Mini review video: Our verdict on the HTC 10 in a minute

After years of losses and lackluster phone releases, HTC finally seems to have gotten its mojo back. OK, it might be too soon to say if its new flagship, the 10, is enough to help the company reverse its fortunes, but if nothing else it’s a fantastic device. We love the 10 for its excellent build quality, fast performance, robust audio setup and out-of-the-box Airplay support. Compared to other high-end phones, though, the...

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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: Solar Impulse’s trans-Pacific flight, and more!

In energy news, San Francisco just scored a big victory for solar power with a new bill that will require photovoltaic panels to be installed on all new buildings. Meanwhile, Tokyo approved plans for a massive solar skyscraper with hanging gardens, and Disneyland flipped the switch on a giant photovoltaic farm shaped like Mickey Mouse. Researchers also discovered a way to make cheap, sustainable batteries from urine, and a new report...

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Apple and Hermès Unveil the Apple Watch Hermès Collection

Beijing HermèsG/F, SKP No. 87, Jianguo Road 100025 Beijing86 (0)10 8588 8278 Apple Store, Sanlitun Building 6, No. 19, Sanlitun RoadTaikoo Li Sanlitun, Chaoyang District 100027 Beijing010 5931-2100 Chengdu HermèsG/F, Sino-Ocean Taikoo LI 8 Zhongshamao Avenue 610021 Chengdu86 28 6465 7260 Guangzhou HermèsG/F, La Perle Shopping MallNo.367, Huan Shi Dong Lu510065 Guangzhou Hangzhou HermèsN°24 Hu Bin Road 310006 Hangzhou86 571 8715 8330...

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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: Solar Impulse’s trans-Pacific flight, and more!

In energy news, San Francisco just scored a big victory for solar power with a new bill that will require photovoltaic panels to be installed on all new buildings. Meanwhile, Tokyo approved plans for a massive solar skyscraper with hanging gardens, and Disneyland flipped the switch on a giant photovoltaic farm shaped like Mickey Mouse. Researchers also discovered a way to make cheap, sustainable batteries from urine, and a new report...

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The After Math: Well, pay the man

This was not a good week for the major corporations of the world. Volkswagen’s diesel scandal has curbstomped its bottom line, Uber paid buku bucks to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits, Apple threw a bunch of money at a patent troll to make it go away (but only for three years) and, I swear, the FBI might as well use the money it spent opening the San Bernardino iPhone to start dumpster fires, they’re burning through...

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