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• Nintendo hopes consumers open up their wallets for ChristmasNintendo continues marketing its Wii U and 3DS ahead of Christmas, hoping to boost sales.Nov 21, 2014 12:21 AM CST
• Activision announces Call of Duty franchise has generated $10 billionThe Call of Duty franchise has generated over $10 billion in sales worldwide.Nov 20, 2014 10:41 PM CST
• SpotCam announces its new 24/7 cloud-based Wi-Fi HD cameraSpotCam unveils its new home monitoring Wi-Fi video solution, with free 24-hour cloud-based HD video playback.Nov 20, 2014 10:14 PM CST
• Apple requests Foxconn builds a new $2.6 billion factoryFoxconn is getting into gear, building an expensive new factory just for Apple.Nov 20, 2014 9:38 PM CST
• Intel Adds 3D NAND to the Roadmap for 2015 ProductsIntel puts 3D NAND on the roadmap for 2015 release.Nov 20, 2014 7:29 PM CST
• Intel teases its Haswell-EX processor, which will feature 36 threadsIntel begins detailing its upcoming Haswell-EX processor, with 18 cores, 45MB of cache and DDR4 support.Nov 20, 2014 7:11 PM CST
• Amazon has fleet of 10,000 robots helping fulfill orders in warehousesAmazon using robots in its facilities to expedite the shipping process, while also saving money.Nov 20, 2014 4:24 PM CST
• Sony launches new marketing blitz ahead of Black Friday next weekSony launches a new video ad to promote its PS4, saying it is the "best place to play"Nov 20, 2014 12:57 PM CST
• Sandisk Fusion ioMemory SSDs used in CERN supercomputing projectsSandisk Fusion ioMemory propels data storage at the world's largest particle accelerator.Nov 20, 2014 10:33 AM CST
• OCZ Storage Solutions introduces Saber 1000 SSDOCZ releases a new SATA enterprise SSD geared for read-intensive workloads.Nov 20, 2014 9:57 AM CST
• Micron displays Hybrid Memory Cube at SC14 as HMCC spec is finalizedThe HMCC 2.0 spec is released to the public as Micron and others display the latest HMC technology at Supercomputing 2014.Nov 20, 2014 9:25 AM CST
• AMD announces Samsung as a major partner of its FreeSync technologyAMD partners up with Samsung for FreeSync monitors, with FreeSync-powered UHD displays arriving in March 2015.Nov 20, 2014 9:05 AM CST
• SGI demonstrates 30 million IOPS beast with Intel P3700's at SC14The fastest HPC rigs in the world weren't quite fast enough, so Intel and SGI slapped 64 Intel DC P3700's into a 32-socket server and called it a day.Nov 20, 2014 8:40 AM CST
• AOC announces 34-inch ultra-wide QHD Monitor for $899, shipping Dec 8AOC introduces 34" UltraWide Quad HD monitor that will launch on December 8.Nov 20, 2014 5:25 AM CST
• Walmart nixes price matching loophole that provided $90 PS4 unitsWalmart didn't take kindly to customers making off with lower-priced PS4 units by using price match loophole and fake ads.Nov 20, 2014 3:41 AM CST
• Netflix is streaming 6.5 million terabytes of data every monthNetflix is on track to stream a total of 78 million terabytes of data... this year alone.Nov 20, 2014 2:39 AM CST
• Wicked Lasers to End High Power Laser Sales to USA Starting Jan 1stWicked Lasers to end US sales - 40% off now though.Nov 20, 2014 1:14 AM CST
• Far Cry 4 doesn't include FOV adjustments, for pirated versionsUbisoft teases that the pirated versions of Far Cry 4 for PC floating around do not include an FOV control.Nov 20, 2014 12:40 AM CST
• FTC temporarily shuts down PC clean up service scams, seizes assetsInbound telemarketers were able to scam over $120 million from gullible customers.Nov 20, 2014 12:01 AM CST
• Sony Pictures abandons 'Steve Jobs' movieLike the man himself, will the Steve Jobs biopic make a comeback?Nov 19, 2014 11:17 PM CST
• XOO Belt, a belt that can charge your smartphone hits IndiegogoEver wanted an internal 2100mAh battery in your belt? The XOO Belt is the one for you, currently on Indiegogo.Nov 19, 2014 10:26 PM CST
• WoW tips over 10 million subscribers again as new expansion launchesBlizzard announces World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor helps WoW tip over 10 million subscribers again.Nov 19, 2014 9:34 PM CST
• The iGame Z97 is a water-cooled motherboard that looks sleek as hellChaintech and Colorful Group's collaboration provides the iGame Z97, a water-cooled motherboard.Nov 19, 2014 7:22 PM CST
• Firefox's default search engine is Yahoo, which replaced GoogleGoogle gets replaced by Yahoo as the default search engine in Mozilla Firefox.Nov 19, 2014 6:50 PM CST
• Police adopting officer body cams, and don't inform while recordingPolice body cams are becoming more common place, worn by officers out on patrol, but there are growing privacy concerns.Nov 19, 2014 5:22 PM CST
• Google Android 5.0 Lollipop update frustrating some usersSome Google Android 5.0 Lollipop users are finding the update problematic, as their devices are near unusable.Nov 19, 2014 1:48 PM CST
