153 articles found
Twitter Inc. now owns Vine, the nifty app that makes looping videos combining movement with stills. A new update to the app adds new functionality, as well as fixes for some existing bugs.
Vine 1.1.1 adds a new option to follow @vineapp when signing up through Twitter.
Ok, I'll admit the introduction didn'... |
22 May 2013
14:11 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently announced the signing of a new partnership with the Realmadrid Foundation that will allow the two to work out new projects for the Latin American youth.
A total of five different programs will be launched in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Educator, and Mexico, with Microsoft to donate software a... |
22 May 2013
14:01 GMT |
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GitLab, a fast, secure and stable solution based on Ruby on Rails & Gitolite and distributed under the MIT License, is now at version 5.2.0.
GitLab doesn't shy away from the fact that it is inspired by GitHub and the project is even hosted there.
According to one of the developers, Valeriy Sizov, GitLab is mad... |
22 May 2013
14:01 GMT |
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A seemingly innocent video hides elements of children's attitudes that we would all be more comfortable ignoring. YouTube user kurtec01 posted this viral clip, presumably shot by himself with a dashcam. He tells children that they will not be going to school that day, explaining that he is heading in that direc... |
22 May 2013
13:21 GMT |
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Dropbox is now launching its Single Sign-On feature for businesses as the company moves deeper into enterprise territory.
Single Sign-On (SSO) services are popular with businesses, as they allow them to have more control over what their employees have access to while also making it easier and safer for employees to... |
22 May 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Apple has launched its annual promotion for Father’s Day gifting, recommending that you choose an item from its range of tablet computers, including the iPad and the iPad mini.
“Make his Father’s Day. Celebrate Dad with iPad or iPad mini,” reads the advert, accompanied by some heartwarming im... |
22 May 2013
13:11 GMT |
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PhpMyFAQ, a scalable open source FAQ software using PHP and available for many databases, is now at version 2.8.0.
phpMyFAQ 2.8.0 supports various database systems (PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB, MS SQL Server, and MySQL) and comes with a comprehensive content management system.
Highlights of phpMyFAQ 2.8.0:
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22 May 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed that its Xbox One next-generation console will deliver a new type of Xbox Live experience, with special systems, features, or achievements.
The Xbox One was revealed to the world yesterday and Microsoft focused heavily on its entertainment features while showing off a few games, like Call of ... |
22 May 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Roughly a week after a major update for the Google Play Music client for Android devices, a new flavor of the application is available for download, as version 5.0.1027J.680591.
Unfortunately, Google did not offer specific info on what was changed in the new application flavor, but chances are that there were fixes... |
22 May 2013
13:01 GMT |
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I could guess well enough that, next month when Computex Taipei happens, Samsung will be right there with everyone else, releasing PCs based on Intel's Haswell CPUs.
Now I don't have to guess, because other parties have reported that Samsung will definitely reveal notebooks there, and proceed to keep relea... |
22 May 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Metro: Last Light has received the first official details about its downloadable content packs and its Season Pass, confirming that four add-ons will appear for the shooter throughout the summer.
Metro: Last Light appeared earlier this month and impressed quite a lot of shooter fans with a great single-player story.... |
22 May 2013
12:51 GMT |
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Yahoo! recently updated its Flickr app, giving it a complete overhaul. As part of said update, some bugs crawled inside its code, causing frustration for users on iOS devices.
A simple glance at the “reviews” on iTunes will give you a pretty good idea of what I’m talking about. Issues range from lo... |
22 May 2013
12:41 GMT |
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U.S. Cellular customers can now purchase a new smartphone on the network of their wireless carrier, namely the waterproof, shock-proof Kyocera Hydro XTRM. At the moment, the device is available only through the carrier’s website, but it is set to arrive on shelves via the company’s brick and mortar stor... |
22 May 2013
12:21 GMT |
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Shuriken Ninja is a popular Windows 8 game that’s offered with a freeware license, so it’s no wonder that it’s currently installed on quite a lot of computers powered by Microsoft’s latest OS.A new version of the game was released this morning, so it’s now waiting for your download in th... |
22 May 2013
12:21 GMT |
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Twitter is dipping its toe into e-commerce with the new Lead Generation Card, the latest Card-style app available to Twitter developers and partners. The new card, as the name suggests, makes it possible to include ways of leading users to a purchase or just a subscription in expandable tweets. "When someone expan... |
22 May 2013
12:11 GMT |
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If you ever wanted to make an image transparent, then Jquery Alpha Image is a script that you need to check out.
This small jQuery plugin works by converting a given PNG image to base64 PNG, where a selected color is completely removed and in the place of those pixels nothing will be shown, creating an artificial tr... |
22 May 2013
12:01 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is reportedly gearing up for enhancing the security of its smartphones, and might include fingerprint protection inside them as part of these plans, rumor has it.
Apparently, the company is already testing the feature, as a recently leaked Galaxy S III firmware wa... |
22 May 2013
11:51 GMT |
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Justin Bieber made a lot of headlines a short while ago when he kept fans at the O2 Arena in London waiting for over an hour before he showed up and claimed “technical difficulties” had made it impossible for him to perform on time.
Jon Bon Jovi isn’t buying his excuse, saying in a new interview c... |
22 May 2013
11:22 GMT |
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Lots of notebooks have appeared over the past half a year, and more of them will come forth over the next few months. Most of them are more or less common, insofar as the term applies, but some are unusual, like the Chromebook prepared by Samsung.
Chromebooks are strange because they have a completely different rel... |
22 May 2013
10:58 GMT |
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Penguin, the British bookseller that has been accused of antitrust behavior, has announced that it has reached a “comprehensive agreement” with the US State Attorneys General.
