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Latest News - June 2015
- Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition Sold Out Nearly Everywhere And Won’t Be Restocked
- SanDisk’s Monstrous 200GB microSD Now Available For Semi-Reasonable $240
- Much Ado About Nothing: ’Close Call’ Between Two Self-Driving Cars Blown Completely Out Of Proportion
- Satya Nadella Sees ’Tough Choices’ And Windows 10 Greatness In Microsoft’s Future
- Forget Nuka-Cola, Bethesda Accepts 2200 Beer Bottle Caps As Payment For Fallout 4 Pre-Order
- El Captain Beta Breadcrumbs Lead To 4K 21.5-Inch iMac, Bluetooth Apple TV Remote
- Lenovo Considers Paying Homage To Past ThinkPads With Modern X300 Remake
- Alfa Romeo’s Stunning, US-Bound Giulia Quadrifoglio Is A 510 Horsepower RWD Monster
- ‘Mozart In The Jungle’ Kicks Off Amazon Instant Video HDR Streaming
- 20% Off Bundled Dell Monitor Deals, Norton Security For $29 And More for Gamers!
- Google Converts Dirty Old Coal Plant Into High-Tech Data Center
- Windows 10’s Default Wallpaper Boasts Tron-Esque Light Show
- Marissa Mayer Enlists Oracle To Trick You Into Using Yahoo Search
- Taylor Swift’s '1989' Heads To Apple Music Following High-Profile Smackdown
- Amazon Takes On Siri And Cortana By Opening Alexa Virtual Assistant To Hardware Makers
- Last Chance! Choose Your Own Premium Android Giveaway In The HotHardware Shop
- Qi Wireless Spec Receives Speed Boost With 15-Watt Charging
- T-Mobile iPhone Users Stricken With Random Restarts, Blue Screen Of Death
- T-Mobile Intros ‘JUMP On Demand’ Phone Upgrade Program For Instant Tech Gratification
- WB Games Suspends Sales Of Batman: Arkham Knight After Train Wreck Of User Performance Issues
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All News for June 2015
If you followed this year's E3 -- particularly Bethesda's first annual press conference -- you still remember the wave of nostalgia and tech lust that washed over you when Fallout 4 director Todd Howard announced that for the low price of $119, you could secure your very own wearable Pip-Boy. Howard also emphasized...
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We were excited when SanDisk announced a new 200GB microSD memory card at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. That is, until we caught wind of the MSRP -- $400! Yeah, it was one of those 'spit coffee on your monitor' moments. Ah, but a little patience makes all the difference in the world, as the exact same card...
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It was reported yesterday that there was a "close call" between two prototype self-driving cars from separate companies (Google and Delphi). The so-called "incident" involved an Audi Q5 crossover vehicle from Delphi that was planning to change lanes. Before it could, a self-driving Lexus RX400h crossover from Google...
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Since Satya Nadella took over as CEO at Microsoft last February, we've witnessed the company go through a revitalization. Some of the company's missteps in recent years are a secret to no one, but as it stands today, the company's future seems more positive than it has in quite some time.
It's likewise no secret...
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Every Fallout fan who didn't send Bethesda Softworks thousands of bottle caps is now kicking themselves. Well, that's assuming they had a stockpile of bottle caps to begin with. A guy named Seth did -- around 2,240 beer caps that he amassed over a seven-year period while attending college. With Fallout 4 on the...
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Digging into software code doesn't carry the same excitement and dangers Nicholas Cage faces in his National Treasure movies, but it does lead to cool discoveries nonetheless. And if you dive into the code for the latest beta release of Apple's forthcoming OS X El Capitan operating system, you'll uncover references to...
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The ThinkPad brand has been around for a long time; the first model was introduced by IBM way back in 1992 and its Lenovo offspring are still being produced to this day. And although technological advances over the past two decades have lead to ThinkPads that are lighter, much faster, and highly more cable than any...
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I admit it, I’m a sucker for Alfa Romeos. While the cars have never been known for their reliability or resale value, they are more often than not incredibly security vehicles — look no further than that 8C and the 4C Spider.
But Alfa Romeo can’t just get along in the United States market with just the 4C and 4C...
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There's been a lot of attention paid to Ultra HD (4K) content, and deservedly so, but bumping up the display resolution isn't the only way to enjoy to better visuals. Just ask Amazon, which today announced that Prime members living in the U.S. can watch the first season of its original series Mozart in the Jungle in...
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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 pair Dell P2214H 21.5" 1080p IPS Anti-glare Professional Monitors, a Lenovo Horizon 2s 19.5" table-top PC, a PNY High Performance 128GB High Speed MicroSDXC card, and a whole lot...
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Google is coming back to the United States to build its next data center and the company has its sights on a coal plant in Alabama for the location. The data center (which is Google’s 14th, globally, in case you’re counting) will transform the aging Willow Creek power plant into a glistening installation that relies...
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A desktop wallpaper might seem like a simple thing, but when we're talking about a brand-new operating system, its importance can't be understated. The wallpaper chosen can directly impact someone's first impressions of an OS -- a nice picture can put you in the right frame of mind, and perhaps instill a little excitement.
Microsoft knows
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If you don't pay close attention, you may end up switching your default search engine without realizing it. That's the whole idea, really. During Yahoo's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, company boss Marissa Mayer talked about how search was in Yahoo's DNA and always will be. More importantly, she announced a...
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Taylor Swift has confirmed that her massively popular 1989 album will in fact come to Apple Music, which debuts on June 30. The blonde-locked singer announced the news via Twitter, capping what has been a whirlwind week for Apple, Swift, streaming music, and the music industry in general.
After the events of this...
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Digital assistants like Siri and Cortana have their own little perks, but a big one none of them have is the ability to appear on other platforms. Amazon's Alexa, the AI assistant featured on the company's Echo device, is going to become the first -- or at least the first with the most potential.
Soon, developers...
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It’s no secret that the HotHardware staff loves smartphones, and we’re sure that you do as well. That’s why we’re running an awesome new promotion in the HotHardware Shop that will give you the opportunity to win an Android flagship of your choice. You can choose from three magnificent offerings if you’re selected as...
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The obvious advantage of wireless charging is that it's super convenient not having to plug a cable into your phone or mobile device. Cables have a way of sneaking under the couch and other hard to reach places, plus they can go bad. On the flip side, wireless charging is pretty slow, or at least it used to be. The Wireless Power Consortium
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There's a weird issue that seems to be affecting certain iPhone devices. Those affected claim they're experiencing frequent and random restarts preceded by a blue screen that flashes on the display for a brief period. A blue screen of death, if you will. What's interesting is that the majority of complaints are coming...
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T-Mobile is well known to general consumers for its wildly popular Un-carrier promotions and in tech circles for its potty mouthed and pompous CEO, John Legere. Both of those facets of T-Mobile were on display today with the introduction of a reinvigorated Un-carrier Amped initiative. And the first promotion that will...
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If your computer meets the system requirements for a video game, you can reasonably expect that it will run smoothly at the proper settings. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case for scores of PC gamers who purchased the much anticipated Batman: Arkham Knight title. Following a rash of complaints over performance...
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Microsoft continues its quest for multi-platform domination with the official release of Office for Android smartphones. Microsoft of course has Office software available for its own Windows and Windows Phone (and future Windows 10 Mobile) operating systems along with iOS and OS X, but today marks the day that your...
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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a tool for stealing decryption keys from laptops. What sets the tool apart from other hacking tools is that it is untethered: it doesn’t need to connect to the target laptop (nor a hacker’s laptop) to operate. And, it’s small. As researchers point out, it could even be hidden in pita bread.
The
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