OnLive Desktop Plus for iPad
During CES 2012, the surprise appearance of OnLive Desktop was an intriguing idea for Windows-lovers: rent a Windows 7 computer remotely, and stream the whole experience to your iPad.
Helping the cause for the first iterat…
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OnLive Desktop Plus adds Flash to your iPad, for $5 a month (hands-on)
Posted by Scott Stein on February 22nd, 2012
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iPhone manufacturing costs revealed?
Posted by Eric Mack on February 22nd, 2012
Workers on the iPhone assembly line make $1.78 an hour.
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MacRumors/markm49uk)
An unprecedented peek behind the curtain of Foxconn’s factories in China may have revealed new hints to how much it actually costs to make each iPhone.
ABC’s “Nightl…
Implantable device propels itself through bloodstream
Posted by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore on February 22nd, 2012
An artist’s rendering of the chip, driven by magnetic currents, in an artery.
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StrongBox3d,Carlos Suarez)
As implantable medical devices become smaller and less power hungry, they are taking on a variety of new roles. What began as largely sta…
Witness the birth of a Lego Millennium Falcon
Posted by Christopher MacManus on February 22nd, 2012
"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."
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Lego)
Released over the last decade, the Lego Star Wars ultimate collector series contains many elaborate sets, including “the ship that made the Kessel run in…
Lenovo and Motorola may confirm Intel Medfield plans next week
Posted by Scott Webster on February 22nd, 2012
This Motorola smartphone is expected to run an Intel Medfield chipset.
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Pocketnow)
Both Motorola and Lenovo are expected to announce Android devices powered by Intel Medfield chips at next week’s Mobile World Congress.
First disclosed all th…
Nike+ steps up its game with basketball, training apps
Posted by Bonnie Cha on February 22nd, 2012
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Nike)
If you’ve been inspired by Jeremy Lin’s story and want to work on honing your basketball skills, Nike has a new solution to help motivate you and track your progress.
The sportswear giant expanded its Nike+ line today with the introdu…
A bottle opener for tough guys
Posted by Jeff Sparkman on February 22nd, 2012
It's cool, but you'll probably want to leave it at home if you're going to the airport.
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Gadgets and Gear)
Been looking for a way to look like Billy Badass at parties or cookouts without incurring broken limbs and/or pesky restrai…
The 404 998: Where we draw the ace of spades (podcast)
Posted by Justin Yu on February 22nd, 2012
It’s time to celebrate!
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Imgur)
Aunt Jill won’t be here for our 1000th episode this Friday because she only works out of the CNET office on Wednesdays, so we’re popping bottles prematurely because hey, it’s the 90s.
Along with a light wine tas…
Google patent idea hints at mobile, desktop convergence
Posted by Josh Lowensohn on February 22nd, 2012
Can a trackpad on your notebook really work like a touch screen on your phone? Google seems to think so.
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US Patent and Trademark Office)
In the future, your Google-powered computer could run the same apps you have on your Google-powered sma…
The next PlayStation Vita can, and should, be a phone
Posted by Scott Stein on February 22nd, 2012
The PS Vita is obviously not ready to be a phone. Yet.
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Sarah Tew/CNET)
I’ve had the PlayStation Vita for a week. In that time, I’ve been impressed with the system’s potential, and I appreciate the effectiveness of its dual analog sticks, but …
