Security
December 18, 2013
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Apple MacBook Webcam Security Breaches

Uh-oh: The FBI can access your MacBook webcam without the light turning on

Uh-oh: The FBI can access your MacBook webcam without the light turning on

By about 34 mins ago.

The next time you take a seat in front of your laptop, keep in mind that the only thing standing between you and a serious invasion of privacy is a little warning light that signals that your webcam has been activated. Without that light, there wouldn’t be any way to tell if you were being watched or not, and now researchers have disclosed just how vulnerable our computers truly are. More →

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Gaming
December 18, 2013
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Super Smash Bros Mario Kart 8 Wii U Trailers

Video: These are the two games that could save Wii U

By about 1 hour ago.

Video: These are the two games that could save Wii U

The Wii U had an undeniably disastrous 2013 in terms of sales but Nintendo thinks it has two aces up its sleeve for next year. Nintendo on Wednesday released two new videos showing off the two most important exclusive games that it will release next year — Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8. Both games are loaded with beloved characters from Nintendo’s Mario Bros. games and both are based on franchises that have made Nintendo a lot of money in the past. More →

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mobile
December 18, 2013
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T-Mobile Uncarrier 4 Teased

T-Mobile continues to beat up AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint

By about 2 hours ago.

T-Mobile continues to beat up AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint

Beware, rival carriers: T-Mobile isn’t done with you yet. T-Mobile CEO John Legere took to Twitter on Wednesday to tease his company’s upcoming “Uncarrier 4″ initiative that he vowed would “eliminate another customer pain point.” Legere unfortunately didn’t give any hint about what the new “pain point” might be but the carrier has already made major waves within the wireless industry this year with its moves to ditch wireless service contracts, to give customers the option of upgrading their smartphones earlier and to offer free international data roaming. The one thing that looms over Legere’s most recent crowing, however, is the report we saw last week about Sprint potentially making a bid to buy T-Mobile in the first half of 2014. If that were to happen then it could put the fate of a lot of the company’s “uncarrier” ambitions up in the air.

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Wearables
December 18, 2013
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Future Wearable Computers

When will wearable computers actually look cool enough to wear?

By about 2 hours ago.

When will wearable computers actually look cool enough to wear?

We’re in a fascinating period when it comes to wearable computers — many in the tech industry think that they will be the next big thing, if only they can convince people to actually buy them. This means that we’re seeing a period of furious experimentation where both small startups and big-name firms are throwing everything at the wall to see what will work and what won’t. So far, the results have mostly come in the “won’t” category: Samsung’s Galaxy Gear has been panned by critics and it seems highly unlikely that Google Glass in its current form will catch on with the masses. More →

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Gaming
December 18, 2013
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Best Xbox One Games

These are the 5 best Xbox One games so far

These are the 5 best Xbox One games so far

By about 3 hours ago.

Over the past few months, we’ve spent a great deal of time discussing the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. Both consoles offer a unique take on the next generation of gaming: the PlayStation 4 is a streamlined, lightning fast device that lacks some very basic media functionality, while the Xbox One is a mostly successful all-in-one media center replacement that still needs some polishing to capitalize on its potential.

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Wearables
December 18, 2013
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Pebble Smartwatch App Store

Pebble joins the smartwatch ecosystem war with its own app store

By about 3 hours ago.

Pebble joins the smartwatch ecosystem war with its own app store

You knew it was bound to happen, and happen it has. While it apparently still has a ways to go to catch up to Samsung’s Galaxy Gear, a Kickstarter-backed company moving some 200,000 or so units in a matter of months is nothing to scoff at. To wit, Pebble‘s seeing a massive spike in developer action now that SDK 2.0 is in the wild and the watch has added full iOS 7 Notification Center support. In a bid to funnel all of that activity into a central location, the outfit on Wednesday announced that the Pebble appstore will launch “in early 2014,” and interested developers can begin submitting their SDK 2.0 Pebble apps immediately. More →

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mobile
December 18, 2013
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Nokia Lumia 2520 Ad

Video: Nokia loses its mind with nightmare-inducing Lumia ad

By about 4 hours ago.

Video: Nokia loses its mind with nightmare-inducing Lumia ad

We’ve been wondering about Nokia’s sanity for a while but the company has now made its complete descent into madness official with its latest ad for the Lumia 2520 tablet. The ad involves… well, there’s no easy way to describe it, but it seems to involve a man going into the world’s creepiest barbershop and asking to get a mullet-style haircut from a stylist who makes Sweeney Todd look like a cuddly puppy.  More →

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mobile
December 18, 2013
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BlackBerry BBM Preloaded Android Phones

BlackBerry scores its biggest BBM win yet

By about 5 hours ago.

