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NVIDIA Announces and Starts Pre-Orders For GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

NVIDIA has just announced their latest and greatest graphics card, the next in the Pascal architecture 10 series that launched in May 2016. The new model will be the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, as the last…

March 3, 2017 | 09:30 EST

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ModMic 5 Review - Talking The Talk

I have a headset that I am more fond of than not, a Logitech G930. It followed my H800 whose charging connector went a bit wonky after two years. I love wireless headsets, but suffice to say the…

February 28, 2017 | 01:00 EST

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Google Tells Copyright Office 99.95% of Takedowns Are Non-Existent

99.95% of the copyright takedown notices received by Google are non-existent, according to Google. In a filing with the U.S. Copyright Office obtained by TorrentFreak, Google noted that there had…

February 27, 2017 | 09:04 EST

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Developers, Please Combat Twitter's Removing of Tweets

Twitter has recently begun removing (or more precisely, hiding) "abusive" tweets, a plan that they stated that they would execute not too long ago. Unfortunately, Twitter's idea of an "abusive tweet…

February 24, 2017 | 01:00 EST

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Federal Judge Denies Warrant Request For Mass Fingerprinting

A federal judge has denied a request from the government to compel all people in a building to give up their fingerprints to unlock Apple iOS devices. Judge M. David Weisman of the District Court For…

February 24, 2017 | 09:40 EST

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AMD's Ryzen 7 CPU's Are Now Available For Pre-Order

Today, after much anticipation AMD has announced that March 2nd will be the global launch date of their Ryzen 7 CPU's and that the pre-orders for the CPU's are now available. "Four years ago we…

February 22, 2017 | 03:52 EST

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Twitter to Clamp Down Further on "Abusive" Tweets

Microblog social networking website Twitter has announced that they will be taking additional measures to ensure that their users won't have to deal with abusive tweets and accounts that are created…

February 12, 2017 | 09:15 EST

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Google to Remove Millions of Apps from the Google Play Store

The Google Play Store on Android devices has been a popular spawning ground for so-called "zombie" apps and games. These apps exist on the store and are usually woefully lacking a privacy policy that…

February 12, 2017 | 08:45 EST

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Tim Sweeney Labeling Windows Cloud as Ransomware is Premature

Epic Games’ very own Tim Sweeney posted a few tweets yesterday to his Twitter profile speaking out against the unannounced Windows Cloud OS Microsoft are developing, saying that the new flavor of…

February 8, 2017 | 11:00 EST

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What Trump's Presidency Means for Net Neutrality

Donald J. Trump is now the president of the United States of America. While his stances on prominent issues like immigration and trade are fairly clear, there are some smaller issues that have not…

January 23, 2017 | 09:00 EST

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How to fix IIS Server Error - "A specified logon session does not exist"

Recently ran into an issue with one of my clients where they were trying to access their reporting site online, but it refused to connect over SSL because of what was then an unknown issue.…

January 15, 2017 | 02:00 EST

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First SpaceX Launch Since Explosion Delayed

The highly anticipated launch of a new Falcon 9 rocket by SpaceX was delayed recently due to concerns about the weather at the launch site, Vandenberg Air Force base. The launch had been slated for…

January 9, 2017 | 11:00 EST

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HyperX Alloy FPS Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review - Clicking Perfection

In late 2016, HyperX unleashed their first wave of gaming keyboards with the Alloy FPS Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. This is HyperX's first foray into the keyboard market, and with specs like Cherry MX…

January 7, 2017 | 01:00 EST

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Amazon Patented a Drone-Carrying Blimp

Life has become pretty futuristic at this point. We have autonomous cars in development, we all have the power of the internet at our fingertips thanks to our smartphones, and we're actually going to…

December 29, 2016 | 10:01 EST

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LG Ultrawide Curved Gaming Monitor Review - Bigger is Better!

