Uber offers free rides in Sydney after price jump and more

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Uber offers free rides in Sydney after price jump
Review: Canon Maxify MB5320 AIO small office printer
Runtastic wants to add workouts to Oculus Rift
At last, Samsung rolls out Android 5.0 Lollipop for Galaxy S4 GPe
BlackBerry Classic inventory wiped out before shipping can even begin
Indiegogo Life launches to fund weddings, birthdays
5 cool gadgets you CAN actually own for the holidays
Sony Xperia E4 leaks out: when budget doesn't equal cheap
Acer Iconia Tab 8 drops to $140 at Best Buy, $40 gift card included
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Uber offers free rides in Sydney after price jump

A hostage crisis has been playing out in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia since Monday morning. During that hostage crisis, prices for transportation service Uber jumped to four times what they usually are. In response to the price jumps, which were heavily criticized, Uber is offering refunds and free rides. The hostage crisis resulted in demand being "off the charts," according to Uber, and that triggered the price increase.

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Review: Canon Maxify MB5320 AIO small office printer

Like a true Dudley Dursley, I have two bedrooms. Yeah, I'm that princess. But like a true corporate lunatic, I recently converted my second bedroom into a cute little home office for those days when I'm "sick" and can't make it into the office.

The newest fixture in my new space, a Canon Maxify MB5320, is an all-in-one small/home office ink jet that prints, copies, scans, faxes and is fully networkable. It offers a 50-sheet duplexing auto document feeder for two-sided copying/scanning and single-pass two-sided scanning.

The top of the printer is equipped with a 3-inch touch screen which makes setup ultra easy and quick. The printer offers full connectability to cloud services and scanned data can be stored directly on a file server, emailed, or uploaded.

The connectability includes connection to phones and tablets, making printing anything at any time quick and easy (and awesome).

The paper trays…

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Runtastic wants to add workouts to Oculus Rift

Runtastic workouts are not only going digital, they are entering the virtual reality space. The company has revealed plans to use the Oculus Rift with its workouts, and a video has come out showing a 7-minute workout inside of the virtual reality system. Since there is no way for someone to physically run around outside with a Rift on, the Runtastic app for Rift is meant to act like a personal trainer for motions such as squats and lunges.

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At last, Samsung rolls out Android 5.0 Lollipop for Galaxy S4 GPe

Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition

Samsung took us all by surprise when dishing out Lollipop treats for the TouchWiz-skinned Galaxy S5 before the vanilla S4 Google Play edition, but the fun and games are over now. The OG GPe handheld is getting its very own Android 5.0 upgrade as we speak, and if the prompt message fails to appear on your phone, you can pull the firmware directly from Google at this link.

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BlackBerry Classic inventory wiped out before shipping can even begin

Everybody loves a good comeback story, and while the specific numbers aren't in yet, it's looking like BlackBerry may be getting out of the hole soon enough and rise from the proverbial ashes. The Phoenix fable started with the oddly shaped but enterprise-friendly Passport, which sold out a couple of times in its early days.

The square can now be easily purchased via BB's online store and…

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Indiegogo Life launches to fund weddings, birthdays

A new service called Indiegogo Life has launched that will specifically help people receive funds for life events such as weddings and birthdays. The crowdfunding site is already used for personal campaigns, unlike rival Kickstarter, but Life makes it easier to receive funds for life events. Indiegogo says the eight-click system is not for regular charities, so only individuals are supposed to use it.

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5 cool gadgets you CAN actually own for the holidays

Every gadget lover or electronic enthusiast has a dream device they want. It may be something very real, or it may be something completely imaginary, such as Batman's grappling gun, the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system, or even an automated spy drone. What about something smaller, such as spy glasses, or better yet augmented digital contact lenses?

But crazy gadgets can actually exist; in fact, many do. As technology advances (and it has significantly over just the past few years) more and more is possible. That means your dream gadget may soon come into fruition, if it hasn't already. It's entirely possible your dream gadget is out there waiting for you.

In light of that, I've put together a list of some of the coolest gadgets you can actually own for the holidays. While you're out there shopping for everybody else's gift, keep an eye out for these awesome devices. Who knows, you may be able to treat yourself by picking up that dream gadget you've always wanted.

1. An Automated Drone Quadcopter

Parrot's original AR.Drone is pretty awesome. If you've never heard of it before, then look it up. It's a pilotable, quadcopter…

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Sony Xperia E4 leaks out: when budget doesn't equal cheap

Sony is famous for the attention to detail dedicated to even its humblest smartphones, often producing far superior designs in the low-end niche compared to rivals based in Korea. But the Japanese are looking to outdo themselves, working on a sub-$200 handheld with ultra-slim bezels and an intriguing rear cover described as made from a ceramic-like textured plastic.

Elegant and very easy to grip, the Xperia E4…

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Acer Iconia Tab 8 drops to $140 at Best Buy, $40 gift card included

Acer probably didn't need to go the extra mile this holiday season to end up high on shopping lists, but they wanted to do it anyway. After all, it's a time of giving, and the Taiwan-based PC manufacturer, alongside Best Buy, offers up a discounted touchscreen Aspire E5 laptop and Iconia Tab 8 slate.