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Latest News - July 2015
- Incipio offGRID Battery Case Brings Forgotten microSD Slot To Galaxy S6 And S6 Edge
- Qualcomm Reportedly Axing 10% Of Its Workforce, Plans To Spinoff Chip Unit
- Apple Hires Former Chrysler Exec As Electric Car Rumors Heat Up
- Google Puts Google+ Photos On Death Watch As Social Network Flails
- Ford Goes Positively Bonkers With Tech Infused 2016 F-150 Limited Pickup
- Two And A Half Geeks 7/20/15: Windows 10, Radeon R9 Fury, 11K Displays, CloudBooks, Xotic Gaming PC And More
- Acer Makes Splash In U.S. Wearables Market With $80 Liquid Leap+ Fitness Tracker
- $200 Off Dell Ultra HD 4K 27” Monitors, $247 Samsung 32” 1080p HDTVs And More
- Auto Accessories For Mobile Devices On Sale In The HotHardware Shop
- Microsoft Forks Over $330M For Israeli Cloud Security Firm Adallom
- AMD Launches $117 A8-7670K APU Just In Time For Windows 10
- Buy A Samsung 4K SUHD TV And Get A Free Galaxy S6 Android Smartphone
- Microsoft Wants You GaGa Over Windows 10, Showcases Adorably Cute Babies In First Ad Series
- Hackers vs Cheaters: The Impact Team Threatens To Expose 37 Million Ashley Madison Accounts
- Microsoft Begins Windows 10 Marketing Blitz With '10 Reasons To Upgrade'
- Samsung Unveils Galaxy Tab S2 Android Tablets With QXGA AMOLED Displays, Shipping August
- Target One-Ups Microsoft With 25% Off 'Band' Fitness Wearable, Dropping Price To $150
- AT&T Gigapower Fiber Network Launches In Durham, NC Ahead Of Local Google Fiber Rollout
- Plus-Sized Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Makes A Cameo All Big And Curvy
- Clueless Drone Operators Delayed Firefighter Response Times In California Wild Fire Outbreak
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All News for July 2015
Samsung did the right thing by ditching the plastic construction that had become so familiar on prior Galaxy devices and switching to a premium design for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Plus, but did a quality look and feel really have to come at the expense of a microSD card slot? Or a removable battery? Unfortunately...
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Despite being the world's largest maker of mobile semiconductors for smartphones and feature phones, the future of Qualcomm is now in question. All eyes will be on Qualcomm as when it reports its fiscal third-quarter results tomorrow, as that's when it may announce what options it's considering to turn things around...
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If Apple wants to quell speculation about its rumored efforts to develop an electric car, the consumer electronics behemoth is going about it the wrong way. Apple hired quality manager Doug Betts from Fiat Chrysler this month and is keeping mum about his role in the company. This comes after Apple hired a key...
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Google is getting ready to say goodnight to Google+ Photos (oh no!) as the service is set to expire on August 1, 2015, but Google Photos will live on (phew!). Confused? It's all about the "+" symbol. The photo service that Google is shutting down is the one that's built into its Google+ social network, while the one...
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Remember when most pickup trucks had metal dashboards, rollup windows, and a radio (and possibly a cassette deck if you splurged)? Even things like power windows and A/C were often luxuries just 30 years ago. But the times change, as does customer taste. Today, many of the pickup trucks that are bought today are...
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Join us for another episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks Webcast! In this episode, Dave, Marco, Paul and newcomer "The Game Technician" Jason Evangelho talk tech from Windows 10 to AMD's new Radeon R9 Fury (on air), 11K displays, Xotic PC's Executioner gaming system, affordable Microsoft CloudBooks, Lenovo's...
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It seems as though just about every consumer electronics company wants a piece of the red hot wearables market now. And we’re not just talking about smartwatches like the Apple Watch and Motorola Moto 360, but from Microsoft Band and Fitbit fitness trackers.
Acer is the latest that wants in on the action and has...
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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 Dell P2715Q 27" 3840x2160 (@60Hz) IPS display, a D-Link DCS-934L Day/Night WiFi Surveillance system, a Samsung UN32J5003 32" 1080p LED HDTV, and more. Full details for all of the...
