Saving Seller"s: Massachusetts Original Flat Fee MLS Services

With today’s economy being on the rocky side of things, homeowners need to research all options when its time to sell their home. As a seller you have a few selling options You can do a full service listing and pay about 5%-6% of the sales price or you can go to a Discount Brokerage and...
Saving Seller"s: Massachusetts Original Flat Fee MLS Services

PS4′s GPU advantage over Xbox One isn’t as game-changing as you think it is, special benchmarks show

Hardware enthusiasts run graphics benchmarks on next-generation console-equivalent PC hardware to find out if the PlayStation 4′s better specifications make a noticeable difference on gameplay. As discussed in detail in our article on PS4 vs. Xbox One GPU Performance, Sony’s...
PS4′s GPU advantage over Xbox One isn’t as game-changing as you think it is, special benchmarks show

Motorola details X8 processing system, packs more than just ARM cores

Although the Motorola X8 processing system is at the heart of the newly launched DROID Ultra, DROID Maxx and DROID Mini, specifications remain sparse. In an interview with PC Mag, Iqbal Arshad, Motorola’s Senior VP of Engineering, reveals some new details of the new OS. The Motorola X8...
Motorola details X8 processing system, packs more than just ARM cores

Google to host Internet at 7,000+ Starbucks locations in the U.S, replacing AT&T

Google and Starbucks today announced a new WiFi partnership, replacing the one between Starbucks and AT&T. Over the next eighteen months, Google will be replacing AT&T as the Internet provider at Starbucks locations promising up to 10-times the speed. Anybody who has ever been twiddling...
Google to host Internet at 7,000+ Starbucks locations in the U.S, replacing AT&T

Dead Rising 2 and Crackdown announced as ‘Games with Gold’ Xbox LIVE titles for August

Microsoft has announced which two games will be offered free to Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers for next month’s “Games with Gold” promotion, including the futuristic shooter Crackdown and acclaimed zombie apocalypse title Dead Rising 2.
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Dead Rising 2 and Crackdown announced as ‘Games with Gold’ Xbox LIVE titles for August

Tips to Become a Magnet to Women

Men are visual, which is why they can easily be attracted to women who have a pretty face and a sexy body. Although women also give handsome men a second look, this is not the primary reason that makes them attracted to men. Women, especially the marrying types, give values and character higher...
Tips to Become a Magnet to Women

Cryptozoic Entertainment: Don’t worry Doom backers, you’re not screwed

Luckily for Kickstarter backers, Cryptozoic Entertainment (CE) will pick up the slack for The Forking Path (TFP), and will deliver the promised Lovecraft-themed board game.  The Doom that Came to Atlantic City board game project received nearly $ 123,000 from Kickstarter backers, but,...
Cryptozoic Entertainment: Don’t worry Doom backers, you’re not screwed

Favorite New England Restaurants Worth A Drive

New England hosts some of the finest restaurants in the country. Once you are outside of the largest cities, these fine restaurants depend on word-of-mouth to survive. If the food is excellent, hearty New Englanders and vacationers alike will make the drive through the picturesque New England...
Favorite New England Restaurants Worth A Drive

New iPad mini will come with iPhone 5′s A6 chip, sans Retina Display

Newly discovered code in iOS 7 Software Development Kit (SDK) points towards a second-generation iPad mini with improved internals, but with the same display resolution. The news comes from 9to5Mac which was tipped by an iOS developer who has found references to new iPad mini models deep within...
New iPad mini will come with iPhone 5′s A6 chip, sans Retina Display

Manufacturers are designing chips to rig benchmarks, report claims

Manufacturers want their chips to get the best performance possible on benchmarks while ignoring real-world scenarios, a new report alleges. Samsung has tweaked the  Exynos Octa 5 to perform better than the competition on benchmarks by running a boosted frequency on certain benchmark...
Manufacturers are designing chips to rig benchmarks, report claims

Corsair Carbide Air 540 Case Review

Are you in a market for a PC case but are tired of typical tower designs? Today we are having a look at the latest cubic case from Corsair, the Carbide Air 540. It is very interesting to see how strongly Corsair, a company which have started off as a RAM manufacturer, has been expanding...
Corsair Carbide Air 540 Case Review

China Mobile Chairman had a meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, discussed matters of cooperation

We heard yesterday that Apple CEO Tim Cook was in China, meeting with local partners. It has now been confirmed that he also met with China Mobile’s Chairman, a carrier that doesn’t officially sell Apple’s mobile devices. Subscriber wise, China Mobile is the biggest cellular...
China Mobile Chairman had a meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, discussed matters of cooperation

Samsung Hennessy (aka Galaxy Folder) gets pictured, who wants a quad-core Android clamshell?

Nostalgic about the flip phone era? Still a fan of physical keyboards, but also willing to use a tiny touchscreen from time to time? Then this one’s for you: the Samsung SCH-W789, aka Hennessy, also known as Galaxy Folder, according to some sources. Mentioned in a rumor for the first time a...
Samsung Hennessy (aka Galaxy Folder) gets pictured, who wants a quad-core Android clamshell?

Next iPhone could read your fingerprints

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Next iPhone could read your fingerprints

In this episode of Update:
- Expect fingerprint scanning in a future iPhone after biometric reader code was found in iOS 7.
- Don’t let Dora invade dad’s Netflix recommendations with new...
Next iPhone could read your fingerprints

HP SlateBook x2 goes on sale, costs $480 complete with keyboard dock

The so-called hybrid devices that combine the portability of a tablet with the functionality of a laptop have never taken off as pundits predicted, mostly because… well, they’ve been painfully pricey. But not the HP SlateBook x2. This thing has gone on sale mere hours ago and costs $ 479....
HP SlateBook x2 goes on sale, costs $480 complete with keyboard dock

Viber iOS app updated with performance improvements and new features

One of the world’s most used cross platform messaging service, Viber, has updated its iOS app. The update brings significant increase in performance as well as a host of new features. Last week Viber was in the news for a different reason. Its database had been hacked its website had been...
Viber iOS app updated with performance improvements and new features

Samsung refutes claim that Galaxy S4′s chip is tweaked for benchmarks

The smartphone maker has denied claims made by AnandTech that its chips are tweaked to get better benchmark scores. The Galaxy S4’s GPU does not clock itself higher when benchmarks are being run to boost the phone’s score, Samsung says. AnandTech reported on Tuesday that the S4 runs its GPU...
Samsung refutes claim that Galaxy S4′s chip is tweaked for benchmarks

Moto X camera will combine 4 pixels into 1 ‘perfect’ pixel for great image quality

There’s only a day left to go before Motorola makes the Moto X official, and word has got out that the handset’s camera will use an oversampling technique to capture pictures with a high amount of detail and color accuracy. Nokia has used oversampling techniques to great effect on...
Moto X camera will combine 4 pixels into 1 ‘perfect’ pixel for great image quality

Pantech Vega LTE-A coming August 5 with 5.6-inch Full HD screen and Snapdragon 800 CPU

In spite of a rumor bonanza that has started many months ago, you can still count the number of official Snapdragon 800-powered devices on one hand. Not to mention that technically there’s only one such gadget people can score – the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A in Korea. But fret not, as the S4...
Pantech Vega LTE-A coming August 5 with 5.6-inch Full HD screen and Snapdragon 800 CPU

Snapshot of the prototype Galaxy Note III internals found

Samsung has a lot to brag about these days, and a solidly built and powerful Galaxy Note III may help the South Korean company maintain its envious position in the tech world. An image of what is purportedly the prototype Note III’s internals have surfaced, and although the shot is relatively...
Snapshot of the prototype Galaxy Note III internals found

Bradley Manning found not guilty of aiding the enemy

The Army private behind the biggest leak in U.S history was acquitted on the charge of aiding the enemy, the most serious offense he was charged with, but was found guilty on five counts of theft and five counts of violating the Espionage Act amongst other offenses. The man that provided...
Bradley Manning found not guilty of aiding the enemy

Irrational Games announces new BioShock: Infinite ‘Clash in the Clouds’ DLC

The devs at Irrational Games have unveiled the first of three DLC packs for BioShock: Infinite with “Clash in the Clouds”, an arena-type add-on that packs “hours of intense combat”.
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Irrational Games announces new BioShock: Infinite ‘Clash in the Clouds’ DLC

Researchers from University of Texas misdirect superyacht by spoofing GPS

Researchers at the University of Texas managed to steer a 213-foot yacht off course, by deceiving the vessel with false GPS signals, raising concern over the security of GPS. A project carried out by researchers at the University of Texas in Austin  has raised concern over the security of GPS...
Researchers from University of Texas misdirect superyacht by spoofing GPS

Black hole spin measurments could help explain galaxy growth

A new method for measuring the spin of supermassive black holes could help astronomers better understand how the black holes drive the growth of galaxies. A team of astronomers from the University of Durham have been examining a supermassive black hole with a mass more than 10 million times that...
Black hole spin measurments could help explain galaxy growth

iPhone 5C cases have already become available on Amazon

Apple has made no announcement of its rumored budget iPhone, but cases for this device have already appeared for sale on Amazon. They even list “iPhone 5C” in their names. We first heard of the iPhone 5C a few days ago, when a bin full of product packaging for this device was...
iPhone 5C cases have already become available on Amazon

Student of fortune (studentoffortune, SOF) was closed now. What now?

Try out likeplum for homework help.
Student of fortune was shutdown and closed on July 15th because its parent company, Chegg inc, is trying to expand its own homework help market. However, it’s far less useful than SOF due to several problems, you can’t upload files, you...
Student of fortune (studentoffortune, SOF) was closed now. What now?

