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I went all-digital with the PS4 and loved it RIP physical media
2013-11-19 21:03:27| Extremetech
I had pre-ordered my PS4 on Amazon immediately following the Sony presentation at E3 in June, and it was in my hands only five months later. Over the weekend, I installed a new hard drive, desperately tried to connect to PSN, downloaded a ton of games, and played remotely on the PS Vita. The launch experience was a mixed bag for me, but I was left feeling nothing but enthusiasm for the potential of this new generation of hardware.
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RIP Ubuntu Edge, but Ubuntu is still coming to smartphones in 2014
2013-08-22 17:00:59| Extremetech
The Ubuntu Edge, a smartphone that doubles up as as a desktop PC when docked, has unsurprisingly failed to meet its funding goal of $32 million. Canonical is fairly stoic about its failure, issuing a statement that $12.8 million is still the "biggest ever fixed crowdfunding campaign." Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth, speaking to the Guardian newspaper, says that carriers and OEMs are still "definitely interested" in making mid-range Ubuntu-powered smartphones. For now, though, the dream of an ultra-high-spec superphone like the Edge, which doubles up as a desktop PC, is dead.
RIP Kepler: NASA gives up fixing the planet-hunting space telescope
2013-08-16 13:32:06| Extremetech
Three months after Kepler was crippled by a second failed gyroscope, NASA has decided to cease attempts at fixing the space telescope. NASA is now looking at whether scientific data can still be gathered by Kepler, despite its severely limited functionality, or whether the poor telescope should just be left to drift into space.
RIP, WebTV: Microsoft to shut down MSN TV on Sept. 30
2013-07-07 18:34:16| CNET News.com
The interactive TV service began life in the mid-'90s as WebTV, one of the first set-top box services to offer Internet access via television sets. [Read more]
Solar Impulse ends journey early due to rip in wing
2013-07-07 07:51:16| CNET News.com
A fabric rip causes the solar-powered plane to complete the last leg of its historic flight three hours earlier than scheduled. [Read more]
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