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Latest News - December 2014
- Stephen Hawking Warns AI Could Spell The End Of Humans, 'Skynet' Is A Real Threat
- Carriers Have Found a New Way to Install Crapware on Your Smartphone
- BMW to Extend Plug-in Hybrid Powetrains to Its “Core” Models
- Firefox 34 Gives Google The Boot, Makes Yahoo Default Search Engine
- FBI Warns That Malware Attacks Could Rise Following Sony Hack
- HP Introduces 12.5” QHD EliteBook Folio 1020 SE, Makes You Wait Until April ’15 to Purchase
- Leaks Suggest Microsoft Lumia 1030 Will Feature 1080p Display, 50MP Camera
- Huawei Exec: “Nobody made any money in Windows Phone”
- Samsung's Upcoming Galaxy S6 Flagship Will Reportedly Be Joined By "Edge" Variant
- Amazon Fire Tablet Sales Tripled, Kindle E-Reader Quadrupled On Black Friday, Fire TV Marked Down To $69
- MIT’s Cheetah Bot Can Sprint, Leap Under Battery Power
- Sony Hires FireEye’s Mandiant Forensics Unit To Probe FOB Ransom Hack, Asks For FBI Assistance
- Steve Jobs’ Emails Come Back To Haunt Apple In Antitrust Law Suit
- Samsung's Mid-Range "Z1" Tizen Smartphone to Launch in India December 10
- Google Beats Up Apple, Takes Its Lunch Money As Chromebooks Supplant iPads In The Classroom
- Amazon Employs Hulking Kiva Robots To Move Product Around Its Warehouses For Holiday Shopping Rush
- Intel Scoops Up PasswordBox Identity Manager Company to Bolster Its Security Product Portfolio
- Three Get The Axe But Samsung Chief J.K. Shin Survives, Defies Reorg Despite Plunging Profits
- T-Mobile’s Cyber Monday Sale Gives You a 64GB iPhone 6 for 16GB Money
- Intel to Power Next Generation of Google Glass
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All News for December 2014
When it comes to science fiction, the idea that artificial intelligence could be the cause of the human race’s extinction is a concept that has been used many times. For example, The Matrix and Terminator franchises depict futures where...
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Carrier bloat is something almost every smartphone owner has to live with. What's worse is when you're not even allowed to uninstall certain third-party software that your wireless carrier decided to integrate into the OS. It's one reason...
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If you're a BMW enthusiast in search of a hybrid model, you have options, just not many of them. However, that's about to change. BMW this week announced that it's planning to offer plug-in hybrid versions of its core-brand models rather...
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We wrote just a couple of weeks ago that Mozilla was shacking up with Yahoo to replace Google as Firefox's long-standing default search engine, and it didn't take long for the fruits of that relationship to be seen. With today’s release of...
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It would seem that the ones responsible for hacking Sony Pictures Entertainment in a massive ransomware attack weren't just a bunch of script kiddies hiding out in a basement somewhere. That wasn't really a prevailing theory anyway, but...
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It might bear a slight resemblance to Apple’s popular (and long in the tooth) MacBook Air range, but Hewlett-Packard’s new EliteBook Folio 1020 series brings a lightweight frame, business-class functionality, and Windows 8.1 to the...
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One way that Nokia managed to get its flagship Windows Phone devices to stand out from the competition was by focusing on camera performance, combining super high pixel counts with quality optics. If you're wondering whether or not...
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When it comes to smartphone operating systems, Google’s Android dominates the field in worldwide market share. Apple iOS is a distance second, while Microsoft’s Windows Phone and BlackBerry’s Blackberry 10 OS are considered also-rans for the most part.
Huawei’s Joe Kelly isn’t doing...
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If you were disappointed with Samsung’s [specs bump] transition from the Galaxy S4 to the Galaxy S5, you’ll be delighted to hear that Samsung is looking to redesign the Galaxy S6 from the ground-up to make up for lost ground.
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Amazon is killing it this holiday shopping season, or so the online retailer claims. According to Amazon, Black Friday sales of Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets on the company's website have grown by leaps and bounds year-over-year...
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Recently, we’ve seen robots being developed that are used for security, delivering food, and even for customer service. This time around, researchers at the Biomimetic Robotics Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a robot that takes its cues from the world’s...
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Sony can't seem to catch a break when it comes to hackers. If cyber criminals aren't infiltrating the company's PlayStation Network (PSN) and wreaking havoc there, then they're breaking into the company's movie division, as they did last...
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Steve Jobs has been dead for three years, yet despite that fact, he is causing problems for the company he helped to build because of emails he previously sent that have been made public. The emails have been used against Apple as it...
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It looks as though Samsung’s on-again, off-again Tizen smartphone project is back on. According to Reuters, the South Korean electronics giant is targeting India for the launch of its mid-range Z1 smartphone that will run Tizen.
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Popularity is a fickle thing, and while Apple's iPad was once the top dog at schools, Chromebooks have replaced them as the cool kids that everyone wants to hang around with. That's according to the latest data from International Data...
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When you think Amazon, you probably imagine books and freaky fast shipping. You probably don't think about drones and robots, both of which have crept into the company's fabric over the past year or so. In addition to preparing a Prime Air...
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The chip business has been good to Intel, but it's not the only product in the Santa Clara semiconductor firm’s portfolio. Among other things, Intel is also entrenched in the security market. The company spent billions of dollars acquiring...
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As expected, heads are rolling at Samsung, though company co-chief and mobile business boss J.K. Shin didn't get the axe as some had speculated. Instead, three other high-level executives were thanked for their services and shown the door...
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We’re still scratching our heads over why Apple even bothered with a 16GB iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, especially considering the issues that some users have experienced upgrading to iOS 8. Luckily for T-Mobile customers, Cyber Monday...
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Google Glass debuted in 2012 and quickly became the “must have” tech item for alpha geeks. Over the past two years, the wearable device has been praised for its forward-thinking functionality, but has also come under scrutiny not only for its high price tag and its tendency to turn users into...
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