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Hand Recognition, Gesture Support Landing On Microsoft Kinect For Windows Soonview story

http://techcrunch.com – The Kinect is arguably Microsoft’s most important innovation of the past decade, and has done more for changing the nature of computer interaction than pretty much any other recently created input devices. (IT news)

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SolusOS 1.3 Features Firefox 18.0.2view story

http://news.softpedia.com – SolusOS, a modern operating system based on the popular Linux distribution, Debian, which works out of the box, with great support for all modern day computing needs, is now at version 1.3. (General)

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The Microsoft Surface Pro Proves That The PC Is Backview story

http://techcrunch.com – I come bearing glad tidings. After decades of OEM malaise, a constant parroting of the speeds and feeds mantra, and an aesthetic that was formulated in the back room of a dingy Staples office supply store, the PC is really back. In short, the Surface Pro is so good that it could drive Windows 8 adoption with enough force to make people reconsider Microsoft’s odd new OS. (IT news)

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Lenovo z580 boots into kernel 3.2.0-36 very slowlyview story

http://askubuntu.com – I have been having this trouble since I started using Ubuntu. Every time I attempt to boot into Ubuntu's kernel with a version higher than 3.2.0-30, my computer takes probably thirty minutes (or more) to boot. If I boot into a previous version of the Linux kernel, I can boot just fine. (HowTos)

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Microsoft Korea Reportedly Shuts Down Its Seoul-Based R&D Unitview story

http://techcrunch.com – Microsoft Korea will close its research and development unit by the end of next month, reports Asiaone (h/t TNW). The company announced last year that its Asia-Pacific R&D Center will be headquartered in Beijing, which represents Microsoft’s largest R&D investment outside of the U.S. (IT news)

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AMD debuts first Open Compute Project Open 3.0 motherboardview story

http://www.zdnet.com – AMD is the first to unveil its Open Compute Project "open source" motherboard. Called the Open 3.0, the board is suitable for cloud server, storage servers, and high-performance computing clusters. (General)

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Asus Reportedly In Talks With Microsoft To Create Windows 8-Based Padfone Smartphone-Tablet Hybridview story

http://techcrunch.com – Asus may soon be the next Windows Phone 8 handset OEM partner for Microsoft, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal today. (IT news)

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Google Announces First Project Glass Hackathons In NYC And SF, Will Detail ‘Mirror API’view story

http://techcrunch.com – Over the last year, Google has slowly been unveiling its plans around Project Glass, the company’s R&D program responsible for attempting to bring wearable computing to the mainstream. (IT news)

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Intel Earnings: Windows 8 Ultrabook Sales, CEO Clues Coming?view story

http://www.thevarguy.com – Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) could provide new clues about Windows 8 Ultrabook and PC sales when the chip giant announces Q4 2012 earnings on January 17. Intel may also offer an update on its CEO succession plan. Current CEO Paul Otellini is (pictured) set to retire in May 2013, the company disclosed back in November 2012. So how is Intel — and its ecosystem of PC partners — performing? (IT news)

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Red Hat Nears $1 Billion In Deferred Revenueview story

http://www.thevarguy.com – Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) is approaching $1 billion in deferred revenue, a strong sign that  financial services, government, technology and telecommunications customers see the open source company as a long-term software partner. (IT news)