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We first reported here that Seagate was rumored to be probing OCZ for a possible buyout, and then we received unofficial reports that the deal is close to completion so we reported on that here. The final report said that Seagate is likely to soon make an announcement regarding the move. The financial reports came... |
1 August 2012
22:31 GMT |
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Famous professional display maker, Japanese company Eizo has just announced the new ColorEdge CG246 professional monitor, on its official website. This is a 24” monitor featuring a less popular 24.1” diagonal size that uses a 1920 by 1200 pixel resolution.
The new device features an IPS mate panel and it... |
1 August 2012
21:41 GMT |
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We were quite a bit disappointed to find out here that Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 650 video card is nothing more than a GT 640 with GDDR5 memory. The company is apparently going to use a different chip for its Ti version. Therefore, the new GeForce GTX 650 Ti is reportedly powered by Nvidia’s Kepler-based ... |
1 August 2012
20:51 GMT |
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Research and Markets has released “Apple Inc.: The Steve Jobs Effect,” a company profile that questions how Apple will cope with the loss of its visionary genius going forward.
Priced at €815.00 / $1,000 sharp, the report looks at Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, who was named CEO of the decade by Fo... |
1 August 2012
20:41 GMT |
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UPDATE: We’ve updated the content of the story in order to make it clear that the OnLive executive was only talking about his own company and was not in any way commenting on Sony.After Sony’s acquisition of Gaikai rumors have begun appearing the OnLive, another company that developed streaming tech for v... |
1 August 2012
20:11 GMT |
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Vigil Games has just posted quite a few new details on its upcoming Darksiders 2 hack and slash game, this time presenting new information about Death and his fellow Horsemen of the Apocalypse, as well as some of the beings that will help him in the new game.
Darksiders II is out later this month and stars Death, th... |
1 August 2012
19:41 GMT |
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The search giant headquartered in Mountain View, California has released version 1.3 of the Gmail app for iPhone and iPad. “We've made a bunch of under the hood changes to improve animation, scrolling, and responsiveness on the iPhone and iPod touch,” says Google.
The updated Gmail app for iOS devi... |
1 August 2012
19:31 GMT |
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Well-known computer cooling systems manufacturer Cooler Master has decided to switch from using a solid copper base for its high-end coolers to using a horizontal vapor chamber. The solution seems to be considerably more efficient in theory.
It is very important to mention that all this must be proved in real-life t... |
1 August 2012
19:31 GMT |
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iPad owners can now watch thousands of titles available from Prime Instant Video and over 120,000 videos available from the Amazon Instant Video store by installing the new Amazon Instant Video app for iOS. Available on the iPad only at the moment, and currently purchasable in the United States App Store, Amazon Ins... |
1 August 2012
18:51 GMT |
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Firaxis has assured Civilization V players that the diplomacy engine for computer controlled opponents has been improved for the Gods & Kings expansion and I might have just experienced one aspect of the upgrade in the form of a Medieval World War I.
Last time I checked in I was bringing up a lone siege engine and a... |
1 August 2012
18:41 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has confirmed that even more people have purchased its Battlefield 3 Premium downloadable content bundle for Battlefield 3, saying that over 1.3 million units have been sold across the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Battlefield 3 came out last year and its multiplayer mode has proven to be a huge success, es... |
1 August 2012
18:21 GMT |
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One of the powerful devices in the L-Style series, the Optimus L7 was officially unveiled back in February, a few days ahead of Mobile World Congress 2012 trade fair opened.
The smartphone is available in Australia via Optus for quite some time now. The good news is that this device runs Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sand... |
1 August 2012
18:01 GMT |
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AMD announced that Jim Keller has left Apple to become the corporate vice president and chief architect of AMD’s microprocessor cores. He will be reporting directly to Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Technology and Engineering, Mark Papermaster, who also worked at Apple.
The co-author of ... |
1 August 2012
17:51 GMT |
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Built as the first Android-based tablet PC to offer a true Google experience, Nexus 7 will include a nice range of appealing features, such as Google+ Hangouts.
Launched with the new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system right from the start, the tablet PC will provide users with the possibility to easily engage ... |
1 August 2012
17:41 GMT |
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Despite the increase in gameplay options and the depth of the story offered in the more recent Assassin’s Creed titles, at least one developer believes that the first release in the franchise is the most pure one in terms of player experience.
Patrice Desilets, the man who is credited with the creation of the ... |
1 August 2012
17:41 GMT |
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Now that we know the codename for the upcoming Fedora 18 operating system, and the fact that it will introduce support for 256-color terminals, it is time to learn something about other features that will be incorporated in this anticipated release. On the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo) meeting that to... |
1 August 2012
17:11 GMT |
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Nimbuzz has just announced the availability of a new flavor of their popular application for devices running under the now ancient Symbian operating system.
The new flavor of the mobile client, released as version 3.4.0, brings along not only a series of improvements, but also some cool new features, the development... |
1 August 2012
17:01 GMT |
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In their quest for profit, big name brands like Chanel, Johnson & Johnson and Revlon are expanding on the huge Chinese market. In doing so, they're also ditching the animal cruelty-free policies because animal testing is still mandatory here.
The cosmetics industry is on the rise in China and huge names are lo... |
1 August 2012
16:41 GMT |
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The developers behind the coming Firefall MMO have blamed the conservative Microsoft and Sony for the lack of innovation in the home console area and for the high prices that gamers need to pay for new retail packages. Mark Kern, who is the chief executive officer at Red 5 Studios, has told Eurogamer that, “Th... |
1 August 2012
16:31 GMT |
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One of the most popular Android phones offered by Canadian carrier Rogers, HTC One X has just received a new update.
The smartphone has been plagued by numerous bugs since its launch back in May, but HTC worked hard to deliver software updates meant to fix most of these issues.
Today, the carrier announced the imme... |
1 August 2012
16:31 GMT |
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If Google launched its own wireless services, the first handset to connect to them would be, undoubtedly, a Google Nexus smartphone.
