Pick up a refurbished iPhone 5 at Apple’s hidden eBay factory outlet
If you’ve been waiting for the right time to buy an unlocked iPhone 5, here’s your chance. AppleInsider discovered the iPhone-centric Factory Outlet eBay Store over the weekend, a hidden subsection of the popular bidding site dedicated to refurbished certified iPhone 5 models, complete with a 1-year warranty from Apple, burn-in testing, a new package with manual and charger and a quality inspection from Apple.
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ISX Engine Precautions
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Even after a recent Xbox One price drop, Microsoft will pay you $75 to upgrade
After launching a cheaper Kinect-less Xbox One version that put it on par with Sony’s PS4 when it comes to price, Microsoft is now taking additional measures to convince even more people to buy its newest gaming console. A NeoGAF user discovered on his Xbox 360 that the company will offer him $75 in credit that can be used for games, add-ons, movies and other purchases when upgrading to the Xbox One.
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Royal Purple’s Fourth Annual Show It Off At SEMA Contest
In addition to paid registration as a feature vehicle, the winner will receive hotel accommodations (restrictions apply), Royal Purple products, Royal Purple apparel and an invitation to attend a winner’s dinner hosted by Royal Purple. Following initial photo submissions to the Royal Purple Facebook fan page starting July 14, online fan voting will begin July 25, followed by a final round of judging Aug. 5 – 9.
Contest Timeline:
•Photo Submission Period: July 14-24
•Online Voting: July 25-31
•Judging: Aug. 5-9
•Winner Announced: Aug. 11
The judging panel for this year’s contest includes last year’s Show It Off at SEMA winner, Mark Fields and a variety of personalities from the automotive, motorsports and entertainment industries, including:
•Townsend Bell – IndyCar and TUDOR Sportscar Championship driver and TV personality
•Tim “Skrape” Katz – VP and co-founder, Authentic Brands Group LLC., TAPOUT LLC
•Jeff Thisted – Discovery Channel’s television show “Rods ‘N Wheels”
•Carrie Strange – 2013 Royal Purple Ladies Feature Vehicle Contest Winner
Each year for a week, the SEMA Show attracts more than 200,000 people from the specialty automotive equipment industry to the Las Vegas Convention Center. Though not open to the public, common areas of the convention center – such as where Show it Off at SEMA winners and other feature vehicles are displayed – are accessible to non-industry guests. Past winners for the Show it Off at SEMA contest include:
2013
•Mark Fields’ 1969 Chevy Camaro
•Steven Bloom’s 1955 Ford F-100
2012
•Todd Foust’s 1965 Ford Mustang convertible
•Dennis Rostenbach’s 1970 Plymouth Road Runner
2011
•Joe Cherry’s 1958 Chevrolet Nomad
•Shawn Kaufman’s 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T
For additional information on Royal Purple and its products, please visit www.RoyalPurpleConsumer.com.
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Dear Microsoft: I am begging you to make sure Windows 9 doesn’t suck
My old HP laptop has finally bitten the dust and a techie friend is offering to help me build my own PC this summer to replace it. My plan was originally to install Windows 7 on the machine and keep it there until Microsoft released Windows 9 next spring, at which point I’d try it out to see if it would make for a suitable upgrade.
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T-Mobile might not be quite the trendsetter we thought it was
T-Mobile has definitely become a wireless trendsetter but it can’t claim sole responsibility for the latest hot trend in the wireless industry. FierceWireless reports that Verizon has actually been offering a free trial service to potential customers in a limited number of markets for the past year, long before T-Mobile unleashed its Test Drive program onto the world that let prospective customers try out its network free for seven days.
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Samsung inadvertently calls the Galaxy S5′s display obsolete
The Galaxy S5 is only a few months old but Samsung is already saying that you shouldn’t be satisfied with its display quality. PhoneArena notices that Samsung has written a new blog post touting the virtues of its new Galaxy S5 LTE-A smartphone with its 5.1-inch WQHD Super AMOLED display. In particular, Samsung says that we shouldn’t “be satisfied with what you’re used to” from other displays, including the Galaxy S5’s own full HD 1080p display.
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GULP: Microsoft ending mainstream support for Windows 7 in early 2015
The inevitable transition to Windows 8 continues unabated. Microsoft published an update on its support site on Tuesday with a list of products reaching the end of their Mainstream Support life cycles in the coming months, including Windows Server 2008, Exchange Server 2010 and most notably, Windows 7 Home, Professional, Starter, Enterprise and Ultimate.
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Volvo’s New XC90 SUV Powerplant
The upcoming, wholly redesigned Volvo XC90 has a lot of potential, and we’ve just gotten the details on the power-train technology to be employed on this new model.
Previous iterations of the Volvo SUV line have availed buyers with the option of a Yamaha V8 for extra, added power, but not this time. In fact, we’re not even looking at six cylinders; this power-train has only got four. The engine of choice for the upcoming flagship of the Volvo SUV line will be a 2.0 liter straight four hybrid. Don’t let the small size fool you though. The power-train is rated at just over 400 hp and produces 472 ft. lbs. of torque.
The engine relies on the twin-charger setup, utilizing a supercharger at lower engine output, while gaining the efficiency of a turbocharger at higher engine outputs. This allows for the application of a much larger turbocharger for use at higher RPM, which would not normally be facilitated on an engine this small. Using Volvo’s dual-charged Drive-E system, power delivery is optimized.
The engine delivers power to the front wheels, with the rear wheels relying on an 80 hp (60 kW) electric motor for power. The electric motor driving the rear wheels provides immediate torque during acceleration. The vehicle runs in ‘hybrid’ mode by default, but can be switched to all-electric mode with the push of a button.The new XC90 will have a purely electric range of 25 miles, and the battery pack also has plug-in capability, giving the XC90 semblance of BMW’s new i3 SUV. In the US, a reduced power-train, lacking the electric motor and hybrid system, will be available to customers as well, featuring just the 2.0 liter four cylinder engine, rated at 316 hp.
There are also less potent engine variants available, including two four cylinder turbodiesels, producing 190 and 295 hp, respectively. Turbodiesel variants offer best in class fuel consumption with an average 47 combined mpg. The new line of engines underscores Volvo’s aggressive campaign to enhance the environmental friendliness of its vehicles. The new XC90 achieves a carbon dioxide emissions rating of around 60 kg/km, and Volvo has decreased emissions across its fleet over the last year by an industry leading 8.4 percent. The next generation XC90 makes its debut in October at the Paris Auto Show, and we can expect to see it in US showrooms next spring.
Article courtesy of Speedville.com.
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Armed robbers storm Samsung factory, get away with $36 million in goods
A group of approximately 20 armed men stormed one of Samsung’s key manufacturing plants in Brazil on Monday, reportedly making off with roughly $36 million worth of computers, tablets and smartphones.
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