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Latest News - May 2016
- Twitter Reportedly Exempting Links And Photos From 140-Character Tweet Limit
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Performance Review: Pascal, The New King
- Samsung Smartwatch Patent Shows Projected Display Extending Screen Real Estate On Your Hand
- Colorado's $5,000 EV Flat Tax Credit Makes Tesla's $35,000 Model 3 A Lot More Attractive
- Riot Games Owner Tencent Unveils TGP Box Console And Games Platform With Intel
- Google Facing Record $3.4 Billion Fine For Alleged EU Antitrust Violations
- Maingear RUSH SuperStock X99 Review: PC Gaming Like A Boss
- Pint-Sized Raspberry Pi Zero Gains FPC Camera Connector, Keeps $5 Price
- Bundled Monitor With $399 Dell Inspiron 3000 Desktop, Plantronics GameCon Headset 56% Off And More
- SpaceX Delivers Third Falcon 9 Booster To Cape Canaveral ‘Rocket Nest’ Following Successful Landing
- ‘Nuka World’ DLC Reference Found Hiding In Fallout 4 Executable
- Microsoft Is Developing A New Tool To Make Windows 10 Clean Installs Foolproof
- Google Chrome Will Block Most Adobe Flash Content By Default Before Year’s End, Default To HTML 5
- John McAfee Pulls Lame Attempt At Tricking WhatsApp Into Thinking He Hacked The Service
- Hundreds Of College Students And Alumni File Suit Against Google For Scanning Emails Without Consent
- Windows 10 Redstone Anniversary Update To Double Number Of Start Menu Recommended App Ads
- Evernote Gains Google Drive Integration For Web And Android App Cloud Storage
- Report Shows That Data Leaks And Spying Concern Americans Enough To Deter Internet Use
- World War 1 History Buffs Analyze Battlefield 1 For Accuracy, You Be The Judge
- Verizon Ups Data Caps On Prepaid Plans But You'll Need To Setup Auto-Pay To Tap In
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All News for May 2016
Part of Twitter's charm is that messages are short and to the point. The 140-character limit on tweets makes them easily and quickly digestible, negating the need for tl;dr summaries at the end. On the flip side, it can sometimes be tough getting an idea across in 140 characters. and it's even more challenging when...
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A couple of weeks back, at a packed event in Austin, Texas filled with tech press and attendees from the DreamHack gaming event that took place up the road, NVIDIA CEO Jen Hsun-Huang unveiled the company’s newest graphics cards, the GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 1070. These latest flagships represent a true...
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It seems as though device manufacturers are increasingly hoping that consumers will supplement their expensive smartphones with smartwatches that can cost hundreds of dollars. There’s a problem though with this train of thought: using a tiny smartwatch display to navigate through UIs can often be a test of your...
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It looks as though the state of Colorado is welcoming electric vehicles (EVs) with open arms. The state just took the wraps off what it is likely the country’s best state-based incentive with respect to EVs: a tax credit that is worth a whopping $5,000 [PDF].
Unlike previous EV tax credits from the state, which...
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Riot Games owner Tencent has announced a new console called the Tencent Games Platform (TGP) Box. Tencent, Intel, and Haier unveiled the Blade BOX at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES Asia) in Shanghai on Wednesday.
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The console is powered by a sixth-generation Intel core...
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As huge as Google is, it's sometimes easy to think of it as being invincible. The American company seemingly gets away with whatever it wants simply because it dominates its competition. But, the European Union has time and time again proven that Google is not invincible, and in fact, it could now be facing the EU's...
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Boutique gaming PC system builders are a flourishing breed these days with new brands popping up on the scene regularly it seems. It's a testament to the fact that PC gaming, and the hardware the fuels it, is not only alive and well but kicking some major butt, especially with the advent of the eSports industry. Maingear has been building...
