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Intel's Thunderbolt technology

Microsoft-Powered PCs Getting Thunderbolt Ports in 2012

When Apple first partnered with Intel to include Thunderbolt ports on the MacBook Pro, they may or may not have known how much interest the technology would generate in the computer world. In 2012, Thunderbolt looks to make a bigger splash by making its way onto several different PC platforms.

In 60 Seconds What is Happening in the Digital World?

"Every 60 seconds" What happen in digital world?
The digital world is moving fast. We know it very well. But how fast? Here is some idea on how fast the digital world is moving. Put on your seat-belts as - hold your breath - it is moving at the speed of light.
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket and Nokia Lumia 800

Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket Dwarfs Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia's best high-end smartphone - the Lumia 800 - which is the fruit of its partnership with Microsoft is rumored to hit the U.S. market in January 2012. It will, however, face heavy competition from Samsung's Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, which has more specifications when compared to Lumia 800.
GoDaddy received a considerable amount of backlash after it announced its support of the 2012 SOPA bill. Once a campaign began to boycott the company's services, GoDaddy reversed its position.

SOPA Bill 2012: GoDaddy Reveals Support

Web hosting company GoDaddy voiced its support for the SOPA Bill 2012, which would effectively let the U.S. government shut down any websites it feels are in violation of copyright.
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Microsoft to Fold Booth at CES After 2012

The largest consumer technology trade show in America has been a launch pad for some of the biggest new technologies and has gathered over 100,000 visitors every year. According to a report on Associated Press, the Consumers Electronics association which organizes CES, has received interest from other exhibitors for Microsoft's booth space.
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Amazon Weighed Buying RIM, Interest Cooled

Research In Motion Ltd has turned down takeover overtures from Amazon.com Inc and other potential buyers because the BlackBerry maker prefers to fix its problems on its own, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
RIM: No Truth to the Blackberry 10 Rumors

RIM Stock Advances on Acquistion Reports

There was also a report that Amazon.com Inc. considered buying Research in Motion (RIM). But RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, is said to have turned down overtures from Amazon since the company is determined to repair current shortcomings on its own, according to a report from Reuters.
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DJIA Soars, Banks Have Big Trading Day

U.S. stocks soared on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) ended up 337 points, or 2.9 percent, to close at 12,103. The S&P 500 Index rose 36 points, or 3 percent, to 1,241, while the NASDAQ rose 80 points, or 3.2 percent, to 2,604.
Research In Motion Co-CEOs Balsillie and Lazaridis talk during the annual general meeting of shareholders in Waterloo

RIM Shares Set Another Low After Dismal Outlook

Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion set a 52-week low of $12.73 Tuesday, continuing their plunge following its report of lower third quarter results and a disappointing fourth quarter forecast.
School children look at Nikola Tesla's coreless transformer displayed at the Tesla Museum in Belgrade December 17, 2011.

Insight: How Renewable Energy May Be Edison's Revenge

At the start of the 20th century, inventors Thomas Alva Edison and Nikola Tesla clashed in the "war of the currents." To highlight the dangers of his rival's system, Edison even electrocuted an elephant. The animal died in vain; it was Tesla's system and not Edison's that took off. But today, helped by technological advances and the need to conserve energy, Edison may finally get his revenge.

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