Future Apple mobile devices may have three sensors to improve picture color quality

Apple has been granted a new patent today. The patent describes that future mobile devices may come with three sensors that aid the camera in capturing pictures with far better color quality. Earlier this month yet another Apple patent was discovered. That one detailed the use of one or more...
Future Apple mobile devices may have three sensors to improve picture color quality

ASUS chairman unhappy with Windows RT, describes it as “not very promising”

ASUS has pushed back plans to make more Windows RT-based tablets and will be focusing efforts on tablets running the desktop version of Windows 8 on Intel processors, describing Windows RT devices as “not very promising.” $ 900 million written off due to poor sales. A lacking and...
ASUS chairman unhappy with Windows RT, describes it as “not very promising”

Check out this tick-hunting machine

A new remote-controlled rover makes use of tick behavior to lure the tiny bloodsucking arachnids into a death trap, all the while leaving the environment free of pesticides after the fact. Ticks suck… literally and figuratively. The small arachnids are carriers of about a dozen human...
Check out this tick-hunting machine

It’s on: Amazon’s new Kindle Fire line to sport mind-blowing specs (Snapdragon 800 and more)

So you think the new Nexus 7 is impressive, huh? After all, it sports a super-crisp display, runs the latest Android version, packs 2 GB RAM and weighs an incredible 290 grams. Plus, it’s dirt-cheap. But how about you hold off for a couple months before deciding to buy or skip it? Why would...
It’s on: Amazon’s new Kindle Fire line to sport mind-blowing specs (Snapdragon 800 and more)

Sony Honami spotted on benchmark site, Snapdragon 800 CPU and Full HD display confirmed

The Sony Honami has allegedly shown up at a benchmark site as the “Sony C6903,” confirming specs such as a Snapdragon 800 CPU, Full HD display, and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The Sony Honami is making yet another public appearance a few days after it was found visiting the FCC. A...
Sony Honami spotted on benchmark site, Snapdragon 800 CPU and Full HD display confirmed

How does the new BMW i3 compare with our favorite EVs?

This morning, BMW finally pulled the wraps off of the 2014 BMW i3 electric car, laying clear the last details surrounding this car for the cities of the future.
The car arrives in the second quarter of 2014, so it will be a while before most of you will be able to take one for a spin. In the...
How does the new BMW i3 compare with our favorite EVs?

Apple CEO Tim Cook heads to China, holds talks with local carriers

Reports coming in from Chinese media outlets reveal that Apple CEO Tim Cook has visited China and is holding talks with local carriers there possibly regarding upcoming iPhones as well as slowing iPhone sales in that particular market. The topic of these talks hasn’t officially been...
Apple CEO Tim Cook heads to China, holds talks with local carriers

Foxconn reportedly hiring 90,000 workers ahead of iPhone 5S mass production

It is being reported that Foxconn, one of Apple’s biggest suppliers based in China, is hiring 90,000 new workers as it looks forward to begin mass production of Apple’s next generation iPhone, the iPhone 5S. It is believed as of now that Foxconn is tasked with mass producing the...
Foxconn reportedly hiring 90,000 workers ahead of iPhone 5S mass production

Rumor: Google considering Lenovo and Samsung for 2014 Nexus 7 partnership

Quick, what’s the freshest, coolest, baddest Android gadget around? The second-gen Google Nexus 7 (aka Nexus 7 2013), you say? You’re probably right. But while that thing has become official less than seven days ago and is thus hotter than the royal baby (well, in some circles, at least), it...
Rumor: Google considering Lenovo and Samsung for 2014 Nexus 7 partnership

HTC is bracing for its first ever loss

HTC’s upcoming quarter isn’t expected to be a good one for the ‘pride of Taiwan’. The company is expecting to post the first loss in its history as revenue plummets. Taiwan’s HTC said today in an earnings call that its expecting revenue to drop as much as 30 percent in the next quarter...
HTC is bracing for its first ever loss

U.S Patent Office rejects ‘pinch to zoom’ patent

The anchor of last summer’s landmark Apple v. Samsung patent trial has been rejected by the U.S Patent Office upon appeal from Samsung. Almost a year after Apple was awarded an enormous prize by a jury because of patent infringements by Samsung, Apple’s case against Samsung has been slowly...
U.S Patent Office rejects ‘pinch to zoom’ patent

iTunes 11.1 beta seeded to developers, finally brings iTunes Radio

Apple has now seeded iTunes 11.1 beta to developers. The latest beta of iTunes finally brings the anticipated iTunes Radio service, which Apple unveiled last month at WWDC 2013. Apple today seeded iOS 7 beta 4 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Beta firmware is seeded to developers only, this is...
iTunes 11.1 beta seeded to developers, finally brings iTunes Radio

Apple TV 5.4 beta 3 allows users to purchase music through iTunes

Apple has also seeded firmware 5.4 beta 4 for the Apple TV today. This latest beta build allows users to purchase music through the iTunes Store from the comfort of their TV that’s hooked up to an Apple TV. The only purchases that Apple TV users can currently make from iTunes Store are...
Apple TV 5.4 beta 3 allows users to purchase music through iTunes

Essential Corporate Gift Buying Tips

If you are looking to establish a new business enterprise or advance yourself up the corporate ladder at your business, one of the easiest and proven effective means is by giving corporate gifts. Now we are not talking about bribing here, instead giving corporate gifts to your clients and...
Essential Corporate Gift Buying Tips

New GTA V screens show off the fast life in Los Santos

Rockstar Games has unearthed a dozen new screens for GTA V that show off the “fast life” in Los Santos, and the dev team has announced that more info on the game’s online multiplayer will be announced next month.
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New GTA V screens show off the fast life in Los Santos

Sony and Panasonic team up for next-generation optical storage

The storage capacity of Blu-ray is not enough for the future as Sony and Panasonic (both members of Blu-ray Disc Foundation) have teamed up to develop the next generation optical storage for professional use. Like cassettes, the VHS and floppy discs, optical discs are thought to be obsolete in...
Sony and Panasonic team up for next-generation optical storage

Android 4.3 brings TRIM to Nexus devices

Expect to spend less time maintaining your Nexus tablet or handset now that Google has enabled TRIM for most of their official hardware. Android 4.3 has now gone live, and for the most part we may not notice much of a different between the fresh and dated Jelly Beans.  For Nexus 7s and 4...
Android 4.3 brings TRIM to Nexus devices

iPhone Lite might already be under initial production at Pegatron’s facility in China

A new report reveals that initial production of Apple’s much rumored iPhone Lite might have already begun at one of Pegatron’s facilities in China. Pegatron has mass produced iPhones for Apple in the past as well. Earlier today we featured a report from a New York based non-profit...
iPhone Lite might already be under initial production at Pegatron’s facility in China

Latest MacBook Air reportedly plagued by display bug causing video loss

The latest MacBook Air, the one that Apple unveiled back at WWDC 2013, is reportedly plagued by a display bug that causes intermittent loss of video output to the display. It joins the laundry list of bugs in 2013 MacBook Air that have already been discovered. The first ever bug in the new...
Latest MacBook Air reportedly plagued by display bug causing video loss

Migraines come from variations in brain arteries

Variations and asymmetry in the arteries that supply blood to the brain may be one of the key reasons behind why people get migraines, says new research. The arteries that supply blood to the brain are connected via a ring of connections known as the circle of Willis. New research from the...
Migraines come from variations in brain arteries

Researchers discover new way of cooling electronics

A new material with the same thermal conductivity as diamond has been discovered, and may revolutionize passive cooling in electronics. When electric current flows through electronic components, they heat up. When they heat up, the components in turn begin to degrade. Physicists at the US Naval...
Researchers discover new way of cooling electronics

Putting Pegatron’s wages in context

One of Apple’s manufacturers has landed the gadget maker in a new scandal involving worker’s rights and wages. But how much do Pegatron’s workers make in comparison to others in China? Apple has found itself in hot water again over the conduct of its new manufacturer, Pegatron. As we...
Putting Pegatron’s wages in context

Ready At Dawn Studios showcases The Order: 1886′s lighting and shading effects at SIGGRAPH 2013

At this year’s computer graphics SIGGRAPH conference, Ready At Dawn’s Matt Pettineo delivered a presentation that delved into the impressive graphical capabilities of the PS4 with their upcoming alternate reality exclusive The Order: 1886.
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Ready At Dawn Studios showcases The Order: 1886′s lighting and shading effects at SIGGRAPH 2013

BASEMENT WATERPROOFING HOMEOWNERS CAN DEPEND ON

Nothing is worse than walking down the stairs into the basement and finding a layer of water over the floor. Just the idea of things that are hanging on the walls, down there, getting mold or mildew on them has a few people wondering what they can do to prevent this. Companies who specialize in...
BASEMENT WATERPROOFING HOMEOWNERS CAN DEPEND ON

One Bill - 22 Pens - what gives?

Have you ever noticed in the White House bill-signing tradition, pens play an integral role – perhaps second only to the fanfare of the occasion itself?
In January 2009, President Barach Obama used seven pens to sign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Actinto law. On March 23, 2010, President Obama...
One Bill - 22 Pens - what gives?

