Canon Announcement Rumored For 10th November

According to a rumor we heard back in September, an announcement for a new Canon EOS M camera was coming soon, but so far we haven't heard anything, at least until a new rumor from Canon Rumors that claims that an event will be held by a major retailer on the 10th of November. According to the report, when asked about whether there will be new Canon products, the retailer couldn't share anything other than the fact that Canon folks will definitely be interested, but apart from that not much else is known.

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Tech Consortium Sues Google And Other Tech Companies For Alleged Patent Infringement

The patent wars between tech giants has been heating up over the years, with companies using patents and legal victories as a means to block the sale of devices by their competitors. So far the biggest one we've seen is Apple versus Samsung, but it looks like that war will pale in comparison to the upcoming one where a consortium has filed a lawsuit against Google, ASUS, HTC, Huawei, LG, Pantech, Samsung, and ZTE, claiming that they have infringed upon patents owned by them. The consortium is none other than Rockstar which is owned jointly by the likes of Apple, BlackBerry, Ericsson, Microsoft, and Sony.

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Sprint Nexus 5 Launches November 8th For $149.99

A few days back we picked up on a leaked press render of the Sprint Nexus 5. It was rumored that Google's next Nexus smartphone will be coming over to Sprint, something that would definitely be welcomed by the carrier's subscribers as they didn't get the Nexus 4 last year. Earlier today Google officially announced the Nexus 5 and confirmed that it would be available from the carrier. Sprint Nexus 5 will launch on November 8th, priced at $149.99 with a two year contract. That's the 16GB variant after a $50 mail-in rebate, for new customers or existing ones eligible for an upgrade.

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Motorola updates us on which of their devices will receive Android 4.4 KitKat

Not too many people know, but Motorola awhile back Motorola put together a handy web portal for eager Android users to visit and see which Motorola devices will receive the latest Android updates. Today they've officially updated their listings with the latest Android version — Android 4.4 KitKat. In case you were wondering which devices Motorola currently plans on updating to Android 4.4, it looks like only the Moto X and current line of Droids — Motorola DROID Ultra, Motorola DROID Maxx, and Motorola DROID Mini — will taste KiKat's sweet chocolatey wafers.

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Time Warner Cable Boosting Internet Data Speeds In Select Markets

Time Warner Cable hasn't been having the greatest year with its customers as they stopped carrying CBS for around two months, resulting in the loss of 117,000 customers. 24,000 broadband customers also jumped shipped this year, although Time Warner Cable will be upping the speed of their Internet service as a way to entice customers to return as well as keep their current subscribers happy for putting up with the company's shenanigans.

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Nexus 5 torn down in front of a camera

Here is another Google Nexus 5 leak. In case you aren't tired of seeing the smartphone leaking from pretty much every corner of the universe, here we have yet another set of pictures for you. This time the Nexus 5 poses in front of a camera with an opened battery cover. You'll get to see the 2,300 mAh battery, the alleged OIS camera, plus the round earpiece.

There are a few high-res photos of the Nexus 5 itself.

We already know everything there is to know about the LG-made Google Nexus 5. You can check its specs here if you think you've missed something.

We expect Nexus 5 to go official any moment now.








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Hudway turns your iOS device into a heads-up display

Smartphones can enhance driving by acting as GPS systems, but Hudway takes the concept to the next level with its app, which turns any device running iOS (and in February 2014, Android) into a heads-up display that can be viewed on your windshield in low-visibility and low-light situations. All that you have to do, once you buy the app and install it on your device, is program the route (must have an internet connection), set it on your dashboard facing up and then start driving. The image on the screen reflects on the windshield, showing you the route ahead, and once you're on your way, Hudway says an internet connection isn't required.

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Broadband World Forum 2013 Brings Broadband to Life

London, 31 October 2013 – The world’s leading broadband conference and exhibition, the Broadband World Forum, brought broadband to life last week, as over 8,000 decision-makers from across the globe congregated at Amsterdam’s RAI Exhibition Centre. With smart cities, e-learning, digital innovations and consumer-centric strategies high on the agenda, the three-day programme included keynote sessions, a choice of five tracks each day, special seminars, the exclusive Executive Summit and the prestigious InfoVision Awards.

