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Braun ET66 calculator classic gets reissued -
You may never have held Braun’s ET66 calculator, but you probably recognize it. The Dieter Rams designed classic was the “inspiration” for the original iOS calculator app, and has gone on to command big prices for a simple desk tool, with second-hand examples going for upward of $150 on eBay.SlashGear 3 hours ago:
Xbox One gets trio of ‘cloud consoles’ for extra crunching Microsoft explains -
The 300,000-server-strong Xbox LIVE cloud for the new Xbox One will share processing duties with the console, Microsoft has detailed, responsible for “latency-insensitive computation” like filling in background detail or figuring out complex lighting effects.SlashGear 4 hours ago:
Nokia Lumia 925 aluminum ring ensures antenna performance -
Nokia’s Lumia 925 handset is the first in the Lumia line to feature a metal body, something that some feared would result in issues with its antenna and reception.SlashGear 5 hours ago:
NASA ramps up search for habitable planets near Earth -
We’ve written several times about recent habitable planet findings, such as the discovery of three such planets on April 18 via the Kepler space telescope.SlashGear 7 hours ago:
AT&T’s new monthly stealth fee has some crying foul -
AT&T has imposed a new “stealth fee” that, starting with this month, will tack an extra 61 cents on their monthly bills.SlashGear 8 hours ago:
Google being investigated by FTC over advertisements -
Google is once again under FTC scrutiny, this time over its advertisement methods and whether it is using them to harm its competition, something that is separate from the issue closed earlier this year concerning whether it was in violation of antitrust laws.SlashGear 9 hours ago:
This message will self-destruct: OTR plugin brings Snapchat fuctionality to browsers -
Like something out of an Inspector Gadget cartoon, a new plugin for browsers called OTR allows users to send messages to other users that will self-destruct a few seconds after they are read, (hopefully) disappearing forever.SlashGear 10 hours ago:
Google reportedly considering bid against Facebook to buy Waze -
Waze is a navigational app that offers crowdsourced information on things such as traffic conditions, with the information and map updates coming from users themselves.SlashGear 11 hours ago:
Microsoft doesn’t infringe on Motorola patent, says Commission -
As we reported on March 22, a judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission took Microsoft‘s side in a legal battle that has been going on since 2010, saying the company did not infringe on Motorola Mobility patents.SlashGear 13 hours ago:
