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  Trace Hagan
  Systems Editor and News Reporter
  Trace is a starving college student studying Computer Science. He has a love of the English language and an addiction for new technology and speculation.
  
  When he's not writing, studying, or going to class, he can be found on the soccer pitch, both playing and coaching, or on the mountain snowboarding.
  
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May 2013




• - Nintendo to let consumers play unreleased Wii U games at 100 Best Buys during E3

• - LeakedTT: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 image and specifications leak out

• - Google hides numerous Easter eggs in latest Google+ Hangouts

• - Xbox 360 sales on top for 28 consecutive months

• - ReportTT: Apple's iRadio held up over details for skipping songs

• - ReportTT: Yahoo isn't the only one interested in Tumblr

• - LeakedTT: Dell to release two new Latitude notebooks this summer with Haswell CPU's

• - RumorTT: Apple to debut MacBook Air refresh at WWDC

• - Yahoo sets NYC product event for Monday, May 20

• - Surface Pro European availability dates revealed

• - AMD's stock falls 13% after Goldman Sachs rates the stock a 'sell'

• - Facebook joins the Glass app crowd, releases one of its own

• - Twitter produces Google Glass app, time to start tweeting all those pictures you've taken hands-free

• - LeakedTT: These pieces are reportedly of the upcoming iPhone, seem to show it will be available in different colors

• - Opera settles lawsuit with former employee over allegations of trade secret theft

• - Lenovo Yoga 11S shows up for pre-order on Best Buy and Lenovo's websites

• - EA confirms Online Pass program is no more

• - Dell cuts price on its Windows RT tablet by $200, XPS 10 now available for $300

• - ReportTT: iPhone 5S to feature fingerprint scanner, says chief information security officer for PayPal

• - RumorTT: Microsoft will do away with Xbox Points at E3, move to currency system

• - Google stock closes above $900, shares continue to rise in after-hours trading

• - Check out the latest Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag trailer

• - Rovio partners with Sony Pictures for distribution of Angry Birds movie coming in 2016

• - Survey says that only 1 out of 10 Americans would wear Google Glass

• - Rovio brings Angry Birds Rio to Windows Phone, mark down another classic iOS game for Windows Phone

• - Apple announces the App Store has passed 50 billion downloads

• - Gran Turismo 6 will be coming to PlayStation 3 later this year

• - YouTube expands livestreaming, opens it up to all channels with 1000+ subscribers

• - Google updates Wallet, now allows you to send money via Gmail

• - RumorTT: Next iPad mini will feature upgraded processor and cameras

• - Google sends cease and desist letter to Microsoft over new Windows Phone YouTube app

• - Google makes video of I/O keynote available for all to watch on YouTube

• - Google debuts Play Music: All Access, a new music-streaming service to compete with Spotify

• - Google has announced at I/O an upcoming Maps overhaul, private beta starts tomorrow

• - BlackBerry will come out with BlackBerry Messenger apps for iOS and Android this summer

• - Microsoft adds support for Google Chat to Outlook.com and Skydrive.com

• - Nokia 'very interested' in tablets, according to executive

• - US Navy's X-47B marks the first unmanned plane to take off from an aircraft carrier

• - Microsoft pushes out update for both lines of Surface tablets

• - ReportTT: Google to announce music-streaming service at this year's I/O event

• - Apple sued over iPhone 4 power button, lawsuit claims power button was defective

• - Aereo continues its rollout, coming to Atlanta on June 17

• - Say hello to Nokia's new Lumia 925, a thinned down, aluminum clad Windows Phone 8 device

• - Cydia Substrate and WinterBoard now available on Google Play Store

• - US VP Joe Biden says there is 'no legal reason' that violent media can't be taxed

• - Kaspersky security software to be preloaded on Android devices powered by Snapdragon processors

• - Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie poster debuts via Instagram

• - ASRock's Z87 Extreme9/ac is first Intel 8 Series motherboard to receive Thunderbolt certification

• - Das Keyboard unveils new Professional Quiet Keyboard, makes use of MX Red switches

• - Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile to start selling BlackBerry Q10 this summer

• - Microsoft makes it official: Windows Blue will be called Windows 8.1 and will be a free update

• - NVIDIA puts SHIELD up for pre-order, will set you back $349

• - Rovio expands into game publishing with Rovio Stars

• - Man flies drone over neighbor's property, appears to have been spying in 3rd-story window

• - Amazon picks up Liquavista, the Samsung-owned touchscreen company

• - Google announces Gladstone, Missouri will be getting Google Fiber

• - Google hides Easter egg in image search, play Atari's Breakout with pictures of Breakout

• - Google Search deals with 500 million previously unseen search queries each day

• - Raspberry Pi camera module coming to UK on May 14

• - Charity auction for coffee with Tim Cook currently at $605,000

• - Microsoft updates SkyDrive with photo timeline and upload performance increases

• - RumorTT: More possible specifications leak out for the Galaxy S4 Mini

• - Facebook updates iOS app with new sharing and saving options

• - Amazon debuts Cloud Player desktop app, Mac version in the works

• - ReportTT: AT&T to discontinue selling HTC First

• - Verizon pushes up Samsung Galaxy S4 launch to May 23

• - Amazon giving $5 in Amazon Coins to each Kindle Fire owner

• - LeakedTT: Say hello to the Nokia Lumia 925 ahead of its debut tomorrow

• - Google unifies storage across Gmail, Google+, Drive, users now have 15GB shared across all services

• - Google Play developers have been given the ability to respond to user reviews

• - T-Mobile has raised the price of the iPhone by $50, down payment is now $150

• - Google teases Chrome developers, posts picture of pallet of boxes ahead of Google I/O

• - Activision CEO warns PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 sales might start slow like Wii U

• - Apple's two-step verification rolls out to additional countries

• - Disney jumps on 3-D printing bandwagon, offers to print 3-D Storm Trooper with your face

• - RumorTT: Sony i1 coming with 20MP camera, arriving in August

• - Chrome and Chrome OS get Google Cloud Messaging

• - Amazon debuts Cloud Drive Photos app for iOS, provides access to pictures on Amazon Cloud

• - AMD launches new 2133MHz Gamer Series RAM

• - Google Drive experiences brief bug that causes list of files to be blank

• - iPhone 5 camera compared to predecessors, shows progression of camera abilities

• - Corsair talks Haswell power supply compatibility

• - Judge rules Google must turn over documents to Apple in Samsung case

• - Nokia continues to tease Lumia 928 ahead of impending launch, shows of optical stabilization ability

• - Ouya gets official delay until June 25 to fix controller defect

• - YouTube debuts subscription channels with select partners, start at $0.99/mo

• - NVIDIA's Q1 earnings better than expected, stock climbs in after-hours trading

• - Facebook updates Home as more than 1 million people install the app

• - ReportTT: Amazon working on 3-D smartphone, might be able to navigate content using eyes exclusively

• - Google introduces "Save to Drive" button, allows users to easily save files to Drive instead of computer

• - Sony doesn't expect to lose money on the PlayStation 4 at launch, unlike what happened with PS3

• - Assassin's Creed 4 developers talk about PlayStation 4 development and what it's allowing them to do

• - RumorTT: More fuel added to claims that Nexus 5 is coming at Google I/O

• - Netflix ups marketing push for Arrested Development, takes the Bluth's banana stand on tour

• - DICE announces that DDoS attack continues on BF3 infrastructure despite security measures

• - Bad Piggies on iOS gets updated, now has the ability to record and share in-game tricks

• - Always-on DRM was never an option for the PlayStation 4 according to Sony

• - iOS 7 shows up in website logs, suggests Apple is testing out the new mobile OS ahead of WWDC

• - World of Warcraft sees its subscriber numbers fall 1.3 million in past three months

• - More pictures of the Huawei P6-U06 show up online

• - Nokia continues to tease Lumia 928, pits its camera against the competition

• - Apple looking to get hands on Android source code records in latest Samsung battle

• - Ouya console torn down by iFixIt, receives repairability score of 9/10

• - HTC First appears to not be doing too well, sees price drop $100 to $0.99 with 2-year contract

• - Battlefield 3 and Battlelog servers hit by attack aiming to overload back-end infrastructure

• - Syria regains Internet connectivity after 19 hours, outage believed to be caused by 'optical cable malfunction'

• - YouTube for Windows Phone 8 app 'completely redesigned'

• - ReportTT: Facebook News Feed to get video ads in July

• - RumorTT: Suppler confirms that Apple is working on low-cost iPhone

• - Google Glass Explorer Edition getting updated XE5 software, brings with it new features and enhancements

• - Google bringing Fiber to Grandview, Missouri, a city just south of Kansas City

• - LOLTT: Woman accused of stalking self and blaming ex's new girlfriend

• - Bethesda announces Wolfenstein: The New Order

• - ReportTT: Next iPhone's display will be going into production next month; Sharp, LG, and Japan Display producing them

• - AT&T updates Samsung Galaxy S4 software, brings with it better performance

• - Say hello to 12 new Grand Theft Auto V screenshots

• - Xbox to be in attendance of Gamescom with 'next chapter of Xbox gaming experiences'

• - RumorTT: Google to open retail stores specifically for Google Glass

• - Google adds new, 'highly-requested' features to Hangouts On Air

• - LeakedTT: Are these pictures of the Huawei P6-U06?

