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Nvidia’s Kai Brings Hope for $199 Quad-Core Tablets

Nvidia has a plan to make cheap Android tablets a lot more powerful. The company will launch a platform this year called "Kai" that will let device makers bring quad-core tablets to market for $199.

Overhauled Google iPhone App: Full-Screen Image Results, Faster Search

Google

Google’s overhauled iPhone app promises faster search results and more.

Xbox 360 Should Be Banned from U.S. for Violating Patents, Judge Says

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Microsoft’s Xbox 360 should be banned from import and sales in the United States for violating Motorola patents, a U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled.

5 Lingering Questions About Shared Data Plans

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The demise of all-you-can-eat data might not be all bad news. Shared data plans could be money savers by letting families draw from one data pool, and by letting power users connect several devices without buying a separate plan for each one. But some big questions still linger.

Coming Soon: TiVo Streaming for iPhones and iPads

TiVo Stream

The upcoming TiVo Stream box will turn Apple gadgets into portable viewers for recorded shows.

Eugene Polley, Inventor of the First Wireless TV Remote, Dies at 96

Zenith

A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, has died.

Sidecar App Lets You Share Photos, Location and Live Video During Calls

Sidecar

Sidecar supplements traditional phone calls with photos, video and other info, which users can share back and forth as they talk.

You Can Pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III Now, but It’ll Cost You

Amazon

It’s “friggin’ huge,” as my colleague Jared Newman recently quipped, and Samsung’s Galaxy S III is also going to be friggin’ expensive if you’re in the U.S. and want firsties. While the phone’s stateside launch date is still “early June,” Amazon has started taking pre-orders for the international version.

Apple’s Metal MacBook Gaming Problem: They’re Still Hot as You-Know-What

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Diablo III on a MacBook Air? I know, it’s like asking Steve Rogers to fight the Red Skull before guzzling the super serum, what with the Air’s low-speed Intel CPU and anemic Intel integrated 3D graphics. Still, other players had me hopeful enough to give it the old college try.

Comcast Joins 21st Century with 'X1' and 'Project Dayview' TV Interfaces

Comcast

In late 2010, we heard whispers that newfangled fusions of technology and entertainment were being tested by none other than Comcast itself: Xcalibur was its name. And today, Comcast has officially announced “X1″ – formerly known as Xcalibur.

Kinect This: Leap Motion’s $70 Sensor Is Cheaper, More Accurate

Leap

Microsoft’s Kinect motion sensor has revolutionary potential, but it’s pricey at $250 for the Windows version. Enter Leap, which plans to sell a more accurate motion-sensing device called the Leap Motion for just $70.