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If you're a gamer who still cannot decide if you should buy a PS4 Slim or Pro, then this good news from Sony might help you resolve the issue. The PS4 sale is a limited-time offer. Let's get into the details. Best PS4 Slim Deals Gamers who have been holding tight to their money might run out of reasons not to spend for a new game console. This deal from Sony is as good as PS4 Black Friday deals. While Nintendo is making a

The New South Wales Telco Authority has announced signing NEC Australia to provide network management systems and wireless backhaul technology for state emergency services and other public safety agencies as part of the government's Critical

ANZ has announced the appointment Lynwen Connick as its new chief information security officer, who will leave her role as the first assistant secretary information sharing and intelligence at the Department of the Prime Minister and

The Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada was teeming with activity late last month, but it had nothing to do with testing alien technology, nuclear bombs, or any other conspiracy theory. This time, the U.S. Air Force focused on improving operations to achieve better results during warfare. The Air Force held a Red Flag 17-1 on Jan. 24 to test out its multi-domain operations, and made a literal killing with its improved results of a 15:1 kill rate. That is, the U.S.

Last month, Verizon chief financial officer Matt Ellis said the company didn't feel like it needed an unlimited plan to compete with AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, but "we continually monitor the market and we will see

The Samsung Galaxy S8 series has been the talk of the town. Be it the rumored curved display or the speculations that the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will most probably adopt a 3,000 mAh and 3500 mAh battery, respectively.While people were actually debating whether Samsung will be using which batteries, notable leakster Evan Blass who goes by the Twitter handle @evleaks has given more fodder to the rumor mills. He has shared a picture on his Twitter account which shows off

Parents, beware: accidental poisoning from pet medicines is likely to happen among children when less attention is given to storing these seemingly harmless veterinary medications. The warning in your disinfectant and pesticide packaging to "Keep Out Of Reach Of Children," must be applied to pet medicines, too. Some 74.1 million households in the United States own at least one pet. There were at least 78 million dogs living in the household as pets back in 2012. And half of these households have children below

If the new proposal is approved next Wednesday, Munich employees' desktops will be running Windows 10 by the end of 2020.

It is time to disabuse our minds of the old notion that West Nile virus (WNV) epidemics spread in "most ideal temperatures of transmission". A new study suggests otherwise — West Nile virus transmission is higher during drought. The study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Feb. 8, found out that drought is the key driver in the increased intensity of the WNV epidemics in the United States. The UC Santa Cruz-led researchers have discovered that WNV incidence is higher during the period

Microsoft is continuing to beef up its security offerings across Windows 10, SQL Server, Office, and Azure and is using next week's RSA conference to highlight its latest incremental updates.

Kevin and I spent about half of the time on MobileTechRoundup show #390 talking about wearables with the new Android Wear and more.

What dance moves make a woman sexy? Here are answers backed by science. A team of psychologists from Northumbria University in the United Kingdom studied 39 female college students while they danced to drumbeat from a Robbie Williams song. Their interest in the subject was piqued by the role of dance in human attraction and mating. What Makes Female Dance Sexy “[Dance] appears to function, at least in part, as a human courtship display that can serve to attract potential partners,” the

Ford's autonomous vehicle platform runs this Fusion Hybrid. Image via Ford.Ford has just announced a $1 billion investment in artificial intelligence startup Argo AI to bolster the automaker's self-driving car technology. The acquisition-sized investment will make

Nintendo's NES Classic Edition has suffered from supply shortages ever since it was released in November of last year, so for gamers who went through great lengths to acquire the retro console, it is understandable that they would want to make the most out of the in-demand device. Hackers have now shown that the NES Classic Edition can be transformed into the ultimate emulation device, allowing games from other retro consoles such as the SNES, Sega Genesis and Game Boy to be

Imagine if the Lenovo Yoga Book's unique design was available on a smartphone?

