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Sprint Promises to Half Your AT&T or Verizon Bill

It seems like ages since we have said anything about Sprint. Well, just when you thought the company may have disappeared altogether, Sprint has just lifted the curtains on a new pricing campaign aimed squarely at AT&T and Verizon. The move is somewhat similar to T-Mobile's whole ditch your carrier program. Ina Fried, of Re/code [...]

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Webcloak: Online Security and Privacy Hardware

   As we have seen in recent weeks and days - we're looking at you Sony - online information is as vulnerable as ever. It seems like every week there is another leak or hack of some sort. As hackers and identity thieves are using more sophisticated tools to go after our data, security software [...]

Dual-screen YotaPhone2 On Sale Today

Today, the Russian company Yota Devices is officially launching the YotaPhone2. If you have never heard of the YotaPhone, it is easily one of the most interesting, most inventive smartphones out there. In a nutshell, the YotaPhone is a two-sided device, featuring a standard full HD 1920x1080 screen on one side, and a 960x540 16-level gray [...]

Picky Pint: Never Order a Bad Beer Again

   Picking out a good beer from a beer list is a hard thing to do. Often there is little more than a vague description: "full-bodied," or "super dark." Sure, you can ask the waiter/waitress, but the answer will be based 100% on their palate. Ah, but we just came across a great app that helps [...]

Winegard FlatWave Amped: the killer of expensive cable television?

Like to watch TV without those expensive monthly cable bills? Winegard has an inexpensive option to solve this problem with their FlatWave Amped HD antenna. For around $65 you can get a decent amount of over the air channels with no monthly bill as long as you live within a 50 mile radius of where [...]

UBS: Apple will Sell 24M Apple Watches in First 9 Months

According to a new consumers survey from UBS, around 10% of smartphone owners are "very likely" to buy a smartwatch in the next 12 months. Before we go any further with this data, it should be pointed out that the survey had a total of 4,000 responses. UBS went on to apply that percentage to the [...]

Big Things Do Come In Small Packages: The Lambert Small Wonder Audio System

It is no secret that we are huge fans of crowdfunding. In fact, that is probably our most used category. Anyhow, we just came across a unique new Indiegogo Campaign: Headphone Amp and Audio System, by the Lambert Company. It is unique for a number of reasons, all of which we will get to below, [...]

Eyeballs And Ratings, The Newsroom Argument

Many of you are watching The Newsroom. Yet another amazing Aaron Sorkin show that's going to tragically end sooner than it should. In case you aren't aware Sorkin likes to end things on a high note, except for that extra long run of West Wing, and it's already known that this is the third and [...]

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This Smart Water Heater Technology Could Save You Money

Aquanta Smart Water Heater When you go away for a couple of weeks on vacation do you ever think to turn your water heater off? That little step could actually save you some bucks the next time you go on vacation. If no one is going to be taking hot showers, washing dishes or washing [...]

Some 2015 GM Cars Will Have 4G LTE Wifi Hot Spots

The connected car is becoming a true reality. Although Apple has made it easier to share your data with other people in close proximity to you, the folks at GM and OnStar are about to offer a new product that is surely going to change the game. Especially for people who are addicted to being [...]