Capable of delivering a pure Google experience, such a device would include not only state-of-the-art hardware inside, but also great looks and appealing features, that’s for su... |
1 August 2012
16:21 GMT |
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Nokia’s Lumia 900 smartphone might be able to provide great performance capabilities, but its looks are also appealing, that’s for sure. In fact, Nokia wanted to make sure that it will easily prove a great option for people of all sorts, and launched it in more than one color. For those who would like... |
1 August 2012
16:11 GMT |
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Everyone expects Microsoft to announce the next version of Windows Phone sometime in the fall. With Windows Phone 8 Apollo, Microsoft hopes to boost its market share beginning 2013. Most carriers would want to wait for the first Windows Phone 8 devices to be announced and then pick the one that suits them best. Ho... |
1 August 2012
16:01 GMT |
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It is a known fact that director Chris Nolan was inspired by Frank Miller's 1986 Batman graphic novel in the creation of his own Batman trilogy, which ends this year with “The Dark Knight Rises.” It is now being released as an animation.
“The Dark Knight Returns Part 1” is released by W... |
1 August 2012
15:51 GMT |
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BioWare has just posted its weekly balance update for the multiplayer mode in Mass Effect 3, this time reducing the power (nerfing) of things like the Typhoon assault rifle or the Smash power, while increasing the damage of others weapons, like the Indra sniper or the Prothean Particle Beam rifle, not to mention powe... |
1 August 2012
15:41 GMT |
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LSI bought SandForce a while ago and it has already figured out how to improve the solid-state drive controller processor series that are already available.
It is the SandForce SF-2200/2100 Client Flash Storage Processors that have earned their spot in the headlines this time.
From now on, every new SF-2141, SF-2... |
1 August 2012
15:41 GMT |
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Among the many features that Windows Phone 8 will have to offer to its users, one might seem highly appealing to many. Apparently, the platform might land on shelves with support for dictation in some applications, a feature that has become standard in mobile operating systems lately. Windows Phone 8 will come no... |
1 August 2012
15:31 GMT |
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French company Archos is apparently ready to launch a new top-of-the line G tablet. The new device has just paid a visit to the FCC and new information is now available. The new tablet is sometimes referred to as the G10xs or the 101xs and it has been spotted initially showing off good scores in various benchmarks. ... |
1 August 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Since Google launched its Wallet application, users have been challenged by the software's limited functionality. Google Wallet only accepted a few credit or debit cards and was only compatible with a few Android devices.
Starting today, Google Wallet supports any credit or debit card, Visa, MasterCard, America... |
1 August 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Major carrier Verizon Wireless plans to release a new software update for the old HTC Trophy Windows Phone device.
Dubbed Windows Phone Tango, or MCR3, the update brings several new features and capabilities, which are meant to increase the phone’s functionality.
The carrier has already published the official... |
1 August 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Just today, celebrity Will.i.am and famous company Coca-Cola launched their green-oriented Ekocycle initiative, which comes as a result of their deciding to enter a partnership aimed at developing and implementing recycling programs in North America.
The main idea behind their Ekocycle initiative is to promote life... |
1 August 2012
15:01 GMT |
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David Cage, the main developer working on the upcoming Beyond: Two Souls from Quantic Dream and Sony, says that he is still interested in challenging the minds rather than the hands of his player base.
Speaking to EDGE, the veteran game creator has stated, “My goal is to surprise people, to give them something... |
1 August 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Another day, another “Fifty Shades of Grey” rumor. After Emma Watson and Ian Somerhalder were linked to the project as candidates for the leads, it's now Angelina Jolie and William Levy's turn. “Fifty Shades of Grey” is now in pre-production, with a script based on the best-selling... |
1 August 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Research In Motion released a few months ago a BlackBerry 10 device aimed at developers. The company is known for launching multiple builds of upcoming devices to integrate the best user experience in the final products. The latest device launched by RIM, the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha was handed out to developers at t... |
1 August 2012
14:31 GMT |
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Bethesda has acquired the rights to publish STALKER 2, according to a noted Ukrainian blogger, who says that the large company may not have bought the property outright, but it has signed a contract with Sergei Grigorovich, the boss of STALKER developer GSC Game World.
STALKER 2 was in full development at the beginn... |
1 August 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Just recently, US' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was asked by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association to cut down on current corn ethanol production goals. Apparently, failure to do so may lead to the country's being faced with a food crisis.
As explained in the petition signed by the afore... |
1 August 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Developer Markus Persson has just released the latest version of his popular building game Minecraft. A mile-long changelog accompanies the release and existing gamers are strongly encouraged to update.
General changes include an updated launcher with a new demo mode and no visual changes, improved overall stability... |
1 August 2012
14:11 GMT |
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Bad news for Canadian customers expecting to purchase the Motorola RAZR V and ATRIX HD LTE tomorrow, as major carrier Bell has quietly postponed the release of the smartphones.
Although both Android phones have been slated for an August 2 launch, Bell Canada decided to delay both handsets “to ensure complete c... |
1 August 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Up until now, efforts channeled at safeguarding the Arctic from Shell's plans to drill in these regions focused on how various animal species will be negatively affected by the changes bound to occur in their natural habitat.
However, this video recently made public by the Greenpeace organization draws attenti... |
1 August 2012
13:51 GMT |
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A UFO was spotted during the London Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday. Moreover, there is also proof of the sighting: the video above, shot as fireworks lit up the sky during the event, at around 12.30 am.
As one can easily imagine, this video has sparked a frenzy of speculation online as to the nature of the flyi... |
1 August 2012
13:41 GMT |
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Since December last year, Miley Cyrus has been on a journey to transforming herself through Pilates. She's been in the gym several times a week and on a gluten-free diet, and the results are quite startling. You too can get her toned abs with the new DVD workout now available.
Fans of the actress and singer wil... |
1 August 2012
13:41 GMT |
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Robert Pattinson is reportedly holed up at Reese Witherspoon's ranch in California but he might emerge soon to travel to the UK – with the sole purpose of having a heart to heart conversation with Liberty Ross, the wife of the man Kristen Stewart cheated on him with. Kristen and Rupert Sanders, Ross... |
1 August 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Three new TV ads aired by Apple during the Olympics are being perceived with mixed feelings, most of which seem to be negative. However, the campaign featuring an Apple Genius might not be all that bad.
