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Latest News - February 2013
- Acer Iconia Tab W510 Windows 8 Hybrid Tablet Review
- Google Rolls Out Project Glass Website and Impressive “How it Feels” Video
- Bioshock Infinite Goes Gold, Lamb of Columbia Trailer Unveiled
- Fat Fingers Rejoice: SwiftKey 4 For Android Released
- Scientists Developing Nano-Capsule That Can Reduce Alcohol Intoxication
- Apple Display Manufacturer AUO Developing Display For Next Gen iPad
- In Wake of Burger King and Jeep Hack Fiascos, Twitter Reminds Us About Password Security
- Maingear Loads F131, Potenza, and SHIFT Desktop PCs with GeForce GTX Titan Graphics
- CyberPowerPC Offers NVIDIA Titan GPUs in Slew of Custom Gaming PCs
- T-Mobile Intros GoSmart Mobile Prepaid Brand, Takes It Nationwide
- ADATA's Flashy DashDrive Air AE400 Streams Media And Powers Your Phone
- Google Security Engineer Cautions On Spammers Turning To Hijacking Accounts
- HTC One Details are Official, Flagship Phone Lands at AT&T
- Apple Attacked by Hackers That Hacked Facebook
- Ubisoft's Far Cry 3 Patch Will Introduce Master Difficult Setting, Resettable Outposts
- NVIDIA Introduces Its First Integrated Tegra LTE Processor, The 2.3GHz Tegra 4i
- World’s First 3D Printing Pen: 3Doodler Comes to Kickstarter
- Report: Chinese Army Tied to Hacking U.S. Web Properties and Organizations
- Is the End Near For GameStop?
- Linux Kernel 3.8 Released, Includes F2Fs File System for Solid State Storage
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All News for February 2013
Ultra-portable Windows 8 devices range from ultraportable notebooks to touchscreen tablets that feature attachable keyboards. We've seen a number of hybrid ultrabooks as well. So what's the best form factor and hardware combination? Truthfully, it depends on the user and what you're trying to accomplish with the device. Acer's new Iconia W510...
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Google's Glass project may seem futuristic to some but to others, it's becoming more and more real. Google now has a website dedicated to Glass that tells more about what Glass can do. On the site, you'll also find a video that gives you a few examples of what life would be like if you had Glass. Google has designed...
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BioShock fans, your patience (or impatience, for that matter) is about to pay off: BioShock Infinite has officially gone gold and the game is on track to be in stores on the expected March 26th launch date. It’s just about time to find out what’s really going on in that city-in-the-sky. It shouldn't be too...
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Good news for texting addicts: SwiftKey 4 is now available on Google Play, and it's a free upgrade if you're an existing user. Otherwise, it carries a promo price of $1.99 and is worth every penny if you do a lot of typing, or just want a better keyboard than the one that ships stock on Android. The secret sauce to SwiftKey 4's awesomeness...
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If you've ever told someone, "I'm not as think as you drunk I am," then you may benefit from a sobering pill that reduces the blood alcohol content in your system. Hold your horses -- before you run off to the local five and dime, understand that no such pill currently exists. Sure, there are remedies that claim to...
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The introduction of a new iPad mini model is a foregone conclusion, but what we don't know is what upgrades Apple will make to its second generation 7.9-inch tablet. Will it have a Retina display, or is Apple saving that upgrade for a third generation model? We won't know for sure until Apple officially introduces the...
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Companies that aren't extra careful with their social media accounts can end up with egg on their faces, and sometimes it just boils down to having a strong enough password. This is a point Twitter wants to drive home with its users following a couple of high profile hacker attacks on Burger King, which was hijacked...
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By now, you know that Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan graphics are here. (Check out our in-depth look here.) Maingear is one of the system builders to get in early on the technology, and it’s touting GTX Titan in three systems, ranging from the space-conscious Potenza to the muscle PC SHIFT. Maingear's Potenza is a...
