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The bill, dubbed the Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013, is aimed at penalizing thieves and fences who [...]]]> http://www.ecoustics.com/news/schumer-bill-cell-phone-id/feed/ 0 http://www.ecoustics.com/news/report-apple-prepping-low-cost-iphone/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/report-apple-prepping-low-cost-iphone/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 21:55:00 +0000 PC Magazine http://www.ecoustics.com/uncategorized/report-apple-prepping-low-cost-iphone/ It seems all anyone can talk about heading into this long Memorial Day weekend is the triumphant return of Arrested Development and Apple product gossip—the latter fueled by new rumors about a low-cost iPhone, the “iPhone 5S,” and the fifth-generation iPad. Japanese news site Macotakara on Friday reported details about possible upcoming devices, suggesting that [...]]]> http://www.ecoustics.com/news/report-apple-prepping-low-cost-iphone/feed/ 0 http://www.ecoustics.com/news/terabyte-standard/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/terabyte-standard/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 21:47:00 +0000 PC Magazine http://www.ecoustics.com/uncategorized/terabyte-standard/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/terabyte-standard/feed/ 0 http://www.ecoustics.com/news/find-google-photos-main-search/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/find-google-photos-main-search/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 21:28:00 +0000 PC Magazine http://www.ecoustics.com/uncategorized/find-google-photos-main-search/ Say you suddenly have the urge to look at an old photo that you uploaded to the Internet a while back. If you can’t remember which album you placed the photo in, you might have a tough time finding it. Good news—Google is riding to the rescue. The search giant this week announced that you [...]]]> http://www.ecoustics.com/news/find-google-photos-main-search/feed/ 0 http://www.ecoustics.com/news/details-spilled-apples-ios-7/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/details-spilled-apples-ios-7/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 20:54:00 +0000 PC Magazine http://www.ecoustics.com/uncategorized/details-spilled-apples-ios-7/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/details-spilled-apples-ios-7/feed/ 0 http://www.ecoustics.com/news/xbox-tunes-tv/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/xbox-tunes-tv/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 20:40:00 +0000 PC Magazine http://www.ecoustics.com/uncategorized/xbox-tunes-tv/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/xbox-tunes-tv/feed/ 0 http://www.ecoustics.com/news/att-wireless-bill-61-cents/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/att-wireless-bill-61-cents/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 20:01:00 +0000 PC Magazine http://www.ecoustics.com/uncategorized/att-wireless-bill-61-cents/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/att-wireless-bill-61-cents/feed/ 0 http://www.ecoustics.com/news/xbox-ps4-wii-u-waft/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/xbox-ps4-wii-u-waft/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 19:55:00 +0000 PC Magazine http://www.ecoustics.com/uncategorized/xbox-ps4-wii-u-waft/ The upcoming (and current, if you include the Nintendo Wii U) video game console generation has been called a lot of names. It’s the “next” generation, which is factually true but also the same as every other next generation for the last few decades. It’s the “third” generation, which is just fundamentally wrong because gaming [...]]]> http://www.ecoustics.com/news/xbox-ps4-wii-u-waft/feed/ 0 http://www.ecoustics.com/news/report-atari-seeks-auction-video/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/report-atari-seeks-auction-video/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 19:27:00 +0000 PC Magazine http://www.ecoustics.com/uncategorized/report-atari-seeks-auction-video/ Bankrupt Atari is taking steps to auction off its storied brand after failing to find a buyer for all of its assets, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company on Wednesday filed preliminary papers with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan seeking approval for an auction of properties that include the Atari brand itself [...]]]> http://www.ecoustics.com/news/report-atari-seeks-auction-video/feed/ 0 http://www.ecoustics.com/news/carrier-confirms-htc-firsts-uk/ http://www.ecoustics.com/news/carrier-confirms-htc-firsts-uk/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 19:20:00 +0000 PC Magazine http://www.ecoustics.com/uncategorized/carrier-confirms-htc-firsts-uk/ Following reportedly dismal U.S. sales of the HTC First, which comes pre-loaded with the Facebook Home experience, the smartphone will not make the trip across the pond. Mobile carrier EE said Friday that early U.K. consumer interest in the device has been so low that the phone will not go on sale in the country—a [...]]]> http://www.ecoustics.com/news/carrier-confirms-htc-firsts-uk/feed/ 0