Friday, May 23, 2014

Fiat's CEO still telling people not to buy the Fiat 500e




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Fiat's CEO still telling people not to buy the Fiat 500e



If a company convinces you not to buy its products, it's normally destined for a spot on some "Worst Business Decisions" list. Sergio Marchionne, however, is a master of the art when it comes to dissing his own electric vehicle. The Fiat Chrysler CEO...






Top publisher embraces Oyster's and Scribd's Netflix-like services for e-books




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Top publisher embraces Oyster's and Scribd's Netflix-like services for e-books



Out of the five biggest publishers, HarperCollins was the first one that understood the potential of Nextflix-esque services for e-books like Scribd and Oyster. Simon & Schuster seems to have caught on, though, because it's just agreed to make...






New Windows 8.1 version is cheaper for device makers, with a catch




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New Windows 8.1 version is cheaper for device makers, with a catch



Microsoft has just announced Windows 8.1 with Bing, confirming rumors about a lower-cost Windows version for OEM manufacturers only. As suspected, Redmond is attempting to recoup the lost revenue with ads by forcing suppliers to keep Internet...






Use your smartphone to purchase donuts at Tim Horton's




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Use your smartphone to purchase donuts at Tim Horton's



When you're in a hurry to get that much needed sugar fix, you can't be bothered to futz with things like actual currency or debit cards. Thankfully, Tim Horton's now allows mobile payment options from iOS, Android and of course, BlackBerry devices...






LG offers first official glimpse of the upcoming G3




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LG offers first official glimpse of the upcoming G3



LG's G3 launch event is almost upon us, and the hype train is continuing to build momentum courtesy of a new, official teaser site. The highlight of this single page is three short clips that focus on what'll undoubtedly be some of the G3's biggest...






NYC's Met museum is offering 400,000 works of art as free downloads




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NYC's Met museum is offering 400,000 works of art as free downloads



The NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art is making some of its gigantic collection of masterpieces available for you to use in your next project. The Met just marked almost 400,000 digital images of its works as Open Access for Scholarly Content (OASC),...






The real-life hacking behind Watch Dogs' virtual world




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The real-life hacking behind Watch Dogs' virtual world



It starts out simply. One day, you're scrolling through the Naval Criminal Investigative Service database, identifying a perp's body when an alert flashes red on your monitor. "INTRUSION DETECTED," it screams. You're getting hacked and there's only...