• - Syria drops off of the Internet...again

• - EA reports fourth-quarter earnings, misses earnings-per-share predictions

• - It looks as though Google Now will be coming to OS X, if Chromium code is any indicator

• - Nokia teases Lumia 928 in official teaser ad, should indicate device is coming soon

• - Windows Blue public preview coming at BUILD conference at the end of June

• - RumorTT: Xbox 720 actually called Xbox Infinity

• - Twitter's legal director picked as Internet Privacy Officer

• - LeakedTT: Could these be the GTX 780 and GTX 770? Signs point to yes

• - Aereo attempts to stop second CBS lawsuit by filing complaint

• - Microsoft announces over 250m SkyDrive users, 50m added since Windows 8

• - LeakedTT: Pictures of a reported BlackBerry R10 leak out

• - AT&T getting 32GB Samsung Galaxy S4 on May 10, will cost $250

• - Hulu Plus finally comes to Windows Phone 8, WP8 users can now get their TV fix while out and about

• - BitTorrent announces Sync Alpha has already synced 1 petabyte of data

• - EA gets exclusive rights to develop 'Star Wars' games

• - Google stock pulls an Apple, closes at record high of $861.55

• - GameStop ends PlayStation 2 trade-ins as of June 1, used stock to be sold 'for several months'

• - Google Drive updated to allow sharing directly from Google Drive folder via desktop app

• - Curiosity panoramas depict area around where rover is working, are things of beauty

• - EA's The Sims 4 is coming to Mac and PC in 2014

• - Intel debuts Silvermont microarchitecture, features higher performance, lower power draw

• - Acer Aspire S7-191 Touchscreen Ultrabook Laptop Review

• - Mozilla demonstrates potential of web browser as gaming platform with Epic Citadel demo

• - Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, sets off on journey across the US

• - Google Glass shoots video of LHC in new Explorer Story

• - Acer's 8-inch Windows 8 tablet pops up on Amazon, gets removed

• - ReportTT: BlackBerry Q10 seeing strong sales in Canada

• - RumorTT: Nokia working on 6-inch phablet with 1080p display, quad-core CPU

• - Google Glass has potential security issues, could lead to industrial espionage

• - Google Glass will add support for text and navigation for iPhone users

• - Australian hacker produces Google Glass clone

• - Mophie releases Juice Pack for HTC One, provides an extra 2,500mAh of battery

• - Apple now offering 256GB and 512GB SSD storage options on iMacs

• - Barnes and Noble Nook HD and Nook HD+ get full access to Google Play Store

• - Functional Apple 1 computer signed by Steve Wozinak to be put on auction, get your checkbooks ready!

• - Pentagon approves Samsung Galaxy S4, makes history as Samsung's first DoD approved device

• - CPU-Z result shows Haswell Core i7-4770K at 7 GHz

• - Netflix's Ted Sarandos says piracy drops in territories shortly after Netflix launches

• - Facebook rolls out Trust Contacts feature, uses friends to help unlock accounts

• - Apple starts countdown to 50 billion app downloads, offers $10,000 gift card

• - Blockbuster launches iOS app, allows users to rent and stream movies

• - Google debuts Keep app for Chrome, provides Evernote-like functionality

• - Enermax announces their power supplies are ready for Intel's upcoming Haswell-based CPU's

• - Rovio's Angry Birds Friends released, features Facebook integration to allow playing against friends

• - Intel picks Brian Krzanich as new CEO as Paul Otellini steps down

• - Three Samsung workers have been injured in acid leak at chip plant

• - HTC aiming to increase One sales with weekend promo offering $100-375 for trade-ins

• - BlackBerry wants BlackBerry 7.0 users to update to 7.1, offers 10 paid apps free as encouragement

• - Samsung Galaxy S 4 is fourth most popular smartphone in UK after just 4 days

• - Google denies that Google Now for iOS is tough on battery, calls contrary reports 'incorrect'

• - Apple releases iPhone 5 exclusive update to iOS 6.1.4

• - iBUYPOWER Revolt SFF Desktop Gaming PC Review

• - Microsoft being sued by patent troll alleging technologies used in Skype infringe on patents held by the company

• - Nintendo pushes out message to Internet-connected Wii consoles explaining Wii U is an 'entirely new system'

• - Google has selected top 50 'Doodle 4 Google' winners, asks for you to vote for your favorite

• - ReportTT: Google likely to debut Android 4.3, not Android 5.0, at I/O

• - Google+ Hangouts get remote desktop feature

• - Twitter updates iOS app, comes with location-based trends and improved Vine playback

• - BlackBerry gains market share at Apple's expense, Z10 appears to have helped

• - Microsoft sends out invites for Xbox E3 event, scheduled for June 10

• - The Pirate Bay acquires Caribbean domain name thepiratebay.sx

• - Nintendo responds to claims that Wii U has been hacked

• - Apple increases iOS 7 team to meet deadline, pulling engineers from OS X 10.9 team

• - Facebook reports average earnings, hits and misses some Wall Street expectations for Q1

• - Curiosity back in contact with NASA handlers, NASA discuss what the next steps are

• - Siri creator claims study that showed voice texting as bad as normal texting while driving was flawed

• - Call of Duty: Ghosts coming in November as Activision maintains its yearly release cycle




April 2013




• - Google updates Chrome OS to better support public kiosks

• - Digg's replacement for Google Reader to enter beta in June, survey finds 40% of respondents willing to pay

• - Facebook offering Windows Phone users access to beta app, looking for feedback to make it better

• - Google Search updated with further app integration for Fandango and others

• - Apple and Samsung to battle it out again in November over damages

• - RumorTT: Instagram and others will launch on Windows Phone 8 alongside Nokia Lumia 928

• - AT&T opens $100 phone trade-in program

• - Waze needs beta testers before releasing an app for Windows Phone

• - Google posts Glass How-To video, gets me all excited again for Glass

• - NASA extends ISS crew transportation contract with Russians, says domestic flights not likely until 2017

• - Wii U said to be hacked to allow games to run from USB drives

• - Rockstar releases 3 new GTA V trailers, each one details a main character

• - Analyst believes Apple will launch iPhone 6 with larger display in June 2014

• - Twitter sends out memo to news organizations warning 'we believe that these attacks will continue'

• - Facebook said to be losing users in most lucrative markets

• - Opera sues Trond Werner Hansen, claims he gave trade secrets to Mozilla

• - Nintendo starts selling refurbished 3DS and DSi, offers normal one-year warranty

• - Microsoft's latest Windows Phone ad makes fun of Samsung and Apple rivalry

• - SquareTrade drop tests Samsung Galaxy S4, compares to iPhone 5 and S3

• - Ubisoft's Watch Dogs said to be releasing in mid-November

• - Virgin Galactic successfully completes first test flight of its commercial space plane

• - Apple lays foundation for first-ever debt sale as part of stock buyback program

• - Twitter accounts continue to be hacked, this time Guardian has some accounts compromised

• - Microsoft demos technology designed to help game immersion

• - Blizzard announces Diablo III is now available for pre-order for the PS3

• - Check out Lightpack, an awesome new project on Kickstarter

• - RumorTT: Xbox 720 to feature DVR-like game recording to allow easy highlight sharing

• - LivingSocial hacked, company estimates that 50M accounts are affected

• - University of Wyoming researchers discover 'vast' lithium deposit, best case has the supply meeting current global production for 720 years

• - Wii U gets Virtual Console on eShop, can now play the classics without having to boot Wii emulator

• - Corsair in talks with Francisco Partners over buyout

• - Samsung Galaxy S 4 gets teardown by iFixIt, receives repairability score of 8/10

• - Samsung is planning to release 'rugged' version of Galaxy S 4 smartphone

• - Is this Haswell's box art? It's definitely not out of the question

• - Nintendo releases Wii U update, brings with it faster load times and better performance

• - Google Glass specs detailed, runs similar hardware to Galaxy Nexus

• - Apple iMessage suffers from weird glitch, causes last word of texts to be deleted...sort of

• - Haswell-powered MacBook said to go into production in May, launch in late summer

• - PS4 lead architect says PS4 launch will have best launch games in PlayStation history

• - Google Drive gets auto sync, will sync all files for offline access

• - RumorTT: After Microsoft confirms Xbox launch, details regarding the console surface

• - Apple's WWDC tickets sell out in just two minutes, smashing Google I/O record

• - Amazon beats Wall Street estimates, revenue in at $16bn, net income at $82m

• - RumorTT: iPhone 5S now said to be launching in early September

• - Intel Ivy Bridge-E benchmarked, tests show it's 5-10% faster than Sandy Bridge-E

• - Google Glass battery life is only 30 minutes when taking video

• - Apple fined for selling unauthorized work in iBookstore

• - Twitter for Mac updated with Retina support, 14 new languages

• - Netflix says they spend $2 billion per year on content, most goes to licensing old shows and movies

• - Qualcomm reports stellar earnings, revenue of $6.12bn, profit of $2.07bn

• - AMD releases WHQL-certified Catalyst 13.4 drivers

• - Volkswagen debuts iBeetle with iPhone integration at Shanghai Motor Show

• - Twitter said to be testing two-factor authentication after numerous high-profile hacks

• - Australian authorities arrest 'self-proclaimed leader' of LulzSec hacking group

• - Apple announces Worldwide Developer Conference to start June 10, tickets on sale tomorrow

• - Zynga meets earnings targets, manages to make a profit for Q1

• - RumorTT: Is Amazon planning on releasing a Kindle TV set-top box?

