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Verizon gets slapped by New York City's mayor

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Way back when, Verizon pledged to build fiber optic services to every home in NYC, but for some reason, it never got around to finishing it. Unfortunately, New Yorkers are used to getting what they want, and so Mayor Bill… Go To Full Article

A video game as metaphor: How a Twitter freakout inspired 'Adr1ft'

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It feels like a lifetime ago, but early 2013 was a really strange time for video games. In the lead-up to Microsoft debuting the Xbox One that May, the mood was incredibly tense. Rumors were flying that the then-unnanounced console… Go To Full Article

MSI Z97A Gaming 6 Motherboard Review

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MSI’s mid-range Z97 motherboard is the first to market with on-board USB 3.1 in the connection’s Type-C form. With the port providing transfer rates of up to 10Gbps and support for new reversible USB Type-C devices, can MSI’s Z97A Gaming… Go To Full Article

4G coverage in Europe grows

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A report issued by the European Commission (EC) said that nearly eight out 10 households in the European Union had access to 4G LTE broadband at the end of last year. The EC report said that next… Go To Full Article

'Mega Man' creator says Japanese publishers need to 'wake up'

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If you grew up playing any installment of the storied Mega Man franchise, the name Keiji Inafune should carry some weight. Inafune's one of the masterminds behind the beloved metallic man in blue we first met in the NES era.… Go To Full Article

Quanta predicts flat notebook sales

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Giant Taiwanese original design manufacturer (ODM) Quanta doesn’t see sales of notebooks in 2015 being anything other than flat. Quanta is one of three or four manufacturers who build notebooks for the so-called “white box” market and… Go To Full Article

Cuba Improving Internet Access with More Hotspots, Lower Fees

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NYTimes is reporting that Cuba plans to expand online access for its citizens by rolling out a few dozen hotspots around the island and lowering the access fees. The overall plan is to have slow broadband to half of Cuban… Go To Full Article

The Cougar 600K Mechanical Keyboard & 600M Gaming Mouse Review

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Our first encounter with Cougar's peripherals was just a few months ago, when we reviewed the flagship keyboard and mouse, the 700K and 700M. The 700K and the 700M were both high quality products, but they were steeply priced as… Go To Full Article

MSI R9 390X Gaming 8 GB @ techPowerUp

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MSI's Radeon R9 390X GAMING comes with a massive triple-slot dual-fan cooler, which turns off its fans completely when the card is idle. Thanks to the overclock out of the box, the card matches GTX 980 performance at 1440p at… Go To Full Article

Here's why you can't get Facebook's latest photo app in Europe

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Facebook has a sparkly new photo-sharing app called Moments, but you can't download it anywhere in Europe. At least, not without employing a sneaky workaround. The reason for its omission in the App Store and Google Play is tied to… Go To Full Article

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