WASP-12b has broken all previous records related to how hot, fast or close to a star a planet can be.As large as 1.8 times the size of Jupiter, the newly-discovered planet, WASP-12b, spins around its star from 1/40 the distance between the Earth and the Sun, completing a full cycle in little over one day, which makes it the planet with the fastest orbit in all recorded history. This challenges the previous beliefs linked to how close a planet can orbit a star from. The proximity makes it as hot as 2250° Celsi...
[read more >>] The DarkMarket.ws forum, a well known home for credit card fraudsters and skimmers has been under the control of the FBI since 2006. The sting operation has been revealed by reporter Kai Laufen from the Südwestrundfunk (SWR) German radio station. According to several documents leaked from the German national police, the FBI informed them about the intelligence gathering operation in 2006, during a joint effort to apprehend a DarkMarket forum member residing in Germany.The DarkMarket English-only forum ...
[read more >>] We reported yesterday that the most expected RTS (Real Time Strategy) title, Starcraft II, would be delivered in three releases that would follow the actions of every race from the universe of the franchise – the Terrans, in Wings of Liberty, the Zerg in Heart of the Swarm and the Protoss in Legacy of the Void. Although fans took this decision with a grain of salt, the lead producer Chris Sigaty said that it was the only way to keep them happy and not delay the product for a very long time.He now returns in...
[read more >>] Town Hall, Cupertino is where it's all going down, and here is where every announcement will be posted as soon as Apple's execs take the stage. This article will be constantly updated with every new detail emerged regarding Apple's new products, whether they're hardware upgrades, or software additions.We know for a fact that Apple is turning the spotlight to notebooks today, while dozens of alleged spy shots say something about the new designs. In the end, it's only Apple that can co...
[read more >>] Sources leaking this new photo, showing a fully assembled next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro with a black display bezel, say they can confirm it is legitimate. The image shows that the new notebook borrows design elements from both the aluminum iMacs and MacBook Air, as previously hinted.A source who has actually seen the new 15-inch MacBook is cited by AppleInsider as saying that the new generation of Apple trackpads lacks a dedicated button. In fact, a report issued later on described the MacBook Pro as sporti...
[read more >>] The third major installment of OpenOffice.org's suite of applications has reached its final version. Probably one of the most important aspects surrounding OpenOffice 3 for Mac is that it now runs natively under Mac OS X, meaning no more X11, meaning faster performance, a standard UI and an increased overall reliability.Being the major update that it is, OpenOffice 3 does many extra tricks, like reading documents saved with Microsoft Office 2007 or 2008 in .docx, .xlsx, .pptx and other new formats. This feat...
[read more >>] Welcome to our 15th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!Here’s what you can read about in this edition: The Amarok team releases the second beta of Amarok 2.0 music player; Puppy Linux reaches version 4.1 and Barry Kauler steps down as leader; new Fedora 9 Re-Spins are released; Mandriva Linux 2009 is finally here; Linus Torvalds announces Linux kernel 2.6.27; new wallpaper available for Ubuntu 8.10. Also, don't forget to check out the Linux distributions released/updated last week at the end of the articl...
[read more >>] As we reported earlier, the biggest single developer convention, BlizzCon, took place this past weekend. It was filled with announcements especially regarding the two most expected titles under development, Starcraft II and Diablo III. It also gave the attendants the opportunity to play through some of the missions from the two games and give valuable feedback to the developers that were at the conference.The third title in the Diablo franchise was on everybody's lips mainly because it was rumored that a new...
[read more >>] Apple has posted and removed a PDF repair guide for its new MacBook and MacBook Pro, launching this month. The PDF guide contained instructions for qualified technicians to replace the display in “Late 2008″ MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks.Notice how we didn't use terms such as “probably,” or “likely,” when referring to the launch date of the new laptops. Given last week's news, Apple's new devices have totally been confirmed. With a PDF document on the new not...
[read more >>] The world of computing has changed drastically over the recent years, the evolution of technology making computers increasingly portable, smaller and more lightweight. This led to the appearance of a whole new segment of users, called “digital nomads” or “road warriors”, who tend to spend a lot of time out of the office, while still being connected at all times to the Internet and carrying out their work-related tasks.With the aforementioned market segment in mind, Sony developed and launc...
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