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Questions remain about Nvidia’s traction in mobile

Nvidia has pretty strong ambitions for its Tegra mobile chip business, but the operations still aren’t enough to move the needle for the company. Nvidia today reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that were better than analysts expected, and its revenue for the period ended January 27 was in line with its earlier projection. However, Nvidia’s revenue forecast for the current quarter …

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Charge your iPad from any USB port for $5

At CES last month I encountered Digital Innovations’ ChargeDr, a small USB dongle that promised to do the seemingly impossible: boost the power output of a typical USB port, thus allowing it to charge an iPad (or other tablet). I got it home, tested it, and discovered that, hey, it actually works! Technically speaking, there’s no actual power boosting going …

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