Killer Amazon deal: Save 50% or more on over a dozen different laptops
If you’re in the market for a new laptop and you want to save some serious cash on your purchase, you should consider taking advantage of a big sale going on right now on Amazon covering more than a dozen open-box laptop models. Open-box can mean a variety of different things, but often times they’re just simple returns that people didn’t want. If that doesn’t scare you off, get ready to save 50% or even more on your next purchase.
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Big cable companies are fighting to stall new tech that would improve cellular service
Google Fiber is hardly the only threat to ISP mainstays like Comcast and Time Warner Cable these days. There are three times as many wireless accounts as there are cable broadband accounts in the United States, and wireless growth is seen continuing at a much more rapid pace than land-based broadband growth. What’s more, usage patterns are continuing to shift toward mobile devices and away from traditional computers.
The nation’s top cable companies have spent quite a bit of money of late building out large Wi-Fi networks across the country, and they have spent even more money marketing their networks of Wi-Fi hotspots. Some ISPs are even launching their own Wi-Fi only mobile phone services. Why? Because mobile is the battleground of the future and ISPs need to do everything they can to keep customers connected while they’re on the go.
But a new technology is emerging that may threaten to weaken the quality of ISPs’ Wi-Fi networks while strengthening their competitors’ cellular services, and Big Cable has no plans to take things lying down.
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The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus reviews are in!
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus both come out this week and review embargoes have just lifted for Apple’s chosen critics to deliver their verdicts. Below we’ll recap some of the biggest reviews from around the web — and the general consensus is that Apple has once again delivered a pair of first-rate smartphones, although not ones that are instant game changers like last year’s models.
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Former GM and BMW executive warns Apple: Your car will be a ‘gigantic money pit’
The Wall Street Journal yesterday reported that Apple is not only moving full steam ahead on its electric car initiative, but is actually taking measures to accelerate development. In addition to tripling the size of its automotive development team, the report claims that Apple has set an internal, and rather ambitious, ship date of 2019.
Of course, the notion of Apple entering the car business is not without its fair share of unanswered questions. Consequently, it’s become somewhat common to hear seasoned auto industry insiders express skepticism about Apple’s plans to enter an industry as foreign, challenging, and cutthroat as the auto industry.
Most recently, former GM and BMW executive Bob Lutz appeared on CNBC and completely dismantled the notion that Apple has even a fighting chance to make even the tiniest dent in the auto industry.
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More genuine iPhone apps may still be infected with malware following massive App Store hack
Cunning hackers from China managed to sneak malware into what’s generally thought of as an impenetrable target, Apple’s App Store. They created a custom version of the Xcode program developers use to create iPhone apps, thus injecting the malware payload right into the apps that Apple staff would later approve.
At least 85 legitimate iPhone apps were infected with malware this way (see this list), most of them targeting the Chinese and Asian markets, as that’s where the malicious version of Xcode was made available to developers. However, other security firms say that there may be hundreds or even thousands of genuine iOS apps that may have been targeted this way.
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iOS 9 ‘Slide to Upgrade’ issue: How to fix a frozen iPhone or iPad
Apple last week released iOS 9, a mobile OS upgrade that focuses on performance improvements and stability, though Apple included plenty of interesting new features in its latest OS as well. However, just like with previous iOS releases, there are some issues certain iPhone and iPad users might be dealing with, and the “Slide to Upgrade” bug is easily one of the most frustrating.
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Breakthrough medical discovery: 3D printing might be used to regenerate nerves
Having significantly damaged nerve tissue is bad for a lot of reasons because it doesn’t regenerate easily and it can lead to various serious medical conditions including paralysis. But many scientists are already studying ways of fixing this issue, and a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota, Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, Princeton University, and Johns Hopkins University has figured out how to use 3D printing for nerve growth.
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JPMorgan CEO explains why he’s totally worth $20 million a year
Does the CEO of JPMorgan Chase really deserve to make $20 million a year even as his bank has been in the center of multiple financial scandals ranging from its role in the Bernie Madoff scam to its handling of the infamous “London Whale” trade? If you ask him, he absolutely does and he doesn’t see why anyone should question his value.
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says all TV will move to the Internet by 2035
No one likes paying for cable, but the way the industry is currently situated, there’s no other way to (legally) have access to all the content you’re interested in. You might be able to get by on Netflix originals, Amazon exclusives and reruns on Hulu, but if you want to watch your favorite sports team or keep up with HBO’s Emmy-winning series, you need cable.
But that may not be the case 10 years from now.
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iPhone 6s Plus: Don’t worry, you’ll be able to buy one on Friday even though preorders are sold out
Apple reminded customers in a press release on Monday that the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in stores on Friday, September 25th. The company said both new iPhones will be available in its stores, which seems to be good news for anyone looking to get their hands on the iPhone 6s Plus as fast as possible.
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