FTC offers best practices recommendations for facial recognition technologies
The FTC has offered recommendations on best practices for companies that are using facial recognition technologies. The recommendations are offered in a new staff report titled “Facing Facts: Best-kept...
View ArticleApple Store is down: iPad mini incoming!
Apple’s online store has been taken down for updating, ahead of today’s “little” event, with the expectation that a new iPad mini along with a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display are being added to...
View ArticleMassive galactic emission spans 2 million light years
Astronomers have discovered a gigantic extended jet of cosmic material that is traveling at near the speed of light emerging from a distant galaxy. The massive galactic emission is coming from a quasar...
View ArticleAt What Price Is the iPad Mini A Must-Have?
Apple’s iPad Mini is right around the corner, and as expected, just about everyone is talking about the tablet. What’s more, the device isn’t even on store shelves, but a host of people are saying that...
View ArticleAmazon phasing out Kindle Touch
With the recent launch of Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite ereader, it seems the company is beginning to phase out its older models. Last week, we saw the Kindle DX quietly get the ax, and now it looks...
View ArticleApple iPad mini event to be livestreamed (but only if you’re an Apple user)
Apple has confirmed that it will be livestreaming its special iPad mini event via its website, though you’ll need an Apple device in order to actually watch it. The livestreamed video will kick off at...
View ArticleDigital Storm announces the Bolt gaming PC, claims it as world’s thinnest and...
Digital Storm, maker of custom-built gaming computers, has just announced the Bolt, which is the company’s newest creation and is claimed to be the world’s thinnest and most powerful desktop gaming PC...
View ArticleAT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II coming November 9
Samsung‘s latest iteration in its Galaxy Note series will be hitting AT&T stores on November 9. The Galaxy Note II is Samsung’s latest phablet-style smartphone that features a huge 5.5-inch...
View ArticleiPad refresh Lightning cables leaked in SKU listing
A collection of 6 new cables and adapters has been leaked today before the big Apple event including a new USB power adapter that’s up to 12W instead of the standard iPad 10. This update points toward...
View Article13-inch Retina MacBook Pro build options leaked
Today at the Apple event that’s going to take place starting at 10AM PST there will more than likely be an iPad mini to be pumped about, but before then, the MacBook Pro with Retina display at...
View ArticleDropbox for iOS update enables full-resolution image downloads, iPhone 5 support
Dropbox updated its iOS app today to version 1.5.6, which may not seem like a big update if you just rely on the version number, but the popular cloud service introduced a couple of new features in...
View ArticleMac mini refresh specifications leaked: quad-core, 2TB storage
This morning the flood gates appear to have been opened on Apple before their big event, here with the Mac mini refresh getting a bit of a specifications run-down. This Mac mini update will have...
View ArticleCanon EOS 5D Mark III update brings uncompressed HD video next year
Canon has announced it will enable uncompressed HDMI video output on the EOS 5D Mark III in an upcoming firmware update, in response to specific requests from video pros enamored with the DSLR. The...
View ArticleSamsung and LG rumored to release 1080p smartphones early next year
Korean newspaper MK News is reporting that both Samsung and LG are planning to release smartphones with 1080p displays sometime during the first half of 2013. HTC has already beaten everyone to the...
View ArticleDell opens Windows 8 device floodgates with pricing galore
This week Dell has begun the final announcements of their Windows 8 devices in full, with no less than 10 machines ready for action this Fall. These devices aren’t all computers, of course, with a...
View ArticleSony teases 4K CineAlta camcorder for October 30 event
Yesterday, Sony teased us with one of their new upcoming camcorders that will be able to shoot in 4K, and they’re unveiling it on October 30. The company posted a teaser on their Facebook page that...
View ArticleiPad mini gets last-minute fondle before main event
We’re just moments away from the start of Apple‘s special event where it’s heavily-rumored that the company will announce the iPad mini, along with some other goodies as well. However, the rumors and...
View ArticleiPad mini Apple event: we’re here!
It’s time for the main event here in California down at Apple’s main event that’s sure to bring on a variety of new hardware bits and software updates, including the rumored iPad mini first and...
View ArticleMicrosoft unveils Office 365 University pricing
Microsoft has revealed the pricing for its Office 365 version for college students, Office 365 University. Cloud-based and very similar to the desktop variety of Office, Office 365 University has low...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble hackers gain customers’ credit card information
Over 60 Barnes & Noble stores have been used by hackers to gain the credit card data, including the PINs, of customers. The security breach was discovered in the middle of September, but was not...
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