dimanche 29 décembre 2013

The best cellphone deals of the week: 12.29.13

With Engadget's new tools, you can track price drops on thousands of devices every day, and once a week we feature some of the best deals right here. But act fast! Many of these are limited-time offers, and won't last long. The holiday shopping ...



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Defense bill makes US-based Russian satellite monitoring stations 'next to impossible' due to spying fears

The State Department hoped the building of satellite monitoring stations might soften tempers between the US and Russia, which have flared in the wake of asylum for Edward Snowden and arguments over Syrian politcs. Congressional Republicans, the ...



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IRL: A look back at the original PlayStation Vita

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. For now, the new PlayStation Vita is available in Japan ...



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NSA can reportedly bug computer equipment before it reaches buyers

Don't think that the NSA always has to wait until people are using technology to start snooping on it. Spiegel has obtained documents which claim that the agency's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group can intercept computer equipment orders and ...



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Time Machines: Casio gets smart at CES 2000

Welcome to Time Machines, where we offer up a selection of mechanical oddities, milestone gadgets and unique inventions to test out your tech-history skills. In the week's leading up to the biggest gadget show on Earth, we'll be offering a special ...



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Inhabitat's Week in Green: SuperPier, reversing the aging process and an artificial, self-regulating heart

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Well folks, we've made it through two major holidays, with just one more to go. We can't look into a ...



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Research shows eye-reflections in photos could be used to identify criminals

Did you ever watch CSI's tech boffins zoom into a photo, grab the reflection in someone's eye, and through processing magic generate a full facial image of the wanted criminal? If, like us, you rolled your eyes at the program's "Hollywood" ...



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