Three TV spots – Mayday, Basically, and Labor Day – are available for immediate watching on Apple’s web site... |
1 August 2012
13:31 GMT |
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The first Sony Xperia SL press photo leaked about two weeks ago, along with some of the smartphone's specs sheet.
Although the Xperia SL only appeared in pink, it looks like Sony plans to launch the device in more color options. The folks over at UnwiredView report the handset will also be available in black, s... |
1 August 2012
13:27 GMT |
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The Chrome stable channel has gotten a major version update, to Chrome 21, and with it came a long list of security vulnerabilities being patched. A bit surprising, or encouraging perhaps, there were only two vulnerabilities that were deemed worthy of earning their discoverer any money.
Those two vulnerabilities wer... |
1 August 2012
13:11 GMT |
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Only two months after the latest preview flavor of Windows 8 was made available for download, Microsoft announced that the platform was released to manufacturing today. The availability of the RTM flavor of the operating system means that Microsoft finally applied the latest touches to it, and that OEM partners are c... |
1 August 2012
13:06 GMT |
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Major carrier AT&T announced last week plans to roll out the hotly anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for LG Nitro HD beginning July 31.
In addition, the operator confirmed that important software updates would be delivered for HTC One X and HTC Inspire 4G, though AT&T did not unveil any details on ex... |
1 August 2012
13:01 GMT |
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The next big installment in the StarCraft 2 trilogy might not appear this year, as games industry analyst Doug Creutz believes that Blizzard will release the upcoming Heart of the Swarm title next year.
Blizzard is notorious for taking its time while crafting new games, as highlighted by the lengthy development of D... |
1 August 2012
12:21 GMT |
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Embarrassing is beginning to not be enough to describe the entire Street View WiFi mess. It's embarrassing that it happened in the first place. It's embarrassing that Google's supposedly best and brightest were unaware that their cars had been capturing payload WiFi data for years.
It's embarras... |
1 August 2012
12:10 GMT |
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Hawken, the mech combat game from Adhesive Games which uses the free-to-play concept, will get a live action series from DJ2 Entertainment and Warner Premier during 2013.
The series will focus on two pilots, each of them from a different faction, who are fighting on a planet affected by a nano virus, and who partner... |
1 August 2012
12:01 GMT |
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999 out of 1000 Internet users have seen a motivational image while surfing the Web. This Internet meme has been storming the Web for years now and it doesn't seem to have an end in sight.
If you still don't know what we're talking about, a motivational image is an image framed by a dark background wi... |
1 August 2012
12:01 GMT |
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According to Australian researchers, the former version of the whooping cough vaccine was better at protecting patients against the condition than the newest version. The data experts used were collected during a 3-year epidemic, and then 9 years later.
Scientists mostly focused their attention on small children. T... |
1 August 2012
11:46 GMT |
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We already know that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S 4 Pro chipset will be packed in future Android 4.1 Jelly Bean devices. However, we’re still not sure what company will launch the first smartphones and tablets to be equipped with this powerful chipset.
Qualcomm’s chipset was launched in the US several d... |
1 August 2012
11:44 GMT |
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Energy System is apparently preparing to launch its new Android ICS tablet called i8. The new tablet features a rather atypical 8” diagonal size and the rare 4:3 screen format.
Many of our readers might remember that LCD manufacturing companies gave up on the 4:3 screen format and went for the widescreen 16:10... |
1 August 2012
11:41 GMT |
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In a study of 34 volunteers, experts at the University of Southern California (USC) determined that men and women fix their gaze on different types of objects while they talk, and also that their attention is distracted by different things.
In order to conduct such an investigation, the team had the participants wat... |
1 August 2012
11:37 GMT |
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The body clock, also known as the circadian rhythms, can be thrown off balance easily, by losing sleep, for example, or staying awake during the night. Now, experts show how such habits can lead to an increased level of inflammation affecting the body.
Tampering with the body clock is known to change the inner chem... |
1 August 2012
11:30 GMT |
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Just recently, a humpback whale traveling to warmer northern waters ended up beached in a seaside swimming pool near Sydney, Australia. Witnesses claim that the marine mammal was as big as a London bus, so little could be done to help it get back to sea. Apparently, although a chain safety fence has been installe... |
1 August 2012
11:13 GMT |
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According to the chief of the suicide prevention branch at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), teen girls are more likely to become depressed than other, younger or older females.
The conclusions shown by recent statistics are very worrying, especially when considering that autho... |
1 August 2012
11:10 GMT |
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Anonymous is not exactly "anonymous" these days. Everyone has heard about it one way or another. Few people know what Anonymous is and how it works, perhaps even a few that think of themselves as Anonymous "members," but one thing that everyone knows by now is that you don't mess with Anonymous.
Its members are... |
1 August 2012
11:03 GMT |
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Sometimes, having an all-star cast on a film can prove the best idea ever. Other times, it simply doesn't work. We'll know in which category “The Big Wedding” falls this October, when it's out.
In the meantime, above is the first trailer for it.
The story is pretty simple: two exes have ... |
1 August 2012
11:00 GMT |
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Using one of the most capable observatories on the planet, a team of astronomers was recently able to snap the most impressive view to date of the spiral galaxy NGV 1187. The cosmic formation has been the home of two supernova blasts over the past 30 years.
In order to obtain an extremely detailed image, scientists... |
1 August 2012
10:58 GMT |
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One of the appealing features that Google has included in the new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system is related to various pieces of info that users can access fast and easy from their devices.
Called Google Now, the feature provides these snippets of info in the form of cards that are arranged in accordance w... |
1 August 2012
10:56 GMT |
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Although F-Prot antivirus will no longer be developed by the Icelandic developer, this should not affect its users in any way because Commtouch will continue support for Frisk customers, channel partners and distributors.