The company is to pay $75 million (€58 million) in consumer damage, as well as additional costs, for fixing eBook prices wi... |
22 May 2013
10:58 GMT |
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“Eleanor,” the iconic vehicle featured in the “Gone in 60 Seconds” Nicholas Cage and Angelina Jolie flick has sold at auction for a cool $1 M (770 K).
The Ford Mustang played a pivotal part in the movie, serving as Cage's obsession. It was also the one car that got away, the one he'... |
22 May 2013
10:57 GMT |
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Having faced scrutiny over outsourcing jobs, Apple recently started manufacturing some of its hot-selling products at home, in America. The latest iMac line is a good example, and even more Macs are to be assembled in the US, according to Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. In a 15-minute statement he gave to the U.S. Sena... |
22 May 2013
10:50 GMT |
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Here is a video that’s bound to make all “Friends” fans out there, myself included, reminisce about the good times when Rachel, Monica, and Chandler would hang out at the apartment. It’s actually a promo for the new Ellen DeGeneres show.
Jennifer Aniston, desperate for tips on how to co-host... |
22 May 2013
10:47 GMT |
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A woman from Utah has punished her fiance’s daughter for bullying a student on grounds of clothing by making her wear outfits she finds repulsive.
Ally Olsen was told by school officials that 10-year-old Kaylee was picking another student for her choice of outfits.
“She would take her out on the playgr... |
22 May 2013
10:42 GMT |
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Owners of a BlackBerry Q10 smartphone on the networks of Canadian wireless carriers Rogers, Bell and TELUS can now download and install a new software update on their devices, namely OS version 10.1.0.1720. However, although this is a new software update, users will see it available on their devices as version 10.1... |
22 May 2013
10:38 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has released the first screenshot from its new Need for Speed game, confirming that it will once again have police pursuits, at least judging by the Pursuit-ready police vehicle depicted in the image, which is a Koenigsegg Agera.
After last year's Need for Speed: Most Wanted, EA is getting ready... |
22 May 2013
10:35 GMT |
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A few days ago, I wrote about the 13.3-inch Sony e-reader and how it was equipped with one of the largest e-paper screens from E Ink yet.
It was clear that the prototype was one of the thinnest and largest e-readers around, and possibly one of the most successful (eventually).
Now it came out that the 13.3-inch pan... |
22 May 2013
10:20 GMT |
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The Kindle Store is stocked with books from all genres in the world, but now Amazon takes it a step further and launches Kindle Worlds, a new publishing platform that promises to pay writers royalties for stories inspired by established works. The company has partnered with Warner Bros. Television Group’s All... |
22 May 2013
10:17 GMT |
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Pauly D is probably the last person you could ever think of as having the elegance and the sophistication of the male characters in Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” but, as it turns out, he still has some major surprises up his sleeve.
Most definitely inspired by the gorgeous looking film, the fo... |
22 May 2013
10:14 GMT |
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The Pirate Bay is currently inaccessible in some parts of the world, but the site isn't down for everyone. Users should at least be glad that the authorities haven't taken the pirate heaven out, or that technical issues have brought the site down entirely. That's of little use to some users in the U... |
22 May 2013
10:11 GMT |
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Roundcube Webmail, a browser-based multilingual IMAP client with an application-like user interface, is now at version 0.9.1.
Roundcube Webmail 0.9.1 provides full functionality for an e-mail client, including MIME support, address book, folder manipulation, message searching and spell checking.
Highlights of Round... |
22 May 2013
10:08 GMT |
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A man who has survived a surreal attack in which he has had the majority of his face chewed off has made a video thanking supporters for their help.
*User discretion is advised as the clip contains images which viewers may find disturbing.
"People in my predicament need to be helped out. [...] I thank the out... |
22 May 2013
10:04 GMT |
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The Xbox One reveal event from yesterday didn't focus on games and alienated quite a few hardcore fans, and Microsoft's Albert Penello is quite aware of the situation.He promised to gamers that things would be much more impressive at E3 2013. Many Xbox fans eagerly awaited the reveal of the next-generation... |
22 May 2013
10:02 GMT |
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Google is not the only one who can remove 8.8 million lines of code from WebKit. WebKit itself can do it as well. After Google's decision to split from WebKit and venture out with its own browser engine Blink, a WebKit fork, the WebKit team was free to remove code that was Chrome-specific as well. In fact, in... |
22 May 2013
10:02 GMT |
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Microsoft is reportedly working out a different plan to boost Windows 8 and Office sales that would basically offer its upcoming products a better chance to succeed in the current market conditions. The VAR Guy writes that Microsoft’s new Beyond Easy campaign is specifically supposed to help partners find, sel... |
22 May 2013
10:01 GMT |
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3D printed guns have already stirred a lot of controversy, or perhaps I should say that the unscrupulous download of the schematic did. The Liberator has come a long way from the initial incarnation, which broke as soon as the first shot was fired. Above is the video that clearly shows the fully 3D printed gun un... |
22 May 2013
10:01 GMT |
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NVIDIA GeForce Experience is clearly a helpful application for those who own a GeForce video card and want to make the most of it, as it packs dedicated options to automatically update drivers and optimize a number of games.
The app has just received an update that brings support for several new games, including Met... |
22 May 2013
09:54 GMT |
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Skype users with iPads have been complaining of video/audio issues during calls, while some are constantly incurring problems with connectivity. A fresh update is available, aiming to rid the app of all these bugs. If you’re looking for a way to fix your Skype woes on the iPad, look no further than the latest ... |
22 May 2013
09:45 GMT |
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With the revenues they make, giant companies are putting in the effort to find ways to avoid paying taxes on billions of dollars. Apple, Google and Yahoo are just some of the tech giants that are struggling to provide evidence that they have actually paid enough, Apple Insider reports. While Apple is the one that... |
22 May 2013
09:45 GMT |
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Thanks to Flipper, most people regard dolphins as highly intelligent animals. India has recently decided that these marine mammals are much more than that: they are non-human persons and need be treated accordingly.
