Cambridge Audio Minx Air 100 Review
Does the world need another AirPlay speaker? Cambridge Audio thinks so, and the new Minx series of streaming media players is the result: the Minx Air 100, on the SlashGear test bench today, and its...
View ArticleBugs affect Facebook insights for pages
Facebook has discovered that its “pages” feature, which allows businesses and websites to share their information with millions of Facebook users, has a slight issue. There were some bugs that were...
View ArticleGovernment to switch to direct deposit payments March 1st
On March 1st, the Government’s Treasury Department will be going through with their “Go Direct” campaign that will convert its federal payments from paper checks to electronic deposits. The changes...
View ArticlePebble Smartwatch Review
Pebble stole Kickstarter’s heart, eclipsed companies hundreds of times its size at CES, and got many people reconsidering the role of the wristwatch in today’s smartphone-saturated world: not bad for a...
View ArticleRetailers already launching pre-orders for PlayStation 4
It’s only been a few days since the PlayStation 4 was officially announced, but retailers are already beginning to take pre-orders for the gaming console. In the United Kingdom, Game Retail Limited,...
View ArticleRetina MacBook Pro benchmarks show minor improvements
Some new benchmarks from Geekbench show that the new MacBook Pros with Retina displays only show a 3-5% increase from its predecessors. The new MacBook Pros received an upgrade to their processors, and...
View ArticleWhy you’re wrong about the PS4 launch
The PS4 launch was a huge success. Forget what you’ve heard. You’ve probably read on tech blogs that it was too long. They showed too many demos. Worst of all, they never showed the actual PlayStation...
View ArticleFalcon Pro reaches Twitter’s 100k token limit
Falcon Pro, arguably one of the best Twitter clients available for the Android operating system, has just reached its 100,000 token limit set by Twitter. The limit was set by Twitter back in August of...
View ArticleExpired SSL certificate causes Microsoft Azure outages
It looks like Microsoft has had its fair share of problems this week. Microsoft Azure, a cloud-based computer platform, suffered from outages yesterday beginning at 4:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time....
View ArticleUbisoft wants to improve its relationship with PC gamers
Stephanie Perotti, director of Uplay, has stated that Ubisoft wants to improve its relationship with PC gamers. The company has had immense popularity with console gamers and has shown favoritism to...
View ArticleISPs will launch anti-piracy system next week
Starting next week, many of the major Internet Service Providers will be launching their much delayed anti-piracy system. The system was supposed to launch at the end of 2011, and again at various...
View ArticleYahoo no longer allows workers to work from home
It looks like Yahoo’s homepage isn’t the only thing getting a revamp. Yahoo is also gearing up to revamp its entire working structure. In a memo released out to all of the employees who work for Yahoo,...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Note 8.0 hands-on: yes, it is a phone too
With the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, you’ve got another dare to guess from the manufacturer – is it a tablet, or is it a smartphone? In this case you’ll not be able to tell based simply on the device’s...
View ArticleMobile World Congress 2013: SlashGear is here!
It’s that time of the year, SlashGear readers, where the team arrives in Barcelona to capture the full Mobile World Congress experience and delivers it to you for a better understanding of what you’ll...
View ArticleHuawei Ascend P2 hands-on
As night follows day, so Huawei‘s Ascend P2 follows the original P1, a slimline smartphone launched at Mobile World Congress today. Aesthetically similar to its predecessor, the Ascend P2 does pack...
View ArticleEyeVerify eye-vein biometrics hands-on
Your eyes may be the window to your soul, but they’re also another potential source of biometric security, and that’s something EyeVerify wants to see baked into smartphones and laptops. Relying on the...
View ArticleMad Catz F.R.E.Q 7 gaming headset hands-on: connectivity galore
This week we’ve gotten our first opportunity to have a hands-on experience with the newest in gaming excellence from Mad Catz: the F.R.E.Q 7 gaming headset! These headphones will blast your eardrums...
View ArticleHP goes Android with the Slate 7 tablet for $169
Today in Barcelona, Spain for Mobile World Congress 2013 the folks from HP have officially announced they’ll be entering the Android tablet market. A few weeks back there were rumors regarding a...
View ArticleSony Xperia Z Review
Sony‘s problems in the smartphone arena aren’t unique – HTC, LG, and others are all struggling to compete with Samsung and Apple – but they’re nonetheless pressing, and the Xperia Z is the solution it...
View ArticleFirefox brings WebRTC capabilities to your mobile device
Mozilla plans on bringing Web Real-Time Communications not only to its Firefox browser on desktop PCs, but to mobile devices as well. Mozilla says that WebRTC features will be able to sync with your...
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