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  Networks file suit against "unauthorized" streaming service Aereo ahead of NYC launch

  By Sam Byford on March 1, 2012 09:22 pm + 10 comments

  When we first came across Aereo, the streaming service that lets you bypass cable to watch around 20 Continue reading…

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  Google Fiber enters application to offer television service in Kansas City

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 22, 2012 04:51 pm + 35 comments

  Residents of Kansas City (both the one in Missouri and in Kansas) are already pretty lucky — Continue reading…

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  Hotmail down for an hour, Microsoft fixes it up (updated)

  By Vlad Savov on February 15, 2012 02:41 am + 54 comments

  If you're feeling rejected by your email client on this post-Valentine morning, don't worry, it's Continue reading…

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  Intel offers CPU insurance, will replace your burnt-out overclocked processor for $20 to $35

  By Sam Byford on January 19, 2012 01:56 am + 17 comments

  Hardcore PC gamers and other speed freaks have long used overclocking as a technique to squeeze the Continue reading…

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  Re-examining the modern cable guy

  By Jeff Blagdon on January 1, 2012 11:02 am + 15 comments

  We know being a cable guy isn’t an easy job, but for some reason the popular characterization of Continue reading…

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  Verizon suffers nationwide data outage (update: service restored)

  By Vlad Savov on December 21, 2011 06:53 am + 156 comments

  Verizon's typically reliable network has taken some sort of unidentified hit overnight, which has Continue reading…

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  Apple replacing faulty first generation iPod nanos with current-generation models

  By Thomas Ricker on December 21, 2011 06:15 am + 41 comments

  Apple is now shipping replacement iPod nanos to owners of the first generation music player. Continue reading…

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  Verizon's LTE network now covers 200m Americans

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 16, 2011 12:35 pm + 6 comments

  It seems like every month, Verizon has more news about its LTE network, and December's no exception: Continue reading…

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  O2 introduces iPhone 4S lease plans starting at £55 a month

  By T.C. Sottek on December 13, 2011 12:32 pm + 28 comments

  Buying a subsidized smartphone with a two-year contract has become routine in the mobile business, Continue reading…

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  Verizon 4G LTE is down, nationwide outage confirmed (update)

  By Sean Hollister on December 7, 2011 06:11 pm + 28 comments

  Is your Verizon LTE device not providing the landline-pacing broadband speeds you'd expect? That Continue reading…