According to Commtouch CEO Shlomi Yanai, the development of F-Prot will not cease, on the contr... |
1 August 2012
10:53 GMT |
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The Kickstarter initiative has helped a lot of developers to find funding for their projects, and now, a group of indie game developers are asking for the help of the community once again. The developers have gathered in a project called Kickstarter Indie Bundle. They are asking for money to develop a total of nine ... |
1 August 2012
10:52 GMT |
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For those who think that title somehow got the numbers wrong, let us avail you of those fears. UK company Kogan really is selling 10-inch tablets for just £119 / $185 / 151 Euro.
That's right, even not taking into account that the US and EU prices would be lower than what exchange rates suggest, the table... |
1 August 2012
10:49 GMT |
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A video recently made available shows how a cormorant successfully goes underwater at a depth of 150 feet (roughly 46 meters) in just 40 seconds, spends 80 seconds on the ocean floor searching for its next meal and then returns to the surface in the exact amount of time it took it to reach the sea's bed.
Appar... |
1 August 2012
10:48 GMT |
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Microsoft made a series of changes to the development tools for its upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform, and some of them might affect the manner in which apps and games are built for it.
Previously, Microsoft said that XNA development would continue to be supported in the upcoming OS version, but it appears that the... |
1 August 2012
10:45 GMT |
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Shortly after Sprint and HTC had kicked off the rollout of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the EVO 3D, the companies announced the immediate availability of a major upgrade for HTC EVO Design 4G.
Ice Cream Sandwich is finally pushed to HTC EVO Design 4G, though the smartphone has already been launched ... |
1 August 2012
10:31 GMT |
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The Galaxy Pocket hit shelves back in April with Android 2.3 Gingerbread onboard. Today, UK-based carrier Three confirmed plans to release the smartphone sometime in September.
The smartphone is expected to be available for free on select plans, but the carrier is likely to offer the Galaxy Pocket on no term for und... |
1 August 2012
10:30 GMT |
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The team at Ubisoft working on Far Cry 3 is keen on making sure that players understand that main character Jason is underpowered when the game starts and has to learn how to survive the hard way, by failing repeatedly. Dan Hay, who is the producer working on Far Cry 3, told G4 that, “Jason’s a normal gu... |
1 August 2012
10:29 GMT |
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Lenovo and EMC Corporation have announced a strategic partnership through which the former improves its business foundation and the latter gains access to certain high-end markets.
Lenovo, in case it wasn't already clear, is the fastest-growing maker of PCs and just barely failed to catch up with HP (number 1 ... |
1 August 2012
10:28 GMT |
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The Russian Federal Space Agency (RosCosmos) will launch a new resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station tomorrow, August 2. The capsule, designated Progress 48, will be the first vehicle to launch and dock to the space lab on the same day.
Like all Russian ISS-bound spacecraft, Progress 48 will take of... |
1 August 2012
10:28 GMT |
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The Carbon Trust recently agreed to offer financial support to ACAL Energy and ITM Power, the end goal being that of making fuel cells more financially-friendly and thus considerably diminish on UK's ecological footprint.
Apparently, said world-leading organization believes that, although the fuel cell technol... |
1 August 2012
10:23 GMT |
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Rockstar has made quite a few modifications to the previously announced downloadable content release schedule for Max Payne 3, by combining some add-ons with others and confirming that a free pack, in the form of the Disorganized Crime Pack will be out this month.
Max Payne 3 came out in May on consoles and in June ... |
1 August 2012
10:21 GMT |
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Outlook.com, the new Hotmail, has been live for almost a day now, and many users have already signed up to give it a try.
The email service comes with a brand new look, a cleaner interface, new features to keep users on top of the emails that matter the most to them, and social networking integration for those inte... |
1 August 2012
10:19 GMT |
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After six month of hard work, the KDE Software Compilation 4.9 is finally here, as announced by KDE e.V. and the developers behind the KDE project a few minutes ago, August 1st. KDE Software Compilation 4.9 brings beautiful new features, lots of performance improvements, as well as various software updates.Highlights... |
1 August 2012
10:15 GMT |
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Google's business, contrary to appearances, is advertising. Everything else just rides on top of it but generates very little money. Having a single revenue source is not an enviable position, especially when other big players and, more importantly, shifting web habits are involved.
Google is doing something to... |
1 August 2012
10:11 GMT |
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ownCloud, the popular open source enterprise file sync and share project, will be available on Fedora 18, completing an impressive list of other important Linux distributions. The developers of ownCloud think that Ubuntu, Fedora, and SUSE will have a better way of securing, syncing, and sharing their data across plat... |
1 August 2012
10:10 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that children who go out and play with their peers are far less likely to become short-sighted than peers who spend most of their time indoors. The investigation was led by experts at the University of Bristol, in the United Kingdom.
The data th... |
1 August 2012
10:09 GMT |
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World’s greatest semiconductor company has been historically working against the interests of early adopters and enthusiasts, so we’re happy to find out that users that invested hundreds of dollars in their LGA2011 motherboards will stand a chance to get an Ivy Bridge upgrade.
We only need to remember ho... |
1 August 2012
10:01 GMT |
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The reason fans loved Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson as a couple so much was because they also played one onscreen, in “The Twilight Saga.” Now that their romance has been shattered by her infidelity / “indiscretion,” Summit Entertainment is worried that the film might take a hit as well... |
1 August 2012
09:56 GMT |
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In a world where small form factor PCs often aren't much to look at, especially if they have to make do with passive cooling, Akasa has built the Euler case.
First seen during Computex 2012, the product uses a metallic body that dissipates the heat led to it by the CPU block.
Sure, the maximum thermal load t... |
1 August 2012
09:53 GMT |
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The Wii U Pro Controller was introduced so that those gamers who are not interested in the tablet controller of the upcoming home console have options.
Katsuya Eguchi, who is a hardware producer working on the Wii U, told Gameplanet that, “Adding a Pro controller may make it easier for multi-platform games to ... |
1 August 2012
09:50 GMT |
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A study conducted in the eastern waters of Greenland by a researcher from the University of Washington shows that the endangered bowhead whale population here might have made a much-expected recovery.
