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High End Gadgets

To solve Android's update woes, Google should look to the PC
arstechnica.com

Could there be a light at the end of the fragmentation tunnel? … iOS updates give you high-level, user-facing features, new developer APIs, new drivers for graphics and other hardware, and modem firmware all at once in big updates like iOS 7.0 or 7.1.

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Infineon to Buy International Rectifier for $3 Billion in Cash
gadgets.ndtv.com

Terms call for it to pay $40 per share for the U.S. company, a maker of power-management circuits used in everything from computers to appliances, automobiles, lighting and aircraft.Shares of International Rectifier rose as high as $39.50 following the …

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See in the dark via your smartphone
www.hindustantimes.com

The Flir One comes with its own battery built in and fits on the back of the iphone 5 and 5S, turning it into a high end thermal imaging device. The Flir One website lists other interesting uses like "find out if the dog, or your husband, has been …

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Alcatel launches four Mid-To-High-End Smartphones in India
www.abplive.in

Bangalore: Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer Alcatel has launched four new smartphones in India, which will compete in the mid to high–end segments. Three of those devices will belong to the budget Idol series, while the fourth will be a 6-inch high …

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Wear This Device So the Boss Knows You're Losing Weight
www.bloomberg.com

Kristi Slagle, whose husband slimmed down through BP's program, isn't concerned about privacy with the gadgets. She said the program injects more fairness into the system because those who are healthier currently end up shouldering more costs for those …

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Can the Asus hybrid reheat the tablet market?
www.bostonglobe.com

You get a sleek black Android phone with the usual high–end features. There's a 5-inch screen, a quad-core processor, … The inevitable compromises of its hybrid design keep this gadget out of the top tier. But its innovative design and remarkably low …

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Digital-age 'Dungeons & Dragons' is more than rolling dice
www.cnn.com

The high adventure, in which followers of dragon queen Tiamat aim to take over the world, coincides with the release of the fifth edition of rules for tabletop version of D&D. But the company wanted to expand how players could join in the new storyline …

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Vexed in the city: Tech's fraught transformation of San Francisco 2014
www.cnet.com

As the municipal booster-in-chief, Lee was predictably pleased about yet another high-profile tech company expanding in San Francisco rather than in one of Silicon Valley's suburbs 30 minutes to the south. The moment also furnished another reminder of …

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Grab Me A Fresh-Brewed Artisanal Coffee—From The Vending Machine?
www.fastcompany.com

This isn't in the works at Starbucks, as far as we know, but rather Austin-based upstart Briggo, which has created an autonomous automated version of a high–end coffee retailer. While the concept of a coffee vending machine brings to mind those ancient …

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