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‘Fast & Furious 7’ production will proceed despite Paul Walker’s death, report says

As reported on The Verge. By Adi Robertson The seventh installment of the Fast & Furious series may not have been entirely derailed by star Paul Walker’s sudden death yesterday. Sources have apparently told The Hollywood Reporter that although production has been delayed, Universal executives and director James Wan met this morning to discuss how to proceed with the film while being respectful of Walker’s death. The film was set for a release date of July 11th, but TMZ has reported that Walker was supposed to…

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Amazon Is Experimenting With Autonomous Flying Delivery Drones

As reported on TechCrunch. by Chris Velazco Between launching a charity-friendly buying program, announcing Sunday deliveries, and gearing up for the first wave of frenzied holiday shoppers, Amazon has been busy these past few weeks. But that didn’t stop CEO Jeff Bezos from spending a decent chunk of time talking to Charlie Rose on 60 Minutes about something, well, new. 60 Minutes has been more than happy to tease the unveiling with a clip of Bezos…

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Windows 7 Handily Bests Windows 8 And 8.1′s Minute Market Share Gains In November

As reported on TechCrunch. by Alex Wilhelm November was not a good month for Microsoft’s Windows 8.x operating system according to Net Applications, with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 collectively gaining a mere 0.05% points of market share during the period. Windows 8 fell 0.87% to 6.66% global market share. Windows 8.1 managed to grow by 0.92%. The total gain of 0.05% is a weak figure. The main competitor to Windows 8.x, Windows 7, spanked its homegrown…

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Misfit Wearables releases Shine Android app, outfits Bluetooth 4.0 devices with activity-tracking prowess

As reported on Engadget. BY BILLY STEELE Until now, the dapper stylings of Misfit Wearables’ Shine activity tracker have eluded the Android faithful for logging steps, calories and sleep. The outfit has announced a version of the Shine app for devices running Google’s OS (4.3 and later) that also sport Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity to be used alongside the aluminum-clad gadget. This bit of software allows users to sync the $120 clip-on wearable, set goals and monitor visual summaries…

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Dell preparing to squeeze 4K resolution onto a 24-inch monitor

As reported on Engadget. BY SHARIF SAKR  It’s hard to know whether PC monitors will continue to be much of a focus for the new Dell. Nevertheless, the relevant department looks to have been gearing itself up for 4K, as Bright Side of News and others have spotted a leaked product page for a 24-inch IPS LED panel with 3,840 x 2,160 pixels. There’s no price or availability information at this pre-launch stage, but we do have a bunch…

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