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Latest News - June 2016
- Russian Hacker Group Guccifer 2.0 Allegedly Pwns Clinton Foundation Exposing Large Contributions
- Amazon’s Entry-Level Kindle Doubles Memory, Adopts Thinner And Lighter Design
- Microsoft Resurrects Free Lumia 950 Offer With Lumia 950 XL Purchase
- Google Gives Nexus Owners Clear End of Life Dates For Android Updates
- Report Claims Next iPhones Continue Controversial Thinness Crusade, Change Little Aesthetically
- One Third Of Valve’s Employees Are Working On VR Related Software And Hardware Projects
- MSI Denies Foul Play In Alleged GeForce GTX 1080 Juicing, Issues OC Mode BIOS Updates
- Iron Man Musk Looks To Expand Tesla Empire With $2.8 Billion SolarCity Acquisition
- EVGA Flaunts Pimped-Out High Bandwidth SLI HB Bridges For GeForce GTX 10 Series Cards
- LG 34UM57 34” Ultrawide Monitor Now $349, 38% Off Samsung UN40J5200 40” HDTV + Gift Card And More
- Facebook Responds To Claims That Messenger SMS Functionality Violates Google Play Rules
- World's Fastest Supercomputer Is China's Sunway TaihuLight At A Brisk 93 Petaflops
- Google Plays Doctor For Common Medical Ailments With Knowledge Graph Symptom Search
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet Review: A 2-In-1 For Pros
- Apple iBooks Price Fixing Credits Arrive Today Doling Out Up To $7 Per E-Book
- Sphero SPRK Swimming Bot Puts New Spin On Teaching Kids To Code
- Samsung Quietly Confirms Upcoming Galaxy Note 7 Flagship Phablet AKA SM-N930F
- Instagram Tops 500 Million Users, Now Bigger Than Twitter
- Google Prompt Simplifies Two-Factor Authentication Approvals For Android And iOS
- FCC Moves To Open New 5G Wireless Bands Enabling Dramatically Faster Mobile Connectivity
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The Clinton Foundation and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) were a few of the organizations breached by suspected Russian hacker group Guccifer 2.0. The hackers siphoned data for about seven month from at least 4,000 individuals associated with U.S. politics such as party aides, advisers, lawyers and...
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Amazon’s entry-level e-reader is getting a makeover; its first in two years. The first thing you’ll notice is that this marks the return of a white color option for the Kindle lineup in six years. Of course, if you prefer the staid black, you can still go that route as well.
Memory has been doubled, which should...
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There was probably a time in the not too distant past when Microsoft thought it would be a viable contender in the mobile handset market by now. That was before reality slapped the Redmond outfit in the face like a stinky trout, and that reality is that the vast majority of consumers are interested in Android and iOS...
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One of the biggest benefits to owning a Nexus device is getting access to Android updates the moment they become available, as opposed to having to sit around twiddling your thumbs while your handset maker and wireless carrier go through the lengthy process of adding in their own custom bits and certifying that...
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One thing we've come to expect from Apple is that every two years there's a major redesign to its iPhone device, with incremental upgrades filling the gap in between those releases. It's been a recipe for success in the mobile phone space, but apparently Apple has decided to dance out of rhythm by keeping the overall...
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We've been hearing for quite some time now that virtual reality is the next big thing in gaming, and companies are just saying it, they're actively preparing for such a future. Take Valve for instance. Even though Valve is operating the most popular digital distribution system for games, along with various side...
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ASUS and MSI came under fire last week when reviewers discovered that both were shipping graphics cards to hardware reviewers that featured higher than expected clock speeds. While most of us wouldn’t mind receiving a product that performs better than stock from the factory, the problem arises from the fact that this...
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Just when you thought that Tesla Motors (and SpaceX) CEO Elon Musk already had enough on his plate, it looks as though he’s found a way to shove on another spoonful of alternative energy goodness. SolarCity, a company that Musk actually co-founded and still sits on the board for, was downgraded yesterday to...
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When NVIDIA announced the new GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 1070 graphics cards last month, the company introduced an update to its SLI interface. Dubbed SLI HB Bridge, it offers double the bandwidth compared to the previous generation Maxwell architecture. This enables 2560x1440 gaming at 120+ Hz along with...
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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 an LG 34UM57 34" Ultrawide LED-backlit IPS Monitor, a Dell Optiplex 3020 Micro desktop system, a Lumsing Ultrathin 8000mAh Portable Battery Charger, and more. Full details for all...
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Have you ever noticed that when a service becomes almost incomprehensibly large, it can begin to care less and less about what people think about it? Some might feel that way about Facebook, a company that time and time again has forced changes on its users that haven't been very well received.
A major example of...
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There’s a new system sitting at the top of the charts of the TOP500 list, which lays out the world’s highest performing supercomputers for all to see. The Sunway TaihuLight Chinese supercomputer has taken over the No. 1 position, achieving an amazing 93 petaflop/s using the LINPACK performance metric.
The...
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Your throat hurts. Your head is throbbing. Could it be the common cold? Could it be the rare disease your co-worker was talking about over the water cooler? Google now lets users navigate through information regarding mild and common symptoms and ailments.
Google Product Manager Veronica Pinchin stated that the...
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The market for dedicated tablets based on mobile operating systems such as Android and iOS is in decline, but the same can't be said for 2-in-1 detachable Windows PCs. These hybrid tablet/laptop systems offer an additional level of utility that standalone tablets don't provide, and best of all, they don't force consumers on a budget to choose...
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Apple has begun issuing credits and checks for millions of e-book purchases as the result of an antitrust lawsuit filed against it and five of the nation's largest publishing companies three years ago for their roles in an alleged e-book price fixing scheme. Consumers affected by the settlement can expect to receive a...
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Many parents want to teach their children how to code, but do not know how to go about doing it. Sphero, the company behind the BB-8 toy robot based on the droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has released the Sphero SPRK and its corresponding app. The toy robot is intended to inspire a love of robotics, coding...
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Rumor has it that Samsung plans on naming its Galaxy Note device the Galaxy Note 7 instead of the Galaxy Note 6 to avoid confusion with its Galaxy Edge handset, which is a numerical release ahead of the phablet. Whether that turns out to be true or not remains to be seen, but one thing we can say with confidence is...
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Facebook definitely recognized the growth opportunities in Instagram when it bought the company for $1 billion in stock and cash back in 2012. First launched as an iPhone app in 2010, the service had 50 million monthly active users by September 2011. By December 2014, that number had ballooned to 300 million. And today, Instagram has announced
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It's a dangerous online world out there and to keep the bad guys at bay, many companies require that employees use two-factor authentication. Typically the second method of verification entails tapping a Security Key or entering a verification code that's sent to a mobile device, but to make things easier Google is...
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Today's wireless networks can handle applications like Snapchat, but what about the emergence of virtual reality? FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said his eyes were opened to the need for significantly faster wireless signals when he donned a pair of VR goggles in Washington, DC, and controlled an excavator to dig up dirt...
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If you’re an on-the-go photographer that wants to keep all of your precious images backed up at a moment’s notice, Western Digital is answering the call with the new My Passport Wireless Pro. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because this is the successor to the original My Passport Wireless that was introduced...
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If you’ve been thinking about learning Linux, we’ve got a deal running in the HotHardware Shop that may be right for you. A Linux System Administrator e-Learning Bundle is 96% off, and available for only $69. Check it out...
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