ThinkPad Helix Ultrabook and Tablet in One

"Our unmatched family of convertibles gives consumers, students, business professionals, and everyone in between the opportunity to choose the convertible that's right for them," said Peter Hortensius, president, Product Group, and senior vice president, Lenovo. "The ThinkPad Helix gives business professionals two devices in one incredible form factor. It is a high performance, thin and light Ultrabook with a detachable Windows 8 tablet.

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BlackBerry 10 Smartphone Release Date Leaked

RIM's BlackBerry 10 launch is just a few weeks away, and we've seen a few leaks here and there, tidbits really, of what is to come. In spite of the fact that all the major carriers in the U.S. as well as in Canada have confirmed their support for BB10, RIM has kept its mouth shut as far as the release dates are concerned. Of course, spilling the beans is the last thing that a company would do while preparing for a bigwig.

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Rovio Announces 263M Active Users Played Their Games In December

December was quite the big month for Rovio as not only did Angry Birds receive 30 million downloads during the week of Christmas, but they're also announcing today there were 263 million active users playing their games in December. In a blog post on their company site, Rovio shared the news while saying 2012 was a milestone year for the company. In addition to its 263 million active users, they ended the year with over one billion downloads, 30 million of those occurring during Christmas week.

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Justin Bell laps Willow Springs... in the dark... using only night vision

Night vision has made its way into quite a few luxury cars as a night-driving safety feature, but eBay Motors wanted to see if the technology could be used to actually drive the car. Former racer and World's Faster Car Show host Justin Bell grabbed the keys to an Audi A7 and headed to Willow Springs Raceway to find out. As if driving in the dark of the desert night wasn't hard enough, the car's windshield and side windows were blacked out, so Bell's driving relied completely on the three-inch night vision display located in the gauge cluster.



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Esupply outs in Japan its new Bamboo keyboard and wireless mouse

Keyboard and mouses made of Bamboo are nothing new, but it is always a welcome surprise to see that companies or resellers like eSupply are still offering such a product in Japan. The new products are, for the keyboard at least 100% QWERTY and not Japanese Qwerty giving the possibility for anyone to use it and this not only in Japan. While both models are USB, only the mouse is actually wireless and powered by battery.

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It's a Table not a Tablet, but…

". We've seen technology shifts across the four screens, from the desktop to the laptop, tablet and smartphone, and yet, while people have more computing power than ever before, there is still room for technologies like Horizon that bring people together. Horizon makes personal computing interpersonal computing with shared, collaborative experiences among several people," said Peter Hortensius, president, Product Group, Lenovo.


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BBC.com launches new, NY-based autos site

BBC.com has launched a new, New York-based automotive site. The new effort from the UK publishing giant is designed to be "an entertaining, insightful daily read." Content will focus on design, technology, community and culture while drawing inspiration from the broadcasting company's already successful automotive efforts. Those include Top Gear as well as BBC News and BBC Sport. Much of the site's content seems to have been lifted from those sources, though original pieces will be part of the recipe moving forward.

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Next-gen Cadillac CTS-Vs caught in parking lot

A pair of camouflaged Cadillac CTS prototypes were spotted, and thankfully photographed, outside a grocery store in Southern California. From the image above – there are plenty more if you click over to TotalCarScore.com – it appears these could be testers for the 2014 CTS-V, but that is just speculation. We've seen the obvious "V" motif in the grille before, and there's what could be another "V" in the design of the side mirrors. The hood on the car in the background appears to include two bulges, but the single shot that affords a tiny peek under the hood shows reveals only the airbox.

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Samsung SC96 MultiChamber Vacuum Cleaner

Cleaning around the home is not always easy, especially if you still use the dependable broom. Some may prefer using a vacuum cleaner for the ease and convenience of clearing away dust in the home but do not allow them to go airborne and become a cause of irritation. But people still have to deal with the noise that most vacuum cleaners can cause, which in itself can also be a cause of irritation for some people. In order to do away with that, you may prefer cleaning the home using Samsung's new SC96 MultiChamber Vacuum Cleaner.