• - Samsung chief says it doesn't matter whether GS4 comes with 4-core or 8-core processor

• - US Cellular selling Samsung Galaxy S4 on April 30

• - Google gets approval from city council to buy iProvo fiber network for a massive $1

• - Microsoft advertises Xbox event: 'A new generation revealed'

• - Study suggests that voice-to-text apps aren't any safer than manually texting

• - BitTorrent releases Alpha version of Sync app to general public

• - Apple's Q2 results released, Apple pulled in $9.5bn in profit, $43.6bn in revenue

• - HTC selling unlocked HTC One directly to customers, initial batch already sold out

• - Apple puts refurbished 7th generation iPod nanos up for sale, drops price on iPads

• - iPad users get Google Fiber TV app, allows users to browse, record, and buy content

• - Thanks to slow LTE rollout, T-Mobile could be first to offer LTE-Advanced, or '5G'

• - First Firefox OS smartphones sell out same day as launch

• - Apple issuing iPhone 4 'antennagate' settlement checks, owners start to receive $15 checks

• - Expanded Surface Pro availability planned for end of May by Microsoft

• - CBS threatens to file another lawsuit against Aereo, this time in Boston

• - Code seems to indicate Google Glass will allow pictures to be taken by winking

• - Amazon Kindle Fire tablets get access to Xbox SmartGlass app

• - HTC One could face more delays, Nokia gains preliminary injunction in Netherlands over microphones

• - Netflix to add 4-stream plan for $11.99, added 3 million subscribers in Q1

• - Google Glass about a year away from the general consumer market

• - Rovio brings on Jami Laes as Executive VP of Games

• - Estimates place Nexus 10 sales lower than Microsoft Surface

• - Psy's new video 'Gentleman' hits 100M views in 3 days, tying previous record set by Russian Meteor

• - OpenSignal finally releases app for iPhone

• - Yahoo launches iPhone weather app, iPad mail app as part of company's recovery

• - Canonical announces Ubuntu 13.04 will be available with GNOME interface

• - RumorTT: Could this be the plastic rear-shell of a low-cost iPhone?

• - ReportTT: Apple stops placing orders to Mac components

• - Sprint continues expansion of 4G LTE network, announces LTE in 21 new markets

• - Google Glass Explorer Edition owners prevented from loaning or selling device

• - Google to acquire iProvo, a fiber-based ISP in Provo, UT

• - Name Your Own Price Mac Bundle 2.0 up for sale, 10% of sales go to charity

• - Microsoft rolling out two-step verification to Microsoft accounts

• - Aereo CEO responds to CBS and FOX threats to move to cable

• - Advertisers can now target Twitter users via tweet keywords

• - Google announces new security measures for Chrome

• - Apple stock takes further dive, drops below $400 for first time since December 2011

• - HTC One gets overclocked with LN2, gets boost in 3DMark score

• - Comcast will be encrypting even basic cable, will require settop box at each TV

• - Bethesda uses Vine video to tease upcoming unannounced game

• - WhatsApp brags that they are bigger than Twitter, now boasts more than 200M users

• - Android on track to hit total of 1B activations sometime this year, according to Eric Schmidt

• - Microsoft Exec: Microsoft has no plans to launch a Surface Phone

• - Motorola planning stock Android devices that are sized 'just right'

• - Google Fiber TV gets HBO and Cinemax for an additional charge

• - Facebook for iOS getting Chat Heads, probably the most liked feature of Facebook Home

• - AMD Radeon HD 7990 'Malta' engineering sample shows up on Ebay, current bid at $510

• - RumorTT: iPhone 5S to come with 12MP camera and improved low light mode

• - Some Apple TVs have WiFi issues, Apple to replace faulty units

• - 3DMark ran on the Ouya console, bested by existing smartphones

• - Google study says mobile web is getting faster

• - Dell XPS 18 put up for pre-order, starts at $900 and ships in May

• - Trader who made unauthorized $1bn purchase of Apple stock pleads guilty to fraud charges

• - Spotify launching in new markets, now available in Hong Kong, Mexico, Malaysia, and more

• - LeakedTT: Say hello to the Corsair Obsidian 350D mATX case

• - Amazon opens store designed for customers aged 50+

• - Psy's Gentleman video hits 67 million views in two days

• - Sony launches 2Gbps Internet service in Tokyo, laughs in Google's face

• - YouTube celebrates VHS turning 57 by adding 'Tape Mode' to select videos

• - OCZ in hot water with NASDAQ, receives letter threatening delisting

• - HTC One has a launch video posted and removed, video claims it's 'everything your phone isn't'

• - ReportTT: Foxconn hiring for Zhengzhou factory, indicative of iPhone production ramping up

• - Dish Network wants to merge with Sprint for $25.5 billion

• - Bing returns 5x as many sites with malware as Google, searchers beware!

• - US House of Representatives can now listen to Spotify after previous ban prevented use

• - ReportTT: iPad 5 could slim down by shrinking LED backlighting

• - Google gets YT.be domain to use as URL shortener

• - Nokia releases updated firmware for Lumia 920, 820, 620

• - LeakedTT: BlackBerry 10 update will improve camera speed, HDR, and other improvements

• - Windows Update bug causes some Windows 7 PCs not to boot in Brazil

• - Sprint rolling out LTE to 21 new markets on April 12, according to leak

• - RumorTT: Xbox 720 launch titles said to include Ryse and new Forza

• - NVIDIA to return $1 billion to shareholders in current fiscal year through stock buybacks

• - ReportTT: BlackBerry Z10 returns outnumber sales

• - NVIDIA shows off Kepler Mobile by displaying incredible graphics rendered using the new chip

• - Psy's new single Gentleman to debut April 13 on YouTube

• - Google introduces tool to plan digital afterlife, will allow you to delete data after your death

• - Intel details Haswell overclocking at IDF Beijing, not too much different from Ivy Bridge

• - Code in OSX 10.8.4 confirms Macs will be getting 802.11ac wireless

• - OCZ Vertex 5 SSD coming next month, features updated Barefoot 3, 20nm NAND flash

• - Bitcoin market price crashing, price dropped $100 in mere hours

• - ReportTT: Apple ditches Samsung for upcoming A7 processors

• - ReportTT: Next-gen Xbox will take over TV, interact with cable box

• - ReportTT: Microsoft Office not coming to iOS or Android until fall 2014

• - First Samsung Galaxy S4 commercials posted to YouTube, shy away from Apple bashing, promote features

• - Navy successfully destroys drone with laser weapon set to debut in 2014

• - California court rules it's illegal to check maps while driving

• - EVGA sets 22K record score in 3DMark Fire Strike, three other scores

• - News Corp threatens to take FOX network to subscription only if Aereo prevails in lawsuit

• - AppGratis pulled from AppStore over push notification abuse

• - T-Mobile confirmed to be getting HTC One on April 19

• - Intel debuts next-gen Thunderbolt capable of 20Gbps throughput, 4K video

• - ReportTT: Microsoft to use AMD chips in next-gen Xbox

• - ConfirmedTT: Austin, TX getting Google Fiber, roll out date unknown at this time

• - Electronic Arts in running for prestigious 'Worst Company in America' title

• - Could Austin, TX be getting Google Fiber? We'll find out April 9

• - LOLTT: Copyright holders asking Google to take down their takedown notices

• - RumorTT: Microsoft working on Google Glass competitor

• - Audi and T-Mobile introduce new data plans to bring prices down to as little as $15/month

• - RumorTT: Are these pictures of the upcoming iPhone 5S?

• - Skype malware turns victim's machine into Bitcoin miner

• - ITC judge issues ruling that Samsung infringes upon key part of Apple patent

• - T-Mobile starts roll out of software update for existing unlocked iPhones on the network

• - Google posts Google Glass explainer video for those who couldn't attend SXSW

• - Images of BlackBerry R-Series device leak out

• - ASUS' GTX Titan used to set 4 3DMark world records

• - Samsung expecting $7.7B in profits for Q1, up 53%

• - Indiegogo suffers DDOS over YourAnonymousNews campaign

• - Sketches of BlackBerry R-Series surface, could this be an entry-level BB10 device?

• - Scribd was hacked this week, says 'less than 1%' of accounts affected

• - Nokia closes flagship store in Shanghai

• - Apple's 'Spaceship' campus over budget by 66%, price tag now sits at $5B

• - Curiosity will be out of touch with Earth for next four weeks

• - Netflix app updated to support Windows Phone 8 devices with 720p screens

• - Roger Ebert dies at age 70, succumbs to long battle with cancer

• - Verizon happy to follow T-Mobile if consumers don't want contracts

• - DEA complains they can't tap iMessage due to encryption

• - Skype now connects users for a total of 2 billion minutes every day

• - Twitter updates iOS app, now allows app installs and launches from tweets

• - SimCity gets in-game advertising courtesy of Nissan

• - AMD says NVIDIA bitter over Sony using AMD in PlayStation 4

• - Stinky Footboard controller hits Kickstarter with $75,000 goal

• - 2013 World Championship for StarCraft II announced by Blizzard

• - Samsung and Mozilla working together on new Android browser tech

• - Not sure if BB10 is the correct mobile device for you? Check it out in your browser!

