CM Storm RX Gaming Surfaces Hopes To Give You An Edge

CM Storm RX Gaming Surfaces Hopes To Give You An EdgeHmmm, I suppose if you want to storm (pardon the lack of a better word) your way to victory in the world of e-gaming, then having the latest range of CM Storm RX gaming surfaces at your disposal might be an idea worth exploring. The Control-RX, Power-RX, and Speed-RX will make up the three candidates for the CM Storm RX, where each surface has been fortified with unique heavy-duty textures, and engineered for pinpoint precision alongside boasting highly responsive tracking in order to alleviate in-game symptoms and invigorate your gaming experience.

The Control-RX will target low DPI gamers, where its smooth Lycra surface and effortless glide touch delivers maximum area for precise movement, and is touted to be the most accurate sensor readings that helps prevent in-game jittering issues. With a thick, water resistant design, you can be sure that your marathon gaming sessions are a whole lot more comfortable.

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State Of The Union Minimum Wage: Payroll Tax Hike Stands To Discount Wage Boost

The payroll tax increase that went into affect at the beginning of the year stands to offset significantly the President’s proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour.

In his State of the Union address, Barack Obama called on lawmakers to increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25. For an employee working a 40 hour work week, the bump would translate to a 24 percent raise to $18,720 a year.

However, because of the payroll tax hike that went into affect on January 1, 10 percent of that raise, or $374, would be lost due to the payroll tax hike, according to a calculator provided by the Wall Street Journal.

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Nokia Asha 310 Sports Dual SIM Capability

Nokia Asha 310 Sports Dual SIM CapabilityIf you are looking for a functional handset that does nothing but make and receive calls reliably, in addition to doing the same for text messaging, then surely there is no need to look beyond what the folks over at Nokia have on offer with their range of featurephones, which frankly, has been their strength for quite some time already. Well, their latest entry to the featurephone world would be the Nokia Asha 310, which boasts of Nokia’s Easy Swap Dual SIM technology that was specially designed to make swapping between different SIM cards a snap.

This works great as different mobile providers have their own strengths, and depending on the situation at hand, you might need a better tariff at a particular time, or you can swap SIM cards to tell the difference between personal or work use. The main SIM card will remain behind the battery, but the second SIM slot is located at the side of the device, letting you switch it easily without having to turn off the handset. The SIM manager lets you assign unique profiles for up to five SIM cards. Features of this GSM/EDGE 900/1800 handset include a 3-inch WQVGA, capacitive touch display, a microSD memory card slot, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.

It will arrive in Asia, India, the Middle East, Africa and Brazil sometime in the first quarter of the year for approximately $102 a pop.

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Obama Calls For Immigration Reform To Attract Skilled Entrepreneurs, Engineers During State Of The Union

During his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama called for reforms to the nation’s immigration system that would help highly-skilled immigrants remain in the country.

“Real reform means fixing the legal immigration system to cut waiting periods, reduce bureaucracy and attract the highly-skilled entrepreneurs and engineers that will help create jobs and grow our economy,” Obama said.

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Marco Rubio Drinks Water During GOP State Of The Union Rebuttal (VIDEO) (GIF)

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was given the difficult task of delivering the GOP rebuttal to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

As the up-and-coming senator attempted to counter the president’s message, he appeared to grow increasingly uncomfortable, wiping his mouth and licking his lips on a number of occasions. Apparently unable to wait until the end of his address to satiate his thirst, Rubio reached for his small bottle of Poland Springs water mid-speech.



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Tesla Model S Inventor Calls An Unfavorable Review ‘Fake’

Tesla Model STesla CEO Elon Musk versus the New York Times makes for an entertaining online battle.

Rand Paul Speech Responds To Obama’s State Of The Union Address [FULL TEXT]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) gave the Tea Party response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.

In his remarks, Paul encouraged the GOP to embrace immigration, a subject Obama touched on in his own speech.

Below, the full text of Paul’s remarks as prepared for delivery:

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President Obama signs cybersecurity executive order

During the State of the Union speech, President Obama revealed that he signed an executive order to push through the establishment of “voluntary cybersecurity standards.” This comes after a series of cyberattacks that have been made public, revealing the extent to which American media and companies have had to deal with increasing cybersecurity issues from both within and abroad.

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The executive order will lead to the creation of a group led by the feds to work with private companies in the creation and implementation of voluntary standards. This follows an attempted cybersecurity bill that was put forth last year and that ultimately died in August. The Obama administration stated that this executive order is only the beginning, and that it would continue to push for an approved cybersecurity bill.

Said President Obama during the speech: “America must also face the rapidly growing threat from cyberattacks. We know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets. Now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air-traffic control systems. We cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and our economy.”

Over the last few months, many companies – particularly media companies – have come forth and made public the fact that they were hacked, sometimes from forces outside of the country, and sometimes by groups from within. The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times have all recently come out and said they were hacked by China, for example.

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Some Obama Job Creation Plans Use Executive Power, Private Capital To Get Around Congress

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech included far-reaching economic proposals — comprehensive tax reform and a multi-billion dollar jobs plan that stalled in 2011. Both will certainly require the cooperation of a gridlocked Congress.

But Obama signaled his intent to get around congressional inaction by using private-sector dollars and existing government resources to fund research and infrastructure improvements aimed at bolstering good-paying jobs.

Economists have long pointed to America’s outdated system of roads, bridges and ports as a huge opportunity to put millions of unemployed people to work. Major infrastructure initiatives would require significant funding from a Congress laser-focused on the deficit.

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Obama SOTU Address: President Says GOP Should Back His Plans (VIDEO)

By JULIE PACE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation’s middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit “even worse” than the unpalatable deals Washington had to stomach during his first term.

In his first State of the Union address since winning re-election, Obama conceded economic revival is an “unfinished task,” but he claimed clear progress and said he prepared to build on it as he embarks on four more years in office.

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