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Latest News - August 2016
- Epic Games Confirms Unreal Forums Hacked, Email Addresses Nabbed
- $720 Inspiron 13.3" Intel Core i7 2-In-1 Touch Laptop With 256GB SSD, $300 Gift Card With 2016 Samsung 4k UHD HDTV And More
- Facebook Risks User Revolt Thanks To Auto-Playing News Feed Videos With Audio
- Samsung Z2 Becomes First Tizen-Based Smartphone With 4G Capabilities
- Microsoft Kicks Off Xbox One S Madden NFL 17 Custom Console Sweepstakes
- Lenovo Agrees To Install Microsoft Bloatware On Its Android Smartphones
- Microsoft Details HoloLens 24-Core Holographic Processing Unit
- NVIDIA Parker SoC Aims To Be The Brains Under The Hood Of Autonomous Cars
- Microsoft Unveils Xbox Onesie Gamer Loungewear So Goofy It Enhances Your Inner Dork
- 89% Off A Premium Lifetime Subscription To proXPN VPN Service In The HotHardware Shop
- Kobe Bryant Launches $100 Million Venture Capital Fund For Tech, Media And Data Startups
- No Man’s Sky Receiving Steady Stream Of Patches To Squash Unruly Bugs, Gameplay Goofs
- Leaked Images And Video Allegedly Show Upcoming Sony PlayStation 4 Slim
- Android 7.0 Nougat Rolls Out Today For Supported Nexus Devices
- $300 Gift Card On One Of The Best TVs You Can Buy And More
- HP Elite x3 Windows 10 Mobile $799 Bundle Ships September 12th With Plenty Of Caveats
- Google Tests PIN Code Unlocking For Chromebooks
- PlayStation 4 Slim Reportedly Launching Alongside More Powerful Neo In September
- Samsung Rumored To Be Readying Refurbished Galaxy Smartphone Program, Direct To Customers
- Moto G4 And Moto G4 Plus Review: Quality, Budget Android Handsets
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We hear about hacks and attacks on web services all of the time, and often, there's a big reason behind it. The attackers either want to fetch information for their financial gain, or just to simply cause havoc. In this latest case involving Epic Games' forums, it appears to be the latter.
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As the world's most popular social media platform, Facebook is heavily invested in technologies that amp the experience, one of which is video. You've probably noticed an abundance of notifications for live videos, after which point they become pre-recorded posts. Videos are becoming a central part of Facebook, though...
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There was a time when Samsung believed its home brewed Tizen operating system would rise up and usurp Android as the king of mobile, or at least be a competitive force. Things haven't worked out that way, and though Tizen has gone on to fined renewed purpose in things like smart TVs and wearables, it's still being...
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The Xbox One S has barely been on the market for a month, but Microsoft is already promoting both its latest console and the newest in a long line of Madden games. In this case, today is the launch of Madden NFL 17 and the Xbox One S Madden NFL 17 Custom Console Sweepstakes.
For the sweepstakes, Microsoft decided...
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In the smartphone market, Microsoft has to fight for scraps leftover from Android and iOS, and comparatively there aren't many to go around. Rather than bury its head in denial, Microsoft's been making mobile versions of its key programs like Office available on other OSes, and now Lenovo has agreed to pre-load...
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One of the things that separates the HoloLens from the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is that it doesn't need to be tethered to a powerful PC—the hardware bits required for augmented reality effects is all integrated into the eyeglasses. At the center of it all is a custom designed Holographic Processing Unit (HPU) that...
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It seems as though computers have taken over more and more aspects of our driving experience in recent years. Many of the advanced features are being introduced to improve safety; meaning that you can find many mainstream and luxury vehicles that offer adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, cross-traffic alert...
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If the Xbox Onesie from Microsoft is an April Fool's Day joke, it's around seven months early (or five months too late) and doesn't go far enough—why aren't there any integrated Febreze jets that are timed to spritz the wearer ever 24 hours? The comical truth of the matter is they don't exist because the Xbox Onesie...
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Kobe Bryant is not just passionate about basketball, but also in media and technology. He recently announced that he was starting a $100 million media, technology, and data fund. He remarked, “This is one of my passions. We are one gear, 100 percent laser-focused, and here we go.”
Bryant is partnering with Jeff...
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No Man’s Sky has received some less than stellar reviews, especially from PC players. Hello Games,however, has been releasing a steady stream of patches to improve the gaming experience. They have received support request not only from their email, but from Steam, GoG, and Reddit.
Hello Games remarked, “Right now...
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It looks like it's going to be a very busy holiday season for Sony, as it's rumored to be launching not one, but two updated PlayStation 4 consoles next month. We reported just earlier about a "Slim" model PS4 that's supposed to come alongside the faster-performing Neo, and now we have some pictures (and even a video)...
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It looks as though the leak from Canadian carrier Telus was accurate: August 22nd is indeed the official launch day for Android 7.0 Nougat. Google confirmed the news this afternoon, and announced that supported Nexus devices will begin receiving the update in waves over the coming weeks.
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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 50" Vizio P-Series 4K UltraHD LED HDTV with Dolby Vision, 6" Tablet Controller and Bonus $300 Dell Gift Card, an LG 29" 2560x1080 UltraWide IPS LED Monitor, a 100-Pack of Self-Gripping Velctro Cable Ties,
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If you’ve been itchin' to get your hands on Hewlett-Packard’s flagship Elite x3 Windows 10 Mobile smartphone, the wait is going to be just a bit longer — two weeks longer in fact. HP originally stated that the smartphone would ship on August 29th, however, the company is now revising that date to September...
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Google is giving Chromebook owners a new way to unlock their laptops, one that Windows users have been taking advantage of for over a year now. It's the ability to sign in to Chrome OS using a PIN code. Previously if someone wanted to lock down their Chromebook, they'd need to use their Google account password or pair it with a smartphone.
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Surprise, surprise—Sony is getting ready to launch not one, but two new iterations of its popular PlayStation 4 console. One will be a slim version of the standard PS4 and the other will be the PlayStation 4 Neo, a more muscular build with faster and upgraded hardware to tackle gaming and movie playback on 4K Ultra HD...
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Have you had your eyes on a brand new Samsung Galaxy smartphone, but have been turned off by sticker shock? If you’re looking to buy a brand new Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge that is factory unlocked and off-contract from Samsung, it will cost you $669.99 and $769.99 respectively. And if you prefer to purchase a brand...
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Motorola recently launched two new flagship Droid offerings, the Moto Z and Moto Z Force. We really liked them for their ultra-premium design, strong performance, and innovative Moto Mods add-on features. However, Moto is also ushering in a refresh of their more mainstream, cost-effective Moto G family as...
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Another Apple-1 computer is up for auction, this one with an estimated value of $1 million. The current high bid is just over half that amount at $510,000 with three days to go, a handsome some for a piece of geek history, though we suspect the final bid will be significantly higher. That's because this particular...
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Call it a first-world problem if you like, but the larger your home, the trickier it can be blanketing it in wireless connectivity. Dead zones have a nasty habit of popping up in remote corners separated by walls and doors, and that's one of the reasons why your choice in router matters. It's also the main selling...
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