HTC One with Sense 5.5 gets 25 GB Google Drive storage

Google is getting mighty generous these days with extra storage through one of its biggest cloud services and we just found out that users of the HTC One getting the Android 4.3 update along with HTC Sense 5.5 will also get an offer for 25 GB of free Google Drive storage for 2 years. Once the Android 4.3 update has applied to your HTC One simply open the Google Drive app and you should get a prompt to accept the offer for 25 GB of additional storage to your Google account. The offer will only be available until January 1, 2014 so we urge you to open that app to avoid missing out.

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New Hangouts v2 will support SMS and MMS, but Google Voice integration will take some time

Many suspected that once the all new Hangouts v2 began rolling out on Google Play (arriving first on the Nexus 5), it would bring not only the SMS integration we've all been requesting, but integrated Google Voice SMS and calling too. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it looks like Google Voice anything on Hangouts wont be happening anytime soon. According to Googler Nikhyl Singhal, Google has run into some snags with getting Google Voice integrated into Hangouts.


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T-Mobile Won't Offer Nokia's Latest Devices [Rumor]

Nokia World 2013 took place on October 22nd, at the event the Finnish manufacturer announced a number of new devices, which include the much rumored Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320 phablets. Nokia also launched its hotly anticipated tablet, the Lumia 2520, at this event. Both Lumia 1320 and 1520 are going to be exclusive to AT&T in the U.S., whereas the tablet is going to be offered by both Verizon and AT&T. Rumor has it that T-Mobile won't offer any of the new devices that Nokia has announced.

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Police using GPS cannons to tag cars, reduce chases

Police agencies are always looking for ways to limit or prevent high-speed pursuits, but that usually involves disabling the offending vehicle with spike strips or some other device. A company called StarChase has been working on a GPS-based system that eliminates the need for a chase and doesn't put officers in harm's way. Although we first reported on this back in 2007, ABC Action News in Tampa shows that the technology is now being tested on a broader scale.

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LTE-A Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition Makes Its Way To South Korea

Living in South Korea must have its benefits. After all the country is home to the likes of tech giants such as Samsung and LG, with the former not just dominating the Android market, but the smartphone market in general as well. To that end Samsung has recently announced that the South Korean market can look forward to a new tablet from the company in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition with a model that will support the country's LTE-A network.

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Android 4.4 KitKat Could Be Designed For Lower-End Android Devices And Wearables

Google's Android 4.4 KitKat was announced back in September and we expect the platform to see a release any day now. The latest version of Android is expected to be an upgrade over the previous builds of Android, naturally, but is that all there is to it. Well according to former Wall Street Journal report, Amir Efrati, it seems that apart from introducing various upgrades and improvements to the Android operating system, Android 4.4 KitKat could also be the version of Android that Google might use to target lower-end devices as well as wearable electronics, like a Google-made smartwatch for example.

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AT&T Offering Free Galaxy Tab 3 With Select Samsung Galaxy Smartphones

With the lucrative holiday season just around the corner, we're definitely going to see some great bundles and discounts on a wide variety of items. AT&T is quite obviously interested in having a good run this holiday season, so today it has announced a new bundle. The carrier is offering a free 7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 along with the purchase of select Galaxy smartphones. If you've been holding out on buying any of these select smartphones, AT&T's offer is certainly lucrative, a free tablet never hurt anybody.
The promotion starts off today.

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Nintendo: Wii U Still Having A "Negative Impact" On Our Profits

It should be no surprise the Wii U hasn't performed as well as Nintendo may have expected it to as its sales continue to disappoint the company on a regular basis. The latest reports coming from Nintendo continue to show how poorly the console is performing as a total of 460,000 Wii U consoles sold worldwide in the six month period ending on September 30. In total, the Wii U has sold a total of 3.91 million units globally, although Nintendo is optimistically predicting its console will sell nine million units before the end of its 2014 financial year.

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BlackBerry Allegedly Met With Facebook To Talk Potential Bid

We know that BlackBerry is looking to sell itself to the highest bidder, and while they might have signed a letter of intent with Fairfax Financial, it has not stopped them from shopping for alternatives. There have been many players named so far, such a BlackBerry's own founder himself, Apple's ex-CEO John Sculley, and BlackBerry has even approached the likes of Google, Intel, and Samsung to talk about possibly bidding for their company.

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Kcom facilitates Admiral’s drive towards better customer service

30 October 2013: Kcom, the communications services provider, has been working with Admiral Group to help it deliver a better customer service and more efficient operations. Kcom and Admiral, which is one of the UK’s largest insurance intermediaries, have been working together for the last two years to develop its main contact centre to deal with an increasing number of inbound calls from customers.

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New 2® Report Reveals Women’s Perspective and Skills are Transforming the Information Security Industry

Survey findings show that despite a severe shortage of women in the information security workforce, women offer the right mentality needed to grow and diversify the security industryLondon, UK - October 30, 2013 – (ISC)2® (“ISC-squared”), the world’s largest not-for-profit information security professional body and administrators of the CISSP®, today released a new report, “Agents of Change: Women in the Information Security Profession” that was authored by Frost & Sullivan and sponsored by Symantec.

