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- Apple's MacBook Refresh Draws Near And Here's A Look At What Could Be Its Killer New Feature
- Modal VR Is A Next Generation Virtual Reality Platform From Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell
- Nokia Torpedoes Network Speed Record With 65Tbps Submarine Fiber Cable
- Samsung Slashes Q3 Profit Forecast By A Third After Galaxy Note 7 Goes Down In Flames
- Gears of War 4 Review And Benchmark Performance Quick Take
- HP Elite x3 Windows 10 Mobile Flagship Rolls Into Microsoft Store For $800
- Google Project Fi Wireless Services Expand To Include Family Plans
- Amazon On Demand Music Unlimited Powered By Alexa Is At Your Command Starting Today
- Supreme Court Challenges Apple And Samsung Over Damage Claims In Patent Suit
- HP Refreshes Spectre x360 With Kaby Lake, Unveils ENVY AIO 27 And ENVY 27 4K Display
- Microsoft Squashes Five 0-Day Vulnerabilities In Latest Patch Tuesday Release
- Sprint Will Give Away 1 Million Internet-Connected Devices To Disadvantaged Students
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Benchmarks Leak, Overclocks To 1.8GHz
- John Carmack Laments Current VR Landscape, Says Developers Are ‘Coasting On Novelty'
- Amazon To Setup Convenience Stores And Curbside Pickup Locations To Bolster Grocery Sales
- $299 Dell Inspiron Intel i3 15.6" Win7 Pro Laptop, $50 Off Foscam 1080p Pan/TiltZoom IP Security Camera And More
- MITRE Offers Up Fat $50K Bounty To Fingerprint Hacked Rogue IoT Devices
- Asus ZenBook 3 Review: An Intel Kaby Lake-Powered Ultrabook
- Yahoo Tries To Hold Users Hostage By Disabling Automatic Email Forwarding Feature
- Samsung Cylindrical ArtPC Pulse Sports 360-Degree Audio, Mac Pro-Esque Design, Radeon Graphics
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All News for October 2016
Apple had been keen on saying we're in the post-PC era, but that was before tablet sales took a nosedive. The company's iPad line wasn't immune from the waning interest in tablets either, and surprise-surprise, that silly post-PC chatter has quieted down. So now what? Well, apparently Apple has been working on some...
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The biggest push in virtual reality is coming from the gaming sector with headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but there's a world of opportunity beyond games for VR. Ironically enough, Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese and widely regarded as the father of the video game industry, is...
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If you thought that Google’s underwater FASTER fiber cable system was fast, Nokia is here to show that “Anything you can do I can do better.” Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, a division of Nokia, announced today that it has set a record with a staggering 65 Tbps data transmission via an undersea fiber link running...
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The Galaxy Note 7 launch has been nothing short of a disaster for Samsung, and now that it's pulled the plug on production of the troubled device, it has to shift focus to whatever the next big thing is. In the meantime, Samsung cut its fiscal third-quarter profit forecast—it now expects to record an operating profit...
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On October 11, Gear of War 4 landed with boots on the ground for Microsoft Windows and the Xbox One console. This fifth entry in the series marks the first time a Gears title has launched simultaneously on both the PC and Xbox. It's also breaking new ground with cross-play functionality between the two platforms and is part...
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After a few delays that put the flagship Windows 10 Mobile flagship behind schedule, the Hewlett-Packard Elite x3 is finally available for customers to purchase. Starting this week, Microsoft opened up sales for the powerful smartphone via the Microsoft Store.
Given the laundry list of features that are included...
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Google's making it easier to try out its potentially game changing Project Fi smartphone wireless service by now allowing you to sign up for a group plan. Previously the service was only available to individuals, which meant juggling multiple accounts if you wanted to get the whole family on board, but now you can...
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Move over Spotify and scoot your booty Apple, you'll both need to make room for Amazon. The world's largest online retailer is now an official player in the streaming music business with Amazon Music Unlimited, an on-demand music service boasting "tens of millions of songs," hand-curated playlists, and personalized...
