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• Fresh New Apps for 2015 - The Legacy

  04-01-2015 20:07 via lulegacy.com
  Chron.com
  Fresh New Apps for 2015
  The Legacy
  Instagram, Facebook, Uber, sure they have all been the big hit, but with the new year starting people are all more than ready to see something fresh. From photo sharing to ride hailing, here are some up and coming applications as well as startups to look ...
  Snappy apps for 2015The Seattle Times
  Dig into some fresh apps, startups with new yearOmaha World-Herald
  In with the new: Snappy apps for 2015Macro Insider
  
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• CES gadget festival highlights all things connected - U-T San Diego

  04-01-2015 19:47 via utsandiego.com
  
  U-T San Diego
  CES gadget festival highlights all things connected
  U-T San Diego
  A robot that follows you around carrying your stuff. Wireless ear-buds that also monitor your heart rate. A Bluetooth-enabled pacifier that takes your baby's temperature and delivers it to your smartphone. New technology often serves up solutions that are a bit ...
  Gadgets Galore Inject Energy Into CESWall Street Journal
  Consumer Electronics Show opens Tuesday in Las VegasSFGate
  My CES 2015 expectations: Co
  
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• Apple sued over storage space by iPhone owners, allege fraud - Apex Tribune

  04-01-2015 19:10 via apextribune.com
  Apex Tribune
  Apple sued over storage space by iPhone owners, allege fraud
  Apex Tribune
  It was something which was waiting to happen. Smartphones manufacturers never mention how much space the OS platform will gobble up from the storage space which is loudly proclaimed. Irate Apple users are now suing Apple for misleading people about ...
  iPhone owners sue Apple over storage space, allege fraudComputerworld
  Tech Five: Apple facing suit over iPhone storageUSA TODAY
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• Xiaomi doubled revenue in 2014, raking in $12B - CNET

  04-01-2015 19:06 via cnet.com
  
  CNET
  Xiaomi doubled revenue in 2014, raking in $12B
  CNET
  Shipments of handsets from the 4-year-old smartphone maker more than tripled last year, according to the company's CEO. by Steven Musil · @stevenmusil; January 4, 2015 10:06 AM PST. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more. more +.
  Xiaomi revenue doubled to $12 billion in 2014 - CEO microblogReuters
  Xiaomi tripled its shipments and launched a new smartphoneQuartz
  Here's The Smartphone That Will Give Xiaomi
  
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• Gadgets Galore Inject Energy Into CES - Wall Street Journal

  04-01-2015 19:04 via wsj.com
  
  VentureBeat
  Gadgets Galore Inject Energy Into CES
  Wall Street Journal
  Wearables? Drones? 4K TVs? WSJ's Joanna Stern breaks down the top tech trends to watch out for at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Photo: Getty. It wasn't long ago that consumer electronics companies seemed stuck in a funk, ...
  Consumer Electronics Show opens Tuesday in Las VegasSFGate
  CES 2015: Internet of Things and Smart Automation to dominate this yearThe Next Digit
  CES, the World's Larges
  
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• NASA's SMAP spacecraft to make drought alert by measuring soil moisture - America Herald

  04-01-2015 18:52 via americaherald.com
  America Herald
  NASA's SMAP spacecraft to make drought alert by measuring soil moisture
  America Herald
  US space agency NASA has announced the launch of Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) spacecraft on January 29 in California, saying the mission will contribute tremendously in combating the effects of drought and helping the farmers and the scientists in ...
  Spacecraft with a lasso on top set for launchCNN
  NASA will be able to detect the moisture of the earth by their Soil Moisture Act
  
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• Quadrantid meteor shower kicks off exciting year for stargazing - Science Recorder

  04-01-2015 18:13 via sciencerecorder.com
  USA TODAY
  Quadrantid meteor shower kicks off exciting year for stargazing
  Science Recorder
  The Quadrantid Meteor Shower, which begins a very impressive year for stargazing, will be visible around midnight tomorrow. Joseph Scalise | @jscaliseok1| January 04, 2015. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all ...
  Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See ItFOX 11 Los Angeles
  Quadrantids: First meteor shower of 2015 Set to Put on a Show This Weekend .
  
