Last week, the US Patent and Trademarks Office ruled on the most-watched patent proceeding of the 21st century: the fight for Crispr-Cas9. The decision was supposed to declare ownership of the rights to the revolutionary gene editing technique. But instead, the patent judge granted sorta-victories to each of the rival parties—a team from UC Berkeley…
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8 ways to improve iPhone battery life – CNET
Screenshot by Rick Broida Ask any iPhone owner for a wish-list of improvements and I guarantee "better battery life" will be at the top. It just seems like there's never enough juice. That's in part because we use our phones all day, and in part because batteries just wear out over time. That's one reason…
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Google Pixel review – CNET
Early 2017 updateThe Google Pixel remains our favorite phone, bar none -- unless you're looking for a bigger screen, in which case we'd recommend its big brother, the Pixel XL.The Pixel strikes a terrific balance between speed and beauty, ergonomics and straight-up usability. It's the purest vehicle for Android Nougat 7.0, Google's mobile operating system.…
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Apple patent points to potential iPhone 8 camera capabilities – CNET
For Panasonic's post-focus feature, the iteratively focused photos are saved as a video. This is an example of what the capture looks like in action. Lori Grunin/CNET While several media outlets focused on the TV-related patents from the gaggle Apple was granted this week, there was one that I think points to a camera update…
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