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Kia and Hyundai prepare to spend $412 million in exaggerated fuel-economy...
Both Kia and Hyundai were recently slapped for embellishing their respective fuel economies, something that was blamed on procedural errors. Both companies promised to pay owners for the extra fuel...
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Star Wars Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams
After rumors that claimed as much started making the rounds, Disney and Lucasfilm have just confirmed J.J. Abrams as the director of Star Wars Episode VII. Given the director’s work on the Star Trek...
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Anonymous hacks U.S. Sentencing Commission site after Swartz death
The death of Aaron Swartz, as many of you already know, is something that has Anonymous upset, and today the hacker collective is doing something about it. Two weeks after Swartz committed suicide,...
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Namco offering free strategy guide in place of canceled Ni No Kuni orders
Earlier this week, we told you about the nasty situation some who pre-ordered the Ni No Kuni Wizard’s Edition are now facing. In short, Namco Bandai and Digital River oversold the Wizard’s Edition,...
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BitTorrent announces cloud storage and sharing service Sync
Cloud backup services are popping up everywhere these days, with even BitTorrent now jumping onto the cloud craze. BitTorrent has announced a new cloud backup service it calls Sync, and though it of...
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SlashGear 101: What is Vine, and what does it do?
Right this very moment you’re probably seeing a few Vine videos popping up on your Twitter feed wondering what on earth these tiny videos are taking hold when previous (rather similar) apps and...
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Japan to launch 4K TV broadcasts in July 2014
During CES week, European television network Eutelsat launched the first-ever 4K TV channel, and while it’s only for experimental and demonstration purposes, it’ll set the tone for the future of...
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New H.265 video format approved: high-quality video at lower bitrates
Today’s H.264 video codec might be all well and good for the most part, but there’s a new codec in town that looks to take over in order improve video quality and bitrates even more. The International...
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Facebook sending out emails for “Sponsored Stories” lawsuit settlement
Back in December, you might remember when Facebook offered to settle a class-action lawsuit that saw the social network illegally use its users’ “Like” information on various Sponsored Stories. Instead...
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Jurassic Park 3D hits Blu-ray and DVD April 23
We’ve actually known for awhile that Jurassic Park would be making its 3D theatrical re-release this year, and that will come officially on April 5 for one week. After that, all three films will be...
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Nokia announces Music+: premium features for €3.99/month
Nokia has announced some new features today for its Mix Radio song discovery service. Most notably, the company outed Music+, a premium music service that give users unlimited skips and downloads for...
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Huawei shocks smartphone market with 3rd place finish in 2012: IDC
This week we’re having a bit of a double-take on the IDC’s release outlining the fourth quarter mobile device market share breakdown for the end of 2012, with none other than Huawei taking third place....
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WindowsAndroid runs Android without emulation on Windows 8
This week the folks at Socketeq have been pushing for a widespread testing of their software setup known as WindowsAndroid, running Android natively inside Windows OS. This system takes the Android...
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Daft Punk album 4 tipped as duo hits Columbia Records
After many successful years with label Virgin/EMI, the electronic music duo known as Daft Punk will be headed to Columbia records with the promise of a brand new full-length album set for this Spring....
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Doctor Strange and Ant-Man movies confirmed by Marvel Comics president
This week the president of Marvel has confirmed that two characters you, as an average everyday citizen, may have overlooked as a youngster are now headed for “Phase Three” of the Marvel-made (and...
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Apple patent shows shoe sensor for information on sole death
If you’ve got a pair of shoes that are so old that your feet touch the ground, you’re going to need a new pair – this will no longer have to be a scenario where you have to make that judgement if...
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Will 4K and OLED Scuttle the Apple TV’s Chance of Success?
The Apple television has been rumored for years now. And every chance a media person gets, they ask Apple CEO Tim Cook what his plans are for that device. Will Apple launch a television? When will the...
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Google+ becomes the second most popular social network behind Facebook
Move over Twitter, because according to Trendstream’s Global Web Index for Q4 2012, Google+ has managed to move into the second-place spot for social platforms. This puts it behind Facebook (although...
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Skyrim Dragonborn DLC now available for pre-purchase on Steam
It’s nearly time for Dragonborn to launch on PC, and eager Skyrim fans will be pleased to know that its now available for pre-order now on Steam. Skyrim‘s latest DLC went up for pre-order this weekend,...
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Hot cities make for bad weather neighbors say researchers
A rogue butterfly may flaps its wings and cause a hurricane a continent away, but waste heat from cities is causing widespread climate change closer to home and on a regular basis, new research...
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