Mar 31
Samsung is building Comcast Xfinity a set-top box with integrated smart home abilities, a new test filing confirms, with the prototype packing ZigBee among other wireless options. The new box, … Continue reading
Mar 31
Nokia Icon Review
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The Nokia Icon is a new step in Nokia’s Industrial design, and a new push in terms of high-performance on the Windows Phone platform. As Nokia continues to dominate the Windows Phone landscape, the fight with Android and iPhone handsets remains extremely challenging and competitive. To even the odds, the Nokia Icon offers what no other Windows Phone had before: the same firepower and horsepower than high-end Android devices, in a 5” form-factor.
Although Windows Phone is the only OS to run very fast on low-end hardware, users have been somewhat frustrated with the hardware lag between Windows Phone and other platforms handsets. With the Icon, Nokia says “no more”, and on paper, it looks very sweet with a Snapdragon 800 and a 20 Megapixel high-end camera module. Is it as good as it looks? Read on… (more…)
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Mar 31
Growing outrage against the Guggenheim’s new museum in the United Arab Emirates kicked into high gear this week: Protesters stormed the Guggenheim’s New York location for a second time, and a fake website launched claiming to solicit new, "ethical" ideas for the museum’s design.
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Mar 31
It’s easy to find Android phones that can handle the Exchange-based email you often find in the workplace, but they don’t always support all the latest features. That won’t be a problem for much longer, though, as Microsoft has just revealed plans to…
Mar 31
Before Walt Disney came along, animation was seen as just for kids. But through the release of a series of now iconic animated films, he was able to turn ‘cartoons’ into a serious art form, paving the way for blockbusters like The Lion King and Frozen. However, he couldn’t have done it without the help of nine well-known animators that are now further immortalized in this wonderful box set.
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Mar 31
Just over a year ago, the FCC said it was working on a proposal to make outdoor and public WiFi faster, and, well, it’s finally come to pass. Today, the outfit announced that it has freed some 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 gigahertz band, which…
Mar 31
For years now, if you wanted a watch that could survive almost everything up to a nuclear war, Casio’s G-Shock line was your goto timepiece. But Victorinox, maker of the venerable Swiss Army Knife, wants a piece of that market. So it’s just unveiled its Inox line of ‘Tonka-tough’ watches that can seemingly survive any hardship.
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Mar 31
Bitcoins Coming To A Store Near You, As Well As Amazon & ‘Almost Human’ Too!
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You know that Bitcoins have gone mainstream when this unique form of tender is featured in the
plot line of a current TV drama. That’s right – the world’s first
decentralized cryptocurrency lacking any political authority was
featured in the recent season finale episode of the Fox network series, ‘Almost Human.’ Granted, while the premise of that detective drama is set in the year 2048. . .
Mar 31
If you enjoyed the gameplay included in the first DLC for Call of Duty: Ghosts with Michael Myers, chances are you’re going to be pumped up about the secret character … Continue reading
Mar 31
Samsung’s ATIV SE hasn’t been a terribly well-kept secret, but we’ve heard precious little about the Verizon-bound Windows Phone beyond its use of a 5-inch, 1080p display. However, tipsters have given The Verge hardware specs that will seem very…
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