• - Unreal Engine 4: Elemental demo PlayStation 4 vs PC comparison video posted on YouTube

• - Disney closes LucasArts, upcoming Star Wars games canceled

• - Pictures of Facebook Home UI leak ahead of tomorrow's unveiling

• - RumorTT: Windows Blue to be known as Windows 8.1

• - Nokia Lumia 810 users on T-Mobile won't be getting LTE support

• - Firefox 20 comes with per-window private browsing

• - Disney Pixar's Finding Dory coming in 2015, is sequel to widely popular Finding Nemo

• - Dan Porter, former OMGPOP CEO, leaves Zynga

• - T-Mobile to enable LTE, Visual Voicemail via software update for unlocked iPhones

• - ReportTT: Apple to produce iPhone 5S this quarter, aiming for summer launch

• - Microsoft updates Outlook.com's calendar appearance

• - Yahoo teams up with Dropbox to allow larger file attachments in e-mail

• - Google Now shows up in Chrome Canary on Windows, can't be used

• - Google's privacy director stepping down, replaced by Lawrence You

• - AT&T to support HD Voice technology later this year

• - Apple's Q2 2013 financial results call to take place April 23

• - Ivy Bridge GPU driver update brings up to 10% performance boost, OpenCL 1.2 support

• - AT&T to start HTC One pre-sales April 4, leaked data suggest Sprint pricing for HTC One

• - Windows 8 usage still below that of Windows Vista, XP and 7 continue to be leaders

• - YouTube co-founder debuts MixBit, allows collaborative content creation

• - Amazon updates Cloud Drive with file syncing

• - Say hello to NVIDIA's new mobile GPU line, 5 new mobile chips announced

• - Users have no right to resell purchases iTunes songs

• - More details surface on HTC's Facebook phone




March 2013




• - iFixIt tears down HTC One, rates it a one for repairability

• - Nexus 4 receives a slight hardware modification, new bumps help it stop sliding off of surfaces

• - Spotify updates logo to be more streamlined, take a look

• - YouTube debuts new live-streaming platform for game developers, will transcode video feed in real-time

• - Judge rules mathematical algorithms can't be patented, dismisses lawsuit against Rackspace

• - Check out Activision's incredible animated face shown off at GDC

• - Google rescinds some #ifihadglass invitations after discovering rules were broken

• - Google doubles down on open-source support, pledges not to sue users, distributors, developers of open-source software over patents

• - Apple ditches Retina MacBook Pro 'Highest Resolution' tagline

• - Sweden removes 'ungoogleable' from dictionary after Google applies pressure

• - RumorTT: Galaxy Note 3 will feature 'unbreakable' display

• - Google to send out invitations to Glass Explorer Program in next few days

• - Google releases updated version of Chrome with improvements to spell checking

• - T-Mobile lets slip Galaxy S4 release date, get your S4 around May 1

• - Rightware releases Basemark X screenshot and some tech specs

• - T-Mobile launches its 4G LTE network in 7 US cities

• - Rumors prove accurate, T-Mobile announces iPhone 5 for $99, 4S and 4 join lineup

• - Google hires frequent Chrome leaker Francois Beaufort

• - Petr Mitrichev first repeat winner of Facebook Hacker Cup

• - Google updates Maps with 100 more ski resorts across US and Canada

• - Google adds support for Gifs as Google+ profile pictures

• - T-Mobile confirmed to be talking iPhone at tomorrow's Uncarrier event

• - Apple offers free next-day shipping on all iPhones in the US

• - Facebook takes away desktop access to the site for its employees, wants to focus on mobile

• - HTC ditching 'Quietly Brilliant' tagline, looking to be bolder with marketing

• - Facebook rolling out threaded comments and replies for Pages

• - Google's LTE-enabled Chromebook Pixel shipping by April 8

• - Spotify launches ad campaign, looks to gain wider use

• - NASDAQ to pay out just $62m to investors who lost an estimated $500m in Facebook IPO

• - Kim Dotcom looking to sue Hong Kong government

• - LeakedTT: Samsung Galaxy S4 mini pictures and specs appear

• - Google expands Transparency Report with daily highlights of links not removed

• - Apple disables iForgot password recovery page after exploit discovered

• - Apple starts warning of free apps that 'offer in-app purchases'

• - Google's self-driving car parks in parking space reserved for Nobel laureates

• - Nokia CEO tosses interviewer's iPhone, calls it 'embarrassing'

• - T-Mobile LTE turned on ahead of release, early test results in

• - Apple updates malware definitions to protect from Yontoo adware

• - HTC One should make it to the US by end of April

• - Apple bug allows Apple ID password reset with just e-mail and date of birth

• - ReportTT: Google kills Frommer's print guidebooks

• - JD Power ranks Apple #1 for smartphone satisfaction, tough fight for second

• - RumorTT: Ouya might be getting streaming video content

• - Apple says Google Now hasn't been submitted for approval

• - Apple brags data centers now powered by 100% renewable energy, emissions still up 34%

• - Apple unveils two-step verification for iCloud, Apple ID

• - Appeals court says Isohunt is liable for users' copyright infringement

• - SpaceX's Merlin rocket engine approved for use

• - Lockscreen bypass bug discovered in iOS 6.1.3

• - Google adds YouTube searches to Google Trends

• - Ebay cutting fees to be more competitive with Amazon

• - Google 'inadvertently' removed Digg from from its indexes

• - Samsung working on fixing security flaw present on some Android devices

• - RumorTT: Guy Kawasaki hints that Motorola X Phone will be customizable

• - High-profile Xbox Live accounts hacked, former and current Microsoft employee accounts compromised

• - Headphones that can read your mind and pick what music you want to hear

• - Reddit starts its own original web mini-series

• - SimCity managed to sell 1.1 million despite launch issues, clocks in as largest SimCity launch ever

• - RapidShare no longer offering unlimited storage after March 20

• - RumorTT: NVIDIA working on second GK110-based consumer GPU

• - Google adds Kilimanjaro, Everest to Google Maps Street View

• - Change.org petition for Google Reader exceeds 100,000 signatures

• - Nintendo Wii U sales are underwhelming, fails to outperform monthly Xbox 360 or PS3 sales from last 7 years

• - Microsoft Surface tablets sold worse than expected

• - Casino scammed by player using hijacked security cameras

• - My thoughts on Samsung's Unpacked 2013 press conference

• - RumorTT: Motorola X Phone will feature multiple models, small price tags

• - Mike Schroepfer appointed as Facebook's Chief Technical Officer

• - Seagate continues to show interest in SSDs, looking for hardware and firmware test manager

• - Samsung Galaxy S IV Smart Scroll and Dual Camera features in detail

• - Samsung Galaxy S IV has built-in temperature and humidity sensors

• - Google continues spring cleaning, splitting maps and commerce divisions

• - Microsoft says overheating was the cause of 14-hour Outlook outage

• - Jury finds Nintendo infringed upon 3D patent with 3DS handheld console

• - Apple finally selling refurbished iPad minis, fourth-gen iPads

• - Redbox Instant launches to the public, offers subscription access to 4600 titles

• - RumorTT: Apple said to be looking to TSMC for A7 processor

• - Netflix looking to start streaming 4K content within one to two years

• - iPad gets YouTube Capture app

• - ReportTT: We might not being seeing Eye Scrolling in the new Galaxy SIV

• - Google to expand Kirkland, Washington office

• - Kindle Fire HD 8.9" now available in Japan and Europe, price dropped to $269

• - Facebook introducing changes for Timeline

• - Western Digital invests in Skyera start-up

• - Google's Sundar Pichai takes over Android development

• - ReportTT: Twitter planning to release music discovery app

• - Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 gets microtransactions in the form of cosmetic changes

• - Google leaves behind code in Chrome that indicates Google Now may be imminent

• - Acer debuts upgraded C7 Chromebook, comes with more RAM, longer battery life, larger price tag

• - Google Glass will support prescription lenses, just not in Explorer Edition

• - Samsung to fix Galaxy S3 lock screen bug 'shortly', Lookout has temporary fix in Play Store

• - Google launches 'Help for Hacked Sites' series of articles and videos

• - NASA confirms Mars was once able to support life

• - HTC One UK launch delayed by two weeks, will launch March 29

• - Sony Xperia TL gets update to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

• - Bing takes an average of 825 days to copy Google features

• - Digital Storm Bolt Desktop Gaming PC Review

• - Xi3 puts Piston on pre-order, first of the Steam Boxes will set you back $999.99

• - Firefox for iOS won't be coming back unless Apple levels the playing field

• - Netflix launches ISP Speed Index, shows data about various ISPs

• - Upset that you can't play Donkey Kong as a girl? Now you can!

