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HDD Prices Finally Back to Pre-Flood Levels

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According to a report from Backblaze, HDD pricing has now returned to approximately the same levels as pre-flood prices. The comparisons are almost apples to oranges since the manufactures opted to upgrade their factories to produce higher capacity, more efficient… Go To Full Article

Steve Jobs initially wasn’t a fan of white Apple products

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Apple has offered its products in white for quite a long time now, but the company’s co-founder wasn’t a fan of the color at first. Many stories have been told about Steve Jobs’ perfectionism when it came to design as… Go To Full Article

Quechua's new smartphone aims to tag along on your next wild adventure

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Even though it is a pretty populated world already, Quechua wasn't going to let that interrupt the (rugged) vision for a smartphone of its own. The company, which is known for selling mountain sports gear and equipment, has partnered with… Go To Full Article

PRISM Break: Cloud storage firms increase security to attract enterprise customers

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With the prospect of government taking a peek into online data and communications, cloud service providers are kicking up security a notch to ensure privacy for clients. Will this be enough to prevent Big Brother from watching? Businesses that have… Go To Full Article

JJ Abrams Got Lucky With Star Wars

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As long time TGD readers know by now, JJ Abrams was hoping to have the next Star Wars movie open in 2016 so he wouldn’t be in a rush, but Disney has been adamant about the movie opening in 2015.… Go To Full Article

3D Printing Market Expected to Reach 8.41 Billion by 2020

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If there was any doubt on how hot the 3D printing market is right now, sales are expected to reach $8.41 billion by 2020, according to a recent report by research company MarketsandMarkets. If there was any… Go To Full Article

How Steve Jobs saved Apple's bacon with an outstretched ARM

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The chip designers at ARM Holdings have turned the computing world upside down, shaken Intel to its core, pulled AMD into its orbit, and broadened its range beyond mobile into every nook and cranny of the digital world, from toys… Go To Full Article

Call of Duty Ghosts Review @ OCmodshop

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When I saw the commercials for Ghosts, I was drawn in. First off, it's a post-apocalyptic setup of sorts. It's not a sequel to any of the other games in the franchise. Think of it as a spinoff if you… Go To Full Article

Nuclear Launch Code at US Silos Was 00000000

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For the better part of 20 years, all of the nuclear missiles in silos all over the US had their launch codes set to a combination of eight zeros. Forget WOPR trying to crack the launch codes in the movie… Go To Full Article

The Ten Weirdest Computer Peripherals Ever Made

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If you are old enough to have grown up with the computer industry, it was an adventure like no other. Technology changed rapidly and obsolescence was an everyday occurrence in hardware and software tech. Along the way, some really interesting… Go To Full Article

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