Doomed Indiegogo hopes to crowdfund Greece's debt relief

Can crowdfunding do something better than make a beer cooler with a built-in Bluetooth speaker? That's what Thom Feeney believes after setting up an Indiegogo campaign to pay Greece's $1.7 billion loan fee that it owes to the International Monetary F...

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This week's sidebar poll: Do you have Galaxy S6 active regret?

We've had over two months with the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge readily available from just about any carrier or retailer you could've wanted to buy it from, and that means it was the perfect time for another GS6 variant to be announced. The Galaxy S6 active came onto the scene after a brief period of being rumored, and the big stat that stuck out was the battery. 3500 mAh in the Galaxy S6 active put the original GS6's 2550 mAh to shame, and in our time with it the battery made a world of difference in usability.

Add to that the Galaxy S6 active's water, dust and shock resistance, all while not losing the internals or camera that made the GS6 great, and you end up getting a great overall package. That is, if you hadn't already bought a Galaxy S6 in the first place.

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Android 5.1 Lollipop preview now available for the Huawei Ascend Mate 2

If you own a Huawei Ascend Mate 2, your wait for Lollipop is over—so long as your willing to flash it yourself. Following it's release to beta testers earlier this month, the first release preview is now available to download and flash for anyone who is interested.

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Facebook Messenger's money-sending tool arrives for all US users

When it first announced plans to let you send money to your pals in its Messenger app, Facebook said the feature would roll out in the States in the coming months. Well, the time has come. After flipping the switch for folks in New York City and the ...

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Verizon to finally begin pushing the Lollipop update to the Droid Turbo on July 1

Droid Turbo owners will be thrilled to know that Verizon is going to be pushing Android 5.1 update to the device beginning on July 1. The update, which will roll out to devices in phases, is scheduled to begin its push during the afternoon hours of Wednesday, July 1.

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The best of Public Access Vol. 3: the Atari ST, virtues of HD Audio and more

You can learn a lot from someone's personal gadget arsenal, whether at home or on the road. This past week on Public Access gave us a glimpse of your technological inclinations and taught us quite a bit. Miné Salkin's at-home gear is all about enabli...

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Hero 2+ gets scrapped by Alcatel OneTouch and Cyanogen

Alcatel OneTouch and Cyanogen have released a statement regarding the release of the Hero 2+, in which both companies reveal that they will not be releasing the device. In a mutual agreement, the companies have decided to forgo the release of the device as it 'does not have a clear Android 5.1 upgrade path.'

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Marvel's Ant-Man will shrink down to be a part of Zen Pinball HD in July

Zen Studios continues to release new and cool tables for its Zen Pinball HD game on Android. The week of July 14, it will do so again with the launch of a table based on the forthcoming movie adaptaton of Marvel's super-small super hero Ant-Man.

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This is what innovation looks like in big-budget video games

Indie games don't sell as many copies as big-budget titles, though not necessarily because they're lower-quality. In general, indie game development starts with a handicap: a limited market. They are, mostly, experiences made for niche audiences. AAA...

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Cisco buys a DNS provider to protect you in the cloud

When you think of internet security from Cisco, you probably imagine firewalls and routers (usually) stopping hackers and malware from hitting your network. You're going to have to expand that definition very shortly, though. Cisco has snapped up Ope...

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Google adds hundreds of new themes and new emoji to Gmail's web interface

Gmail's web interface can now be customized even further, as Google has added hundreds of new themes for users to pick from, along with some new emoji as well. There will be tons of new images to select from as the background, some of them captured by Googlers themselves, and once you find the right one you can use Google's editing tools to make it look even better with your messages.

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