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“Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?” America’s misguided culture of overwork – Nonfiction – Salon.com

Germany's workers have higher productivity, shorter hours and greater quality of life. How did we get it so wrong?
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Is Freescale Going From RIP to IPO? – BusinessWeek

The chipmaker wants to go public to help pay off its $8 billion in debt.
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MIPS, ARM Wrestling In Wireless – Yahoo! Finance

MIPS Technologies (NMS:MIPS) is ready to take on cell phone chip-design king ARM (NMS:ARMH).ARM had sales of $479 million last year, compared with $71 million
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Shanghai gets the nod as China’s most popular city – Independent

Shanghai gets the nod as China's most popular cityIndependentShanghai is currently hosting World Expo and has recently undergone a multi-billion dollar facelift - similar to that seen in Beijing just before it hosted ...Shanghai Companies Cashing I...
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Diagram Showing The Relationships Of Car Makers To One Another (Looks Incestuous)

Note: Full resolution version available HERE for those of you without HD laser vision. Suckers! This is a diagram showing the incestuous relationships between the various car manufacturers. I found it pretty eye-opening. For example, did you know...
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T-Mobile G2 official shots break loose, corroborate rumors of wanton awesomeness

The T-Mobile G2 -- which will likely be known as the HTC Desire Z outside the States -- is shaping up to be one of the more anticipated Android launches of 2010, and a handful of smaller-than-we'd-like official press shots that have just leaked over o...
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Philips GoGear Connect is a legitimate Android-based iPod touch competitor (updated)

For all its success, the iPod touch has few dedicated media player competitors capable of matching its big-touchscreen, WiFi, and voluminous App Store. Until today. Philips just went official with its GoGear Connect featuring the full suite of Google ...
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Tom’s Hardware’s Summer Guide: 17 SSDs Rounded Up

Which SSD should you buy today? Seventeen flash-based drives battle across a benchmark suite that include throughput, I/O performance, consistency, power consumption, efficiency, and the best overall bang for the buck. The time is right to upgrade. ...
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Check out some unused pitch art from Ridley Scott’s new Alien prequel [Alien]

Check out a little bit of art created on spec for Ridley Scott's new Alien prequel by Dan LuVisi. This art isn't being used in the film, but it's still neat to see one possible reimagining of the Xenom...
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Nvidia’s Tegra 2 Obliterates The Competition In Speed Test [Android]

That Toshiba AC100 Android-powered netbook may not be the most desirable combination of hardware and software out there, but it already has one big plus point—it's Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset destroys...
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