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• Remastered Turok: Dinosaur Hunter launches for PC this week

  15-12-2015 23:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A remastered version of Acclaim's Nintendo 64-era first-person shooter Turok: Dinosaur Hunter will launch for PC platforms via Steam, GOG.com, and the Humble Store this week, publisher Night Dive Studios confirmed.
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• Based on These eBay Listings, Devil’s Third is Already a Collector’s Item

  15-12-2015 23:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Retailers didn't expect anyone would be interested in Devil's Third so they didn't buy many copies. By doing so, they made the retail game into a prized commodity for North American game collectors.
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• Elon Musk and other tech titans just donated $1B for artificial intelligence research

  15-12-2015 23:23 via digitaltrends.com
  
  To help foster the study of artificial intelligence, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and others pledged $1 billion to the AI research company, OpenAI. The goal is to facilitate research of safe AI and to benefit humanity.
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• Showtime to debut aptly-named election docuseries The Circus

  15-12-2015 23:21 via digitaltrends.com
  
  There has been no shortage of coverage of the 2016 presidential election, but Showtime is looking to offer a new angle. The network will premiere The Circus, a political documentary series examining the fight for the White House, in January.
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• Everything you need to know about Android Pay

  15-12-2015 23:17 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Android Pay allows users to pay through their smartphone at any retailer that accepts contactless payment. Google has now also brought the ability to use it for in-app purchases, eliminating the need to grab your card when buying on your phone.
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• Guitar Hero Live adds GHTV online versus mode

  15-12-2015 23:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Guitar Hero Live's GHTV mode just got lot more competitive with the introduction of Rival Challenges, a new feature that pits veteran players against one another in a series of online head-to-head matches.
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• Study: Most people who play video games don’t think of themselves as ‘gamers’

  15-12-2015 23:01 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new study from the Pew Research Center suggests the connection between playing video games and identifying as a "gamer" are not as strongly related as you might think.
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• All "gamers" play video games, but not everyone who plays games is a gamer, study says

  15-12-2015 23:01 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new study from the Pew Research Center suggests the connection between playing video games and identifying as a "gamer" are not as strongly related as you might think.
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• No more jail time for cussing in front of kids in Michigan

  15-12-2015 22:49
  
  It is no longer a crime punishable with jail time in Michigan to curse in front of women or children, or sing the national anthem out of tune. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed seven bills on Tuesday eliminating outdated laws, including some having to do with dueling, trampling blackberry bushes or refusing to help fight a forest fire, according to a statement by the governor's office.
  
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• NBA dominates all other sport leagues, reaches 1 billion vine loops

  15-12-2015 22:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The NBA has surpassed all other sport leagues and organizations by reaching a record one billion video loops on video sharing platform, Vine. The feat coincides with the NBA also reaching over 1.45 million Vine subscribers in less than two and-a-half years. This caps off a year in which the NBA has added over 200 million fans on social media
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• Destiny's new microtransactions let you pay your way to the top

  15-12-2015 22:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The latest batch of DLC for Bungie's spacefaring first-person shooter Destiny allows players to skip the game's lengthy leveling process, instantly boosting character classes and weapons with one-time purchases.
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• Acer Predator 17 (2015) review

  15-12-2015 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Acer is known to offer bargain hardware for gamers, but has lost previous battles in the high-end, hardcore gaming arena. Can the company’s new 17-inch Predator change its fortunes?
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• Striking gold: This Audi R8 V10 Plus is fit for a king

  15-12-2015 22:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Audi recently won the Golden Steering Wheel award from German magazine Auto Bild, and the brand celebrated in a unique way. To match the award trophy, the brand wrapped an R8 V10 Plus in gold.The post Striking gold: This Audi R8 V10 Plus is fit for a king appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• More comedy coming: MTV greenlights 3 new series, with one to star Nicole Byer

  15-12-2015 21:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After finding hits with female-driven scripted comedy series, MTV has plans for more. The network has given three projects a series order, each with "a unique and provocative point of view," according to MTV President Sean Atkins.
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• Wish Netflix used less data? It’s in the works, along with higher quality streams

  15-12-2015 21:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It's becoming more and more feasible to replace your cable with a Netflix subscription, but what about your bandwidth cap? Netflix is working on it with a new form of video encoding that should ensure more efficient, better looking streams.
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• 10 best Nexus 6P cases to protect and style your Google phone

  15-12-2015 21:35 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The world is filled with cracked and scuffed smartphones, but your new Nexus doesn't have to be one of them. Peruse our lineup of the best Nexus 6P cases so far and see if you can snag something to suit you.
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• iPad Air 3 news and rumors

  15-12-2015 21:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Apple might be planning an early 2016 launch for the iPad Air 3, but what new features can we expect from the 10-inch tablet after the launch of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro?The post iPad Air 3 news and rumors appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Stream Fetty Wap’s Mariah Carey Christmas-homage: Merry Xmas

