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China clears Google acquisition of Motorola, eliminates last barrier to Googorola bliss

The final significant roadblock to Google’s buyout of Motorola has been cleared, as Chinese regulators have just given their rubber stamp. Their approval follows a few months after the simultaneous American and European clearances, and virtually all that’s left now is to formally close the deal and start integrating the two mobile giants

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Robot uses glue gun to make tools, hopes to ace Survival Skills 101

Looking through Engadget’s annals of robotic achievements, we see droids juggling , dabbling in competitive sailing and even manning prisons . Cool as they are, those functions aren’t going to mean a thing when Mr

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Getting in on the secret of Pixar’s ‘hidden’ speakeasy

A Pixar animator opened a small access door in his office, got on his hands and knees and crawled through the opening, and discovered a “secret” room. The rest, as they say, is history. [Read more]

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This week in Crave: The Facebook phone home edition

The world kept moving ahead of Friday’s Facebook stock debut, which, it turned out, wasn’t all that spectacular.

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The best headphones in the world?

Audeze LCD-3 headphones are made in the U.S.A., and like the best cars, clothes, and everything else high-end, they’re expensive. [Read more]

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Dish warns the FCC its 4G LTE might come in earnest as late as 2016

Dish has been tranquil about facing a longer FCC review period for its planned LTE-based 4G network , and now we might have an idea as to why. The satellite TV giant is telling the FCC that it only expects coverage to reach up to 60 million potential customers “within four years,” or about 2016 — six years after MetroPCS and Verizon first flicked their respective 4G switches. This is also assuming that the 3GPP cellular standards group clears the AWS-4 frequency band for LTE use.

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T-Mo delays HTC Amaze 4G online orders due to ‘unforeseen issue,’ has other recommendations

Hot off the heels of the One X and EVO 4G LTE spending some prolonged time at customs , now another member of HTC’s sensational family appears to be feeling the rigorous effects of the ITC. According to a recent email acquired by TmoNews , it looks as if the Magenta carrier is delaying shipments of the HTC Amaze 4G in the US, saying it’s facing “an unforeseen issue with receiving the product from the manufacturer,” and that it doesn’t know when the handset will be up for grabs again

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HP tilbage i PC-toppen

Apple må nøjes med tre måneder på toppen, for nu er Hewlett-Packard tilbage som verdens største PC-producent. Photos: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI

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Facebook beskyldt for skattetænkning

Amerikansk senator raser over, at Facebook benytter sig af et skattehul, der kan give virksomheden et fradrag på intet mindre end 16 milliarder dollar. Photos: EDUARDO MUNOZ

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No hero phone? No matter.

CNET Reviews Editor in Chief Lindsey Turrentine explains which products get her team excited even during a slow hardware release week. Hint: They have magnets, and one is a bag full of speakers. [Read more]

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