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New Internet Company Takes on TV Networks
Consumers looking to “cut the cord” with cable and satellite providers have often been stymied by the fact that certain programming, most notably live sports and new TV shows, are often unavailable on the traditional streaming services like Hulu and Netflix. Depending on the content and the availability of a dedicated DVR box like a
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Facebook Phone is a Reality
In an announcement that surprised pretty much no one in the technology industry, Facebook frontman Mark Zuckerberg announced the arrival of both a Facebook application suite, dubbed “Facebook Home” as well as a phone from HTC called “First” that will have Facebook Home pre-installed. It’s not an operating system, like iOS or Android, nor is
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Home Internet Routers Could Be Next Hacker Target
As if you didn’t have enough to worry about, the security blogosphere has dragged another bogeyman out into the daylight, and this one is ugly. Researchers from ioActive are now positing that rather than targeting businesses and their more sophisticated technology defenses, hackers could very easily begin to target consumer-grade equipment installed by internet service
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Wiped Cell Phones Still Retain Data
Matt Honan, the Wired writer who had his digital identity stolen in a harrowing cyberattack last year, is back with another chilling article about yet another technology failing to protect us: this time it’s our beloved smartphones. More specifically, it’s the ones we’ve left behind, donated or possibly even sold via eBay, when we upgraded
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Low-Cost iPhone expected to appear in September
Analysts are predicting that Apple will iterate on its popular smartphone in June, releasing the iPhone 5s that will have minor hardware and software upgrades to entice the bleeding edge Apple faithful. If the pattern seems familiar, it’s because Apple did the same thing with the iPhone 4s which followed its predecessor, the “4” in
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T-Mobile Ditches Contracts for Cellphones
In a move that is strongly reflective of its overseas ownership, T-Mobile has announced that its customers now have the option to purchase cellular services without having to commit to a contract. Unlike the US, a large majority of European and Asian cell phone subscribers routinely purchase cell phone services on a monthly basis as
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