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Crazy crash at LeMons race caught on camera

This video from the 2013 Halloween Hooptiefest 24 Hours of LeMons race is the kind of scary stuff that keeps us reviewing cars instead of racing them. This driver is puttering about, carrying good speed and, from the brief recording we can see, driving quite well. That is, until another driver, who seemingly comes out of nowhere, attempts to put his front tire where the passenger seat should be. It's a scary crash, not just because of the purple-wheeled car coming from the blind side, but for the way the tire very nearly gets into the cabin.

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UK Backup Limited Announces the availability of its services on G-Cloud 4

29th October 2013 - Hampshire (UK) – UK Backup Limited is pleased to announce its services are now available through the G-Cloud 4 framework. Being on G-Cloud enables UK Backup to offer its fully managed online backup service to a range of government organisations.

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Apple Q4 report: 33.8 million iPhones, 14.1 million iPads sold

Apple has posted its financial report for Q4 of 2013 (thatÂ's the quarter ending in September as the company has a shifter fiscal year). The company managed to exceed its own guidance of $34-37 billion in revenue, scoring $37.5 billion in total sales. Net profit stood at $7.5 billion. The numbers donÂ't compare particularly favorably to the same period of last year when Apple profited $8.2 billion on $36 billion of revenue.
The iPhone sales reached 33.8 million units, which is a notable improvement over the 26.9 million shipped in Q4 of 2012.

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gdgt's best deals for October 28th: ASUS VivoBook S500, Polk Audio Monitor 60

Price:. If you haven't jumped on the Surface bandwagon and still prefer Ultrabooks to slates, this might be the deal for you. This ASUS laptop delivers Windows 8 with touchscreen functionality (the way it was meant to be experienced). Under the hood you'll find an Intel Core i7 processor, a 500GB HDD, a 24GB SSD and a 15.6-inch display.





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President Obama's Social Media Updates, Campaign Emails Get Hijacked

The Syrian Electronic Army has made quite a name for itself. It has hacked a number of high profile Twitter accounts as well as websites, and its latest target is related to probably the most high profile individual on the planet, U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Xbox One Games Will Take Up A Ton Of Hard Drive Space

The next-generation of video game consoles will continue the ability for gamers to download and play their games directly from their hard drives, although according to some photos of Xbox One game case covers are any indication, we may not be able to fit as many games on these hard drives as we originally anticipated. Reddit user BenneyBopper published photos of Xbox One game cases that were spotted at an EB Games store. The games that were spotted were Dead Rising 3, Ryse and Forza Motorsport 5, each of which will require a certain amount of data to be installed on the Xbox One's hard drive.

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Spigen updates site with new Nexus 5 accessories, still clinging to "End of October" ship date

Spigen has been quite the bold accessory manufacturer as of late. The company had no problems leaking some early screen protectors for the Nexus 5 on Amazon, and now they've updated their site with more official case accessories ahead of launch. New additions include “Infinity White,” “Champagne Gold,” and “Smooth Black” colors for the Slim Armor case, Black and Gray for the Ultra Hybrid case, and “Champagne Gold,” “Metal Slate,” and “Satin Silver” colors for the Neo Hybrid (though we'd already gotten a decent sneak peek at the latter in an earlier leak).


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PDP Reveals Kinect Blocking Xbox One Accessory For The Paranoid

The Microsoft Xbox One will come bundled with a Kinect sensor. Previously Microsoft had stated that the Kinect needed to be on all the time to get the Xbox One to function, but has since backtracked on that. However we're sure that there are still some users out there who might be a little paranoid about the Kinect's microphone and camera, and that technically Microsoft could use those tools to "spy" on them and track their movements, at least within the home.

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2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid priced from $35,110*

Nissan has announced pricing for the 2014 Pathfinder Hybrid, which was revealed earlier this year at the 2013 New York Auto Show. Offering two- or all-wheel drive, the hybridized crossover sports a 3.5-liter V6 and a 15-kilowatt electric motor, for a total of 250 system horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque. Those numbers match up well with the 260 horsepower and 240 pound-feet of torque put out by the V6-powered Pathfinder. Naturally, fuel economy sees a hefty boost, to 25 miles per gallon in the city and 28 mpg on the highway, bumps of five and two mpg, respectively.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan today announced U.S.

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Making 'the best driver's car in the world': A closer look at McLaren's P1 hypercar

Chrome cars and grand-prix winners. Before my tour officially began, I had some time to walk around the Technology Center, which has Grand Prix-winning cars in every direction. A rare (and prohibitively expensive) chrome-decked 12C caught my eye almost immediately. Here, as on the P1, the looks of this special edition are the result of hundreds of hours of research and development. McLaren teamed up with paint and coating experts AkzoNobel to craft this chrome finish, which weighs a third of the original paint prototype.