• - Haswell's USB3.0 bug will require a chipset revision to fix

• - SpaceTT: SpaceX's Grasshopper rocket takes off and lands safely

• - Check out this 2005 iPhone prototype

• - EA issues statement that SimCity servers close to fixed, not quite in the clear yet

• - Angry Birds Toons will be available through Rovio games, select video-on-demand providers, Smart TVs, and TV networks worldwide

• - Tomb Raider updated to fix issues with NVIDIA GPUs

• - Dishonored's level designer loves the PS4's RAM, calls 8GB a 'joy'

• - MakerBot debuts the Digitizer 3D scanner, allows scanning physical objects into the digital world

• - Microsoft pushing out 7 patches on Tuesday to fix bugs in IE, Office, Silverlight

• - LeakedTT: Specifications for an upcoming HTC Facebook smartphone leak out

• - AT&T perfectly happy to unlock your smartphone provided you're out of contract

• - EA has suspended marketing for SimCity in light of launch problems, asks affiliates to 'stop actively promoting game'

• - Facebook's Poke barely affected Snapchat according to usage data

• - EA changes its mind about offering refunds for SimCity customers

• - Motorola Droid RAZR & RAZR MAXX get OTA Jelly Bean 4.1 update

• - Skype releases updated iOS app with 'beautiful new calling experience'

• - Researchers exploit Chrome at Pwn2Own, receive $100,000 prize

• - HTC talks about designing the 'One' flagship device in new video

• - Researchers discover freezing Android phones allows access to encrypted data

• - Amazon has stopped selling the digital download version of SimCity after numerous launch problems

• - Google tipped off the EU about Microsoft's browser choice bug that led to huge fine

• - EA disabling "non-critical" SimCity features

• - EA refused refund and threatened SimCity customer with Origin ban

• - Facebook's new News Feed design

• - Study suggests Android apps engage in less risky behavior than iOS

• - comScore data shows Android losing ground to iOS, Windows Phone staying steady

• - RumorTT: Samsung Galaxy S3 might get S4 features such as Smart Scroll

• - Nexus 7 dock magically appears in Google Play Store for $30

• - Bug found that allows bypassing Samsung Galaxy S3 lockscreen

• - EA shut down several SimCity servers for maintenance

• - Valve releases Counter-Strike: Condition Zero for Linux

• - RumorTT: iPhone 5S said to be in production at Foxconn

• - RumorTT: Next Samsung Galaxy Note might feature 5.9-inch screen

• - Beats' music streaming service gets closer to reality, secures $60 million investment

• - Microsoft fined 561 million euros ($732 million US) for browser choice error

• - Steam Box prototypes to be finished in 3-4 months, says Newell

• - Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar working on bill to legalize cell phone unlocking

• - FAA investigating pilot's report of seeing a 'drone' flying over Brooklyn

• - PoolLiveAid superimposes real-time predictions of billiard shots on table

• - Google releases updated Google Maps for iPhone app, promises faster local search, other improvements

• - Apple considered other names for the iPhone including 'Telepod', 'Mobi', 'iPad', and 'Tripod'

• - ReportTT: YouTube working on music streaming service

• - iMac shipping estimates continue to decrease, now 'Within 24 hours' in North America

• - SimCity having launch day jitters despite betas designed to negate these problems

• - Google Picasa Web Albums now redirects to Google+ Photos

• - Raspberry Pi will be released in a limited edition blue

• - Microsoft ending 'scroogled' ad campaign

• - Crysis 3 on the Wii U 'had to die'; port was running and close to launch

• - Evasi0n jailbreak tool downloaded over 14m times

• - Apple updates Java to patch zero-day vulnerability

• - ReportTT: Samsung Galaxy S4 will use eye tracking to scroll pages

• - LeakedTT: Samsung Galaxy S4 benchmark confirms rumored specs, said to use plastic body

• - White House backs cell phone unlocking after We The People petition

• - The Pirate Bay gets virtual asylum in North Korea

• - Samsung posts up Galaxy S4 teaser video

• - LAN ETS defeats the apocalypse by getting an AMD FX 8350 to 8027MHz

• - Mac gets League of Legends open beta

• - Facebook announces new News Feed design on March 7

• - RumorTT: T-Mobile to abolish contract plans this month

• - ReportTT: FCC will be investigating cell phone unlocking ban




February 2013




• - Microsoft makes Surface RT and Surface Pro available in Japan, UK, others

• - Samsung hires UK judge who forced Apple to apologize to Samsung

• - HTC says the One will be their only flagship device this year

• - Apple censoring iCloud emails that contain phrase 'barely legal teens'

• - HTC confirms Sense 5.0 will be coming to HTC One X, One X+, One S and Butterfly

• - Ouya consoles will ship to Kickstarter backers starting March 28

• - avast! antivirus releases version 8

• - During FTC investigation, Google donated $25,000 to group throwing party for FTC's chairman

• - Ubisoft shows off box art for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

• - Confirmed: Facebook will be acquiring Atlas ad business from Microsoft

• - Futuremark updates 3DMark 11 to v1.0.4, makes it completely compatible with Windows 8

• - Chrome for Android updated to version 25

• - iPhone, Android smartphones get access to Adobe Photoshop Touch for $4.99

• - Nintendo Wii Mini coming to UK on March 22 for 80 pounds

• - Auction for Google Glass on Ebay pulled after price shoots past $15k

• - ExclusiveTT: Haswell coming at Computex on Z87 chipset, next-gen performance platform to be X99

• - Cook says Apple looking at new product categories

• - Study says illegal music sharing decreased 17% in 2012

• - Apple stock surges on rumor of a stock split

• - Razer Edge will go on pre-order on March 1, starts at $999

• - Staples now selling Apple accessories

• - Rovio launching 'Angry Birds Toons' on March 16, is a web cartoon featuring the Angry Birds

• - Slaker brings Xbox 360 to town, free to download for Xbox Live Gold subscribers

• - Google invites kids to take a virtual tour of how it makes its Doodles

• - Adobe patches Flash vulnerabilities, some of which are being exploited in the wild

• - Instagram soars past 100 million active users

• - 'Six-strikes' copyright alert system takes effect in the United States

• - Arrested Development won't have a 5th season produced by Netflix

• - Sony confirms every PlayStation 4 game will be available digitally

• - Shazam celebrates 300m users by announcing plans for redesigned tablet apps

• - Check out highlights from ASUS' press conference in which they reveal the PadFone Infinity and FonePad

• - Another iOS 6.1 lockscreen vulnerability discovered, allows full access to contacts, pictures, and more

• - iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 update patches exploits used by Evasi0n jailbreak

• - Google releases Chrome 25, comes with voice recognition support

• - Google wants to get Glass on sale by end of this year for less than $1,500

• - Vine Flip turns your Vine videos into a flipbook

• - Industry officials expect Microsoft to unveil next-gen Xbox in April

• - Google announces I/O registration opens March 13, requires Google+ and Google Wallet accounts

• - Sony aiming to show PlayStation 4 console at E3...or sooner

• - Google buildings have toxic fumes likely resulting from previous occupants

• - LeakedTT: These images purported to be of cases for the Samsung Galaxy S IV

• - ASUS GeForce Titan offered up for pre-order on Newegg

• - PlayStation Vita will not receive a price cut in North America

• - Google introduces tiered 24/7 support service for cloud services

• - Facebook bug prevents users from entering birth year before 1910

• - ASUS Transformer Book goes up for pre-order, will set you back $1,479

• - Anonymous' Twitter account hacked, people LOL at the irony

• - RIAA says Google's updated ranking isn't working at reducing piracy

• - Ubuntu Touch developer preview now available for Nexus devices

• - RumorTT: Are these pictures of the rear-shell of the iPad mini 2?

• - Google announces 'Doodle 4 Google' competition, enter now!

• - Apple's App of the Week makes popular 'Plants vs. Zombies' free

• - Twitter adds DMARC to e-mails to help with phishing attacks

• - Apple seeds iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 to developers, Apple fast at working patching iOS 6.1 bugs

• - Donald Trump joins a growing list of people who have had their Twitter accounts hacked this week

• - Snapchat for Android gets self-destructing video messages

• - Actual PlayStation 4 hardware didn't make an appearance last night because it's 'still in development'

• - Google debuts Chromebook Pixel, a touchscreen Chromebook with high-res screen

• - Police use Facebook to alert mother of son's death, say they tried more conventional methods first

• - Acer outs Liquid Z2 details ahead of MWC 2013

• - ReportTT: Google to release touchscreen Chromebook sometime this year

• - Pictures of the LG Optimus F7 and F5 break cover ahead of MWC 2013 in leaked images

• - Google updates Android Drive app, supports streaming video, pinch-to-zoom on Android 3.0+

• - Sony says PlayStation 4 will not block used games

• - NVIDIA working on new headquarters in Santa Clara, located right across the street from old one

• - Sony demos lots of games alongside PlayStation 4 announcement

• - Which PlayStation 4 rumors ended up being true? Let's take a look...

