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Sony goes on cyber lockdown following hack

Sony Pictures Entertainment was forced to shut down its worldwide email and computer network on Monday after being targeted by hackers who threatened to reveal the company’s “secrets.” A message entitled “Hacked by #GOP” with a picture of a skeleton in the background appeared on company computers Mo

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BlackBerry: dead deal, ousted CEO

Their deal fell apart, they are no longer for sale, and their CEO is out. Just a normal day in the world of BlackBerry. In a stunning turn of events, BlackBerry announced Monday that its $4.7-billion buyout had fallen through, that it was no longer for sale and that Chief Executive Thorsten Heins wa

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2014 Mercedes S550 is apparently awesome

It doesn’t matter what brand it is. Today’s automotive review services find ways to bash just about every brand from Toyota to Lincoln, BMW to Ford. The release of the Mercedes S550 was going to be another mixed bag of reviews… or so we thought. The consensus is that this is truly

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All-electric Kia Soul is coming

In the car tech world, electric is all the rage. Kia is bringing their quirky little SUV/Crossover/Wagon/Thingy to the electric vehicle market. Cue the electric hamsters. Kia, the automaker known for those dancing hamsters in its ads, has announced it will be bringing to market an all-electric versi

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One man. One car. Three million miles.

The warranty may not be valid for Irv Gordon and his 1966 Volvo P1800, but he’s still confident enough to keep the ancient ride going in his exploration of America. The phrase that will surely come to mind to anyone who has had their car in the shop recently, “they sure don’t build