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- Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Hand-Delivers First Rift To Alaskan Customer
- House Bill Would Roast Anonymous Prepaid Burner Phones To Combat Terrorism
- Report Claims Rockstar Considered GTA: Tokyo But Has Begun Work On Grand Theft Auto 6
- Microsoft Surface Hub 84-Inch And 55-Inch Collaborative Work Displays Finally Shipping After Multiple Delays
- Microsoft Apologizes For Allowing Tay To Be Raised As A Racist, Sex-Crazed AI Chatbot
- Google Announces Bolder Gmail Security Warnings And A Heads-Up If The Government Is Hacking And Spying On You
- Amazon Unveils How To Build Your Own Alexa Approved Raspberry Pi-Powered Echo Smart Speaker
- Leaked Nintendo NX Controller Images Were Elaborate 3D Printed Hoax By Pranksters
- Doom Demons, Power Weapons And Power-Ups Unveiled In Latest Blood-Thirsty Trailer
- Weekend Deals: Dell Core i7 Desktops Starting At $579, Anker LED Lamp Under $20 And More
- Google's Answer To Overachieving Amazon Echo Is Reportedly In Development
- Apple Posts Updated iOS 9.3 Build For iPad 2 Users Bitten By Activation Bug
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Rides Guns Blazin' Onto NVIDIA Shield Android TV March 31st
- Apple Rumored To Build Its Own Servers To Quell Fears Of Government Tampering
- Samsung Galaxy S7 And Galaxy S7 Edge Review: Hot Android Hardware
- Atari Brings 100 Classic Games To PC Steam Bundle
- Oculus Rift VR Bundles Now Shipping, Preorders Arrive May 28th
- Netflix Owns Up To Throttling Verizon And AT&T Customers Following T-Mobile Callout
- NASA ISS Resupply Mission Tour Shows Swamp Works Tech, A Roaring Crawler Demo And Nighttime Fireworks Launch
- Pebble Eliminates 25 Percent Of Its Workforce Amid Fierce Smartwatch Competition
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All News for March 2016
Those who've preordered an Oculus Rift or are planning to get one in the near future are in for quite a treat. To help get people kick-started on the awesome VR journey ahead, Oculus includes two free games, Lucky's Tale and EVE Valkyrie. Two games are a great bonus, but for Ross Martin, his Rift came with a perk...
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Over the past couple of years, law enforcement at large has ramped up its efforts to try to gain access to communication mediums, which can include being able to browse unlocked smartphones. As it stands today, most jurisdictions do not give a member of law enforcement the ability to gain access to a smartphone...
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Beyond the delightful depravity that in the real world would have devastating consequences, one of the appeals of the Grand Theft Auto series is that Rockstar models its newest titles after existing locales, offering gamers a sense of familiarity and deeper immersion. For its next GTA title, reports have surfaced that...
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To say that Microsoft's Surface Hub has had a bit of a rough start would be an understatement. Time and time again, just when we thought it was about to officially launch, Microsoft would pull up the reins announcing the wait would be a bit longer. But, no more. Surface Hub is here, and it's shipping.
Microsoft's...
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Microsoft shocked us all earlier this week when it released its Tay chatbot into the world of social media. Tay, which is patterned after a typical millennial female between the age of 18 and 24, seemed innocent enough, signing on to Twitter with the following greeting:
hellooooooo w🌎rld!!!
— TayTweets...
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Last week, we learned about the company teaming up with others, such as Microsoft and Yahoo, to make SMTP 'Strict Transport Security' a reality, a protocol that would make it even harder for malicious users to gain access to our email. In a new blog post, the company draws our attention to SMTP STS as well as a couple...
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The Amazon Echo has been a pretty hot gadget to have around the home. At its core, the Echo is a smart speaker system which can respond to voice commands care of Amazon's digital personal assistant named Alexa. Alexa can queue up your favorite playlist, remind you about your meetings for the day, re-order toilet...
