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Latest News - January 2015
- Samsung Scrapes Bottom Of Barrel With 64-bit, 4.3-Inch Galaxy J1
- Free 'Mainstream' Support For Microsoft’s Venerable Windows 7 Ends Today
- Paralyzed Patients Could Learn To Walk Again With 'e-Dura' Spinal Implant
- U.S. CENTCOM Twitter, YouTube Accounts Defaced By ISIS
- Microsoft Restarts Its Mobile Push, Readies Windows Phone 10 Public Beta
- OCZ Delivers JetExpress SSD Controller, Vector 180 SSD, And Smokin’ Hot Z-Drive 6000 Enterprise SSD At CES
- Acura Employs Hybrid Wizardry To Deliver Beautiful, 550HP NSX Supercar
- ASUS Padfone X Mini Hybrid Smartphone / Tablet Review
- Cuba Joins 21st Century, Prepares To Gouge Citizens With Pricey Public Wi-Fi
- Minority Report Prepares Leap From Big Screen To Small Screen
- Ford Redefines HOT Hardware With Drool-Worthy, EcoBoost-Powered GT Supercar
- Obama’s ’30-Day Shot Clock’ Would Hasten Disclosures Of Stolen Consumer Data
- GM Takes Fight To Tesla With $30k, 200-Mile Bolt EV Concept
- Samsung May Rely Less On Android, Considers Giving Windows Phone Another Chance
- Apple’s iPhone Marches Past Nikon To Become Second Most Popular Camera On Flickr
- Thin Is In With Samsung’s All-Metal, Octa-Core Galaxy A7
- 2016 Chevy Volt Charges Into Detroit With 50-Mile Electric Range, Greater Performance
- Engage! Google’s 'Universal Translator' Coming To Alpha Quadrant Via Translate App
- AT&T’s Ironfisted Throttling Of ‘Unlimited’ Plans Could Result In Heavy FCC Fines
- Apple's 14-Day EU Return Policy Allows You To Keep Refunded App Purchases
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All News for January 2015
After failing to sell a trillion Galaxy S5 handsets, or whatever number Samsung had in mind, the South Korean electronics company will try its hand at the complete opposite end of the spectrum. It's at that other end where you'll find the...
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Whether you remembered to mark your calendars for this day or not, today (January 13, 2015) is when mainstream support for Windows 7 comes to an end. That includes Windows 7 Enterprise, Enterprise N, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional...
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For decades, one of the most-studied and elusive cures in medical science has been biotechnology that would allow humans to walk again after spinal cord trauma. Other prosthetic devices have advanced enormously over the last 50 years...
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A couple of official social media accounts of the United States' Central Command have been breached today, with the Islamic State militant group ISIS claiming responsibility.
Both the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the Central Command were accessed to change both the banner and profile...
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In case it hasn't been said enough, Windows 10 is going to be a massive release for Microsoft. It's not just that the company will have to try to make the world forget about Windows 8, it's also about making the entire product line feel...
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As we’ve stated on numerous occasions, SSDs were big at this year’s CES, and OCZ was on hand to deliver its own brand of solid-state delight. The company took the opportunity to shows us its brand new JetExpress SSD Controller, the Vector...
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Acura has taken so long to bring the NSX to production that I’ve sort of lost interest. That’s not to say that the NSX won’t be an amazing vehicle, but Ford has pretty much stolen the show at this year’s Detroit Auto Show with the all-new...
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ASUS is a relative newcomer to the smartphone market in the US, but they have had worldwide presence for quite some time. Overseas customers have long enjoyed access to devices such as a giant 7-inch smartphone that makes American phablets look tiny by comparison. Even though most...
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If you want a good cigar, go to Cuba. But if you want Wi-Fi Internet access, Cuba should be one of the last destinations on your list, though that may soon change. Here's the thing -- Internet access in Cuba is mostly only available to...
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If there's one movie that arguably comes up more often than any other in the tech industry, it's Minority Report, the flick from 2002 starring Tom Cruise in a sci-fi future where police are able to arrest criminals before they actually...
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Be still my heart! Ford just dropped a bombshell on the audience at the Detroit Auto Show with the reveal of its latest supercar: the GT. Words just can describe how jaw-droppingly beautiful this car is from its flowing lines, to the way...
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The unfortunate reality that we had to come to grips with in 2014 is that hackers aren't going anywhere, and if anything, they're becoming a growing nuisance. That isn't likely to change in 2015, though U.S. President Barack Obama wants to...
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It’s on now! Companies like Ford, Chevrolet, and Nissan have been shoving electric vehicles down our throats for the past few years. However, the Focus Electric, Spark EV, and Nissan Leaf can only travel 80 to 90 miles on a charge before they run out of juice. While that may be enough for...
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Samsung is reportedly considering a move to Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, at least for its lower cost handsets. Part of the reason Samsung might make the switch from Android to Windows Phone in the entry-level space is because it...
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Apple never neglects to mention whatever improved optics are in the latest iPhone during each and every iPhone launch event, and it's never just lip service -- the rear-cameras on last few iPhone releases have been quite good. Even with...
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Samsung’s Galaxy A7 that we’ve been telling you about for the past few weeks is finally here, and the device brings with it some highs, and some lows. First of all, the design of the Galaxy A7 is impressive, with its aluminum unibody measuring in at just 6.3mm thick. That makes its one of the...
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General Motors is stepping up it game in the electric car arena with its second generation Chevrolet Volt, and it’s also adding some enhancements to make what’s already a pretty solid commuter vehicle even better this time around. The...
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Microsoft may have activated its warp core in mid-December with a preview of the Skype Translator, which can translate Skype video chats in English and Spanish, but Google isn’t too far behind with its own real-time voice translation...
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In late October, we wrote about a suit that was filed against AT&T by the Federal Trade Commission involving the company's sketchy practices with its 'unlimited' packages. Now, an even more relevant agency, the Federal Communications...
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Apple may want to rethink how it handles app refunds in the European Union. It's only been a week since Apple introduced a 14-day app refund policy in the EU, in which customers can return an app for any reason, no questions asked, and be...
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Americans have been enjoying NFC-based mobile payments for the past few years. Apple jumped on the bandwagon in fall 2014 with the release of Apple Pay, opening up the ease of mobile payments to millions more Americans.
As mobile...
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Nintendo has decided to stop selling its hardware products in Brazil, announcing that it will no longer distribute its games and consoles there. The decision is the result of high tariffs on electronics, which the company said created a business environment that made continued distribution in...
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