BlackBerry scores its biggest BBM win yet

Last month, BlackBerry inked a deal with several small-name Android vendors that would see BBM preloaded on select devices. And now, via CrackBerry, we learn that BlackBerry has scored its biggest win with BBM yet, as LG has agreed to preload the messaging service on its G Pro Lite budget smartphones. BBM’s success on the iOS App Store was immediate and noteworthy, but the app hasn’t yet caught fire on Google Play to quite the same degree. By preloading LG devices with BBM, BlackBerry has a chance to sway Android users its way before they even have to chance to discover the other popular chat apps on the market. The full press release follows below. More →

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Software
December 18, 2013
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Windows 8 Alternative Ubuntu

Here’s how desperate some IT people are to avoid Windows 8

By about 5 hours ago.

Here’s how desperate some IT people are to avoid Windows 8

Microsoft knows that it has some work to do to make its desktop users happier with Windows 8. Despite this, the company is hoping to see a rapid uptick in Windows 8 adoption next year when it officially ends support for Windows XP. BusinessKorea reports, however, that some Korean IT departments are considering truly desperate measures in a bid to forgo upgrading Windows 8 once Windows XP support ends — including adopting the Linux-based Ubuntu platform. More →

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mobile
December 18, 2013
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Apple iPhone Market Impact

How Apple saved us from a world filled with ugly QWERTY phones

By about 6 hours ago.

How Apple saved us from a world filled with ugly QWERTY phones

It’s easy to forget but there was a time when smartphones weren’t nearly as stylish as today’s big-name devices such as the iPhone 5s, the Galaxy S4, the HTC One or the Lumia 1020. In fact, as Business Insider’s Jay Yarrow points out, pretty much every phone released at around the same time as the first iPhone had a boxy, unattractive build highlighted by a tiny, pixel-poor display crowded out by full QWERTY keyboard. Although BlackBerry showed that it was certainly possible to make stylish QWERTY smartphones during its heyday, these devices were the exception and not the rule. More →

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mobile
December 18, 2013
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Top 10 Best Smartphones 2013

The best smartphones in the world, 2013 edition (part 2)

The best smartphones in the world, 2013 edition (part 2)

By about 6 hours ago.

In part one of our three-part best of series covering the top smartphones of 2013, we named the HTC One the best-designed smartphone of the year. We also said Apple’s iPhone 5s features the best performance and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 had the best display of any phone in 2013. Now, in part two of this series we cover three more categories that are just as important: Best Fit and Finish, Best Value and Best Phablet. Each of these categories included plenty of stiff competition this year, especially the phablet category since that space really started to heat up toward the end of 2013. But in each category, there can be only one winner. More →

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Business
December 18, 2013
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Apple iPhone China Mobile Deal

iPhone still no sure bet to launch on world’s biggest carrier

By about 7 hours ago.

iPhone still no sure bet to launch on world’s biggest carrier

It’s December 18th, which is the day many of us expected would be when Apple announced that China Mobile would finally, at long last, start offering the iPhone to its 750 million subscribers. Reuters reports, however, that talks between the two companies are still ongoing and it’s no sure bet that the iPhone will launch on China Mobile this year. A deal with China Mobile is crucial for Apple, which wants to keep building on the strong momentum it’s seen in China with the launch of the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c. According to the most recent numbers from Counterpoint Research, Apple’s iPhone has seen a major resurgence in China over the past couple of months as its market share in the country has jumped from under 5% in September 2013 to around 12% in October 2013.

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Computers
December 18, 2013
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Apple Mac Pro Release Date

Apple’s new Mac Pro goes on sale tomorrow starting at $3,000

By about 8 hours ago.

Apple’s new Mac Pro goes on sale tomorrow starting at $3,000

If you have thousands of dollars to spend on a super-high-end computer then Apple has just the product for you. Apple on Wednesday announced that its new Mac Pro models will be available to order on Thursday, December 19th starting at $3,000. Interested buyers have the option of choosing either a Mac Pro with a 3.7 GHz quad-core Intel Xeon E5 processor, dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs that each have 2GB of VRAM, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of flash storage starting at $3,000; or a model with a 3.5 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5 processor, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs that each have 3GB of VRAM, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of flash storage starting at $4,000. Apple’s press release follows below. More →

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