Researchers debate probe to Alpha Centauri Bb
The Earth-sized exoplanet just discovered so close to us in space that we could basically hit it with a tossed rock, Alpha Centauri Bb, has been the topic of discussion this week with unmanned probes...
View ArticleChevrolet to announce 2014 Corvette on January 13
Chevrolet will be officially announcing the 7th-generation Corvette on January 13, 2013 during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, MI. The company confirmed today that the all-new...
View ArticleTwitter criticized for lax policing after Neo-Nazi tweet block
Twitter has been criticized after blocking access to a neo-Nazi message, though for not being proactive enough in its censorship rather than being heavy-handed. The short-message social network flexed...
View ArticleVerizon releases Motorola RAZR HD and MAXX HD
Today’s the day that Verizon is finally releasing a couple of new DROID RAZR handsets from Motorola. We told you a week ago that the carrier would be outing them today, and they obviously kept up on...
View ArticleMAINGEAR Potenza Review
It’s time to take a peek at the MAINGEAR Potenza, a desktop gaming machine that’s small enough to fit under your desk if you wish, or sit right up out in the open with its powerful innards hidden by a...
View ArticleTweetbot for Mac hits App Store with hefty price
Though the price might be a bit of a turn-off for those of you not familiar with the power of the environment, Tweetbot has hit the Apple desktop environment today in a big way. This Twitter app is up...
View ArticleKindle Fire has highest readership rates for digital content
While tablets are great for browsing the web and playing games, they’re also becoming great devices to read digital content on like magazines and newspapers. According to marketing and analytics firm...
View ArticleColor deal tipped as Apple talent buy only
The app and ecosystem known as Color has recently been the topic of several incongruent rumors that have now ended up in one tipped timeline that adds up: Apple appears to be hiring the company’s...
View ArticleMotorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD hands-on vs RAZR HD
Verizon has been granted a couple more smartphones from the likes of Motorola and Google here with the massive battery-toting DROID RAZR MAXX HD right alongside its near-identical brother the RAZR HD...
View ArticleMicrosoft Q1 earnings report swings Windows 8 in like a lamb
With the dawn of Windows 8 coming in this next quarter, it’s time for Microsoft to brace itself for a big change – or what they hope will be a big change after a rather modest financial report here in...
View ArticleAMD announces layoffs after disappointing Q3 results
AMD delivered its financial results for Q3 2012 today, and it’s safe to say that things could have gone a lot better. GAAP revenue came in $1.27 billion, which is a 10% decline from the last quarter...
View ArticleRIM partners with 7digital for the Blackberry 10 music store
RIM has announced that 7digital will be its official music download service for the upcoming Blackberry 10 smartphones. According to the press release, the Blackberry App World will offer 7digital’s...
View ArticleSlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 18, 2012
Welcome to Thursday evening, everyone. This afternoon we had a bunch of quarterly reports hit, and some were better than others. Google posted its quarterly report a little prematurely, a blunder that...
View ArticleFTC offers $50,000 reward for a cure to robocalls
The FTC has issued fighting words with robo-telemarketers, offering $50,000 for a solution to the pesky robocalls. Commercial telemarketing calls were banned by the FTC in September of 2009, yet that...
View ArticleStar Wars: The Old Republic free-to-play limitations detailed
We’ve known for a while now that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be going free-to-play, but at first, neither BioWare nor Electronics Arts wanted to get into details when it came to restrictions for...
View ArticleApple removes Java from OS X browsers with Mac update
On Wednesday, Apple released a Mac update for Lion and Mountain Lion that strips all Mac browsers of the Java plugin, another move in the company’s effort to distance itself from Oracle’s Java...
View ArticleExpert says Microsoft Surface display isn’t sharper than the iPad
A display expert has refuted Microsoft’s claim that the Surface RT display is sharper than the iPad. This denouncement comes after Raymond Soneira, President of DisplayMate Technologies, compared the...
View ArticleGoogle launches Play Store seller support in India
In 2012, Android device usage in India has increased over 400 percent, resulting in millions of new users and “huge increases in app downloads” via the Play Store, according to Google’s Android blog....
View ArticleApple boots out iPhone super hacker Comex
Nicholas Allegra’s launch to fame came from his unusual penchant for hunting down cracks in the iPhone’s source code. Known as the hacker Comex, he made himself a venerable thorn in Apple’s side after...
View ArticleYahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer may join Jawbone board
Yahoo‘s CEO Marissa Mayor is in talks with Jawbone in consideration of a place on the company’s board, reports AllThingsD. Jawbone is known for its high-end, classy Bluetooth gadgets, including the...
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