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• Activité Pop: An Old-School Watch With New-School Moves - PC Magazine

  04-01-2015 18:08 via pcmag.com
  
  TechCrunch
  Activité Pop: An Old-School Watch With New-School Moves
  PC Magazine
  Health-tracking device maker Withings today announced a new wristwatch activity tracker called Activité Pop, which will be available in February for $149.95. Unique in its style, the Activité is an old-school analog watch on the outside, with more typical and ...
  Withings launches a cheaper version of its analog fitness trackerEngadget
  Withings Activité Pop brings classic look to sporty fitness tracker marke
  
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• Humble Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 Bundle Celebrates Speedrunning ... - GameSpot

  04-01-2015 18:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo Life
  Humble Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 Bundle Celebrates Speedrunning ...
  GameSpot
  Pay what you want for Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Volgarr the Viking, and more. by Emanuel Maiberg on January 4, 2015. Comments · Shares · Tweets · +1 · Humble Bundle has launched the Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 Bundle, which features ...
  Get games, streaming tools, apparel with Humble Awesome Games Done Quick ...Joystiq
  Awesome Games Done Quick speedrunning for c
  
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• ​Intel gives capital, hope for Vuzix's enterprise smart glass ambitions - ZDNet

  04-01-2015 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Bidness ETC
  ​Intel gives capital, hope for Vuzix's enterprise smart glass ambitions
  ZDNet
  Vuzix had some enterprise momentum with SAP pilots and a partnership with Lenovo. What it didn't have is capital and the balance sheet to make a go of its enterprise ambitions. Intel may have just bought the smart glass maker some time and credibility ...
  Intel invests $25 million on smart glass-maker VuzixThe Next Digit
  Intel invests $25 million in smart eyewear company VuzixDigital Trends
  
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• CES, the World's Largest Trade Show, Is Too Big for Vegas - Bloomberg

  04-01-2015 17:53 via bloomberg.com
  
  Bloomberg
  CES, the World's Largest Trade Show, Is Too Big for Vegas
  Bloomberg
  The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has a problem that many events would love to have: It's become too big. And it doesn't want to get any bigger. With as many as 160,000 visitors to CES—the world's largest annual trade show—the Nevada city's ...
  Consumer Electronics Show opens Tuesday in Las VegasSFGate
  What New Tech Will Emerge At CES 2015? LG, Galaxy S6, Kodak Smartphone ...Value
  
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• Apple's 16GB iPhones are a BIG FAT LIE, claims iOS 8 storage hog lawsuit - The Register

  04-01-2015 17:50 via theregister.co.uk
  
  Mashable
  Apple's 16GB iPhones are a BIG FAT LIE, claims iOS 8 storage hog lawsuit
  The Register
  Apple is being sued by fans upset about how much storage space iOS takes up on their iPhones, iPads and iPods. A class-action lawsuit [PDF], filed in California by Paul Orshan and Christopher Endara, alleged the OS uses so much flash memory that the ...
  iPhone owners sue Apple over storage space, allege fraudComputerworld
  Apple faces class-action lawsuit over 'misleading' iPhone stora
  
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• NASA will be able to detect the moisture of the earth by their Soil Moisture Active ... - Morning Vertical

  04-01-2015 17:46 via morningvertical.com
  
  CNN International
  NASA will be able to detect the moisture of the earth by their Soil Moisture Active ...
  Morning Vertical
  NASA will be able to detect the moister of the earth by their Soil Moisture Active According to NASA from this year they will be able to determine the soil moisture of earth by their Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite. Experts believe that this will go a ...
  Spacecraft with a lasso on top set for launchCNN
  NASA launching spacecraft with 19 foot lassoUPI.com
  
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• CES 2015: Acer Shows Off Its Biggest Chromebook Yet - ABC News

  04-01-2015 17:15 via abcnews.go.com
  ABC News
  CES 2015: Acer Shows Off Its Biggest Chromebook Yet
  ABC News
  When thinking of Chromebooks, two things come to mind: their compact size and their low price point. Acer is redefining the idea of the Chromebook by releasing a 15.6-inch version of the computer. In one of the first big announcements at the upcoming ...
  ​CES: Acer introduces first 15.6" display ChromebookZDNet
  Acer all set to launch the first 15.6 inch Chromebook on CESCapitalberg
  Acer WAVES AROUND 15.6-inch Chro
  
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• Acer Unveils Super-Sized Chromebook

  04-01-2015 17:14
  
  Acer shows off 15.6-inch laptop ahead of International CES.
  
