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I N   T H I S   I S S U E PC obsolescence is obsolete The iPad Mini will destroy any hope of Android tablet success Windows 8: Hands on with the final build Why Flash failed on Android, and what it means for Adobe Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram Chevrolet GoGo Link marries cellphone navigation and dashboard LCD for $50 Amazon Glacier: 99.999999999% durability long-term storage, for a penny a gig PC obsolescence is obsolete The idea of the computer as an appliance you need to replace every 2-3 years in order to keep current is dead for desktops and rapidly expiring on laptops. Joel Hruska examines the trend -- and why it's a good thing. The iPad Mini will destroy any hope of Android tablet success The iPad Mini will have one purpose: To stem the loss of tablet sales caused by the rebellious 7-inch Amazon Kindle Fire and Google Nexus 7 -- and through better looks, better content, and priced at $200, the iPad Mini will do just that. Windows 8: Hands on with the final build Microsoft has released the full, final version of Windows 8 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and a free 90-day trial to everyone else. Sebastian goes hands on, to see just how slick it is on a touchscreen tablet. Why Flash failed on Android, and what it means for Adobe Flash was doomed from the start on Android, argues Ryan Whitwam. Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram A bioengineer and geneticist at Harvard's Wyss Institute have successfully stored 5.5 petabits of data -- around 700 terabytes -- in a single gram of DNA, smashing the previous DNA data density record by a thousand times. Chevrolet GoGo Link marries cellphone navigation and dashboard LCD for $50 Fifty bucks and your smartphone give you in-dash navigation on new Chevrolet Sparks and Sonics. We can only hope that this is the beginning of a trend away from $1,500 navigation systems... Amazon Glacier: 99.999999999% durability long-term storage, for a penny a gig Amazon has unveiled the latest addition to AWS: Glacier, a long-term, cloud-based storage solution that costs just $0.01 per gigabyte per month. This is significantly cheaper than on-site storage, and at least ten times cheaper than other cloud storage services. eNewsletter Information    You are subscribed to ExtremeTech Update with the e-mail address gadgetspices@gmail.com.    To unsubscribe from this newsletter, click here.    To change your email address, change your delivery format, or to subscribe to our other FREE email newsletters, click here. Copyright © 2012 Ziff Davis, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis, Inc., 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016