Brandon Hill
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Apple CEO Tim Cook isn’t making any friends on the PC side of the aisle this week. Cook took to the interview circuit this week to heavily promote the release of the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro and didn’t waste any time kicking some dirt in the eyes of PC fans around the world.
When questioned on his thoughts about PCs...
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NVIDIA may be a graphics powerhouse when it comes to add-in boards for desktops and integrated graphics for notebooks, but the company isn’t putting all of its eggs into one basket. It also tiptoes into supercomputing efforts, automotive technology (the company’s Tegra X1 powers the 2016 Audi TT’s “virtual cockpit”...
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Today, brash T-Mobile CEO John Legere announced the latest piece of its long-running Uncarrier initiative. Uncarrier X was teased late last month, and well-known smartphone leaker Evan Blass even spilled the beans saying that T-Mobile would offer unlimited streaming for video services like Netflix and HBO. As Legere...
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On the eve of opening up sales for its highly anticipated 12.9-inch iPad Pro tablet, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a wide-ranging interview in which he talks about topics ranging the United Kingdom’s efforts to snuff out smartphone encryption and user privacy in the name of national security to future medical...
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We’re beginning to wonder if HTC execs are asleep at the wheel as hits every pothole and speed bump in the road ahead at full speed. The company first came under fire for allegedly ripping off the design of the iPhone 6/iPhone 6s with its new One A9 smartphone — a claim that it shrugged off, citing that it was in fact...
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Could this latest move by Time Warner Cable mean the beginning of the end for big, power hungry cable boxes? That remains to be seen, but it’s an interesting change of direction to say the least. Time Warner Cable is trialing a new TV service in New York City and New Jersey that will allow customers to replace their...
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It seems as though the entire gaming world is ready for tomorrow’s release of Fallout 4. Earlier today, we learned that both GameStop and Best Buy are tossing in a free copy of Fallout 4 with the purchase of a new PlayStation 4 console. And a week ago, we learned of a killer Black Friday deal from Dell that will...
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Well folks, here’s the first of Volkswagen’s actions to “make customers” whole with regards to #DieselGate. In case you need a refresher, Volkswagen admitted to installing a “defeat device” on 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel engines (under the TDI brand name), allowing them to ace the EPA’s emissions tests. However...
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$1,500 is a lot to spend on a smartwatch, but TAG Heuer reckons that the high price tag won’t matter given the pedigree attached to its newest wearable. Today, TAG Heuer officially announced its Connected Watch, which is its fist watch to run Google’s Android Wear operating system.
The Connected takes more than a...
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Last week, Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra made it clear that we would find out today which Xbox 360 games would be playable on its current generation Xbox One console. At the time, Ybarra said that 100+ games would be supported, and today we’re learning that the actual number is 104.
Even though the official version of...
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The iPad Pro is almost here, with Apple announcing this morning that the “epic” tablet will be available to order in 40 countries starting on Wednesday. The November 11th date, Veterans Day here in the United States, lines up with previous reports concerning the tablet’s launch date.
“The early response to iPad Pro...
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Owners of Volkswagen vehicles with the 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbodiesel (TDI) engine has been in quite a pickle over these past few months. It was revealed that Volkswagen weaseled its way to top-of-the-class fuel economy by cheating EPA emissions tests, affecting nearly 500,000 vehicles sold in the United States...
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Over the past week, we’ve detailed Comcast’s continued efforts to spread data caps to more of its markets in the United States. Starting December 1st, nine additional markets in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Virginia, will be hit with 300GB monthly data caps. But of course, these same customers have...
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The second generation Microsoft Band is an impressive fitness wearable, packing in 11 sensors and a curved, AMOLED touch screen display. However, it is priced at $249, which puts it $50 above the debut price of its predecessor.
That brings us back to the original Band. Just last month, Microsoft had the wearable on...
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If you’ve read our review of the ASUS ZenFone 2, you’d know that we’re pretty enamored with the device. At just $199 unlocked (16GB version), the Intel Atom-powered smartphone brings a lot to the table including a 1080p display, respectable performance and rock solid build quality. If you can get past the crummy...
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We didn’t see this one coming. A new Japanese trailer for what is likely to be this year’s biggest movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, was posted this morning by Disney Japan. And rather than just rehash a bunch of scenes that we’ve seen in previous trailers, there’s a whole lot of fresh action going on...
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We don’t usually associate Comcast with the word fair, but that’s exactly the term the telecommunications company is using to describe its new plan to expand its restrictive data caps to additional markets across the United States. According to a new report, which has been confirmed by Comcast, customers in nine...
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A little over a week after the last Windows 10 Insider Preview was pushed out to testers, Microsoft is back in the saddle with another update. Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10586 is mainly a release means to squash bugs and improve overall refinement, and doesn’t add any new functionality for testers.
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With all the hype surrounding Fallout 4, it’s easy to forget that there’s another blockbuster game set to release this month. That’s right, we’re talking about Star Wars Battlefront (November 17th release), which serves as a perfect appetizer for the December 18th opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
To set the...
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The folks at Bethesda are really keeping us on our toes this week. Just this morning, the Fallout 4 developer released a new Pip-Boy app that will allow gamers to sync up and access their in-game data on the go. Although the app is infinitely cooler when hooked up to your own Pip-Boy replica, it works just as well...
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The Fallout 4 gravy train continues to chug along with the release today of an official Pip-Boy companion app for the game. Best of all, the app will work regardless of whether you dropped some serious coin for the Pip-Boy Edition of Fallout 4.
The app can sync with Fallout 4 on your PC, Xbox One or PlayStation 4...
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If you just can’t get enough of Fallout 4, you’ll be happy to know that Turn 10 Studios and Bethesda Game Studios have teamed up to bring Fallout 4-themed vehicles to Forza Motorsport 6. This is a crossover of epic proportions, which combines two of today’s hottest gaming properties.
“Everyone asks us if you can...
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