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Jake Solomon, the leader of the development team working on XCOM: Enemy Unknown, says that the game will get a lot more downloadable content in 2013, with more ambitious ideas and execution than the recently launched Second Wave and Slingshot packages.
The developer tells Polygon, “We do have more content comi... |
10 January 2013
23:01 GMT |
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TuneIn Inc, creator of the amazingly popular Android application with the same name, has just released a new update that slightly changes the app look. According to developers, the update brings improvements to the application’s look, so users can work even better across a wide range of Android screen sizes. ... |
10 January 2013
22:31 GMT |
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Amazon’s Cloud Drive Photos application offers Android users 5GB of free storage space where they can upload their photos.
The official application has just been updated with a few visual changes that improve users’ overall experience and offer better stability and performance.
The latest version of Clo... |
10 January 2013
22:01 GMT |
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The International Data Corporation believes that home consoles will not disappear and that the sector will see a rebound in 2014, when both Sony and Microsoft will have launched their new home consoles.
A new report from the analysis company states, “Historical norms strongly imply that game disc revenue ... |
10 January 2013
21:51 GMT |
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Arguably the most popular Android home launcher, GO Launcher EX has just received an update that brings a new feature, as well as some improvements and bug fixes. According to GO Launcher Dev Team, the following changes have been included in this update: - (New) Auto-named when creating new folders; - (Improve) The... |
10 January 2013
21:31 GMT |
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ST-Ericsson is yet another chip maker who brought to the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas a new processor designed for mobile devices, namely the NovaThor L8580.
Unveiled as a quad-core CPU, the new NovaThor L8580 is said to be the fastest mobile processor with LTE connectivity packed inside, while featu... |
10 January 2013
21:01 GMT |
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i-Free Innovations is a well-known mobile applications developer that has already published lots of games on Google Play and App Store.
The latest addition to its portfolio of games is I Am Vegend: Zombiegeddon. The new title blends gameplay elements found in Plants vs. Zombies with some of the mechanics behind Angr... |
10 January 2013
21:01 GMT |
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What we know: Company of Heroes 2 is the new video game project from Relic, a developer well known for his work on the first game in the series and the more recent Dawn of War series of strategy and role-playing mix.
The game will take players to the Eastern Front of World War II, which will be simulated using a num... |
10 January 2013
20:41 GMT |
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UberSocial is an interesting Twitter client for Android devices. The application allows users to post tweets to Facebook or edit their statuses on Gchat.
It also provides users with the possibility to manage multiple accounts while on the go, as well as customize their most-used features via UberMenu.
The latest ve... |
10 January 2013
20:31 GMT |
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HD Panorama application is well-known among Android users who want to improve their phone cameras’ performance.
The application is available for free (no ads) and allows users to capture up to 360-degree panorama pictures. Keep in mind that this feature is only limited by available memory inside the phone.
De... |
10 January 2013
20:01 GMT |
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Developer Jens Daemgen has released a new version of his ProCamera iOS app for iPhone and iPad users, throwing in some much needed bug fixes, as well as a couple of tweaks.
Mr. Daemgen says his three-dollar app (€2.49) churns out over one million photos every single day. Not too shabby, Jens!
The reason why Pr... |
10 January 2013
19:41 GMT |
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David Braben, the game creator leading the development of Elite: Dangerous, promises that his upcoming space-sim title will include a randomly generated galaxy that will be made up of more than 100 billion unique star systems.
In order to create them all, the team at Frontier working on the game will use a complex r... |
10 January 2013
19:41 GMT |
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Japanese mobile phone maker Sony Mobile is reportedly getting ready for the launch of its new Xperia Z flagship handset in China in late February, after making it official at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this week.
Featuring a large 5-inch full HD touchscreen display, the Xperia Z is Sony... |
10 January 2013
19:31 GMT |
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Already launched in Australia at Telstra, ZTE T82 will soon make its way to other carriers around the globe. The smartphone will be shipped alongside Telstra’s customized “Easy” user interface in the following weeks.
The ZTE T82 is known in Australia as EasyTouch 4G and is positioned right after tw... |
10 January 2013
19:01 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system arrived on shelves in China only in December, but it seems that devices are already selling great in this market. In fact, Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Windows Phone, told ComputerWorld that WP8 phones were “selling like hot cakes” in China... |
10 January 2013
18:51 GMT |
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Cybercriminals have often leveraged emails purporting to come from airline companies to distribute malware. In the latest spam run, the crooks rely on bogus US Airways online registration confirmation emails to trick users into clicking on malicious links.
