It also means that developers will continue to support the resolution of the iPad 2 and the lower tech specs on that machine because of the similarity to the iPad mini.

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The finding by Gartner, the market research firm that serves as the high-technology industry's closest counsel, signals that high-tech's green hype machine is about to find another gear.

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Microsoft suspects the tech could also pick up the pace of machine learning and churn through large data sets in a jiffy.

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Also there was a keypunch machine there, which was a key part of the high tech operation.

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In addition, the tech advances made control systems less expensive and sophisticated controls became available in machine tools that cost tens of thousands instead of millions.

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And thanks to work out of Georgia Tech, tactile sensitivity for robotics, more secure e-signatures and general human-machine interaction is about to get a great 'ol boost.

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