With the ever growing aspects of bigger screens and 4K technology, it can be especially difficult for some to sort through all these monitor brands and determine which one suits them the best. While…

December 12, 2016 | 09:00 EST

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HyperX Cloud Stinger Review - Affordable Quality

Anyone who knows me well understands that when it comes to audio, I'm all about quality gaming headsets. As someone who lives in a fairly busy household, I've grown quite accustomed to the headset…

November 30, 2016 | 11:00 EST

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Apple to Replace some iPhone 6s Batteries

Some of you iPhone 6s owners may have had a few instances where the phone randomly decides to shut itself down, a mechanical flaw that has since been confirmed by Apple. This bug occurs on a "small"…

November 21, 2016 | 11:47 EST

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Steelseries Arctis 3 Review - Entry Level Audio Done Right

Gaming headsets are a dime a dozen nowadays, with a tone of options available to consumers at all times. While that's a nice thing in and of itself, the abundance of choice can make it pretty hard to…

November 5, 2016 | 01:00 EDT

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Court Orders Cloudflare to Name "Pirate" Website Operators

A New York federal court judge has ordered Cloudflare to identify the operators of two websites alleged to be hosting pirated content as reported by TorrentFreak. Cloudflare is a U.S. based company…

October 30, 2016 | 10:45 EDT

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Internet Archive Celebrates 20th Anniversary

The Internet Archive, a nonprofit perhaps best known for its Wayback Machine web page archive service, is celebrating its 20th anniversary as reported by ZDNet. Initially founded in 1996, the…

October 28, 2016 | 08:49 EDT

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Microsoft Unveils Surface Studio and Windows 10 Creators Update

At a New York event on Wednesday, and followed by an announcement on Microsoft's news feed, the company have revealed a new hybrid desktop/touchscreen device - called the Surface Studio - which aims…

October 27, 2016 | 07:08 EDT

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Vine's Death Throes Begin With Mobile App Killed Off

At least Vine's lifespan lasted a lot longer than 7 seconds. Twitter and Vine announced today in a post that in the next coming months, there will no longer be a mobile app for the popular social…

October 27, 2016 | 01:38 EDT

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Chinese Firm Recalls Devices Used in Last Week's DDoS Attack

Last week, a DDoS attack targeting the DNS provider Dyn managed to disrupt access to many popular sites like Twitter, Amazon, and PayPal. It was discovered that many Internet of things devices like…

October 24, 2016 | 09:44 EDT

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Facebook Moderators Wanted Hateful Trump Post Removed

Inside sources have told that Wall Street Journal that the Facebook moderation team wanted to remove a post by presidential candidate Donald Trump. However, leadership at Facebook, including CEO Mark…

October 24, 2016 | 06:47 EDT

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Botnet DDoS'd DNS Provider, Disrupted Many Top Websites

Yesterday, people in certain geographical regions found themselves unable to access popular sites like Twitter, Amazon, Spotify, Netflix, PayPal and many more. These outages were the result of a DDoS…

October 22, 2016 | 04:33 EDT

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Kinivo BTH260 Review

With the ever-changing landscape of technology and ease of use that Bluetooth allows for when it comes to connecting devices for listening to music or making calls, there’s no shortage of headphones…

October 22, 2016 | 12:00 EDT

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Report: Yahoo Scanned Incoming Emails at the Behest of Intelligence Agencies

Earlier today, Reuters published an article which suggests that Yahoo has been automatically scanning all of its users' incoming emails at behest of a government agency. This began in 2015, and its…

October 4, 2016 | 06:27 EDT

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Avast Completes 1.3 Billion AVG Acquisition

In terms of free anti-virus software, there are two that likely get used more than any other: Avast and AVG. Back in July, Avast announced the acquisition of rival AVG for $1.3 billion. Back on…

October 4, 2016 | 04:53 EDT

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Documentary DMCA'd For Using Nazi Anthem

James Lambert, creator of the documentary You Don't Know Hitler, wrote a blog post explaining that the documentary had been taken down from YouTube over a copyright claim. The copyright claim was…

September 26, 2016 | 05:49 EDT

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SpaceX Test-Fires "Raptor" Rocket for Mars Mission

SpaceX has test-fired the "Raptor" rocket engine that's slated for use in their 2024 Mars mission as reported by Engadget. The Raptor rocket engine is planned to be three times more powerful…

September 26, 2016 | 09:30 EDT

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YouTube Changes YouTube Heroes Video Stealthily

One of the most frustrating things as a YouTube creator can be needing a small change in a video, and having to go through an entire encoding process to remake a change. Then you have to upload the…

September 23, 2016 | 01:38 EDT

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Social VR Platform myVR Announced For Mobile Devices

Today Artem Fedyaev and John Gonzalez, co-founders of the web-based discovery platform myWebRoom announced a new social experience for VR that they are calling myVR. While the majority of VR…

