Review: Seven off-the-grid chargers for your portable devices | TechHive

Review: Seven off-the-grid chargers for your portable devices | TechHive: "When the power grid is close at hand, most smartphones and tablets have no problem lasting through a full day. But take that plentiful electricity away, and keeping our gadgets going becomes more difficult—despite many recent advancements, battery technology hasn’t kept up with our constant need for more power. And given that these days we’re taking our gear to more—and more-remote—places than ever before, having enough durable power is even more of a challenge."



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Course Gallery: Blue Monster at Trump National Doral

Course Gallery: Blue Monster at Trump National Doral: "Trump National Doral's Blue Course has hosted the PGA TOUR for more than a half-century. Competitors at this year's World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship won't see the same old Doral when they arrive in South Florida, though. The Blue Course underwent a dramatic renovation immediately after the 2013 Cadillac, won by Tiger Woods. Famed golf course architect Gil Hanse, who also is designing the course for the 2016 Olympics, was behind the changes. Many holes, such as the par-5 first hole and Nos. 15 and 16, underwent dramatic changes. One hole remained virtually untouched: the par-4 18th, one of the TOUR's most famous finishing holes."



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McLaren shaves the top off the new 650S

McLaren shaves the top off the new 650S: "McLaren has taken the wraps off an open-aired version of its new 650S supercar. Officially unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show today, the 650S Spider may well have stolen a bit of the limelight from its hard topped sibling."



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"Stained glass" photovoltaics fuse form and function

"Stained glass" photovoltaics fuse form and function: "A beautiful stained glass installation, a colorful billboard, or rows of windows on an office building ... all as electricity-generating solar cells? New research at the University of Michigan gives a method for creating such transparent and colorful solar cells using a hybrid silicon/organic composition, and furthermore avoids some of the problems of previous colored and transparent solar cells."



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The Best Tax Software for 2014 | PCMag.com

The Best Tax Software for 2014 | PCMag.com: "We chose a slightly different group of online tax-preparation websites for this year's reviews. The company names are the same—Intuit, H&R Block and TaxACT—and we once again covered the most popular versions, the paid, deluxe editions of TurboTax, H&R Block and TaxACT. But we also decided to review their free versions: TurboTax Federal Free, H&R Block Free and TaxACT Free Federal."



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