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Latest News - December 2016
- Next Gen Apple AirPods Could Adopt Magnetic Ear Loops To Stay Firmly In Place
- Microsoft Ends Sales Of All Lumia Windows 10 Mobile Devices From Microsoft Store
- Apple Allegedly Cuts iPhone 7 Production By 10 Percent Due To Sluggish Sales
- Russian Hacker Group Grizzly Steppe Accused Of Planting Malware On Vermont Utility Company’s Laptop
- WWII-Era German Enigma Encryption Finds New Life In Fraud Proof Credit Cards
- Amazon Alexa Goes Horribly Off Rails With Foul Mouthed X-Rated Echo Dot Search Results In Front Of A Child
- Consumer Reports Stands By Apple MacBook Pro Snub Despite Backlash Over Battery Life Findings
- HotHardware And Lenovo HOT Holiday Giveaway: Win A Killer Gaming PC Or Notebook
- Save $200 On Dell XPS 13 Intel Core i5 Kaby Lake 13.3" 1080p Infinity Edge Laptop, 33% Off TurboTax Deluxe And More
- Lamborghini's Badass Urus Crossover SUV Will Be Its First Plug-in Hybrid
- Microsoft HoloLens AR Tech Could Simplify Tracking Misplaced Items And Consumable Goods In Your Daily Life
- Samsung Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge Receiving Production Android Nougat Update In January
- Lust-Worthy BMW M1 Supercar Found Hibernating In Dusty Italian Garage After 34 Years
- Blizzard Celebrates Diablo’s 20th Anniversary With Hell Raising Crossover Gaming Event On 12/31
- Family Sues Apple Blaming FaceTime For Daughter's Death In Car Crash
- ASUS ROG GX501 Gaming Notebook Breaks Cover With GeForce GTX 1080 At Just Over a Half-Inch Thick
- Apple iPhone 7 Failed To Reap Sales Windfall Following Galaxy Note 7 Disaster Says NDP
- Twitter Takes On Facebook With Periscope 360-Degree Live Video Streaming
- KillDisk Malware App Adds Ransomware To Its Disk Wiping Repertoire
- Amazon Patent Details Flying Mothership Warehouse Deathstar That Deploys Delivery Drones
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All News for December 2016
Apple's AirPods launched to some seriously mixed reaction when they were unveiled a couple of months ago, but it's seemed that since then, some have warmed up to the idea of having a cordless experience when listening to music. Many who've adopted AirPods early generally have good things to say about them - at least...
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It looks as though we’ve come to the end of the road for Microsoft’s Lumia smartphone family. Microsoft has stopped selling the Windows 10 Mobile smartphones via the Microsoft Store, and there’s little chance that they will be restocked.
Earlier this year, during the launch of the Lumia 650, Microsoft made it clear...
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It would appear that Apple is having a tougher time than expected selling iPhone 7 models. This is in part due to a backlog of iPhone 6s models, which has supposedly led Apple to cut production of its flagship handset. As the story goes, Apple gave its suppliers a heads up that it will be slashing orders of its iPhone...
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On a snowy winter day in an idyllic Vermont town, Russian malware was discovered on a laptop associated with the state’s power utility. The code is generally associated with hacking operation known as Grizzly Steppe.
Burlington Electric discovered the malware code on laptop that fortunately was not connected to the...
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There has been a big debate since the end of World War II regarding whether human beings should use the research and technology developed by the Nazis. Do we get rid of something that is useful or life-saving if someone bad created it? The United Kingdom is taking a chance -- WWII Nazi encryption technology will...
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Anyone who owns an Amazon Alexa-powered device can usually tell you that it's quite useful to keep around, which is why they bought it in the first place. However, with "smart" IoT devices, there's always a chance that something will go awry, and we're not just talking about the usual device lockups or software...
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It seems as though the hits keep coming for Apple with regards to its 2016 MacBook Pro notebooks. The notebooks were announced in October, and customers began taking delivery shortly afterwards. It didn’t take long for customers to start complaining about poor battery life, which shouldn’t be too surprising given the...
