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HP Adds Motion-Sensing Technology to All-In-One PCs, Desktops, Keyboards

Dec 9, 2013 7:22 pm

HP Expands Leap Motion Integration into Broad Range of All-In-One and Desktop Platforms [more]

Houses Passes "Anti-Troll" Innovation Act With Pro-Apple, Microsoft Edits

Dec 9, 2013 5:55 pm

Bill has some upsides, but could also help big firms troll smaller competitors     [more]

Windows 'Threshold' may bring back the Start menu

Dec 9, 2013 4:30 pm

One of the significant changes made in Windows 8 was the removal of the Start menu, which was a major feature of every version of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows 7. However if the latest report from Microsoft expert Paul Thurrott is to be believed, the Start menu might... [more]

Yahoo reportedly in talks to purchase popular photo-sharing service Imgur

Dec 9, 2013 3:30 pm

Yahoo is reportedly interested in purchasing image sharing service Imgur. An unnamed source with knowledge of the deal said serious talks began during the fall although no price has yet been agreed upon according to a report from Business Insider. [more]

12/9/2013 Daily Hardware Reviews

Dec 9, 2013 2:34 pm

DailyTech's roundup of reviews from around the web for Monday     [more]

Google honors programming pioneer Grace Hopper with Doodle

Dec 9, 2013 2:30 pm

Google on Monday celebrated the birthday of computer programming legend Grace Hopper with a Google Doodle. Hopper’s contributions to computer science are aplenty but she is perhaps best known for helping co-invent the Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL). [more]

Upcoming Android 4.4.1 update will reportedly support mirroring to Chromecast

Dec 9, 2013 1:30 pm

Cyanogen Inc. co-founder Koushik Dutta recently posted information from the latest Android 4.4.1 patches pointing at future implementation that will allow users to stream Android smartphone and tablet displays wirelessly to their TVs with Chromecast. [more]

VGX showcases next-gen games with a series of new trialers

Dec 9, 2013 12:30 pm

What were you up to this weekend? Unless you were plastered in front of your television you probably missed VGX, Spike's new and improved video game awards show. The awards show itself left a lot to be desired, and if it wasn't for the antics of host Joel McHale, the... [more]

VGX showcases next-gen games with a series of new trailers

Dec 9, 2013 12:30 pm

What were you up to this weekend? Unless you were plastered in front of your television you probably missed VGX, Spike's new and improved video game awards show. The awards show itself left a lot to be desired, and if it wasn't for the antics of host Joel McHale, the... [more]

Google rumored to be working on a Nexus-branded set-top box

Dec 9, 2013 11:30 am

Google is rumored to be working on a Nexus-branded set-top box that could debut in the first half of 2014. In addition to typical streaming media duties, the box will double as a gaming platform according to people who have seen the device or were told about it as first... [more]

Samsung's 840 EVO family goes mSATA, retains speed and capacity

Dec 9, 2013 10:30 am

Samsung is bringing its much praised 840 EVO family of SSDs down to ultra thin territory with a handful of new models in the mSATA form factor. At 1.5 inches thick that’s a full inch thinner than a standard 2.5-inch laptop drive, yet the company was able to retain the... [more]

NSA, UK Spy Agencies Snooped Through Xbox Live, World of Warcraft Communications

Dec 9, 2013 9:43 am

Agencies saw online gaming as an "opportunity" to trace possible terrorist threats     [more]

Square's redesigned Reader is 45 percent thinner and more reliable than the original

Dec 9, 2013 9:30 am

Square on Monday released a new version of its popular mobile payments card reader that replaces the off-the-shelf components found in the original with a new set of custom-designed parts. It was designed to be more reliable and thinner than the first generation according to Square’s head... [more]

California Says Vouchers May be Needed to Get Low Income Families into EVs, Hybrids

Dec 9, 2013 9:02 am

Study by state board says that full cost of vehicle might need to be subsidized     [more]

OC Dealership Sells Tesla Model S For $103K Worth of Bitcoins

Dec 9, 2013 9:01 am

Bitcoins continue to be accepted by more businesses, but does subsequent conversion to USD show them to be a fad?     [more]

Government agents reportedly spied on World of Warcraft and Xbox Live gamers

Dec 9, 2013 8:44 am

According to leaked Snowden documents, American and British intelligence agents have virtually infiltrated World of Warcraft and Second Life. Based on reports from The Guardian and The New York Times, documents dating back to 2008 point at agents creating anonymous characters inside of both game... [more]

Neowin: Xbox One review

Dec 9, 2013 8:09 am

When Microsoft launched the Xbox 360 eight years ago, it was "just" a game console that could also connect to the Internet to play online and download smaller games along with DLC packs. Oh, and it could also play DVDs (or HD DVD discs if you bought the short lived... [more]

