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Latest News - October 2016
- Samsung Begins Mass Production Of 10nm FinFET SoC, Galaxy S8 Likely Recipient
- Mercedes-Benz Self-Driving Cars Will Protect Passengers First, Sacrifice Pedestrians If Need Be
- WikiLeaks Transmits Cryptic Hashes As Assange's Internet Link Is Cut By State Entity, Damaging Kerry And Clinton Info Expected
- German Government Asks Tesla To Stop Using Misleading Autopilot Terminology
- CIA Reportedly Prepping Retaliatory Cyber Attack Against Russia
- Apple Offers iOS 10 Workaround If Your iPhone 7 Haptic Home Button Fails
- Microsoft Windows 10 Refresh Tool Clears Out Bloatware And Cruft With A Clean Install Reset
- Stupid Is As Stupid Does: Android Trojan Asks Victims For A Selfie Holding Their ID
- Mafia 3 Hailed As An Open World Crime Thug Action Game With Controversial Undertones
- Samsung Chromebook Pro Convertible Breaks Cover With Pen Support, 2400x1600 Display
- Study Claims Smartphones Are Ruining Family Life
- Seagate Announces BarraCuda ST5000, World’s Highest Capacity 2.5-Inch Hard Drive
- Apple Begins Sales Of Unlocked SIM-Free iPhone 7 And iPhone 7 Plus
- U.S. Department Of Transportation And FAA Ban All Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones From Planes
- Verizon Begins Selling Unlimited Pay-As-You-Go PopData In 30 And 60-Minute Increments
- Microsoft Launches Instagram App Optimized For Windows 10 PCs And Tablets
- Acer Swift 7 Ultrabook Brings Its Incredibly Thin And Light Frame To U.S. Starting At $1,100
- Yahoo Re-Enables Mail Forwarding Citing A Temporary Pause For Platform Upgrades
- Moto G4 Play Review: Budget Android, Full-Featured And Unlocked
- $379 Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Core i3 17.3" Win7 Pro Laptop, $300 Gift Card With LG 65UH5500 65" 4K UHD High Dynamic Range HDTV And More
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All News for October 2016
Shrinking semiconductors to 10-nanometers is no easy task—just ask Intel, which pushed back the release of its 10nm Cannonlake architecture until 2017. Samsung, however, is having better luck with it. The South Korean outfit announced on Monday that it has begun mass product of system-on-chip (SoC) products based on...
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Artificial intelligence is advancing at a rapid rate, and technology innovators are quickly transferring that technology to the vehicles that we drive every day. What first started with automatic cruise control has morphed to include additional driver assistance features like automatic braking, cross traffic alert...
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If you follow WikiLeaks on Twitter, you may have noticed a series of cryptic tweets consisting of strings of numbers and letters. These are hashes or keys of sorts, some of which are calling "dead man's keys." Regardless, they appear to be related to another WikiLeak post on Twitter claiming its co-founder, Julian...
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Tesla is running into more roadblocks with its Autopilot functionality, which is found on its Model S and Model X EVs. The use of Autopilot, which allows a vehicle to operate semi-autonomously with minimal driver interaction, has come under increasing scrutiny ever since a driver was killed on a Florida highway over...
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As tension continues to build between Russia and the US over alleged cyber attacks, the US has begun contemplating issuing its own set of cyber attacks against the Kremlin. As we covered last weekend, the US government has formally accused Russia of being responsible for breaking into official servers and walking away...
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When Apple introduced the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus last month, it added a better display, faster processor, improved Taptic engine, better battery life, IP67 dust/water resistance, and improved cameras (along with optical image stabilization on the 4.7-inch iPhone 7 — something that was missing on the iPhone 6 and...
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There are clean installations of Windows and then there are OEM "clean" installations of Windows. An oft-recommended tip for anyone upgrading one version of Windows to another (even a new Windows 10 build) is to use the "Reset" feature in the OS to reinstall the entire OS. The problem, though, is that if the computer...