• Scammers take advantage of Walmart, get PlayStation 4 consoles for $90Fake Amazon accounts listed the PS4 as low as $50, and customers would take a screenshot, then go to Walmart to get a price match.Nov 19, 2014 1:23 PM CST
• Starbucks wireless charging technology hitting SF Bay Area locationsStarbucks is rolling out Powermat wireless charging stations in the San Francisco Bay Area, with wider roll out expected soon.Nov 19, 2014 10:39 AM CST
• Ad2Games: Video game market estimated to reach $30.7B by 2017Online PC games will reach $30.7 billion in 2017, as free-to-play games help drive even more interest to the market.Nov 19, 2014 10:26 AM CST
• 90% of US households have at least three Internet-connected devices90% of US households have three or more Internet-connected devices, and that number is expected to only increase.Nov 19, 2014 7:38 AM CST
• Computer-based animation being pushed to its limits with 4K4K video might be extremely graphically appealing, but is causing some animation studios fits.Nov 19, 2014 6:22 AM CST
• Singapore Airlines passenger shocked with $1171 in-flight Wi-Fi billA passenger on a Singapore Airlines flight racks up a massive $1171 in-flight Wi-Fi bill.Nov 19, 2014 3:31 AM CST
• Intel will soon merge its mobile divisions with its CPU divisionIntel will be merging its mobile division with its PC chip-making division in the near future.Nov 19, 2014 2:36 AM CST
• NYC to be pumped full of free Wi-Fi at 'up to gigabit speeds'New York City will soon be home to the 'fastest and largest free municipal Wi-Fi deployment in the world'Nov 19, 2014 2:01 AM CST
• WhatsApp for Android introduces end-to-end encryptionThe latest update to WhatsApp for Android provides end-to-end encryption.Nov 19, 2014 1:42 AM CST
• Thimbleweed Park, a 'true spiritual successor' to Maniac MansionManiac Mansion creators are making Thimbleweed Park, a 'true spiritual successor' to one of the most infamous LucasArts games.Nov 18, 2014 11:28 PM CST
• 'Peanuts' CG movie trailer goes liveThe long-running series to be rejuvenated with new CG animation.Nov 18, 2014 11:18 PM CST
• Apple will offload tasks from Watch to iPhone when it launchesApple's first wearable, Watch, will offload its tasks to the iPhone, and will also come in two resolutions.Nov 18, 2014 10:39 PM CST
• Sony's new image sensor is capable of amazing auto-focus abilitiesSony's new Exmor RS IMX230 stacked CMOS image sensor has some insane auto-focus abilities, with 192 auto-focus points and more.Nov 18, 2014 9:32 PM CST
• 50% of consumers thinking of a smart wristband will buy a smartwatchHalf of consumers in the market for a smart wristband next year will instead choose a smartwatch.Nov 18, 2014 7:30 PM CST
• FBI becoming more active in fight against malware, cybercrime effortsFBI and DOJ will help Internet Advertising Bureau in its constant fight against online malware.Nov 18, 2014 6:48 PM CST
• Real estate drone captures topless sunbather, accidentally uses picsA drone used by a real estate company accidentally captures photo of topless lady sunbathing in her backyard.Nov 18, 2014 6:26 PM CST
• Logitech announces the Skrillex Edition UE Boom mobile speakerLogitech partners up with Skrillex, the six-time Grammy award-winning music producer for the Skrillex Edition UE Boom speaker.Nov 18, 2014 5:39 PM CST
• 81% of enterprise security staff ready to 'guarantee' data securityRemember all those data breaches in 2013-2014? Don't worry, most IT professionals are willing to "personally guarantee" they can keep customer data secure.Nov 18, 2014 5:39 PM CST
• Netflix is coming Down Under, arrives in Australia in March 2015Netflix announces it is officially coming to Australia in March 2015.Nov 18, 2014 5:22 PM CST
• Why do we still not have a fully waterproof smartphone on the market?With all the technological improvements in devices, why don't we have a standard waterproof smartphone?Nov 18, 2014 4:55 PM CST
• Report: Americans spend more time using mobile than watching TVAmericans love their smartphones, racking up more time on mobile devices than viewing TV each day.Nov 18, 2014 4:21 PM CST
• The 2016 Battlefield title shaping up to be a 'fun, new Battlefield'The 2016 Battlefield video game is "fun" and "new," returning back to the Battlefield war-type games.Nov 18, 2014 3:44 PM CST
• Central Command says Islamic State 'may or may not' pose cyber threatIslamic State poses a "threat on multiple fronts," including potential cyberthreats, according to US Central Command.Nov 18, 2014 3:19 PM CST
• Survey: Most motorists believe autonomous cars are dangerousSurvey finds 65 percent of drivers are concerned over fully autonomous vehicles.Nov 18, 2014 2:21 PM CST