EU to Nokia: Don't Even Think About Becoming a Patent Troll

Dec 9, 2013 7:29 am

Joaquin Almunia will open an antitrust case against Nokia if it becomes a patent troll     [more]

Samsung Unveils "Industry First" 1TB mSATA SSD

Dec 9, 2013 7:21 am

Samsung outs first 1TB capacity mSATA SSD     [more]

Ford Ponders Diesel, Hybrid Versions of the Mustang to Meet Fuel Efficiency Guidelines

Dec 9, 2013 7:12 am

Mustang could get diesel power in the future     [more]

Palantir's valuation jumps from $6 billion to $9 billion in less than three months

Dec 9, 2013 7:00 am

Palantir Technologies, a CIA-backed data analytics company, is now worth $9 billion. The valuation comes after the company on Thursday disclosed in a securities filing that it has raised around $58 million in the latest funding round. If the company achieves the expected $100 million mark in this... [more]

House Proposes 15 Cent Federal Gas Tax Increase

Dec 9, 2013 7:00 am

If the bill were to pass, the federal gas tax would increase to 33.4 cents per gallon and 42.8 cents for diesel     [more]

Motorola's modular smartphone prototype is nearly complete

Dec 9, 2013 6:00 am

A prototype for Project Ara, Motorola’s ambitious plan to build a modular smartphone, is nearly complete. CEO Dennis Woodside confirmed as much during a Google+ Hangout over the weekend, further adding that a final product could eventually make its way to the Moto maker according to a... [more]

Is Buying a Sound Card Worth The Money? An Enthusiast's Perspective

Dec 8, 2013 11:19 pm

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Buying a sound card has always felt more like a gamble than an investment to me. At the same time, I know audio snobs with thousands in equipment and all-FLAC libraries, and I'd like to believe they aren't delusional -- surely there's something to be experienced beyond my basic... [more]

Learn to Code: 22 Free Resources

Dec 8, 2013 10:37 pm

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Whether you’re looking for something new to learn, or just want to refresh your memory on something that might be a bit rusty, there are plenty of free sources online that you can take advantage of free code classes. In this article, we’re going to look at a few different... [more]

Weekend tech reading: Snowden and Greenwald profiled, bullet time with the Raspberry Pi

Dec 8, 2013 9:31 am

Early one morning last December, Glenn Greenwald opened his laptop, scanned through his e-mail, and made a decision that almost cost him the story of his life. A columnist and blogger with a large and devoted following, Greenwald receives hundreds of e-mails... [more]

Microsoft to discount Dell's Venue 8 Pro tablet by $200 this Monday

Dec 8, 2013 7:30 am

One might think that Black Friday or Cyber Monday would be the two best opportunities to score a tablet for cheap but Microsoft is look to break that mold. That’s because Redmond will be offering the Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet this Monday for just $99 – the cheapest we’ve... [more]

Twitter to expand service to phones without Internet access

Dec 7, 2013 10:30 am

Twitter’s user base could soon grow exponentially as we are hearing word that the microblogging platform has partnered with a Singapore-based startup to help expand the service in emerging markets. U2opia Mobile will launch a new service in March 2014 that will allow non-Internet enabled... [more]

This spherical gear was made using a 3D printer, can be yours for the holidays

Dec 7, 2013 7:30 am

Proxy Design Studio has created a 3D-printed spherical gear known as the Mechaneu. Described as the first in a series of kinetic, 3D-printed objects designed to explore the limits of 3D printing as an art form, it really is a work of art worth taking a moment to look at. [more]

Weekend Open Forum: What phone security do you use?

Dec 6, 2013 5:15 pm

Like locking a car door, passwording my phone has always felt like it would only deter the weak willed. Nonetheless, earlier this year I decided a basic passcode was comforting enough for everyday life and started using a four-dot pattern lock, which quickly grew to six and then nine once... [more]

iOS 7 installed on three out of every four Apple mobile devices

Dec 6, 2013 4:15 pm

Apple’s latest mobile operating system is now on three out of four mobile devices in North America according to the latest analytics data by Chitika. That’s an impressive feat when you consider the OS was released just shy of three months ago. [more]

Someone’s reportedly hijacking vast amounts of government and financial data through a US internet security hole

Dec 6, 2013 3:15 pm

I guess at some point most of us just assume that people are siphoning off huge amounts of important data through the internet for nefarious purposes, and based on a report from Wired it appears as though something just like that has recently been uncovered. [more]

Ryan Seacrest-backed 'Typo' iPhone Keyboard to debut at CES

Dec 6, 2013 2:30 pm

Despite the fact that the iPhone has been on the market for more than six years now, some people just can’t let go of the past. And by the past, I mean the physical QWERTY keyboard equipped on the majority of BlackBerry devices sold during the past decade. [more]

