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Blackberry QNX Car Entertainment and Telematics

Connected cars are the next mobile frontier, and BlackBerry has a head start

While BlackBerry’s smartphone business has notoriously struggled in recent years, its QNX operating system has made major inroads in connected cars, which could lend it an advantage down the line.
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Will Fisker’s floundering leave early Karma buyers running on empty?

As Fisker fires most of its workforce and faces an uncertain future, Karma owners are left wondering how they’ll continue to drive their $90,000 cars. As it turns out, it might not be as grim as it looks.

Our wireless future will bring breakneck speeds and tablet-powered homes

Advances in wireless technology and faster mobile processors have Qualcomm anticipating a future filled with effortless connectivity, anywhere, any time.

The ‘Phablet’ isn’t a ‘Phad’ or a Phase – massive phones are coming

Samsung’s S4 is great, but it has nothing on the 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega Phone, which is just one more sign that the phablet category is growing as fast as our phone screens.
How Apple losts its cool

How Apple lost its cool (and how it can win it back)

Apple’s once-untouchable hipness has faltered in recent months, and as some of its most recent ads demonstrate, the company doesn’t seem to know how to win it back.
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Say ‘mortified!’ Google Glass will turn strangers into your personal paparazzi

Get a thrill from watching every celebrity misstep dissected on the Internet? Don’t get too smug. The proliferation of personal cameras may make you the next inadvertent Web sensation.

AMD and Nvidia lock horns on a race to the cloud

Cloud gaming is the future, but neither of the titans controlling today’s gaming space have established firm control of it, and each have very different plans.
How life-like CGI will revolutionize more than movies

What happens when we can whip up movie-grade CGI in real time?

Photorealistic computer animation has already made its way into movies, but when new technology makes it possible to generate these graphics on the fly, all sorts of doors will open.
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Google Glass, Google Shoes, and the horror of living in a Google World

Google Shoes may have been a mere concept for SXSW, but the possibilities illustrate how a cyborg future is not far off, and it might look less like Ironman’s Tony Stark and more like Star Trek’s Borg.

Could the new Oz movie do for 3D cinema what the original did for color?

When The Wizard of Oz debuted in 1939, it introduced audiences to the wonders of what color film could do. Is it possible Oz the Great and Powerful could pull the same routine for 3D in 2013?
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Speed isn’t everything: Convenient new features coming to your next smartphone

New processors may help the next generation of smartphones handle more and more tasks, but the innovations Qualcomm showed off at Mobile World Congress 2013 emphasize that convenience is still key for consumers.
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Mismatched motors: Tesla and Fisker both built the wrong cars for their tech

Tesla’s Model S is built like a touring car with the engine of a supercar, while the stylish Fisker Karma can’t hit the speeds its design suggests, but can motor for miles with a hybrid design. Both cars would be better off if they simply swapped drivetrains.

Will Tesla’s media war make the Model S the next Corvair?

One bad review wouldn’t have scratched Tesla’s widely lauded Model S, but Tesla’s vendetta against its author might make him the next Ralph Nader, and the car another footnote in history.
Technology is watching my every step, and I love it

Technology is watching my every step, and I love it

The latest fitness gadgets trumpet your exercise to the world – and use peer pressure to keep you moving.
BlackBerry’s new killer feature Battery freedom

BlackBerry’s new killer feature? Battery freedom

By shirking the trend toward built-in batteries and adding a few of its own innovations, BlackBerry addresses one very real problem for those who rely on their phones day in and day out.
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The PC isn’t ready to die, it’s ready for a rebirth

Desktops sales have slowed because manufacturers have let their designs stagnate, but the need for a comfortable machine you can work on hasn’t gone away. Who will reinvent the PC and reap the rewards?
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Prepare for supersized tablets, OLED, and the return of variety at CES 2013

This year’s International CES will push a number of new technologies to the forefront, and see one major new player enter the market in force.
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Are personal 3D printers the next personal computers?

Get ready to print out gadgets as easily as you now print out wedding invitations: 3D printers may be ready to make the leap from expensive industrial tools to convenient appliances for the everyman. And the shift could produce some unlikely winners.
Future smartphones

What will next-generation smartphones look like?

