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Live Action Halo TV Series Being Backed by Steven Spielberg
May 21, 2013 10:12 pm
Are you ready for live action Master Chief?
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Next iPad rumored to be 33% lighter and thinner thanks to new touchscreen tech
May 21, 2013 10:00 pm
Despite rumored supply constraints, Apple's fifth-generation iPad is to purportedly begin trial production in July. This information originates from the latest crop of rumors by Digitimes, citing its usual assortment of supply chain insiders. Volume production of the fifth-gen iPad is... [more]
Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC to be Exclusive to Xbox One
May 21, 2013 9:06 pm
Activision will continue the tradition of releasing Call of Duty multiplayer downloadable content first on Xbox.
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Spotify launches free-to-play top-50 charts, no subscription required
May 21, 2013 9:00 pm
Following in the footsteps of Billboard, Spotify is now publishing a top-50 list of the most streamed and most shared tunes through the service. The lists are being made available as widgets for website owners to embed on their site. Fans can listen to the top tracks free of charge... [more]
Microsoft Reveals the Next Generation of Xbox: Xbox One
May 21, 2013 8:34 pm
All has been revealed, at last!
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Leap Motion shows off gesture controls in Windows
May 21, 2013 8:00 pm
Leap Motion is looking to drum up enthusiasm for its 3D gesture controller as it moves closer to release. The latest tidbit from the company comes in the form of a minute-long video demonstrating how the technology works in conjunction with Microsoft's Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating... [more]
Samsung Showcasing 13.3" WQXGA+ Notebook Display
May 21, 2013 8:00 pm
Samsung Display is also at SID 2013 showing new displays.
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NASA Awards $125,000 Grant for 3D Printed Food on Long-Term Space Travels
May 21, 2013 7:32 pm
Items on the menu include cricket pizza [more]
Watch Microsoft's next-generation Xbox reveal event live
May 21, 2013 6:39 pm
Microsoft will be live streaming their hour-long Xbox reveal event Tuesday at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. Watch the full video coverage here with periodic updates summarizing the most important bits. [more]
Microsoft officially announces Xbox One: here's what we know so far
May 21, 2013 6:39 pm
Microsoft live streamed their hour-long Xbox reveal earlier this morning and we've compiled all the important bits that were covered at the event. Here's what we know so far. [more]
Google Checkout may be dead, but Google Wallet lives on
May 21, 2013 6:32 pm
Google announced that it is dropping Google Checkout in favor of its more smartphone-friendly Google Wallet service. Businesses relying on Google Checkout to process online payments will have six months to transition to another payment processor. The company says it has partnered with other... [more]
BT Reaches 5 Million Hotspots in UK and Ireland
May 21, 2013 6:22 pm
Figure includes 543,000 hotspots in London alone.
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GeForce GTX 780 Already Announced in China; Official Specs
May 21, 2013 5:34 pm
The official spec sheet of the GTX 780 has surfaced; it has already been announced in mainland China.
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German Researchers Test 40 Gbps Wi-Fi Successor to 802.11ac
May 21, 2013 5:01 pm
High frequencies allow transmitter to be printed on special IC [more]
German Researchers Test 40 Gbps Wireless Broadband
May 21, 2013 5:01 pm
High frequencies allow transmitter to be printed on special IC [more]
U.S. Military Cuts Guantanamo Bay Wi-Fi After Alleged Threat by Anonymous
May 21, 2013 5:00 pm
Anonymous launched a global online protest to mark the 100th day of the hunger strike by Guantanamo Bay prisoners [more]
Yahoo redesigns Flickr, adds 1 terabyte of free storage and more
May 21, 2013 4:57 pm
Hot on the heels of Yahoo spending a whopping $1.1 billion on Tumblr, the company has just released a huge update to Flickr. And to go along with the completely redesigned look and feel of the photo service, it is also greatly expanding the storage offered to users, up to... [more]
AT&T to enable all pre-loaded video chat apps over cellular this year
May 21, 2013 3:30 pm
If video chatting is high on your list of priorities for a mobile device and you happen to be an AT&T customer, listen up. The wireless provider will soon allow customers to use any mobile video chat app over their cellular network regardless of data plan or device. [more]
All the Different Methods Google Uses to Capture Street View
May 21, 2013 3:00 pm
Google's cameras roam the earth the bring you all the views of streets, mountains, campuses, and even underwater.
