

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 12:53pm CET by Digg

  GM held a press conference -- the first of CES it boasted -- on Sunday night, which focused on the future of its OnStar in-vehicle enternainment, assistance and connection system. GM has started testing the second-generatio'n of the system with Verizon
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  CES Unveiled The Wackiest Gadgets of 2012

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 12:33pm CET by Digg

  This year's CES Unveiled 2012 showed off a 'sneak preview' of some of the hottest gadgets of Las Vegas's Consumer Electronics Show - including the first solar-powered Kindle case.
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  Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 10:48am CET by Digg

  The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'Real Steel' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'. 'Cowboys and Aliens' completes the top three.
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  Add Sounds in a PPT Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Presentation

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 9:26am CET by Digg

  Do you want the steps for adding sound in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation on a Windows 7-based PC
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  Best List Of Android Apps And Games 2011

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 6:58am CET by Digg
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  Solar-powered Kindle cover means you never have to plug it in again

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 4:42am CET by Digg

  If you've ever wanted a Kindle that you never have to plug in, SolarFocus has the accessory for you with its solar-powered Kindle case.
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  CEA chief Gary Shapiro pushes anti-SOPA agenda

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 4:40am CET by Digg

  He said he is disappointed that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is distracting a lot of lawmakers from the larger agenda now as they obsess over what he and many other people in the tech industry consider to be a poorly written proposal to deal with online piracy. But i...
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  Lenovo IdeaPad S2: Docking tablet with 20 hour runtime

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 4:19am CET by Digg

  Rivaling Asus's Transformer Prime, Lenovo is showing off its own tablet with keyboard dock at the Consumer Electronics Show. The dual-core IdeaPad S2 weighs just 1.1 pounds, runs Google Android 4.0 out of the box and lasts for 20 hours with an optional keyboard dock.
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  Lenovo announces world’s first Android 4.0 TV — but it’s no Google TV

  Posted: January 9th, 2012, 4:16am CET by Digg

  Not content to sit around and let Apple beat it to the TV market, Lenovo today introduced its first television today at the Consumer Electronics Show, which is also notable for being the first TV to run Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich.”