  15-12-2015 21:23 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Up-and-coming hip-hop star Fetty Wap has released a new holiday-themed single called Merry Christmas, creates a funny new holiday jam by re-purposing Mariah Carey lyrics over a trap music base.
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• Fable Legends public beta delayed to spring 2016

  15-12-2015 20:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The public beta for Fable Legends, the upcoming multiplayer free-to-play entry in Microsoft's action-RPG series, has been pushed back to "Spring 2016," according to developer Lionhead Studios.
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• Jennifer Lawrence says she's through with Hunger Games franchise

  15-12-2015 20:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  For those hoping that Lionsgate will move forward with Hunger Games prequels, sequels, or spinoffs, don't expect Jennifer Lawrence (aka Katniss Everdeen) to be involved in any capacity.
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• DT Giveaway: ‘Tis the season to win an Apple TV and a pair of lifetime Plex Passes

  15-12-2015 20:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  We love our streaming here at Digital Trends, and we know you do, too. That’s why we’re giving one lucky winner a brand new Apple TV, and two lifetime Plex Passes.
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• Who's at the door? It may be the British police for the teenage hacker in your home

  15-12-2015 20:37 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In what may be the exact opposite of "swatting," British police are now trying to scare teenage hackers straight by paying them a home visit. Because sometimes, your parents' threats just don't really have as much clout.
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• Stern sticks with SiriusXM, signs 5-year deal with streaming video in the works

  15-12-2015 20:37 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Legendary talk radio host Howard Stern will continue producing content for SiriusXM for another five years, and has licensed content through the satellite radio service for another seven after that.
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• Philips Hue firmware update blocks third-party light bulbs

  15-12-2015 20:33 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Philips sent out a firmware update to the Hue bridge, which has blocked all third-party lightbulbs from working with the ZigBee Light Link protocol. It has torn a lot of customers that currently use third-party lightbulbs.The post Philips Hue firmware update blocks third-party light bulbs appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Oculus Rift creator proves the headset does work on a ‘room-scale’

  15-12-2015 20:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After trying it out for himself this weekend, it's clear that Palmer Luckey wasn't kidding around when he said Oculus Rift wasn't incapable of room-scale VR. Over the weekend, he decided to try it out for himself just "for the hell of it."
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• Battlefield Hardline makes its ‘Getaway’ next month

  15-12-2015 20:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Battlefield Hardline receives its third expansion, Getaway, next month, and the focus is all on high-speed car chases. Four new maps and a new "capture the bag" game mode highlight the new content.The post Battlefield Hardline makes its ‘Getaway’ next month appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• 5 jaw-dropping concept cars that have us giddy for the future

  15-12-2015 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Concept cars provide a valuable glimpse into what automakers have in store for the future, but many never make the jump from the show floor to the showroom for cost reasons. Here are the ones we're dying to see go down a production line.
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• 15 best gadgets of 2015 from hoverboards to wearable technology - NEWS.com.au

  15-12-2015 20:11 via
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  15 best gadgets of 2015 from hoverboards to wearable technology
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  Apple produced gadgets you can wear, Samsung redesigned its phones, bicycles got radars, TVs got super sharp, and we came closer than ever to riding hoverboards. Below is a look at 15 of the best gadgets launched in 2015; the valedictorians who ...
  

• VTech hacking suspect nabbed by UK police | DT Daily

  15-12-2015 20:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A 21-year old man was arrested in conjunction with an investigation into the hacking of popular kids tech-toy maker, VTech. UK Police made the arrest early Tuesday, and have not yet released the man's name.The post VTech hacking suspect nabbed by UK police | DT Daily appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• The Shins, Paul McCartney dethrone Mariah Carey’s popular Christmas classic

  15-12-2015 20:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After a two-decade run, Mariah Carey's catchy Christmas tune All I Want For Christmas is You has finally been dethroned as the most-played song in retail stores during the holiday season, and the new winner may surprise you.
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• There’s going to be a cinematic universe with G.I. Joe, ROM, and other Hasbro toy lines

  15-12-2015 19:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  G.I. Joe, ROM Spaceknight, The Micronauts, and other Hasbro toy lines will be crossing over on the big screen as part of a new deal with Paramount Pictures to develop a cinematic universe from five toy lines.
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• G.I. Joe, Rom Spaceknight, and The Micronauts are getting their own cinematic universe

  15-12-2015 19:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  G.I. Joe, ROM Spaceknight, The Micronauts, and other Hasbro toy lines will be crossing over on the big screen as part of a new deal with Paramount Pictures to develop a cinematic universe from five toy lines.
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• ZTE Axon Elite review

  15-12-2015 19:38 via digitaltrends.com
  
  ZTE is known for its safe, solid smartphones with equally safe designs. The Axon range changes that, and the Axon Elite is the flashiest we’ve seen. Can the phone live up to the looks? We find out in our in-depth review.
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• ASRock enables Skylake overclocking, sending budget chips into the stratosphere

