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TechnologizerTablets
It’s Official: Nook Tablets Are Now Ridiculously Cheap
Barnes & Noble extends the dirt-cheap deals it offered for Father’s Day
How Police Use Facial Recognition Software to Identify You
This may sound like a terrible plot from an episode (every episode?) of CSI: Miami. But it’s also happening every day in police departments across the country.
Report: Instagram to Add Video
There’s a Facebook event this Thursday – our own Harry McCracken will be there covering it – but TechCrunch thinks it might already know what’s going to be announced.
For iOS 7, Apple Needs More Than Game Controllers to Win Gaming
It’s a shame, in 2013, that a company known for leading in so many other ways seems content to follow here.
Which Mobile Network Is Fastest? The Results from PCMag’s 30-City Speed Tests Are In
PCMag has published the results from its annual test of mobile data speeds, covering 30 cities around the country.
Netflix to Run Original TV Series from Dreamworks
Netflix says the multi-year agreement is its biggest deal ever for original first-run content and includes more than 300 hours of new programming.
How Apple Will Disrupt the TV Market
While Google and even Sony have tried to launch their own smart-TV projects, I believe it will be Apple who shows the world how to make a smart TV
TechnologizerApps & Software
Why iOS 7 Looks Unfinished (Spoiler: It’s Because It’s Unfinished)
We aren’t used to seeing Apple products that are still evolving. But the next version of its mobile software may be one.
Apple Details Government Requests for Data
Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May.
Google Begins Launching Internet-beaming Balloons
Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online.
TechnologizerVideo Games
Bot Wheels: Anki Drive’s Cars Are Tiny, High-Speed Robots
A WWDC debutante’s dreams go far beyond revolutionizing toy race cars.
Even Nintendo Is Stumped by the Wii U GamePad
The crowning feature of Nintendo’s Wii U is supposed to be its GamePad controller, but you wouldn’t know it from the games that Nintendo was showcasing at E3.
