Grad Gift Ideas for Class of 2012 ABC’s Tech Contributor Andrea Smith (@abcandrea) has a round-up of today’s latest gadgets for those ready to take on the world post-graduation.
  Can Windows 8's Apps Beat the iPad's? USA Today, American Airlines, Slacker and others have made beautiful Windows 8 apps.
  Singapore techs face margin squeeze, outlook better (Reuters) - Cost pressures are piling up for Singapore's electronics sector, with some listed companies reporting lower profit margins, but analysts expect an improvement in the second half of the year as the holiday season boosts demand. The slump in the sector, which contributes more than one-third of Singapore's non-oil domestic exports, comes as the central bank warned the industry would be a drag on economic growth and flagged severe price erosion for electronics firms. ... Google's 'Story of Send' Explains Email Before you hit the “send” button on an e-mail, you might proofread your message. Or maybe you make sure you’ve included the right attachment. Or maybe, just maybe, you contemplate what is actually going to happen to that message once you hit “send,” where it’s...
  First Meteor Shower of 2012 Dazzles The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first major show of shooting stars in 2012, peaks in the hours before dawn on Wednesday. The best seeing should be after the moon sets around 3 a.m. Astronomers say you may see 60-200 shooting stars per hour if the weather is clear.
  Photos: Black Hole Shreds Star The Lyrid meteor shower was so bright that it could been during the day and night from California to Nevada.
 
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