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Big Data technology: Are you in over your head?

April 26, 2012 12:00am PDT

Big Data technology is popular in startups and academia but, despite all the chatter, is it really ready for the enterprise? Yes, organizations are collecting data, but for now it mostly just...

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10 gadgets you should get rid of... maybe

March 30, 2011 9:38am PDT

The New York Times recently listed several consumer electronics you may not need, from digital cameras to e-books. Is this common sense or heresy? Andrew Nusca offers his take.

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10 gadgets you should get rid of... maybe

March 29, 2011 12:00am PDT

The New York Times recently listed several consumer electronics you may not need, from digital cameras to e-books. Is this common sense or heresy? Andrew Nusca offers his take. This download is...

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Time to toss that gadget? Or not? (photos)

March 28, 2011 3:40am PDT

Ditch the desktop? Cut the cable? Drop the alarm clock? ZDNet's Andrew Nusca and NYT's Sam Grobart advise whether it's time to cut the cords on your aging tech gear.

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Motorola Droid X review: hands-on pictures

June 23, 2010 10:54pm PDT

Wondering what the latest and greatest Android smartphone looks and feels like? Check out our pictures of the brand new Motorola Droid X.

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Steve Jobs pens Adobe missive: 'Flash falls short'

April 29, 2010 11:02am PDT

ZDNet Associate Editor Andrew Nusca takes a look at Steve Jobs open letter regarding Apple's reasoning for not supporting Adobe Flash on its devices.

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NASA's manned space program needs a goal, destination, and timetable, experts say

March 16, 2010 3:18pm PDT

In light of President Obama's recent elimination of NASA's planned moon missions, experts say the agency's manned space program needs a goal, a destination, and a timetable.

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Dell's new Vostro 3000 series laptops aims for entrepreneurs

March 8, 2010 8:27pm PST

Dell's new Vostro 3000 series laptops aims for small business entrepreneurs. Here's a look at the 13-inch 3300, 14-inch 3400, 15-inch 3500 and 17-inch 3700.

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Apple iPad tablet: Official pictures

January 27, 2010 2:07pm PST

Official images of the Apple iPad tablet computer.

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NASA unveils personal flying suit

January 25, 2010 9:04pm PST

NASA on Wednesday said that it is working on a personal flying suit and stealth plane concept called "Puffin," which flies at 150 mph.

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Scientists experiment with liquid invisibility cloak theory

January 14, 2010 5:27am PST

A team of scientists believe that silver-plated nanoparticles suspended in water could help make a real-life invisibility cloak.

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CES 2010: Top 10 new e-book readers

January 9, 2010 1:50pm PST

E-book readers exploded in popularity on the show floor at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, in an array of colors, shapes, sizes and capabilities. Here are the top 10 e-readers I saw at this...

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New Asus Eee PC 1008P by Karim Rashid is 'fluid' and 'sensual'

January 5, 2010 3:02pm PST

Asus on Tuesday announced a new look for its popular Eee PC netbook, a "fluid," "fashionable" and "sensual" design on top of a system running Intel's new Atom N450 processor. Here's a look.

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Asus NX90 laptop: twin touchpads, powered speakers, polished aluminum

January 5, 2010 2:50pm PST

Asus unveiled its NX90 multimedia laptop, which sports twin touchpads, self-powered speakers and a laser-cut polished aluminum exterior. Here's a look.

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With 11.5-inch touchscreen, Skiff Reader is optimized for newspapers, magazines

January 4, 2010 6:04pm PST

The new Skiff Reader is optimized for newspaper and magazine content with an 11.5-inch touchscreen display. It's backed by the Hearst Corp. and offers Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity through Sprint....

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Rosetta Stone TOTALe brings social web to language instruction

January 3, 2010 7:33pm PST

Rosetta Stone's new TOTALe crossbreeds the company's signature language instruction software with the social web for a comprehensive, immersive online experience for $999. Here's a look.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X100e: Pro-grade ultraportable for $449

January 3, 2010 4:57pm PST

Lenovo's 11.6-inch ThinkPad X100e is the company's first professional-grade ultraportable laptop that's less than 3 lbs. and starts at $449. Here's a look.

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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge for SMBs: Curves, colors, $549

January 3, 2010 4:40pm PST

Lenovo's new ThinkPad Edge series is designed and priced specifically for small and medium-sized businesses and offers colors, a curved design, AMD processors and a $549 price tag. Here's a look.

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Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo, world's first manned commercial spaceship

December 8, 2009 1:31pm PST

Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson and SpaceshipOne designer Burt Rutan have revealed the SpaceShipTwo, the world's first manned commercial spaceship.

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