• - Did you want to watch the HTC event yesterday but didn't get an invite? HTC has posted video of the event online

• - Apple's stock price takes a hit after reports detailing a Foxconn hiring freeze surface

• - RumorTT: Samsung having issues with Exynos 5, may cause Galaxy S4 to come with Snapdragon

• - Google releases new Google Glass video that showcases abilities

• - Adobe releases updates for Reader, Acrobat that patch serious vulnerabilities currently being exploited

• - Oracle has released update to Java, fixes serious security risks

• - Apple hacked by same people who hacked Facebook, issues Mac software update

• - Samsung planning Wi-Fi only Galaxy Camera

• - ReportTT: PlayStation 4 to be released this November, set you back $429

• - Survey says 10% of Netflix subscribers have watched House of Cards, average 6 episodes watched

• - RumorTT: Apple to debut MacBook Air with Retina display in Q3

• - Apple's iPad mini supply catches up to demand, device now 'In Stock' in most countries

• - Google's stock hits record high of $800

• - AVADirect jumps on the GTX Titan bandwagon

• - Canonical announces Ubuntu for tablets, developer preview available Thursday

• - ORIGIN offers the first liquid cooled NVIDIA GTX Titan based system

• - Apple releases iOS 6.1.2, contains fixes for Exchange calendar bug

• - NVIDIA announces Tegra 4i with integrated LTE processor, features 60 GPU cores, quad-core CPU

• - Raspberry Leaf is a print-at-home cover for the GPIO pins on a Raspberry Pi

• - FCC broadband monitoring data shows half of ISPs fall short of advertised speed

• - Sprint starts LTE rollout in New York, San Francisco, Washington DC

• - Samsung rolling out Jelly Bean via Kies, OTA to Galaxy Note

• - Burger King gets its Twitter account hacked, posts that they have been bought by McDonalds

• - EA puts iOS games on sale for President's Day

• - Ubuntu teases announcement tomorrow with timer, looks to be about tablets

• - ReportTT: Sony to leverage Gaikai streaming in PlayStation 4

• - RumorTT: Tweet suggests Galaxy S4 is going to be unveiled March 14

• - NVIDIA releases GeForce 314.07 WHQL video card drivers

• - Sony basically confirms PS4 coming Wednesday, releases nostalgic videos of PS1, PS2, PS3

• - RumorTT: Photo said to show iPhone 5S motherboard, features A7 processor

• - Google reportedly planning to open retail stores by year's end

• - Posterous officially shutting down as of April 30, lets users download data until then

• - You can now download a free and legal copy of the source code for Photoshop version 1.0

• - ReportTT: Nokia will not be launching a Lumia tablet at Mobile World Congress

• - Nintendo running 3DS eShop sale for next 6 weeks in North America, Europe

• - Zynga and EA settle dispute, drop lawsuits against each other

• - Apple looking for engineering manager to work on 'high-priority' next-gen Apple TV features

• - Avast! antivirus pushes out beta of version 8, looking towards end of February release

• - Facebook victim of Java zero-day exploit, admits they were hacked, no evidence user data compromised

• - ReportTT: iOS 6.1.2 update will be pushed out 'early next week'

• - RumorTT: Harrison Ford to return as Han Solo in latest Star Wars movie

• - 'Weak passwords' blamed for the fake zombie EAS message that went out Monday

• - Ubuntu Mobile OS developer preview to be released on February 21, will be compatible with Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4

• - Apple confirms they are working on fix for iOS 6.1 password bypass bug

• - Adobe working on patch for 'critical' vulnerability present in Reader and Acrobat

• - Vimeo acquires Echograph team and assets

• - RumorTT: Nokia may drop Samsung as a supplier for components used in its devices

• - Ex-RIM CEO sells all of his 26.8 million shares in one day

• - Kickstarter releases mobile app for iPhone, iPod touch

• - Mega looking to hold round of investment in 6 months, IPO could come in 18

• - OpenSignal data says Sweden has fastest 4G LTE, US comes in 8th

• - LHC will be down for next two years undergoing maintenance and upgrades

• - Australian carrier Telstra says Motorola X Phone will be 'game changer'

• - Gabe Newell says they aren't canceling any projects despite reported layoffs

• - Retina 13" MacBook Pro gets price slashed by $200, 15" gets spec bump

• - LinkedIn CEO in good mood, gives iPad mini to every employee

• - NVIDIA Q4 2013 results come in at $1.1 billion in revenue, $174 million profit

• - HP to use Android on upcoming Tegra 4-powered tablet

• - Surface Pro not very repairable according to iFixit, achieves lowest score possible

• - Google brings Google Now widget to Android home and lock screens

• - RumorTT: iPhone 5S to be built in March, launch in June

• - Last '7 Wonders of Crysis 3' video released, watch 'End of Days' now

• - Apple has officially lost 'iPhone' trademark in Brazil

• - RumorTT: New details about the Galaxy S IV surface online

• - PlayStation 3 users finally get Skyrim DLC, Dragonborn now available

• - Analyst says iTunes is Apple's fourth largest business

• - Amazon is most reputable US company, forges ahead of Apple

• - Snapchat beta testing self-destructing videos in Android version of app

• - Vuzix releases 3D augmented reality glasses Wrap 1200AR, cost just $1499

• - Luxury cell phone manufacturer Vertu launches new Android device called Ti

• - Dropbox introduces more admin features for enterprise users

• - Intel confirms they will launch Internet-based TV service this year

• - RumorTT: Samsung may debut Galaxy S IV mini, Galaxy Watch at same time as Galaxy S IV

• - PS3 users get Call of Duty: Black Ops II Revolution DLC February 28

• - PlayStation 4 launch just around the corner, launch titles start becoming apparent

• - Alicia Keys' Twitter account tweets from an iPhone, Keys says she was hacked

• - Apple releases iOS 6.1.1 OTA update for iPhone 4S users, fixes connectivity problems

• - Minecraft free to Raspberry Pi owners

• - Windows Live Mesh closes down Wednesday, better hurry up and switch

• - Nokia is the top Windows Phone manufacturer, usage data says they have 75% of the market

• - Twitter increased price of Promoted Treds, will set you back $200k per day

• - Microsoft Surface Pro ad shows the device being used to beatbox in a corporate environment

• - PlayStation 3 gets a native YouTube app in 19 additional countries

• - Google makes the Nexus 4 wireless charging orb available for $59.99

• - ReportTT: iOS 6.1.1 being rushed out by Apple to fix 3G issues, other bugs

• - LeakedTT: HTC M7 image reportedly leaked online, shows off edge-to-edge screen

• - LeakedTT: Website lists the ASUS GTX Titan for sale, will only set you back $1,599

• - Google's Eric Schmidt is planning to sell 3.2M shares or 42% of his stake

• - OUYA promising fast game approval, reviews starting up by end of February

• - Firefighters sworn in on iPad Bible app after no one brought a Bible to the ceremony

• - Apple hires James Lee, AMOLED TV expert from LG, fuels rumors that Apple working on TV

• - EA offering up a second beta test for SimCity

• - Microsoft expanding Surface RT availability February 14

• - Twitter adds lolcat language, similar to Facebook's pirate language in function

• - iOS Evasi0n jailbreak installed on 7m devices in just 4 days

• - Windows Phone 8 scores a Spotify app

• - HP working to prevent student workers in its Chinese factories

• - ReportTT: Obama planning to issue executive order dealing with cybersecurity

• - Jelly Bean beginning to roll out to Xperia devices

• - Kent Smith of LSI explains SSD over-provisioning

• - ReportTT: NVIDIA GeForce Titan outperforms GTX 690

• - Internet sensation Sweet Brown stars in a local TV commercial, spoofs original viral YouTube hit

• - Vine videos are actually 6.5 seconds long, who actually cares?

• - Curiosity uses last tool, NASA testing the rover's drill

• - Microsoft planning ad campaign that criticizes Gmail for scanning e-mail contents to serve ads

• - Google Street View now available on Wii U in Japan

• - EU Regulators confirm Facebook has deleted all EU facial recognition data

• - Blackberry to stop selling handsets in Japan

• - ReportTT: Facebook to buy Microsoft's ad-serving business Atlas

• - Ubisoft confirms another Assassin's Creed game is coming

• - Google Hangouts gets updated, now features adjustments for bandwidth use

• - ReportTT: PlayStation 4 will set gamers back around $430 at launch

• - Verdict is in: iOS 6.1.1 beta 1 does not fix jailbreak exploits, still not recommended to upgrade

• - Twitter updates mobile to emphasize search and discovery

• - Microsoft hints that Surface Pro could be charged via future accessories

• - Raspberry Pi to get $25 camera module

• - Apple announces they have sold 25 billion songs via iTunes Store

• - Disney confirms at least two Star Wars spinoffs coming

• - Lenovo says ThinkPad Helix will ship in early March

• - LeakedTT: Google developing high-res Chromebook in-house?

• - T-Mobile Lumia 710 won't be getting update to Windows Phone 7.8

• - iOS 6.1.1 beta 1 released to devs, will it patch the Evasi0n jailbreak?