Working on these assumptions, the country has imposed a ban on captive dolphin shows, meaning that m... |
22 May 2013
09:44 GMT |
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A witness claimed that the friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev who was killed in a shootout with the FBI was interviewed by agents on Tuesday.
Khusn Taramiv tells WESH that both him and Ibragim Todashev were questioned in connection to the bombs set at the Boston Marathon. The pair also felt like they were being followed an... |
22 May 2013
09:37 GMT |
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YouTube is running a number of experiments which should eventually be rolled out to all users and the regular site. Some users are noticing a new way of loading videos; a red loading bar is displayed as a new video is loaded, without actually reloading the page. This makes navigation faster – not that YouTube... |
22 May 2013
09:37 GMT |
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Not too long ago, EK Water Block introduced its first ever Evaporation Cooler. I half-believed that would be enough to tidy the company over for a while.
That does not seem to be the case. Or maybe EK just figured it might as well get some more practice at making cooling products supposed to be used with liquid nit... |
22 May 2013
09:32 GMT |
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Windows 8 has reportedly failed to boost the collapsing PC market, but the new operating system has also led to a dramatic decline in customer satisfaction for the Redmond-based tech giant. According a report by Examiner, Microsoft’s American customer satisfaction index (ACSI) decline to 74 after the launch of... |
22 May 2013
09:32 GMT |
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Smith Micro Software has released Poser 10 and Poser Pro 2014, the latest versions of the company’s powerful animation tool, for Mac OS X.
One of the best 3D animation and character creation programs, Poser has been enhanced with Pixar subdivision surfaces with user-definable subdivision levels per prop, figur... |
22 May 2013
09:25 GMT |
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After a few rumors and reports, Warner Bros. and NetherRealm have confirmed that Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition will be released onto the PC platform this summer.The game will appear in July as a digital download and in August as a retail edition. Mortal Kombat appeared back in 2011 and delivered a great experience ... |
22 May 2013
09:24 GMT |
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Alex Jones, the radio host of the conspiracy-oriented Alex Jones Show, is warning everyone that the government may be behind the deadly Oklahoma tornado.
According to Media Matters, they have the power to use twisters as "weather weapons" and "can create and steer groups of tornadoes."
The way to figure out if the ... |
22 May 2013
09:19 GMT |
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Pretty much everybody knows that fishing gear kills whales. Still, not many are all that familiar with how it is exactly that fishing lines impact on these marine mammals' lives, ultimately causing them to die. On May 21, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution published a study documenting how a whale's... |
22 May 2013
09:17 GMT |
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Yahoo may have paid $1.1 billion (€856M) for Tumblr, but what has the Internet giant actually bought? Well, the answer is a large number of young users. According to a research, Tumblr got 73 million new accounts in the first three months of the year, which sums up to about 5 percent of the total Internet user... |
22 May 2013
09:11 GMT |
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Acer has made available the drivers for its most recent release, namely the Aspire R7 notebook. Intel, Realtek, NVIDIA, and other producers come with various files developed for this revolutionary device.
First, I should highlight that the R7 touch notebook is developed to support only the 64-bit version of Microsof... |
22 May 2013
09:07 GMT |
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Even if Crytek wasn't present at the Xbox One reveal event yesterday, the company has confirmed that Ryse, the older game that was confirmed for the Xbox 360 a few years ago, will be released for the Xbox One.
The title is going to support input from both the new console's controller and from its improved ... |
22 May 2013
09:05 GMT |
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Love him or hate him, you can’t possibly deny that, when it comes to live shows, Psy really gives it his best. Above is his live performance of “Gentleman,” his most recent single, on the season finale of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars.
He performed right before the winners of the season were ... |
22 May 2013
09:05 GMT |
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Toshiba hasn't formally introduced the AT10LE-A tablet, but a filing of it has made it to the Federal Communications Commission.
That means that the tablet is more or less complete, otherwise it wouldn't be up for wireless tests.
Anyway, the name of the device has yet to be revealed. Given previous FCC fi... |
22 May 2013
09:03 GMT |
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Windows 8 Manager is one of the applications that allow adopters of Microsoft’s new operating system to tweak most of its features, including the UI, the desktop, the Taskbar and the notification area.
The app has recently received an update that also adds a Windows Store app uninstaller, as well as some new t... |
22 May 2013
08:56 GMT |
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A bank vault left standing after the tornado that hit Oklahoma this week served as a hiding place for 24 incredibly lucky twister survivors.
A video shows the horrifying windstorm that leveled the town of Moore, killing over 90 people, some of whom children.
A branch office belonging to the Tinker Federal Credit U... |
22 May 2013
08:51 GMT |
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Starting today, owners of Nokia Lumia smartphones can download and install a new mobile game on their devices, namely Mass Effect: Infiltrator from EA.
The title is currently available exclusively on Windows Phone 8-based Lumia smartphones, set to provide users with a 3D third-person shooter experience that mimics ... |
22 May 2013
08:49 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has confirmed that FIFA 14, the upcoming soccer simulator from its Sports division, will be powered by its impressive Ignite engine only on next-generation consoles, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.The old engine will power the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 editions. EA played a big role in Microsoft's X... |
22 May 2013
08:48 GMT |
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A former postal delivery worker convicted for sending threatening packages and pipe bombs to companies has been sentenced to 37 years in jail.
