This is Microsoft’s most humiliating Surface product placement failure yet
When you consider how often we see Microsoft Surfaces on our televisions versus how many are actually sold, you really have to question whether Microsoft’s big spending on such product placement is worthwhile. This is especially true when such product placement backfires in hilarious ways, such as when NFL announcers refer to the Surface tablets coaches are using on the sidelines as “iPads.” However, it turns out it can get even worse than that because GeekWire has spotted a new Surface product placement failure that might be Microsoft’s most embarrassing one yet.
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How to stay anonymous online
One need only take a quick glance at Reddit on any given day to see how important the topic of Internet privacy is to people around the world. Hackers are lurking around every corner, and advertising companies like Google and Facebook look to collect as much personal data as possible so they can convince their clients that they target ads better than any other service.
More than any other time in the past, it’s now more important than ever that we know what steps must be taken in order to protect our privacy while browsing the Web.
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Why Google may secretly love Apple Pay’s early success
Apple Pay’s encouraging early adoption isn’t just a boon for Apple — it seems that it might be a boon for Google and its Google Wallet mobile payment platform as well. Ars Technica’s sources say that Google Wallet “weekly transactions have increased by 50 percent, and in the recent couple of months, new users have nearly doubled compared to the previous month.” Ars says that while it’s not clear that Apple Pay’s launch is responsible for this recent surge, the media attention and positive reviews that it’s received certainly haven’t hurt.
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Sony has started fixing the disastrous PS4 software update it released last week
On Tuesday night, it was announced on the official PlayStation Twitter account that PS4 software update v2.01 was on its way, addressing the Rest Mode issues which have been widely reported since the 2.00 update launched last week. PlayStation Europe confirmed that the rollout would commence on Wednesday, and users have begun to report that the update is currently available to download.
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Bad news, Android fans: The Android 5.0 Lollipop Nexus update is delayed
Many Android fans rocking a Nexus device are waiting for Google to finally roll out their respective Android 5.0 Lollipop update, but the company isn’t ready to do it just yet, Android Police‘s Artem Russakovskii said on Google+, as Google is still dealing with some bugs.
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You’ve already missed your chance to get the Nexus 6 this week
When Google updated the Nexus 6 listing on the Play store this week to assure consumers that more inventory was on its way, we assumed that many of the slighted early adopters who missed out on the initial batch would have their chance to pick one up on Wednesday. Unfortunately, unless you just happened to refresh the page at the perfect moment, you probably missed this week’s inventory.
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Google just announced a major new Google Maps redesign – here are the 3 best new features
Now this is the key Google app that we’ve been waiting to get a Material Design upgrade. Google on Wednesday took the wraps off its latest update to Google Maps that will prominently feature Material Design, the gorgeous new design language used in Android 5.0 Lollipop. The new update, which Google says will be rolling out over the next few days, doesn’t just look pretty — it also adds several key features that will make Google Maps more useful than ever.
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‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ face-off: PS4 vs. Xbox One
The highest profile multiplatform game of the year has arrived. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare launched on November 3rd, but as you might have assumed, there are some discrepancies between the multiple releases of the game. Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry put the PS4 and Xbox One versions to the test in order to see if one has an edge over the other.
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Video: McDonald’s gives you definitive proof that the McRib is really made from meat
It’s tough being a fast-food chain in the Internet age where viral videos can seemingly pop up overnight that purport to show that your food is actually made from styrofoam and cardboard compounds. McDonald’s was recently the target of such a dastardly smear campaign, which is why it’s put together an incredible video that proves once and for all that its McRib sandwiches are actually made from meat.
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THESE SALES END SOON! 9 awesome paid iPhone apps you can get free for a limited time
Is there a better way to celebrate hump day than by downloading a bunch of cool paid iPhone and iPad apps for free? Yesterday’s list had eight great apps on it — some of which are still free — and today we’re back with another nine iOS apps that are on sale for free. As is always the case, of course, these sales could end at any time so hurry up and grab them before these great sales come to an end.
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