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iPad Air 2, Mini 3: Are Small Upgrades Enough?

Oct 22, 2014 02:08 PM EDT

Apple has launched the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3, both with incremental upgrades to the previous edition. Is this enough to keep in the number one spot?

Congress: FBI Has "Zero Chance" Of Getting Encrypted Data

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Oct 22, 2014 01:02 PM EDT

FBI Director James Comey has been denied by his own government, after pushing a new law forward to gain access to encrypted smartphones from Apple and Google.

GT to Sell Sapphire Furnaces To Repay Apple Debt

David Curry |

Oct 22, 2014 12:24 PM EDT

GT, the largest supplier of Apple's sapphire glass, will sell their 2,039 sapphire furnaces in order to repay Apple's investment in the company.

Rockstar Preparing Re-launch of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on Xbox 360

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Oct 22, 2014 09:49 AM EDT

Rockstar Studios is looking to re-launch Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on Xbox 360 with achievements, according to new leaks.

Apple Maps Updated, Small Business Can Add Info

David Curry |

Oct 22, 2014 09:31 AM EDT

Apple Maps has been updated and will now outsource small businesses to add information about their establishment, filling up the empty space on the navigation app.

Google, Qualcomm Invest $542 Million In Magic Leap

David Curry |

Oct 22, 2014 09:26 AM EDT

Augmented-reality developer Magic Leap has had an incredibly successful Series B funding round, with Google and Qualcomm leading the $542 million investment.

Google Creates Task-Orientated Email Service Called Bigtop

David Curry |

Oct 22, 2014 09:18 AM EDT

Google is attempting to revamp the Gmail service with new task-orientated management of emails.

Apple Reports Record Mac Sales

David Curry |

Oct 21, 2014 02:11 PM EDT

For anyone thinking the computer is dead, they might want to look at Apple's Q3 2014 earnings call, which surpassed all analyst expectations when it came to Mac.

Google Adds New Security Key For Two-Step Verification

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Oct 21, 2014 01:10 PM EDT

Google has adopted a new standard of two-step verification, using a physical security key instead of phone verification or other methods.

Sen. Leahy Wants No Fast Lanes From Comcast, Regardless of Merger

David Curry |

Oct 21, 2014 12:05 PM EDT

Sen. Leahy has sent an open-letter to Comcast, asking for no fast-lanes and no prioritization of certain services.

Amazon Tests Water with $200 Kindle Voyage, But Is It Worth The Price?

David Curry |

Oct 21, 2014 11:02 AM EDT

The Kindle Voyage has been released in the U.S. and some European regions earlier this week. Amazon is pulling out all the stops to make this the best e-reader in the world, but will people pay the $200 premium price?

Valve Removes Paranautical Activity From Steam After Threat

David Curry |

Oct 21, 2014 08:31 AM EDT

Valve has removed Paranautical Activity, a FPS roguelike, after the developer sent a death threat to Valve Creative Director Gabe Newell.

U.S. Cities Look to Build Their Own Fiber Networks

David Curry |

Oct 21, 2014 08:11 AM EDT

A coalition of 32 cities has teamed up to help to create municipal broadband, and will look to fight telecoms and states in court, if they need to.

NSA Approves Samsung Knox Devices For Classified Information

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Oct 21, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

The U.S. National Security Agency has approved Samsung Electronics' Galaxy devices for use by government officials to hold classified information.

Tesla Motors To Sell Model S In China Via Alibaba's Tmall

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Oct 20, 2014 01:06 PM EDT

Tesla Motors is expanding their region with the Model S, launching it in China with partner Alibaba, using its Tmall.com service to sell straight to customers.