Thus, oceanographer Kate Stafford found that, during five wintertime months she spent closely monitoring these wate... |
1 August 2012
09:42 GMT |
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Aussies are now allowed to join the big Map Maker party. Google is now letting Australian users to provide better data, more accurate and timelier information for Google Maps via the crowdsourcing tool. Australia joins a long and growing list of countries that are supported in Map Maker.
"Help share Australia’... |
1 August 2012
09:41 GMT |
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Viber Media, creators of Viber messaging application for mobile phones, have just announced there’s a new version available for download for Android devices.
The software is available for free and allows users to call, text and send pictures anywhere in the world without having to pay a dime.
The new version ... |
1 August 2012
09:39 GMT |
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SlySoft released a new revision for AnyDVD recently, focusing on improvements in the Blu-ray area. At the same time, the current build also brings to the table a few fixes.As far as Blu-ray discs are concerned, AnyDVD 7.0.6 comes with an updated set of decryption keys and support for new BD+ protection. On the same n... |
1 August 2012
09:35 GMT |
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Working with funds from the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a team of investigators from the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) has recently determined that brain imaging can be used to measure intelligence, at least up to a certain point.
Scientists have long since been puzzled by what they c... |
1 August 2012
09:33 GMT |
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Valve has modified the Steam Subscribers Agreement, which has to be signed by users of its digital distribution platform in order to actually have access to the service, and eliminates the customer’s right to sue the company in a class action lawsuit, limiting his choice to arbitrations or small claims courts.
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1 August 2012
09:31 GMT |
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For the past 4 years of so, Marvel has been slowly building the universe finally unveiled in “The Avengers.” One way to do that was by the inclusion of Easter Eggs in other superhero movies, so it's no wonder it did the same with the aforementioned film.
As we also noted in our review of “The... |
1 August 2012
09:27 GMT |
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Hackers are amazing if they are the good guys, and outright scary if they go bad, but here is something that can make even the most well-meaning computer genius seem terrifying. Viruses, malware, spyware, all of them are troublesome, some are very dangerous, but they have something in common: they can be removed by... |
1 August 2012
09:21 GMT |
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Dropbox is at the center of yet another security-related incident. This time around, much of it is not Dropbox's fault. But the incident did serve as yet another wake-up call, for both users and the service itself. Users should use this example as a cautionary tale and stop using the same credentials for differe... |
1 August 2012
09:11 GMT |
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Starting with September 2011, marine biologists in New England were appalled to find that ever more often mature and baby seals were showing up dead or in very poor health conditions on the coastline spreading from southern Maine to northern Massachusetts.
Thus, in just three months, a total of 162 suffering seals ... |
1 August 2012
09:06 GMT |
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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, say that they were recently able to develop a new technology for producing advanced materials with rare properties.
According to a press release from the Institute, experts now harness a principle that is omnipresent in nature, which acts f... |
1 August 2012
09:01 GMT |
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Developer EA Sports has announced a new Ratings Reveal campaign linked to its upcoming Madden NFL 13 American football simulation, allowing players to vote on the players that they believe are the best in their category.
Those players who come ahead in the popular vote will be the highest rated in that attribute whe... |
1 August 2012
08:59 GMT |
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In early July, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announced plans to purchase Perceptive Pixel, the maker of high-performance multi-touch workstations and wall solutions.
On Monday, July 30, only a few weeks after the initial announcement, Microsoft made it public that all the necessary conditions for completing... |
1 August 2012
08:52 GMT |
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We suppose the words “universal USB” are a bit redundant, considering what USB stands for (Universal Serial Bus), but we figure a breakthrough like this deserves it.
Long story short, Texas Instruments has introduced an intelligent USB charge controller that automatically detects and adjusts charge algor... |
1 August 2012
08:50 GMT |
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The Apple online store is now featuring the Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter, a $29.00 / €23 accessory that allows users to connect a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac to a FireWire device via a small cable.
Apple advertises the accessory with typical marketing literature saying the Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter enable... |
1 August 2012
08:47 GMT |
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Experts noticed some time ago that the outcome of certain cancer cases depended on activated immune cells that somehow managed to infiltrate tumors. Now, investigators find one of the locations where these cells can be activated, a piece of information that has eluded scientists for years.
The research effort was c... |
1 August 2012
08:44 GMT |
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HBO is now working on a biopic that will focus on the life (and the controversies that marred it) of famous pianist Liberace. Michael Douglas and Matt Damon star as leads.
It's called “Behind the Candelabra” and is based on the book of the same name.
Production on the film started recently, with ... |
1 August 2012
08:43 GMT |
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The Facebook Timeline is almost a year old now. Granted, when it was first introduced in September 2011, not that many people were able to get it. After some testing, Facebook enabled anyone to switch to the Timeline if they wanted.
Early this year, Facebook started pushing people to switch to the Timeline. But it w... |
1 August 2012
08:41 GMT |
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The two home theater virtual surround sound systems in the photo above are called HT-CT60 and HT-CT260.
The former is an entry-level device with two 60W speakers, a single coaxial audio input, one optical audio input and Dolby Digital Audio support. It possesses integrated bass and treble controls and a night mode a... |
1 August 2012
08:35 GMT |
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Developer Funcom has announced that it would move its older MMO Age of Conan to the new Dreamworld server technology that it has created for use in its new The Secret World.
The new single-server tech will allow players to quickly and easily group and enter quests without sharing a realm.
A statement from the compa... |
1 August 2012
08:27 GMT |
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Seeing how Honda's Jazz Hybrid is steadily gaining popularity in several Asian regions, it was only natural that the company's production markets also needed an upgrade so as to be able to meet the ever-growing demands for this vehicle.
Thus, the car manufacturer just launched the Jazz Hybrid in Thailand,... |
1 August 2012
08:24 GMT |
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We reported in early July that Indian company Karbonn planned to launch a tablet and a smartphone, both powered by Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
Karbonn mentioned that both devices were expected to hit shelves sometime in September. The Jelly Bean tablet should have been called Karbonn ST4 and was sa... |
1 August 2012
08:22 GMT |
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An Apple industrial designer called upon to testify in the ongoing legal spat with Samsung has revealed dozens of early prototype models in court, as well as the fact that Apple’s team of “maniacal” designers brainstorms design ideas around a kitchen table.
