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Latest News - August 2015
- Cliff Bleszinski's Boss Key Productions Unveils LawBreakers Game Trailer And It's Pretty Badass
- Uber Hires Jeep Hackers To Fortify Its Autonomous Vehicle Program
- U.K. Teens Apprehended For Using Lizard Squad's 'Lizard Stresser' DDoS Tool
- Microsoft Responds To Backlash, Allows Windows 10 Home Users To Disable Forced App Updates
- HTC Vive VR Headset Will Be Available In ‘Limited Quality’ By Year’s End
- Boeing’s Portable, Tripod-Mounted Compact Laser Weapons System Can Roast Drones In Mere Seconds
- Is Google Bringing Apple iPhone Support To Android Wear Smartwatches?
- Lenovo ThinkPad L440 Laptops For $459.00, 74% Off Pyle Sound Box Marine-Grade Speakers And More
- Google Chrome To Hit ‘Pause’ Button On Flash Ads Starting September 1st
- Pentagon Taps Apple, Boeing And Harvard To Devise Flexible Wearables For Soldiers
- Epic Games Bolsters Unreal Engine Use In Education With $75,000 In Grants
- GeForce 355.80 Hotfix Driver Cures NVIDIA's Windows 10 SLI Woes
- 'Windows As A Service’ Matures As Microsoft Delivers Windows 10 Build 10532 To Fast Ring Insiders
- Facebook Retains Relevancy, Attracts One Billion Active Users In One Day
- Sprint Nips At AT&T’s Heels With ‘Free’ Year Of Service For DirecTV Subscribers
- Dell Updates Alienware 13, 15, And 17 Notebooks With USB-C, Thunderbolt 3 And Killer NICs
- Lenovo Edge 15 Core i3-5005U 2-in1 Laptop For $499, 43% Off SwissGear Laptop Backpacks + $25 Gift Card And More
- Google Calls BS on Europe’s Accusations Of Antitrust Behavior
- Apple Confirms Sept 9th iPhone 6S Event, Rumors Suggest 12MP Camera With 4K Video Recording
- Apple Watch Puts Apple Within Striking Distance Of Fitbit For Top Spot In Wearables Market
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All News for August 2015
Boss Key Productions has posted its first trailer of LawBreakers (formerly Project Bluestreak), a futuristic title that's set to release on multiple platforms in 2016. The trailer shows off some of the characters and classes that you'll have access to on both sides of the law -- yes, you'll have to decide whether...
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Last month, we reported on something rather concerning: vehicles with Internet connectivity can be broken into, and in same cases, controlled. It didn't take long before we found out that the story wasn't fake - a testament to the fact that vehicle makers are not taking security seriously enough.
Would the hackers...
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If we may impart some words of wisdom to our younger readers out there, it's to choose your role models carefully. It's a piece of advice that comes too late for half a dozen teenagers living in the U.K. who were arrested as part of a sting operation targeting users of hacking group Lizard Squad's Lizard Stresser...
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Microsoft hasn’t just come under fire with regards to privacy in Windows 10; it has also taken flak for new policy shifts in the operating system regarding updates. Microsoft first irked Windows 10 Home users when it was revealed that customers couldn’t opt-out of Windows Updates (including OS updates and hardware...
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If you’ve been itching to get your hands on HTC’s elusive Vive VR headset, PAX Prime could be your best bet. The Penny Arcade Expo is underway today in Seattle and it’s packed with gaming goodness, including several of HTC’s VR headsets. HTC and Valve will be showing off some new titles for the headset at PAX Prime...
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Boeing has just unveiled a new weapon that's sure to strike fear in drone owners everywhere. It's small, able to fit in a box the size of four briefcases, and it shoots frickin' lasers. Plus, it looks cool, too. What more do we need?
Over the past few years, it's become clear that many people don't understand...
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Remember when motherboards would only support CrossFire or SLI, but not both? It sucked for enthusiasts who didn't want to commit long-term to either camp, and there's a similar situation playing out in the fast growing wearables market. However, there's reason to believe that Google's Android Wear platform will soon...