"Horrific is the single best word I've heard to describe this crime. [...] Terrifying is another good word," U.S. District Judge Robert Dow said after ruling in the case... |
22 May 2013
08:34 GMT |
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We've seen lots of different ways of generating energy, but most of them can be divided into two categories: fossil fuel-based and otherwise. The idea that Belatchew came up with definitely fits the latter type. Few things can truly qualify as bizarre, but we dare say that what Stockholm-based architecture fir... |
22 May 2013
08:33 GMT |
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A new flavor of the Advanced Mobile Care application is now available for download for the owners of Android-based devices, namely version 3.2, with some appealing enhancements packed inside.
The new application release comes with an improved Task Killer, as well as with various optimizations for Cloud Backup, whil... |
22 May 2013
08:31 GMT |
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With CSS, styling websites has become a lot easier. Sites that required hours of cutting a design into hundreds of images can now be done in pure code. In fact, some are pushing CSS far beyond what it was originally designed for. Web developer John Galantini recreated the entire map of the London Underground using n... |
22 May 2013
08:22 GMT |
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Last week we were telling you that Google had silently killed off its SMS Search feature. With the growing number of individuals with a data plan, that seemed to be a good idea for Google, but there are still people out there who would like to use the service.
Gnosis Media Group went ahead and launched its own Goog... |
22 May 2013
08:15 GMT |
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With O.J. Simpson now trying to convince a judge that he should be released from prison despite the initial sentence of 33 years for kidnapping and robbery, his ex-girlfriend Christie Prody is probably dreading the moment.
The two dated for 12 years and broke up in 2008, right before he was convicted in the sports ... |
22 May 2013
08:05 GMT |
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Back in 2011, 3D panels became a rave, only to quickly fade into their own niche after just a few months. There were a few tries at trade shows to promote them as the new groove, but not much came of them, not without glasses-free support that has remained rare to this day. Now, though, a new so-called "savior" has... |
22 May 2013
08:05 GMT |
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A suspect killed by an FBI officer this morning may have been involved in the Boston bombing case, sources say.
Ibragim Todashev was one of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's friends, having met him practicing martial arts.
His friend Khusn Taramiv describes 27-year-old Todashev getting shot by the FBI in Orlando, on the 60... |
22 May 2013
08:02 GMT |
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Microsoft has further detailed the method in which the Xbox One implements a fee for owners who want to play a used (pre-owned) copy of a game, saying that they'll have to pay the game's current retail price in order to experience it.
The Xbox One was showcased to the world yesterday by Microsoft, and the ... |
22 May 2013
07:49 GMT |
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Tim Cook not only wants tax reform, he also wants IP protection, while the feds are at it. In a speech he gave to U.S. senators yesterday, Apple’s CEO lamented on the flaws of the country’s Court system.
Setting tax talk aside for a bit, the U.S. Senate and Apple’s CEO yesterday engaged in a brief ... |
22 May 2013
07:49 GMT |
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Gigabyte isn't going to pull any punches at Computex 2013. The trade show in early June, taking place in Taipei, Taiwan, will play host to quite a few motherboards, as well as other products.
We've already seen one of the mainboards that Gigabyte will bring to the trade show: the very small but very thoro... |
22 May 2013
07:44 GMT |
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Google Earth is yet another Android application that has been updated recently, now available for download for all Android 2.1 or newer devices as version 7.1.1.1781. Unfortunately, no specific info on what has been changed in the new release has been provided as of now, though chances are that Google has included ... |
22 May 2013
07:41 GMT |
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VideoLAN accused Secunia of being dishonest in a Twitter message pointing to a report showing software vulnerabilities results collected by Personal Software Inspector (PSI) in Q1 2013 from US PC users’ devices. The vulnerability management company mentioned VLC as being “one of many popular program... |
22 May 2013
07:40 GMT |
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CloudMosa has released Puffin Web Browser Free 3.0.2, a new version of the company’s free web browsing experience for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users.
The free implementation of the popular Puffin browser for iOS now sports an all-new tabbed browsing experience, cloud downloads (up to 10MB per file), and a ... |
22 May 2013
07:34 GMT |
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A few builds of the upcoming Windows Blue / 8.1 have already reached the web, revealing that Microsoft wants to use pretty much the same interface as in the previous Windows builds, with only minor changes here and there.
But this concept created by DeviantArt user TheTechnoToast shows a much more appealing interfac... |
22 May 2013
07:28 GMT |
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Google has announced that it will be cutting the price of its Google Apps for Business tool in India to help small companies.
Thus, the company announced that new and existing customers in India would now pay INR 150 ($2.7/€2.1) per user per month if they chose the Flexible Plan and INR 1500 per user per year ... |
22 May 2013
07:26 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One will be launched with a 500GB hard drive and that, while owners won't be able to replace the hard disk, they can attach external storage units via the console's USB 3.0 port.
The Xbox One was revealed to the world yesterday and Microsoft confirmed that all units wo... |
22 May 2013
07:20 GMT |
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At I/O, Google talked a lot about the direction search is going. It's nothing new, it's the same direction from six months ago or two years ago. The only difference is that Google has actually started to transform search into something more like a personal assistant.
Case in point is "conversational search... |
22 May 2013
07:11 GMT |
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Nvidia has just confirmed that its GeForce Experience application has gone out of beta with version 1.5, which brings support for a variety of new games, including Metro: Last Light, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, or Grand Theft Auto 4.
Nvidia decided to make it easier for owners of its GeForce graphics cards to get the b... |
22 May 2013
06:56 GMT |
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A new firmware is currently being delivered to the owners of HTC One Developer Edition smartphones, namely version 1.29.1540.16, with various system improvements packed inside.
