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Nobel Prize awarded for adult stem cell discovery

This week two scientists have received the Nobel Prize for their work on a study which has adult cells transformed back into embryo-like stem cells. ...

Tech giants launch Web Platform Docs for web standardization

A handful of web browser developers and other leading tech companies have launched what’s called Web Platform Docs, which aims to create “a new, authoritative ...

T-Mobile makes LG Optimus L9 official, carries big-yet-budget Android this fall

We knew it was coming -- we just didn't expect official news quite so soon. T-Mobile has confirmed that its edition of the ...

LG Optimus L9 unleashed on T-Mobile

With a collection of specifications that’ll not quite beat the competition but, together, create a smartphone that’s ready for the Fall, LG re-introduces the Optimus ...

Slickdeals’ best in tech for October 8th: Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 and Canon wireless all-in-one printer

Looking to save some coin on your tech purchases? Of course you are! In this round-up, we'll run down a list of the freshest ...

World of Warcraft city deaths patched while murderer roams free

If you were in one of several of the largest cities in World of Warcraft‘s Azeroth this weekend, it’s quite likely that you were killed ...

Microsoft launches free Boingo WiFi in NYC and San Francisco to celebrate Windows 8 launch

As a part of Microsoft‘s ongoing media blitz with the upcoming launch of Windows 8 on October 26, the company has partnered up with Boingo ...

Samsung creates F2FS file system for NAND flash storage, submits it to the Linux kernel

Has the lack of NAND flash storage-optimized file systems been bugging you? Then you've got something in common with Samsung, which has developed ...

Microsoft favoring real currency over Points system in Windows 8

It looks like Microsoft won’t have a lot of faith in its Microsoft Points payment system — at least in Windows 8. The company plans ...

Sprint calls on StarStarMe for vanity dialing service

Face it, you can’t remember the phone numbers to half of your contacts.  Now that you have a smartphone and can dial or text by ...

US lawmakers list five must-dos to block Huawei and ZTE hack-threat

The US committee calling for ZTE and Huawei to be blackballed as suppliers has released a five-strong list of recommendations to protect against Chinese cyberterrorism, ...

Cisco reportedly drops sales pact with ZTE after claims of roundabout Iran dealings

ZTE might already be feeling heat from Congressional suspicions, but the company could soon take a more direct hit to the pocketbook. Cisco ...

Kinect joins the Windows 8 fun with developer support SDK

This week the folks at Microsoft have decided to add Kinect for desktop support to the Windows 8 Desktop app support collection with a full ...

Polycom announces RealPresence CloudAXIS Suite for easier access to third-party video chat apps

Polycom has been a dominate figure when it comes to video conferencing in the enterprise market. However, the company is looking to shake things up ...

Nordic retailers list a Galaxy S III ‘Mini,’ insider info or wishful thinking?

While it's not as complex as one of the region's twisty crime dramas, the story surrounding the Galaxy S III Mini has taken ...

Windows 8 PCs show up early on HSN website

Windows 8 is still weeks away with an official launch date of October 26, but that didn’t stop one shopping website from posting up new ...

Sony’s flagship ‘Odin’ handset, set to rule over 2013

Sony’s next flagship smartphone release, the C650X, hopes to be a God-king that rules over all other smartphones.  Carrying the codename of ‘Odin’, the phone ...

Just Mobile talks about working with Apple and why it manufactures in Taiwan exclusively

For the average Joe that have managed to stay out of the Apple circle, the Just Mobile brand might not immediately ring a ...

Cisco ditches ZTE over Iranian switch sales cover-up

ZTE‘s bad day keeps getting worse; hot on the heels of a US intelligence report accusing the Chinese firm of presenting a significant security risk comes ...

Larklife fitness wristband tracks your sleep, diet, exercise, and more

All sorts of fitness and health devices have been storming the market recently — Nike’s FuelBand and the Jawbone UP are just a couple that ...

HTC Q3 revenue tumbles by nearly half year-over-year

Taiwanese hardware maker HTC this morning released its final, unaudited results for the third quarter of this year Q2 ’12. Things could be much better ...

BBC announces YouTube original content channels for science, nature

Hot on the heels of YouTube's launch of 60 new original content channels, the BBC has announced that it will be partnering with ...

Motorola not developing Webtop on future devices

Motorola has confirmed that its Webtop technology is no longer going to be included in future Android-based smartphones.  An official announcement from the hardware maker ...

Apple Lighting Dock Connector begins shipping

Apple’s Lightning Adapter for the iPhone 5 has begun to ship, with the dongle – that allows older Dock Connector accessories and chargers to be ...

Samsung Galaxy Note II review

More Info Samsung Galaxy Note II hands-on Samsung Galaxy Note II unveiled ...

Angry Birds Star Wars coming November 8

Rovio has kept up on its word about giving us some more details on the Stars Wars-themed Angry Birds sequel that was teased on Friday. ...

T-Mobile: Galaxy S III is our all-time best-selling device

T-Mobile’s best-selling device of all time is a phone that has only been available for a few months.  A tweet from the nation’s fourth-largest carrier ...

Larklife fitness tracker syncs your data over Bluetooth, knows when you’re running instead of walking

In case you haven't noticed, fitness gadgets are having something of a moment right now. The past year alone has seen the launch ...

Facebook’s native Android app release tipped imminent

Facebook‘s native Android app is in final testing, insiders claim, with the software – a replacement for the little-loved HTML5 app currently available for Google’s ...

First signs of Motorola Occam, Manta surface online

A pair of Motorola devices have just landed on our radar this morning, coming in the form two codenames: Occam and Manta.  Very little is ...

Angry Birds Star Wars coming November 8

Rovio, not wasting any time between releases, is set to drop its next game on November 8. We first sensed a disturbance in the Force last week ...

Native Facebook app for Android is in the final phases of internal testing

Remember when Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook's HTML5 Android app was a mistake? Well, one of our tipsters, embedded deep inside the Social ...