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It’s just about time to close out another week, but not before serving up the latest batch of HOT deals, direct from our friends at TechBargains. On tap for you all this Friday, we have deals on a Lenovo ThinkPad L440 14" laptop, a Silicon Power 64GB MicroSDXC UHS-1 Class10 Memory Card, a Brother HL-L2380DW Wireless...
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Can I get an “Amen” from the congregation? The planets are aligning and it appears that more heavy-hitters are throwing support behind taking down one the Internet’s greatest villains: Adobe Flash.
Back in June, we brought you news that Google would be introducing a new “Intelligent Pause” function to Chrome that...
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For regular consumers, wearable tech can prove to be a boon for a multitude of reasons - it could improve our fitness and in some cases, increase our productivity. That being the case, it's no secret that the same could really prove useful when put into action in military situations. This is something the Pentagon has...
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Epic Games has selected 10 individuals in the education sector to receive $75,000 each in Unreal Dev Grants. It's the first round of funding to academic and educational recipients, with the grants intended for developers working on "promising early-stage projects." Those who receive funding can use the money however...
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There have been 75 million Windows 10 installs to date, and though things have mostly gone well, some NVIDIA users are experiencing issues running more than one graphics card. Good news -- NVIDIA this week rolled out a hotfix driver (version 355.80) to address one of the SLI issues that's been plaguing...
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Microsoft has just released a new Windows 10 build for those folks using the 'fast' ring (and have opted to receive preview builds). As you'd expect with a build that's come out after the final release has, there's not that much to talk about here. Most of Microsoft's efforts going forward are going to relate to...
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A million users isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion users...in a single day! That's the milestone Mark Zuckerberg's social network passed for the first time ever on Monday, and not that it needs put into perspective, but that works out to one in seven people on this planet we call Earth using...
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It appears that AT&T isn’t the only wireless company celebrating its acquisition of satellite TV provider DirecTV. Earlier this month, AT&T courted DirecTV customers currently attached to other wireless carriers with the promise of up to $500 in account credits if they signed up for wireless service.
Sprint, now...
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Last week, Dell surprised us all with the introduction of its pimptastic Alienware 18 notebook, which features — as its name implies — an 18-inch display (unfortunately, it’s only 1080p resolution). And earlier today, Dell whipped out an updated Alienware X51, which has been decked out with overclocked Intel Skylake...
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Welcome back for the latest installment of HOT deals, direct from our friends at TechBargains. On the menu today, we have deals on a Lenovo Edge 15 Core i3-5005U-based laptop with touch, an Epson WorkForce WF-2650 All-In-One Printer, a Western Digital My Passport 3TB External Hard Drive, and more. Full details are...
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At this point, it can be assumed that most tech firms don't like dealing with the EU, and there are many different reasons for it. With Google, it could have to do with the fact that it keeps getting hit with anti-trust charges that it vehemently believes are nonsense. You might recall earlier this year when the...
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It looks as though the earlier reports were correct: Apple will indeed announce its next generation iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus smartphone at an event held in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The company set out invites to the press, with the tagline “Hey Siri, give us a hint.”
Given that Siri is...
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It didn't take long for Apple to leave its mark on the wearables market. With the introduction of the Apple Watch starting at $349 and going all the way up to $17,000, Apple gambled that buyers would line up to pay a premium for a smartwatch, and it was right. According to data compiled by International Data...
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It's no secret that Google's search engine is littered with Easter eggs, but the latest discovery has to be the coolest. When Max Rosett wanted to refine his programming skills, he did what most people would: he hit up Google. The responses to his searches weren't quite so typical, though. When issuing queries like...
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Love it or hate it, Apple's MacBook Air and MacBook Pro lines have remained a watermark for which the majority of notebook manufacturers aspire to, whether it's enthusiast gaming companies like Razer with their Blade, or mainstream vendors like Dell via their outstanding XPS 13. Enter Asus. They've utilized their ZenBook line to...
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