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- Vizio Adds Pricing And Ship Dates To M-Series HDTV Range
- AMD Launches X-Series Family Of Opteron Processors
- The PC Market Isn’t Dying, It Just Needs to be Redefined
- Razer to Unveil Dime-Sized “Future of Gaming” at Exclusive Event on May 30th, Could Be the Switchblade
- Chromium-Driven 'Opera Next' Browser Now Available For Windows and Mac
- Jacked-Up: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC with ACX Cooling Reviewed
- Patent Suggests Future iPhone Could Adjust its Volume Based on Proximity
- Hon Hai Precision and Mozilla to Tag Team a Firefox Tablet
- Despite Xbox One and PS4, EA Confirms Support For Existing Consoles Through At Least 2017
- Chinese Cybercriminals Breach Top U.S. Weapons System Designs
- Verizon Brings Blue RAZR HD And RAZR M To Market
- ROCCAT Unveils Limited Edition Kone Pure Color Gaming Mice
- Re-Mission 2 Video Games Designed To Help Kids Battling Cancer
- PayPal Shafts Teenager Out of Bug-Bounty Reward
- Minecraft Developer's Scrolls Title Hits Open Beta on June 3 for PC and Mac
- LG Launches White Nexus 4, May Not Build a Nexus 5 for Google
- Western Digital Launches Enterprise-class "WD Se" HDD Series for Bulk Storage Environments
- 50% off ZAGG; Cheap Dell IN2030M LCD Monitor and Inspiron 15R Core i5 Laptop
- US Copyright Group Recommends Legalizing Rootkits To Fight IP Theft
- Peter Molyneux and DeNA To Bring "God Game" To Mobile Devices
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All News for May 2013
After all of these years, Vizio's still cranking out low-cost HDTVs. But these days, quality seems to be higher on the priority list. The company's new M-Series is a cut above some of the older models, rivaling flagship sets from LG, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba. This week, pricing and availability details were launched for that range, which includes...
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AMD's launching a new chip tonight, but it's probably not one you'll soon find in a consumer machine. Instead, the workstation-focused Opteron line is gaining a new member with the X-Series family. It's said to be the industry's highest performance small-core x86 server chip, and they'll go by the codename Kyoto. AMD says they're the highest...
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Earlier this year, the IDC forecasted a 1.3% decline in PC shipments, which was supposed to be followed by a gradual increase, but now the research firm has adjusted its predictions dramatically: The IDC expects the PC market to drop 7.8% this year and another 1.2% in 2014; it won’t bounce back up until 2015, and even then, it will only...
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Razer says that it will introduce a new product for “serious gamers” at an event in San Francisco on Thursday, May 30th, and the subject of the announcement is shrouded in mystery. Razer’s teaser line for the event is, “What’s Thinner Than a Dime?”; an accompanying teaser trailer...
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The Opera browser has been a beloved alternative in the web browser market, although statistically speaking it’s been an also-ran in terms of market share. The company is working to change that with its latest Opera browser release, Opera Next 15. This version of Opera is a major one, as instead of tweaking the...
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We’re only a few days removed from the launch of the new GeForce GTX 780 and one of NVIDIA’s key add-in board partners is already set to release a custom version of the card with higher clock speeds and enhanced cooling. The EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SuperClocked Edition with ACX cooling we’ll be showing...
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Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has approved an Apple patent that enables the utilization of various phone sensors to automatically adjust the output volume and turn on the device's other speakers. Sensors used could include a front-facing infrared sensor (which is already available on most phones to turn...
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If you thought the mobile wars were interesting now, just wait until Mozilla enters the fray with its Firefox operating system. Firefox, as you know, enjoys a rather large following in the browser market, and though the smartphone and tablet categories are both dominated by Android and iOS (in that order), Mozilla may have what it takes to...
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Console gamers haven’t had to think about the issue of backwards compatibility much in recent years, as both Microsoft and Sony haven’t bothered to release new consoles for a long time. With the impending releases of the new Xbox One and PS4, though, several years of titles on the previous-gen consoles...
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When it comes to some of the most sensational cyberattacks against the U.S., security researchers have often pointed to Chinese hackers as suspects. China has repeatedly denied such charges, but a new report by The Washington Post suggests that Chinese hackers have accessed weapon system designs by targeting U.S...
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Over the years, U.S. carriers have begun grasping for straws when it comes to "exclusives." In more recent days, coloring has been the in-thing. AT&T just announced that it would be the exclusive home to a red version of the Galaxy S4, and now Verizon is going to be home to a blue version of the Droid RAZR HD and RAZR M. Both handsets...
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Need a new mouse to handle the insane hours of FPS abuse you're putting in at night? There's no shame in that, partner. ROCCAT has just launched a new, limited edition line of its Kone Pure Color mice, and the whole bunch is available now. The launch celebrates the five-year anniversary of the Kone series being available, with Inferno Orange,...
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Slogging through years of difficult treatments, it’s easy for a cancer patient to lose hope, or even the motivation to keep up with the complicated medicine schedule. It’s hard to have a sense of control when the next lab test holds important answers to your future. To help kids battling cancer maintain...
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Bug bounties are a great way for budding programmers and developers to earn a bit of extra cash. Companies that offer them pay hundreds and even thousands of dollars per bug, depending on the severity of the security vulnerability that was discovered, resulting in a more secure product by the vendor and a little more jingle in the pocket of...
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Mojang, the developer that brought Minecraft to the masses, originally wanted to launch Scrolls, a card collecting strategy game, at the end of April. That didn't happen, though Mojang has committed itself to a release date, announcing that Scrolls will launch in "Open Beta" on June 3 for Windows and Mac OS X. Ahead...
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There's talk that LG Electronics isn't interested in building a next generation Nexus handset for Google (more on that in a moment), but while the two sides may be parting ways on the manufacturing side of things, they have one more product to unveil. Today LG announced the launch of the Nexus 4 White, the newest...
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We all know that solid state storage is the sexy option these days, but a lower cost per gigabyte and higher overall capacities have kept mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) from becoming irrelevant or otherwise obsolete, especially in datacenter environments. It's no surprise, then, that Western Digital continues to...
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Save 50% off most ZAGG products including screen protectors, cases, and other accessories as part of special Memorial Day Sale. Also find a decent Dell 20" LED-backlit LCD Monitor under $100 and loaded Inspiron 15R Core i5 Laptop for just $549.99. Scroll below to see rest of the deals. Deals: 1-day Sale: 50% off ZAGG...
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On any given day in the United States you will find a number of really, really terrible ideas being floated as smart decisions. Flying to Hawaii to give birth in the ocean surrounded by dolphins. A drunk man repeatedly directing traffic in midtown Manhattan. And, today, from the USA Intellectual Property Theft...
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Peter Molyneux has become a staple of the gaming industry, most famously (at least recently) known for his stint at Microsoft as the Xbox 360 catapulted itself into stardom. Now, he's focused more on the mobile side, feeling that the future of gaming will be held within the palms of one's hand. This month, he...
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Remember what it was like to be the cool kid in class? Or, perhaps you remember wishing you were the cool kid in class? Either way, it seems that Hulu knows exactly what it's like to be in high demand. The video streaming service has been the token streaming service up for acquisition over the past year or so, and while a lot of rumors have...
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Samsung has a few new products up its sleeve that it's planning to unveil at its upcoming "Premiere 2013" event in London on June 20th. What exactly Samsung has in store remains to be seen, though the company did provide a few teaser shots and mention that it will entail new Galaxy and ATIV devices. There are three...
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