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Bill Gates teases top-secret 'Personal Agent' project he's working on with Microsoft

By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2015, 9:32 PM Filed in Microsoft, The Web

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently hosted his third Ask Me Anything session on Reddit. Among the mix of serious and semi-serious questions, Gates provided some details about an unknown project that he is currently working on with Microsoft called Personal…

Amazon announces WorkMail, a cloud e-mail and calendar service for corporate clients

By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2015, 6:45 PM Filed in Industry News, The Web

Amazon is going after Microsoft and Google in the corporate e-mail sector. The e-commerce giant on Wednesday announced a new service based on Amazon Web Services called Amazon WorkMail which it describes as a managed business e-mail and calendaring service in the…

This is what it's like to engage 'Insane Mode' in a Tesla Model S P85D

By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2015, 5:30 PM Filed in The Web

As we’ve previously highlighted, Tesla’s new Model S P85D is a beast of a car that can smoke the majority of performance vehicles off the line. It’s able to do this thanks to the combination of its all-wheel-drive system and…

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Blackphone vulnerability would have let attacker read messages, steal contacts and more

By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2015, 4:30 PM Filed in IT Security, Mobile Computing

A recently patched vulnerability in Blackphone allowed hackers to circumvent its security measures, more or less giving them free roam of the device. If you can’t trust a device whose sole purpose of existence is to be secure, what can…

Drones have yet another serious issue to contend with: malware

By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2015, 3:30 PM Filed in IT Security, Electronics

The public narrative around drone safety has largely focused on the potential threat to aircraft. But there’s another risk that nobody is really talking about – the fact that drones are essentially flying computers and thus, are prone to code-based…

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Netflix prepares a major overhaul for its video streaming architecture and technologies

By Justin Kahn, January 28, 2015, 2:30 PM Filed in The Web, Industry News

Over the past 7 years or so, Netflix has expanded from a few thousand occasional users, to a massive video-streaming giant serving up billions of hours of content a month. Now the company is taking a long look at its…

Dell takes a shot at Apple with refreshed M3800 mobile workstation

By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2015, 1:30 PM Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing

Dell is using the Sundance Film Festival as the setting to unveil its latest creation, a refresh of its Precision M3800 notebook that Dell claims is the world’s thinnest and lightest true 15-inch mobile workstation. It’s also better than Apple’s…

Sony is ditching homegrown music service, teaming with Spotify on PlayStation Music

By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2015, 12:30 PM Filed in Industry News, Gaming

Sony has announced intentions to close its homegrown Music Unlimited service. The company isn’t getting out of the streaming music business, however, as it plans to launch a new service in its place known as PlayStation Music.

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Luna is the smart mattress cover you never knew you needed

By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2015, 11:30 AM Filed in Electronics

The smart home movement is rapidly expanding to include virtually every aspect of the home and apparently, your bed isn’t off-limits. A product by the name of Luna – which promises to deliver the future of sleep - is taking…

Sony said to cut another 1,000 jobs in its smartphone division

By Himanshu Arora, January 28, 2015, 10:30 AM Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News

Sony is planning to cut another 1,000 jobs in its money-losing smartphone division, which would mainly affect its workforce in China and Europe. The move is expected to be announced in the company's April-December earnings report, scheduled for February 4, according…

'Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare' Havoc DLC available now, only for Xbox

By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2015, 9:30 AM Filed in Gaming

The first of a planned four DLC packs for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has arrived… that is, if you’re playing on the Xbox 360 or the Xbox One.

Tim Cook says Apple Watch is on track for April launch

By Himanshu Arora, January 28, 2015, 8:30 AM Filed in Apple, Electronics

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that Apple Watch development is on track and the device is expected to begin shipping in April this year. He made the revelation during the company's quarterly conference call yesterday.

