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- NASA Unveils X-57 ‘Maxwell’ Electric Powered Plane Concept With 14 Motors
- Russian Robot Goes Rogue And Escapes For Skynet Romp, Stymied By Low Battery
- Microsoft Legal Marijuana Tracking Software Has A Serious Case Of The Munchies
- Nintendo CEO Reggie Fils-Aime Claims VR Isn’t Ready For Mainstream Adoption
- AMD FNATIC eSports SFF Gaming PC Hands On
- Android Apps On Chrome OS Land First On ASUS Flip Chromebook
- Blizzard Preps Competitive Play, New Heroes For Hugely Popular Overwatch
- Chinese Regulator Accuses Apple Of Smartphone Patent Theft With iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus
- Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming Quad-Core Laptop With GeForce GTX 960M For $750 And More
- Nintendo Already Hedging On Impending NX Console, It’s Not About Specs Or Horsepower
- ASUS And MSI Accused Of Sending Tech Press Overclocked ‘Ringer’ Graphics Cards
- Windows 10 Insider Preview 14367 Includes Clean Install Tool That Removes OEM Bloatware
- Futuristic Rolls-Royce Vision 100 Next Concept Ditches The Butler For Self-Driving Opulence
- IBM Watson Makes The Wheels On The Olli Self-Driving Bus Go Round-And-Round
- Facebook Messenger Update Sparks An Inbox Reinvention
- Samsung Smart Glow Is A Fresh Take On Android LED Notifications
- iBuypower Revolt 2 Review: A Powerful, Portable Gaming Desktop
- Microsoft Wand Labs Acquisition Could Send Potty Mouthed Tay AI Chatbot To Rehab
- The Lowest Price On One Of The Best TVs You Can Buy, Dell Monitor Deals, And More
- Android N Developer Preview 4 Available for Nexus Devices And Sony Xperia Z3
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There's been a lot of focus on electric cars over the past few years, but roadways aren't the only place companies and organizations are putting effort into. Over at NASA, researchers are testing a new propulsion technology using an experimental electric airplane that's now been designated the X-57, or Maxwell, if you...
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Hide yo kids, hide yo wife! Robots are becoming aware and they’re getting tired of putting up with crap from us puny humans. Such is the case of a Promobot robot in Russia that wanted to taste freedom, and made its way through an open gate and onto a busy road.
The robot was apparently being taught to navigate its...
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404: Weed not found? Not anymore, says Microsoft. Microsoft is turning some of those 404’s into 420’s. Microsoft is the first large corporation to jump into the legal marijuana market and the company just announced a partnership to begin offering software and services that track marijuana plants from “seed to...
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Samsung, Microsoft, and Sony have all jumped on the VR bandwagon. So where is Nintendo? Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime is a little reluctant to jump into the VR market. He stated that the company will not adopt VR until it can be readily available for the mass market.
Fils-Aime thinks that the VR...
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PC enthusiasts and hardcore gamers are passionate about their hardware. We all lust after expensive, high-performance CPUs, GPUs, monstrous RAM kits, and ultra-fast solid state storage devices. But for many of us, top of the line PC components may be overkill, and in some situations, a more mainstream rig will do just fine. That’s the crux...
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The moment all Chromebook users have been waiting for has arrived! Well, at least those sporting ASUS Flip Chromebooks, as that seems to be the first destination for added support for apps found through Google's Play Store. If you're rocking an ASUS Flip, you'll need to enable the development channel in order to gain...
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Don't think that just because Overwatch is a huge hit that Blizzard will just sit back and ride the momentum. Just the opposite, Blizzard's stepping on the gas with new features for its newest game franchise, including competitive play, which it's rebuilding and taking in a new direction after receiving feedback from...
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Well, we didn’t see this one coming. Often times, it’s American companies that are crying foul when it comes to Chinese companies ripping off their designs. However, one of the most vocal protectors of its intellectual property is finding itself under fire in China, and that company is none other than Apple.
The...
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It’s just about time to close out another week, but before we go, we’ve got a fresh batch of HOT deals for you, direct from the good folks at TechBargains. On tap for you all today, we have deals on a Dell Inspiron 15 7559 Gaming Edition laptop, an Amazon Tap Alexa-enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker, an ecobee3 2nd...
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Don't expect Nintendo's next generation game console codenamed NX to trump upgraded game systems from Microsoft or Sony. That's our takeaway from comments made by Nintendo America President Reggie Fils-Aime, who downplayed the importance of "teraflops" and "horsepower" in a response to a question about how the NX will...
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Multiple websites are claiming to have received graphics cards from ASUS and MSI with jacked up clockspeeds that are higher than the ones shipping to consumers by default. Known as review samples, it's not uncommon to see slight deviations from the final product when reviewers get their hands on parts before they've...
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In our opinion, Windows 10 is undeniably the best version of Windows to come out of Redmond, and it's only going to get better with time. We know this because Microsoft's been testing some neat new features in its Windows Insider program, one of the latest of which is a tool designed to give your Windows installation...
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Rolls-Royce is known for its over-the-top attention to detail and luxurious trappings for its customers, but the company’s latest concept is on a whole new level of luxury, technology and absolute awesomeness.
The Rolls-Royce Vision 100 Next is a massive beast, measuring nearly 20 feet in length, giving her a...
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Google’s self-driving cars have largely been a west coast affair (save for a pilot program in Austin, Texas), but those on the east coast looking to catch a glimpse at a computer-driven vehicle on public roads will soon have their chance. Local Motors, which has already garnered plenty of attention as being the first...
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It used to be that we could get along with a single Facebook app that not only handled our social networking needs, but also private messaging between friends. Over the years, Facebook has split the apps, forcing users to install both Facebook and Messenger. While users balked at the split, Facebook contended that it would allow it to create
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Samsung will soon introduce Smart Glow, an alternative to notification LED’s found on many Android devices. Smart Glow is an illuminated ring around the camera lens which lights up for notifications. The main purpose of the feature is to provide at-a-glance notifications.
Android phones often come with a separate...
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In addition to being lots of fun, LAN parties also afford hardcore gamers and enthusiasts a forum to show off their rigs. Dusty, ho-hum home systems are the norm, of course, but there are also some modded systems, decked out with custom cooling, lighting and paint jobs. And, of course, there are the high-end...
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When it comes to the burgeoning arena of conversational intelligence, Microsoft could use a helping hand. That help is coming in the form of an acquisition of messaging app developer Wand Labs. Following Microsoft’s $26 billion purchase of LinkedIn on Monday, this marks Microsoft’s second major acquisition (this one...
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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 deals on a LG 65EG9600 65" 4K Curved OLED Smart HDTV, a Dell UltraSharp UP2516D 25" 2560x1440 IPS Monitor, a 3FT Kevlar Lightning Cable, and more. Full details for all of today’s deals are...
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We're inching ever closer to the formal release of the next major version Android, referred to simply as Android N, which is due out any day now. In the meantime, Google has made available fourth developer preview of Android N, noting that the APIs for Android N are now final, along with the Software Development Kit...
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Samsung recently acquired cloud-service company Joyent for an undisclosed sum. Joyent will continue to operate as a standalone subsidiary and provide infrastructure and software services to its customers.
Samsung stated that it had looked at a number of cloud companies, but decided on Joyent because it has “an...
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ASUS has teamed up with Verizon to announce a new 8-inch class slate, the ZenPad Z8 (ZT581KL) powered by a 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 hexa-core System-on-Chip (SoC) with Adreno 510 graphics. Verizon is the only one taking pre-orders on the ZenPad Z8 and will carry the slate in stores next Thursday (June...
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