Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl return from the Supercut with new phones in hand, and discussion on the future of Motorola with the cheap but decent Moto G, Snapchat's persistent refusal of a ton of cash, the plans of Yahoo at CES 2014, AMD's next generation console in a desktop processors, the FCC's new data testing app and so much more.
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Spec Sheet: Motorola shakes up low-cost smartphones with the Moto G | The VergeMoto G by Motorola – A Google CompanyMoto G will arrive in the US with Android 4.4 KitKat already on board | 9to5GoogleMoto X doesn’t mark the spot: only 500,000 devices sold so far, report says | The VergeSnapchat Spurned $3 Billion Acquisition Offer from Facebook – Digits – WSJGoogle reportedly tried to buy Snapchat for $4 billionPlayStation 4 Teardown – iFixitMarissa Mayer will present Yahoo’s future vision at CES 2014 keynote | The VergeAMD Just Secured a $500 Million Line of CreditAMD reveals when its next-gen Kaveri processors will hit the streets | ZDNetMozilla: No Firefox phones in US | Business Tech – CNET NewsTizen adds 36 new partners including Nokia, eBay, as it looks beyond the smartphone | ZDNetNetflix and YouTube account for over half of America’s Internet usage | 9to5GoogleFCC releases Android speed test app to gather data on cell carrier performance | The VergeDell’s Sputnik 3 touchscreen laptop has Ubuntu Linux, Intel’s Haswell | PCWorldIntroducing Sputnik 3 and its unofficial big brother | Barton’s BlogExclusive: FBI warns of U.S. government breaches by Anonymous hackers | ReutersSome PlayStation 4 Owners Reporting Defective ConsolesPS4 Launch Crashes PSN Due to High Volume of Log Ons – IGNiPad mini with Retina display – Apple Store (U.S.)Some Retina iPad Minis Showing Image Retention Issues – Mac RumorsThe Amazon-USPS deal for Sunday deliveries is weird. Here’s why – Fortune TechMicrosoft Earns $2 Billion Per Year From Android Patent Royalties – Business InsiderThis episode of At The Nexus has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #162: ATN #102 — 80 Gigabytes!
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