September 22, 2016 | 11:38 EDT

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[Updated] Lenovo Windows 10 Laptops May Be Blocking Linux Installs

Update: A representative from Lenovo has responded to our inquiry regarding the issue, and has given us the following statement. To improve system performance, Lenovo is leading an…

September 21, 2016 | 09:33 EDT

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Samsung Recalls 2.5 Million Fire-Prone Phones

Following reports of fires caused by Galaxy Note 7 phones, Samsung has voluntarily recalled the devices in ten markets, including the United States. The problem is said to be with the batteries,…

September 12, 2016 | 06:40 EDT

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Gem Box Review - Not Bad, Not Good

I think most of us still have to fight the urge to shrug when someone mentions a gaming console that runs on Android. The Ouya left a bitter taste in everyone's mouth when that console didn't turn…

September 9, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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Apple Watch 2 Officially Announced

Apple yesterday announced a bunch of new stuff during their 'See You on the 7th' keynote. The biggest thing (at least for yours truly) was the official announcement of the second generation of the…

September 8, 2016 | 11:15 EDT

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Fight Brewing in Europe Over Apple's Taxes

Last week the European Commission ordered Apple to pay €13 billion, or about $14.5 billion, to the Irish government. The Commission claims that Apple's unusual taxing structure was unfair state aid.…

September 5, 2016 | 10:14 EDT

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AMD May Have Outed New 400 Series Radeon Cards

AMD Polaris based Radeon GPUs have been flying off the shelves since their debut, to say the least. The RX 480's attractive price point for good performance for the reference designed cards have made…

September 1, 2016 | 05:04 EDT

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YouTube Demonitizes Videos Not Deemed "Advertiser-Friendly"

Terms of Services for a website are a fluid thing. As sites grow and mature, the content of their Terms and Services changes, as does the frequency that they enforce it. Unfortunately, it seems that…

August 31, 2016 | 09:08 EDT

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Kindle Devices Crash Some Windows 10 Computers After Anniversary Update

Plugging in a Kindle is causing Windows 10 to crash after the Anniversary Update has been applied as reported by The Guardian. Dozens of users of both the Paperwhite and Voyage Kindle devices…

August 29, 2016 | 09:30 EDT

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Hackers Auction What They Claim Are NSA Cyber Weapons

A hacking group is holding an auction for what it claims are cyber weapons. This group, known as The Shadow Brokers,  claim to have stolen the hacking tools from another collective called the…

August 16, 2016 | 10:19 EDT

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OurMine and the Misuse of "White Hat" Hacking

If your local channel news and weekly crime TV shows are to be believed, hacking is an artform commonly overlayed with intense music where the stunning anti-hero or cunning villain must type 120 WPM…

August 16, 2016 | 01:00 EDT

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France Calls for Global Initiative Against Encryption

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is pushing for a global initiative to combat encrypted messaging apps. He argues that terrorists evade detection by discussing their plans using encrypted…

August 11, 2016 | 09:49 EDT

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Apple Accused of Price-Fixing in Russia

Russian authorities have filed a case against Apple, claiming the company is responsible for price-fixing. The Federal Anti-monopoly Service(FAS) states that 16 different retailers across the country…

August 10, 2016 | 05:10 EDT

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EFF Petitions FTC For Fair DRM Labeling

The Electronic Frontier Foundation(EFF) has petitioned the FTC to introduce labeling rules which would require retailers to warn consumers if products sold on their platforms contain DRM. DRM can be…

August 9, 2016 | 04:07 EDT

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YouTube is Burning, and Google Isn't Lifting a Finger To Stop It

Every new version of media has their ups and downs. From newspapers to television, you can't expect a new media empire to start up without some bumps along the way. However, one might also expect a…

August 1, 2016 | 01:00 EDT

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Hacking Group OurMine Has Hacked Niantic CEO's Twitter

If you follow the Twitter account of Niantic CEO John Hanke, you may have noticed some unusual behavior from him. That's because the hacking group OurMine has taken control of his Twitter account…

August 1, 2016 | 12:15 EDT

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IRS Delivers $3-$5 Billion Notice of Deficiency To Facebook

The Internal Revenue Service has delivered a Notice of Deficiency to Facebook for $3-5 billion as reported by Bloomberg.A Notice of Deficiency (or CP3219A Notice) is a document from the IRS stating…

July 30, 2016 | 10:41 EDT