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ZTE T790 'Tango' Android Smartphone

Boost Mobile has released another affordable Android smartphone from ZTE called the T790 ‘Tango'. The handset packs a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 capacitive touchscreen display, a 2MP rear-facing camera, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), an FM radio, an MP3 player, A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo headset support and runs on Android 4.0 OS. The T790 ‘Tango' sells for just $49 outright.

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Google Play Store device listings get a quick makeover before Nexus 5 release

It's been awhile since we've seen changes made to the Google Play Store on the web. But just in time for the inevitable Nexus 5 release, it seems Google is doing a little tidying up. Hopping on over to Google Play's Nexus 7 listing, you'll notice a cleaner layout, removing separate listings for various device configurations, replacing them instead with simple 16GB or 32GB selection boxes and connectivity dropdown menu. We approve.
While not ground breaking, it does make users' shopping experience that much easier and highlights some last minute changes before the Nexus 5 (and maybe even the Nexus 4?) arrives on the scene.

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New Zealand motorcycle race nearly sets town ablaze [UPDATE]

In Greymouth, New Zealand, a legal street race is held annually for amateur motorcycle riders, and we assume it's not every year that a last-lap motorcycle crash threatens to set the town ablaze. But that's what happened last Sunday when a Ducati rider lost control and high-sided his bike. Graham Boyd was following close behind on his modified Yamaha R6 and plowed into the Ducati, breaking the gas tank, spraying fuel everywhere and catching it all on video thanks to a helmet cam.

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NSA Apparently Tapped Into Google And Yahoo Data Centers Around The World

The former technical analyst for the CIA, Edward Snowden, who leaked a treasure trove of documents earlier detailing the National Security Agency's various electronic spying programs is back with another cache of highly classified documents. These documents, which have been provided and confirmed by sources to The Washington Post, reveal that the NSA tapped into Google and Yahoo data centers around the world without telling either company. This, despite the fact that both companies are already said to be involved in PRISM, a program that gives the NSA front door access to their user accounts through a process approved by FISA courts.

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17,000 Nexus 7 Tablets Donated By Google To Victims Of Hurricane Sandy

We've seen companies contribute to charitable causes in the past, we've also seen them help out when tragedy has struck due to natural causes. Take Hurricane Sandy for example, believed to be the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the season last year, as well as the second costliest hurricane in the history of the U.S. To help out the victims, Samsung donated $3 million, Apple contributed $2.5 million and Goal Zero managed to bring $600000 worth of portable power products to bring power to the affectees.

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Apple Spent $4.5 Billion This Year On R&D

The public expects Apple to churn out innovative products each year, or at least updated versions of their existing productions with a few innovations here and there. Surely this can not be achieved without substantial investment being made into research and development. It has been discovered through Apple's annual Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the company's R&D expenses were up 32 percent this year. Apple has spent $4.5 billion on research and development alone this year, that almost the amount for which BlackBerry, an entire company, is likely to be sold.

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The EVO 3D saved someone's life, so HTC's sending them a brand new HTC One

In case you haven't heard, a Florida man's life was saved from a gunshot because his HTC EVO 3D was sitting inside his shirt pocket. Never mind the fact that he is still carrying an HTC EVO 3D after two long years — it saved his life. Perhaps that'll get the phone half a brownie point on our worst Android phones of all time list. Unfortunately, that does mean the man's phone has been destroyed forever, but fret not — HTC is going to hook him up with a brand new HTC One, complete with a smorgasbord of accessories to help protect his new bullet proof breast plate.


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Chrysler reports $464M net income for Q3

Chrysler has just announced earnings of $464 million in net income for this third quarter, a 22-percent year-over-year increase. Net income for the first three quarters of 2013 is at $1.1 billion. Net revenue climbed significantly as well, to $17.6 billion, a 13.5-percent increase on Q3 of 2012. Those increases were thanks in no small part to an eight-percent rise in sales from the same period last year, with 603,000 vehicles sold worldwide.

