Britain lags well behind the United States in Internet use and small firms in the UK struggle to attract the venture capital they need compared to the funds available to Silicon Valley start-ups.

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And while even Apple may not know if it will stick with the 3.5-inch-high resolution screen on the iPhone 4S or go with something comparable to the monster 4.8-incher on the Galaxy S III, the array of silicon now available for Apple to play with means that one thing is already clear: the next iPhone will be fast as hell.

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For added customization, additional silicon bumpers are available in Meepadelic Purple and Meepto Pink.

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Instead, they are stored in mobile gadgets' silicon memories and refreshed when a new connection is available.

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The channel is not available on cable in its home city of San Francisco or in much of Silicon Valley.

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Here on Earth, Natcore Technology has created the world's first commercially viable absolute black silicon cell, which can make virtually 100 percent of received sunlight available for conversion into electricity.

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More specifically, so many individuals have become wealthy in Silicon Valley over the last several years that there is much more capital available from so-called angel investors who provide seed capital for start-ups.

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Keith Collins, vice president and chief technology office at SAS, told an audience at the Churchill Club in Silicon Valley that his firm sees a huge gap in the number of Data Scientists available.

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