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How Ford, GE and Mattel Use 3-D Printers

Companies such as General Electric Co., Ford Motor Co. and Mattel Inc.are pushing 3-D printing further into the mainstream than most people realize.

GE Ventures Officially Opens for Business in Silicon Valley (Video)

Apparently, they also bring good Internet of things to light.
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Will Google Deliver on Its Nexus Q Promise? Not at This Year’s I/O.

The search giant won’t be updating us on its streaming media device at this week’s I/O developer conference. Perhaps next year?
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India: Tech Import Restrictions Are for Security

India’s proposal to restrict imports of an array of high-tech products, a move that Western companies fear could significantly undermine their business plans in the country, is aimed at protecting the nation’s security while encouraging more local manufacturing, the government said Wednesday.

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Flextronics CEO Sees Hope for U.S. Tech Production

The CEO of Flextronics International Ltd., a Singapore-based company that helped hundreds of firms move manufacturing of electronic parts and products to Asia, says it is getting “easier to justify” production in the U.S.

Rumor Mill Adds Mac Mini to Apple’s “Made in USA” Plans

The Mac mini joins the Mac Pro as a possible candidate for whatever production Apple is planning to move stateside.
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Apple’s Getting Bigger in Texas

If it keeps up like this, Apple will soon employ more people in Austin than Dell.
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Carryalongs Dominate, Enterprise Struggles and Hacktivists Rule in 2013

Analyst Mark Anderson makes his annual batch of predictions.
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Tim Cook: Apple Will Build Some Macs in the U.S. Next Year

“Designed by Apple in Cupertino, Assembled in the USA.”
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Intel’s Otellini Says Company Will Probably Tap Insider to Succeed Him

But there’s another intriguing way that Intel might shake things up with its next CEO.
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