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Sign up for a chance to provide input for Google's latest products

Are you one of those people who take product research surveys and potentially test cool things out before the general public can. What if I told you Google was looking for someone like you, and that signing up for a chance to be in the research process for one of these products took just a few minutes. If that sounds like something you'd be interested in, read on. Here's the skinny: Google's looking for people — regular people, like you and me — to be surveyed from time to time on various developments. It could be some new app, a new design for one of their websites, and even a prototype of a new device to test out in the flesh.

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Mustache Implants Increasing In Popularity

Facial hair is something the majority of men are both gifted and cursed with as many of us can take a quick nap to find a full bush sitting above our upper lip, while there are those who have tried for several years, but can't even achieve a short stubble. That's why Istanbul, Turkey has become the hot spot if you want to obtain a mustache implant. Cosmetic surgeons in Turkey have been offering mustache implants for several years, but they have started to gain in popularity just recently, according to surgeons and tourism agencies.

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Google+ Auto Awesome gets a handful of new features: Action, Eraser, Movie editing and more

Vic Gundotra just signed off from Google's live streaming Google+ event, where the VP announced new features and services soon making their way into Google's budding social network. You already know about SMS (finally) making it's way into Hangouts, and when it comes to Google+ Photos, Google is going balls to the wall with their photo and video enhancing abilities. Wait- video. More on that later.
Snapseed – HDR Scape

Google continues to invest in Snapseed, a photo editing tool not just available as an app for Android, but also in Google+.










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Verizon Starts Same Day Delivery In San Francisco

When I think about same-day delivery, the first thing that pop in mind is groceries of course, although none of the available options have worked so well. However, Verizon just announced a same-day delivery for San-Franciscans who want to buy a phone online and get it the same day. The same deal was previously available in Philadelphia. Given that it is often be a hassle (schedule-wise) to head into a local store, I'd say that this is a pretty good idea. And since it's less expensive than the overnight delivery ($14.99 vs. $19.99) there's no real downside.

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iLife, iWork, OS X Updates Will Remain Free For The Foreseeable Future

Just last week during Apple's iPad event, it was revealed that new Mac computers would come with iWork and iLife installed for free, and that the company would offer upgrades to their latest operating system, OS X Mavericks, for free as well. While it seemed like this was an offer with no clock on the table, we guess there are still some users out there who might be wondering if there is a time limit to this offer and if it was a one-time deal.

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New Daylight Saving Time Bug Surfaces In iOS 7

A new bug has surfaced for some users in Calendar display on iOS 7, where the current time is offset by one hour, despite the fact that the status bar shows the correct time. The bug appears to be limited to the Calendar display, since alarms and events are not disturbed in any way, they're correctly timed and displayed. For example, due to the bug, the app will draw current time line at the 1:15 PM slot if the time is 12:15 PM. This isn't the first time we're hearing about a daylight saving time bug in an Apple device.

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Hands-On: Samsung Galaxy NX

Samsung first unveiled its Galaxy NX camera earlier this year during a press event the company held on June 20 in London. Since then, we've been hearing more and more in regards to the Galaxy NX, but today, we were able to finally get our hands on the camera for ourselves. Before we get into the nitty gritty of what Samsung has put under the hood of the Galaxy NX, we know one of the first things you'll take note of when you get your hands on the camera is how it feels. When we held the Galaxy NX in our hands, we felt extremely comfortable holding it, although it's understandably top heavy due to its lens.

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Lamborghini Aventador goes floral to match LeBron's new Nikes

If you're in Miami and want to rent some exotic wheels, the folks over at Lou La Vie can hook you up with a Ferrari, a Porsche or a Rolls-Royce, among the dozen exotics they have on offer. You might think that someone with as much cash and flash as LeBron James may not need their services – in fact he gave away the car he got when he was named MVP – but the Miami Heat power forward has turned to Lou La Vie for a special ride to match his shoes.

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Cardboard Ecto-1 Halloween costume follows last year's DeLorean

There are parents who take there kids trick-or-treating, and then there are Cooper's parents, who built him the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters with a push cart and put together a costume for him to match it. It only makes sense because last year the toddler rolled around the neighborhood demanding treats behind the wheel of a "custom built" DeLorean Time Machine from Back to the Future. While last year's cardboard DeLorean push cart was thought of off-the-cuff, Cooper's parents, Cory and Jeremy, held a brainstorming session this year to recall things they loved as children in the 1980s that could be made into a Halloween costume.

