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Samsung to launch Experience Shops in 1400 Best Buy stores

, Apr 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Samsung has teamed up with Best Buy to bring 1,400 in-store Experience Shops, according to a statement released Thursay. The stores will begin rolling out some time this month, with the Korean manufacturer stating that 900 Experience Shops will be up and running in select Best Buys by the beginning of May, with the rest of them rolling out "by early summer," although no hard dates were provided. Read The Full Story

Chromium announces new open source rendering engine project Blink

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

WebKit makes the web go 'round, and yet it is soon to be joined by a new kid on the block: Blink, which was announced on Chromium's blog earlier today. Says Chromium, the decision to create a new rendering engine "was not an easy" one, but ultimately good will come from it. Developers don't need to worry, as the announcement reassures that little will change for them during the initial rounds of work. Read The Full Story

Detroit Electric unveils all-electric SP:01 luxury sports car

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Last month, we reported that Detroit Electric planned to unveil an electric sports car, of which only a single teaser image was supplied with no information about its name, price, or other details. In Detroit earlier today, the car - called the SP:01 - was unveiled, along with its specs and an image of the mean-looking electric beast. Read The Full Story

Blackberry Music will be shutdown June 2

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Come this summer, Blackberry Music will be no more, with Blackberry announcing that the service will be retired on June 2. The information comes via an emailed statement that went out to Blackberry customers with a BB Music subscription. Less they be left completely high and dry, Blackberry is offering those subscribers a free 30-day trial to Rdio premium, which it says will fill the BB Music void. Read The Full Story

Google+ launches support for full-size photo uploads from desktop

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Android smartphone users with a Google+ account know the convenience of having the full size of their photographs uploaded to the account, providing a no-hassle backup of the content that is easy to access and share later on. Now that same full-size photo upload feature has been rolled out for desktop users, who can upload and store full-size images from their computer starting today. Read The Full Story

Twitter announces new Cards and app deep-linking

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter Cards provide a savvy way for content to be displayed to users, providing, for example, a title, content snippet, and thumbnail in a clean card-like format. Back in December, Pinterest rolled out support for Twitter Cards, while some others, such as Instagram, have backed away from the feature. Now the microblogging service has announced the addition of three new Card types, in addition to deep-linking for apps. Read The Full Story

AT&T drops Samsung GALAXY S 3 price on contract plan

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

In case you were too busy watching (or dodging) the April Fool's hoopla that abounded yesterday, you might have missed this tidbit: AT&T lowered the price of its GALAXY S 3 handset, no doubt in preparation of the S 4 set to hit shelves in the coming weeks. If you've been planning to update your Galaxy smartphone but aren't keen on jumping straight to the recently announced flagship, here's your change to get prime hardware at a discounted rate. Read The Full Story

Android dashboard update shows data based on active users

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Android's device dashboard is an easy way to visually access the mobile operating system's use among device owners, and is now more useful than before due to an update in the way the data is calculated. This information comes via an announcement on the Android Developers' Google+ profile, which advises followers that starting today, the pie chart has undergone a bigger shift than is typical. Read The Full Story

FTC selects two winners in Robocall Challenge, gives each $25,000

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Back in October 2012, the FTC decided to make the battle against annoying robocalls public, tasking the hivemind with a challenge to develop technology for dealing with the calls. The incentive was a $50,000 award, in addition to a trip to Washington D.C. where the solution would be presented. Now, nearly six months later, the challenge is over and the winners have been selected. Read The Full Story

HP teases “Moonshot” announcement for April 8

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

It looks like HP has something special up its sleeves, and no, it doesn't appear to be another desktop or laptop computer. HP sent out invitations that say "experience the disruption on April 8." Whatever this new product or service may be, the company is calling it "Moonshot" -- whether or not that'll be the official name is still anyone's guess. Read The Full Story

GM announces 2014 Silverado will start at $24,585

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

General Motors has announced the pricing, MPG, and other relevant details of its 2014 Silverado pickup truck, with the base price coming in at $24,585 and going upwards from there. This is the same base price as the 2013 model, so there's nothing too surprising to see. The 2014 Silverado was first unveiled back in the middle of December alongside the GMC Sierra, which looks similar. Read The Full Story

Tascam unveils DR-60D audio recorder for DSLRs

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Tascam has announced its new audio recorder aimed for on-set videographers and filmmakers who utilize DSLRs for video recording. The DR-60D is being touted as a recorder designed specifically for video workers, removing the need to use larger recorders that are meant for music recording. There's no word yet on release date or pricing, but we have a run down of the recorder's specifications after the jump. Read The Full Story
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