No specific info on what these enhancements are all about has been provided as of now, but HTC has reportedly confirmed that the update is ... |
22 May 2013
06:51 GMT |
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Pandora Radio 4.3 is out for iPhone and iPad users with the ability to both publish and curate the music you love on Facebook, helping your friends discover new songs and artists while you’re at it.In your Pandora privacy settings, you can now customize what you share to Facebook, and if you tap the album artwo... |
22 May 2013
06:02 GMT |
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The last photos taken of Osama bin Laden will remain classified, a court has ruled. The shots depict bin Laden being buried at sea. As I wrote previously, several organizations petitioned for the photographs to be released to the press; however officials decided that they would cause “exceptionally grave harm&... |
22 May 2013
05:57 GMT |
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Witnessing attacks on Apple in the investigatory hearing on “Offshore Profit Shifting and the U.S. Tax Code,” U.S. Senator Rand Paul took a bold stand yesterday defending the country’s iconic company.
Rand Paul noted that the government attempted to “bully, berate and badger” Apple, for... |
22 May 2013
05:50 GMT |
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The Westboro Baptist Church have found an explanation for the deadly tornado that plowed through Oklahoma, leaving destruction and casualties behind it.
As reported, some 91 people died and a close-up video shows the force of the deadly twister as it descended on Moore, near Oklahoma city.
Fred Phelps Jr., son of m... |
22 May 2013
05:46 GMT |
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VueScan, an easy-to-use replacement for the software that usually comes with scanners and that supports most flatbed scanners, printer/scanners and film scanners, has reached version 9.2.19.
VueScan 9.2.19 is a minor release in the series as it doesn’t bring any performance improvements for the Linux platform,... |
22 May 2013
05:45 GMT |
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Salesforce.com has announced four new mobile solutions for government agencies that will help better connect them with the citizens.
Federal, state and local agencies can start using Rapid Response 311, Mobile Communities for Government, the Government Social Command Center and Platform Mobile Services for Governme... |
22 May 2013
05:44 GMT |
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After Fractal Design, Enermax and SeaSonic, it really isn't a shock to see that another maker of power supply units has posted a list of Haswell-compatible PSUs.
Which is to say, since Haswell CPUs can enter a low-power state that some power supplies can't reach (low loads below 0.05 Amps during sleep mod... |
22 May 2013
05:38 GMT |
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A person who is familiar with the development of iOS 7 has spilled the beans on a new feature that will enhance the social aspects of the software. Namely, Vimeo and Flickr will be natively integrated in the OS. Year after year Apple strives to take all the big social networks aboard, the latest examples being Faceb... |
22 May 2013
05:33 GMT |
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After confirming that Forza Motorsport 5 will be a launch-day game for the Xbox One next-generation console, Microsoft has now revealed a special gameplay video with the racing title, as well as a set of great screenshots.
The Forza Motorsport franchise delivered a variety of great racing experiences on the original... |
22 May 2013
05:32 GMT |
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Over the weekend, singer George Michael was airlifted to the hospital after he was involved in a one-vehicle accident on the M1 in Hertforshire. More details of the accident are now available – and it seems he fell out of the speeding car, bouncing down the motorway.
Katherine Fox tells The Sun that she was th... |
22 May 2013
05:28 GMT |
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Tech giant Microsoft has just introduced the SkyDrive Pro client for Windows, a brand new app that allows Office users to sync their files with minimum effort. The application can be basically installed on all Windows version currently on the market and does not require any version of Office to be deployed on your c... |
22 May 2013
05:27 GMT |
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A foster mother from Griswold, Connecticut has been found guilty of assault after using a spoon to spank a girl in her care on her buttocks.
The 4-year-old girl's biological mother, Elisabeth Land, reported that the girl had bruises after a visit at the woman's home.
Foster care provider Jami M. Littlefie... |
22 May 2013
05:25 GMT |
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One would think that the high-end chipset meant to support Intel's Haswell CPUs would only be found on ATX motherboards and larger, and maybe the occasional micro-ATX, but this is not the case.
Gigabyte hasn't released the press shots yet, but the folks over at LegitReviews have managed to snag a few phot... |
22 May 2013
05:17 GMT |
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Google has only sent out a limited number of Glass devices so far, aiming only to give the market a taste of what’s to come with its mainstream launch. However, out of the entire pack of developers that have received the $1,500 device (€1,160), one has finally managed to lose it. Luke Wroblewski is a p... |
22 May 2013
05:12 GMT |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s 26-year marriage came crumbling down when she learned he’d been cheating on her with the family housekeeper and had even fathered her a child. Not all hope is lost for them, a new report suggests.
As per the star’s own words, Maria found out about all this... |
22 May 2013
05:09 GMT |
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After presenting to the world the Xbox One next-generation console, Microsoft has now posted a special reveal video for the device, showing off its exterior design as well as its improved controller and the upgraded Kinect sensor.
The Xbox One has been rumored for some time but, after lots of waiting, Microsoft pres... |
22 May 2013
05:06 GMT |
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The latest revision for Sumatra PDF incorporates a small set of fixes and introduces Manga Mode option for viewing comic book files (CBZ and CBR).
Build 2.3 of the application also brings to the table new keyboard shortcuts, Ctrl+Up for page up and Ctrl+down for page down. The developer announced that the advanced s... |
22 May 2013
05:01 GMT |
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Today, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics officially confirmed plans to buy a 10 percent stake in Pantech, the third largest phone maker in the country. The deal is said to have been valued at around 53 billion won (US$47.6 million), and is expected to result in a tightened collaboration between th... |
22 May 2013
04:57 GMT |
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A 28-year-old police officer with the Los Angeles PD has been arrested for abusing two children in his home.
