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Apple’s Reno, Nevada data center might be a lot greener in the next few years — according to GigaOm, the company plans to build a 137 acre solar farm right next to it. The Nevada complex will reportedly generate between 18 and 20 megawatts of power similar to Apple’s two arrays in North Carolina, but GigaOm says it will use a different kind of technology. Instead of a standard farm of solar panels, it will include mirrors that concentrate the sun’s rays on each one up to seven times, increasing the amount of energy produced. In a statement sent to the publication, Cupertino revealed that the facility will not only provide electricity for the data center, but also supply energy to the local grid. Solar company SunPower will work on the array’s engineering and construction, but until it’s operational (which could be a while), Apple will depend on geothermal energy generated by local plants.

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Opera for Windows and Mac has exited beta, with the final version of the Chromium-based browser released. Previewed as Opera Next back in May, the new software was built from scratch, Opera says, on top of Google’s Chromium engine, and includes a new Speed Dial page for faster access to favorite sites, and the Discover

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An almost empty webpage has appeared on Motorola’s US portal, apparently confirming the existence of a handset going by the name of the Droid Ultra. Now, while there are specs listed, all the numbers match those of the RAZR M, so we’re pretty sure it’s a cloned template and not a true indication of hardware. Alongside a space where the device would normally be pictured sits a box headed “think thin,” which pegs the Droid Ultra as having a DuPont Kevlar body and a selection of “glossy colors.” There’s nothing more to add right now, but it seems the Moto X isn’t the only handset Google’s smartphone division has been working on.

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Twitter’s trialling a new "Embedded on these websites" notification system, which shows a list of articles that appear in popular tweets. That means you can quickly see the sources lurking behind a post—which is kinda neat.

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