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LONDON - A new laser can deliver error-free data at a record speed of 40 gigabits per second, four times the current speed, thus paving the way for faster Internet traffic, computers and mobile phones.

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Taiwanese netbook makers, the low-priced darlings of the personal computing industry just a few years ago, are jumping into the high-margin tablet space after seeing their market eroded by the stylish gadgets.

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The ‘teleportation’ of “Star Trek” could become a reality soon. Researchers are using a special laser called Bessel which could potentially draw small items towards a target.

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Investment firm General Atlantic is investing in Facebook, valuing the leading social network at $65 billion, representing a 30 percent boost from its last big investment in January, according to a report on CNBC.

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Microsoft Corp’s Bing search engine said it launched ‘Bing deals’ for both the desktop and mobile, allowing consumers to find the best deals locally, a service that will pit it against daily deals website Groupon.

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Twitter has no plans to go public any time soon and does not need additional funds because it is making money, the co-founder of the popular microblogging site said.

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LONDON - A laptop prototype has been unveiled with a device that allows a user to control the computer by sight.

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With Apple unveiling its leaner, sleeker and faster iPad2 on Wednesday, there is now speculation that Canada’s BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) will launch its PlayBook tablet April 10.Quoting its sources, Boy Scout Report in an exclusive on its web site said Wednesday that the BlackBerry tablet will hit retail stores April 10.

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Motorola’s Xoom has been hailed as the most likely tablet computer to rival Apple’s iPad — the first with the goods to compete against the uncontested leader in this nascent but rapidly growing market.

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