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BBM For Android And iOS Will Remain Free

After the initial roll out was plagued with issues, BlackBerry tried its luck once again last week and rolled out BBM for Android and iOS. The second time around, the launch went smoothly. BlackBerry was also quick to abolish to waitlist after launch so that users could get immediate access to the messenger, which is now finally cross-platform. At this point in time, the BBM app for Android and iOS is available for free. Executive vice president of BBM at BlackBerry, Andrew Bocking, confirms that the service will remain free in the future.
Though that doesn't mean BlackBerry won't monetize it.

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New Retina MacBook Pro Owners Facing Issues With Trackpad And Keyboard

On October 22nd, at its media event, Apple unveiled a refreshed lineup of Retina MacBook Pro. The new laptops come with Intel Haswell processors as well as decent price cuts. Unlike the new tablets that were announced that day, customers don't have to wait to get their hands on a new late 2013 Retina MacBook Pro. Some owners of the new laptops have taken to the Apple Support Communities to voice issues that they're facing with the trackpad and the keyboard. It is not known at this point in time if the issues are being caused due to a fault in hardware or due to a software glitch.

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National Corvette Museum receives largest donation of cars to date

As the mecca for Chevy Corvette enthusiasts, the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY allows Corvette lovers to experience the car's 60 years and seven generations. There's more to see than ever before now that the museum has received its largest donation of cars ever courtesy of Don Messner. Messner, pictured at right with his wife Marlene, was diagnosed with melanoma in January of 2012. He passed away this past May, but his Corvette-loving legacy will always live on thanks to his collection of 10 Corvettes being gifted to the museum for permanent display.


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Late 2013 MacBook Pros Experiencing Keyboard And Trackpad Freezes

Planning on getting your hands on the late-2013 MacBook Pros. Perhaps you might want to hold off on your purchase just yet, at least until Apple has issued an update that will address some of the recent bugs that have been reported lately. According to several user reports, the late-2013 MacBook Pros are facing bugs on their brand new laptops whereby both the 13" and 15" models are giving them problems, suggesting that this is most likely software related as opposed to hardware.

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Android 4.3 for international Samsung Galaxy Note II leaks

Hot on the heels of yesterdayÂ's AT&T version leak, an Android 4.3 test firmware for the international Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-N7100 made the rounds. Samsung is expected to begin rolling out the update to the end users at some point in November. The latest Android Jelly Bean version unsurprisingly brings a host of changes to the Note II. They include new UI in line with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4, Samsung KNOX security suite, as well as Samsung Wallet.

The new firmware for the N7100 is available to download and install at the source link below.

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Jony Ive's Mac Pro Product RED Could Fetch $40,000-$60,000 At Charity Auction

Apart from designing software and hardware at Apple, Sir Jony Ive has been pretty busy designing other gadgets too, such as earphones and cameras, although if you were looking for something a little more related to Apple that benefited charity at the same time, the new Mac Pro RED could be worth checking out. Pictured above is Apple's upcoming Mac Pro computer which not only sports pretty radical design as far as computers are concerned, but also comes with a rather striking red finish.

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U.S. Cellular And Other Regional Carriers To Sell The iPad Air

Earlier this week Apple announced the iPad Air, its brand new tablet that's thinner and lighter than all of its predecessors. Apple will begin selling the new tablet on November 1st online and through its retail stores in select locations around the world. This time around, T-Mobile is also offering the new iPad with cellular support and it appears that that's just one part of Apple's broader roll out on cellular network. U.S. Cellular and a number of other regional carriers have announced that they'll all be selling the iPad Air.
Out of the bunch, U.S.

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Sierra Leone drivers' test to include playing board game?

In an effort to curb accidents and road deaths - there are no working traffic lights and last year more than 380 fatalities occurred in 2,204 reported accidents - the West African country of Sierra Leone is adding a requirement to the process of earning a driver's license: drivers-to-be must play a board game before they take their driving test, Mirror reports. No, it's not just any board game. It's The Driver's Way, which uses the country's road laws as source material and plays like Monopoly.

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