• Facebook launches standalone groups apps to help users stay sortedFacebook announces new groups app, giving users better organized when sharing content and using the No. 1 social networking site.Nov 18, 2014 1:25 PM CST
• SCEA's Shawn Layden says harassment is 'completely unacceptable'Online gaming harassment is "completely unacceptable," SCEA President Shawn Layden recently said.Nov 18, 2014 12:49 PM CST
• Sony continues to restructure, wants to push forward in entertainmentSony is working to restructure and turn its entertainment division into a revenue cash cow.Nov 18, 2014 12:31 PM CST
• US Marshals will auction off another lot of 50,000 bitcoinsThe US Marshals will auction off 50,000 bitcoins that were seized from Silk Road.Nov 18, 2014 11:53 AM CST
• Nokia announces the N1 Android tablet, pushing forward with mobileNokia introduces its Google Android-powered N1 tablet.Nov 18, 2014 11:33 AM CST
• Intel announces new Xeon Phi Knights Hill at SC14Intel competes with NVIDIA for supercomputing market share with the new Xeon Phi Knights Landing and Knights Hill co-processors.Nov 18, 2014 10:08 AM CST
• Huawei Debuts new liquid-cooled FusionServer products at SC14Huawei announces two new FusionServer products, including the liquid-cooled 16U E9000.Nov 18, 2014 9:27 AM CST
• Foremay launches 4TB and 8TB SATA SSDsForemay is the first to provide 8TB SATA SSDs for datacenter applications.Nov 18, 2014 8:46 AM CST
• Kaspersky wants to keep the world secure going into the futureKaspersky envisions the way technology could shape, and change our future in their latest YouTube video.Nov 18, 2014 8:09 AM CST
• Sales of Toyota Mirai begin next month, US debut mid-2015The Toyota Mirai goes on sale next month, and will launch in the United States in mid-2015.Nov 18, 2014 6:21 AM CST
• Senator Markey demands DoJ offer details regarding phone snoopingSen. Markey wants the DOJ to discuss its phone surveillance operation that uses fake-cell towers flown around the country to spy.Nov 18, 2014 5:19 AM CST
• Samsung to reduce the number of smartphones it offers next year by 30%Samsung will reduce the number of smartphone models it makes, and has on offer to consumers, by 25-30% in 2015.Nov 18, 2014 3:33 AM CST
• Indian govt. orders Internet service providers to block porn sitesWithout any specific reason, the Indian government orders Indian-based internet service providers to block porn, followed by imagine and file sharing sites.Nov 18, 2014 3:02 AM CST
• Destiny gets updated with a 2.44GB patch, preparing for its first DLCBungie updates Destiny with a massive new 2.44GB patch, preparing the game for its first DLC on December 9.Nov 18, 2014 2:33 AM CST
• EA cancels Dragon Age: Inquisition for India, Pakistan and BangladeshEA pulls Dragon Age: Inquisition from India as it features same-sex scenes in its content.Nov 18, 2014 2:05 AM CST
• France is pissed off with Assassin's Creed: Unity and UbisoftFrance calls Assassin's Creed: Unity anti-Revolutionary 'propaganda'Nov 18, 2014 1:27 AM CST
• Far Cry 4 day-one update adds SLI support, fixes multi-monitor setupsThe day one patch for Far Cry 4 fixes a massive list of issues, adding SLI support at the last minute.Nov 18, 2014 12:11 AM CST
• Five-year-old becomes the youngest Microsoft Certified ProfessionalFive-year-old in the UK becomes the youngest person in the world to pass the Microsoft Certified Professional test.Nov 17, 2014 10:35 PM CST
• Intel MICA wearable will have Google alerts, AT&T data plan supportDetails regarding Intel's MICA wearable continue to surface, including Google alerts and AT&T data plan support.Nov 17, 2014 8:47 PM CST
• OCZ launches new Vertex 460A SSDOCZ refreshes the venerable Vertex product line with the new Vertex 460A.Nov 17, 2014 8:16 PM CST
• NVIDIA launches its Tesla K80 dual GPU card, with 24GB of RAMNVIDIA launches its new dual GPU compute card, the Tesla K80, which sports an insane 24GB of GDDR5 RAM.Nov 17, 2014 6:16 PM CST
• Nintendo not surprisingly says Wii U better value than Xbox One, PS4Nintendo takes another dig at the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, saying the Wii U is a better value.Nov 17, 2014 6:08 PM CST
• Bitcoin security moving forward, and BitStash hopes to lead the wayBitcoin has proven to be a relatively secure cryptocurrency platform, however, bitcoin exchanges and digital wallets have been victimized by criminals.Nov 17, 2014 4:15 PM CST
• Police officers in California, Texas testing networked gunsPolice in California and Texas are testing networked weapons with technology from YardArm.Nov 17, 2014 3:33 PM CST
• Third-party SSD vendors address Apple TRIM issueApple's unannounced and unpopular removal of TRIM support leaves users scrambling for third-party alternatives.Nov 17, 2014 2:59 PM CST

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