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Pantech Discover Review

Digital Trends — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:35:38 +0000

…the Pantech Discover is more impressive than phones twice its price. It can’t compete directly with the Galaxy S4′s of the world, but for a $50 budget phone, it’s at the top of its class. (8 out of 10) Pros Comfortable, compact, attractive design Long battery life Impressive audio Speedy performance Cons Skin feels overstuffed [...]

iPhone Loses Ground to Galaxy Lineup on Customer Satisfaction

PC Magazine — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:56:00 +0000

Satisfaction with the wireless phone industry is making a comeback this year, gaining 2.9 percent after a two-year decline, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Satisfaction with wireless service landed at 72 on a 100-point scale, and while that was an improvement, it’s still “well below” the national ACSI average. “Barriers to switching, [...]

Guantanamo Wi-Fi Access Shut Down Amidst Cyber Threats

PC Magazine — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:00 +0000

Officials at Guantanamo Bay prison shut down access to wireless Internet service as well as social networks over the weekend amidst concerns about a coordinated cyber attack. Service has since been restored, an Army spokesman confirmed. As first reported by the AP, service was shut down after hacking group Anonymous threatened to attack the controversial [...]

Rapper Eminem’s Publisher Suing Facebook Over Home Ad

PC Magazine — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:01:00 +0000

Facebook is facing allegations of doing shady business from none other than Slim Shady himself, Eminem. The Grammy-winning rapper is suing the social network and its ad agency, claiming they infringed on his copyright. In a complaint filed Monday in Detroit federal court, Eminem’s song publisher, Eight Mile Style, contends that an ad for Facebook [...]

Watch Live: Microsoft’s Xbox Reveal Event

PC Magazine — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

UPDATE: Microsoft today unveiled the Xbox One, which is scheduled to arrive on store shelves later this year. Microsoft today is set to unveil its next-gen Xbox, rumored to be called the Xbox 720. The software giant will host an event at its Redmond headquarters, which kicks off at 1 p.m. Eastern. The company will [...]

TrustPort Antivirus 2013 Review

PC Magazine — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:26:00 +0000

TrustPort Antivirus 2013 installed easily even on malware-infested systems, and its scan didn’t do any collateral damage. However, it just wasn’t that effective at rooting out existing malware. Don’t install it on a system that’s not guaranteed malware-free. (2.5 out of 5) Pros Easy installation New, simplified user interface Can generate Windows PE-based rescue CD [...]

Nvidia Shows 150Mbps Smartphone and More at CTIA

PC Magazine — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS–Mobile Internet just not doing it for you? Want to download a movie in seconds? Nvidia showed off a prototype LTE-Advanced smartphone at the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas today running downloads at 150 megabits per second, 10 times as fast as many home cable connections. Of course, the Nvidia Phoenix with its [...]

Google Checkout Shutting Down in November

PC Magazine — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:03:00 +0000

Google’s spring cleaning continues with this week’s announcement that Google Checkout will be retired in the fall to make way for Google Wallet. Checkout merchants can continue to accept payments until Nov. 20, when the service will close its doors forever. In an effort to ease retailers’ pain, Google has partnered with Braintree, Shopify, and [...]

Amazon Web Services Receives FedRAMP Authorization

PC Magazine — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:00 +0000

Amazon Web Services this week received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) certification, allowing the company to lower the cost of its cloud services for U.S. government agencies. The mandatory program standardizes security assessment, authorization, and monitoring for cloud products and services, according to Amazon, which has already been granted to Agency Authority to [...]

Hands On With the Kyocera Hydro Edge and Xtrm

PC Magazine — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS– Kyocera’s new phones are all wet. The first two new smartphones announced at this year’s CTIA Wireless trade show, the Kyocera Hydro Edge and Hydro Xtrm bump up the specs of last year’s successful Hydro phone while still keeping durable Android smartphones inexpensive. I got some time with the new devices at a [...]