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Obama urges FCC to adopt strong net neutrality rules, ban internet fast lanes

President Obama, at long last, has come out in defense of net neutrality. In a short statement (video below), he urges the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt “the strongest possible rules” to protect net neutrality, and to finally reclassify … Continue reading

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2015 BMW X5 SUV review: The best grand touring car with the most technology

Four adults cruise in comfort for 700 miles on a tank on diesel. The right options (not all the options) keeps the price to $75K.

Apple’s new deregister tool prevents iMessages from being lost in limbo

Apple is at last offering a simple way for former iPhone users to receive text messages sent into limbo by the company’s iMessage service. The problem affects former iPhone users who transferred their SIM card or phone number to a … Continue reading

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PowerVR Series7 GPU unveiled: Bringing desktop-class graphics to the mobile masses

Imagination Technologies has detailed its next-gen PowerVR Series7 GPUs — and boy are they beastly. Imagination is claiming a performance boost of 60% over its Series6 GPUs, clock for clock, which for a single generational leap is pretty darn impressive. … Continue reading

Some LG G3 phones will get Android Lollipop this week, while Nexus owners wait

Here’s some good news for owners of LG’s G3 smartphone: Your phone will be among the first to get an update to Android 5.0 Lollipop. Assuming you live in Poland, anyway. According to the company, it will roll out an … Continue reading

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Dark market massacre: FBI shuts down Silk Road 2.0 and 400 other Tor websites

The FBI has killed the Silk Road 2.0 and more than 400 other deep web sites, and it didn’t need fancy tech to do it.

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Dark market massacre: FBI shuts down Silk Road 2.0 and dozens more Tor websites

The FBI has killed the Silk Road 2.0 and more than 400 other deep web sites, and it didn’t need fancy tech to do it.

Rated or Hated? The secret to getting a good score from your Uber driver

While you were busy rating your last Uber driver, your last Uber driver was busy rating you. Not everyone realizes it, but riders who use Uber, Lyft and other services are given a rating by their drivers, and those scores … Continue reading

10 battery life crisis moments all Android users will understand

Until they make the week-long smartphone battery, you’re going to have at least one of these almost-out-of-juice moments.

You Should Play: Travel through time in two-part mystery The Silent Age

These days, keeping up with games can be a full-time job. So how do you separate the signal from the noise, the wheat from the chaff, the Temple Runs from the Temple Jumps? Allow us to help by regularly selecting … Continue reading