• - Google adds 38 more ski resorts to Google Maps

• - US Federal Reserve confirms hackers stole data from their systems

• - RumorTT: New Apple Mac Pro coming this spring, possibly at Worldwide Developers Conference

• - Facebook debuts video channel for developers

• - Google lets users share websites hosted on Google Drive

• - Zynga shares see a boost after company beats Q4 earnings expectations

• - Mophie ships iPhone 5 extended battery case called Juice Pack Helium

• - ORIGIN launches in-game support client, chat with tech support while gaming

• - Cool, hackable quadrotor drone will set you back just $149

• - Instagram gets an updated website that functions like the mobile apps

• - HTC Thunderbolt getting Android 4.0

• - GoDaddy sees great results from questionable Super Bowl ad

• - Redbox Instant app coming exclusively to Xbox 360

• - Evasi0n jailbreak sees itself installed on 1.7 million devices

• - Mozilla, Google show off cross-browser video chat using WebRTC

• - Google trying out new YouTube channel design, currently in limited beta

• - Hundreds of thousands download Evasi0n jailbreak tool in mere hours

• - ReportTT: Facebook to develop location tracking app for friend discovery

• - Lenovo delays the ThinkPad Helix, looks like March or April release

• - LeakedTT: Xbox 720 GPU specifications reportedly leaked online

• - US Department of Energy was hacked, hundreds of employees affected

• - HP releases the Pavilion 14 Chromebook, could signal they are here to stay

• - RumorTT: iPad mini 2 to feature Retina display with 324 PPI

• - Amazon will start collecting Conn. sales tax, residents prepare to pay 6.35% more

• - Evasi0n jailbreak out now, jailbreak all your iOS 6/6.1 devices

• - Google stock continues to increase while Apple's falters

• - LeakedTT: Looks like Android Key Lime Pie will launch this spring

• - 'House of Cards' now available on Netflix, first episode available to all

• - Amazon pulls 'Downton Abbey' as an exclusive

• - iOS 6/6.1 jailbreak enters private beta testing stage, not much longer before it's released




January 2013




• - Microsoft 'unlocking' Netflix app for this weekend only, will allow non-Gold users to use Netflix

• - Facebook is trying out emoticons in the status bar

• - Samsung buys 5 percent stake in Wacom, costs $58.2 million

• - Facebook's new gift card is reusable and works at multiple locations

• - Motorola job posting looking for X-Phone product manager

• - Temple Run 2 a smashing success, sets new mobile game download record

• - Apple discontinuing Mac Pro sales in Europe after March 1 due to regulatory standards

• - Amazon.com down for some, 'Service Unavailable' message displayed [UPDATED]

• - Twitter experiences global outage

• - iOS 6 iPhone 5 untethered jailbreak gets named, website

• - Google Maps, TiVo won't be coming to Wii U in January, have been delayed to early 2013

• - Apple is looking for a Plastics Design Engineer, could signal plans for plastic iPhone

• - Facebook reports Q4 financial earnings, revenue up, profit down

• - California sending out tax bills amounting to $120 million to startup investors

• - Some Samsung laptops can be bricked by booting Linux via UEFI

• - Dropbox launches file previews for photos and documents

• - Microsoft offering Windows 8 Pro discount for students

• - Windows Phone 7.8 now available for Lumia devices

• - Microsoft to support CalDAV, CardDAV sync, Google extends ActiveSync until July 31

• - Apple updating Apple TV with minor 'component change,' makes appearance at FCC

• - Google donating 15,000 Raspberry Pi computers to UK students

• - CBS forced to respond to injunction that prevents CNET from talking torrents

• - Music Unlimited upgraded to 320Kbps streaming for Android, PS3, web

• - RumorTT: This could be a picture of a white Nexus 4

• - LeakedTT: A picture of the BlackBerry Z10 in white leaks out

• - RumorTT: Google to work with ASUS on 2nd-gen Nexus 7, would feature 1080p screen

• - Acer plans to bring budget Android tablets out later this year

• - Epic Citadel tech demo available on Android, comes with benchmarking feature

• - Microsoft Surface Pro 64GB will only have 23GB of free space, 128GB will only have 83GB free

• - Vine has first service outage after being open for just 5 days

• - Nexus 4 back in stock, pick it up while it's available

• - Apple launches iPad with 128GB of storage, comes in two versions

• - LeakedTT: AMD's upcoming Richland APU specifications

• - Pentagon approves 5x increase in cyber security staff, planning for future

• - Canadian officials looking into WhatsApp privacy practices

• - Twitter complied with 69% of US data requests

• - Complain to Facebook's CPO Erin Egan through 'Ask Erin' app

• - Google wants hackers to compromise Chrome OS at Pwnium 3 competition, $3.14159M in prizes offered up

• - HP coming out with 14-inch Chromebook February 17

• - Google facing lawsuit from UK-based Safari users over browser tracking

• - Check out DARPA's ARGUS-IS, a 1.8-gigapixel camera that can see 6" targets from 20,000 feet

• - NVIDIA beta driver 313.95 said to boost Crysis 3 performance by up to 65%

• - iPhone 5 iOS6.1 jailbreak confirmed working, could be coming Super Bowl Sunday

• - iOS 6.1 officially released for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

• - BitTorrent working on BitTorrent Sync, will create your own personal cloud

• - Hoping to catch a peek inside the Google Glass Developer Conference? Not possible as all attendees had to sign NDAs

• - Apple stock continues slide after financial results, now second most valuable company

• - Apple adds Quanta Computer, located in CA, USA, to list of suppliers

• - iPad mini shipping estimates drop to 3-5 days in Apple's Online Store

• - Woman suing Match.com after date stabbed her 10 times

• - The original Half-Life finally comes to Steam for Mac

• - Nokia to pay Microsoft $1 billion for Windows Phone license

• - Apple doesn't want to let Samsung look at iOS 6 source code

• - Need a new MacBook Air? Best Buy has them $200 off for next 2 days

• - Microsoft says cheaper Windows 8 tablets are coming

• - RumorTT: Apple to use low-end Snapdragon processor in budget iPhone

• - White House being petitioned to keep cellphone unlocking legal

• - AT&T acquiring 700MHz mobile spectrum from Verizon for $1.9 billion, will use it to boost US LTE

• - Microsoft's Q2 2013 financial results are in, posts $21.46 billion in revenue

• - US hosts the greatest number of botnet servers, according to McAfee

• - Happy 9th birthday to NASA's Opportunity rover

• - Crytek announces acquisition of Homefront IP from THQ

• - GeForce Experience enters into public beta, download it now

• - Google looking to acquire wireless spectrum, asks FCC for approval

• - Check out first clip of Ashton Kutcher playing Steve Jobs in 'JOBS'

• - Twitter announces Vine, a service to capture short, looping videos

• - GitHub unblocked in China after outcry from developers

• - Listen to the sound of the sun, generated from data gathered by SOHO

• - Microsoft trying to bring users back to Internet Explorer by using nostalgia

• - Google releases latest Transparency Report, shows US government leader in requesting data

• - Facebook issues apology over banning user for posting gay marriage picture

• - Apple, Google, and others agreed not to poach during mid-2000s

• - THQ being broken apart and games sold to different studios

• - Netflix Q4 results are in, 2 million new US customers

• - RumorTT: Samsung Galaxy S4 coming in April, might not be called S4

• - Apple's financial results for Q1 2013 are in, just how well did they do?

• - Twitter CEO's tweet could indicate Twitter's own hosted video service

• - RumorTT: PlayStation 4 to feature AMD GPU, x64 CPU, touch controller

• - Take part in the Crysis 3 open multiplayer beta starting January 29

• - Want to know more about drones? PBS' NOVA premiering documentary 'Rise of the Drones'

• - Intel ES chip shows up on Ebay, seller claims Ivy Bridge E/EP or Haswell EP

• - Intel looking to leave the desktop motherboard business within 3 years

• - RumorTT: NVIDIA readying GK110-based GeForce Titan card, would retail for $899

• - South Park Studios not happy with THQ auctioning off rights to 'South Park: The Stick of Truth' game

• - University student kicked out for finding security flaw offered scholarship by the company behind flawed software

• - Google's fourth quarter results are in, revenue and profit up, cost-per-click down

• - AMD reports Q4 results, ends up doing better than expected

• - RumorTT: Nokia Luimia 620 could be coming as early as next week

• - Bethesda announces registration for Elder Scrolls Online beta

• - Microsoft announces Surface Pro is launching February 9

• - THQ's bankruptcy proves good for gamers, get 19 games for just $25

• - 21.5-inch iMac shipping estimates begin slipping, down to 2-3 weeks

• - Atari files for bankruptcy in US, selling off logo, assets

• - Samsung confirms Galaxy Note 8.0 to be unveiled at MWC 2013, Galaxy S IV coming 'soon'

• - RumorTT: Nexus 10 tablet to get updated to quad-core CPU, eight-core GPU at MWC 2013

• - First 2014 Corvette off the production line sells for $1.1 million

• - Samsung Galaxy S III mini gets NFC in Finland for a 50 euro premium, coming to UK this month

• - Google-commissioned survey shows that US P2P users buy 30 % more music, another study showing P2P users not bad

• - Temple Run 2 sees massive success, amasses 20 million downloads on iOS in just four days

• - Facebook's Poke continues to fall from the list of top free apps

• - Nokia nods to the maker community, releases free case designs that can be 3D printed at home