BMW unveils its i3 electric car (live stream)

BMW unveils its i3 electric car (live stream)

Android leads U.S. smartphone sales, iOS in hot pursuit

Research firm Kantar has released the latest smartphone sales figures for the U.S. for a three-month period ending June 2013. Google’s Android managed to capture more than half of the total share, and Windows Phone continued its slow and steady climb as the growing third ecosystem....
Android leads U.S. smartphone sales, iOS in hot pursuit

Android leads U.S. smartphone sales, iOS in hot pursuit

Research firm Kantar has released the latest smartphone sales figures for the U.S. for a three-month period ending June 2013. Google’s Android managed to capture more than half of the total share, and Windows Phone continued its slow and steady climb as the growing third ecosystem....
Android leads U.S. smartphone sales, iOS in hot pursuit

Microsoft puts Xbox One controller in online store for pre-order

Controller alone comes in at $ 59.99, while gamers who want a controller with a Play and Charge Kit will need to pay $ 75. Extra controllers for the Xbox One aren’t going to be cheap. While the console, priced at $ 499 in the US, will come with one controller when launched gamers who want a...
Microsoft puts Xbox One controller in online store for pre-order

New Apple supplier ‘even worse’ than Foxconn alleges labor watch group

China Labor Watch levies serious allegations at Apple supplier Pegatron, while Apple stands by its supplier oversight policy. Apple is promising to investigate allegations made by advocacy group China Labor Watch (CLW), after it released a scathing report which claimed Taipei-based Pegatron and...
New Apple supplier ‘even worse’ than Foxconn alleges labor watch group

MediaTek unveils quad-core MT8135 chipset: big.LITTLE MP architecture, PowerVR Series6 GPU

MediaTek has unveiled the quad-core MT8135 SoC, which offers mainstream performance with its big.LITTLE MP arrangement of two clusters of dual Cortex-A15 and dual Cortex-A7 cores, and a powerful PowerVR Series6 GPU. After laying claim to the world’s first true octa-core SoC, MediaTek...
MediaTek unveils quad-core MT8135 chipset: big.LITTLE MP architecture, PowerVR Series6 GPU

Google’s malware scanner for apps now works on Android 2.3 and higher

Google has made all Play Store-equipped Android devices running Gingerbread or higher more secure by making the malware scanner feature a part of Google Play Services, an app that is installed automatically on all Android 2.3+ devices.  One of Android’s features is both a boon and a huge...
Google’s malware scanner for apps now works on Android 2.3 and higher

Sony weighs in on current rumors surrounding PS4′s RAM pool for developers

Sony has issued an official statement on the current rumors surrounding the PS4′s RAM offering to developers, and sources have further claimed that devs may have access to up to six gigs of the console’s onboard memory.
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Sony weighs in on current rumors surrounding PS4′s RAM pool for developers

Irrational Games’ Ken Levine is ‘excited’ for tomorrow, potentially teases at new BioShock: Infinite DLC reveal

Irrational Games co-founder and creative director Ken Levine has recently posted a Tweet that may hint at incoming news for new DLC for BioShock: Infinite.
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Irrational Games’ Ken Levine is ‘excited’ for tomorrow, potentially teases at new BioShock: Infinite DLC reveal

Sony Xperia i1 Honami visits FCC, October launch confirmed

The appearance of the Sony Xperia i1 Honami at the FCC has confirmed that the smartphone is scheduled for a launch sometime in October, though no other details can be gleaned from the filing owing to Sony’s request to keep everything a secret. Sony’s Honami just can’t help but...
Sony Xperia i1 Honami visits FCC, October launch confirmed

eSports team leader charged in massive hacking scheme

A year after his arrest, it has now been confirmed that Dmitry Smilianet, owner of a pro gaming team, took part in one of the largest hacking operations ever prosecuted. It was reported about a year ago that Dmitry ‘ddd1ms’ Smilianets, owner of the Moscow-5 professional gaming team,...
eSports team leader charged in massive hacking scheme

Google’s Chromecast rooted, found to be “more Android than ChromeOS”

The Google Chromecast has been rooted less than a week after it was launched, and it seems the dongle runs a modified version of Google’s T.V. software, instead of Chrome OS as the company claimed.   When Google unveils a new device, you can rest assured someone out there is going to get...
Google’s Chromecast rooted, found to be “more Android than ChromeOS”

Get More Twitter Followers

Improvements in modern technology continue to impact bloggers. Twitter is easily the most up to the minute communication system. How a news item impacts your niche market is the point of view you’re looking for. When done right, posting about a hot news story can improve your targeted...
Get More Twitter Followers

How To Get more Twitter Followers

A great deal has evolved through the years with blogging and technology. Needless to say perhaps the best example of real time updates lies with Twitter, but that merely sets the stage for bloggers. Most markets can be associated with news stories with a bit of imagination. Popular trends are...
How To Get more Twitter Followers

Budget iPhone is called the iPhone 5C?

The iPhone 5 came snuggled inside a thick cardboard box, but what will the plastic iPhone be arriving in and what will it be dubbed as? A picture of what seems like the packaging for the budget iPhone have surfaced, revealing that the budget iPhone may actually be called the iPhone 5C at...
Budget iPhone is called the iPhone 5C?

Gamers call in bomb threat to win at Halo

A New Jersey man had his door busted open by SWAT after a hoax 911 call reported he had a bomb and hostages in his house. Police are now investigating whether the hoax was made by competing players on Xbox. Multiplayer matches of Halo have a bad reputation of being a haven for trash-talking...
Gamers call in bomb threat to win at Halo

Amazing Scenic Drives and Locales in Beautiful and Historic New Hampshire

New Hampshire has so much to offer, that it’s hard to know exactly where to start; from the rugged beauty of the New England Coast to the inland lakes and waterways and the White Mountains, New Hampshire offers stunning natural vistas and fantastic tourist attractions that will please...
Amazing Scenic Drives and Locales in Beautiful and Historic New Hampshire

Microsoft opens pre-orders for ‘day one’ Xbox LIVE Gold subscription

Microsoft is now taking pre-orders for launch day editions of Xbox LIVE Gold, offering a commemorative card including a digital copy of Killer Instinct for the Xbox One.
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Microsoft opens pre-orders for ‘day one’ Xbox LIVE Gold subscription

New fuel rod coating may prevent future nuclear disasters

A new ceramic coating around nuclear fuel rods may prevent the chemical reaction that caused a build-up of hydrogen in the Fukushima nuclear reactor and later led to an explosion and spreading of nuclear material. In 2011, Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered the worst nuclear...
New fuel rod coating may prevent future nuclear disasters

Mercedes-Benz designs a dream golf cart

The Mercedes-Benz Vision Golf Cart offers a joystick for easy driving regardless of the seat you"re in.
(Credit: Screenshot by Christopher MacManus/CNET)
CNET’s Crave blog has delved deeply into the world of luxury tech recently, but not many of the lavish items we covered deliver...
Mercedes-Benz designs a dream golf cart

Gaming at Ultra HD and beyond

4K Ultra HD is the next generation high-resolution display standard poised to replace 1080p Full HD. What could be like to be able to game at 4K Ultra HD and beyond? Technically speaking, 4K represents the display resolution of 4096 × 2160. The general public sometimes refer to 4K as the...
Gaming at Ultra HD and beyond

Rumor: Google partnering with LG for 2014 Nexus 7

Less than a week after Google launched the upgraded new Nexus 7, an analyst has published a report claiming that the search giant will be collaborating with LG on next year’s Nexus 7. Well, the rumor mill never stops churning, does it? It’s been merely days since Google launched the...
Rumor: Google partnering with LG for 2014 Nexus 7

Hackers hijack a car with a Nintendo controller

A pair of security experts have demonstrated that by using a laptop, an old game controller and some software, it’s possible to tap into the onboard computer chip in some modern cars and take control of them. Hacking into the onboard computer of a car in order to control it sounds like...
Hackers hijack a car with a Nintendo controller

Indie dev Phil Fish has public meltdown on Twitter

Indie developer Phil FIsh has caused quite a storm with his recent Tweets, and in response to a recent debacle Fish has cancelled Fez II and promises to leave the industry altogether.
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Indie dev Phil Fish has public meltdown on Twitter

Cybercrimes causes $500 billion in economic losses and takes away millions of jobs

A recent report by McAfee is claiming that economic losses due to cybercrimes may amount to as much as $ 500 billion. It’s extremely difficult to put an exact number on how much individuals and companies are losing each and every day due to cybercrimes, which can range from intellectual...
Cybercrimes causes $500 billion in economic losses and takes away millions of jobs

Flight simulator player puts a real 737 cockpit in his home

So you think your triple screen flight sim setup is amazing…Think again, because it’s nothing compared to this man’s homemade cockpit of a 737. 40-year-old bartender Laurent Aigon, along with the help of some friends, spent thousands of euros over a span of about five years to obtain the...
Flight simulator player puts a real 737 cockpit in his home

Microsoft promises ‘unlimited free hard drive space’ via Xbox One’s extensive cloud network

At this year’s PAX Australia, Microsoft has made some pretty hefty claims about the Xbox One and has promised gamers “unlimited free hard drive space” via the console’s dynamic cloud network.
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Microsoft promises ‘unlimited free hard drive space’ via Xbox One’s extensive cloud network

NASA discovers true nature of ‘centaurs’

Centaurs are small celestial bodies found between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune. Their true nature has been a great mystery to astrophysicists, but NASA’s WISE may finally have determined that they are comets. The true nature of centaurs have long been a puzzle to astronomers. The...
NASA discovers true nature of ‘centaurs’

Biosensor knows when you’re going to ‘hit the wall’

The human body is capable of a lot, but sometimes, our energy production just can’t keep up with our energy expenditure. Luckily, there’s now a sensor that will help athletes figure out when they’re out of juice. ‘Hitting the wall’ for those of us who aren’t...
Biosensor knows when you’re going to ‘hit the wall’

