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Sony 4K Action Cam (FDR-X1000V/W) Released

Sony has upgraded their action cam line-up with their new 4K version which will cost $499.99. This entry is clearly trying to compete head-to-head with the new GoPro Hero 4 Black, which is the same price and also 4K. The Sony ...

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Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Car Arrives in October

In October 2015, the Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Cell car, will roll into select Toyota dealerships. In Northern California, they are San Francisco Toyota, Roseville Toyota, Stevens Creek Toyota and Toyota of Sunnyvale. In Southern California, Longo Toyota, Toyota Santa Monica, Toyota ...

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Sprint Rolls Out Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Firmware Update

Starting on May 11, Sprint has started to roll out a new version (G925PVPU1AOE2) of the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge firmware to fix “bugs.” I have downloaded it on my S6 edge but it’s impossible to tell if anything is different. ...

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Sound Blaster Play! 2 USB Sound Card Review

When I got my HP 17t laptop, it was running Windows 8.1 and my old driver for my Xitel Mp3 Streamer no longer worked. So I upgraded to the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Play! 2 USB sound card as shown below. I used ...

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How To See Your Google History

Have you ever watched a crime related TV show where the detectives find incriminating searches on the perps laptop? It’s usually some google search about specific types of poison found in the victims body, or methods of blunt force trauma. ...

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Google Project Fi Provides Low Cost Cell Phone Service

Google has decided to provide low cost cell phone service on their invite only (for now) Project Fi. What Project Fi offers: Unlimited calls & texting for $20 + $10 per 1GB of data Refund of unused data Automatic switching between ...

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Logitech Wireless Mouse M525 Review

Back in 2008, I got my Toshiba Qosmio Laptop and upgraded my mouse to the Logitech V540 mouse. Since then, I’ve upgraded my laptop three times (my last update to the HP Envy 17t), and upgraded my  mouse as well to the Logitech M525, ...

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Google Express in West Los Angeles – Quick Review

When I upgraded from my Dell Studio 17 (Windows Vista) to the HP Envy 17t (Windows 8.1), the USB driver was not compatible to the Xitel Mp3 Streamer. Xitel apparently no longer sells or supports this sound adapter so I had to ...

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Why I Love & Hate Windows 8.1

After upgrading the HP Envy 700-330qe Desktop and HP Envy 17t laptop, both running Windows 8.1, I’ve come to love and hate this version of Windows. There’s a lot of changes with this version of windows. Let me describe what I did with ...

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