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  • Much faster Wi-Fi coming soon

    The latest Wi-Fi technology, called "802.11ac," offers speeds of up to 1.3 Gigabits per second. That's fast enough to transfer an entire high-definition movie to a tablet in under 4 minutes, share photo albums with friends in a matter of seconds or stream three HD videos at the same time. It's more than double the top speed of the previous standard, known as ...

  • Microsoft Xbox One policy switch makes user forums explode

    After the tech giant announces that it's backtracking on its much-derided Internet connection requirement, social media, comment threads, and gaming forums light ...

  • Analysis Sprint should raise Clearwire bid to avoid Dish tension

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp should consider raising its offer price for Clearwire Corp or risk being saddled with a contentious relationship with Dish Network Corp, controlled by feisty billionaire Charlie ...

  • Virtual reality Its time for garage inventors again

    PALMER LUCKEY was just a baby the last time virtual reality was talked up as "the next big thing". Twenty disappointing years later, he has single-handedly driven its renaissance (see ...

  • Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4

    PlayStation 4 launch in North America, and already blood has been spilled. From Microsoft gathering an arguably more impressive stable of exclusive games, to Sony revealing the lack of restrictions on PS4 games and a $100 lower price -- to Microsoft ...


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Movie Review

Airplane! [DVD]

Airplane! [DVD]

Having already honed and perfected their unique brand of guerilla comedy in their long-running Kentucky Fried Theater and 1977's The Kentucky Fried Movie (which was directed by John Landis), it was finally time for the ZAZ team (brothers David and Jerry Zucker and their childhood friend Jim Abrahams) to make their own feature-length movie. The possibility of pulling it off seemed slim, ... ...

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  • Mad Max with an American accent Not so fast

    video game version is on the way, but some fans are outraged to see an American voice actor cast in the leading role. The upcoming third-person open-world game by Avalanche Studios, due out sometime next year for PCs, ...

  • Vine videos hide clues to new design features

    It's no coincidence that the teaser videos come just a day before Twitter rival Facebook is expected to announce an Instagram video feature for sharing more than photos through ...

  • Artificial pancreas tells your tablet when you need insulin

    The continuous glucose monitor -- which checks levels every one to five minutes -- works with a smartphone or tablet to calculate the amount of insulin the patient needs and delivers it via a ...

  • Shiny Panasonic coffeemaker smells good

    (Credit: Panasonic) They say we eat with our eyes first, yet that is only half the story. Clearly, whoever this "they" is either has a terrible sense of smell or a very bad cold. Eyes are great for getting a sneak peek of what's to come, but it is the nose that knows before all. Naturally, some edibles have more odiferous enticements than others with breakfast having a ...

  • How to hide your data from the NSA

    >Editor's note: Doug Gross covers consumer technology and the Web for CNN.com. Follow his updates on Twitter or add him to your Circles on Google+.(CNN) -- Let's face it: Most of us don't e-mail, tweet, text or post anything worthy of clandestine scrutiny. But having concerns about NSA cybersnooping doesn't mean we must surrender all privacy -- what's left of it -- in our day-to-day online ...

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