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There's good reason to be: this 13.1" ultrabook features a stunning 1080p screen, a secondary battery slice that nearly doubles running time off the mains, and an external dock box that features an optical drive, additional connectivity, and a dedicated GPU that can actually be used to power the notebook's internal screen.

An anonymous reader writes "Last weekend, during the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2012, I spotted a really cool new system for 'professional' RC models based on Embedded Linux.

But as Ed Bott pointed out this morning , the only way you'd know this is by looking at Facebook .

I had the pleasure of talking to deputy editor Teri Evans at Entrepreneur Magazine after keynoting their Growth Conference in Long Beach.

Google is in the midst of more than $120 million in construction projects at its Mountain View headquarters, including work on a series of new or previously secret hardware testing labs that hint at the Internet giant's expanding interest in crafting consumer devices like its rivals Apple and Microsoft.

THEY may look like a pair of clunky sunglasses and the wearer may be accused of having a nervous tic, but the first hi-tech specs with a built-in screen are about to be unveiled.

Two start-up companies were taking shape in Harvard Square in 2004. One was founded by Jeremy Allaire in the offices of venture capital firm General Catalyst Partners.

Nokia Belle comes with a new 7.4 version A of the Webkit based Nokia browser. Here's a run down of what I've been able to find that's new and improved in latest browser.

Google has begun replacing the chunky, black drop-down menu of services it launched in November as part of an effort to integrate Google+ across its whole platform.

Web-savvy Iranian oppositionists are renowned for their ability to use proxies and other means to circumvent Tehran's efforts to block their Internet access.

If Larry Page bites the dust, Google doesn't have life insurance on him. Same goes for Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt .

Google shares were down 6 percent at $605.45 in afternoon trade on Nasdaq, while Motorola Mobility shares were up 6 cents at $39.41 on the New York Stock Exchange.

HarQen CEO Kelly Fitzsimmons delivers a presentation to Silicon Pastures, a Milwaukee-based angel investment group that has already put more than $1 million into her company.

Investors thinking of buying a piece of Facebook after it goes public are hoping it will perform like Google, whose stock has risen 500 percent since its debut seven and a half years ago.

Mobile VoIP provider Rebtel has hit some key milestones on Friday , indicating that the VoIP market is quickly gaining momentum.

A new Google project called Screenwise is offering web surfers the chance to get paid to surf the web and help "make Google better." You have to search the web using the Chrome browser and share your data with Google, according to the signup page.

Candy, flowers and bling may dominate Valentine's Day gifts, but this year, one more item is likely to be among the love offerings: heart-shaped pizzas.

Google is at odds with Apple, Microsoft and Cisco over the licensing and litigation of patents.

Western telecom providers continued their contest for the wallets of Canadians this week.

Forty-two House members have sent a letter to the conferees on the payroll tax break extension package, asking that spectrum incentive auction legislation in the package allows the Federal Communications Commission to use some of spectrum reclaimed from that auction for unlicensed wireless.