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Skyscape Cloud Services demonstrates continued success and innovation with EMC

Joins EMC Velocity Service Provider ProgramLondon – January 10th 2013 – Skyscape Cloud Services Limited, the easy to adopt, easy to use and easy to leave Assured Cloud Services Company, today announced a further expansion of its relationship with EMC by joining the EMC Velocity™ Service Provider Program.

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Samsung Partners With Lionsgate To Convert Films Into 3D

Samsung has just been tapped by global entertainment company Lionsgate to convert the studio's films into 3D. At CES 2013, the two companies announced their newly-found partnership saying that popular theatrical titles, such as “Gamer,” “Crank,” “Bangkok Dangerous,” and “The Descent,” will be remade in 3D for DVD, Blu-ray, and video-on-demand. Other titles are expected to follow soon. To make that possible, Lionsgate will be using Samsung's proprietary 3D processing technology to convert the films.

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Boy Pulls Train's Emergency Brakes After iPhone Falls Out The Window

We're sure that some of you guys have seen signage in the train where they warn that the pulling of the emergency brake in non-emergency situations will most likely end up with you being slapped with a hefty fine, and probably a good telling off by the authorities. However this probably did not cross the mind of a thirteen year old boy from Dunedin, New Zealand, when he dropped his iPhone out of the train's window while attempting to snap photos of the scenery. Naturally he panicked and did what came to mind - pull the emergency brakes so that he could get down and look for his phone.

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2day's How-to: Avoid ATM Scams

So you are scared every you went to the machine to withdraw money or advance money via credit card. You don't want your pin and info to be stolen by people.

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NVIDIA Shield, preview and first impressions

On Sunday evening, we reported that NVIDIA had launched Tegra 4, its next-generation quad-core chip with four ARM Cortex A15 CPUs, and a new massive GPU. At the same time, the company has announced the NVIDIA Shield, a “pure Android” portable gaming  device that is designed to bring a unique mobile gaming experience. Shield has been built as a great game controller which happens to host one of the fastest next-gen mobile chip along with a 720p screen.






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Lenovo Announces K900 Smartphone

Lenovo unveils its latest flagship Android smartphone at CES 2013. The K900 is a 5.5-inch handset with a slim 6.9mm profile. It sports an IPS screen with 1080p full HD resolution, touch-capacitive Gorilla Glass 2 screen, and Intel's latest 32nm dual-core Z2580 processor encased in a stainless steel alloy and polycarbonate unibody mold. The phone also comes with a 13-megapixel camera with Sony Exmor BSI sensor and F1.8 lens at the back. It is close to becoming a replacement for a digital camera.

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Ford announces app developer program

Ford used the occasion of CES to announce that the Ford Developer Program, the automaker's own app developer program, would be open to anyone wanting to participate. Ford will provide its software developer kit to registered software writers who will then have access to code libraries and documentation to allow them to write apps to "enable two-way communication between mobile apps" and Sync-equipped Ford vehicles "including voice commands from the driver.". Several apps have already been developed by a select group of beta-testing code-crunchers.

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Canon Vixia HF-R42 Camcorder Unveiled

[CES 2013] It goes without saying that companies more or less go through a ritual every January, where they have a range of new consumer electronics devices to announce at CES, whether new or an update to an existing line. Well, Canon has taken a similar route as well with the announcement of the Canon Vixia HF-R42 camcorder, which was specially designed for everyday shooting. The Canon Vixia HF-R42 will come with 53x Advanced Zoom and a Genuine Canon HD Video Lens, helping you record memories in crisp High Definition video without bogging you down with all the technicalities.

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ViewSonic Unveils 23-inch, 27-inch, 32-inch Windows 8 Touch Displays

We are at CES 2013, and ViewSonic has just unveiled three of its latest touch displays running Windows 8 OS. Enter ViewSonic's TD 40 Series, which includes the 23-inch TD2340, the 27-inch TD2740, and the 32-inch TD3240. The TD 40 Series is all about interactivity, and they come with a 10-point projected capacitive touch technology that offers a good touch experience to its customers.The TD 40 Series also features Professional Grade IPS panels with a 1920 x 1080 full-HD resolution and 20,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio that delivers the best of what ViewSonic can deliver.


