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FCC on Open Internet: “All Options” Are on the Table

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: “Further delay will only exacerbate this problem.” The FCC is on the offensive again, as Chairman Tom Wheeler has ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2014

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Dreamworks CEO Wants Movies Buyable Three Weeks After Release

Jeff Katzenberg wants movies out of theaters and on your phones and tablets in less than a month. Former Disney exec and current ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2014

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Video: US Navy F-18 Squadron Gets the GoPro Treatment

The VFA-27 “Royal Maces” squadron put some GoPro cameras to good use. There are no shortage of GoPro aviation videos online, but very ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2014

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This Fall, Every MIT Undergrad Student gets $100 in Bitcoin

Every MIT undergrad student just got $100 richer…now it’s $200! Now it’s $50…now it’s $20…oh God nobody panic! Need money for ramen? The ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2014

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AMD “Mullins” and “Beema” APUs Target the Tablet Market

Low-power dual-core and quad-core options should be attractive to tablet, phablet makers. AMD unveiled a low-power APU refresh today, introducing the Mullins and ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2014

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Report: Google to Replace Nexus Phones with Android Silver Brand

After Nexus is scrapped, Android Silver phones could come from Motorola and LG. Reports from The Information (via The Verge) say that Google ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2014

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Nvidia and Ubisoft Partner to Bundle Watch Dogs with GeForce GTX GPUs

New GPU begets an even newer video game. Thinking about buying a new graphics card for your PC? Nvidia and Ubisoft just sweetened ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2014

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The Reddit-backed Dogecoin Ford Fusion is Ready for NASCAR

[Insert beaten-to-death Dogecoin meme joke here.] Back in late March, a group of Redditors decided to field a NASCAR entry with a Dogecoin ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2014

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The Unreal Engine 4 “Elemental” Demo is now a PC Benchmark

It’s not an official Epic Games benchmark, but the demo should give you a rough idea of how UE4 will run on your ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2014

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Microsoft Completes $7 Billion Purchase of Nokia Devices and Services

$7.2 billion goes to Nokia, and Microsoft gets patent licensing, 25,000 new employees in return. Seven months and billions of dollars later, Microsoft’s ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 25, 2014

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Faster Public WiFi Might be Coming to Google Fiber Cities

Google document being circulated to potential Google Fiber sites hints at public WiFi rollout. Google Fiber is available (or on the cusp of ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 25, 2014

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Coming Soon to a TiVo Near You: Integrated Netflix Streaming

Three cable providers are bringing Netflix to their TiVo service. Netflix has long been the arch-rival of cable, a charter member of the ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorApril 25, 2014

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