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Chrysler rejects NHTSA recall proposal for 2.7 million Jeeps

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [1]

Pull up a chair, folks, because it's about to get good. After receiving a letter from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommending that Chrysler recall some 2.7 million Jeep models, the car maker has come forward to say that they do "not agree with NHTSA’s conclusions," noting that "the subject vehicles are safe and are not defective." Read The Full Story

Apple Campus 2 report predicts more jobs coming to Cupertino

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's not exactly easy to build a new structure in cities, and not even all the money in the world will speed up the process. An environmental impact report is a necessary step in the that process, and Apple published theirs today detailing Campus 2 and the impact that the new campus will have on the city of Cupertino. Read The Full Story

President Obama aims to put an end to patent trolling

We're pretty familiar with patent trolls around here, mostly because the technology industry is filled with them. However, President Obama wants to take executive action in order to cut down on patent abuse in the system. It's reported that the White House will reveal its plans tomorrow that includes some changes being made to the Patent and Trademark Office. Read The Full Story

NASA crafts 160-megapixel image of our closest galaxy

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

There's really nothing better than an insanely large image, and NASA created a large one of their own, except this isn't an panorama of a landscape here on Earth. It's an image of our nearest galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Astronomers at NASA and Pennsylvania State University used NASA's Swift satellite to create the magnificent imagery. Read The Full Story

Points electronic sign connects to internet for street smarts

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [1]

It seems like everything is getting the "smart" prefix tacked onto it. We now have smart TVs, smart watches, smartphones, etc. Now, street signs are getting the treatment. A new sign technology called Points includes an LED panel that can display text, and it connects to the internet to show real-time information on the sign's display. Read The Full Story

Netflix dominates TV show streaming, Hulu and Amazon catching up

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [1]

It's pretty obvious that Netflix uses a lot of bandwidth, and it accounts for nearly a third of all internet traffic. Furthermore, when it comes to streaming TV shows, Netflix takes up 89% of it, with Hulu and Amazon's Prime Instant Video trailing behind. However, the two are slowly catching up to Netflix. Read The Full Story

Wikipad gaming tablet resurrected, arriving June 11 in the US

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [1]

The Wikipad is finally coming, folks. After the company re-announced the tablet back in February, we haven't heard from them since. However, it's back and ready to rock, with a release date of June 11 in the US, which is just right around the corner. As for a launch in other countries, that's coming later this year. Read The Full Story

Zynga’s OMGPOP studio shut down 14 months after acquisition

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [2]

Remember Draw Something? The fun social game that had you and a friend work together to try and guess each other's drawings was an absolute huge hit, and Zynga went right ahead and just bought the game and its studio who developed it: OMGPOP. However, it doesn't seem to be working out too well for Zynga, as they seem to have shut down the recently-acquired studio and laid off its employees. Read The Full Story

Halo: Spartan Assault coming to PC and Windows Phone 8 next month

Halo fans rejoice, as the massively popular franchise is making its way to mobile platforms for the first time ever, and is coming back to the PC after a long hiatus. Halo: Spartan Assault will release in July on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Halo: Spartan Assault takes places between the events of Halo 3 and 4. Read The Full Story

Harmonix game reveal tomorrow: Rock Band, Dance Central off limits

, Jun 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

After discontinuing its Rock Band weekly DLC, Harmonix has revealed its plans for a new game, only this time it doesn't revolve around the Rock Band or Dance Central franchises. That likely means it'll be a completely new take on the type of games that the game developing company is usually known for. Read The Full Story

Zynga closing 3 studios, laying off 18% of workforce

, Jun 3rd 2013 Discuss [3]

Zynga, the once thriving social gaming company, is now in a tough situation, as they have announced that they're laying off 18% of their workforce, as well as shutting down three of their studios, which include New York City, Los Angeles, and Dallas locations. The company called the decision "necessary to move forward." Read The Full Story

MacBook refresh incoming at WWDC as new SKUs leak

, Jun 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

At last year's opening keynote during WWDC 2012, Apple introduced a refreshed line of Macs, so it would make sense for the company to do the same this year, and it seems that's exactly what's going to happen. According to a set of leaked SKUs, Apple has plans to refresh at least one of its MacBook lines with new models. Read The Full Story

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