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Apple IPhone 5C: Is This The Name Of The Tech Giant's Budget Smartphone?
International Business Times
Posted on a WeiPhone forum in China, the photograph in this screenshot has been interpreted as showing packaging material to be used for retail sales of the rumored budget Apple iPhone that apparently would be called the iPhone 5C, but the company has ...
Packaging for a rumored budget iPhone 5C shows up onlineCNET
Rumor: Photo may show retail packaging for Apple's low-cost "iPhone 5C"Apple Insider
iPhone 5C: Is A Budget iPhone On The Way?Vibe
The Australian Financial Review -Mashable -Business Insider
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US Gasoline Rises to $3.6746 a Gallon in Lundberg Survey
Bloomberg
The average price for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps rose 8.38 cents in the past two weeks to $3.6746 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc. The survey covers the period ended July 26 and is based on information obtained at about 2,500 filling stations ...
US Gas Prices up 8 Cents Over Past 2 WeeksABC News

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Informitv
Chromecast bootloader exploit surfaces, opens up plenty of possibilities (video)
Engadget
"Give it time." It's something many mums have uttered to their frustrated youth, and it's something that's also uttered amongst the hacker crowd each time a new device emerges. In the case of Google's $35 Chromecast, it took but a couple of days for the HDMI ...
ICYMI podcasts: Chromecast an Apple earnings call from a new Nexus 7. Boom!GigaOM
Chromecast: The Best Way To Get Your Hands On Google's $35 HDMI Dongle ...International Business Times
Baig: What to expect from Chromecast and new Nexus 7The News Journal
Terra.com -Morning Ledger -Stabley Times
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Explosion
4 fun things you didn't know about 'Saints Row IV'
USA TODAY
SHARE 2 CONNECT 10 TWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. What's that? You've been anxiously awaiting Deep Silver's Saints Row IV to the point you've circled the launch date of Aug. 20 on your calendar? You say you've also read every published preview ...
Third of three short Saints Row 4 'Hail to the Chief' trailers lands, shrinks ...Neoseeker
Latest Saints Row 4 special edition comes with rotating display caseJoystiq
Saints Row 4 Game of the Generation Edition AnnouncedGame Front
The Slanted -GameZone -Just Push Start
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Inquirer
MoDaCo.Switch enters public beta, gives indecisive HTC One owners both worlds
Engadget
Can't decide between HTC One's native spin on Android and the Google Edition's vanilla build? Now you don't have to: MoDaCo.Switch is now officially available for public beta testing. True to its name, this custom firmware allows users to reboot the phone ...
HTC One mini vs. HTC OneThe Verge
AT&T HTC One mini leaks out again, this time in press image formPhoneDog
LG G2 rebound attempt comes after Nexus 5 plug pulledStabley Times
Gulf Daily News -Society and Religion -MobileSyrup.com
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Hot Hardware
Google 2nd Gen Nexus 7 Torn Down, Scores Well for Repairability
Hot Hardware
The always eager tech surgeons at iFixIt already managed to get their hands on Google's second generation Nexus 7 tablet built by ASUS even though it doesn't officially launch to retail until June 30, 2013 (Protip: if you're impatient, Best Buy and Walmart ...
Nexus 7 teardown for 2013: Wireless charging, easy repairsCNET (blog)
Second-gen Nexus 7 earns favorable repairability score from iFixitTechSpot
Teardown Of Google Chromecast Reveals Clever Sci-Fi Easter EggGizmodo Australia
Android Community -The Droid Guy -Engadget
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ITProPortal
Xbox One Wireless Controller, Play and Charge Kit and Chat Headset available ...
Engadget
Already locked down your Day One Edition Xbox One order? Now's your chance to also reserve its initial batch of accessories (including that mono Chat Headset, which isn't included with the console). The Wireless Controller ($60), Play and Charge Kit ($25) ...
