Pricing and other specs have leaked on Samsung's Chromebox, which the company has remained quiet on since its debut back at CES. The mini desktop computer running Google's Chrome OS is set to come out sometime this year and now thanks to TigerDirect's product listing, we know that the Chromebox will be priced at $330.
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Samsung Chromebox pricing and specs leak
Google Doodle honors Moog with playable synthesizer
Robert Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, will be honored by Google tomorrow on his 78th birthday with a special Google Doodle. The doodle is a recordable and playable Moog synthesizer. It's one of the more elaborate doodles we've seen from Google, with a whole bunch of little knobs and switches to play around with.
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Google-Motorola deal closing this week, layoffs imminent
Google's $12.5 billion deal to acquire Motorola Mobility is ready to close this week. The deal just passed through its last hurdle over the weekend, getting China's regulatory approval and an 8-K form was filed by Motorola today, noting that the deal would close within the next two days. And although neither company has mentioned restructuring plans, there's still concerns about potential layoffs.
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Comcast launches next-gen X1 cloud-enabled DVR
Comcast has launched its next-gen cable box called the X1 that brings a slick new interface, cloud integration, and app support. Over the coming weeks, the company will start by making the new set-top boxes available in the the Boston area followed by a nationwide launch later this year.
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Sony Music Unlimited iOS app released
Sony today launched an iOS app for its Music Unlimited streaming service, which had previously been available only to Android users. This will help open up the service to many new users to compete against similar music streaming platforms such as Spotify, MOG, and Rdio, all letting users stream music, customize playlists and more with a cheap monthly subscription.
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Comcast boosts data cap to 300GB, adds tiered plans
Comcast has announced that it will be making some major changes to its residential broadband service plans, namely increasing data usage caps from 250GB to 300GB per month. The company also plans to implement tiered pricing with two approaches that it will be testing over the next few months in select markets.
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T-Mobile details restructuring, 900 jobs cut, 550 new hires
T-Mobile has detailed its restructuring plans and new job cuts, which it announced earlier this week. The carrier will be cutting a net of 350 jobs, which includes eliminating 900 positions and adding 550 new hires later this year. T-Mobile has already let go of 1,900 employees in March, when it shut down seven of its call centers.
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Microsoft emphasizes “confidence” for Windows 8 Metro apps
Microsoft has detailed some of the changes to Windows 8 that will help deliver Metro-styled apps that are more reliable and trustworthy. In a blog post on Building Windows 8, a Microsoft Developer Experience program manager, John Hazen, explains the fresh start approach to the new platform and calls on developers to create apps that can be used with confidence.
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Oracle-Google jury mulls patent claims
The case of Oracle against Google is going into its second phase of deliberations with the jury now mulling over the verdict for Oracle's patent claims. The jury has already given a partial verdict on the copyright allegations last week. The third and final phase after patents will be a verdict on damages.
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WikiLeaks recovers from massive DDoS attack
WikiLeaks has recovered from a massive DDoS attack that lasted three days, during which it had to shift much of its content to mirror sites. It's unclear which hacker group or individual may be responsible for the attack, but a former Anonymous member by the name Nyre has already claimed credit for a similar DDoS attack on The Pirate Bay earlier this week that lasted over 24 hours.
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Toyota using Nintendo DS as GPS remote control
The Nintendo DS is finding all sorts of uses outside of gaming, from school use to museum touring. And now the handheld can fill a new role in Toyota vehicles. In Japan, Toyota has begun offering a game card called Kuruma de DS, which allows DS owners to pair their handheld with their Toyota Smart Navi car navigation system so that the DS can be used like a remote control by passengers.
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Google overhauls search with new knowledge graph
Google announced today that it will be overhauling its search in the next few days to incorporate what they call a knowledge graph. The new format places context-sensitive information about the search to the right of of the list of conventional search results. Those contextual results will allow users to more quickly drill down to what they're looking for.
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