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With a new school year comes the need for many students to get new computers; but the process can be confusing and daunting. It's easy for consumers to walk into any electronics store and buy whatever computer an expert recommends.
"That's the best launch I've ever heard." A marine layer settled over the viewing area for the launch of NASA's Orbital Carbon Observatory-2 satellite, creating a thick fog and making visibility difficult for people who came out to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California yesterday morning to witness the launch.
Even with the advancement of technology in the last few decades, much of our digital lives from important documents to memorable photographs can be lost in an instant.
80 Percent Chance: Apple plans to debut a larger iPhone with a new screen resolution Most of the recent leaks involving the new iPhone suggest that the screen will get larger, but the exact size is still unclear. Several reports indicate that Apple is testing out a larger, 5.5-inch iPhone while other sources point to 4.7 inches.
As Comcast continues to find more ways to make money by creating pay-by-hour hotspots in the homes of its customers and lobbying to charge content providers for "fast lane" access, the media giant will set its sights on high-usage consumers.
When the Bears signed arguably one of the most intriguing undrafted free agents in Northern Illinois University QB Jordan Lynch, fans wondered how his unique skill set would translate to the pro game. Lynch, who finished third in the 2013 Heisman Trophy voting, made his living as a dual-threat quarterback who could throw and rush well against opposing defenses.
The reveal this month about the Heartbleed bug's existence has sent the internet into a panic. The glitch, which allows encrypted information such as passwords to be exposed to hackers in plain text, sent Yahoo, Google and other major websites scrambling to fix the vulnerability.
As Comcast continues to find more ways to make money by creating pay-by-hour hotspots in the homes of its customers and lobbying to charge content providers for "fast lane" access, the media giant will set its sights on high-usage consumers.
Amid recent controversy over net neutrality and "fast lane" access rules proposed by the FCC, two major players on opposite sides of the debate agreed to a fast-lane deal of their own. Netflix announced yesterday that it will partner with internet provider Verizon to bring faster streaming speeds to its customers behind the ISP's network.
Some things are best done as part of a community. Waze, a crowd-generated traffic map for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone, demonstrates that notion by providing live traffic reports as well a wide variety of information about roads and highways contributed by its members.
Fans of "The Wire" and "Band of Brothers" will soon be able to watch those and other HBO shows through Amazon Prime. The two companies announced a deal today that would bring many original series from HBO's library to Amazon's streaming service.
Microsoft followed through with its plan to end support for Windows XP yesterday, leaving many users to wonder about the fate of the one in five PCs worldwide that run the 12-year-old operating system. Even with advance warning about the decision to end support, there are still questions about what will happen now that the deadline has passed.
Get ready to pay more money to stream movies and TV shows over Netflix. The company announced today that it plans to charge customers more money for its streaming service in the next few months. The company, which currently charges $7.99 a month for unlimited streaming, plans to raise prices for new customers by one to two dollars extra per month.
While it can be intimidating getting around the third largest city in the United States, there's a magnitude of options for getting to and around the downtown Chicago area thanks to the smartphone revolution.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican and presidential nominee Mitt Romney surrogate, attracted attention recently for his remarks that praised President Barack Obama and the federal government for their prompt disaster relief efforts.
After a year of rumors and speculation, Microsoft finally unveiled a version of their Office software suite that works on Apple's iPad devices. The announcement came at a press conference held today by CEO Satya Nadella, the first one held since his appointment as CEO of the tech giant in February.
Cable giant Comcast and Apple are in discussions over a deal to provide preferential treatment for streaming services on the next generation of Apple TV. The talks, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, involve the two companies negotiating a potential deal for Comcast to prioritize bandwidth for live programming and on-demand video on an upcoming version of the Apple TV device.
The city of Chicago has begun addressing concerns about ridesharing services this week by subpoenaing Uber X, Lyft and Sidecar for information on insurance coverage for their drivers. Rideshare companies, which enable users to request rides on their smartphones from nearby drivers, have faced pressure from the city in recent months over how rideshare programs should be regulated.
The electronic payment system Ventra will soon be the only way to pay for tickets on two popular Chicago-area transit systems as they begin a planned phase out of magnetic strip cards. The Chicago Transit Authority and Pace Suburban Bus announced this morning that they would make a full transition to the Ventra payment system in the next few months.
Comcast subscribers in the Chicago area will soon be hosting public hot spots out of their living rooms. The company has begun deploying updates to its residential gateways that will create publicly accessible hot spots as part of its Xfinity Wi-Fi network, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The ongoing battle over net neutrality encountered another curve ball as two companies sparring over Internet usage reached an agreement to settle the dispute last week. Comcast, which provides high-speed Internet access to much of the Chicago area, agreed with Video on Demand service Netflix on a deal to improve the speeds of the streaming service for Comcast customers.
As election day looms closer with a little more than two months remaining what factors are we really using to decide who is best suited to lead our country for the next four years? Both President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney have made the rounds on radio, television and other media to put themselves out there as much as possible and to sway undecided voters.
In the immediate aftermaths of a tragedy, we expect politicians to set aside their differences and help us come together as a country. Unfortunately, that's not what happened in the aftermath of recent violence overseas. After a trailer for an Islamophobic movie went viral on Sept.