Here's how you can add wireless charging to your iPhone, quickly, cheaply, and easily.See also: Does your iPhone have a battery drain problem?Here's what you need:A wireless charging receiver card for your

At the annual Japan Amusement Expo, Konami unveiled a spinoff for the long-running Bomberman franchise in the form of arcade-only game Bombergirl. It has been more than 20 years since Konami has released a Bomberman game for the arcades, and with Bombergirl, the franchise is back in the scene with a bang. Bombergirl Revealed For Arcades Bombergirl is a co-op arcade game that pits players in four-on-four battles, with Konami describing the Bomberman spinoff as "an enjoyable new title with new game elements that is not only fun

The headline this week emblazoned across The Telegraph, one of the UK's best newspapers, read: "Facebook is a 'tool for evil', says judge as mother trolled over fake claims she tried to kill a baby is found dead." The woman, a 23-year old warehouse worker, was actually arrested after one of her online enemies planted a false confession in her timeline. Eventually, the provocateur was arrested, but the target of the abuse killed herself with an alcohol overdose. There is nothing good

Play Gears of War 4 this Valentine's Day and get lots of love coming your way. Lots of action, too. Fans of this chaotic fun shooter game for Xbox One are getting updates this February. Gears of War 4 are all set for two new maps, a Valentine's Day event (for one week), awesome Gear Packs, and tweaks and fixes for the game. The action-packed updates will begin on February 10. So ready your Gears — an awesome shoot fest is coming! Valentine's Day Event "Roses are

I'm on a mission, and that mission is to save on my power bill.

As I predicted a few months ago, Twitter has been given a new lease on life by becoming our new form of official state media. Every American who wants to be up-to-date needs to watch Twitter right now, because that's where the President expresses his unfiltered thoughts and where many people first respond to him. But watching Twitter doesn't mean participating in Twitter, and that's where Twitter gets in trouble. The platform has become known for widespread, nasty harassment that's as

Researchers have many questions about Transylvania but, for now, a study has shed light on which predator dominated the lands back in the day of what is now known as central Romania. In a study published in the journal PeerJ, University of Southampton's Darren Naish and University of Portsmouth's Mark Witton detailed their examination of a giant pterosaur, a toothless flying reptile with a 32.8-feet wingspan, with an unusually large neck vertebra. This led them to believe that they are looking at

Thieves who want to rob banks often have to come up with elaborate schemes to steal money. Robbing banks may also involve working with a group of armed robbers with get-away vehicles who do thorough planning to commit the crime. A bank teller in Texas, however, did not have to resort to using guns and wearing mask to steal money from the bank where she used to work. She managed to get away with over a million dollars for a decade

Ingest, data prep, analysis, visualization and export. They're all part of the Big Data analytics life-cycle. The good news? The market sports multiple product categories that handle each of these. The bad news:

Ever since 2014, Google has offered users to install its own Google Now-based launcher on any Android device, but that option may soon revoke. According to reports, Google is planning to remove the Google Now Launcher from the Play Store not later than Q1 2017. It will also stop approving new Android devices that'll ship with the said launcher beginning March 1. Google Now Launcher To Be Pulled Soon The report was culled from an email forwarded to Android Police. In it Google says that

Image by Ji Mizell Samsung released two variations of the Gear S3 smartwatch to appeal to a greater niche of users. The Gear S3 Frontier, the outdoor version of its sleeker brother the Gear

(Image: file photo)A data broker is selling hundreds of thousands of accounts used by police and federal agents from a hacked law enforcement forum.The database is said to have been stolen in 2015, and contains 715,000

Moviegoers no longer have to suffer from FOMO when deciding not to see the latest titles in the theater. That's because Fandango is bringing new movies to its streaming platform, making titles that are still in theaters like Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester By The Sea available to stream months before it would appear elsewhere. Among the movies to be the most excited about on FandangoNOW include the latest Disney movie, Moana, which features the voices of Dwayne Johnson and Nicole Scherzinger. After streaming the

There is a wide range of commercial applications for AR in both consumer and enterprise use.

YouTube is bringing the popular double tap functionality used in apps to its platform. But instead of double tapping to "like" a video, the new feature allows users to easily navigate through videos when mobile. Now when a user double taps to the left or right of a video, they will be able to fast forward or rewind 10 seconds of the video. However, there are limitations. The feature only works when the user views a video in full-screen mode. It's also not widely

If you're among the 100-million-plus people who plan to watch the Super Bowl this Sunday, you'll also see ads that go for about $10 million per minute, created to convince viewers buy everything from soft drinks to computer chips. Per usual, a large portion of these spots will plug the latest cars and trucks. Ford, for example, has an almost two-minute spot that will air before the kickoff of the big game. But the auto maker's spot won't follow the

This Sunday the New England Patriots will go head-to-head against the Atlantic Falcons in hopes of taking home the Vince Lombardi Trophy and the championship title. But for Tinder users, the Patriots are already winners. According to an in-app poll taken by Tinder, users predict that the Patriots will come out the winners of Super Bowl LI. 52 percent of all Tinder users reported a Patriots victory, with 58 percent being women. Think this has something to do with the handsome quarterback