According to the sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore, Miguel Schiappapietra abused two girls living near his home in Castaic.
He allegedly got the girls to come to his home by luring them there, KTLA s... |
22 May 2013
04:57 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Ghosts has just received a gameplay trailer but also a special behind the scenes video, as well as quite a few impressive screenshots, showing off the new first-person shooter in action on the Xbox One next-gen console.
Call of Duty: Ghosts was confirmed to the world earlier this month, but only during... |
22 May 2013
04:56 GMT |
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The French Hadopi law only has one more month to live, the country’s Minister of Culture and Communication said. Aurélie Filippetti said that the Hollande administration would nix the Internet piracy law in the coming months, ZDNet reports. The Hadopi law was introduced in 2009, having been strongly ... |
22 May 2013
04:56 GMT |
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Two people in Alabama have thus far died of a so-called mysterious respiratory illness whose symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath.
Furthermore, it appears that five others have been hospitalized following their showing signs of having contracted it. The individuals believed to have caught this illn... |
22 May 2013
04:53 GMT |
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Pokki, currently one of the most popular third-party Start Menu apps for Windows 8, has received an update, bringing a number of bugfixes to users of Microsoft’s operating system.
In essence a web app manager, Pokki has quickly become a very appealing application for Windows 8 users, especially because it brou... |
22 May 2013
04:49 GMT |
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A huge tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma the other day, killing 24 people, 9 of which were children, and leaving utter devastation behind. Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton paid tribute to the victims on The Voice last night.
The show’s judge and mentor, and his lovely wife performed their ballad “Over You,&r... |
22 May 2013
04:47 GMT |
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When NVIDIA released the GeForce GTX Titan graphics card, it had the honor of bragging that it had a single-GPU graphics card that performed just as well, if not better, than the GeForce GTX 690 dual-GPU model. Even so, however, there weren't very high hopes for the graphics card as far as product shipments wer... |
22 May 2013
04:42 GMT |
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Twitter is looking to reform patents from within the system with a rather revolutionary system, the Innovator’s Patent Agreement, in which the patent rights remain with those who actually make the inventions.
Twitter is now using the system for the latest patent it's been granted for the "pull to refresh... |
22 May 2013
04:42 GMT |
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The situation that brought Apple in front of the U.S. Senate yesterday to discuss tax rate gave birth to speculation that the iPad maker would actually move camp. Tim Cook said that idea was crazy.
It’s no mystery Apple tried its best to avoid paying big tax rates in order to maximize profits for its sharehold... |
22 May 2013
04:41 GMT |
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Melissa McCarthy is now directing a new film with her husband. While on set in Wilmington, NC, the star noticed that one of the extras who had also brought along her child for the day, was yelling and mistreating the kid.
TMZ reports that the 4 or 5-year-old child didn’t exactly appreciate the commotion and w... |
22 May 2013
04:33 GMT |
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A team of researchers writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences detail a new theory concerning how and why mammoths went extinct.
Their theory boils down to the following assumptions: either a comet or a giant meteor caused rapid and drastic changes in our planet's climate.
Becaus... |
22 May 2013
04:25 GMT |
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Once upon a time, no one had any idea that a home or apartment's power grid could be used for communication between electronic devices, but the world knows better now, thanks to companies like Rosewill.
Rosewill already has a pair of powerline AV adapters on sale, but it figured it was time to add a few more, ... |
22 May 2013
04:15 GMT |
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Google Chrome, a browser built on the WebKit layout engine that aims to be minimalistic and versatile at the same time, is now at version 28.0.1500.20 Dev.
A new Development version of Google Chrome has been launched, and it integrates a large number of functional changes and improvements.
Highlights of Google Chro... |
22 May 2013
04:11 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed that the newly revealed Xbox One next-generation console will launch in markets around the world later this year, promising that more details about a release date will be shared in the future.
The Xbox One was revealed to the world yesterday, with Microsoft emphasizing not just the different ... |
22 May 2013
04:11 GMT |
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The Clear Creek Independent School District (CCISD) in Texas has already embraced Windows 8 and even though some criticize the new OS for the confusion it creates to beginners, local IT experts actually praise the product. CCISD CTO Kevin Schwartz said in an interview that early signs have showed that Windows 8 is a... |
22 May 2013
04:10 GMT |
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France Telecom has announced that it will invest between €30 and €50 million ($39 - $64.7 million) in Dailymotion, after the French government vetoed Yahoo’s attempt to buy a major share in the company.
The popular online video service is owned by Orange, a brand that is further owned by France Tele... |
22 May 2013
04:07 GMT |
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There’s something about rain that makes you feel all cozy inside, especially when you’ve got a roof over your head and nothing special to do all day. If you want to artificially induce that feel when there’s no clouds in sight, there’s an app for that. Rainingfm is a brilliant app that lets... |
22 May 2013
04:02 GMT |
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An amateur ghost buster has had the unfortunate surprise of catching more than ghosts after setting up a camera in his house.
The man from Tasmania was convinced that he would get the ghosts haunting the home on tape so he left the camera rolling throughout the night, Anorak writes.
When he left for work the next m... |
22 May 2013
03:58 GMT |
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Tizen 2.1 source code and SDK have been made available for download and testing by the Tizen Association, bringing a huge amount of updates and new features.
Tizen is an open source mobile operating system based on distribution, which includes several modules from the former MeeGo, Moblin, and Maemo. The development... |
22 May 2013
03:56 GMT |
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Apart from faster web page loading, the recent launch for Google Chrome 27 stable also includes several security fixes, nine of them labeled as having a “high” risk and being credited to external researchers.