Quick Note: Pier Solar and the Great Architects Coming to the Wii U in HD

Dec 6, 2013 1:56 pm

Game has been billed the "best homebrew RPG of all time"     [more]

Thief developer says the gap between console and PC has "massively reduced"

Dec 6, 2013 1:45 pm

Eidos Montreal, the creative minds behind "Thief," believe that the development gap has been greatly reduced between console and PC thanks to the PS4 and Xbox One. This is great news for PC gamers out there who are frustrated by console exclusive titles. Unfortunately it takes a lot of extra... [more]

Apple's iBeacon location-aware shopping goes live in over 250 stores

Dec 6, 2013 12:45 pm

Apple is set to start pushing what it believes will be the future of retail shopping today as iBeacon goes live in all its 254 U.S. stores. The technology, part of iOS 7, works with low-power Bluetooth transmitters and the Apple Store app to track your location within a store... [more]

Spotify to launch free music service over mobile next week, report claims

Dec 6, 2013 12:00 pm

It’s been nearly a year in the making but Spotify has reportedly struck a deal with Sony, Universal and Warner that will allow them to offer a free version of their streaming music service for mobile devices. An announcement on the matter is expected at a Spotify press event on... [more]

U.S. Navy Fires "XFC" Drone from Underwater Submarine

Dec 6, 2013 11:35 am

Technology like this can offer the U.S. Navy's submarine force mission critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance     [more]

Weekend game deals: Borderlands 2 $7, Dark Souls $10, BioShock Infinite $10, plus an awesome Humble Bundle

Dec 6, 2013 11:15 am

After last week's holiday appetizer, this weekend's menu is looking a little sparse with leftovers including Max Payne and Borderlands content at Amazon, Torchlight II and... [more]

Experts: Masturbation Prevents Cancer, Diabetes, Insomnia, and Depression

Dec 6, 2013 11:01 am

Australian researchers "discover" that masturbation is a miracle drug of sorts     [more]

Razer's Kazuyo MFI gaming controller leaks

Dec 6, 2013 10:15 am

Since Apple introduced an official gaming API with iOS 7, talk about looming iOS controllers has been everywhere. We recently saw Moga's offering and Logitech's PowerShell, and now we get a look at what appears to be leaked images of Razer's upcoming MFI gaming controller, courtesy of... [more]

Ford Board Director: Alan Mulally Staying with Ford Through End of 2014

Dec 6, 2013 9:41 am

Mulally says he "loves serving Ford"     [more]

MSI unveils gaming-grade and workstation-class GT60 notebooks with 3K displays

Dec 6, 2013 9:30 am

MSI has unveiled two new high-end GT60 notebooks featuring 3K resolution displays, the gamer-oriented 2OD-261US and the workstation-class 2OKWS-278US. Both machines come equipped with the same 15.6-inch WQHD+ 3K display operating at 2,880 x 1,620 and are powered by Intel’s Core i7-4700MQ... [more]

Microsoft Research's new tool guesses your password

Dec 6, 2013 8:30 am

Microsoft Research has developed a new tool designed to help prevent people creating weak passwords for themselves. Known as 'Telepathwords', the system takes each character that you type for your desired password and attempts to guess the next one, giving a tick for a character that... [more]

Apple's "iBeacon" Tracks Customers Inside Apple Stores for Enhanced Shopping Experience

Dec 6, 2013 8:26 am

It allows you to shop in-store entirely with your iPhone or iPad     [more]

Google expands Takeout's menu, makes Gmail and Google Calendar downloadable

Dec 6, 2013 7:30 am

Google has announced that it will now let users download their Gmail and Calendar data through Google Takeout. This means you will no longer have to rely solely on Google to backup your precious Gmail and Calendar data. "Having access to your data and being able to take it with... [more]

Apple Says 74% of Its Mobile Devices Now Run iOS 7

Dec 6, 2013 7:06 am

Android latest stats show Jelly Bean is most popular flavor     [more]

Report: Spotify Working on Free, Ad-Supported Mobile Service

Dec 6, 2013 6:52 am

Sources say the free mobile service will allow limited on demand playback     [more]

Surprise! Apple devices are the most sought after this holiday season

Dec 6, 2013 6:30 am

Surprise, surprise! A recent survey from Parks Associates has revealed that Apple desktops are the most sought after this holiday season, displacing Dell, the previous leader for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Cupertino's attractive all-in-ones also managed to beat HP, Acer and Asus, which placed... [more]

Amazon expected to expand grocery delivery service to San Francisco next week

Dec 6, 2013 5:30 am

AmazonFresh, the ecommerce site’s budding grocery delivery service, may be expanding to San Francisco. In addition to a number of delivery truck sightings in the area and recent job postings, sources have told All Things D that the service is set to launch as early as next week in the... [more]

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