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After last week’s FAA approval of Boeing’s new battery design for its 787 Dreamliner, the organization has finally lifted the flight ban on the new planes, allowing airlines to decide for themselves when to send the new Boeing birds back up in the air.
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Boeing 787 clear to fly after FAA approves battery fix
After it was reported earlier this month that Apple’s new “spaceship” campus (or officially known as “Campus 2″) was behind schedule and $2 billion over budget , the Cupertino-based company ended up revising its plans for the new campus in order cut costs a bit. The revised plans also show off more of the campus, such as bike paths, parking, and streets.
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Apple trims Campus 2 plans to cut costs
BlackBerry continues to slide out of relevance for virtually all smartphone users as competing devices gain popularity. One of the big issues for people who still like BlackBerry devices is that there are so few developers producing apps for the BlackBerry devices that it can take a very long time for BlackBerry fans to get their hands on new applications
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BlackBerry 10 continues slow grind to relevance as Skype finally incoming
Samsung announced details on its new Knox flavor of Android back in March. The first time Samsung talked about Knox was back in February when it announced the new version of Android packing security features to make it more suitable for business users. Originally, Samsung had expected to launch Knox this spring
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Samsung Knox won’t step through the door until summer
As it stands right now, Verizon holds 55-percent of Verizon Wireless, with Vodafone holding the other 45-percent. According to some sources who spoke to Reuters , Verizon is looking at buying out Vodafone ‘s stake to take full control of Verizon Wireless. Assuming Vodafone is approached by Verizon, nothing says it will need to sell, however, or that it will be interested in doing so
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Verizon considering Vodafone stake buyout, says sources
Word that Verizon would like to buy out Vodafone’s 45 percent share of Verizon Wireless is hardly new , but Reuters reports it may finally be financially ready to take that step. According to unnamed sources, it’s hired bank and legal advisers to prepare the bid, raising $50 billion in bank financing plus $50 billion in its own shares.
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Reuters: Verizon lining up $100 billion bid to buy out Vodafone’s share of VZW
Qualcomm has come out with its Q2 2013 quarterly earnings, and things are looking pretty mixed for the chip maker. The company posted a revenue of $6.1 billion, which is up from $6.02 billion the previous quarter, and up a whopping 24% from the same quarter last year
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Qualcomm rakes in $6.12 billion in revenue during Q2 2013
We already know that Microsoft will be revealing the Xbox 720 on May 21 , which is less than a month away. However, the Redmond-based company will continue to showcase the new console that next month during E3 2013, where Microsoft will show off a handful of new games for the next-generation console at the annual expo. According to the invite we received earlier from Microsoft , the company will be revealing a “full lineup of blockbuster games” at E3 2013
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Microsoft to show off handful of Xbox 720 games at E3
If history is any indication, then it’s quite clear that yet another Call of Duty game will be released this fall. However, we’ve yet to really hear any solid details about the new title. However, leaked box art and promo ads have shown up, with the title of the game being Call of Duty: Ghosts and a release date of November 5, 2013.
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Call of Duty: Ghosts appears in retail promo ads
The origins of early Homo Sapiens in Europe have been further revealed in new DNA exploration of skeletal remains, exposing a sudden “genetic turnover” roughly 4,500 years ago that indicates a massive population change. Previously, scientists had believed European settlers had arrived roughly 7,500 years ago and modern Europeans descended from them; however, research led by the University of Adelaide indicates a mysterious event more than four millennia ago saw that group wiped out and replaced with the true European ancestors, origins unknown.
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Europe’s genes reveal mysterious “genetic turnover” 4,500 years ago
