MANILA, Philippines - Sometimes, a smartphone and laptop just won’t cut it. Sure, your smartphone brings mobility and access in the palm of your hand, and your laptop gives you a complete work suite for your corporate needs. But what happens when you need more than a smartphone’s 5.5” of screen, but don’t want to…
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Another year, another Samsung phablet flagship launch. The Galaxy Note series has long been the iconic choice for big phone enthusiasts. After the relatively confusing mix of brand-new redesign and removed features in the Galaxy Note5, does the newly-announced Galaxy Note7 represent a step forward in every way? On August 3, Samsung invited What's a…
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After successfully inserting the Jason-3 weather monitoring satellite into orbit, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket attempted to land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately, one of the rocket's legs failed to lockout during landing, causing the spacecraft to tip over and explode upon hitting the ground. This marks the third time that SpaceX…
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In choosing video cards, the general rule is that you can check the SRP listings of the newest models each generation, and come up with a reasonable comparative for their relative performance. This isn't very convenient to do locally, because a lot of stores have large delays between price drops here and price drops in…
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At its E3 press conference, Microsoft announced Xbox 360 backwards compatibility for the Xbox One. Players can place their original Xbox 360 disc in their Xbox One console, and download the game to their hard drive. Cross-generation multiplayer between the Xbox One and the older Xbox 360 will be possible. Games will play identically on the…
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In an unprecedented move by Microsoft, Windows 10 will a free upgrade even for users running illegitimate copies of previous versions of Windows, said Microsoft VP of Operating Systems Terry Myerson in an interview with Reuters. Myerson's exact statement was: "We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10." The announcement had also…
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