Tag Archives: family

Nest acquires MyEnergy, inherits better analysis tools for its customers

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Nest, maker of the award-winning Learning Thermostat, announced today that it’s acquired MyEnergy, an online service that lets you consolidate energy bills and share them with friends and family. Until recently, Nest’s intelligence was limited to …


Google Hangouts add remote desktop control, let you play tech support

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Google recently updated its Hangout chat client with the same remote desktop control tech integrated into Chrome. This slick new feature gives you the option to take control of someone’s computer (with their permission, of course) during a video c…


Nintendo to Wii owners: the Wii U is an entirely new system, not just an upgrade

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The difference between the Wii and Wii U are readily apparent to most contemporary gamers, but some consumers are having trouble telling them apart. “Some have the misunderstanding that the Wii U is just Wii with a pad for games,” Nintendo preside…


Nokia announces Asha 210: a colorful QWERTY with a social heart, we go hands-on (video)

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The last time we saw new members of the Asha family they eschewed the usual QWERTY keyboard, opting instead for a full touchscreen. The newly announced (and previously teased) Asha 210, however, returns to the more tactile input method, and brings…


Cricket intros $40 per line family plan with unlimited talk, text and data, updates iPhone plans

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Cricket’s already firmly established itself as one of the more budget-minded carriers in the US, and it’s now tweaking some of its plans a bit further in the hopes of attracting more customers. Leading those changes is a new family plan that will …


Cox TV Connect for Android launches, brings live TV streaming to ‘select’ tablets

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We’re still waiting to see Cox’s next generation cable TV-to-mobile streaming app, but right now it’s released a version of its existing Cox TV Connect app for Android. Available on iPads since the end of 2011 and on iPhone / iPod touch since the …


Detune’s Korg M01D for Nintendo 3DS sparks nostalgia, lands in May (video)

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This isn’t the first time a Korg synth has been re-imagined in software form, it’s not even the first (or second) time on Nintendo’s DS. But, when Detune releases its M01D for the handheld console, it’ll spark more than a little nostalgia for synth e…


Google’s Inactive Account Manager secures your digital existence after you kick the bucket

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If you’re worried about what will happen to your mounds of digital data when you pass away, Google has just announced a feature for keeping said libraries secure. The outfit’s Inactive Account Manager allows users to set time out periods of three, si…


Numark announces Mixtrack Quad four-channel DJ controller, we go hands-on

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Who’d have thunk it? Numark, at a music trade show with a new another DJ controller for your consideration. This time it has taken its popular Mixtrack console, and doubled down on the number of channels on offer. This now means between the Mixtrack,…


Samsung leaks the ATIV Book 6: a regular Windows 8 notebook possibly headed to the US for $1,200

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It’s not a hybrid like the ATIV Smart PC, it doesn’t run RT like the ATIV Tab or Windows Phone like the ATIV S, and yet the laptop above is apparently destined to become part of the family. The ATIV Book 6 hasn’t been formally announced, but an accid…