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• N. Korea Blasts US for Sanctions Over Sony Attack

  04-01-2015 17:02
  
  North Korea lashes out over new US sanctions, again denies role in Sony cyberattack
  
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• LaCie Unveils Designer Mirror Hard Drive, New Rugged RAID Thunderbolt Drive - Mac Rumors

  04-01-2015 16:46 via macrumors.com
  
  Mac Rumors
  LaCie Unveils Designer Mirror Hard Drive, New Rugged RAID Thunderbolt Drive
  Mac Rumors
  LaCie today unveiled two new products ahead of this week's Consumer Electronics Show, including the new LaCie Mirror, a hard drive encased entirely in Gorilla Glass, and the LaCie Rugged RAID Thunderbolt hard drive, the newest product in its Rugged ...
  LaCie unveils new 'Mirror' portable hard drive with Corning Gorilla Glass 3The Next Digit
  LaCie Rugged Raid AnnouncedStorageReview.
  
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• Netflix begins blocking users who bypass region locks - TechSpot

  04-01-2015 15:13 via techspot.com
  
  TechSpot
  Netflix begins blocking users who bypass region locks
  TechSpot
  Netflix has begun blocking users' access to the service when it detects that a geolocation bypassing utility, such as a proxy or VPN, is being used. Although these blocks are currently limited in scope, it could be a precursor to a wider crackdown by the popular ...
  Netflix Clamping Down On Users Who Bypass Region Locksn3rdabl3
  
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• Seagate Working On 500GB iOS External Hard Drive - Chinatopix

  04-01-2015 14:01 via chinatopix.com
  
  Chinatopix
  Seagate Working On 500GB iOS External Hard Drive
  Chinatopix
  (Photo : Seagate) Seagate is working on an external drive for iOS devices, allowing users to finally get over the 16GB pains. share on facebook. share on twitter. American data storage company Seagate is preparing a range of products for the Consumer ...
  
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• Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See It - FOX 11 Los Angeles

  04-01-2015 13:53 via myfoxla.com
  
  FOX 11 Los Angeles
  Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See It
  FOX 11 Los Angeles
  (FOX 11) - The first big meteor shower of 2015 is the annual Quadrantid Meteor Shower. It comes around each January and provides one of the most intense annual meteor displays. This shower can produce over 100 meteors per hour, with the peak only ...
  Quadrantids meteor shower to light up your weekendTelegraph.co.uk
  How To Watch The Quadrantid Meteor Shower, The First Shooting Star Show Of ...Huffing
  
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• Sony grovels, offers freebies after PlayStation network spent Xmas TITS UP - The Register

  04-01-2015 13:49 via theregister.co.uk
  
  Power Up Gaming
  Sony grovels, offers freebies after PlayStation network spent Xmas TITS UP
  The Register
  Sony has offered its console gamers free membership and discounts, after its PlayStation Network fell off the interwebs for days over Christmas. The troubled entertainment giant said it would offer those whose free trial of PlayStation Plus was interrupted by ...
  Due to Downtime, Sony Extends PlayStation Store Holiday SalePC Magazine
  After outage, Sony makes peace offering to users of Pl
  
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• iPhone owners sue Apple over storage space, allege fraud - Computerworld

  04-01-2015 13:18 via computerworld.com
  
  Computerworld
  iPhone owners sue Apple over storage space, allege fraud
  Computerworld
  A pair of Florida men have sued Apple for allegedly misrepresenting the amount of storage room available to owners of 16GB iPhones and iPads. The two, Paul Orshan and Christopher Endara, accused Apple of "unfair, unlawful, and fraudulent business acts ...
  Apple Facing Legal Course Over iPhone Storage Capacity DiscrepancyPioneer News
  Apple sued over 'shrinking' gadget storageBBC News
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• Fin24.com | Toshiba to win huge nuclear reactor bid

  04-01-2015 12:45
  
  A report says Toshiba is set to receive a $1.6bn order to supply equipment for six to eight nuclear reactors in China.
  
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