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We may never which came first, the chicken or the egg, but if it comes as any consolation the highest court in the land has agreed to settle a longstanding and tired dispute between Apple and Samsung over smartphones. Specifically, the United States Supreme Court will decide how much of a $399 million patent...
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Hewlett-Packard is already gearing up for the holiday shopping season, and the company has four new products that it is unleashing on the public. They include the second generation Spectre x360 convertible, the ENVY Laptop, ENVY AIO 27 and the ENVY 27 Display.
We’ll kick things off with the Spectre x360, which is...
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It's the second Tuesday of the month, so that can mean only one thing: Microsoft has some Windows security updates waiting for us. This month, the company has tackled a total of five "Critical" bugs, so it's highly recommended that every Windows user go and update whether you're at home managing one PC or in the...
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Computers may seem ubiquitous in 2016. Technology is particularly important in the classroom, however, many students cannot afford computers. Sprint and the Sprint Foundation have started the multi-year 1Million Project that aims to provide free mobile devices and high-speed wireless internet to one million...
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If you’re looking for a budget Pascal-based graphics card with plenty of overhead for overclocking, it looks as though NVIDIA could have a winner on its hands with the upcoming GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. Although we don’t expect 4K or even 1440p gaming prowess from the GTX 1050 Ti, it should provide plenty of performance...
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Virtual reality and augmented reality have invoked some mixed reactions from the tech industry. Some, such as Apple CEO Tim Cook, believe that the AR will “happen in a big way”. Oculus’ Chief Technology Officer John Carmack, however, argues that VR is merely “coasting on novelty”.
Oculus’ CTO spoke last week at the...
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Amazon is already the largest and most popular one-stop online shopping destination, but why stop there? The mega e-commerce site is turning its attention to the brick-and-mortar category with plans to open convenience stores where it will grocery items such as produce, milk, meat, and other perishables, along with...
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Welcome back for the latest installment of HOT deals, direct from our friends at TechBargains. On tap for you all today, we have deal on Dell Inspiron 15 Intel Core i3-5005U based laptop, a Foscam R2 1080p Pan/Tilt/Zoom Wireless IP Security Camera, 50% off select Certified Refurbished Vizio Sound Bars, and more. Full...
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We've talked a lot about IoT devices here at HotHardware, but over the past year, it's become increasingly clear that we have to be careful with how we roll out new devices. Companies are leading us on to believe that in the future, the world will simply be blanketed with IoT devices everywhere. We see that as a...
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Although they were initially announced all the way back at Computex, ASUS held a casual event in NYC this past Wednesday (Oct. 5) to officially launch an array of new products, including the ZenBook 3, ZenWatch 3, ZenPhone 3, and Transformer Pro 3 and Mini. We’ve got some initial coverage of all of those products here at HotHardware if you’d...
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It's been a long time since I've read Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People" but I'm pretty sure there isn't a chapter on holding people hostage. That's generally a bad idea, and so is Yahoo's decision to disable the forwarding feature for its email service, which effectively prevents Yahoo Mail...
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If you're looking for an upscale Windows PC with a cylindrical design reminiscent of the Mac Pro, you should definitely check out Samsung's spiffy looking ArtPC Pulse. It's equal parts form and function—it looks like a concept PC with a design that's about as far removed from the industrial looking beige boxes of...
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Let the housekeeping begin. Now that Samsung has officially thrown in the towel and given up trying to fix its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 device, all that's left is to get remaining models (including replacement handsets) off the street and call for an industry quarantine. With regards to the latter, Oculus got the ball...
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Netgear has made a rather significant and impactful update its Arlo family of wireless security cameras. The new Arlo Pro improves upon its predecessor by including a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack that allows the camera to operate up to six months between charges.
The standard Arlo is also untethered from a...
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