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Budding programmers and makers on a budget were treated to the Raspberry Pi Zero last November, and despite carrying a shockingly low price of just $5, the Raspberry Pi Foundation was somehow "blindsided" by the level of demand. That's only going to increase now that a camera connector's been added.
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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 Inspiron 3000 Intel Core i3-4170-based desktop system with monitor, an Acer Aspire E Intel Core i5-6200U based laptop, a Panasonic Eneloop Power Pack, and more. Full details...
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SpaceX has made three successful landings of its Falcon 9 boosters in the past six months — one via land and two at sea. The first landing occurred on December 21st, when a Falcon 9 touched down on its landing pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida after launching 11 ORBCOMM satellites into orbit. Its second and third...
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Bethesda is getting ready to send Fallout 4 fans to the high seas with Far Harbor, the third and most ambitious DLC pack for the post-apocalyptic title that was honored as Game of the Year at the DICE Awards, but what comes next? Perhaps a trip to a wasteland theme park called Nuka World, which holds all sorts of fun...
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Are you planning an upgrade to Windows 10? If so, you might be contemplating a clean install instead of an in-place upgrade. The same goes for Windows Insiders testing preview builds on either the slow ring or fast ring. Either way, it's a chance to start fresh with the peace of mind that no corrupted bits or extra...
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It’s safe to say that Adobe Flash is one of the most disliked pieces of software in the modern computing era. What started off as an innovative way for users to experience interactive content and simple online games has transformed into a resource hog and significant security risk. Software vendors have taken extreme...
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John McAfee, the antivirus pioneer who created the self-titled AV software that was eventually sold to Intel for $7.68 billion, tried shopping a story to the media that he and his merry band of hackers thwarted WhatsApp's encryption because of a major flaw in Android. The only problem is it didn't exactly happen that...
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Hundreds Of College Students And Alumni File Suit Against Google For Scanning Emails Without Consent
Google seems to be forever linked with concerns over user privacy. After all, the company has the most popular search engine in the world and the world’s most popular smartphone operating system (Android). Now, Google’s penchant for scooping up massive amounts of data for advertising purposes has landed it in legal...
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If you enjoy seeing recommended apps in your Windows 10 Start menu, then you're going to love the fact that the upcoming Redstone update doubles the number you'll be able to see. Who knew Windows 10 could get even better?
Alright, so that's a bit of an exaggeration, but considering the fact that it is happening, it...
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Evernote and Google Drive just made a techie baby. Evernote gained Google Drive integration for web and Android app cloud storage. Google Drive is great for storing work while many argue that Evernote is a better organizational tool. Evernote customers requested a better way to combine the work they do in both...
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The rise of the Internet has forever changed the way we go about our daily lives and made certain things more convenient, but the more online services a person uses, the higher the potential privacy cost. That's been a rising deterrent for Americans, many of which now avoid certain online activities over concerns...
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It is time for every history buff’s favorite activity: analyzing the historical accuracy of modern media. The YouTube channel The Great War recently published a video critiquing the historical accuracy of the Battlefield 1 trailer. The trailer for Battlefield 1 was released on May 6th, 2016.
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Verizon plans on raising its data limit for prepaid smartphone plans. Starting May 15th, the data limit on Verizon's $45 a month plan jumps from 1GB to 3GB, while the $60 plan has been doubled to 6GB. This includes unlimited talk and text in the United States. The $45 plan comes with free texting to Mexico and Canada...
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First there was Boaty McBoatFace. Now there is Parsey McParseface. On Thursday Google released SyntaxNet, an open-source neural network framework implemented in TensorFlow that provides a foundation for Natural Language Understanding (NLU) systems. This release includes Parsey McParseface, an English language parser...
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Microsoft's Project Spark had a ton of potential. It was built up (no pun) to be the ultimate builder game, allowing users to create their own worlds, mechanics, and fun. The game even had the benefit of being available on both the Xbox One and PC, but alas, it has proven to be one of those games that just wasn't mean...
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