Mercedes-Benz GLK250 takes a stand for diesel

Diesel passenger cars in the U.S. have long suffered from a market that takes two steps forward and one step back, then spends years taking no steps at all. But the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK250 BlueTEC 4Matic may just be the tipping point, a vehicle that combines enough refinement and fuel...
Mercedes-Benz GLK250 takes a stand for diesel

India thought Jupiter and Venus were spy drones

The Indian army spent roughly six months watching and documenting what they thought were two Chinese spy drones, but were actually the planets Jupiter and Venus. Take a dash of paranoia and add a sprinkling of incompetency and you might get something along the lines of what happened in India...
India thought Jupiter and Venus were spy drones

Skoda VRS Mega Man-Pram: Sporty baby stroller for dudes

Pushing your newborn around in a stroller all the while getting some exercise isn’t at all a bad thing, but some time the stroller itself is too bland and it may not necessarily represent the individual’s taste, and, thus, possibly turning a good stroll in the park into an embarrassing...
Skoda VRS Mega Man-Pram: Sporty baby stroller for dudes

New confirmed details on AMD’s 2014 APU lineup, Kaveri delayed

Sources in Taipei shed light on AMD’s HSA APU efforts and reveal that Kaveri is delayed until 2014. Industry sources in Taipei have provided VR-Zone with internal AMD documents that detail the company’s HSA APU efforts and show that Kaveri has a target launch date in 2014. While we can’t...
New confirmed details on AMD’s 2014 APU lineup, Kaveri delayed

BlackBerry and iOS growth stalls in South Africa, Windows Phone and Android continue to rise

A report by South Africa’s largest telecom operator indicates that BlackBerry and iOS may be becoming irrelevant in the country as both platforms showed zero growth in subscribers in a three-month period.  It looks like BlackBerry might be losing its charm and dominance in what was...
BlackBerry and iOS growth stalls in South Africa, Windows Phone and Android continue to rise

Apple rumored to unveil two new iPhones on September 6th

The hottest piece of scuttlebutt off the rumor mill suggests that Apple is going to unveil its two new iPhones, iPhone 5S and the iPhone Lite, on September 6th. The September release time-frame for new iPhones has been floated around quite a lot over the past few months, but as the month comes...
Apple rumored to unveil two new iPhones on September 6th

Team of voice recognition technology experts reportedly hired to improve Apple’s Siri

A new report claims that Apple has recently gone on a hiring spree for a new team that will be based in Boston. This team is reportedly tasked with improving the company’s virtual personal assistant called Siri. It is said that Apple has hired a team of people that are experts in the field...
Team of voice recognition technology experts reportedly hired to improve Apple’s Siri

Moron tries to get through airport security with gun-shaped heels

A woman trying to get through airport security in New York was stopped when TSA agents discovered she had pistol shaped high heels. In today’s world, where making a joke can send you to jail and nail clippers are considered a sizable threat to a jetliner’s security, it seems pretty...
Moron tries to get through airport security with gun-shaped heels

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer confirms that Xbox One indies won’t have a RAM limit

In a recent Tweet, Microsoft’s own Phil Spencer confirms that indies created on the Xbox One won’t be limited to just 3GB of RAM, and will have “full access to the resources available”.
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Microsoft’s Phil Spencer confirms that Xbox One indies won’t have a RAM limit

Nexus 7 (2013) vs iPad Mini: Features breakdown

The initial specifications of Nexus 7 looked promising but how does it stack up against it main competitor from Apple, the iPad Mini? Here is the breakdown of the specifications from both devices. Nexus 7 2013 iPad Mini OS Android 4.3 Jelly Bean iOS 6 Processor Snapdragon S4 Pro (Quad core 1.5...
Nexus 7 (2013) vs iPad Mini: Features breakdown

Digital teeth tells your doctor when you smoke and drink

A new digital tooth being developed in Taiwan allows your doctor to spy on you. An onboard sensor will transmit whether you eat, drink or smoke. Do you have a habit of lying to your doctor? Do the phrases “I’ve been cutting down on smoking” or “Oh yes, I floss after every...
Digital teeth tells your doctor when you smoke and drink

Meet Focal: CyanogenMod’s new feature-packed camera app for Android

The CyanogenMod team has unveiled a new camera app of their own called Focal, which forms part one of the Nemesis project, an attempt to improve on previously lacking features of the most popular custom ROM for Android. Only a few days back the CyanogenMod team teased something called Nemesis...
Meet Focal: CyanogenMod’s new feature-packed camera app for Android

What’s inside the $35 Chromecast?

You can get 7 McDonald’s Happy Meal for about 35 bucks and you’ll know exactly what you’ll be getting once you open the box.  For roughly that same amount, you can also grab a Chromecast TV stick, but chances are it is unlikely that you’ll want to pry the TV stick open and see what...
What’s inside the $35 Chromecast?

Steve Ballmer: Microsoft built ‘a few’ too many Surface tablets

Microsoft’s miscalculated demand for its Surface tablets consequently led to a big loss for the company recently.  So what’s the excuse? Microsoft’s expectation for its Surface RT was exceedingly high, and when the half-hearted gadget didn’t sell the company’s only excuse was...
Steve Ballmer: Microsoft built ‘a few’ too many Surface tablets

Sony Honami’s seen alongside Xperia Z in pictures, camera features leaked again

The upcoming 20-megapixel Sony Honami phone has appeared in leaked pictures that show off the device next to an Xperia Z, while once again confirming some of the camera features. We’ve already glimpsed what is allegedly the Sony Honami in leaked pictures, which showed off an Xperia Z-like...
Sony Honami’s seen alongside Xperia Z in pictures, camera features leaked again

Purported iPhone Lite leaked picture shows off FCC and other certifications, launch imminent?

A new purported picture of the much rumored iPhone Lite has surfaced on the internet. The picture shows FCC and other certifications markings on the back that are required before a device can be launched. Does this mean that the day isn’t far when Apple will formally unveil the iPhone...
Purported iPhone Lite leaked picture shows off FCC and other certifications, launch imminent?

MacBook Pro with Haswell processors expected to be launched in October

The world anxiously waits on Apple to release the refreshed lineup of MacBook Pro laptops with Intel’s latest Haswell processors. Parts suppliers believe that these laptops might be launched in October. Apple has already launched Haswell based MacBook Air models, they were unveiled at the...
MacBook Pro with Haswell processors expected to be launched in October

BMW"s short, innovative road to the i3 electric car

This sketch, released in 2010, was our first look at BMW"s ideas around the i3 electric vehicle.
(Credit: BMW)
Back in 2010, BMW began talking up what it called a Megacity Vehicle, a new electric car it would develop for the cities of the future. Not taking any half-measures, the company...
BMW"s short, innovative road to the i3 electric car

When two SIM slots are not enough: LG and MediaTek working on triple-SIM smartphones

LG and MediaTek have teamed up to launch Android smartphones with triple SIM slots, in response to widespread demand for multi-SIM devices in emerging markets such as Brazil and India. While people in the U.S. and Europe are getting by on a single SIM card in their phones, there are certain...
When two SIM slots are not enough: LG and MediaTek working on triple-SIM smartphones

Leaked photo suggests Nokia’s 6-inch Lumia might be more than a rumor

A photo that has surfaced online shows what could be the rumored 6-inch Lumia smartphone, which Nokia is supposedly working on for a launch later this year. Will Nokia finally join the phablet game that every other manufacturer seems to be embracing lately? Is there a 6-inch Lumia Nokia is...
Leaked photo suggests Nokia’s 6-inch Lumia might be more than a rumor

Home 3D printers spew potentially harmful emissions

3D-printing is a growing market, and is finally beginning to find its place in our homes and offices. However, a new study reveals that they emit some potentially harmful particles. 3D printing is still a developing technology and as such, home 3D printers are still largely untested in terms of...
Home 3D printers spew potentially harmful emissions

Tegra will drag down Nvidia’s quarterly earnings

Nvidia’s earnings in its second quarter of 2013 will be dragged down by the failure of Tegra As Nvidia reported its quarterly earnings last year at this time there was only one thing it wanted to talk about: Tegra. The company had secured its mobile SoC into the hottest tablet of the year, the...
Tegra will drag down Nvidia’s quarterly earnings

Intel’s latest roadmap shows where Broadwell and Haswell are going

Intel’s U, Y and H series of chips to get the Broadwell architecture while the M series will stay with Haswell. A new roadmap from Intel obtained by VR-Zone shows the chipmaker will be primarily focusing on Ultrabook and “2-in-1” devices at the expensive of the desktop market. The anchor...
Intel’s latest roadmap shows where Broadwell and Haswell are going

Kickstarter creator used all his funds, then cancelled Lovecraft-themed game project

A Kickstarter project raised $ 120,000 to develop a board game, but the creator used all the money, cancelled the project and left the backers in the dust. Turns out you can get royally screwed  by crowdfunding the wrong project. It’s something we’re all aware of, but we rarely see...
Kickstarter creator used all his funds, then cancelled Lovecraft-themed game project

Shuttle launches Haswell powered barebones mini-PC

Shuttle’s SH87R6 mini-PC case supports Intel’s Haswell, PCI-Express x16, dual slot graphics cards and comes with a 300W power supply. Shuttle has launched its first barebones mini-PC that supports Haswell, the SH87R6. Here’s a breakdown of some of the features found in the Shuttle’s new...
Shuttle launches Haswell powered barebones mini-PC

Five men steal 160 million plus credit card numbers in ‘cutting edge’ crime

In what the U.S Department of Justice is calling the “largest known data breach conspiracy” of all time, five European hackers gained access to and stole sensitive information from computer systems belonging to multiple high profile organizations, including NASDAQ, J.C Penny, 7-Eleven and...
Five men steal 160 million plus credit card numbers in ‘cutting edge’ crime

Remarkable Health Facts About Dr Oz Garcinia Cambogia

Dr Oz garcinia cambogia is the newest and most efficient and effective way of losing weight. Dr Oz for many times has been giving people ideas on how this product can reduce their excessive weight gain within the shortest time possible.
What is Dr Oz garcinia cambogia?
The natural plant grown...
Remarkable Health Facts About Dr Oz Garcinia Cambogia

Martian meteorite puzzle solved!