  15-12-2015 19:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The BIOS update that makes it possible to overclock Skylake CPUs on ASRock motherboards is now available to everyone, which could have a real impact on the CPUs that people are buying from the latest generation of Intel chips.
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• Watch Adele's full performance from Radio City Music Hall right here

  15-12-2015 19:28 via digitaltrends.com
  
  NBC has put out a full-length stream of Adele's recent show Adele: Live In New York. The show features hits from her recently-released album 25, as well as other popular songs from her now-canonic song catalog.
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• Someone built a giant AT-AT settlement in Fallout 4

  15-12-2015 19:23 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Star Wars fever has reached the wasteland of Fallout 4 in the form of one player's settlement built inside a giant AT-AT-shaped structure.
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• With firmware 3.8, Pebble finally introduces its timeline interface to the Pebble and Pebble Steel

  15-12-2015 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Pebble announced firmware 3.8 of its app, which brings the timeline interface found in the newer Pebble smartwatches to the original Pebble and Pebble Steel. The company also announced Pebble Health, available as a free download.
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• Google Maps for iOS just got even better

  15-12-2015 18:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Apple users, your long wait is finally over. You too now have access to offline navigation courtesy of Google Maps, so if you didn't have a sense of direction before, don't expect it to be getting any better anytime soon.
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• GPUOpen puts game developers in control of system hardware

  15-12-2015 18:38 via digitaltrends.com
  
  AMD details plans for its GPUOpen project, which will give video game developers working on PC releases better access to GPU hardware, as well as a host of other advantages.
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• Android Marshmallow users can now tap and hold the home button for package and flight info

  15-12-2015 18:33 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google's Now on Tap might be the coolest feature of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and today's update makes it even better. You can now track packages and get flight status info with a simple tap and hold on the home button.
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• Kiefer Sutherland returns to TV as President in new ABC political thriller

  15-12-2015 18:32 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Kiefer Sutherland will be returning to TV, in the ABC series Designated Survivor, where he will play the president of the United States after an attack. The show has been given a straight-to-series order.
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• ReactOS, a 17 year quest to build an open source version of Windows, has a new release candidate

  15-12-2015 18:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Imagine an open source alternative to Windows compatible with Windows software. That's the goal of ReactOS, and it's nearing a important release milestone.The post ReactOS, a 17 year quest to build an open source version of Windows, has a new release candidate appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• You can play Mario Kart 8 on your PC now

  15-12-2015 18:23 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Who wants a game of Mario Kart? Don't have a Wii U? Doesn't matter. The Cemu emulator is getting closer and closer to making Mario Kart 8 on PC a reality. It isn't quite there yet, but it's starting to look very much like the real deal.
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• V-Moda Crossfade Wireless review

  15-12-2015 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  V-Moda pours the foundation of its brilliant M-100 luxury headphones into a stylish new wireless offering, but those without a taste for booming bass need not apply.
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• World’s top Apple insider issues new report on iPhone 7

  15-12-2015 17:48
  
  If you were looking forward to Apple's 3D Touch technology making its way to the iPad, you might be disappointed in 2016. MacRumors obtained  a research note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on Tuesday claiming that the iPad Air 3 will not feature 3D Touch because of production issues within the company's supply chain. DON'T MISS:  Apple has a secret laboratory in Taiwan where it’s developing thinner and brighter iPhone displays The note also says that the 3D to
  
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• Social media presence will now be part of the vetting process in U.S. immigration

  15-12-2015 17:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  As per a Wall Street Journal report, the DHS will now "scrutinize social media posts as part of its visa application process before certain people are allowed entry into the nation."The post Social media presence will now be part of the vetting process in U.S. immigration appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Database of 13 million MacKeeper users easily accessed online

  15-12-2015 17:23 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Data on 13 million MacKeeper users, such as email addresses, phone numbers, and poorly hashed passwords, were left on an open database online. The passwords were protected with an outdated hashing algorithm.
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• Rise of the Tomb Raider is probably not releasing in January

  15-12-2015 17:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Although a lot of publications are reporting that Rise of the Tomb Raider may be hitting the PC in January thanks to an Amazon France retail listing, that page has now been changed to state that it's coming in March instead, which seems more likely.
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• Go, Go Gadget: The Coolest Office Gadgets to Revolutionize Your Workday - Business.com

  15-12-2015 17:15 via
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  Go, Go Gadget: The Coolest Office Gadgets to Revolutionize Your Workday
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  It's led to many conventional tasks and tools becoming obsolete because technology has taken the lead on us. But thankfully, there are so many gadgets that are changing the way we work as we know it. If you're a fan of the hot new thing, or if you're ...
  

• Seattle just became the first city to allow Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize

  15-12-2015 17:04 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Six years later, Uber drivers are finally getting rights. In a landmark unanimous decision on Monday, the Seattle City Council voted to allow Uber, Lyft, taxi, and other for-hire drivers the right to unionize.
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