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Mastering the art of kitchen computing
As technology shifts to allow simple tasks using inexpensive pieces of technology, it becomes easier to consider having a computer live, full-time, in the kitchen. If you’ve ever given the concept any...
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Ubuntu 13.04 puts Wubi on the chopping block
The Windows-based Ubuntu Installer (Wubi) doesn’t look like it’s going to make the final cut for the Ubuntu 13.04 release. It’s been a good run for the handy little utility which first found…
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HTC One to be available April 19, pre-order exclusives available now
It’s been a while since there were two Android superphones released so close together that they compete with one another so directly, but Samsung and HTC seem destined to do this dance. HTC…
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PS4 retail launch expected to be a global event
Sony has already made it clear that it intends to launch the PlayStation 4 this year. But typically that has meant the PlayStation console becomes available in one territory, then there’s a few…
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Windows Blue to be called Windows 8.1, official this summer
With all the leaks surrounding Microsoft’s next Windows update, which we’re told is not to be called a Service Pack, it was only a matter of time before Microsoft officially labeled it. Instead…
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HiRISE images show Curiosity’s parachute moving in the wind
Ever since Curiosity managed to make it through the 7 minutes of terror and land on Mars, the focus has all been on the Curiosity rover and what it discovers. It’s easy to…
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Disney closes down LucasArts, marking today as a sad day for video game history
During fall of last year, Disney made a huge splash in the entertainment world and acquired LucasFilm. After the new ownership subsequently announced that it would complete the last Star Wars trilogy,...
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Amazon starts offering free AutoRip MP3s with vinyl purchases
In January Amazon launched its AutoRip service, which saw every music CD purchase accompanied by the 256Kbps MP3 versions of each music track for free. So for anyone who still prefers to have…
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Mozilla and Samsung teaming up on next-gen browsing engine ‘Servo’
Mozilla has announced this morning that it has joined forces with Samsung to build a next-gen browsing engine. It’s being called Servo, and it’s being built from scratch using Mozilla’s open source,...
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VLC app for Windows 8 nears beta, looks good in new screenshots
Things have been pretty quiet over on the VLC for Windows 8 Kickstarter page lately, but there’s a very good reason. Videolan developers have been working nonstop to get the app ready for…
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Facebook unveils Home: A new approach to Android
Instead of making their own OS, Facebook has announced a platform on top of Android that allows for a new mobile social experience.
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Geek deals: $200 off Dell XPS 15 Core i5laptop, $59 Android tablet, more
If I had to pick a company to thank for their contributions to the computer industry and moving technology forward, near the top of that list would be Apple. While the slim silver…
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Asus launches a tiny graphics card for mini-ITX gamers
I am a big fan of the mini-ITX form factor. You can pack just about any combination of CPU, RAM, and storage onto a mini-ITX motherboard and into a case that’s small enough…
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Reports say Xbox 720 always-on connection can only handle 3 minute internet...
In the recent weeks, we’ve seen various reports that Microsoft will require the Xbox 720 to have an always-on internet connection to function. Not technically always-on DRM — which has been pushed to…
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This gorgeous video shows what Earth looked like throughout 2012
Though 2013 is well underway, NASA has recently released a rather gorgeous video documenting what our planet looked like throughout 2012. The video wasn’t made with just, for example, a camera mounted on…
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Facebook Home beats Google to putting ads on your phone
While Google uses their many services as data points to serve you ads, Facebook is taking the opposite approach. Facebook Home is going to be the one thing everyone has been waiting for…
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Call me Cthulhu: Octopus-like microorganism named after the Great Old One
You can only name new species after the discoverer of the species so many times before it gets boring. The University of British Columbia (UBC) must’ve realized this notion, and when they discovered…
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BlackBerry Q10 and R10: Second BB10 salvo returns to QWERTY
BlackBerry is going back to its roots for rounds two and three of the BlackBerry 10 assault. The high-end Q10 is already up for pre-order in England, while the mid-range R10 been snapped…
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HTC One pre-order offers prove HTC still doesn’t get it
As the next wave of epic superphones comes closer to their launch dates, the inevitable pre-order period has arrived. For the HTC One, it seems like just about ever carrier has their own…
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Dell’s $600 Alienware X51 is now available with Ubuntu
Dell, the on-again-off-again friend of desktop Linux, has announced its first Ubuntu-powered gaming PC. The X51, Alienware’s console-lookalike, will soon ship with Ubuntu Linux and full graphics driver...
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