A Martian mystery may have been solved after energy beams were used to prove that the age of a Martian meteorites is actually 4 billion years younger than previously assumed. Many scientists have been confused as to the history and evolution of Mars. One reason for this confusion has to do with...
Martian meteorite puzzle solved!

CyanogenMod begins working on CM 10.2 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

Android 4.3 is just another Jelly Bean Google has tossed at us, and now it’s up to people like the folks involved in the CyanogenMod project to polish it and help move the new version onto handsets that would otherwise still be running on some other outdated desserts. CyanogenMod has confirmed...
CyanogenMod begins working on CM 10.2 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

Alleged iPhone 5S motherboard leaks online

A motherboard which allegedly belongs to the next generation iPhone has leaked online. It looks quite similar to the one found on the iPhone 5. The Apple iPhone 5S is one of the most hotly anticipated smartphones of this quarter. Apple is expected to unveil the device this September, alongside a...
Alleged iPhone 5S motherboard leaks online

Apple implores Chinese customers to use original chargers

Apple has now issued a warning, urging customers in China to only use original chargers with its products. The warning comes after a couple of electrocution incidents were caused by counterfeit Apple chargers. Both tragic stories were reported last week. First we heard that a flight attendant...
Apple implores Chinese customers to use original chargers

Wikipedia now editable on mobile devices

Over 15 percent of Wikipedia users access the site through mobile devices these days, which has prompted the Wikimedia Foundation to make mobile editing available for every Wikipedia user. Wikipedia has announced that the world’s biggest online encyclopedia can now be edited on mobile...
Wikipedia now editable on mobile devices

New force potentially stronger than gravity discovered

The Blackbody force is a newly discovered force that attracts atoms and molecules to hot, opaque objects emitting blackbody radiation. Under certain circumstances, the new force is stronger than gravity. Blackbodies are opaque, non-reflective objects, and they emit electromagnetic radiation...
New force potentially stronger than gravity discovered

Sony confirms Android 4.3 for some Xperia handsets, HTC and Samsung still ‘reviewing’ plans

HTC, Samsung, and Sony have spoken out on their plans to update devices to Android 4.3, the latest version of the OS that Google officially unveiled at its “breakfast with Sundar Pichai” event. It’s been almost a day since Google officially announced the latest flavor of Jelly...
Sony confirms Android 4.3 for some Xperia handsets, HTC and Samsung still ‘reviewing’ plans

Bitcoin’s coming of age party

As the Internet’s favourite digital currency gains widespread acceptance and a upcoming US securities listing, its challenges are mounting. How will the cryptocurrency survive its coming of age party? This past Friday Bitcoin hit a major milestone: a Bitcoin based gambling site was purchased...
Bitcoin’s coming of age party

"Digital carjackers" are the worst sort of backseat drivers

(Credit: Forbes)
As our vehicles become more like consumer electronics — more like mobile computers on wheels, a pair of “digital carjackers” demonstrate what happens when all of the tech beneath the sheet metal falls into mischievous hands.
More and more components of...
"Digital carjackers" are the worst sort of backseat drivers

Future Apple devices might detect usage patterns to maximize battery life

Battery life is a major concern with electronic devices. A new Apple patent describes that future devices might be intelligent enough to detect usage patterns so as to maximize the battery life. The patent was published today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It details an intuitive...
Future Apple devices might detect usage patterns to maximize battery life

A recent survey claims Sony’s PS4 has fifty percent lead over Microsoft’s Xbox One

Based on the results of a recent survey from Strategy Analytics, consumers are very interested in Sony’s PlayStation 4 console and are quite likely to pick the PS4 over Microsoft’s Xbox One.
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A recent survey claims Sony’s PS4 has fifty percent lead over Microsoft’s Xbox One

Apple may drop iPhone 5 as it begins to offer iPhone 5S and iPhone Lite later this year

Rumor has it that Apple may stop offering the iPhone 5 for sale after it launches the iPhone 5S and the much rumored iPhone Lite, presumably in September. Recent market research has suggested that there is a huge potential market for mid-range iPhone. In the previous quarter nearly 50 percent of...
Apple may drop iPhone 5 as it begins to offer iPhone 5S and iPhone Lite later this year

Scientists help activate regeneration in non-regenerating species

Scientists have managed to find a way to activate head regeneration in a species of flatworm that usually has no regenerative abilities. For humans, losing a limb is a traumatizing and life-changing event. It can take years to come to terms with life without an arm or leg and for some, phantom...
Scientists help activate regeneration in non-regenerating species

Lenovo K6 rumoured to come with Snapdragon 800, dual-SIM

Lenovo is about to join the Snapdragon 800 bandwagon, as new details emerge about a device codenamed the K6 that utilizes Qualcomm’s latest SoC. At this time, not a lot is known about the K6 other than the fact that the K6 will likely feature the Snapdragon 800 SoC that includes a quad-core...
Lenovo K6 rumoured to come with Snapdragon 800, dual-SIM

Congress almost passes amendment to end domestic NSA phone surveillance

On Wednesday, Congress almost passed an amendment intended to put a stop to NSA telecommunications surveillance practices. The amendment was just barely shot down by a 205-217 vote, which was populated by democrats and republicans on both sides. On Monday, a surprise vote by the House Rules...
Congress almost passes amendment to end domestic NSA phone surveillance

Choosing The Right Wireless Headphones

Nowadays it is possible to purchase wireless headphones thanks to the advancement of technology which has occurred rapidly. This allows you to use them on the move comfortably and conveniently without having to worry that the cables will get snagged at some place. These are also ideal for the...
Choosing The Right Wireless Headphones

Google releasing $35 Chromecast media dongle

On Wednesday morning, Google announced the immediate release of the Chromecast HDMI dongle, an inexpensive, lightweight media center that can stream content from multi-platform smart devices and PCs to a television set. Google has engaged in more than one infamous attempt to enter the television...
Google releasing $35 Chromecast media dongle

Xiaomi to launch ‘Purple Rice’ 7-inch tablet, comes MIUI and support for 23 languages

Xiaomi, a Chinese gadget maker known more for their Android-based handsets, is working on a tablet dubbed ‘ZiMi’ (roughly means ‘Purple Rice’ in English). For those that are not in tune with the Android customization scenes, Xiaomi is also the innovator of the popular Android-based MIUI...
Xiaomi to launch ‘Purple Rice’ 7-inch tablet, comes MIUI and support for 23 languages

Fingertec time clocks

In many workplaces across the world employees are actively stealing one of the most precious resources that businesses have, and this crime is only increasing. Time theft, is the act of employees using their paid time at work, to do anything but work. Time theft includes socialising with...
Fingertec time clocks

Android 4.3 : a better tasting jelly bean?

Along with the new Nexus 7, Google unveiled a new Android OS dubbed Jelly Bean 4.3 in the ‘breakfast with Sundar Pichai’ press event today. Multi User with Restricted Profile In this new version of Android, Google is introducing Multi User and restricted profile support for its tablet OS to...
Android 4.3 : a better tasting jelly bean?

A Mercedes-Benz golf cart fit for a king

Some refer to golfing as somewhat of a rich man’s game, and a luxury golf cart from Mercedes-Benz will only amplify that stereotype. The luxury German car brand has come up with a concept golf cart that may make your actual car look like a jalopy.  As if a round of golf isn’t already...
A Mercedes-Benz golf cart fit for a king

How To Buy Pizza with PayPal

Many entrepreneurs utilize PayPal. I certainly do. It’s convenient and secure. Until recently, I considered the inability to use PayPal to buy pizza a downfall I could not fix. Then I found PayPizzaPal
If you are short on funds on your credit or debit card, or just prefer the security...
How To Buy Pizza with PayPal

White Xbox One dev console spotted

An image of white Xbox One development kit has surfaced, leading to the possibility that Microsoft may also eventually appease to the crowd that wants something other than a black console. As seen by the image, the white Xbox looks nearly identical (if not exactly) to the black model Microsoft...
White Xbox One dev console spotted

Xbox One to introduce indie game self publishing

Microsoft is likely to update its policy on indie game publishing soon, and it’s good: If sources are to be believed, the Xbox One will have self publishing of indie titles. Anonymous sources have told Game Informer that Microsoft is planning to announce an updated policy on indie games...
Xbox One to introduce indie game self publishing

The Role that Music Play in Our Everyday Lives

Music is everywhere – you can buy music online, listen to it at home, tune in to your favorite radio station, or even create your own. Music has many benefits, and with such a wide variety available, it’s easy to find songs and lyrics that you love to listen to.
Music can Feed Your...
The Role that Music Play in Our Everyday Lives

