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Xbox One Controller Hands-On: Rumbling Triggers Are Freaking Awesome

You probably heard Microsoft mention that the new Xbox One controllers have 40 new features to make them easier to use. That's true! But a few really make the cake. And the rumbling triggers are going to be the biggest. Read More >>

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Kinect 2 Full Video Walkthrough: The Xbox Sees You Like Never Before

The new Kinect is kind of awesome. Just by the numbers, it's a huge upgrade. You can see (most of) the full walkthrough we saw just a bit ago here at Microsoft's Redmond campus in the video above. Parts are jaw-dropping. Read More >>

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Xbox One: Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft’s New Console (Updated)

It's been eight years and nine days since Microsoft showed the world the Xbox 360 on May 12th, 2005. Today, we see what's next. The Xbox One. Read More >>

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The Next Xbox: Everything We Think We Know (Updated)

We're finding out all about the new Xbox later today. But that doesn't mean we have no idea what's coming. Here's a rundown of everything we know, or think we know, about the next Xbox. Read More >>

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Warning: Don’t Drink and Internet

You don't drink and drive. That's a stupid, terrible thing to do, with a simple, understood cause and effect. So why do we keep waking up, wondering how on Earth that drunken Facebook message seemed like a good idea, and oh my god, Amazon confirmed shipment for WHAT? We've outgrown the drunk dial or drunk text. And oh, the chaos we've drunkenly stumbled into now. Read More >>

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Watch Ridley Scott’s Aliens Animated in Just 60 Seconds

Who has time to watch a whole movie anymore? It's summer! So in the spirit of phoning in everything once the temperature rises above 70-ish, here's Ridley Scott's Aliens in 60 seconds of adorable animation. Brought to you, of course, by the fine folks who did Star Wars Episode IV, Back to the Future, and The Matrix. Not bad for a human. [YouTube] Read More >>

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The Ultimate Video of People Being Idiots in Shopping Trollies (Ouch)

Look at all the stupid people. I mean, there's probably more to say here, about responsibility or exhibition of reckless behaviour brought on by the wired age, but really, like... look at all these stupid people. Read More >>

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The Tranquil, Tron-Like Beauty of a Plane Refueling in Mid-Air

You're looking at a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft being refueled by the 151st Air Refueling Wing over southern Idaho last week. But those are just details. What you're really looking at is a shock of beautiful, caught at a moment of technological awesomeness. [Flickr] Read More >>

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Larry Page Reminded Us Why We Love Google

Larry Page, Google's CEO and co-founder, closed out the Google I/O keynote last night with a sentimental, almost subdued speech. He didn't sound like a CEO. He sounded like a guy in charge of a company he genuinely thought could change the world. And it was a wonderful reminder that Google used to be, can be, and in many ways still is, so much more than a company. Read More >>

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Google+ Does Some Amazing Things with Your Pictures Now

Google+ is making a big push to be where you store your photos, and it's got some pretty nice new features to make its case. Storage, editing, and even automatic curation, this actually sounds pretty great. Read More >>

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Everything Google Tried to Kill at Google I/O

Google just dropped a metric ton of Google on us. Sorting through it all, it's clear that the company's not just trying to put new goodness into the world; it's trying to blow plenty of existing products and services out of the water. Here are all the things Google's looking to unseat and uppercut into the spike pit. Read More >>

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Did Google Just Try to Totally Change How Search Works?

Google might have just added a huge feature to Search. It's trying to make it conversational, like a Google Now for the desktop. Read More >>

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Whoa! Google’s Selling a Pure Android Samsung Galaxy S4 on Google Play

YOU GUYS! Google just announced at I/O that it's going to be selling a Samsung Galaxy S4, unlocked, with stock Android, on Google Play starting June 26. Just to pick out the important words for you: "STOCK" "ANDROID" "GALAXY S 4." Read More >>

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Android Maps Are Getting Way Better Battery Life and Location Services

Google has some new stuff coming up for Maps for Android. Details aren't super detailed right now, and of course we'll believe some of this when we see it, but the claims are pretty incredible. Read More >>

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Hell Yes! You Can Gchat in Outlook Soon

Here's some good, good news. Microsoft is adding Google Talk (which all of you just call Gchat) support to Outlook.com. Meaning, you can use Google's chat service right through Microsoft's beautiful new(ish) webmail page. Awesome. Read More >>