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AIRCOM releases Capesso™ AI 5.5.1

Advanced automated network planning tool strengthens LTE and GSM support with improved scalingLeatherhead, UK/Vienna, Austria – 8 January, 2013 AIRCOM International and Symena, the leading independent players in the growing network planning and optimisation software market, today announce the joint release of Capesso™ AI 5.5.1.  The release of Capesso™ AI 5.5.1 is a significant milestone in the integration between AIRCOM’s network planning tool, ASSET, and Symena’s automatic cell planning tool Capesso™.  The combined solution delivers significant planning and optimi

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Sony Unveils 56-inch 4K OLED TV Prototype Capable Of 3,840 x 2,160 Resolution

Sony's 56-inch 4K OLED TV is able to display at a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 and is filled with Sony's oxide semiconductor TFTs and Super Top Emission technologies, which as long as that means we're able to view 4K on an OLED TV, then that's good enough for us. The 56-inch 4K OLED TV prototype didn't come with any mention of any other specs we expect to hear from an official announcement of a new TV set, which makes sense since this is, in fact, a prototype.

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Targus Touch Pen

[CES 2013] To see a company like Targus move into the world of stylii is encouraging, as this means that Targus wants to expand their business acumen with the introduction of a new device that targets Windows 8-powered devices, which they have called the Targus Touch Pen for Windows 8. Basically, the Targus Touch Pen is said to be the only solution of its kind to transform any Windows 8 notebook into a touchscreen device, without the need to purchase a new laptop in order to enjoy the touch features that Windows 8 touts.

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Audience eS515 Smart Sound Processor Launched

You may not have heard of Audience, but its sound processor may be powering your smartphone right now. With design-wins like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S3, RAZRi and other high-profile smartphones, Audience makes your voice sound better for those who listen to you on the phone.

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GM recalls fullsize truck, SUVs and vans over faulty shifter mechanism

Twelve different General Motors vehicles from the 2013 model year, up to 54,686 units in total, are being recalled over two potential issues with their steering columns. The models in question, all full-size trucks, SUVs or vans, are the: Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Savana, Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL.

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HP Pavilion TouchSmart Sleekbook and HP Pavilion Sleekbook

 . Both devices sport a 15.6-inch high-definition display (1366×768) in a thin, light and elegant body and runs an AMD Ultrathin A6-4455M Accelerated Processor (2.1GHz up to 2.6Ghz) with 4GB DDR3 SDRAM (max supported 8GB). When a touch display is not available to operate the new Modern UI (aka Metro), Windows 8 supports multi-touch gestures in the trackpads that are commonly featured on laptops.



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F.R.E.Q.M Mobile Headset Hits CES Unveiled

[CES 2013] CES Unveiled saw the release of the F.R.E.Q.M mobile headset which is the first of its kind in the range to deliver rich stereo sound without piling on the weight on your head – considering how it comes in a lightweight aluminum chassis that will fold away for easy transport. The F.R.E.Q.M mobile headset will be accompanied by a couple of unique in-line cables, where one of them is for use with PC or Mac platforms, while the other would find its purpose when hooking up smart devices and select consoles. Either one has a role to play, depending on what you want to use the F.R.E.Q.M with.

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HTC Butterfly Available For Pre-Order In The UK Via MobiCity

You can now pre-order HTC's latest Android 4.1 smartphone ‘Butterfly' in the UK via MobiCity. The handset can be yours for 658.80 GBP (about $1058) off-contract and will begin shipping from January 18th. As a quick reminder, the HTC Butterfly packs a 5.0-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD touchscreen display, a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 processor, a 2GB RAM, a 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, dual cameras (2MP front & 8MP rear), GPS, 4G LTE connectivity, NFC, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 2020mAh battery and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.

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