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Latest News - June 2014
- Australian Government Warns Against Using Cheap USB Chargers Following A Recent Death
- YouTube Offers 60fps Video Support, Gamers Get Ready To Flaunt It, Battlefield Hardline Trailer Showcased
- Verizon Expanding XLTE Network To Over 300 Markets For Better Performance
- Attention Walmart Shoppers, Apple iPhone Price Cuts Are In Effect (In-Store Only)
- Amazon Serves Up ‘Summer App Bundle’ With 30 Top Paid Apps For Free
- ASUS Climbs Mt. Elbert, Sets Record For Highest Elevation LAN Party Using New G550JK Gaming Laptop
- Google Cardboard, A DIY VR Headset You Can Build, Fold And Recycle
- Verizon Apologizes To Disgruntled Chromebook Pixel LTE Customers, Promises To Restore Data Service
- LG G3 Review: QHD High Res Android Power
- Nikon D810 DSLR Boasts Drool-Worthy 36.3MP Full Frame Sensor And Snooze-Worthy 1080p Video
- Google Aims To Equip The Next Billion People With Low Cost Android One Smartphone
- Facebook On Workforce Diversity: We Have A Lot More Work To Do
- Foxconn Chief Speaks Out Against Curved Smartphones
- Google Enters The Car With Voice-Guided Android Auto
- Apple Upgrades 16GB iPod Touch With Rear Camera And Color Options, Cuts Prices Across The Board
- Google Taps NVIDIA Tegra K1 For Android TV And Project Tango at IO
- Supreme Court Rules Warrantless Cell Phone Data Search And Tracking Illegal
- Gigabyte Adds A Pixel Pushing Punch To Mini PC Family, Unveils Brix Gaming PC Kit
- AT&T CEO Promises Lower Costs If Merger With DirecTV Passes, But Not For Consumers
- Toyota To Take On Tesla With Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car In 2015
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All News for June 2014
A recent death that may have been caused by a faulty USB charger has prompted Australia's Fair Trading Commissioner, Rod Stowe, to issue a warning to consumers about the potentially fatal risk of using non-compliant or otherwise unapproved...
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Get ready to see gaming action on YouTube as you've never seen it before -- in 60 frames per second! That's right, YouTube will soon give you the option of uploading game footage that renders at 60fps, which is double the previous 30fps...
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More elbow room is being created on 4G LTE networks operated by Verizon Wireless as the wireless carrier rolls out a technology upgrade to more than 300 markets. Called XLTE, Verizon's plan is to enhance its entire 4G LTE network spread...
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Hey, you there. The one holding the iPhone 5S. We see you getting ready to pay full price, but that's a sucker's game. Put the iPhone down and slowly walk away. Now head to your car and race over to Walmart (obeying all traffic laws on the...
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Do you know what's better than paying for apps? Not paying for apps! Whoa there, young fella, slow your roll and close out that torrent site -- we're not encouraging software piracy, which even beyond the moral implications is risky...
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ASUS is so excited to promote its G550JK gaming laptop that it felt compelled to shout it from a mountain top. No, seriously -- ASUS's Republic of Gamers (ROG) division scaled Mt. Elbert, the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains at 14,440...
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Google's I/O developer conference has had a large number of announcements, some a little more interesting than the others. Then there are some that are down-right strange - at least at first. Google's "Cardboard" easily falls into that...
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It may have taken a minute or two in order to correct a situation that should never have become a situation in the first place, but according to reports, Verizon Wireless will honor a second year of free data service (100MB/month) to...
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LG is probably getting a little tired of scraping for brand recognition versus big names like Samsung, Apple and yes, even Google. However, the company is also likely taking solace in the fact that their smartphone sales figures are heading for an all-time high in 2014, with an estimated 60 million units projected to be sold this year. Part...
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Have you been patiently waiting for Nikon to update its medium-format D800 DSLR? After roughly two years, your patience is being rewarded with Nikon's new D810 DSLR. If it's a high level of detail you're after, the D810's 36.3-megapixel...
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Now that even toddlers are walking around texting each other these days, the focus is starting to change towards developing regions, and Android is front in line. We saw it recently with Microsoft's Nokia X2 -- Redmond's first Android...
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There's a giant microscope hovering over Silicon Valley examining workplace diversity, or the lack thereof, as more and more companies release reports on the topic. The latest to do is Facebook, and as with many other tech firms, the...
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Curved displays are a relatively new development in the consumer space. Samsung is super proud of its curved 4K television, and in mobile, both Samsung and LG are showing off curved smartphones, which they say are designed to fit rear pockets. However, not everyone is convinced that this is...
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Part of Google's mission at this week's I/O conference was to put the focus firmly on Android, and not just Android as you know it today, but Android everywhere. It's a new concept that sees Google implanting Android at every possible turn, including literal ones that you'd make while driving...
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This might be Google's week to shine with its I/O developer event taking place, but lest anyone forget about its main rival, Apple today made an announcement of its own. Effective immediately, Apple's 16GB iPod touch is available in the...
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Google's ongoing I/O conference has so far been bursting at the seams with interesting announcements. In fact, there's been so many announcements that it's been a little hard to keep up. One of the more interesting ones surprisingly...
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Today, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on data privacy, holding 9-0 that neither police officers nor federal law enforcement have a unilateral right to search cell phones without first procuring a warrant. Prior to today, the...
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Intel developed its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) device to run general purpose computing applications in a space saving form factor, but why stop there? Gigabyte's been running with Intel's NUC design and selling its own mini PCs marketed...
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AT&T and DirecTV are trying to convince lawmakers that a proposed $48.5 billion merger between the two companies--that’s forty-eight and a half billion dollars--and so far the best argument they have going in their favor is the...
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While Tesla is making waves with its all-electric fleet of cars, Toyota is exploring a non-fossil fuel alternative vehicle as well. The company announced that it will release a hydrogen fuel cell sedan next year, coming to Japan by April and in the U.S. and Europe sometime next summer. Why...
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It's very likely Google knew from the outset that its Chromebook Pixel with LTE would be a tough sell at $1,449 (price at launch in April 2013), even with its glorious 2560x1700 touchscreen display. To help take some of the sting out of...
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Can you imagine what it's going to be like playing Candy Crush through an Oculus Rift headset? We only jest and certainly hope Mark Zuckerberg and the rest of the gang at Facebook and Oculus VR have some way cooler things in store than...
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