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Apple iPhone 5S And iPad 5 Debuting June 29, Report Claims

Apple iPhone 5S in June

An “inside source” at Apple has revealed plans for the company to announce the iPhone 5S and iPad 5 on June 29. If correct, Apple would have extra cause to celebrate. That date would mark the sixth anniversary since the release of the original iPhone. According to the Apple source, the company is calling the… Read more »

YouTube Now Serves One Billion Visitors Per Month

YouTube

YouTube is now the home of one billion monthly visitors. Funny videos, tutorials, highly touted documentaries, music videos — pretty much every type of video a user could want — can be found on the social video website. The networks incredible growth is thanks in no small part to its availability on a myriad of… Read more »

LG Claims Samsung’s Eye Tracking Software Might Violate Patent

Samsung Galaxy S4 Eye Tracking Patent Vs LG

The Samsung Galaxy S4 possibly uses a new type of eye-tracking software that LG believes violates one of its own patents. LG on Tuesday claimed that its South Korean competitor may have violated the company’s patent which pauses video clips when a user turns their head away from the video they are watching. During the… Read more »

Google Search Filter Adds Transparent Images, Gifs

Google Transparent Search and GIFs

The Google search filter was upgraded on Tuesday to include transparent images and GIFs. Using the search giants “search tools” feature located via Google images search allows for easy perusal. Under the new system’s controls, users can choose to search for Gifs or transparent images with just a few clicks of their mouse or trackpad…. Read more »

Kinect For Windows Received 3D Model Rending SDK Upgrade

Xbox Kinect Upgrade for Windows

The Microsoft Kinect is receiving an upgrade by way of a new SDK offering. Kinect for Windows version 1.8 marks the first time Microsoft is choosing to release code samples for its SDK through CodePlex. The development kit will be available starting March 18. The Kinect Fusion upgrade brings with it the ability to create… Read more »

Google Doodle Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

Google Doodle 2012

Google on Sunday released a new Google Doodle which celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with the help of a little jig. Google has been creating Google Doodle’s for St. Patrick’s Day since 2000, but this is the first time an animated offering has been displayed. The Google Doodle examines a traditional Irish stepdance with the help… Read more »

Dad’s Letter To Gay Son Nate Goes Viral, Breaks Hearts

dad's letter to gay son

A dad’s letter to his gay son has become an internet sensation, after readers across the web were moved by the father’s preemptive acceptance of his son’s coming out. Little is known about the boy, Nate, and his father, but a letter from the dad to his gay son suggests some background to the story…. Read more »

Samsung Galaxy S4 Press Event [Live Streaming Video] + Liveblog

Samsung Galaxy S4 Revealed

Are you ready for the Samsung Galaxy S4 to be unveiled? You can watch the full press event LIVE right from this page. For weeks, we have heard rumors about a 5-inch display with 1080P output, new build materials, eye tracking capabilitie,s and various other new and exciting features. Apple and Samsung are currently wrapped… Read more »

Apple iMacs Get VESA Mount Option

Apple iMacs Get VESA Mount Option

iMacs can now be ordered with a built-in VESA mount adapter that makes it easy to mount the all-in-one, super-thin computer flush on a wall or on an articulating arm. Apple displays and iMacs have been supported on the same type of L-shaped, aluminum pedestals since 2004 when they introduced a redesigned line of aluminum… Read more »

March Madness Means More Malware, AVG Offers Helpful Security Tips

March Madness Computer Security

March Madness is the best time of the year for college basketball fans. Unfortunately, the popular month in sports is also prime real estate for computer hackers, specifically for malware and phishing attempts. AVG monitors virus scan and phishing services for more than 146 million active users, and that base has helped the company put… Read more »

Google Acquired Neural Network Startup, Wants To Develop Smarter Machines

Google Acquired DNNresearch

Google acquired DNNresearch, a neural network research startup, on Tuesday after awarding the research team from the University of Toronto $600,000 for its work in language and image processing. The company was founded by Professor Geoffrey Hinton and two graduate students, Alex Krizhevsky and Ilya Sutskever, working in the university’s computer science department. DNNresearch, or… Read more »

Teacher Fired For Online Comment, Doesn’t Know What He Said

Online comments gets teacher fired

Munhall, PA – A teacher has been fired for a comment he made online, but administrators won’t tell him what he said to lose his job or even which social network he said it on. Alan Francis was a full-time substitute teacher for Steel Valley High School in Pennsylvania before receiving a virtual pink slip… Read more »

Google Glass Will Eventually Include Prescription Option

Google Glass

The Google Glass project will eventually include the option for prescription glasses. Google confirmed via the Google Glass G+ page on Tuesday that it would create a system for prescriptions to be fulfilled in future models. The Google Glass setup does not currently support prescription glasses. The company says it is rectifying that problem with… Read more »

TiVo Mini For Streaming Video Launches For $99.99

TiVO Mini Launches for $99.99

TiVo announced TiVo Mini today. For $99.99, the little extender box streams video from a TiVo Premier 4 or XL4/Elite DVR to another room in your home. TiVo Mini is 6.1-inches wide and 1.3-inches tall. It ships with the receiver, a TiVo remote (batteries included), power adapter, and a 6′ HDMI cable. “The TiVo Mini… Read more »

Microsoft Offers Students Three Month Trial Of ‘Office 365 University’

Microsoft offers free trial of 'Office 365 University' to students

Microsoft is offering a free trial of Office 365 University to students for three months. As an incentive to gain interest for their productivity software, Microsoft is offering students a three month trial of Office 365 University. Students get three months free use of the software by registering a qualifying .edu email address. This also… Read more »