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The Noontec Zoro II HD in sapphire. Steve Guttenberg/CNET Here’s an under the radar pick for an outstanding headphone, where the price/sound quality ratio definitely qualify as excellent. The Noontec Zoro II HD on-ear headphone’s winning sonic neutrality allows it to play well with all music genres. Then there’s the bass, the Zoro II HD’s …

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Science labs in the cloud: Champagne discoveries, beer budget

“Science isn’t science until it’s reproduced,” says Ethan Perlstein, CEO of Perlstein Lab. Getty Images Science is hard. Repeating other labs’ findings is even harder. That’s particularly true in the life sciences, where biologists and researchers manually run sophisticated experiments fraught with variables such as water purity, humidity or subtle differences in equipment. “Biologists do almost everything by hand, and …

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Amazon may let indie merchants ship directly to Prime customers

A worker registers incoming goods at an Amazon logistics center in Germany. Third-party merchants may be able to skip this step and ship directly to customers. Getty Images Amazon already offers more than 20 million items for free, two-day shipping under its $99-per-year Prime membership. The number of eligible items may be increasing, perhaps substantially. The e-commerce giant has been …

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Alleged Samsung Galaxy S6 Active specs and images surface

Here’s the normal Galaxy S6. A rugged version would conceivably be able to take more punishment. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung could soon introduce a dust-proof and waterproof version of its Galaxy S6 smartphone. According to rumors and images obtained by GSMArena, the phone could pack many of the specifications found in the flagship model. Those with more physically demanding jobs or …

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Samsung: Iron Man version of Galaxy S6 Edge coming soon

How will the Galaxy S6 Edge look in Iron Man red and gold? CNET Samsung is expected to soon introduce an Iron Man version of its Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone. A tweet from the Samsung Electronics account earlier today shows what figures to be the box for a limited edition handset. Related Links Samsung hints that ‘Avengers’ gadgets could be …

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