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Ford Expects Four-Cylinder Engines to Significantly Increase in Popularity
May 21, 2013 2:56 pm
Ford says 66% of new cars we use four-cylinder engines by 2020 [more]
Apple's retail stores reach new record revene of $57.6 per visitor
May 21, 2013 2:00 pm
Apple stock may be on the decline but you wouldn’t know it if you were to walk into an Apple Store. That’s because Cupertino’s retail outfits have reached new record revenue of $57.60 per visitor according to Horace Dediu from research firm Asymco. Around $12 of that is profit,... [more]
Apple's retail stores reach new record revenue of $57.6 per visitor
May 21, 2013 2:00 pm
Apple stock may be on the decline but you wouldn’t know it if you were to walk into an Apple Store. That’s because Cupertino’s retail outfits have reached new record revenue of $57.60 per visitor according to Horace Dediu from research firm Asymco. Around $12 of that is profit,... [more]
Qualcomm, Samsung Push AMD to Fourth Place in Processor Market
May 21, 2013 1:50 pm
AMD plummets in microprocessor market ranking [more]
Shadow Warrior Reboot Announced
May 21, 2013 12:00 pm
Flying Wild Hogs is working on a new Shadow Warrior reboot.
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ASRock Shows Off 802.11ac WiFi & Bluetooth 4.0 For A-Style Motherboards
May 21, 2013 10:30 am
ASRock has released a teaser for one of its features that will be present on its A-Style motherboards, 801.11ac WiFi. Now, with ASRock's A-Style motherboards, as seen in the video, you no longer have to wait for your porn.
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Xigmatek Announces Low-Profile Janus CPU Cooler
May 21, 2013 9:00 am
Xigmatek is releasing a new low-profile CPU cooler with two fans.
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Metro: Last Light Tested, Benchmarked
May 21, 2013 8:28 am
When the Metro 2033 was released in 2010 it contributed to raise the PC graphics bar making good use of the latest DirectX 11 rendering technologies. Metro: Last Light follows its predecessor roots by using a heavily customized and improved version of the 4A Engine. [more]
Neverwinter MMO Devs Forced to Roll Game Back After Auction House Exploit Derailed Economy
May 21, 2013 7:30 am
An astral diamond exploit derailed the entire Neverwinter economy yesterday.
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Western Digital's HGST Launches Highest Capacity Hard Drive for Notebooks
May 21, 2013 6:57 am
HGST Unleashes World's First 2.5"/9.5mm HDD with 1.5TB Capacity [more]
Microsoft Announces Next Generation "Xbox One"
May 21, 2013 6:55 am
New console features heavy voice support, Windows-like features, focus on multimedia [more]
Microsoft Announces Voice-Controlled "Xbox One"
May 21, 2013 6:55 am
New console features heavy voice support, Windows-like features, focus on multimedia [more]
SanDisk and Toshiba Set to Begin to Produce NAND Flash Using Second-Gen 19nm Process Technology
May 21, 2013 6:31 am
SanDisk and Toshiba Create World's Smallest 64Gb NAND Flash Chip [more]
PlayStation 4 Price Mistakenly Leaked?
May 21, 2013 6:00 am
A German site alleges that it caught a glimpse of the PS4 price on the Sony India website.
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Samsung Starts Manufacturing of High-Performance SSD for Enterprise Servers and Data Centers
May 21, 2013 5:42 am
Samsung Begins to Produce Enterprise-Class SSDs [more]
Nvidia: GeForce GTX Titan Outsold Dual-Chip GeForce GTX 690
May 21, 2013 5:10 am
In Three Months on the Market, Nvidia's GeForce GTX Titan Outsold Year-Old GeForce GTX 690 [more]
Oops: Someone Actually Lost a Google Glass
May 21, 2013 5:00 am
That's $1,500 down the drain if the specs are never found.
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Report: DISH CEO Makes Aggressive $2B USD Bid for LightSquared's Spectrum
May 21, 2013 4:25 am
Bid could help Charlie Ergen build a top U.S. carrier -- with or without Sprint Nextel [more]
Watch Dogs Gets Amazon, Gamestop Preorder Exclusives
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
The Watch Dogs pre-order bonuses may peeve some gamers.
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Futuremark's PCMark 8 to Benchmark Performance and Power Consumption
May 21, 2013 3:43 am
Futuremark Announces PCMark 8 Benchmark [more]
Toyota Wants to Increase Lithium-Ion Battery Production to 20,000/Year
May 21, 2013 3:30 am
The lithium-ion batteries will likely replace the nickel-metal hydride batteries that Toyota currently uses in its hybrid cars [more]
Samsung Display Showcases Retina-Class Displays for Tablets and Notebooks
May 21, 2013 3:13 am
Samsung Display Shows Off State-of-the-Art Displays [more]
More Pictures Surface of GTX 780; Almost GTX Titan PCB
May 21, 2013 3:00 am
A whole lot of new pictures have surfaced of the GTX 780, and it looks like a GTX Titan, unsurprisingly.
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Supermicro Looks to Shake Up Server Market
May 21, 2013 3:00 am
In the server market, Supermicro prepares for a tough battle against industry heavyweights [more]
Apple Releases Tim Cook's Testimony on Corporate Tax Laws
May 21, 2013 1:40 am
The testimony has been prepared for Cook's appearance before the U.S. Senate tomorrow [more]
Google Voice finds a new home in Google+ Hangouts
May 21, 2013 1:30 am
Google Voice has found a new home within Hangouts in Google+. Last week at Google I/O, the new standalone version of Hangouts was unveiled as an amalgam of all current Google messaging products with the exception of Google Voice. [more]
Report: Xbox Infinity Will Conquer Cloud Streaming
May 21, 2013 12:42 am
The next-generation Xbox sounds like it may knock your socks off.