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Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Firmware And Driver Pack Released

It is nice to hear that Microsoft has just introduced a new firmware and driver pack for its Microsoft Surface Pro 2, especially when we also heard of news that the Surface Pro 2 is available not only in the US alone, but also in 20 other additional countries as recently as three days ago. Of course, in order to obtain this firmware and driver pack for the Windows 8.1 device, you will need to head on to the Microsoft Download site and sniff it out.

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Spigen's Nexus 5 Cases Pegged For "End Of October" Release

If the rumors are to be believed, the Google Nexus 5 handset is pegged for a launch at the end of October, the 31st of October to be exact. While the date is currently a rumor that cannot be confirmed yet, accessory manufacturer, Spigen, has recently unveiled a series of cases and bumpers designed for the Nexus 5 and according to their shipping date, they have pegged it for "end of October" which definitely corroborates the earlier 31st of October rumor. Based on what we can see, Spigen's cases for the Nexus 5 are pretty cool and sleek as expected from the accessory manufacturer that has produced some pretty impressive designs in the past.

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Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX3 Announced

Tablets, tablets everywhere. Most tablets that we know of come in shiny and svelte form factors, being as lightweight and portable as possible. However, there are some moments in life where we need to step things up by a notch, and make sure that our hardware devices are more rugged than usual. This is where the likes of the new Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX3 comes in handy, where it is actually a 2-in-1 Ultrabook that will feature a Full HD IPS anti-glare display as well as a beefier Intel processor.

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Xbox One Leaked Manual Hints At Kinect Minimum Distance Improvement

The Xbox One brings a plethora of improvements over its predecessor, the Xbox 360. Microsoft's next generation console is much more powerful, efficient and interactive. The company vastly improved its Kinect accessory as well, which comes bundled with the Xbox One. The latest Kinect sensor comes with an ultra-wide 1080p camera which lets it track a number of physical attributes, such as the heart rate, as well as see in the dark. A purported leaked Xbox One manual reveals that the minimum distance required by Kinect to operate has been reduced to just 1.4 meters, that's a little over 4.5 feet.

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Luigi-Themed Nintendo 2DS Spotted Online

Whether you like it or not, the Nintendo 2DS is here to make a statement to the gaming world that Nintendo apparently knows exactly what it's doing with its hardware. The controversial handheld released on October 12, the same day Pokemon X & Y was released, and today, we're hearing of a brand-new version of the Nintendo 2DS is expected to hit the market very soon. According to photos obtained by Kotaku, a Luigi-themed Nintendo 2DS system may be headed to retail in the near future.

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Phones 4u scores exclusive HTC One mini in red

It has long been thought that wearing a certain color says something about you, but Phones 4u UK wasnÂ't satisfied with old wives' tales. Instead the retailer dug pretty deep and found that red, for example, "is the color of those who live life to the fullest. Tenacious and determined, a red mobile phone symbolizes strength, health and passion. It is usually chosen by people with an open and uncomplicated nature".
The retailer liked red so much, it secured exclusivity on the Glamor red versions of the HTC One (available now from £33) and the HTC One mini.

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Assassin's Creed Liberation HD Arriving To PlayStation Store This January 14th

Good news for all of your Assassin's Creed fans. If you are patient enough to wait until January 14th, 2014, without doing anything silly that might just cut short your life or injure your fingers and thumbs, then you will be able to enjoy Assassin's Creed Liberation HD on the PS3 on that date, via the PlayStation Store, of course. The whole idea of Assassin's Creed Liberation HD was pretty simple – the development team simply wanted to improve upon what they set out to do on the Vita, adapting both gameplay and missions to be the most fun and enjoyable they could be.

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Evernote is now offering messenger bags

Evernote is no longer just a software company, they are now selling physical goods like the Evernote Smart Notebooks, t-shirts, socks and now the Triangle Commuter messenger bag. The bag has been designed by Abrasus and features a triangle shape that provides a wide base for the bag which allows it to sit upright without tipping over. The front panel unzips and folds down so that you can easily see and access all the contents while adjustable dividers give you the ability to customize the compartments. The Evernote Triangle Commuter bag is available now through Evernote's market for $199.

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Toffee Mission Rucksack for iPad review

. A few months ago, Julie asked us to post our EDC (everyday carry) bag. Since then, I realized that I had nothing remotely resembling an EDC, so I thought I would try to remedy that. The main requirement I had was that it had to fit my iPad with its case on, and be big enough to fit all of my purse items and a few extra gadgets. The first bag I came across was the Mission Rucksack for iPad from Toffee. It claims to have good storage space and is made to fit and protect an iPad. Let's see how it performed.

The rucksack is made of water resistant, waxed canvas with tanned leather trims.









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AT&T to get the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 2520 in the US

Nokia just finished announcing its new range of Asha and Lumia devices. But if you're in the US, you might be curious as to when you will be able to get your hands on them. AT&T has announced that they will be selling the Lumia 1520 exclusively in the US and that the phone will work with their 4G LTE network.

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