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SAN JOSE, Calif. – February 5, 2010 – Please find below a statement from Cisco on resolution of the Cisco-Ward litigation:

“The parties are happy to report that the disputes among them have been resolved to their mutual satisfaction and Frenkel and Cisco apologize for the statements of Rick Frenkel on the Troll Tracker blog regarding T. John Ward, Jr. At Cisco’s request, Ward has agreed that the settlement agreement is confidential.”

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Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, this year celebrates 25 years of technology innovation, operational excellence and corporate social responsibility.

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Have you ever felt that the cables and fans inside your computer just aren’t, you know, special enough?

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Acer Not Interested in Producing iPad Competitor

Acer Taiwan President Scott Lin said in a DigiTimes report that the company will not be producing an Apple iPad competitor. An iPad-like device would not fit into Acer’s business model, apparently. Instead the company is going to continue pushing ultra-thin notebooks this year, which are expected to account for 20-30% of its shipments. Standard-sized notebooks account for 50-60% of Acer’s shipments, and netbooks 20%. Last year the company shipped about 31 million notebooks.

Just when I thought they had finished cutting halves, ATI has taken the 40nm Cypress architecture to a new low. Low power, that is. In a brand new design, unlike anything they have released with this architecture, ATI is going after the Home Theater PC market with their heat sinks blazing. OK, I exaggerate; the Radeon HD5450 video card actually runs pretty cool, which is the point, really. It’s silent, too, with a large and lovely red heatsink sitting atop the tiny GPU, sans fan. Follow along with Benchmark Reviews as we investigate an early sample of ATI’s new standard bearer for low-power HTPC applications. Read more…

Remember Batman in Kingdom Come? In the graphic novel, an alternative-future and paralyzed Bruce Wayne moves around with an exoskeleton. Robotic braces allow him normal movement, all controlled like his mind.

Similar technology may become mainstream soon actually. Argo Medical Technologies in Israel is currently holding US trials for its ReWalk. Thats a exoskeleton that allows people who are paralyzed from the waist down to use their legs again.

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Looking for a small solar-charger for your next camping trip? Well, this solar powered charger case might be just what you’ve been looking for. It’s small enough to not be obtrusive in your bag, and can keep a bunch of your favorite toys juiced, including cell phones, MP3 players and compact digital cameras. With its built-in 2500mAh lithium battery, it’ll offer you up to 100 minutes of cell phone talk time after a 1-hour charge. In case you’re in some place that you won’t be able to see the sun, you could always hook it up to the wall for an AC charge.

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Being stuck with a problematic 27-inch iMac certainly isn’t fun, and we’re certainly hoping that Apple sorts out the display issues real quick. But if you’ve been encountering problems, it looks like there is a sliver of good news. Word is that Apple is giving customers in the US 15% refund bonuses, which is similar to what they’re doing in the UK. When you consider that 15% on a $2000 machine is about $300, that’s certainly a sweet deal. Of course, in the end, everybody is hoping that Apple manages to sort out these issues as soon as possible. After all, we’d all want a 27-inch iMac that looks awesome, right?

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