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The holidays are almost here, and we want to do our part to get you all worked up into a frenzy and in the holiday spirit! We thought, "what better way than to give away some HOT new gaming gear, powered by some of the latest and greatest technologies?" Core i7 processors? GeForce GTX 1080 graphics? Curved displays...
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It’s just about time to close out another week, and put an end to 2016, but before we go, we’ve got a fresh batch of HOT deals to share, courtesy of our friends at TechBargains. On tap for you all today, we have deals on a Dell XPS 13 Intel Core i5-7200U based ultrabook, a copy of TurboTax Deluxe 2016 with extras, and...
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The first production hybrid Lamborghini will be available soon, though do not expect it to be a supercar model in the vein of a Huracán or Aventador. Lamborghini's first hybrid vehicle will be the Urus, an athletic SUV that it first announced in concept form four years ago at the Beijing Motor Show. It will be the...
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Do you really need a $3,000 device to keep track of your keys, your shoes, or to tell you if your milk jug is near empty? Well, if Microsoft has its way, you’ll be using devices like the HoloLens to keep track of everyday items that might otherwise be misplaced during your daily routines.
A newly uncovered...
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After weeks of waiting and what seemed like an endless barrage of beta updates (it was really just a handful), Samsung is finally ending its Android 7 Nougat program for its Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge handsets. A final release that will be polished and ready for mass consumption will be served up to Galaxy S7 and...
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Now this is what we call Hot Hardware. The BMW M1 is truly a rare beast, as only 435 examples were produced between 1978 and 1981. It was a truly team effort, as BMW contracted Lamborghini to help engineer the vehicle, while Giugiaro designed the gorgeous (and clearly 1970’s-inspired) body.
So, it stands to reason...
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Certain moments in gaming sure can make a person feel old. The 20th anniversary of Blizzard's original Diablo game released on December 31, 1996, is one of them. To celebrate two decades of hellish hack and slash gameplay, Blizzard will place special in-game events and goodies into Diablo III and some of its other...
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The parents of a five-year-old girl who lost her life in a car accident involving another motor vehicle in which the driver was using Apple's FaceTime app have filed a lawsuit against the Cupertino outfit. Filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, the lawsuit holds Apple accountable for the girl's death for not...
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Although it will likely be announced next week at the Consumer Electronics Show, the ASUS ROG GX501 has already leaked. However, the first thing that your eyes lock in the apparent lack of a trackpad and palm rest. Both have been tossed aside to make room for the keyboard which takes up that prime real estate on this...
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was one of the most spectacular flops to hit the tech circle during 2016. What looked to be a promising flagship device was ultimately undone by internal batteries that had a tendency to overheat, causing the Galaxy Note 7 to burst into flames.
With all the negativity surrounding Samsung...
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Twitter and Periscope are currently singing “anything you can do, I can do better” to Facebook. Twitter just released its own 360-degree live video streaming functionality via the Periscope app. According to Periscope, “With these videos, the broadcaster anchors the experience so you can be present with them from...
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With a name like 'KillDisk', it's not hard to imagine what the malware it represents sets out to accomplish. Add on a good helping of ransomware, and KillDisk becomes the kind of malware that can give people nightmares, and not to mention a lot of undue stress.
In the past, KillDisk malware has infected computers...
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Amazon may not be racing around the world in eighty days, but it has an eye on the sky. A recent United States patent application revealed that Amazon plans to develop a flying, zeppelin-like warehouse that would deploy delivery drones.
Amazon has dubbed its portable warehouse as an “airborne fulfillment center” or...
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Welcome back for the latest installment of HOT deals, courtesy of our friends from TechBargains. On tap for you all today, we have deals on a Dell XPS 8900 desktop system, an Asus Zenbook UX330UA Intel Core i5-7200U based notebook, and more. Full details for all of today’s deals are available below. For more desktop...
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‘Tis the season to stomp on your enemies with the help of new gaming hardware, so we jumped at the chance to fire up a couple of Lenovo’s top gaming machines, a burly 17-inch gaming laptop and a gaming desktop PC designed in conjunction with Razer. Just a small side note: we're actually giving away these machines in...
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