It's been a while since Motorola has been a cool name to drop in
smartphone-centric circles. It's a shame, since following an
ill-advised obsession with the ultra-slim RAZR brand which led to a
variety of good-looking but so-so handsets, the US firm has
recently been serving up some pretty tasty dishes, and
the the Razr HD is probably the...
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The Google I/O developer conference saw the announcement of some notable Nexus products, including the Editors' Choice Nexus 7 tablet ($199, 4.5 stars) and the company's first self-produced home-entertainment media hub, the Nexus Q. The music-focused Q doesn't integrate with Google TV and is limited to Google Play and YouTube for streaming video content, it...
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Jul 4, 2012 •
Google Maps for Android now features indoor floor plans for locations around the UK, including the British Museum, Harrods, Kings Cross Station, Birmingham Airport and Wembley Stadium.
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Computer scientists have developed a car headlight system that detects raindrops and snowflakes and then “dis-illuminates” them as they fall by adjusting the light beams, making it easier for the driver to see the road ahead. The system, developed at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, works by illuminating the precipitation for a few milliseconds with a...
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Jul 4, 2012 •
The long-delayed YouView IPTV service will launch in the UK before the end of July 2012, but it'll come with a hefty price tag for early adopters.
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Jul 2, 2012 •
There's no doubt that the buzz around Beats is loud these days. The brand fronted by beatmaster general Dr Dre and record producer extraordinaire Jimmy Iovine has done wonders to revitalise the concept of quality audio in the digital age, which is to be commended, even if its products aren't the very hi-est...
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Jul 2, 2012 •
Lars Björk is CEO of business intelligence software company QlikTech. He oversaw the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 2010 on the Nasdaq, and has helped steer the company to achieving 300 percent growth in five years. Wired.co.uk caught up with him about being the second Swede to ever float a company on...
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Jul 2, 2012 •
Caped Koala is a learning and entertainment company that has developed Pora Ora, a 3D, educational virtual world for children. When children join Pora Ora they get to chose and fashion their own avatar and they are given a virtual pet or "Pora Pal". Children need to keep their pet happy and healthy...
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Jul 2, 2012 •
China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and its three-member crew has returned to Earth, following a successful mission to manually dock with the orbiting space lab Tiangong-1.