The security glitches reported from external sources were rewarded with a little over $14,500/11... |
22 May 2013
03:54 GMT |
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Chrome 27 has finally made it to the stable channel, but there's not much to say about it. It’s faster than ever before, as Google boasts a five percent increase in how fast content appears on the screen. There are also a couple of new features under the hood, but that's about it. The speed improveme... |
22 May 2013
03:50 GMT |
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Javan leopards are currently listed as a critically endangered species. More precisely, some say that there are only 100 such big cats left in the wild, whereas the ones a tad more optimistic maintain that their overall headcount could add up to 250 individuals.
Conservationists in Indonesia have recently set up se... |
22 May 2013
03:49 GMT |
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Every once in a while, a company will release a sort of product that stands out among all the rest, either through a ludicrous amount of top-end features or a skillful blending of the essentials. A good case may be made for proving that the Node 304 from Fractal Design is one of the latter. After all, it is suppose... |
22 May 2013
03:42 GMT |
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Brad Pitt has landed the cover of the latest issue of Esquire magazine, which also features an extensive interview with him. Among many things, Pitt, who is now promoting a new film, “World War Z,” also disses, albeit indirectly, his marriage to Jennifer Aniston. It’s a well known fact that, befor... |
22 May 2013
03:42 GMT |
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Facebook might have over 1 billion monthly users, but that’s mainly the reason why teenagers don’t think it’s cool anymore.
Everyone and their dog are on Facebook, or so it seems if we take a look at the stats the company gives us, and that’s particularly why teenagers prefer Twitter.
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22 May 2013
03:42 GMT |
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Kathlynn Shepard, a teenager kidnapped from Iowa on Monday is still missing as search efforts intensify. 15-year-old Shepard was taken from Dayton in Webster County along with a 12-year-old friend. WHO TV writes that police have found the suspected kidnapper dead in his home in Stratford, in an apparent suicide. M... |
22 May 2013
03:39 GMT |
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After confirming to the world the Xbox One next-generation console, Microsoft has now released a full set of official images that show off the new device, its controller, its improved Kinect, and its interface. Xbox One was eagerly awaited by millions of Microsoft fans from around the world and the company showed it... |
22 May 2013
03:39 GMT |
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Even though Microsoft has come under fire several times for the way it handles users’ data on Skype, the company is betting big on its VoIP platform, which will be available on Xbox One gaming consoles as well. The tech giant has announced during the Xbox One launch event that Skype capabilities will be added ... |
22 May 2013
03:39 GMT |
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A study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences answers one very serious question that has troubled hundreds of people for decades on end: why is it that penguins cannot fly?
By the looks of it, the answer is pretty straightforward: penguins cannot fly because they can swi... |
22 May 2013
03:34 GMT |
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A new stable release of the Google Chrome browser is now available for download for the owners of Android-based devices, namely version 27.0.1453.90.
The new application flavor arrives with full screen capabilities on smartphones, enabling users to hide the toolbar by scrolling.
Furthermore, the app features simp... |
22 May 2013
03:27 GMT |
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Uygar Kaya and Ran Avni have created a brand new iPhone 6 concept video trying to envision some of the phone’s features, with some being more plausible than others.
According to the two designers, the iPhone 6 should have a Full HD Retina Display, an ultra slim design, notification LEDs, charging animations, a... |
22 May 2013
03:23 GMT |
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Walmart announced a new update for its video-on-demand service, Vudu.
Its iOS app now lets you download videos from the service, which means that you can watch them when you’re offline.
The company has also said that it has made the Player easier to use, thanks to the user’s feedback.
Vudu 2.0 also ... |
22 May 2013
03:18 GMT |
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Valve has launched another Beta version for its Steam for Linux client, this time with an important fix for the Big Screen mode.
After a development version garners sufficient changes, Valve promotes it to stable. The work for the next beta starts almost immediately.
Highlights of the latest Steam for Linux update:... |
22 May 2013
03:16 GMT |
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Google and Facebook may be building futuristic new headquarters in Silicon Valley but, a bit further up north, Amazon isn't doing so bad either.
The company is building new offices in downtown Seattle and the latest plans include a newly unveiled biodome full of plant life, including fully grown trees.
There ... |
22 May 2013
03:16 GMT |
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The previous “Man of Steel” trailer offered a generous glimpse at the challenges ahead of Superman in embracing his Superman-ness in a way that would benefit humankind. In the most recent, it’s just that that will probably be the end of him.
Above is the brand new trailer for the film, aptly calle... |
22 May 2013
03:15 GMT |
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The polar bear pictured balancing a ball on the tip of its nose is a female currently living at the Brno Zoo in the Czech Republic.
Cora, as this polar bear is named, appears to be quite fond of performing such tricks, most likely to help pass the time and entertain its cubs, Kometa and Nanuk.
One of Cora's ... |
22 May 2013
03:13 GMT |
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It looks like another wireless router capable of communicating over more than one band has been released, and TRENDnet is the maker. Not that it's so shocking, given the company's history on the Wi-Fi market.
The latest wireless networking device to leave TRENDnet's labs is none other than the AC1200... |
22 May 2013
03:08 GMT |
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Owners of Windows Phone 8-based Nokia Lumia devices can now get more out of the HERE Maps application and service that Nokia has loaded on their smartphones, as the software has been updated with some new features packed inside. Available for download as version 3.3.354.8 at the moment, the new HERE Maps app comes ... |
22 May 2013
03:02 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed that its next-generation Xbox One console won't be backwards compatible and even emphasized that there aren't any plans to enable it to play games made for the Xbox 360.
