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• 10 April 2013

• News: Oculus Rift VR headset is easy to repair, at least for developers

  Developers will have no problem cracking open the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset that connects to a PC and plays 3D games.

• 09 April 2013

• News: PARC spin-out launches Kickstarter campaign to disrupt home networking market

  PowerCloud Systems, a company spun out of the famed PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)--birthplace of the etthernet, laser printing, and the graphical user interface--aims to upend the consumer networking market with a new cloud-managed Wi-Fi router. The company launched a Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday to bring its new Skydog Home Network Package (funding through May 14) to market.

• News: Space policy launched by Federal Government

  The Federal Government has released Australia’s first ever space policy – the Satellite Utilisation Policy.

• 08 April 2013

• News: Intel doubles speed of Thunderbolt interconnect

  Intel has doubled the speed of the Thunderbolt data transfer technology, which will soon shuttle data between host computers like Macs and peripherals at a rate of 20G bps (bits per second).

• News: Slideshow: The Week in Mac Accessories: You should see our USBs!

  If you're looking for the latest USB 3.0 technology (including the hubbiest hub ever) look no further than the latest Mac-accessory roundup. Also: cases, key covers, adapter holders, super docks, air filters, and even a backpack.

• 05 April 2013

• News: London School of Fashion exhibition shows 3D-printed fashions

  See shoes, glasses and jewelry from designers creating fashions using 3D printers – and see them being created.

• 04 April 2013

• News: University of Notre Dame students 3D-print a living animal's skeleton

  Last month, we saw an incredible use of 3D printing where doctors replaced 75 percent of a man's skull. Now, one University of Notre Dame grad student is one-upping the this accomplishment by recreating the entire skeleton of a living mouse.

• 02 April 2013

• News: Three biggest misconceptions about 3D printing

  If your business isn't already investing in 3D printing, it should be. And if you have a 3D printer, you should buy another one, recommends Gartner research director Pete Basiliere.

• 01 April 2013

• News: Trade groups look for uses for recycled CRT glass

  An electronics and a recycling trade group are looking for ways to reuse recycled cathode ray tube (CRT) glass from computer monitors and television sets, with a US$10,000 prize for the best proposal.

• 31 March 2013

• News: It's World Backup Day, so you should back up, and here's how

  World Backup Day 2013 has arrived for its third anniversary so will you backup and avoid losing your precious files?

• 29 March 2013

• News: Look but don't touch: displays defy distraction at New York Auto Show

  Step into one of the glitzy cars at the 2013 New York International Auto Show, and you may be tempted to reach out and poke at the dashboard touchscreen to see what it can do. The answer, in many cases, may come as a surprise: absolutely nothing.

• News: Peering into the sci-fi future of PC displays

  Moore's law may keep us supplied with octa-core smartphone processors and PCs packed with millions of transistors, but not all areas of technology keep the pedal to the proverbial metal as enthusiastically as the chip technology. Specifically, desktop displays--the portals through which we glimpse the output of those hulking CPUs--are stuck in neutral while the technology in the rest of your PC tears ahead at breakneck speed.

• 27 March 2013

• News: Foxconn's Hon Hai still working with Sharp on investment deal

  Foxconn's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said it was still committed to buying a stake in Japanese display maker Sharp, and expects an investment could be completed within three months if a price can be agreed on.

• 26 March 2013

• News: Remains of the Day: A long, long time ago

  Next time you drive the Chevy to the levee, you can do it with Siri's help. Elsewhere, do you remember where you were the day the MacBook Pro's slogan died? And Apple proves no moss grows on a rolling iPhone. The good ol' remainders for Monday, March 25, 2013 are drinking whiskey and rye.

• News: Foxconn deal to become major shareholder in Sharp falls apart

  A deal that would have made electronics giant Foxconn a major shareholder in Japan display maker Sharp has fallen apart, though the companies remain close partners in the complex global electronics supply chain.

• News: The Reservoir aims to charge your mobile devices over and over again

  Dark Energy's Reservoir (funding through March 28) feels like a bid to stake out a high-end niche of the portable charger market with quality materials; enormous energy storage capacity; diminutive size; and a sleek, vaguely mysterious, mildly sci-fi aesthetic.

• 25 March 2013

• News: Samsung refreshes Series 9 Ultrabook, but where's the 'Retina' display?

  Samsung launched an even pricier version of its high-end Series 9 Ultrabook Monday, but the company isn't quite ready to trade blows with Apple on the "Retina" display front.

• News: HP's prototype 3D display creates holograms viewable from 180 degrees

  Glasses-free stereoscopic 3D sounds like a great idea, right? Just sit down and watch the images reach out to you. Unfortunately, in practice, we've seen glasses-free 3D fall short, with a darkened 3DS display and reduced viewing angles on 3D HDTVs.

• 22 March 2013

• News: Barnes & Noble is now just giving Nooks away

  The Barnes & Noble Nook has always been a scrappy underdog to Amazon's Kindle line. But it looks like the brand's Rocky-ish run may be heading more for a The Wrestler-ish demise. At least, if the company's latest deal is any indication.

• News: Samsung launches Southeast Asia's first Enterprise Experience Centre in Singapore

  Samsung Electronics so far has been known for its consumer mobility products and solutions in this region. Now, the South Korean electronics giant has trained its eyes on the enterprise segment of the market.

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