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Latest News - August 2014
- Twitter Tweaks Favorites To Show On Timelines As Retweets, Users Revolt
- Best Buy Let’s Moto 360 Android Wear Watch Slip Early, Details And Specs
- Microsoft Windows Store Is Polluted With Scamware And Microsoft Doesn’t Seem To Care
- Windows 8.1 Update Crippling PCs With BSOD, Microsoft Suggests You Roll Back
- Google Acquires Photo Analysis Startup Jetpac, City Guide A Natural Complement To Google Now
- Facebook Thinks You Need Help With Your Sense Of Humor, Rolls Out ‘Satire’ Tags
- Samsung Galaxy Alpha Paves Way For All-Metal Galaxy S6 Handset Next Year
- Microsoft Issues Hotfix To Put The Pep Back In Internet Explorer's Step
- High Speed Internet Subscription Out-Pace TV Subscriptions For The First Time
- FCC Extends Net Neutrality Comments Feedback Period To September 15
- Apple To Begin Storing iCloud User Data In Chinese Data Centers
- Sharks Terrorize Google’s Undersea Network Cables, So They Wrap Them In Kevlar
- Bill Gates Does ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Nails It Like Only Gates Can
- Microsoft Employees 'Suggested Internally' To Change Internet Explorer's Name Distancing It From Previous Bad Rap
- Roller Coaster Tycoon World to Launch in 2015, Will Be Free of Microtransactions
- Rapid Growth Risks Slowing Down Internet Services As BGP Routers At Major ISPs Choke Under Load
- Hot Hardware: A Back-To-School Guide For Tech Procurement
- Samsung Wants In On The IOT, Acquires Home Automation Startup SmartThings
- YouTube Buffs Out Its TV App With Sleek Material UI Design
- Sprint CEO Promises "Very Disruptive" Price Cuts Coming Next Week
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All News for August 2014
Like just about every social networking service, Twitter tries out new things every once in awhile. Unfortunately for Twitter, people are creatures of habit, so these changes don't always go over very well, particularly the most recent one --...
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It used to be that we'd rely on Twitter user @evleaks (real name Evan Blass) to inevitably post press shots of unannounced or otherwise unreleased products, along with with specs and other details ahead of schedule. But with online retailers...
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Of all the things that Windows 8 brought to the table, it's the much-maligned Start Screen that seems to get most of the attention. That's unfortunate, because there were many other aspects of the OS that made it a major release. Take for...
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Right on schedule, Microsoft rolled-out an onslaught of patches for its "Patch Tuesday" last week, and despite the fact that it wasn't the true "Update 2" for Windows 8.1 many of us were hoping for, updates are generally worth snatching up. In...
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With its acquisition of San Francisco startup JetPac, it looks like Google could be moving one step closer towards making Google Now the definitive on-the-go mobile app. JetPac, which somewhat humorously only exists as an iOS app, notes your...
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While Facebook has garnered the ire of its app users by forcing them to download its Messenger app, the social website seems to be looking out for the more gullible of its consumers. At least those who tend to believe stories written by...
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Samsung did something it's not accustomed to doing last week -- the South Korean handset maker released a metal smartphone! We're talking about the Galaxy Alpha, a decently equipped device sporting a partial metal design with a tactile soft...
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If you've noticed that Internet Explorer seems to be a little (or a lot) slower as of late, it's not you. Well, it could be; try clearing your cache, make sure no nefarious add-ons slipped through, and scan for viruses. Assuming everything...
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For the first time in the history of everything, cable TV providers now have more high speed Internet subscribers than pay TV customers, according to data gathered by Leichtman Research Group. The gap is narrow -- there were 49,915,000...
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The battle for net neutrality is starting to feel like a never-ending one, but for the sake of having a truly fair Web, it's a battle of utmost importance. It's also a battle that you can help win, as the Federal Trade Commission seeks comments...
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Over the course of the past month, Apple and China have shared headlines for two different reasons. First, we learned that the country's media deemed the iPhone to be a threat to national security, and mere weeks later, rumors surfaced that the...
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All this time, we thought it would be sharks with frickin' lasers that would cause mankind the most trouble. Nope. Instead of lasers, it's the same threat -- their teeth and appetite. Luckily, the situation isn't as dire as in Sharknado, but...
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You've probably seen friends and family members willingly pouring chilly buckets of ice filled water over their heads, the latest social networking trend intended to draw attention to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou...
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During an "Ask Me Anything" chat session at Reddit yesterday, Internet Explorer's developers took to answering a bunch of questions from their adoring fans. Well - "adoring" might not be the best word. Judging by the thread's title, "We build...
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To say that Roller Coaster Tycoon fans have been waiting a good long time for the next proper PC release would be an understatement. In fact, this October will mark ten years since RCT 3 was released. Fortunately, this painful wait is soon to...
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A couple of hours before folks on the east coast could see this past Wednesday's sunrise, some found themselves battling to get webpages to load, or found themselves without Internet entirely. It'd be understandable in this situation to jump to...
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It's that time again. The time of year when students and parents frantically hit e-tailers that offer fast shipping in order to get that all-important back-to-school technology into a dorm room or backpack before classes begins. It's back-to-school season, and whether you've started classes...
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The Internet, as you know, is increasingly becoming intertwined in just about everything. From phones to coffee makers to automobiles, if there's a way to add a connection, it's being added. The next frontier seems to be the home. Automating an...
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Google is soon to roll out a major update to its YouTube TV app, and it looks good. A major goal with this release is greatly simplifying the number of steps required to get to relevant content. Much like the mobile app that many of us know so well, you'll be able to invoke a menu on the left...
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Earlier this month, Masayoshi Son, CEO of Sprint's parent firm SoftBank Corp., said the wireless carrier would adopt its "street fighter" tactics behind the leadership of newly appointed chief Marcelo Claure. It was also reported that Sprint...
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Thinking twice on the matter, Comcast and Time Warner Cable (TWC) have both decided to withdraw significant donations totaling a combined $132,000 to a fundraising dinner honoring Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Mignon...
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Bitcoin is quickly overcoming its sketchy past, one that was linked with illicit drug markets and other illegal activities. It's still a highly volatile currency, but it's also one that more and more online and offline vendors are willing to gamble on. That includes online auction site eBay...
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