Samsung starts mass production of 3GB RAM for smartphones

Samsung has started mass production of 3GB LPDDR3 RAM for mobile phones, built on a 20 nanometer process, and will be introducing it in devices in the second half of 2013. Samsung has announced that it has put into motion the industry’s first mass production of 3GB LPDDR3 (low-power...
Samsung starts mass production of 3GB RAM for smartphones

Survey results show NSA surveillance is harming U.S cloud business

The recent leaks regarding NSA’s PRISM program are harming U.S based cloud services, according to the data acquired by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) in a survey taken in late June, and earlier this month. The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) took a survey of cloud service customers from...
Survey results show NSA surveillance is harming U.S cloud business

Google officially announces the followup to the Nexus 7

At a ‘breakfast with Sundar Pichai’ press event, Google officially announced the followup to the Nexus 7. Not much new was announced, as most of the device’s specs had been leaked the day before the event. Google officially announced the follow up to the Nexus 7 Tuesday afternoon at an...
Google officially announces the followup to the Nexus 7

New Nexus 7 detailed in hands-on pictures and video before announcement

The new Nexus 7 has been thoroughly detailed in a set of pictures, benchmarks, and a hands-on video, just hours before the device is set to be officially unveiled by Google.  In a few hours, Android and Chrome boss Sundar Pichai will be sitting down to have breakfast with, well, everyone who...
New Nexus 7 detailed in hands-on pictures and video before announcement

PanaVise 15509 holds your phone far, far away

The 15509 Portagrip has a long, extendable arm, making it suitable for mounting phones in big vehicles.
(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET)
Editor’s note: Portions of this review were copied from the PanaVise 15508 Portagrip review.
Constructed of metal and tough plastics, the PanaVise line...
PanaVise 15509 holds your phone far, far away

iOS leads in mobile ad revenue, Android a not so close second

Opera’s latest figures on mobile advertising show that iOS and Apple are still kings of the county when it comes to the total ad revenue on mobile phones, with Android coming in at a distant second place. Android may have the market share, but iOS continues to be the most popular...
iOS leads in mobile ad revenue, Android a not so close second

iOS leads in mobile ad revenue, Android a not so close second

Opera’s latest figures on mobile advertising show that iOS and Apple are still kings of the county when it comes to the total ad revenue on mobile phones, with Android coming in at a distant second place. Android may have the market share, but iOS continues to be the most popular...
iOS leads in mobile ad revenue, Android a not so close second

Edward Snowden plans to settle and work in Russia

Speaking to Russia Today, Snowden’s lawyer says that the NSA whistleblower plans to live and work in Russia and is ready to file an appeal should courts deny his asylum application. Edward Snowden might not be getting a tan after all. Speaking to Russia Today, Anatoly Kucherena, Snowden’s...
Edward Snowden plans to settle and work in Russia

Sandra Bullock gets flung into the edge of space in new trailer for ‘Gravity’

Parts of the CGI look a little rough, but this new trailer for Gravity from Children of Men’s Alfonso Cuarón is a harrowing affair. The latest trailer for Alfonso Cuarón’s sci-fi flick Gravity hit the web this morning, showing the setup for the film: meteors, spaceships collapsing and an...
Sandra Bullock gets flung into the edge of space in new trailer for ‘Gravity’

ARM has double-digit growth but an increasingly fragile outlook

Profit at at the chip designer is down and threats are emerging from new players. ARM Holdings might have gotten a little too comfortable being the king. During the mobile revolution, ARM-licensed chips found their way into virtually every smartphone and tablet on the market. This virtual...
ARM has double-digit growth but an increasingly fragile outlook

NASA releases planetary selfie taken by Cassini spacecraft

Images taken last Thursday by both Cassini spacecraft have been successfully received, and processed. On Monday, NASA released the anticipated shot of Earth, which was taken from 898 million miles away, right next to Saturn. Last Thursday, NASA encouraged people to step outside their homes and...
NASA releases planetary selfie taken by Cassini spacecraft

Nokia Lumia 625 is official, sports 4.7-inch screen and LTE connectivity

Nokia has officially announced the Lumia 625, a Windows Phone 8 smartphone that offers a large 4.7-inch screen and LTE connectivity at an affordable price and in various color options. For Nokia, adopting the Windows OS with the Lumia line has been something of a turnaround for the company....
Nokia Lumia 625 is official, sports 4.7-inch screen and LTE connectivity

Samsung is now the world’s most profitable smartphone maker

This quarter, Samsung posted a larger profit than Apple. Will this impact the patent and licensing disputes the companies have before the courts? This part quarter, Apple made less money than Samsung in the smartphone business. Apple announced Tuesday it posted a profit of $ 6.9 billion on $ ...
Samsung is now the world’s most profitable smartphone maker

Apple beats earnings estimates, but faces slowing revenue

Apple can’t replicate the growth it once had, but it’s still an enormously profitable company. While Apple defied expectations this quarter, with higher than expected revenue and a solid profit margin, the company did experience another quarter of decline in profit — something it...
Apple beats earnings estimates, but faces slowing revenue

New MIT 3D printer software makes designing your own stuff easier

As 3D printing equipment become more accessible to the average consumers, developers have to develop software that can cater to people who don’t have a lot of experience in using various CAD programs.  Researchers from MIT have done just that by creating ‘OpenFab’, a software that will...
New MIT 3D printer software makes designing your own stuff easier

GameStop sells out on Xbox One pre-orders, Aaron Greenberg claims demand was “through the roof”

GameStop has currently run out of its stock of Xbox One pre-orders–a trend that Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg attributes to the console’s ever-climbing demand.
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GameStop sells out on Xbox One pre-orders, Aaron Greenberg claims demand was “through the roof”

Sony Xperia i1 Honami caught in the flesh

After several renders, leaks and blurrycam images, we have what could be the retail version of the Sony Xperia i1, codenamed Honami. First there was the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom. After that we saw Nokia’s answer in the Lumia 1020. Sony has also long been rumoured to make a device along similar...
Sony Xperia i1 Honami caught in the flesh

New Apple patent details how iPhone users will be able to share pictures or music when caller is on hold

Apple has been granted a new patent today, which details a feature that will allow iPhone users to share content such as music and pictures with a caller that has an iPhone, and is on hold. This patent really does deal with a feature that has largely remain untouched. Currently when someone puts...
New Apple patent details how iPhone users will be able to share pictures or music when caller is on hold

Sony Santa Monica reveals that a new God of War game is “incoming”

The developers of the definitive God of War franchise have confirmed via Twitter that a new God of War title is “incoming”, and have the video footage to prove it.
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Sony Santa Monica reveals that a new God of War game is “incoming”

Seagate unveils ‘world’s fastest’ hybrid hard drive

Geared at enterprise environments, Seagate has unveiled its new solid state hybrid drive. Seagate unveiled today what it claims to be the “world’s fastest” enterprise-class hard drive, the Seagate Enterprise Turbo SSHD. The company claims it will offer three times the performance over...
Seagate unveils ‘world’s fastest’ hybrid hard drive

Handmade Jewellery – Perfect for Any Occasion

Handmade jewellery has undoubtedly become a very favourite addition to any wardrobe and this is mainly because they are so versatile and easy to wear. There are so many different designs available and they can fit in with almost any type of dress or look you are after. Handmade jewellery can be...
Handmade Jewellery – Perfect for Any Occasion

Volvo sees crash-free car by 2020

In the above video, Volvo details some of the technologies it is developing in its quest toward accident-free driving. This video not only lays out Volvo’s strategy, but mirrors the work other automakers are doing that will eventually result in autonomous cars.
The video begins with...
Volvo sees crash-free car by 2020

Who knew firing AK-47 rounds underwater in slow motion would look this cool?

If you think you have seen the best slow-motion videos, wait till you see this! I have seen plenty of slow-motion videos over the years, but this one that I came across today made my jaw drop faster than anything else. Created and produced by Smarter Every Day over on YouTube, AK-47 Underwater...
Who knew firing AK-47 rounds underwater in slow motion would look this cool?

Fight AIDS, discover new stars with your Android device

New software uses your Android smartphone / tablet’s idle processing power to find cure for deadly diseases, and for searching for new stars. Developed at University of California, Berkeley, BOINC – which stands for Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing – was...
Fight AIDS, discover new stars with your Android device

Modern Web Design – Why it’s Important

With modern technology available to us, there is much more to web design than simply adding content to a page and publishing it for the world to see. Modern web design and development involves careful planning and comprehensive research, in order to ensure that your website will be relevant,...
Modern Web Design – Why it’s Important

Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Keyboard & M65 Gaming Mouse Review

Hunting around for gaming equipment? Today we take a close look at Corsair’s latest K70 gaming mechanical keyboard and M65 gaming mouse. A year ago, Corsair entered the gaming peripherals market with the release of the K60 mechanical keyboard and M60 gaming mouse, which we reviewed some 13...
Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Keyboard & M65 Gaming Mouse Review

Samsung announces Exynos 5 Octa 5420, touts 2x GPU performance

Samsung has announced the Exynos 5 Octa 5420, a chipset with eight cores that purportedly offers a 20% increase in CPU performance and more than double the GPU performance over the Exynos 5410 used in the Galaxy S4.  After taking to Twitter last week to tease an improved version of the...
Samsung announces Exynos 5 Octa 5420, touts 2x GPU performance

Here’s what Apple’s earnings will probably look like tomorrow

The titan is no longer in free fall, but Apple’s expected earnings show the company is not what it once was. Apple will be releasing its quarterly results on Tuesday (Pacific time) after the markets close. Its been a rather uneventful two quarters for the company; there have been minor...
Here’s what Apple’s earnings will probably look like tomorrow

Intel announces next gen server SoC to keep ARM down

Today at its data center event in San Francisco, Intel’s Diane Bryant, who runs the company’s enterprise CPU business, announced a couple of new upcoming products aimed at keeping Intel’s dominance in the high margin server market. Avoton and Rangeley 22 nm server SoCs, the...
Intel announces next gen server SoC to keep ARM down

Computer-generated TCP turbo-charges the Internet?

