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Latest News - August 2013
- The Flip Phone Making a Comeback? Samsung Folder Dual Screen Smartphone Breaks Cover
- Microsoft Cuts Surface Pro Tablet Pricing, Following Slashing of Surface RT
- Hacked: Samsung Smart TV is a Linux-Based Web App Ready To Spy on You
- Elder Scrolls Online Demoed At QuakeCon, New Videos Highlight Character Creation, Combat, Gameplay
- Android 4.3 Hard To Find WiFi Settings Set to Always On For Location Services
- Chrome Gains Ground Again in Browser Market Share Report, Firefox Takes a Knee
- Samsung Loses This Round: U.S. Trade Rep Vetoes ITC Import Ban On Some Apple Devices
- OUYA Throws Dissatisfied Kickstarters $13.37 Bone
- Researchers Hack and Bypass Windows 8 UEFI Secure Book
- The new Woz and Jobs, Leap Motion's Holz and Buckwald Want to Change the Face of Computing
- "Snowden Run 3D" with Edward Snowden as Hero Running From Feds, Comes to Android
- Spec Showdown: Moto X Versus Galaxy S4, LG Optimus G Pro, Nokia Lumia 1020, and HTC One
- It’s in the Game: EA Slapped with Class Action Suit for Shutting Down EA Sports Games Early
- Feds Hacking Android Phones For Criminal Surveillance
- Motorola X Gets Its First TV Spots, Showcasing Camera And Google Now
- Blackout: Time Warner Cable Drops CBS In Key Cities While They Battle Over Retransmission Price
- Find Your Lost Smartphone with Google's Upcoming Android Device Manager
- Microsoft's Xbox One To Feature Faster GPU As Company Shrinks Gap With Sony
- Das Keyboard Develops First Line of Radio Frequency Blocking "HackShield" Bags
- Michael Dell Revises Buyout Offer After Board Agrees to Change Voting Rules
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All News for August 2013
The last time flip phones were in style, mom jokes were in vogue and everybody was replying "That's what she said" to every comment that could be taken the wrong way. All three are now relics of an earlier age, though it appears Samsung is...
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We've made our feelings about Windows RT known, but here's something that may signal Microsoft's "coming to Earth" moment when it comes to tablets in general. After hacking $150 from the price of the Surface RT, and then confessing in its...
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Eke. Smart TVs may be intelligent, but they certainly aren't invincible. A team of researchers at the Black Hat conference this week detailed and warned that Samsung's line of Smart TVs were "rife with vulnerabilities that could leave the...
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The Elder Scrolls Online got a pair of new videos this week and a lengthy multiplayer demonstration at Quakecon.Buzz around the new MMO has been building steadily for months. Much of what the two trailers show indicates a game that hews...
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Google's latest Android release, 4.3 "Jelly Bean", is quite simple in comparison to past releases, but as always, with some digging you'll be able to find some interesting changes. One such change isn't obvious at all, and it might not be...
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Another month is in the books, thereby giving us another opportunity to examine the state of the browser wars as summer winds down and the back-to-school season comes within sight. The story that unfolds when looking at browser statistics...
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Back in June, Samsung won an injunction against Apple, as the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that some Apple devices infringed on some Samsung patents. Specifically, the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPad 3G, and iPad 2...
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OUYA was a rousing success on Kickstarter, and in a very short time, the project developed into an actual commercial offering with a real product on store shelves and a host of developers working on games for the $99 gaming console. OUYA even raised enough money to fund a million-dollar...
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When the hackers roll to Vegas, you know a good amount of exploits are going to surface. Defcon was on point this week in the Nevada desert, and here's yet another exploit that has piqued our interest. Researchers have discovered that the Windows 8 Secure Boot mechanism can be circumvented on...
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At this point, you've probable heard of Leap Motion. You may not be entirely familiar with what the company is about, or what kind of products it hopes to offer, but the name has been able to cut through the noise of late. In a lot of...
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Whether you consider NSA leaker Edward Snowden to be a hero or a traitor, one thing can't be disputed: he's now famous the world over. Sometimes, that can result in some interest things, like being worked into a comedian's routine, being...
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Shopping a high-end handset, are you? Well fancy that, we just happen to have something you may want to look at! Wading through the pertinent specs of several different smartphones is, quite frankly, a little overwhelming, especially when...
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There might not be another company more reviled in the U.S. than Electronic Arts, the games publisher that was chosen by Consumerist voters as "Worst Company In America" for two years in a row. To its credit, EA acknowledged the unwanted...
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It’s not just criminals (and their direct antagonists in the security industry); the FBI likes to hack, too. According to the Wall Street Journal, the FBI has been using hacking techniques and products to break into Android phones in order to perform surveillance on...
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If one thing was made clear following the proper, official launch of the Moto X, it's this: this is no iPhone-killing flagship. This is a mid-range phone for the mainstream masses, built in the U.S.A. as an attempt to get Motorola's mobile...
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Goodnight, sweet prince. That's the message that was sent to millions of Time Warner Cable customers last night, as the operator and CBS could not come to terms on a re-transmission agreement. Essentially, CBS wanted more money per TWC...
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Apple's Find my iPhone has been a very useful feature for those who frequently misplace their gadgets. Or, for those who just enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing that Apple has a piece of technology dedicated to securing a lost...
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The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are more similar than any two consoles from competing vendors have been in decades, but as far as hardware specs are concerned, Sony has a decided edge. While both systems use AMD CPUs and Radeon...
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Ever since the NSA's PRISM program came to light, there's been a heightened sense of privacy and personal security among technophiles and mainstream users alike. Nobody likes being spied on, and unfortunately, today's persistently...
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After penning an open letter to Dell's board of directors essentially telling the company to take or leave his "best and final offer" to acquire the company he founded, Michael Dell has gone back and revised his bid as part of a new...
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There were rumors that Microsoft was developing some kind of gaming glasses last year, and thanks to a patent application, it seems that a Microsoft head-mounted display (HMD) is closer to becoming a reality. The patent is for...
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It’s not news that gamers can get a little intense, and often that intensity spills over into forums and game communities. Xbox Live is no exception, of course, and to help moderate the community, Microsoft is engaging...
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