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Cox is rolling out gigabit internet in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Omaha

Cable company Cox Communications says it plans to boost Internet download speeds to 1 gigabit per second starting in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Omaha, late this year. That is dozens...

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The NSA records virtually every phone call made in Afghanistan

The NSA has been recording nearly every phone call made in Afghanistan, according to WikiLeaks. The recordings are being made as part of the same program that was reported earlier this week to be capturing nearly...

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Samsung is working on a VR headset for its mobile devices

Got pockets big enough for a Samsung phablet? You might want to stitch an extension into them: Samsung is said to be working on its own virtual reality headset to...

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Sleep Number unveils new $1,000 entry-level smart mattress

Earlier this year at CES 2014, a company called Sleep Number introduced what they were calling smart beds. Basically these beds came with sensors that would be able to register...

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Adidas is bringing shoe customization to the next level with upcoming app

In just a few months, you can have a pair of shoes that is uniquely yours. Adidas is releasing an app in August that lets you upload a photo and...

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The main Halo franchise is reportedly being remade for the Xbox One

Yesterday, Microsoft and 343 Industries had officially announced the next Halo installment in the form of Halo 5: Guardians. The game, unfortunately, will not be seeing a release until the fall...

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Booka Shade concert uses audience’s phones to coordinate light show

Back in the day when there was no such thing as a smartphone, let alone a mobile phone, concerts do, from time to time, see the audience use lit candles...

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Google begins selling Glass to the general public at a golf game

The rather elusive Google Glass cannot be purchased anytime, anywhere that you want even if you have a zillion bucks in your bank account. You can call it the “snow leopard” of...

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Kobo begins taking over Sony’s Reader e-book store

In early February, Sony revealed that its Reader Store would be replaced with Kobo's eBookStore, making the latter company the digital supplier for Sony's ereader customers. Today the company has issued a...

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How Samsung uses drawn out litigation processes as a business strategy

Earlier this week, Kurt Eichenwald of Vanity Fair published an incredibly in-depth article highlighting many of the hurdles Apple has had to deal with in taking Samsung to court. Suffice it to...

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Nintendo starts to deliver on its promise to focus more on mobile apps

As a part of its latest financial results briefing, Nintendo has unveiled a new web-based service optimized for smartphones to coincide with the upcoming release of Mario Kart 8. The web app...

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New York’s MTA and Masabi are turning smartphones into train tickets

Since we have our smartphones with us all the time, more tasks in our daily lives are starting to make the switch to digital. In fact with apps like Passbook,...

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