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised a new method for optimizing and enabling twice the throughput on wired networks using Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). According to researchers their ‘Remy’ ‘machine learning’ system can create its own algorithm...
Computer-generated TCP turbo-charges the Internet?

Evolution is driven by groups of mutations

While the generally accepted driving force behind evolution is survival of the fittest genes, new research shows that some mutations may survive because they hitchhike on the success of others. The mechanics of evolution are simple and elegant: If an organism mutates and that mutated gene gives...
Evolution is driven by groups of mutations

Security researcher says he’s behind Apple Developer Center Hack, didn’t mean to cause any harm

Earlier today it was reported that Apple had confirmed its Developer Center had been hacked last week, which led to the closure of the center on Thursday. An independent security researcher has now stepped in the spotlight, claiming that he’s behind the Developer Center hack. Apple...
Security researcher says he’s behind Apple Developer Center Hack, didn’t mean to cause any harm

Micromax’s next device is called Canvas A240, might feature an octa-core chipset

A tweet from known Micromax leaker MMXNewscaster, said Micromax’s next device will be called the Canvas A240 and will likely feature MediaTek’s MT6592 octo-core SoC. Micromax is currently ruling the budget Android market in India. However, all is not well as the manufacturer’s latest...
Micromax’s next device is called Canvas A240, might feature an octa-core chipset

Engineers create microchips that act like human brains

Engineers have developed ‘neuromorphic’ chips that can imitate some properties of that are similar to the human brain. The human brain, although organic in nature, is possibly the most complex and most efficient ‘computer’ known to man.  For quite some time, scientists and engineers...
Engineers create microchips that act like human brains

Moto X off-contract prices: $299 for 16GB and $350 for 32GB [Rumor]

Google and Motorola’s Moto X pups are set to enter this world soon, and the bill for adopting one of these handsets won’t burn a hole through anyone’s pocket. Prior to its official announcement, we have some words coming in that an off-contract 16GB Moto X will go for just $ 299, while...
Moto X off-contract prices: $299 for 16GB and $350 for 32GB [Rumor]

The blurry line between cyber threats and competitor lobbying

As ex-CIA chief Michael Hayden calls Chinese telecom manufacturer Huawei a trojan horse for China, its important to look back at what role Cisco has had in whipping up paranoia about its Middle Kingdom competitor. Ex-CIA chief and current Motorola director Michael Hayden has made waves recently,...
The blurry line between cyber threats and competitor lobbying

Taking out insurance quotes online

When thinking of getting an insurance cover, people often get perplexed. There are so many insurance companies to pick from and each of these has innumerable plans to offer for all kinds of insurances such as health, life, family, medical, business, vehicle and much more. This horde of...
Taking out insurance quotes online

The PS4 continuously records 15 minutes of gameplay

There has been some confusion as to the length of the PS4′s automatic gameplay recordings. A spokesperson for Sony confirms that the console continuously records your last 15 minutes of play. Neil Brown, head of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s R&D division, recently said...
The PS4 continuously records 15 minutes of gameplay

Understand Collateral Examination

Many people or consumers who are involved in the money lending industry may need to understand collateral examination, Exploring the topic a bit, collateral examination is a service that is provided to money lenders to make sure their funds are being landed correctly. Examiners go into the...
Understand Collateral Examination

Best Medicare Supplement - How to Find the Best Plan For You

You may be new to Medicare, what is the best Medicare supplement plan that is currently out in the market? What do supplements cover? What’s the difference between a supplement and a Medicare advantage plan? Would an advantage plan be good for my situation? When can I sign up for...
Best Medicare Supplement - How to Find the Best Plan For You

5 million years ago, the sea level rose 20 meters

A new report suggests global warming that occurred 5 million years ago may have melted the antarctic ice caps and led to a 20 meter rise in global sea levels. Researchers at Imperial College London have been analyzing mud samples in order to study ancient melting of the Eastern Antarctic ice...
5 million years ago, the sea level rose 20 meters

Aereo contines expansion, promises OTA TV streaming in Utah on August 19

The TV streaming service that has been the subject of some particularly vicious lawsuits is planning to expand to Utah on August 19. Streaming TV service Aereo is planning to launch in Utah on August 19. When launched, it will allow those who have signed up for the service to stream broadcast TV...
Aereo contines expansion, promises OTA TV streaming in Utah on August 19

Real Soda – Post mix soft drinks

Here at The Real Soda Sodaworks factory in London we have been been producing high quality delicious sparking drinks for many years. We produce top quality own brand label post mix soft drinks, as well as bottled sodas and juices.
At Real Soda we are passionate about the taste and quality of...
Real Soda – Post mix soft drinks

The best seat in this house isn"t the driver"s

It’s the biggest, most powerful, most efficient model that Lexus makes. It’s also the most expensive Lexus that you can buy today. It is the prow of the flagship LS line and the tippy-top of the totem pole for the Japanese luxury brand. It is the 2013 Lexus LS 600h L.
But, at nearly...
The best seat in this house isn"t the driver"s

Samsung Galaxy S3 caught running Android 4.3

The list of devices caught running Android 4.3 is increasing by the day. After the Galaxy S4 Google Edition and the Nexus 4, the Galaxy S3 is the most recent mobile to be seen running Google’s newest version of Android. It looks like Samsung is ditching the 4.2.2 update for the Galaxy S3...
Samsung Galaxy S3 caught running Android 4.3

How To Get The Best Hotel Rates Available

It’s always nice when you can save a few bucks, especially on a hotel rate. Hotels can get sometimes be pricey, especially if you need to stay several nights. There are tips and tricks that some people use to get the best rates available, however not everyone knows about them. These tips will...
How To Get The Best Hotel Rates Available

Apple reportedly testing 13-inch iPad and possibly phablet iPhone

Apple isn’t dominating the smartphone business like it did in the past, but iPads are still ‘in’ and soon there may be a 13-inch iPad thrown into the mix to keep things fresh for consumers. As the smartphone trend shifts toward larger display handsets, Apple has to adapt and do...
Apple reportedly testing 13-inch iPad and possibly phablet iPhone

The United Kingdom to require users to ‘opt-in’ for online porn, will increase web monitoring

UK Prime Minister David Cameron announces sweeping new anti-porn measures that would require users to ‘opt-in’ to visit porn sites and would ban various types of ‘extreme’ pornography. Internet users in the United Kingdom will soon have to tell their ISP to opt them in to being allowed...
The United Kingdom to require users to ‘opt-in’ for online porn, will increase web monitoring

Rovio Account has now been rolled out globally for iOS

Rovio has announced that it has finally rolled out Rovio Account for iOS for worldwide markets, allowing users to save their game progress and pick it up on another device. Rovio develops quite a number of titles for a variety of platforms. Its most popular creation has to be the Angry Birds...
Rovio Account has now been rolled out globally for iOS

Sony Xperia Z Ultra coming to India by July 31st

After Hong Kong and Taiwan, the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is going to be launched in India on July 31st. Indian e-commerce website Saholic lists the Xperia Z Ultra as an upcoming handset and mentions that it will be available by the end of the month. The Xperia Z Ultra is going to be the [...]
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Sony Xperia Z Ultra coming to India by July 31st

New Apple Store app expected to release next week, will bring free content

Apple is reportedly going to release a new version of its Apple Store app for iOS devices. The new app is said to have user interface similar to that of the company’s iBookstore and iTunes Store apps. This new app is expected to release on July 23rd. Recently we heard rumors that Apple CEO...
New Apple Store app expected to release next week, will bring free content

AT&T Moto X phone: decent AnTuTu score, 4.7-inch display, and no SD slot

The Moto X might not be the greatest thing ever to hit smartphone consumers, but it’s probably worth a gander if you’re due for an upgrade on AT&T and don’t want to spend a week’s worth of pay on a phone. Previous reports have already revealed that the phone will come with a...
AT&T Moto X phone: decent AnTuTu score, 4.7-inch display, and no SD slot

Samsung set to unveil a new Exynos octa-core SoC this week

Word has leaked out that Samsung is all set to launch an updated variant of the Exynos octa-core SoC next week. Could this be the chipset that is going to be used in the upcoming Galaxy Note III? A tweet from Samsung’s Exynos twitter account today mentions the next version of Exynos as an...
Samsung set to unveil a new Exynos octa-core SoC this week

Samsung set to unveil a new Exynos octa-core SoC this week

Word has leaked out that Samsung is all set to launch an updated variant of the Exynos octa-core SoC next week. Could this be the chipset that is going to be used in the upcoming Galaxy Note III? A tweet from Samsung’s Exynos twitter account today mentions the next version of Exynos as an...
Samsung set to unveil a new Exynos octa-core SoC this week

Apple Dev Center hacked: names, mailing and email addresses compromised

We finally know why Dev Center was down for the past three days. An unspecified intruder hacked into Apple’s Dev Center on Thursday; they were successful in gaining access to names, mailing addresses and email address of “some” accounts, according to an email sent out to...
Apple Dev Center hacked: names, mailing and email addresses compromised