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Jolla unveils first Sailfish OS smartphone, set to ship this year
May 21, 2013 12:30 am
Jolla on Monday unveiled the first smartphone designed to run a Meego-inspired operating system called Sailfish. The Finnish mobile handset company, comprised of ex-Nokia employees, believes the self-titled mobile device will be a strong candidate in the mid- to high-end smartphone market. [more]
Deals May 20: Alienware X51 Core i7 mini Gaming PC $999
May 20, 2013 11:40 pm
Chase away the Monday blues with these hot deals from LogicBUY.
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Google pressing for fast adoption of royalty-free VP9 video codec
May 20, 2013 11:30 pm
Last week at I/O 2013, Google said it is nearly finished developing the new royalty-free VP9 video codec. The new specification is available now for testing, and will be officially finalized on June 17, reports CNET. [more]
SilverStone Tundra Returns With TD02, TD03 Water Coolers
May 20, 2013 11:16 pm
Silverstone has released two new CPU water coolers, both closed loop units.
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Feed Summary
- Live Action Halo TV Series Being Backed by Steven Spielberg
- Next iPad rumored to be 33% lighter and thinner thanks to new touchscreen tech
- Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC to be Exclusive to Xbox One
- Spotify launches free-to-play top-50 charts, no subscription required
- Microsoft Reveals the Next Generation of Xbox: Xbox One
- Leap Motion shows off gesture controls in Windows
- Samsung Showcasing 13.3" WQXGA+ Notebook Display
- NASA Awards $125,000 Grant for 3D Printed Food on Long-Term Space Travels
- Watch Microsoft's next-generation Xbox reveal event live
- Microsoft officially announces Xbox One: here's what we know so far
- Google Checkout may be dead, but Google Wallet lives on
- BT Reaches 5 Million Hotspots in UK and Ireland
- GeForce GTX 780 Already Announced in China; Official Specs
- German Researchers Test 40 Gbps Wi-Fi Successor to 802.11ac
- German Researchers Test 40 Gbps Wireless Broadband
- U.S. Military Cuts Guantanamo Bay Wi-Fi After Alleged Threat by Anonymous
- Yahoo redesigns Flickr, adds 1 terabyte of free storage and more
- AT&T to enable all pre-loaded video chat apps over cellular this year
- All the Different Methods Google Uses to Capture Street View
- Ford Expects Four-Cylinder Engines to Significantly Increase in Popularity
- Apple's retail stores reach new record revene of $57.6 per visitor
- Apple's retail stores reach new record revenue of $57.6 per visitor
- Qualcomm, Samsung Push AMD to Fourth Place in Processor Market
- Shadow Warrior Reboot Announced
- ASRock Shows Off 802.11ac WiFi & Bluetooth 4.0 For A-Style Motherboards
- Xigmatek Announces Low-Profile Janus CPU Cooler
- Metro: Last Light Tested, Benchmarked
- Neverwinter MMO Devs Forced to Roll Game Back After Auction House Exploit Derailed Economy
- Western Digital's HGST Launches Highest Capacity Hard Drive for Notebooks
- Microsoft Announces Next Generation "Xbox One"
- Microsoft Announces Voice-Controlled "Xbox One"
- SanDisk and Toshiba Set to Begin to Produce NAND Flash Using Second-Gen 19nm Process Technology
- PlayStation 4 Price Mistakenly Leaked?
- Samsung Starts Manufacturing of High-Performance SSD for Enterprise Servers and Data Centers
- Nvidia: GeForce GTX Titan Outsold Dual-Chip GeForce GTX 690
- Oops: Someone Actually Lost a Google Glass
- Report: DISH CEO Makes Aggressive $2B USD Bid for LightSquared's Spectrum
- Watch Dogs Gets Amazon, Gamestop Preorder Exclusives
- Futuremark's PCMark 8 to Benchmark Performance and Power Consumption
- Toyota Wants to Increase Lithium-Ion Battery Production to 20,000/Year
- Samsung Display Showcases Retina-Class Displays for Tablets and Notebooks
- More Pictures Surface of GTX 780; Almost GTX Titan PCB
- Supermicro Looks to Shake Up Server Market
- Apple Releases Tim Cook's Testimony on Corporate Tax Laws
- Google Voice finds a new home in Google+ Hangouts
- Report: Xbox Infinity Will Conquer Cloud Streaming
- Jolla unveils first Sailfish OS smartphone, set to ship this year
- Deals May 20: Alienware X51 Core i7 mini Gaming PC $999
- Google pressing for fast adoption of royalty-free VP9 video codec
- SilverStone Tundra Returns With TD02, TD03 Water Coolers