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Microsoft Xbox One review: a fast and powerful work in progress

@ 2013/11/20 read/post comments(0)

Your new running shoes have WiFi, but there are still -- still! -- no flying cars. We've got mini-supercomputers in our pockets, but where's the kitchen machine that materializes beef bourguignon? It's not quite the future we predicted, at least… Go To Full Article

Bernanke: Bitcoin ‘may hold long-term promise’

@ 2013/11/20 read/post comments(0)

Amid the Senate inquiry into Bitcoin as a financial instrument, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke expressed praise for the digital currency’s potential sending the cryptocurrency’s value to a record $900 before settling to a more stable figure. The Senate Committee on… Go To Full Article

Sony’s PlayStation 4 costs $381 to manufacture

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Sony is selling its latest console a meagre $18 markup. A hardware teardown by IHS revealed that it costs Sony $381 to manufacture the PlayStation 4. According to IHS the bill of materials for the console came in at $372,… Go To Full Article

Custom ROM for Galaxy Gear allows it to connect to any mobile device

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The first custom ROM for the Galaxy Gear brings a lot of interesting features to the smartwatch. One of the best features of Android is the availability of custom ROMs, which bring added functionality and much more utilities than what… Go To Full Article

PS4's first post-launch firmware update brings minor interface tweaks

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If you're not keen on downloading more PlayStation 4 firmware in the wake of that giant Day One patch, we have bad news: Sony is already rolling out its first post-launch upgrade this evening. Thankfully, it's a much smaller release… Go To Full Article

Bitcasa's infinite cloud storage balloons to $999 a year

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If you thought Bitcasa's infinite cloud storage was too sweet of a deal to exist on this mortal plane for $99 a year, that's because it was -- or at least partly because the bulk of subscribers filled up far… Go To Full Article

LG Smart TVs logging USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers

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LG Smart Ad analyses users favourite programs, online behaviour, search keywords and other information to offer relevant ads to target audiences. For example, LG Smart Ad can feature sharp suits to men, or alluring cosmetics and fragrances to women. Furthermore,… Go To Full Article

House destroyed in tornado, PS4 inside survives?

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Despite a plague of reports of hardware failures and system faults, it seems at the very least that the PlayStation 4 is tornado-proof. “That’s the face of a man with homeowner’s insurance.” A picture has emerged on Reddit (post linked… Go To Full Article

Sony: PS4 Failure Rate More Than Double Initial Estimates

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Sony has confirmed that the PS4 failure rate has jumped from .4% up to 1%. And the countdown to people freaking out over my accurate but intentionally misleading headline in 3...2....1. With less than 1 percent of shipped systems affected… Go To Full Article

Latest Nvidia drivers support new Assassin's Creed, Need For Speed games

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All right, you probably know the drill by now. Nvidia has released a new batch of drivers bearing certification from Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs. You can grab the 331.82 WHQL drivers here for 64-bit versions of Windows and here… Go To Full Article

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