NVIDIA begins shipping Shield on July 31

NVIDIA has announced that it will begin shipping the handheld Shield game console on July 31. Originally planned for launch on June 27, NVIDIA ran into some troubles with components from third-party suppliers, and as a result the launch was delayed for over a month. The original going price for...
NVIDIA begins shipping Shield on July 31

Fuel cells for hydrogen cars may become much more affordable

Researchers have developed a new fuel cell that can produce the same amount of electricity as current cells while using just one fifth of the amount of platinum. Fuel cells for hydrogen cars may be a step in the right direction as fossil fuel-driven cars contribute heavily to pollution of the...
Fuel cells for hydrogen cars may become much more affordable

Fourty-four years ago, man landed on the moon with a simple computer

Neil Armstrong landed on the moon 44 years ago with a 1.024 MHz computer. As the Google Lunar X Prize gears up, what kind of computing power will be used on man’s next mission to the moon? This weekend marks the 44th anniversary of the Moon landing, unarguably the greatest technological...
Fourty-four years ago, man landed on the moon with a simple computer

Scout adds crowdsourced incident reporting to nav apps

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Telenav’s Scout GPS Navigation & Traffic borrows a bit from Waze and Trapster’s books with the addition of crowdsourced incident reporting in the newest versions of its mobile apps.
On Scout’s map screen, there now appears a new “Report”...
Scout adds crowdsourced incident reporting to nav apps

First teaser trailer for World of Warcraft movie showcased at Comic-Con 2013

Attendees at the Warner Bros. panel at this year’s Comic-Con were given an exclusive screening of the first-ever teaser trailer for Blizzard’s upcoming World of Warcraft film. Jump in for details on the short–but sweet–footage!
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First teaser trailer for World of Warcraft movie showcased at Comic-Con 2013

This is what the world would look like if we could see WiFi signals

With a little help from Dr. Browning Vogel (Stanford University), MyDeals has come up with some very interesting images which show what one part of Washington DC would look like if we could see WiFi signals with the naked eye. Remember that chapter on Waves you studied back in high school? Well,...
This is what the world would look like if we could see WiFi signals

Bosch self-driving car spotted in California

This Bosch-owned BMW was seen driving near the company"s Palo Alto research center.
(Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET)
Google’s fleet of autonomous cars, based on the Toyota Prius and Lexus RX, have become almost a common site in the high-tech environs of the San Francisco Bay Area,...
Bosch self-driving car spotted in California

Leading analyst anticipates shortages for PS4 and Xbox One during launch

An analyst from a leading firm forsees shortages for both next-gen consoles during their respective release dates later this year, which falls in line with the recent outselling of pre-orders due to excessively high demand.
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Leading analyst anticipates shortages for PS4 and Xbox One during launch

Philips Xenium W8510 packs 3,300 mAh battery, boasts 35 days of stand-by autonomy

Quad-core this, octa-core that, Full HD this, Xenon flash that. That’s what we’re seeing over and over again being marketed as major selling points for smartphones nowadays. And they’re all neat features, no doubt about it, but what about battery life? Most of today’s “beasts” turn...
Philips Xenium W8510 packs 3,300 mAh battery, boasts 35 days of stand-by autonomy

Philips Xenium W8510 packs 3,300 mAh battery, boasts 35 days of stand-by autonomy

Quad-core this, octa-core that, Full HD this, Xenon flash that. That’s what we’re seeing over and over again being marketed as major selling points for smartphones nowadays. And they’re all neat features, no doubt about it, but what about battery life? Most of today’s “beasts” turn...
Philips Xenium W8510 packs 3,300 mAh battery, boasts 35 days of stand-by autonomy

Moto X sports a dual-core Snapdragon and 4+ inch 720p display

Some new Moto X specs have surfaced prior to its (expected) August 1 unveiling date, with the latest bits suggesting that the handset will sport a ~4.5-inch display. Calling the Moto X phone a flagship is an overstatement, but since Google is willing to fork out $ 500+ million (USD) to promote...
Moto X sports a dual-core Snapdragon and 4+ inch 720p display

Borderlands 2 to get new DLC and increased level cap this fall

A Gearbox panel discussion during PAX Australia reveals that the team is working on a new series of DLC packs that will further increase the level cap as well as introduce new boss battles, character skins and more.
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Borderlands 2 to get new DLC and increased level cap this fall

Purported iPhone Lite rear shell compared with iPhone 5

New pictures have emerged of a purported real shell of Apple’s much rumored low cost iPhone, dubbed iPhone Lite. The shell has been compared to an iPhone 5.. Over the past few weeks there have been a string of leaks related to the low cost iPhone. Apple is expected to announce this device...
Purported iPhone Lite rear shell compared with iPhone 5

Demon-possessed Honda lawn mower can cut grass at 130MPH

Not everyone in the world has a lawn to mow, but that shouldn’t stop people from looking into buying a Honda lawn mower that can go faster than most economy cars. The Tokyo, Japan-based motor company Honda recently teamed up with UK-based Team Dynamics to revolutionize the lawn-mowing...
Demon-possessed Honda lawn mower can cut grass at 130MPH

Experiment finally yields result after 69 years

An experiment that has been undergoing observations for the last 69 years has finally concluded.  What’s the result?  Read on to find out! Scientists have long concluded that tar is actually a fluid, which—at room temperature—seems like a solid.  To prove this, scholars from the Trinity...
Experiment finally yields result after 69 years

Experiment finally yields result after 69 years

An experiment that has been undergoing observations for the last 69 years has finally concluded.  What’s the result?  Read on to find out! Scientists have long concluded that tar is actually a fluid, which—at room temperature—seems like a solid.  To prove this, scholars from the Trinity...
Experiment finally yields result after 69 years

More Moto X specs surface before unveiling

Some new Moto X specs have surfaced prior to its (expected) August 1 unveiling date, with the latest bits suggesting that the handset will sport a ~4.5-inch display. Calling the Moto X phone a flagship is an overstatement, but since Google is willing to fork out $ 500+ million (USD) to promote...
More Moto X specs surface before unveiling

Small town proposes new hunting license for shooting down US government drones

A small Colorado town has proposed a new ordinance that will place bounties on U.S. Government aerial drones (UAV), and willing hunters will be rewarded handsomely for their work in the field.   Phillip Steel of Deer Trail, Colorado has proposed a new local law which will allow locals to...
Small town proposes new hunting license for shooting down US government drones

You Can Still Vacation While On A Budget – And Have A Great Time!

With the economy on a down whirl spiral, many people are finding it difficult to save enough money to take vacation. Vacations are important to our overall wellbeing and should be taken every couple of years, even if money may be tight. Vacations don’t need to cost an arm and a leg. There are...
You Can Still Vacation While On A Budget – And Have A Great Time!

iPhone 4 causes accidental electrocution of a 30-year-old Chinese man

A new report reveals that an iPhone 4, being charged with a third-party adapter, has caused the accidental electrocution of a 30 year old man in China.  This is actually the second such story to surface in a week. Just last week it was reported that a flight attendant was actually killed due to...
iPhone 4 causes accidental electrocution of a 30-year-old Chinese man

AMD’s latest quarterly report shows a reversal in fortune

AMD is still losing money, but its losses have narrowed as the company posts a solid quarter. Can this new found confidence create a profitable organization? AMD thinks it can return to profitability by September 30 of this year. For a company that was once facing quarterly losses to the tune of...
AMD’s latest quarterly report shows a reversal in fortune

Sony working on novel, high-end lens + sensor attachment for Xperia devices

Attachment will pack enough power to take photos comparable in quality to premium point and shoot cameras. There is no doubt about it: the modern-day superphone has replaced point and shoot cameras for most people. They take reasonably good-looking images, a con that is made up for by a large...
Sony working on novel, high-end lens + sensor attachment for Xperia devices

ZTE enters Indian smartphone market with six devices, prices start at Rs. 5,800

Despite ranking fourth in global mobile phone sales for 2012, China-based ZTE has always suffered due to its inability of making headway in key markets. Namely, the company was completely absent from India and was still viewed as a second-tier OEM in many European countries, as well as the US....
ZTE enters Indian smartphone market with six devices, prices start at Rs. 5,800

ZTE enters Indian smartphone market with six devices, prices start at Rs. 5,800

Despite ranking fourth in global mobile phone sales for 2012, China-based ZTE has always suffered due to its inability of making headway in key markets. Namely, the company was completely absent from India and was still viewed as a second-tier OEM in many European countries, as well as the US....
ZTE enters Indian smartphone market with six devices, prices start at Rs. 5,800

The Surface lost Microsoft $900 million

Microsoft increases revenue in Q4, earns $ 4.97 billion, but the Surface ends up costing it $ 900 million. By all means Microsoft had a healthy quarter in Q4. The company posted 10 percent more revenue than the same quarter last year — $ 19.90 billion — and posted a healthy profit of  $ ...
The Surface lost Microsoft $900 million

GM, worried about market disruption, has an eye on Tesla

Tesla Model S. GM, which practically invented the modern electric car, now sees Tesla as a threat.
(Credit: Tesla)
General Motors is concerned enough about Tesla’s competitive threat that it has formed a committee to study the budding electric-car upstart.
GM Chief Executive Dan...
GM, worried about market disruption, has an eye on Tesla

Dedicated gamer submits massive Skyrim mod as an employment application to Bethesda Softworks

One talented and dedicated gamer has submitted a massive Skyrim mod that packs over 25 hours of content as an employment application to Bethesda Softworks, showcasing his promising ability as a developer using the games modding tools.
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Dedicated gamer submits massive Skyrim mod as an employment application to Bethesda Softworks