In his testimony, Apple industrial design... |
1 August 2012
08:18 GMT |
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Google Chrome 21 has now landed in the stable channel. Few releases come with a long list of new features these days, since a major one comes out every six weeks. The latest addition to the Chrome family brings support for the getUserMedia API which enables websites and web apps to access things like webcams and mics... |
1 August 2012
08:11 GMT |
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The latest release for FlashFXP is 4.2.5 and it does not bring to the table any new features, as it is a hotfix and focuses on repairs. The list of changes is a short one, composed of only three entries.
The new revision solves the problem with enqueued local delete folder operations that were ignoring the optional ... |
1 August 2012
08:07 GMT |
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Apparently, those who wish to cut back on their fossil fuels use and instead turn towards a more environmentally-friendly four-wheeled way to get around can now do so in George Clooney's electric car, a limited-edition Tesla Roadster purchased just a few years ago.
Thus, the car will be auctioned towards the e... |
1 August 2012
07:59 GMT |
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While people may have made their own ports, the Raspberry Pi credit card-sized PC doesn't actually come loaded with the Android 4.0 operating system out of the box. This has now changed. After months of work, the Raspberry Pi foundation has finally finished the first Raspberry Pi loaded with Ice Cream Sandwich... |
1 August 2012
07:57 GMT |
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Due to poor yield rates of in-cell touch panels for the next-generation iPhone, combined shipments are estimated at only 4-5 million units in July, “far below Apple's target of 20-25 million for all of the third quarter,” according to rumors cited by a Taiwanese trade publication.
Apple is reportedl... |
1 August 2012
07:55 GMT |
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BioWare has confirmed that last weekend’s special Operation Overwatch multiplayer event was a huge success, as players went well beyond the goals the studio had set for the community.
Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode has been enriched by developer BioWare since its release through special online operatio... |
1 August 2012
07:51 GMT |
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Miley Cyrus is now in Philadelphia with fiancé Liam Hemsworth, having flown there to spend a bit more time with him while he shoots scenes for his latest movie, “Paranoia.” The problem is, he wants her back home in LA because she's “driving him crazy.”
Ever since Miley landed in P... |
1 August 2012
07:51 GMT |
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Opera is heading towards a stable 12.01 rapidly, as the second release candidate has just been launched. As expected, the list of changes is a short one and ties up some minor loose ends.
Among the issues solved in this revision is the problem with Imgur album failing to load up images. Also fixed is the glitch with... |
1 August 2012
07:27 GMT |
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Kristen Stewart owned up to cheating on Robert Pattinson with Rupert Sanders, just as Sanders himself also did. Contrary to reports that Robert had flown back home to the UK, he is actually holed up at Reese Witherspoon's ranch.
The scandal broke when Us Weekly ran photos of Kristen kissing Sanders, who directe... |
1 August 2012
07:26 GMT |
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When the NROL-36 spy satellite takes off tomorrow, August 2, it will be accompanied to orbit by 11 small satellites, including CINEMA. The latter was put together by experts at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
CINEMA stands for CubeSat for Ions, Neutrals,... |
1 August 2012
07:25 GMT |
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Intel has apparently removed Nvidia from some supercomputer deals originally planned to use Nvidia's Tesla GPU compute cards. The largest CPU company in the world apparently used its influence and some bold claims to sway the supercomputer architects to go Xeon Phi instead of Tesla. Now, Intel is reportedly rea... |
1 August 2012
07:21 GMT |
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Given the fact that Shell is pushing forward with its plans to drill in the Arctic region, which means that ship trafficking will also increase in this region, it comes as no surprise that efforts are now made to be sure that, should an accidental oil spill occur, responders will be as efficient as possible.
Thus, ... |
1 August 2012
06:35 GMT |
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Take-Two Interactive, the publishing partner of developer Rockstar Games, has once again avoided announcing a release date for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V project, limiting itself to saying that it’s making substantial progress. Take-Two Interactive presented its financial earnings yesterday and, while it ... |
1 August 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Dual-SIM handsets are among the most popular mobile phones in emerging markets. The fact that you can fit 2 SIMs in a single device saves you a lot of money that would be needed to purchase two phones instead of one.
India is still considered an emerging market, even though this is where you can find some of the che... |
1 August 2012
06:21 GMT |
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A couple of weeks ago, Dropbox users started noticing that they were getting hit with spam on email addresses they only used for Dropbox and didn't disclose to anyone. Dropbox has investigated the issue and things don't look good.
The site hasn't been "hacked" as some pageview-hunting bloggers were qu... |
1 August 2012
06:11 GMT |
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We didn't think it would be this hard to find an ultrabook whose display had Full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) instead of HD (1,366 x 768), but here we are.
As the folks at Maximum PC noticed, Vizio's Thin + Light laptop is one of the very few ultrabooks with Full HD liquid crystal displays.
Eve... |
1 August 2012
06:08 GMT |
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The upcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter will suffer when it is launched during the fall season because of the poor quality and low reviews linked to the first game in the rebooted series, which was launched during 2010.
Doug Creutz, who is an analyst watching the video game industry for Cowen, has released a researc... |
1 August 2012
05:56 GMT |
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Daniel Jalkut, founder of Red Sweater Software, is investigating a networking issue in OS X Mountain Lion that he claims is related to the “Auto Proxy Discovery” and “Automatic Proxy Configuration” settings in Network preferences. Apple might have to roll out OS X 10.8.1 really soon to fix the... |
1 August 2012
05:54 GMT |
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The US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will launch a new spy satellite into Earth's orbit on Thursday, August 2. Takeoff is scheduled to occur at 12:40 am PDT (0740 GMT), from the Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), in California.
The classified payload will fly to space aboard an Atlas V delivery system bui... |
1 August 2012
05:54 GMT |
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Those who believed the “Rush Hour” franchise was dead and buried since 2007 when the third installment came out were wrong. A new film is now in the works, with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan set to return to reprise their roles.
