The 5 most awesomely bad Kickstarter projects we’ve seen in just the last month

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Authcom

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Not every original and innovative idea happens to be a good one. If you want proof of this, look no further than Kickstarter, which is overloaded with amazingly crappy projects that are either the brainchildren of demented lunatics or outright scammers. Thankfully, there’s a Reddit community called /r/shittykickstarters that keeps track of all these terrible ideas so we don’t have to. For your amusement and horror, we present you with the 10 worst Kickstarter projects that we’ve discovered through this subreddit in just the last month alone.

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RUMOR ROUNDUP: iOS 8, a mystery device, and everything you can expect from Apple at WWDC 2014

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Authcom

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We’re now just three days away from one of just a few big events Apple holds each year, and this year’s WorldWide Developer Conference is shaping up to be hugely important for Apple. Despite the fact that Apple hasn’t released a single new device so far in 2014, the company’s stock is soaring to 12-month highs. Why? Because Apple CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly promised investors that exciting new products are coming in 2014.

Apple crushed its March-quarter earnings without having launched any new products since November 2013. Imagine what might happen once all these “exciting new products” finally hit store shelves.

With WWDC 2014, however, there’s good news and bad news.

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Did HTC just cancel its plans to launch the flagship phablet we’ve been waiting for?

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Authcom

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Bad news for anyone who’s been holding out for the M8-based HTC phablet: it looks like it’s been put on ice. @evleaks has learned that HTC has “indefinitely suspended” plans to release its HTC One (M8) Prime, which was set to be the company’s flagship phablet for 2014.

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HUGE iPHONE 6 LEAK: This is our first look at the iPhone 6’s actual housing

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Authcom

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Countless iPhone 6 dummy units have been photographed and recorded on video, likely revealing the device’s new design. But now, it looks as though the actual housing from Apple’s next-generation iPhone 6 has been revealed for the first time ever.

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UH OH… Apple just hired a Chinese task force to stop iPhone 6 leaks

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Authcom

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There has been no shortage of iPhone leaks leading up to the highly anticipated launch of Apple’s next-generation iPhone lineup. Well-known insider Ming-Chi Kuo seemingly outed all of the key details surrounding Apple’s completely redesigned iPhone 6 and iPhone phablet back in April. Beyond that, we’ve seen dozens of mockups based on what are claimed to be schematics of Apple’s new iPhones that leaked from Foxconn.

But iPhone 6 leaks may soon be harder to come by — Apple has reportedly assembled a task force that will look to put an end to iPhone 6 leaks.

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Why you might actually care about Microsoft’s smartwatch

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Authcom

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Ugh, not another smartwatch. But wait — Microsoft thinks it knows how to make you care about it. According to Forbes, Microsoft is working hard to release a smartwatch this summer that will be the first smartwatch to be compatible with iOS, Android and Windows Phone. This means that, unlike with the Samsung smartwatches released so far, you won’t need to own a phone from a particular brand to make the watch at all useful.

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Is this Motorola’s next flagship Android phone?

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Authcom

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Motorola so far launched only low-end devices this year, including the Moto E and the Moto G 4G LTE, but the company is working on a Moto X+1 version, a Moto X successor that was already confirmed on the company’s website. The device, expected to offer user Moto X-like customization options and sell for around $400 should hit all major U.S. carriers later this year. While it’s not clear when the phone will launch, a couple of purported Moto X+1 images showing the handset have hit the web.

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Galaxy S5 Active trades one cool feature for ruggedness

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Authcom

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After being featured in countless leaks, the more rugged Galaxy S5 version has been quietly unveiled. Surprisingly, the Galaxy S5 Active is an AT&T exclusive in the U.S., and the handset is already available for purchase online and from the carrier’s retail stores – it’s not clear when the device will be available in other markets, or from other U.S. mobile operators.

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Sprint’s chairman doesn’t know why we tolerate our awful American ISPs

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Authcom

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Sprint chairman Masayoshi Son thinks that America’s Internet service is “terrible,” including the wireless data service provided by his own company. CNET reports that at Re/code’s conference this week, Son once again laid into America’s ISPs and wondered why we bothered putting up with them and their pricey, subpar services.

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Alleged pirates received 1.3 million alerts from ISPs in 2013

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Authcom

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When we last checked in on the ‘six strikes’ Copyright Alert System, we discovered that it hadn’t done anything to curb online piracy as traffic continued to trend upwards at the most popular torrent site in the world. Now that the first year of the newly implemented system has come to an end, the Center for Copyright Information (CCI) has shared the results.

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