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Google Fiber to be in Austin?

Google Fiber to be in Austin?

Google Fiber, if you don’t know, is a fairly new service that was introduced last year in Kansas City, KS and Kansas City, MO. The service is the first of its kind offering 1 gbps internet for a very low price of $70/month. Well, invitations from Google and Austin, TX were sent to residences in the city for an announcement. Though no one knows for sure, people think that this announcement will be about the service being in Austin...

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Google Fiber Now in Another Location

Google Fiber Now in Another Location

Google Fiber is a pretty awesome service for internet and tv. It was first offerred in only Kansas City, Kansas as well as Kansas City, Missouri. Now, Fiber announced it will be moving to another location near Kansas City, called Olathe, Kansas, which has a population of about 128,000 people. The way Google chose its locations, was actually from an experiment they conducted, that started with people pre-registerring for this service, and...

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Kickstarter Project: Pebble Smartwatch

Kickstarter Project: Pebble Smartwatch

- Yesterday, the HUGE project, called “Pebble”, ended with a HUGE amount of support from Kickstarter backers. The SmartWatch connects with phones and runs apps that are nice to have. With it’s great display and usefulness, the watch is a great product for anyone.       What is it? The Pebble is known as a smartwatch because it can connect to your smartphone and can run apps. It has a default time app that is shown....

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Sonos App Review

Sonos App Review

- This app is for music-lovers ONLY! I happen to love music and, if I could, I’d have it playing around me all the time! However, for now, I’ll just have to stick with the next best option, which is Sonos. Specifically, though, I’ll be reviewing the app, which is on most operating systems and devices.       What is it? Sonos is a music system that you can setup all throughout your house. With each unit, you can hook...

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Lumia 900 Review

Lumia 900 Review

So the Lumia 900 has finally reached its release date! This phone is one of the best anyone can get for under $100 dollars now. The phone has a very high performance that is good enough to even be compared to the iPhone. The design is also a very different one and one that hasn’t been seen before. The speed on it is also quite impressive for the very affordable phone.         Tech Specs: Dimensions Height:...

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OPEN ACT

OPEN ACT

  Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) have released a draft of OPEN: Online Protection & Enforcement of Digital Trade Act, intended as an alternative to SOPA/PROTECT-IP.  Unlike SOPA’s blatant ways, which was such an over-the-top abuse of the legislative process that it did not support a principled or even intelligent conversations about it, OPEN provides a useful starting point for a sensible conversation...

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ICANN Approves New Top-Level Domains

ICANN Approves New Top-Level Domains

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has finally approved a new policy for top-level domains that it has been working on for three years.  The new concept will create an unlimited number of new domains, but you had better have deep pockets before you just run out trying to apply to have your name turned into a URL. This is actually a pretty huge shakeup for ICANN–NPR calls it “the biggest change to the...

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