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Dell continues to advance the XPS series, pushing high-end computing performance in a (reasonably) portable platform.

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 The recently moved Notifications tab on Twitter’s desktop version of the service isn’t working for some users. Everything seems to be working just fine on the official iOS and Android apps, though. twitter wont let me see notifications — Prompto (@colinjezek) December 15, 2015 Anyone else getting a fail on their notifications? — Michael Bolen (@MichaelBolen)… Read More

 In a perfect world, Twitter’s Head of Infrastructure and Operations Mazdak Hashemi can walk over to a data center and kick out a power cable to a server, and the service will continue to run fine. He’s not going to do that just yet, but he and his team have been devising ways to simulate those sorts of failures within Twitter and ensure that the service remains up and running. Read More

 If you’re a night reader on your mobile device, then you know that it’s hard to get tired with the bright screen burning your eyeballs. This of course isn’t a problem with physical books, as you can add a soft light to the room to wind down. Read More

 Free your friends and family from hunching over the side of their bed, sitting on the floor in airports, and infinite other uncomfortable positions. Buy them this Anker 9-foot long iPhone/iPad lightning cable that’s almost 3X longer than the normal one. Why this is the perfect gift: It’s cheap but they’ll love and cherish it everyday Normal iPhone cords always fray and break… Read More

 Dheeraj Pandey, is co-founder & CEO of Nutanix, one of the most disruptive software infrastructure companies today.  He has held leadership positions with Aster Data & Oracle.  He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, and has been working in Silicon Valley for over a decade.
In this podcast, he discusses his journey to Silicon Valley, his experiences as a serial… Read More

 In the new economy, it’s not the code that matters — it’s how you use it to connect people to things they need. From 3D printers to Docker, open-source-based innovation is fueling some of the hottest digital capabilities of our time.
Finally — the golden age of open source has arrived. Read More

 The University of California announced a $250 million venture fund to invest in startups “emerging from the University of California system.” The fund will be focused on students, professors and alumni of the 10 UC schools, with a particular emphasis on startups in the life sciences, technology, energy, agriculture and materials sectors. Read More

 Project Fi, which is Google’s way of jumping in the middle of the great carrier race, has shared today that starting tomorrow, you can order a SIM for your data-only device. I’ve switched one of my phones over to Fi and I really haven’t had a problem with finding reception and the way they bill you is refreshing. Read More

 It seems Apple is continuing to use the App Store’s “Top Charts” section to promote its own applications, by allowing apps like iMovie and those from its iWork suite to appear in the Top 10 Free apps on users’ iPhones. This gives the appearance that Apple’s own apps among the most popular and most-downloaded in the U.S. App Store – even more… Read More

 Every single time I see something else pushing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” I roll my eyes. And then I try something else where I think “OK, that was pretty smart.” Disney has teamed up with every brand known to man to promote the film, which premiered last night in Los Angeles. One of the partners Disney has gone deep down into the bag of tricks with is Google. Read More

 If you’ve stuck with your Android Wear watch, you’ll be happy to know that there’s a slew of new downloadable watch faces from some notable designers. Read More

 Disrupt London 2015 has come to an end, but the stories and experiences will stick with us for years to come. We’ve compiled the most memorable quotes from Disrupt London 2015. Take it all in, and dive into the interviews you may have missed. Read More

 After over a year’s worth of controversy around Facebook’s real names policy, Facebook has announced a couple of changes to its process in order to better serve all of its members, including those in the LGBTQ community.
Last October, Facebook promised it would make changes to its real name policy after a number of false account flagging incidents led to the suspension of LGBTQ… Read More

 Angular 2, Google’s framework for building mobile and web apps in HTML and JavaScript, is now in beta. Google first announced Angular 2, which represents a significant (and controversial) break from Angular 1, in September 2014. Since then, it’s gone through an alpha and developer preview. By applying the ‘beta’ label to Angular 2, Google basically says that it believes… Read More