Producer Arthur Sarkissian spoke to Crave Online just recently about the poss... |
1 August 2012
05:49 GMT |
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North Korea is not too far behind its southern brother in its technological ideals. Although most might imagine the North Korean people listening to wooden radios, the new popular gadget is the Achim tablet.
Sure, North Korea doesn’t have Samsung or LG, but they now have Achim.
This is reportedly a 7” t... |
1 August 2012
05:41 GMT |
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Twitter, as an online communication medium, is as open as it gets. At least that's the assumption. People can speak their mind and the company has always defended its users’ rights to both speak up and enjoy their privacy. "Doing the right thing" is easy when it's not costing you much.
But as soon as dolla... |
1 August 2012
05:32 GMT |
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Video game developer Gearbox and publisher SEGA have released the first developer diary linked to Aliens: Colonial Marines, the first-person shooter that uses the classic science-fiction setting to deliver both a deep single-player campaign and a number of multiplayer modes.
The video sees studio leader Randy Pitchf... |
1 August 2012
05:30 GMT |
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On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a major revamp of its email service, with the Metro UI being brought to Hotmail / Live users, and with a name change to Outlook.com.
Existing Hotmail users can easily switch to the new Outlook.com from the settings pane in their email accounts, while others are also welcomed to the s... |
1 August 2012
05:23 GMT |
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Working together with experts at the US Geological Survey (USGS), software experts at Google created a new tool for observing the changing Earth, which enables users to view time-lapse videos of how certain areas of the world evolve over the years.
The online tool contains more than 13 years’ worth of satellite dat... |
1 August 2012
05:22 GMT |
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John Mayer is back: with a different sound and a different look, Mayer is ready to win his way back into the hearts of those fans who left him before and during his break from the spotlight, which he once described as one of his lowest moments to date.
A new video from Mayer, for his single “Queen of Californ... |
1 August 2012
05:15 GMT |
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The stable version for Google Chrome 21 is out and, apart from security fixes, it brings to the table a new API (getUserMedia) that lets you grant permission to web apps to use your webcam and microphone, without the need of installing a plugin.
This is the first step in WebRTC standard, designed to implement high-q... |
1 August 2012
05:13 GMT |
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The international conservation journal Orynx recently published the findings of a study carried out by conservationists working with Panthera and the IUCN Cat Specialist Group. According to this investigation, projects aimed at reintroducing captive lions into the wild should be dropped altogether, as they do not r... |
1 August 2012
05:13 GMT |
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Samsung and Apple finally reached the point where they can argue their respective cases in front of a jury and, sure enough, the matter is in no way free of drama.
The 10-person jury tasked with overseeing the patent war between Apple and Samsung, in San Jose, California, USA, was chosen a couple of days ago.
Sin... |
1 August 2012
05:08 GMT |
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As Apple and Samsung are actively battling it out in court over their smartphones’ designs, the Cupertino giant’s Chief Industrial Designer, Sir Jonathan Ive, reveals that Apple nearly axed the project altogether, had they not overcome some hurdles that you and I might consider minor at best.
Quoted by T... |
1 August 2012
05:06 GMT |
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Season 6 of Showtime's “Dexter” wrapped up with possibly the series' biggest cliffhanger, even bigger than Rita's death in season 4. A new promo hints at a possible direction for the story to take in season 7.
Check it out above in full.
Called “The Beginning,” the new promo ... |
1 August 2012
04:56 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of Michigan (U-M), in the United States, have discovered that suffering from head trauma, bumps or concussions can boost the natural aging process of the human brain.
In a series of new experiments, the team determined that those who hit their heads were most likely to display more brok... |
1 August 2012
04:49 GMT |
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Intel is working hard at making its UltraBook concept a little more popular. The company confirmed that many new UltraBooks that are coming in 2013 would feature touchscreens.
Intel’s UltraBook concept is a surprising initiative from the company. The world’s largest semiconductor company is proposing var... |
1 August 2012
04:44 GMT |
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A team of researchers recently decided to investigate how eels are responding to the removal of a large dam in Virginia. Their findings are encouraging, to say the least: over the past years, the eel population in this area has been steadily increasing.
This is good news indeed, seeing how this fish species is a th... |
1 August 2012
04:44 GMT |
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Barely a day after reporting on four Celeron CPUs that will ship earlier than previously expected, we have information on two more such chips, as well as a Pentium unit.
The folks at CPU World must really spend a lot of their time snooping around obscure files on the websites of CPU makers, like the third quarter r... |
1 August 2012
04:40 GMT |
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Windows 8, the next major platform release from Microsoft, is getting closer to its official release date on October 26th, with the final touches already applied to it.
Rumor has it that the operating system has already hit gold, and that Microsoft has signed off the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) build.
Initiall... |
1 August 2012
04:37 GMT |
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Security software firm Sophos is accusing Apple of neglecting Safari users running OS X Snow Leopard and Windows, pointing out to over a hundred unpatched vulnerabilities in the company’s web browser.
With the release of OS X Mountain Lion this month, Apple rolled out the latest version of its standard web bro... |
1 August 2012
04:36 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of Exeter, in the United Kingdom, have discovered in a new study that coral reefs grow faster in environments that are laden with marine sediments. This connection has not been suspected before, and could potentially provide a new means to boost conservation efforts. An interesting asp... |
1 August 2012
04:30 GMT |
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Developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts have announced that their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic would get a new free-to-play business model during the fall, allowing any interested player to play any character class up to level 50.
Those who choose not to pay for the game will have restrictions linked to s... |
1 August 2012
04:27 GMT |
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Sony has just unleashed a special Summer Sale on its PlayStation Store for customers in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and other parts of the world, slashing prices on over 50 titles starting today, August 1, and ending next month, on September 5.