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We’ve got a bunch of cool mobile device accessories for automobiles on sale in the HotHardware Shop, including a slick little dash-cam, some phone and tablet mounts, and a three-port charger. Details, with images and links to the deals are listed below...
GoSafe 520 Dashcam - 30% off, $159.99
'ExoMount Touch'...
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Over the past five years, where the bulk of Microsoft's revenue comes from has skewed quite a bit. As the company begins to transition its Windows OS to become a "service" (and not to mention, largely giving it away for free up-front) and deal with other products that are suffering decreased revenue, the company has...
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Back in late May, AMD launch its A10-7870K Godvari APU, which was refresh of the existing Kaveri core (28nm). A10-7870K, which carries an MSRP of $137, features four CPU cores, eight GPU cores, and a base clock of 3.9GHz (the Max Turbo frequency rose to 4.1GHz).
Today, AMD has introduced another Kaveri refresh in the form of the A8-7670K.
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If you live in Canada, go ahead and stop reading now to avoid any feelings of jealously and resentment. That's because Samsung is offering one heck of a bundle offer to U.S. residents -- purchase a select 4K SUHD television and receive a 32GB Galaxy S6 smartphone for free, zip, zilch, nada! That's a tantalizing offer...
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We’ve already told you about Microsoft’s multi-million-dollar ad campaign that will kick off the launch of Windows 10. The Redmond, Washington-based software giant got the ball rolling with its "10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 10: IT'S FAMILIAR” ad late last night.
However, Microsoft is also breaking out the big...
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Two months after dating website AdultFriendFinder was breached and had its info leaked, the exact same thing is happening to a trio of websites belonging to Avid Life Media, including AshleyMadison. If all of the information stolen does in fact get leaked, it won't bode well for its members.
AshleyMadison is a...
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We're in the homestretch now, folks! In just nine days, Microsoft will launch Windows 10 and begin doling out free upgrades to registered Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users in waves. Make no mistake, this is a big launch for Microsoft, as it can ill afford to release another OS that lands to heavy criticism the way...
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Whether your old tablet is starting to spit and sputter or you're looking to buy a slate for the first time, you have a lot of options to choose from. And if you can hold off until next month, you can add Samsung's newly unveiled Galaxy Tab S2 in two different size options -- 9.7 inches and 8 inches -- to the list of...
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Target is offering a 25 percent discount on the Microsoft Band, a fitness wearable that just saw a $20 discount at the Microsoft Store last week. The deal at Target is much better, as it slashes $50 off the $200 retail cost, bringing the tally to $150 instead of $180. However, it's an in-store only deal through...
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Suits from AT&T and business representatives from Durham, North Carolina are high-fiving each other today as AT&T gets ready to cut the ribbon on its ultra-fast GigaPower fiber Internet service in the area. Today's rollout will cover the Bull City and Durham Country, providing residents with access to broadband...
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Many folks consider Samsung's more curvaceous Galaxy S6 Edge to be the more appealing of its two most recent flagship smartphone offerings, but there are also plenty of folks still holding out for an even bigger Galaxy. The follow-up to Samsung's popular Galaxy Note 4, not surprisingly expected to be dubbed the Galaxy...
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Drones are the hottest thing going right now, and it's for what I'd like to think is a great reason: regular folk can strap a camera onto one and capture some unbelievable footage. From capturing a unique perspective of a fireworks display to getting nosey and scouting a place out, drones make it easy to produce great...
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Ford rightfully claims that driving on unlit roads at night can be a "nerve-wracking experience." No, not because you're lost in a rural area and are about to live out a scene in Wrong Turn, but because you never know when an animal or human might be walking in the shadows on the side of the road. To help you spot...
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It's been an interesting year for fans of fighting games. With Mortal Kombat X, gaming buddies can finally settle the debate as to who would win in a fight, Jason Voorhees or Predator. And with Street Fighter V, Capcom is introducing a new way to play, one that features a brand new service-based approach with regards...
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