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Apple finally confirms it's buying Beats for $3B - CNET

Apple finally confirms it's buying Beats for $3B - CNET

Neil Degrasse Tyson on Bill Maher(AWESOME!)

Neil Degrasse Tyson on Bill Maher(AWESOME!)

Neil deGrasse Tyson - Bill Gates Wealth

A Cable Merger Too Far - NYTimes.com

"There are good reasons the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission should block Comcast’s $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable. The merger will concentrate too much market power in the hands of one company, creating a telecommunications colossus the likes of which the country has not seen since 1984 when the government forced the breakup of the original AT&T telephone monopoly.

The combined company would provide cable-TV service to nearly 30 percent of American homes and high-speed Internet service to nearly 40 percent. Even without this merger and the proposed AT&T-DirecTV deal, the telecommunications industry has limited competition, especially in the critical market for high-speed Internet service, or broadband, where consumer choice usually means picking between the local cable or phone company."

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 review: great screen, disappointing battery life

"We often tease Samsung about the seemingly arbitrary way it divvies up its tablet offerings -- not content with round numbers, it's released tablets that are 10.1 inches wide instead of 10, 8.9 instead of 9, 7.7 instead of 8, and so on. And so too is the case with the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, whose extra 0.4 inch seems unnecessarily tacked on. Yet, this results in a 16:10 aspect ratio that makes it well-suited for watching movies, which makes us willing to forgive its silliness. Plus, even if that weren't enough to sway us, there's so much else to like about Tab Pro 8.4 that the odd screen size is but a minor detail. Indeed, while Samsung released its latest Galaxy Tab Pro line of tablets in both 10.1 and 12.1 inches, it's the 8.4-inch model that's likely to win the hearts of most."

Google Nexus 10 2 Was Nothing But Vaporware? | FN

Google Nexus 7 vs Google Nexus 10 Comparison - Reliable tablets?

Google Nexus tablets have been leading sales charts in many parts of the world, mainly due to a large offering of different tablets with different specs, prices and sizes. Most of them are good, or great, but is this the case with the Google Nexus 10 and Google Nexus 7? Let’s find out!

Read more: http://www.gamerheadlines.com/2014/05/google-nexus-7-vs-google-nexus-10-comparison-reliable-tablets/#ixzz32fYc3m4o

With Pro 3, Can Microsoft's Surface finally break through? - CNET

" It's been just over six months since Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 2. It was the second iteration in the Surface line, a series of devices meant to take all the things we love in our tablets, and all the things we need out of our laptops, and merge them into one happy device that's all things to all people. That was the intent two years ago when the first generation was launched, and today, at the unveiling of the Surface Pro 3, it was the same story.

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 review - CNET

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 review - CNET

Aliens Are Almost Definitely Out There, SETI Astronomers Tell Congress

Aliens Are Almost Definitely Out There, SETI Astronomers Tell Congress

eBay hacked, requests all users change passwords - CNET

eBay confirms users' passwords were compromised but says there's no evidence any financial information was accessed.



eBay hacked, requests all users change passwords - CNET

Apple dethroned by Google as world's most valuable brand

Chrome OS gets "OK Google" voice search control

Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 is designed to destroy the laptop | The Verge

Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 is designed to destroy the laptop | The Verge

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Preview - CNET

Microsoft is hoping that the third time's the charm.

The PC stalwart today unveiled the Surface Pro 3, a new high-performance Windows 8.1 tablet designed to get rid of the "conflict" between owning a tablet and a laptop.

With a 12-inch screen that offers a 3:2 aspect ratio, the Surface Pro 3 is the largest Microsoft tablet to date (early Surface models featured a 10.6-inch, 16:9 screen). The company calls the Retina-like 2,160x1,440 resolution "Pixel Free." The system is available in multiple configurations, starting at $799 for a Core i3 model, and ranging up to pricier Core i7 versions. That starting price is $100 less than that of the Pro 2, but with a lower-end processor than that 2013 model.

Thanks to a close partnership with Intel, it's 9.1mm (0.36 inch) thick, which is the thinnest Intel Core PC ever made, and weighs 800 grams (1.8 pounds). To get the body so thin but still allow the power of up to an Intel Core i7 processor, cooling fans were redesigned for the Pro 3 so that it seems fanless, and each body component is custom machined for the tablet.

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Preview - CNET

5 in China Army Face U.S. Charges of Cyberattacks - NYTimes.com

WASHINGTON — In the Obama administration’s most direct confrontation with China over its theft of corporate secrets, the Justice Department on Monday unsealed an indictment of five members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and charged them with hacking into the networks of Westinghouse Electric, the United States Steel Corporation and other companies.

The indictment named members of Unit 61398, which was publicly identified last year as the Shanghai-based cyberunit of the People’s Liberation Army, including its best-known hackers known online by the noms de guerre “UglyGorilla” and “KandyGoo.”

5 in China Army Face U.S. Charges of Cyberattacks - NYTimes.com