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Extension support coming to Microsoft's Spartan browser

By Tim Schiesser, January 28, 2015, 7:30 AM Filed in Microsoft, Software

Microsoft is currently in the process of developing a new browser for Windows 10 codenamed 'Spartan', which will be a revamped and modernized version of Internet Explorer. One of the new features set to be included with the browser, finally,…

HTML5 replaces Flash as default player on YouTube

By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2015, 6:15 AM Filed in The Web, Software

HTML5 is now the default setting for video playback on YouTube when using Chrome, IE 11, Safari 8 and beta versions of Firefox. If you needed any more evidence to support the claim that Flash is dead, it doesn’t get…

Samsung T1 Portable SSD Review: A shrunken, USB-powered 850 Evo

FEATUREBy Steven Walton, January 28, 2015, 12:15 AM Filed in TechSpot, Hardware

Flash-based thumb drives have come a long way, but while a 16GB stick can be purchased with spare change, those who need to move large volumes of data on without spending an arm and a leg have traditionally had to rely on comparatively sluggish USB 3.0 hard drives. Thanks to Samsung, we may finally have an external SSD that delivers blisteringly fast transfers at an affordable price in the form of its new T1 Portable SSD.

Apple sold a jaw-dropping 74.5 million iPhones last quarter en route to record revenues, profit

By Shawn Knight, January 27, 2015, 7:30 PM Filed in Apple, Industry News

Apple cruised to yet another record-setting quarter thanks in part to strong sales of its larger-screened iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The Cupertino-based company on Tuesday revealed it sold a jaw-dropping 74.5 million iPhones during its most recent quarter…

Microsoft used IE11 as the basis to create the EdgeHTML rendering engine powering Spartan

By Shawn Knight, January 27, 2015, 6:30 PM Filed in Microsoft, Software

Twenty years is an eternity in tech time but that’s how long it’s been since Microsoft first introduced Internet Explorer. With nearly a dozen major revisions under its belt, the venerable web browser carries a legacy that few have been…

Google Fiber expansion targets Atlanta, Nashville and more

By Shawn Knight, January 27, 2015, 5:30 PM Filed in Industry News, The Web

Google’s blazing fast fiber Internet service is coming to 18 cities across four new metro areas. Those living in and around Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham will have access to gigabit Internet in the not-too-distant future, marking the largest expansion…

iOS 8.1.3 is now available, reduces amount of free space needed to install updates

By Shawn Knight, January 27, 2015, 4:30 PM Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing

Apple has released iOS 8.1.3 which, among other things, addresses an issue related to the amount of free space needed on a device to install over-the-air updates.

Apple is reportedly now the top selling smartphone company in China

By Justin Kahn, January 27, 2015, 3:30 PM Filed in Apple, Industry News

Apple is making serious headway with smartphone sales in China, according to a recent report from analysis firm Canalsys. Surpassing the budget smartphone makers available in the region, for the first time ever Apple is now the top selling smartphone company…

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Jaw-dropping 74.5 million iPhones sold last quarter en route to record revenues, profit

Bill Gates teases top-secret 'Personal Agent' project he's working on with Microsoft

Amazon announces WorkMail, a cloud e-mail and calendar service for corporate clients

This is what it's like to engage 'Insane Mode' in a Tesla Model S P85D

Blackphone vulnerability would have let attacker read messages, steal contacts and more

Drones have yet another serious issue to contend with: malware

Netflix prepares a major overhaul for its video streaming architecture and technologies

Dell takes a shot at Apple with refreshed M3800 mobile workstation

Sony is ditching homegrown music service, teaming with Spotify on PlayStation Music

Luna is the smart mattress cover you never knew you needed

Sony said to cut another 1,000 jobs in its smartphone division

'Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare' Havoc DLC available now, only for Xbox

Tim Cook says Apple Watch is on track for April launch

Extension support coming to Microsoft's Spartan browser

HTML5 replaces Flash as default player on YouTube

Samsung T1 Portable SSD Review: A shrunken, USB-powered 850 Evo

Apple sold a jaw-dropping 74.5 million iPhones last quarter en route to record revenues, profit

Microsoft used IE11 as the basis to create the EdgeHTML rendering engine powering Spartan

Google Fiber expansion targets Atlanta, Nashville and more

iOS 8.1.3 is now available, reduces amount of free space needed to install updates

Apple is reportedly now the top selling smartphone company in China