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New Medical Imaging Is 100 Times Less Pixelated

The technique relies on "synchrotron" light, emitted from a particle accelerator, and could have uses ranging from biofuel production to art conservation. A new imaging technique provide high-resolution images of the molecular composition of tissues

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iFive: AT&T Buys T-Mobile, China Hacks Gmail, Nexus S 4G Leaked, Facebook Snaps Up Snaptu, Sony’s Thunderbolt MacBook Air Rival

1. In a surprise move, AT&T this weekend revealed it has made an offer to buy the USA branch of global telecoms operator T-Mobile for about $39 billion. It will create the largest cell phone network in the U.S., but the deal isn't closing for a year--during which time competitors regulators, lawmakers and the public will have a lot to say on the matter.

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20 Awesome Facebook Fan Pages

Show vote results ;Inc.'s 20 Awesome Facebook Fan Pages Bare Escentuals Bonobos Brendan's Irish Pub Burt's Bees Candles Off Main Clarisonic Community Coffee eCycler Fresh Brothers Johnny Cupcakes Mabel's Labels Old Spice Red Mango Skullcandy SmartPak Stella & Dot Steve Spangler Science Threadless Tiny Prints Zappos Slideshow 20 Best Company Facebook Pages These 20 companies demonstrate Facebook done right. With active discussions, lively photos and videos, and custom content—these pages convert loyal fans into buying customers

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Nokia Leads Ride Pimping Initiative With Apps, Smartphones, NFC, Wireless Charging

Nokia and a long list of car and consumer electronics firms just agreed to form the Car Connectivity Consortium--a global effort to harmonize the electronic magic that will power your future car, and which would fill K.I.T.T. with envy. [Ed: And Kit] According to the press release, the newly minted Car Connectivity Consortium is an "open alliance focusing on cross industry contribution" that will release its first specification "within the next few months" with some of the "first commercial products" due later this year

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GroupMe the Winner at SXSW

After spending a couple days at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW or "South by," as the hipsters call it), my theory that there's a social app for everything is confirmed. While 99% of these social apps seem to add to the chaos of online living, one stood out as simplifying things: GroupMe . There are a lot of others jumping into this space including Mogwee ( owned by Ning ), Twilio , Beluga ( acquired by Facebook ), and numerous others

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Google Cash Powers Up CoolPlanet Biofuels

CoolPlanet Biofuels, a startup that churns out biofuel from cellulosic waste (think plant waste and woodchips) just snagged an undisclosed amount of cash from Google Ventures in its Series B round of funding. This comes after an $8 million funding round last year, which included GE and North Bridge Venture Partners. Out of all the biofuel players in the market, why is CoolPlanet getting so much attention

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Zynga Acquires 10th Game Developer Team in 10 Months

Today, Most Innovative Company Zynga announced the talent acquisition of Massachusetts-based game developer Floodgate Entertainment. Floodgate's six-person team, known mostly for co-developing mobile and PC titles, will be absorbed by Zynga's Boston offices. The acquisition marks Zynga's tenth and 10 months--previous acquisitions ranged from XPD in Beijing to Bonfire Studios in Dallas to Dextrose AG in Frankfurt

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Johnson Says There’s No ‘Magic’ to Business Success

When you hear the name Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr., the first thing that comes to mind is basketball. Yes Johnson is a former point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers with five NBA championships, three MVP awards and an Olympic gold medal

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Groupon’s Valuation Hits the Roof

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today.

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Ditch Your Business Card for These Apps

Who needs paper to share contact info when you've got Blinx and Hashable? For all of SXSW’s cutting edge digital technology, the primary connection tool is still a paper product: the business card. Post-conference, participants may spend spend hours imputing contact info and responding via email

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Can You See Me Now?

Imagine snapping a panoramic picture from the top of the Empire State Building, then zooming in on a speck to reveal a quarter lying on the sidewalk. That’s the promise of single-shot gigapixel cameras--cameras that shoot images composed of at least one billion pixels, or picture elements

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iFive: iPhone 5 NFC, Spacecraft Orbits Mercury, Microsoft Kills Spam, Friendfinder to IPO, Is Groupon Worth $25 Billion?

1. Reports of the demise of wireless payment NFC tech in the upcoming iPhone 5 may be exaggerated: A new rumor has surfaced , purporting to come from an entrepreneur working on a "secret" NFC project, that suggests Apple will indeed support the contact-free system in its new edition. This backs up moves by Apple in January to hire an NFC/RFID expert

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Why Netbooks Are Doomed

Remember back in 2009 when netbooks were selling like hotcakes? Well, those days are gone and now tablets are selling like hotcakes. It begs the question, naturally: are tablet sales cannabilizing netbook sales

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