Developer: self-publishing set to come to Xbox 360 next monthGamasutra
Xbox One Accessories Now Available for Pre-Order Including Headset ...Broadway World
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One hardware comparisons: More meaningless than everCNET (blog)
GameZone -NBCNews.com (blog) -Latinos Post
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BBC News
Car hackers use laptop to control standard car
BBC News
Next time you have a passenger in the back seat of your car offering infuriatingly "helpful" advice about your driving skills, count yourself lucky that they aren't doing anything more sinister in their attempts to guide your vehicle. Two security experts in the US ...
Car Hacking: DARPA Funded Researchers Take Control Of Toyota Prius And ...International Business Times
Car-hacking researchers hope to wake up auto industryCTV News
Hackers Can Take Over Cars and Drive Them With a Nintendo ControllerKotaku
AutoWeek -TechNewsDaily -MSN News
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Telemanagement
Starbucks Your Home Away From Home: Wireless Charging, Wi-Fi and More
Guardian Express
Starbucks is no longer only about intricate new ways not to drink your coffee black with two sugars. They have moved beyond the insanely calorific and quite frankly fantastic tasting beverages, if you like sweet and milkshakey, which I do, and moved into super ...
Starbucks and Powermat bring wireless charging to select Silicon Valley shopsEngadget
Starbucks Adding Duracell Wireless Charging in Silicon Valley StoresPC Magazine
Mobile Payment At US Starbucks Locations Crosses 10% As More Stores Get ...TechCrunch
GigaOM -VatorNews -Macgasm
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ValueWalk
Google Nexus 7 Vs. iPad Mini: 6 Key Factors
Intelligent Enterprise (blog)
Google's second-generation Nexus 7 tablet, introduced on Wednesday, delivers significantly better performance than its predecessor and surpasses Apple's iPad Mini in several ways. The new Nexus 7, known as "Razor," trades its white back for black.
iPad 'losing ground,' says CitiCNET
Tablet and smartphone games: ten of the best new releasesThe Guardian
Microsoft Surface RT: Steve Ballmer's billion dollar mea culpaStabley Times
Northern Voices Online -The New Indian Express -Digital Trends
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Computerworld
Leap Motion Controller review: A touchscreen interface without the touching
Computerworld
It's 'Minority Report' meets Microsoft Kinect as virtual interactivity comes to the PC. Cool, yes, but does it have any practical value? By Rick Broida. July 27, 2013 06:00 AM ET. Computerworld - Anyone who's ever stood in front of a Kinect-equipped Xbox knows ...
Five ways to set up and optimize the Leap Motion ControllerCNET (blog)
Leap Motion controls PCs with wave of a handMassLive.com
A Deluge Of Leap Motion Music App Videoshypebot.com

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Financial Post
TECH NOW: smart apps for today's connected kids
USA TODAY
SHARE 42 CONNECT 24 TWEET 1 COMMENTEMAILMORE. Kids and mobile devices can be a tricky combination. Spills, sticky fingers and drops aside, I worry a lot about what's safe, appropriate — and which of the now tens of thousands of apps labeled ...
Le Vamp Breaks Free on iTunes This WeekConsumer Electronics Net
How-to: Deal with the infamous Apple ID9 to 5 Mac
The 17 Most Expensive Apps For iPhone And iPad In The World (AAPL)San Francisco Chronicle
Houston Chronicle -Financial Post
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Explosion
Don't blame Santa: Xbox and PlayStation supply probably won't meet demand ...
NBCNews.com (blog)
When it comes to shipping video game consoles to gamers on time, "I don't think the management of the supply chain is their core competency," R.W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian told NBC News. We've all heard the story: the long lines of Apple fans lining ...
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One hardware comparisons: More ...CNET
Sony PlayStation 4 waltzes past the FCCEngadget
Sony to host quarterly indie dev events in LondonDevelop
VentureBeat -MCV -TECH.BLORGE.com
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BBC News
Chinese firm Huawei controls net filter praised by PM
BBC News
The pornography filtering system praised by David Cameron is controlled by the controversial Chinese company Huawei, the BBC has learned. UK-based employees at the firm are able to decide which sites TalkTalk's net filtering service blocks. Politicians in ...