This summer has brought forth a wide array of discounts for games so... |
1 August 2012
04:23 GMT |
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Tom Hardy's popularity may be soaring just now with mainstream audiences because of his role as Bane in Chris Nolan's “The Dark Knight Rises,” but he already has an impressive track record of brilliant roles and physical transformations – something that boxing champion David Haye is well a... |
1 August 2012
04:12 GMT |
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Alexandre Julliard announced last night, July 31st, a new development version of the Wine app, which brings assorted bugfixes and improvements, among which we can mention:• Updated Gecko engine, now based on Mozilla Firefox 14;• OpenGL support in the DIB engine by using the libOSMesa library;• Direct3D... |
1 August 2012
04:10 GMT |
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The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, has announced that three new companies are joining the organization: Antelink, Calxeda and Reaktor. The organization has garnered some important members this year, including Samsung and Nvidia, and now they have managed to g... |
1 August 2012
04:05 GMT |
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Not long ago, we talked about how several worldwide known celebrities were expected to soon attend this year's Oceana SeaChange Party. Some of the names worth mentioning are Morgan Freeman, Ted Danson, Steve Howey, Bella Thorne and Sarah Shahi.
Now that the event took place, it's time to see what the f... |
1 August 2012
04:01 GMT |
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Doug Creutz, who is an analyst watching the video game industry for Cowen & Company, has estimated that the legal process that was associated with the lawsuits between Vince Zampella and Jason West on one side and Activision on the other might have cost the publisher tens of millions of dollars.
The lawsuits were se... |
1 August 2012
03:58 GMT |
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Yet again, analysts have spoken, or written as the case may be, their mind in regard to the likeliest evolutionary direction that the tablet market will follow.
Digitimes research believes that the so-called tablet PC competition has changed quite a bit compared to the same period of 2011.
For those who don'... |
1 August 2012
03:52 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity on the surface of Mars will be broadcast on the Toshiba Vision screen, in Times Square, New York City.
This will be the largest broadcast location for this event on the entire East Coast. Representat... |
1 August 2012
03:50 GMT |
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Apple has officially ended the iWork.com beta and with it, the entire iWork.com service initially designed for web browser use. Customers can no longer access the web interface to move their files to iCloud, or to download them onto their hard drives outright, going by Apple’s announcement.
After countless war... |
1 August 2012
03:48 GMT |
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Activision and High Moon Studios have just posted a demo for their upcoming Transformers: Fall of Cybertron game on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms, giving fans of the series a taste of the new game.
Transformers titles haven’t exactly set new standards in interactive entertainment, but the more recen... |
1 August 2012
03:47 GMT |
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While preparing for the upcoming availability of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft has made changes to yet another product to bring it in line with the Metro interface on these platforms, namely Hotmail.
Today, Microsoft’s online service can be upgraded to Outlook.com with a single click, providing user... |
1 August 2012
03:32 GMT |
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On looking at the company's financial report, we can safely say that Western Digital is suffering the consequences of not having taken solid-state drives seriously when they emerged, several years ago. Western Digital did very well during the April-June 2012 period, better than Seagate in fact, considering tha... |
1 August 2012
03:18 GMT |
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The development team behind the MATE desktop environment proudly announced that the stable 1.4 version of the popular project is now available for download and upgrade. MATE 1.4 is a fork of GNOME 2, providing a traditional desktop environment for Linux operating systems and low-end machines.Highlights of MATE 1.4:&m... |
1 August 2012
03:16 GMT |
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The ad-supported on-demand streaming video service Hulu Plus has been added to the Apple TV software, enabling users of the set-top box to access TV shows, movies, trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes footage from the likes of NBC, Fox, ABC, CBS, Nickelodeon, and numerous other networks and studios. Initially repo... |
1 August 2012
03:14 GMT |
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Music lovers looking to support their favorite artist or act win another accolade can do so now: the nominations for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced, and their vote will also count.
Below is a complete list of the nominees.
As is the case every year, Rihanna is one of the most nominated artists,... |
1 August 2012
03:13 GMT |
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Bethesda has confirmed that the final version of update 1.7 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now available for download on the PC platform, via Steam, and is currently in certification with Sony and Microsoft ahead of its release on the PS3 and Xbox 360, respectively.
Skyrim was a great game when it came out back ... |
1 August 2012
03:11 GMT |
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The problematic outlook at publisher THQ means that the future of the Darksiders franchise is entirely dependent on how well the second title does in the marketplace, both in its original packaged form and when it comes to downloadable content releases.
Haydn Dalton, who is the leading developer working on Darksider... |
1 August 2012
03:06 GMT |
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Expert hybrid hard drive (HHD) manufacturer Seagate is apparently preparing to manufacture better HHDs than the ones we’ve already seen from the company. Test products will be shipped to various partners in the following months.
The targeted market is the enterprise domain with various applications in high-per... |
1 August 2012
02:59 GMT |
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On Tuesday, mobile phone maker Sony announced the immediate availability of a new software update for its Xperia acro HD (IS12S) smartphones on the network of wireless carrier KDDI in Japan.
The company recommends users to connect their handsets to a PC and perform the OS upgrade this way, as certain charges could ... |
1 August 2012
02:57 GMT |
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Sony has confirmed that it hasn’t killed off the SOCOM franchise even after the closure of its developer, Zipper Interactive, saying that a popular series like this shooter one is never dead.
Sony made a surprise announcement earlier this year when it confirmed that its internal Zipper Interactive studio was s... |
1 August 2012
02:42 GMT |
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Owners of a Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone who would like to load new software on their devices can now try out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, courtesy of a new AOSP port for them.
This is not the first such ROM available for the smartphone, but it is said to be far better working than the previously available ones.
Co... |
1 August 2012
02:39 GMT |
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Jeremy McGrath, one of the most successful motorscross champions in the history of the sport, has announced that he would donate his profits derived from the launch of Jeremy McGrath's Offroad to Bethematch.org, an organization which helped his wife find a marrow donor.
Jeremy McGrath has stated, “First, ... |
1 August 2012
02:31 GMT |
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Google proudly announced last evening, July 31st, the stable release of the Google Chrome 21 web browser for Linux, Macintosh, Windows and Chrome Frame platforms. Google Chrome 21 (the actual version is 21.0.1180.57) introduces a number of new features, such as a an API for high-quality audio and video communicatio... |
1 August 2012
02:08 GMT |
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