Ahead of Microsoft's Xbox One reveal yesterday, many rumors appeared about the next-gen console's backw... |
22 May 2013
03:00 GMT |
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One would assume that, given its being referred to as T. Rex's smaller cousin, the Allosaurus (i.e. a theropod that roamed the Earth about 150 million years ago) must have behaved much like the legendary predator.
However, a team of researchers at Ohio University in Athens says that, at least as far as their f... |
22 May 2013
02:59 GMT |
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Microsoft announced during the Xbox One launch that it has signed a deal with the National Football League (NFL) to provide coaches and team staff with Surface tablets on the sidelines.
This way, both coaches and players will get instant access to replays, videos, stats, and photos from different camera angles to im... |
22 May 2013
02:59 GMT |
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An expert in exorcism is claiming that Pope Francis has performed one on a boy bound to a wheelchair.
On Sunday, May 19, the Pope was in St Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy. After mass, he stopped to pray for those suffering from illnesses, one of whom was the boy he allegedly exorcized.
He placed his hand on hi... |
22 May 2013
02:55 GMT |
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Apple has released the opening statements of its CEO and CFO before the US Senate regarding several accusations that the company has been using legal loopholes to evade taxes.
Televised live, the hearing saw Tim Cook (Apple CEO) and Peter Oppenheimer (Apple CFO) elaborate on tax matters, including the fact that the ... |
22 May 2013
02:54 GMT |
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Google has announced that it has tweaked its mobile Google+ site, after releasing update after update for mobile apps and its desktop site.
The company is delivering an update that brings the new interface to the mobile version of its website.
They have also added an easier to see and use +1 button, as well as a ... |
22 May 2013
02:46 GMT |
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On May 14, the staff at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Australia were thrilled to discover that one of the female rhinos living at this animal sanctuary had given birth to a white rhino calf.
As they explain, it was only last year when they lost four of their white rhinos to an illness. Because of this, the arri... |
22 May 2013
02:39 GMT |
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Jodi Arias is pleading for her life with the jury, after being convicted of violently killing boyfriend Travis Alexander.
The jury will dish out her sentence, and as reported, she is eligible for the death penalty. She has testified that she is planning to make a turnaround in jail.
According to the AP, Arias is of... |
22 May 2013
02:37 GMT |
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A new flavor of the Evernote application is now available for download for the owners of Windows Phone-based devices, namely version 3.1.72, with some new features packed inside. Following the update, Evernote users will take advantage of a new Snippet View, which was designed to display notes in a horizontal list.... |
22 May 2013
02:36 GMT |
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Microsoft has elaborated on the Internet connection required by its next-generation Xbox One console, confirming that, while it won't require to be constantly online, it will need to be connected once every 24 hours.
Before the official presentation of the Xbox One, one of the major rumors concerning the consol... |
22 May 2013
02:31 GMT |
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Micro Star International's GX70 notebook is a relatively recent addition to the market of gaming PCs, but it is still something not altogether new, just like the GX60 can easily be considered old news.
Thus, adding AMD's A10-series Richland accelerated processing units (APUs) to their list of supported ce... |
22 May 2013
02:31 GMT |
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The judges and the viewers at home have decided: the winner of the 2013 season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars is Kellie Pickler. This marks the fourth win for her pro dancing partner, Derek Hough. Before the season finale, Kellie and Derek had moved the audience to tears with a very stripped down and incredi... |
22 May 2013
02:31 GMT |
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Western Digital has just outed a new firmware version targeted at its My Net N900 and N900 Central dual-band routers, namely the 1.07.16 package, which brings a handful of resolved issues.
The newly released version fixes the safe removal issue of the attached drives, and the Public share folder accessing problem wh... |
22 May 2013
02:25 GMT |
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You’ve actually been pronouncing GIF the wrong way all this time, the format’s inventor said.
Steve Wilhite is the one who invented the GIF format back in the late 90s and he says that the word is pronounced as JIF.
Sure, anyone could have found this out by simply checking out a dictionary, but not ma... |
22 May 2013
02:23 GMT |
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On May 20, Oklahoma got hit by a major tornado that caused the death of over 90 people, some of whom were children.
The video above, which shows the tornado form and grow to an impressive size, was shared with the public by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, for short) in the United States. ... |
22 May 2013
02:19 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia might plan the launch of a large Windows Phone device for the next year, one that could boast a touchscreen of around 6 inches, rumor has it.
The company has been said before to plan the release of such a device in 2013, but it seems that enthusiasts will actually have to wait a bit... |
22 May 2013
02:15 GMT |
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DC++ 0.820 is officially out, bringing a number of testing features for Windows users who want to get a glimpse into the next feature lineup of the stable build.
According to the official release notes, DC++ 0.820 comes with support for city-level GeoIP databases, as well as with a tab menu command to disconnect a h... |
22 May 2013
02:11 GMT |
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Windows 8.1 / Blue, the first update for Microsoft’s new Windows 8, is expected to bring several new changes, some of which concern the Metro apps available on the operating system.As a result, the tech giant is now trying to update most of its Metro apps currently available in the Store, including some of the ... |
22 May 2013
01:45 GMT |
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With the first Windows 8 update almost here, everybody expected the tech giant’s latest operating system to increase its market share a little bit, especially because Windows 8.1 is going to be offered for free to all its users. The problem is that this isn’t happening and the Windows 8 adoption remains ... |
22 May 2013
01:21 GMT |
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Windows 8 has often been described as a rather confusing operating system, especially because of the UI changes and the Metro interface that Microsoft introduced in this new version.
But Stephen Landry, CIO of the Seton Hall University, one of the educational institutions that made the move to Windows 8, says that g... |
22 May 2013
01:11 GMT |
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