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Biggest E-Cig News Story of 2013: Lorillard Acquires UK’s SKYCIG
Biggest E-Cig News Story of 2013: Lorillard Doesn’t Settle for Blu, Acquires UK’s SKYCIG As we wind down 2013, in what has turned out to be a very important year in the development of the electronic...
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Daily Roundup: Snapchat security exploit, judge okays NSA spying and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the...
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UPS and FedEx buckle under holiday load, leaving retailers and families in...
Didn’t get your Christmas presents in time? You’re far from alone. Seems that both FedEx and UPS greatly underestimated the number of packages that would be passing through their systems this holiday...
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Hackers get encrypted PINs in Target data breach
Holiday shoppers have already been reeling from a breach of Target’s database, and their situation isn’t improving now that Christmas is over. The store chain has confirmed that the perpetrators took...
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Microsoft connects Windows 8 for PCs, phones with new Solitaire, Minesweeper...
As a late holiday gift, Microsoft is finally syncing up some of the popular software from its desktop and tablet Windows OS with the latest version of Windows for phones. We are, of course, referring...
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BlackBerry urges BB10 users to roll-back its glitchy Twitter app
After loads of BB10 user complaints, BlackBerry is pulling the latest Twitter update from its app market. Should you still need your 140-character fix however, the beleaguered smartphone maker has a...
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Daily Roundup: NSA iPhone malware, Mac Pro teardown, this year in reviews and...
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the...
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Samsung’s new TV remote for 2014 is 80 percent smaller, has touch, voice and...
Samsung couldn’t wait for CES to start leaking information about its new HDTVs, starting with the remote. After rolling out larger and larger contraptions over the years with more buttons (on both...
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Netflix is testing multiple new subscription plans, like 3 streams for $9.99
Netflix likes to run small tests of features and packages before it offers them widely (like its new unified UI), and that includes the “1 SD stream for $6.99″ some have started seeing recently....
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How to Open a Champagne Bottle with a Sword
Amaze everyone at your next social function with le sabrage, or opening a bottle of champagne (or any sparkling wine) with a sword. Napoleon’s officers did it––now you can, too! Teaching yourself to...
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CES 2014 preview: High-tech cars | Consumer Reports
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Snapchat user info database leaks, claims to hold most numbers and usernames
Last week security researchers published a way to skim Snapchat’s full database, and it appears someone did it before the vulnerability was addressed. A website called SnapchatDB! has appeared posting...
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HP woes continue as 5,000 more employees face the axe (updated)
It certainly won’t be a happy new year for thousands of HP employees — not when the company has increased its layoff numbers yet again. Hewlett-Packard already adjusted the number of people it needed...
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Best of 2013: US Military Scientists Solve the Fundamental Problem of Viral...
Viral messages begin life by infecting a few individuals and then start to spread across a network. The most infectious end up contaminating more or less everybody. Just how and why this happens is...
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Snapchat database leak claims to contain 4.6 million phone numbers and usernames
Last week security researchers published a way to skim Snapchat’s full database, and it appears someone did it before the vulnerability — which, according to those researchers had been known for...
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How to Get Rid of a Hangover
"I will never drink again!" is a common phrase heard after someone wakes up after a night of drinking with a hammering headache and a stomach rolling around like a sneaker in a washing machine. Edit...
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US judge rules warrantless gadget searches at the border aren’t unconstitutional
A United States district judge has ruled that gadget searches upon crossing into the US aren’t a breach of the First and Fourth Amendments. In 2010, the National Association of Criminal Defense...
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Samsung’s new TV remote for 2014 has a new pebble shape, 80 percent smaller...
Samsung couldn’t wait for CES to start leaking information about its new HDTVs, starting with the remote. After rolling out larger and larger contraptions over the years with more buttons (on both...
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How to Keep a Happiness Jar
A happiness jar is a project inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love.[1] It’s a simple way of reminding yourself every day of the good that came out of your day, even if the day...
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HTG Explains: What is Wi-Fi Direct and How Does It Work?
More and more new devices are using Wi-Fi Direct. Wi-Fi Direct allows two devices to establish a direct, peer-to-peer Wi-Fi connection without requiring a wireless router. Wi-Fi becomes a way of...
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