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Wading through the Internet is a little similar to the movie Inception, in that you never truly know what's real. In case anyone needed reminding of that, what were purported to be leaked photos of an oval shaped controller for Nintendo's forthcoming NX console turned out to be fake. That's probably a good thing...
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Just like other hardcore gamers out there, we’re eagerly awaiting id Software's next DOOM release, which is still quite a ways off from its May 13th launch. There’s plenty for everyone including a single player campaign, which is expected to last about 13 hours, or for those who want to tear it up (literally)...
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It’s almost time to close out another week, but before we go, we have a fresh batch of TechBargains’ weekend HOT deals to share. On the menu today, we have deals on a Dell Inspiron 3000 Intel Core i7-4790-based desktop system, a Corsair SCIMITAR RGB MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse, an Anker Lumos A1 LED Desk Lamp, and more...
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Amazon has struck a chord with its Echo speaker. First released back in November 2014 (initially as an exclusive for Amazon Prime members), the wireless speaker doubles as a voice-controlled digital assistant providing frequently-requested information regarding traffic, weather and even sports scores. Later updates...
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Earlier this week during its iPhone SE keynote, Apple released iOS 9.3 for its vast family of mobile devices. iOS 9.3 brings a number of notable enhancements including Night Shift, multi-user login for education iPads, and improvements to Notes and CarPlay. Users upgrading to iOS 9.3, however, weren’t expecting to...
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Ever since the release of its SHIELD Android TV device last spring, NVIDIA hasn't slowed down in its attempt to bring as many hot games to the platform as possible. While many of the top-tier game releases have been tied to the company's GeForce Now streaming service, Android-native titles do come along every once in...
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Apple and the FBI have locked horns with one another over an iPhone 5c model that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters, but what seems like a suddenly contentious relationship may have roots that go even deeper. If a new report is to be believed, Apple's distrust of the U.S. government runs so deep that it's...
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When it comes to technology, especially the fast-paced advancement of mobile technology, design cycles are often based on either innovation or iteration. Sometimes it's a blend of both, but often times, like Intel's tick-tock silicon design process, it makes perfect sense to innovate one design cycle and then iterate...
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I was lucky enough to grow up at a time when the Atari 2600 was the hottest console on the block. It's not that I don't enjoy gaming on today's systems (especially a modern PC), but it was wildly fantastic to grab a controller with a single button and jump into any game without any tutorials, long intros, or other fluff. I don't know if games
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After first opening up preorders in early January during the Consumer Electronics Show, the Oculus Rift is now shipping to customers. Oculus VR co-founder and CEO Brendan Iribe made the announcement via Twitter yesterday.
According to Iribe, early birds will start seeing their shipments arrive Monday, March 28th...
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Netflix is catching some heat after the video streaming service acknowledged that it's been throttling the quality of its video streams to most wireless carriers around the world, including AT&T and Verizon, the two biggest wireless carriers in the United States. Interestingly enough it was T-Mobile's outspoken boss...
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HotHardware had the incredible opportunity to be invited down to Cape Canaveral to witness a rocket launch that is carrying both supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station (ISS). In our initial write-up, we talked a bit about the experiments carried aboard Cygnus, took a look inside the...
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Pebble was one of the first companies to create a viable smartwatch for the masses, but now the company is having to downsize amid growing competition in the sector. The company is laying off 40 employees, which represents 25 percent of its workforce.
"We've definitely been careful this year as we plan our...
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And this is why we can’t have nice things! Microsoft's Technology and Research Division along with Bing developed Tay as an exercise in testing its advancements in artificial intelligence. In the case of Tay, it’s a “female” chatbot that is targeted at millennials ranging in age from 18 to 24.
“Tay is designed to...
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Welcome back for the latest version of HOT deals, direct from our friends at TechBargains. On tap for you all today, we have deals on a Dell Inspiron Small 3000 Intel Core i5-6400-based desktop system, a CyberPower EC850LCD Ecologic UPS, a Corsair Gaming K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, and more. Full details for all...
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