Report Puts Focus on Huawei Role in UK Porn FilterWall Street Journal
One of UK's favorite ISP-level porn filtering services controlled by HuaweiArs Technica
UK Porn Filter: Censorship Extends Beyond Pornography, But One ISP Is ...International Business Times
ITProPortal -The Atlantic Wire -Boing Boing
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ITProPortal
A closer look at Microsoft's U-turn on self-publishing with the Xbox One
ITProPortal
As we reported on Thursday, Microsoft has reversed course on another one of the differences between itself and Sony – and possibly laid the groundwork for a major policy shift in the future as well. Until this week, Microsoft had repeatedly stated that ...
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One hardware comparisons: More ...CNET
Xbox One Offers Unlimited Hard Drive Space Via The CloudJust Push Start
Microsoft to cap Xbox One post-launch achievement, challenge updates for fear ...GameZone
X-bit Labs -Tom's Guide -Gamepur
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CBC.ca
Google Asks Glass Developers To Start Working On Android-Based Apps Ahead ...
TechCrunch
It looks like Google is about to unleash a new wave of more powerful applications for Google Glass. Currently, Glass developers can only build apps that are essentially web-based services that talk to the user's hardware through a set of relatively limited APIs.
Why Google Should Buy Warby Parker - Before JawboneForbes
Google Glass re-imagined as fashionable pair of frames [Photos]Los Angeles Times
Google's still working on a Glass development kit, suggests devs use Android ...Engadget
CBC.ca -GigaOM -ITProPortal
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euronews
Tech stocks: Activision soars off Vivendi deal
USA TODAY
SHARE 9 CONNECT 66 TWEET 1 COMMENTEMAILMORE. It's been a busy morning for video game publisher Activision. Let's take a look at the tech stocks to watch as we close out the week. Vivendi deal powers up Activision Blizzard stock. Shares jumped ...
Activision in $8.2 Billion Deal to Buy Back Stake From VivendiNew York Times
Vivendi overhaul gathers pace with $8.2 billion Activision saleReuters
Vivendi Studies Spin Off of SFR Telecom UnitWall Street Journal
Bloomberg -Businessweek -Financial Times
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The Droid Guy
Moto X with T-Mobile compatibility gets FCC approval
Engadget
Despite the fact that the Moto X hasn't even been officially announced (unless you count Eric Schmidt's Idaho flaunt-fest or Dennis Woodside's D11 talk as "official"), there's a lot we already know about the device. What we haven't heard for certain yet are ...
Moto X phone: Google's best shot at Android defragmentationStabley Times
Latest Moto X leak shows black and white versions in 'final' press imagesPhoneDog
Moto X for T-Mobile hits the FCC as Google locks in all carriersAndroid Community
TmoNews -IGN -IntoMobile
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Insider Media Group
Nokia: your favorite apps are coming to Windows Phone 8, it's simply a matter of ...
Engadget
Bryan Biniak, VP and General Manager of Global Partner and App Development at Nokia, was in London today for the UK launch of JobLens, so we took the opportunity to sit down with him and talk Windows Phone 8, the basket in which Nokia has entrusted ...
Amazon updates .NET SDK to support Windows Phone 8, WinRT and Store appsZDNet
AWS Adds SDK Support For Windows Phone And Windows Store AppsTechCrunch
Arkadium Says Better Analytics Will Save Windows 8 GamesAll Things Digital
PhoneDog -LiveSide -TechRadar UK
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ZDNet
Pinterest introduces support for Do Not Track privacy feature
CNET
The site will offer suggested pins by tracking user data, but it says it will stop tracking users' online activity if they choose to turn on the privacy measure. Donna Tam. by Donna Tam. July 26, 2013 11:39 AM PDT. Follow @DonnaYTam. (Credit: Pinterest).
Pinterest updating privacy policy soon; stresses 'Do Not Track' supportZDNet (blog)
Pinterest adds personalization features based on your web-browsing historyGigaOM
Pinterest Adds Support For “Do Not Track” As It Begins To Personalize Its ...TechCrunch
AdAge.com -Engadget -The Verge
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