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| $25 Raspberry Pi Comes to U.S., Sells Out in Hours | | Raspberry Pi, the tiny, ultra-cheap, Linux-based PC, went on sale Monday in the U.S. through retailer Allied Electronics, but it's already out of stock. The A version of the computer, which only costs $25, has 256MB of RAM, a single USB 2.0 socket, an HDMI, SD card, and 3.5 audio sockets, but no Ethernet port. Available only through Allied, the A is now completely out of stock for U.S.
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| Microsoft Warns Against Scam Promising 'Free Xbox Points' | | Microsoft cautioned its users against a scam that promises "free Xbox points" for wishing the company a happy birthday on Monday. The software giant debunked the false rumor in a post on its Facebook page. Created by co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, Microsoft is celebrating its 38th anniversary this week. "Please do not respond to [the scam]," it said in the post, which has just over 1,400 likes.
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| Why Too Many iMessages Will Crash Your iPhone | | Monday, April 01, 2013 11:58 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| iOS hacks are nothing new, but there are ways to crash the system without complicated exploits or intimate programming knowledge. By taking advantage of weaknesses in Apple's endemic iMessage system, some lads of ill repute have discovered a way to spam users until their phones lock up. iMessage is a text messaging service for users of Macs, iPhones and iPads, although this behavior only poses a threat to iOS devices.
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| Amplify Your iPhone 5's Sound Without Speakers | | Monday, April 01, 2013 8:44 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Any iPhone 5 user out there can likely admit that listening to the smartphone's bottom speaker isn't that great when you're in a crowded place. Instead of straining your ears or popping on some headphones, a portable add-on might provide a simple solution. Ariel Shtul has designed the "iPlifier" for iPhone 5, which slips into the phone's Lightning port and directs the built-in speaker's sound toward you.
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| The Next 2 iPhones Were Developed Under Steve Jobs | | Monday, April 01, 2013 8:26 PM | Emily Price |
| Apple has already designed the next two versions of its iconic iPhone, with both phones well underway before CEO Tim Cook took the helm of the company. That’s according to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, who says he was told this when he met with Apple’s government liaison Michael Foulkes in the last week.
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| Pentagon's Robot Changes Tires | | Monday, April 01, 2013 7:01 PM | Discovery News |
| Lots of jobs are now handled by robots. Soon we might add Indy pit crew to the list. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has a robot that can change a tire, picking up the tire, getting it off and on the (simulated) wheel and using the lug wrench. This may sound pretty simple, but the point isn’t the changing of the tire — it’s holding the tools.
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| Amazon's Cloud Drive Takes on Dropbox With File Syncing | | Monday, April 01, 2013 4:28 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Is Amazon gunning to replace Dropbox and Google Drive? Its latest file-syncing feature for its Cloud Drive service may indicate so. The online retailer announced on Monday users of its Cloud Drive Desktop app will now be able to access files such as music, movies and documents across multiple computers and mobile devices.
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| Cut Your Smartphone Bill With These 2 Smart Tricks | | Monday, April 01, 2013 2:54 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| Unhappy with your monthly phone bill balance but unsure how to slash it? The monetary masterminds at Hack College have your back. They've delivered two solid but little-known methods to limit your data use and lower the cost of expensive calls. Check out the video above for the specifics. SEE ALSO: 10 Things You Didn't Know Dropbox Could Do Think you've got a smartphone trick we don't know about? Let us know in the comments.
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| Russian Billionaire Wants to Create Cyborgs for Real | | Monday, April 01, 2013 2:29 PM | Pete Pachal |
| In science fiction, one of the most popular concepts is the cyborg — a creature that's part human and part machine. Now, a Russian billionaire is determined to take this sci-fi trope and make it a reality. The man is named Dmitry Itskov, and no, this isn't an April Fools' joke.
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| Toshiba Unveils Game Console That Measures Anger | | Monday, April 01, 2013 10:59 AM | Pete Pachal |
| The game console wars just got way more interesting with the debut of the Toshiba Shibasphere, which stands out from competitors with some novel features, including the ability to measure — and compensate for — user frustration.
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| iPad Mini Denied Trademark in U.S. | | Monday, April 01, 2013 10:22 AM | Samantha Murphy |
| Apple loves to slap a patent on everything, but it looks like it won't be receiving trademark for the phrase "iPad mini".
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| Students to Free Subscriptions to Popular VPN Client Hotspot Shield | | Monday, April 01, 2013 10:14 AM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Students in the UK and the United States will be able to get AnchorFree's popular virtual private network (VPN) client Hotspot Shield for free, as long as they have a ".edu" or ".ac.uk" email address. The company launched the promotion on Monday, and at the same time announced a competition to award $50,000 in scholarships, as well as new iPhone and iPad apps.
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| Hands-On With The Week's Top Apps | | Monday, April 01, 2013 8:43 AM | Emily Price |
| It was an interesting week for apps. This week Flipboard updated to version 2.0, adding a number of new features in the process, and Evernote updated its app for Android, adding support for the Evernote-branded Moleskine notebook. A new app by Smule lets you turn your words into a dance-worthy tune, and Gmail saw an update for iOS.
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