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Surface Pro deal and Surface Laptop deal are both up to $360 off
Just in time for the last day to order something online and expect to receive it before Christmas, Microsoft has slashed prices on its 2017 Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models through Best Buy. Better yet, the Surface Pro doorbuster deal through Best Buy includes a Type Cover in the package – something we've hoped Microsoft would do on its own for years. The Surface…
3 steps to achieving B2B sales intelligence
It’s well documented that successful business expansion can come with a range of challenges. For many B2B organisations, it is the need to rapidly scale their sales teams, operations and output that becomes the biggest stumbling block to future growth. From misaligned sales teams to inadequate CRM contact data, few B2B companies have a model that can scale effectively. But how can an organisation efficiently…
Samsung debuts Notebook 9 Pen with fresh design, introduces 15-inch model
Looking to get ahead of the CES 2019 deluge, Samsung has announced two new versions of its Samsung Notebook 9 Pen 2-in-1 laptop. Scheduled for a vague ‘2019’ release and with no pricing to speak of, the laptops are both a rehash (13.3-inch) and an expansion (15-inch) of the late 2017 debut model. Getting what’s old is new again out of the way, Samsung has…
For a longer battery life: Pushing lithium ion batteries to the next performance level
Conventional lithium ion batteries, such as those widely used in smartphones and notebooks, have reached performance limits. Materials chemist Freddy Kleitz from the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Vienna and international scientists have developed a new nanostructured anode material for lithium ion batteries, which extends the capacity and cycle life of the batteries. Based on a mesoporous mixed metal oxide in combination with…
Ingestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly
Researchers at MIT, Draper, and Brigham and Women's Hospital have designed an ingestible capsule that can be controlled using Bluetooth wireless technology. The capsule, which can be customized to deliver drugs, sense environmental conditions, or both, can reside in the stomach for at least a month, transmitting information and responding to instructions from a user's smartphone. The capsules, manufactured using 3-D-printing technology, could be deployed…
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Napping can help tired teens’ performance in school
IMAGE: A new study suggests an association between habitual midday napping and neurocognitive function in early adolescents, especially in China, where midday napping is a cultural practice. view more Credit: University of Delaware/Photo Illustration by Jeff Chase A University of Delaware researcher investigated the relationship between midday-napping behaviors and neurocognitive function in early adolescents and found some keys to helping the teens battle fatigue. In a…