Cheap international roaming, better accommodation for business users, wireless charging and other new features will define a coming generation of even smarter smartphones.
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Which type of device is best for Windows 8?

By turning the traditional mouse-and-keyboard paradigm on its head, Windows 8 will open the door for a diverse array of new devices, and retooled old ones. But which will work best?
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How Apple missed the rise of the mini tablet

Google and Amazon have stolen the show with 7-inch tablets like the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD 7, leaving Apple uncharacteristically behind on the season’s biggest trend.
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Opinion: Apple’s war on Google isn’t just business, it’s personal

Apple’s relentless pursuit of Google has less to do with patents and profits and more to do with personal betrayal – and for that reason, it won’t end until Apple’s pockets are empty.

High stakes for social media: The fate of the world could literally be on the line

Opinion: Collaboration through social networks like Facebook and Yahoo Groups could literally hold the key to our world’s biggest problems. Which means they need to get a lot better, or we’re in trouble.

Opinion: How to update your car to the 21st century

Carputers still aren’t up to speed with smartphones, but a number of solid aftermarket options exist for techies who want to ride in style.

PixelSense: The not-so-secret advantage of the Microsoft Surface tablet

Microsoft’s new Surface tablet has one hardware secret the company has been playing close to the vest: a unique optical glass screen that can actually “see” what you put on it.

HP Launches Extreme Printing Platform

HP's new ink-jet printers promise to be the fastest in the world, but there are a couple catches to these new printers. Read on to find out more.

Building a Killer Desktop System

We always get excited about building a killer gaming machine, but what about a solid workstation?

Intel’s Next Generation Hardware and Viiv Centrino for the Home

We saw the next generation of Intel hardware during this week at Intel?s developer forum. This hardware promises vastly greater performance or vastly less power consumption in what could be a completely new class of devices.
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Imagining an Apple iTV: What will it take to conquer the big screen?

The cutthroat market for TVs is unlike any Apple has ever succeeded in. Can Tim Cook and company turn the challenges into potential opportunities and walk away with another win?
With Serge, the idea is to take photos of products, labels, and other media to scan for related content online using a smartphone.

Opinion: How to earn a Ferrari and help launch a new search company

Visual search startup Serge promises to deliver camera-based searches from smartphones, while Isis provides a novel way to try on clothing in stores using Microsoft Kinect.
JetSuite: Once you fly private you’ll never go back

Opinion: JetSuite make private planes more practical

Opinion: Private jets may not be “cheap” just yet, but JetSuite makes what was once the domain of only the super wealthy within reach for a special trip or the date of a lifetime.
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Opinion: Performance benchmarks are worthless, here’s how to make them better

Performance benchmarks tell us little we need to make an informed buying decision, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s how benchmarks could be reformed to save us time, money, and aggravation as we shop.
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Opinion: Why does everyone pick on Apple products?

The press seems to have a field day every time an Apple product so much as stumbles. But it’s not just a case of picking an easy target. Here’s why the same business model that makes Apple so successful also leaves the door open for massive failures.
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Opinion: Some amazing tech mergers that will probably never happen

Whether they’re prophecies or just pipe dreams, these potential company combinations could change the face of technology as we know it.
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Fear the self-driving living room: When will in-car tech go too far?

Car manufacturers may be rushing to pile cars with gadgets and automation to ease commutes, but when does too much isolation from driving become dangerous?
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Opinion: Picking winners and losers in the coming decade of tech

The past 10 years have been a tumultuous few, and the next 10 promise even more disruption. How will these present-day superpowers fare in the 2010s?
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Opinion: Is the iPad 3 coming in February? Signs are saying yes.

Bolstered competition may spur Apple to release an iPad 3 in February, but what would a refreshed iPad look like, and is it possible tablets are already losing some steam?
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The Goldilocks tablet: Why Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire is ‘just right’

Neither too big nor too small, Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire might just be the perfect third device for users who still have to juggle smartphones and notebooks.