They may not look as fancy as a pair of Beats, but many users consider these Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones the “anti-Beats” headphones for their refined sound and much tougher build quality. Better still, you can get them today for $90 as part of Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day. They normally …
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26 May
How to uninstall a TarDisk from your Mac
We recently walked you through how to double your Mac’s storage with a small accessory called TarDisk. As was mentioned in our guide, installing TarDisk should be viewed as a permanent solution for your storage woes. With that said, computers don’t last forever and there is bound to come a time when you need to remove a TarDisk from your …
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26 May
Microsoft, Facebook to build trans
Microsoft and Facebook are teaming up to build an undersea cable across the Atlantic Ocean to meet growing demand for high-speed online and cloud services. The new “MAREA” cable is designed to have an estimated initial capacity of 160 terabits of data per second, the highest-capacity subsea cable to ever cross the Atlantic, the companies said in a statement Thursday. …
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26 May
Dish’s HopperGo wireless mobile video drive is now shipping
Back at CES in January, satellite service provider Dish announced its new 16-tuner Hopper 3 and a little device called HopperGo, a $99 portable Wi-Fi-enabled “mobile video drive” allows you to take your shows with you. Hopper 3 began shipping earlier this year, and now Dish subscribers can officially purchase the HopperGo. You can use HopperGo to create a private …
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26 May
Samsung unmasks Batman
What kind of phone would Batman have on his utility belt? Samsung hopes the Caped Crusader would pick the Galaxy S7 Edge, so much so that it has created an Injustice Edition of the flagship handset. The limited-edition phone comes in black with gold accents, including the familiar Batman seal on the back. Created in collaboration with Warner Bros., the …
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26 May
How to take a screenshot on the Raspberry Pi
So you have Raspbian installed on your Raspberry Pi, maybe you’ve even installed Minecraft and are busy building and modding. Now you want to take a screenshot of your setup to show some friends, but how? You use Scrot, which is short for screenshot. Clever name aside, you’ll need to install Scrot on your Pi and then familiarize yourself with …
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26 May
Watch this Star Wars fan film shot using drones
Even with George Lucas no longer at the helm, Star Wars seems to be left in capable hands with Disney calling the shots at Lucasfilm. But for those of us fans who grow impatient waiting for “Rogue One” to be released, it’s up to us to make our own movie magic. So what better way to make an R2-D2 adventure …
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26 May
Microsoft’s phone biz goes from dead to deader (The 3:59, Ep. 51)
Microsoft has thrown in the towel on its smartphone business. Shedding another 1,850 jobs — on top of the 4,500 cut last week as part of the sale of its basic phone assets — doesn’t instill confidence in Microsoft’s ability to make phones. Microsoft left the door open for future phones, including perhaps that rumored Surface device. But we’re not …
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26 May
Three network will trial mobile ad
The Three network will begin trialling an ad-blocking service on its network for all customers who opt in next month. The trial will run only for 24 hours during the week commencing 13 June. Customers who wish to take part in the ad-blocking trial will need to opt in on Three’s website. A network-wide ad-block service would mean anybody using …
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26 May
6 moderators we want to see helm a Trump vs. Sanders debate
What started as a bit on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” about presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump debating Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders one-on-one may actually come to be. Sanders and Trump are both saying in public that they welcome the idea of debating each other, though Trump says he’d like to see the network that hosts such a tussle pony up …
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