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The latest custom PC maker to jump in the NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan pool is CyberPowerPC, and the company is doing a veritable cannonball by offering the new graphics card as an option on its Fang III, Zeus, Gamer Xtreme, and Ultra series rigs. Users can opt for up to 3-way SLI configurations and can choose from...
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T-Mobile USA has been doing everything it can of late to be the "uncarrier," bucking the trends that have defined the strange, contract-driven U.S. wireless market for years. And now, it's promising something even crazier: "FreeDUM in wireless." That's no joke. T-Mobile today took the wraps off of GoSmart Mobile, a...
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Convergence seems to be the name of the game these days, and ADATA's riding that bandwagon. The company has just launched an interesting mishmash of products: a wireless storage reader and power bank. The DashDrive Air AE400 is a wireless reader that can read and stream data from USB storage media and SD memory cards...
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Spammers are changing tactics, and Google is trying to get the word out. These days, the bad guys are using hijacked accounts to launch their scams. By now, spam filters can spot old-school spam mail with reliability, but it’s harder to snag emails that appear to be from your friends – both for the filter...
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Earlier today, we posted some leaked photos of the upcoming HTC One handset (which was known as the HTC M7 when we first caught wind of the phone last year), and now we have the official details on (and official photos of) the device. The HTC One is the company’s new flagship phone, and it boasts some attractive specs. Available in black...
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Unidentified hackers have taken a bite out of Apple by infecting several Mac computers belonging to employees, the Cupertino company revealed today. The machines were infected when employees visited a hacked website intended for software developers. Apple believes those responsible are the same ones who attacked Facebook and other companies...
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Sometimes loose lips can sink ships, and other times they simply give you a heads up about what's around the corner. This one falls into the latter category, as Ubisoft revealed in a forum post what specific changes an upcoming patch for Far Cry 3 will bring to the table. One of the biggest changes is a new "Master"...
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In the world of consumer technology, shrinkage generally means good things. As process technologies shrink, more and more power (and memory) are being crammed into smaller spaces, which allows for smaller, more mobile gadgets and lifestyles. NVIDIA is certainly helping to lead that charge, today introducing its first...
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When you watch the video of the 3Doodler in action, it looks like a camera trick, but the 3D printing pen is a real thing and is quickly gaining backers on Kickstarter. The device uses 3mm ABS or PLA (corn-based) plastic wire that is heated and cooled as it’s fed through the pen, allowing the user to...
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A 60-page study released today by Mandiant, an American cyber security company, is garnering lots of attention on the web today. The detailed report provides evidence of Chinese government-sponsored "Advanced Persistent Threat" (APT) hacking groups and highlights the activities of one group in particular. Referred to...
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If Paul Revere was still alive, he'd ride through the streets in a Mustang yelling, "The consoles are coming! The consoles are coming!" In his absence, some websites are calling attention to rumors that next generation consoles, and in particular Microsoft's Xbox 720, won't play nice with used games, effectively killing off GameStop and putting...
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After getting delayed a couple of days, the Linux 3.8 kernel is all polished and ready to go, Linus Torvalds announced. The big new feature in the 3.8 kernel is F2FS (Flash-Friendly File system), a new file system designed specifically to take advantage of NAND flash memory-based storage devices, such as solid state...
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The Internet is terrible at keeping secrets, tripping up even at the last minute. To wit, HTC today is expected to formally introduce its newest handset, the HTC One (M7), but press images of the device have broken cover just hours before its release. Here's a look at one, courtesy of a French website that first posted the photos. Image Source:...
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NVIDIA is launching a new, ultra high-end graphics card today, the long rumored GeForce GTX Titan. Although the card itself and a couple of its features are new to the consumer graphics card market, many details of the GPU powering the GTX Titan, namely the NVIDIA GK110, have been previously covered here. In fact, NVIDIA revealed the GK110...
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