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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 6, 2012
Welcome to Thursday evening everyone – just one more work day to go and we’ll be at the weekend once again. This afternoon started with a bang, with Spotify holding a press conference to announce a...
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McAfee’s fugitive founder hospitalized in Guatemala
John McAfee, founder of the antivirus company with the same name, was hospitalized in Guatemala earlier today after being denied asylum. He was reported to have been experiencing chest pains, and is...
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Former Windows hacker joins Apple, helps protect OS X from malware
Apple has hired Kristin Paget, a former Microsoft employee who worked as a hacker for the company, which used her and a few others to find security issues in Windows Vista. After working for Microsoft,...
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Ford’s hybrid MPG claims inflated, reports show
Consumer Reports has published a piece calling out Ford on its inflated miles-per-gallon estimates for its hybrid lineup. It specifically pinpoints the Fusion and C-Max hybrids, which have an estimated...
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Mushkin unveils world’s first 480GB mSATA solid state drive
Mushkin has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first 480GB mSATA SSD. The device is part of the Atlas line, and joins Mushkin’s large catalog of SSD offerings, which includes the Callisto,...
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Microsoft shows off its Windows Phone 8 keyboard technology
Microsoft has shown off the Windows Phone 8 keyboard, giving a comprehensive look at what it offers over Windows Phone 7, as well as the prediction technology it utilizes. In particular, it takes some...
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Golden Spike will send space tourists to the moon for $750 million
If you’ve dreamed of walking on the moon and have $750 million to spare, you can make that dream a reality. The Golden Spike Company is now offering rides to the moon, which it describes as being like...
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Four big carriers plan to roll out text-to-911 by 2014
The big four wireless carriers, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile, have reached an agreement to enable text-to-911 service in 2014. The agreement has been shipped off to the FCC, which will...
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Delta sued by California over privacy law violations
Delta Airlines has been sued by the state of California due to Internet privacy law violations. Specifically, the airline has failed to detail what personal data its mobile app collects from users and...
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HTC Butterfly X920e heading for China this month; 3G Butterfly goes global
On October 17, HTC rolled out the J Butterfly smartphone, a behemoth of a handset with a stunning 5-inch display and excellent hardware to round it out. That handset was a Japan-only release, with the...
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Galaxy S III gets Jelly Bean 4.1.2 “Premium Suite” update
Samsung has started rolling out the Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update for international Galaxy S III users, bringing with it a series of features call the Premium Suite Upgrade. Galaxy users can now enjoy some...
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Sound Disk Sport Beanie keeps your head warm and the tunes pumping
If you’re an active type who likes to have music with you everywhere you go whether you’re working out, riding a motorcycle, or skiing down the slopes, Ariel 7 has an interesting new product for you....
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Chevy Test Track goes live at Disney World
Chevrolet has been working on a new ride with Disney World called the Chevrolet Test Track. Chevrolet and Disney have been working together on designing the ride for the last 18 months with the goal of...
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Kindle Fire and Fire HD tablets to get Voice Guide and Explore by Touch early...
Amazon has announced that new technologies to help vision impaired consumers use the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD seven-inch tablets will be coming early next year. The new features are called Voice...
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Foxconn to expand to the US for clients seeking made in USA designation
About a month ago, rumors started circulating that Foxconn was looking for the opportunity to expand into the United States. Foxconn is one of the main manufacturers of a number of products that Apple...
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SEC is upset over Netflix CEO’s Facebook post
It seems like just about everyone is on Facebook today. Not only are most of your friends on Facebook, but many CEOs of some the biggest companies in the technology world also routinely use Facebook to...
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Kindle Fire tablets help Amazon Appstore boom
Amazon is having a bang up year for its Appstore posting massive growth. The massive growth of the Amazon Appstore is attributed in part to the availability and popularity of the Kindle Fire Android...
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Dark Knight Rises flash drive is a bust of Batman
If you’re a hard-core superhero fan who liked the last Dark Knight movie, this flash drive will pique your interest. The flash drive is from a company called Infothink and the drive was released to go...
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China Unicom continues to rack up iPhone 5 reservations
I mentioned a couple days ago that Chinese wireless carrier China Unicom was taking reservations for the Apple iPhone 5. The Apple smartphone will hit the Chinese network on December 14. In the first...
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BMW issues recall on 2009 through 2012 X5 diesel SUV
It’s always seemed that vehicle recalls come in spurts, and the automotive industry is definitely in one of those spurts right now. The latest automaker to issue a significant recall on one of its...
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