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Gamestop Appeals To The “Gamestop Generation” With New Wearable Offerings

Make no mistake about it, Gamestop is not a 'kids" store. Sure you take your kids in there for the latest and greatest games, but Gamestop, has a generation. It's actually my generation. At a few years shy of 40 I remember spending many a day in my local mall. The day long trip as [...]

The Cyanogen Phone Has Arrived

For those of you living under the proverbial rock, Cyanogen is a "mod" or alternative OS for Android users that gives users access to some of the best features. People (and now there's millions of them) who wanted to use Cyanogen Mod instead of their stock Android system or their bloated Android system via their [...]

iOS Dominated Shopping This Holiday Season

This report isn't about who sold more phones this holiday season, Apple or the plethora of Android manufacturers. A report from IBM analytics was released on Thursday and it doesn't bode well for Android. This report, was on actual users and the operating systems they used to shop for holiday presents directly on their smartphone, [...]

Ford Targeting Techies, 2015 Mustang Named Official Car Of CES

For years the Ford Mustang has been an iconic symbol of speed, power and muscle. It's largely appealed to a demographic of car drivers not too concerned about the latest technology outside of what's under the hood. Well this year Ford is set to change that image, as the 2015 Ford Mustang has been named [...]

App Of The Day: Wealthgate

New mobile app released at appcatch.com serves as mobile platform for financial website The Wealthgate has earned the appsbar.com App of the Day award as an example of how small business sites are broadening outreach using new mobile technologies. The mobile app was built using the DIYapp builder at appsbar.com. The Wealthgate app offers links to the [...]

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Seattle’s Space Needle Goes T-Mobile Magenta For New Years Eve

Seattle's most favorite trademark isn't ashamed to take major sponsorship dollars. The Space Needle, a beacon of technology, and a picturesque landscape to any in the Pacific Northwest, has been lit up different colors over the year for major events, holidays and even product launches. In 2006 when Clearwire brought it's "wi-max" service to Seattle, [...]

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Apps To Have A Huge Roll At The 2014 International CES

Over the past few years there's been an evolution of sorts at the International CES. The conference, held in January in Las Vegas, is the largest technology conference and event in the western hemisphere. What began as a forum to show off the latest in appliances, TVs, stereos and eventually computers, has made way for [...]

The Top Tech Holiday Gifts Of The Last 50 Years

What did you get for the holidays this year? Was a cool new iPhone 5S under your tree? Was the Xbox One in your Chanukah stash? Did someone get you a Lumia 1020? Sure just be reading Techfaster you can keep up with the hottest holiday gifts of 2013, but what about holidays past? Well [...]

Here is a 3D Printed Igloo Made of Salt

In one of the most novel uses of 3D printing - at least that we have seen - design and research company Emerging Objects has begun printing objects with salt. This is wildly unique, yet it fall right in line with Emerging Objects mission

So Did The Hackers Get PINS From Target Customers Or Not

By now everyone knows that Target customer credit and debit card data was compromised from November 27-December 15th. This past weekend Target tried to make amends by giving every customer 10% off their total purchase, but according to many news sources that may not have been enough to get shoppers back in the holiday spirit [...]

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