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Surface Pro review round-up: Fast, fat, and not enough battery life to be useful
2013-02-06 18:01:54| Extremetech
More than three months after the release of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet, the first full reviews of the Surface Pro are in -- and they're not good. While being lauded for its innovative design and top-notch display, almost every review notes that the Surface Pro is plagued by poor battery life, cumbersome dimensions for a tablet, and weak cameras.
3D laser scanning, helping bring games and movies to life
2013-02-06 15:56:00| Renishaw News
Laser scanning or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is now common place in the film and gaming industry for pre-visualisation of scenes, or in post-production, to help create stunning CGI and visual special effects (VFX). The speed and accuracy of laser scanning allows for environments, sets, objects, and people to be captured in 3D to a high level of detail and precision, in a matter of minutes.
Debate over Equitable Life payouts
2013-02-06 12:09:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A campaign group challenges a government claim that compensation being paid to Equitable Life victims is "on track".
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'Signs of life' in housing market
2013-02-06 09:24:13| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
House prices registered their first annual rise since October 2010, rising by 1.3% in January compared with a year earlier, the Halifax says.
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Life Found Deep Under Antarctic Ice For First Time?
2013-02-05 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: For the first time, scientists believe they have collected life-forms from deep under the Antarctic ice. Last week, a team found and collected microbes in a lake hidden under more than a half-mile of ice. elated: "Race Is On to Find Life Under Antarctic Ice.") Among other things, the discovery may shed light on what lies under the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn. The newfound life-forms have little connection to life on the earth's surface and many apparently survive by "eating rocks," team...
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