• - Intel Ivy Bridge goes budget, gets pushed into Pentium and Celeron models

• - Linux users spend more, on average, for the Humble Bundle than Mac or Windows users

• - Apple looking to increase Siri's ability by hiring writers to make her smarter

• - Google looks to patent laser keyboard, possibly for use in Google Glass

• - Instagram releases monthly active user data for first time after reports of user revolt

• - Samsung Galaxy Note 2 now coming in Brown and Ruby Wine

• - Sony to start selling white version of PlayStation 3 on January 27

• - RumorTT: Samsung to unveil 8-inch tablet at Mobile World Congress

• - Facebook's update to Messenger app on iOS allows free calls in the US

• - Power plants hit by USB malware in the US, raises concerns about infrastructure security

• - Google's Larry Page blasts Facebook, says they are doing a 'really bad job' with their products

• - Sprint LTE coming to 28 more small markets as the company rushes to catch AT&T, Verizon

• - Refurbished 13-inch Retina MacBook Pros in Online Refurb store, will set you back $1439

• - Larry Page asks how well Steve Job's thermonuclear war is going for them

• - Introducing the Typhoon, a new gun in Crysis 3; 7 Wonders episode 4 released

• - Sprint to offer Total Equipment Protection on iPhones starting Jan. 25

• - Another court agrees: Galaxy Tab doesn't infringe upon iPad

• - AMD says ex-employees provided NVIDIA with stolen documents

• - RumorTT: Xbox 720 to use Blu-ray discs for games, not play Blu-ray movies

• - Microsoft teases Surface Pro release, rapidly approaching 90-day timeline

• - New zero-day Java exploit shows up online, for sale in online forum for $5k

• - Google's Street View car did not kill a donkey in Botswana

• - Things looking up for Facebook as Bank of America raises price target to $35 thanks to 'innovation' with Graph Search

• - Google hosting hackathons in SF and NYC for early backers of the project

• - iPhone 4S users on AT&T will finally be able to use FaceTime over cellular data

• - Moving to a new country? Take your Xbox Live achievements with you as Microsoft lets users migrate regions

• - Apple loses VP of retail, could indicate Apple close to hiring new SVP

• - Analyst estimates that Microsoft sold just 1 million Surface tablets last quarter

• - Judge rules news outlets improperly used pictures tweeted over Twitter

• - Stream the US Presidential Inauguration live to your smartphone with new app

• - Windows Phone satisfaction higher than that of Android, still behind iPhone

• - Comcast invests $150 million in Arris, maker of set-top boxes

• - Tesla opening 25 new stores in 2013, including first store in China

• - Samsung was most popular brand on Twitter during CES 2013, according to Salorix

• - Want to know how SSDs are made? Crucial takes you behind the scenes in this new video

• - RumorTT: iPhone 5S to be mass produced in March, launch in June/July

• - Red October attacks also used Java exploit, according to researchers

• - Facebook's big thing is Graph Search, allows you to search through its social graph

• - NRA releases shooting game 'NRA: Practice Range' for the iPhone

• - ReportTT: Data shows US federal employees continue to illegally download TV episodes, movies

• - World not going to end in 2029 or 2036 due to Apophis astroid

• - RumorTT: Apple's Thunderbolt monitor supply running short at third-party retailers, signals possible refresh coming

• - ReportTT: Instagram seeing roughly half the number of daily users after ToS mess

• - Google unveils Chrome 25 beta, includes voice search

• - RumorTT: Samsung Galaxy S IV to feature 5-inch, 440PPI full HD screen

• - Top Gun to return to theaters for six days in glorious 3D, re-release on Blu-ray after

• - Nintendo Wii gets access to Amazon Instant Video

• - Microsoft patches IE zero-day exploit today, almost one week after patch Tuesday

• - ReportTT: Prices for the Xbox 720, PlayStation 4 to be roughly $400 at launch, and use standard hardware

• - iBUYPOWER announces the Revolt SFF PC at CES 2013

• - Ubuntu phone OS walkthrough on a Galaxy Nexus, looks so good - I'm ready to buy it

• - Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 shown off in CES 2013 demo, quadrotors dance to the music

• - 3D printers are the future, check out this awesome gear assembly

• - FinderCodes helps get your devices returned to you

• - Olloclip provides the iPhone 4/4S/5 with wide-angle, macro, and fish-eye lens

• - Sony demos its SteadyShot technology by mounting two cameras to a moving platform, see the results for yourself

• - Digital Storm's Bolt is a pint-sized powerhouse

• - LEPA shows off column of fans to emphasize styles of lighting

• - Say hello to the Digital Storm Aventum, the coolest computer I've ever seen

• - Lenovo announces K900 smartphone at CES 2013, will be available in China in April

• - Corsair shows off impressive 900D chassis at CES 2013

• - SAPPHIRE shows off new EDGE SFF PC, powered by AMD APU

• - ASUS coming out with ROG SSD PCI-e card called RAIDR, will show up around Q2, shows off at CES 2013

• - Gigabyte making new low-profile mini-ITX boards at CES 2013, pictures of the 4K dual-Thunderbolt display

• - Lenovo shows off Thinkpad Helix, among other systems, at CES 2013

• - Gigabyte shows off S1185 tablet at CES 2013, has unique features and full Core experience

• - Intel confirms 7w Ivy Bridge Core chip at CES press conference, avoids giving any sort of detail

• - MSI's S20 tablet slider shown at CES 2013, hands-on impressions

• - 4K vs 1080p: why you should be impressed but not care

• - Intel pushing into the value smartphone market with new Atom Z2420

• - Intel CES 2013 Press Conference live coverage

• - Kingston debuts world's largest flash drive, capacities up to 1TB

• - Monster introduces three new models of Diesel headphones, talks Diamond Tears, updates Inspiration

• - Monster CES 2013 Press Conference live coverage

• - M-DISC promises 1000 years of life, allows you to archive files on disc

• - Angry Birds sees 8 million downloads on Christmas Day, one for every other new device

• - Free-to-play Age of Empires Online ends development, goes into support phase

• - ReportTT: Microsoft Surface Pro to arrive January 26

• - $635k worth of counterfeit Apple products seized in Alaska

• - Library of Congress Twitter archive through 2010 will be complete this month, 170B tweets on file

• - Google's Street View cars driving around documenting Hurricane Sandy damage

• - RumorTT: Apple to release iPhone mini this summer, cost less than $250

• - PayPal largest target for phishing scams, other financial firms follow

• - Bug in Google text-to-speech causes Google services to praise iPad

• - US DoD to bring Windows 8 to 75% of employees, signs deal with Microsoft

• - GIGABYTE U2442F Ultrabook Laptop Review

• - Megaupload says US government lied so they could get a search warrant

• - Gorilla Glass 3 announced by Corning ahead of CES 2013

• - 'jOBS' movie with Ashton Kutcher debuting in April

• - Samsung Series 7 Chronos update detailed

• - Teens drug milkshake to get more time on the Internet

• - FTC ends anti-trust investigation, orders Google to stop excluding competitors from Motorola SEPs

• - US State Department not happy with Eric Schmidt's North Korea travel timing

• - ReportTT: Nokia to produce aluminum-bodied Lumia 920 successor

• - Starbucks selling Square's card reader in 7000 stores in US

• - Intel to talk low-power Ivy Bridge at CES

• - MSI announces Slider S20 Ultrabook convertible ahead of CES, we will be sure to check it out at the show

• - Raspberry Pi gets educational manual, free to use and distribute

• - LG creates a voice-controlled air conditioner, listens for when you say it's too hot

• - Samsung teases an update to the Series 7 Chronos, sticking Radeon HD 8870M graphics inside

• - AMD picks Devinder Kumar as new CFO

• - RumorTT: HTC to debut 'M7' smartphone at CES, would be new flagship

• - WhatsApp sets new day record of 18 billion messages sent and received

• - iBUYPOWER Chimera 4SE Desktop Gaming PC Review

• - Razer launches Sabertooth Xbox 360 controller for $79.99

• - Microsoft says Google preventing the company from providing fully featured YouTube app for Windows Phone OS

• - Apple 'Do Not Disturb' bug to persist until January 7

• - Nintendo 3DS gets cracked, homebrew code should be able to be ran in the future, pirated games as well

• - Connecticut town collecting and destroying violent video games, handing out $25 gift certificate in exchange

• - Apple losing the battle for its claim to "App Store," part of case against Amazon dismissed

• - Samsung to update firmware on Galaxy S III, said to fix random bricking bug

• - Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Revolution DLC details leak in the form of a poster

• - Ubuntu entering mobile OS battle

• - Polaroid to open 'Fotobars' that will let you print Instagram pics on different materials

• - Microsoft posts countdown to E3, rumor starts that next-gen Xbox will be announced

• - RumorTT: Sony to announce PlayStation 4 in February at Destination PlayStation

• - Paris Apple Store robbed on New Year's Eve, more than $1 million taken

• - ReportTT: Developers seeing references to new Apple iPhone, iOS7 in usage logs

• - Sony finishes production of PlayStation 2 in Japan, fuels rumors resources are going towards PS4

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