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CHEESE! Smile for the malware that is trying to steal your identity! One Android banking Trojan is asking victims for a selfie with their ID card.
This past year victims were asked to provide information like their “mother’s maiden name” so that hackers could unearth security question answers and break into bank...
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Is all publicity, good publicity? Video games, especially crime-based games such as Grand Theft Auto and Mafia, tend to garner controversy. The issues surrounding Mafia III, the latest game in the Mafia franchise, however, are rather unique in nature.
In Mafia III, the gamer plays as Lincoln Clay, a mixed-race...
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Chromebooks running Google’s highly versatile Chrome OS operating system are starting to make some inroads in the PC market, and have especially become popular in the education sector due to their attractive pricing. Samsung is expanding its Chromebook lineup with the launch of the Chromebook Pro, which has quite a...
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Ever since smartphones became a de facto communication medium in our lives, studies have been conducted to find out whether or not extended use of the devices is healthy. From a general standpoint, it's easy to understand how these phones can clutter our lives and leave folks occasionally ignoring everyone around them, but conversely, there's
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There’s no question that much of the industry is pushing towards SSDs when it comes to providing storage for our notebooks and desktops. Seagate understands this shift, but there are still users out there that need lots of storage, but don’t want to break the bank in the process.
With this in mind, Seagate has just...
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It has been a month since Apple started selling its flagship iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices, though up until now, you couldn't buy a SIM-free version that's factory unlocked. Now you can. The caveat (which isn't much of one, really) is that you have to purchase the SIM-free model direct from Apple, either from one...
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While it's of little consequence to Samsung at this point, Galaxy Note 7 phones will no longer be allowed on airplanes in the United States. The outright ban goes into effect today at noon ET and covers all Galaxy Note 7 handsets, including replacement devices that were originally thought to be immune from overheating...
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The last thing that a customer wants to give to their wireless company is more money, so some might see the latest initiative from Verizon Wireless as a little puzzling. The company today announced what it calls PopData, which gives customers immediate access to unlimited data in 30- or 60-minute increments.
So why...
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Facebook’s Instagram app has been available for Windows 10 Mobile smartphones since April, but the app was still a no-show on the vastly more popular Windows 10 platform for PCs and tablets. Facebook is correcting that perceived slight today with the arrival of an Instagram app that has been specially optimized for...
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Acer's bringing sexy back to the laptop landscape with its previously announced Swift 7, a svelte system billed as the world's thinnest with a waistline that measures a mere 0.39 inches. It's also staggeringly light at just 2.48 pounds, and if you've been waiting for this beauty to show up, we have good news—the Swift...
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Yahoo has turned back on the automatic forwarding feature for Yahoo Mail users after previously disabling the function as part of what the firm claimed was planned maintenance. It's sticking with that explanation, saying the temporary disruption was part of a broader upgrade to its email service that's been taking...
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Although most of us would prefer to own all of the latest and greatest smartphones, there are plenty of us who don’t need all of the power and features today’s top phones have to offer. In addition, the high price tags on today's flagship phones presents a barrier for many. For casual smartphone users...
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It’s almost time to close out another week, but before we go, we’ve got a fresh batch of HOT deals to share, direct from our friends at TechBargains. On tap for you all today, we have deals on a Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Intel Core i3-6100U based laptop with Windows 7 Pro, a LG 65UH5500 65" 4K UHD HDR Pro LED LCD Smart...
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When it comes to worldwide console sales, the PlayStation 4 holds a commanding lead over the Xbox One. Both consoles were released around the same time in late 2013, but the PlayStation 4 quickly lurched ahead with a sales lead and now has outsold the Xbox One roughly 2:1 since launch.
However, perhaps Microsoft is...
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The presidential election is now just weeks away and while America is fairly divided between the two main candidates—Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump—one thing most people should be able to agree on is that politicians lie. Some more than others, sure, but with all due respect to your candidate of choice, neither of...
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