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Phones: What’s Coming in Rest of 2013


Posted on Apr 22, 2013 in Gadgets, Technology

What will top the sleek HTC One? Contenders are iPhone 5S, the Galaxy S4 and Note 3.

Will Apple garner more of the market with a second and cheaper iPhone? And, Nokia wants to breathe life into Windows Phone with a thinner, metallic phone with a 41-megapixel camera.

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Flush with Power: Bowl Games


Posted on Apr 11, 2013 in Environment, finChin!, Humor, Science

Thomas Crapper will be proud. Modern airplane toilets work better than ever. Using a mere 6 ounces of water, they flush their contents at a hundred and twenty miles an hour. An Airtran employee shows just how powerful the airplane flushes are (video).

In the meantime, Delta Airlines will make the 3-foot square space even smaller, and squeeze in four more seats in its new 737′s.

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Plastic or Paper: Printing Money on Polymers


Posted on Apr 8, 2013 in Economy, finChin!

Down Under, Australia and New Zealand print all their money on plastic. They switched to plastic during 1990′s. Canada introduced its polymer $100 bill in 2011 and will soon move entirely to plastic currency.

Plastic bills are more durable and less dirty. Canada claims its $100 bill is the most counterfeit-proof. So, why are other countries like the US sticking to paper money?

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Man v. Minivan: A Slice of Life (Short Film)


Posted on Apr 7, 2013 in finChin!, Humor

Man v. Minivan, narrates the hours before Shane’s wedding. The minivan, a gift from his in-laws is more than a gift. It is a symbol of how Shane is going through life on everyone else’s terms.

Will the beautiful stripper at the local diner help finding his own way?

Director Spencer Maybee showcases his talent for humor and storytelling. We loved it.

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Baidu Eye: Fake & Real Hi-Tech from China


Posted on Apr 5, 2013 in Gadgets, Technology

Baidu Eye stories may have started as an April Fool joke somewhere.

However, there really are high-tech companies in China which aim to make it big in the global computing and consumer devices market: Huawei wants to take on Samsung, Lenovo has already hit Dell and HP hard, ZTE wants the Wi-Fi world…

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Windows 8, Windows Blue: Updates & Upgrades


Posted on Apr 1, 2013 in Technology, The Big Story

Microsoft wants users and dump the familiar desktop for Windows 8 tiles. Just won’t happen now.

Metro apps are no match for the solid Windows 7/XP programs in features or functionality. Desktop, not Metro, is where we go for file or task management. So, minor updates this week added some muscle to Windows 8 apps like Mail and Music.

The upcoming Windows Blue (August?) is more ambitious…

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