“You have to check in from 24 hours and up t... |
10 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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With the Wii U now out for more than 2 months, many fans are expecting to see a Pokemon video game announced for the new Nintendo home console rather than the 3DS handheld. But the new X & Y titles will not arrive on the Wii U and it seems that the main reason is the vision of the team working on the franchise. J.C... |
10 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Aliens: Colonial Marines has just received a brand new video in the "From Concept to Game" series, which goes into the imposing Alien Hive.
Aliens: Colonial Marines is the next big game from developer Gearbox Software and publisher Sega that's going to be a part of the Aliens canon.
We already heard quite a fe... |
10 January 2013
18:21 GMT |
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Space-based adventure game FTL: Faster Than Light is the Weekend Deal on digital distribution service Steam, which means that players can get the title for 50 percent of its normal price.
Gamers need to pay just 4.99 dollars or Euro in order to get access to one of the best indie-made games of 2012.
The deal is onl... |
10 January 2013
18:11 GMT |
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The debate on the very nature of our universe, at the cutting edge, has more to do with imagination than with physics, let alone experiments. Which is why the occasion to prove or disprove one of the wild theories describing the universe is very cherished by scientists. One such occasion arose when scientists used N... |
10 January 2013
18:01 GMT |
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Australian retailer Kogan has just made its debut on the mobile phone market with its long-awaited Agora smartphones.
The company confirmed that it would launch its own phone years ago and when no one expected it would ever be able to keep its promise, Kogan announced the upcoming availability of its first Android ... |
10 January 2013
18:01 GMT |
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Scams promising free Facebook credits have been around for a few years now, but they never seem to get old. The plot that promises 5,000 free Facebook credits – which we detailed on several occasions in the past – is making the rounds once again.
GFI Software’s Jovi Umawing reveals that the latest ... |
10 January 2013
17:51 GMT |
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Publisher 2K Sports and developer Visual Concepts announce that they have reached an agreement with Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association, and Major League Baseball Advanced Media to release MLB 2K13 on March 5 of this year. The game will be launched on home consoles from Sony and Micr... |
10 January 2013
17:45 GMT |
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Developer CD Projekt is giving fans a chance to take the first look at the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 via a trailer designed to show off some of the core concepts of the game while also focusing on the augmented feminine presence that has already captured the imagination of gamers.The video blends Computer Generated Ima... |
10 January 2013
17:22 GMT |
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Owners of more Android devices out there can now take advantage of the features packed inside CyanogenMod 10.1, as the development team has announced the availability of nightly builds for HTC One XL and Motorola XOOM.
These are official CyanogenMod 10.1 releases for the two devices, though the builds made availabl... |
10 January 2013
17:21 GMT |
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Much of the future of specialist retail chain GameStop depends on the company’s ability to sell downloadable content to players, especially after the used game market seems to have entered a quick decline.
Brad Schliesser, the leader of the retail digital distribution division at GameStop, tells Destructoid th... |
10 January 2013
17:05 GMT |
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After the city of Chicago and Tesco, yet another company decides to make the move to Microsoft’s Office 365 cloud-based productivity solution. The Redmond-based technology giant announced in a press release that jcpenney would move its employees to Office 365 for collaboration and communication purposes. &ldq... |
10 January 2013
17:01 GMT |
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Only yesterday, the scientific journal PLoS ONE witnessed the publication of a new study stating that people with brown eyes appear more trustworthy than people whose eyes are of any other color.
Experiments carried out with the help of 238 volunteers showed that, when asked to rate various faces taking into consid... |
10 January 2013
16:51 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has confirmed an issue with its Nokia Maps 3.06 app on Symbian devices that also have the latest map data installed.
Released in December last year, the newest map data from Nokia (namely 0.2.47.103) would cause Navigation in Nokia Maps to not launch when in offline mode.
Furtherm... |
10 January 2013
16:51 GMT |
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This week’s security app is Cloudmark’s DesktopOne, an application designed to protect Mac users against spam and other threats such as phishing and email-borne malware and viruses. Released last month, DesktopOne for Mac is recommended not only for regular users, but also for small businesses. The solu... |
10 January 2013
16:41 GMT |
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People have been trying to kill The Pirate Bay for close to a decade now. Even if they finally succeed, it's hard to deny the site's legacy; for many, The Pirate Bay is synonymous with piracy. And, no matter what you believe about the site or its legacy, you can't deny it.
That seems to be the idea be... |
10 January 2013
16:31 GMT |
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Tomb Raider, the upcoming reboot of the old-running series from Crystal Dynamics, might not have a true open world, but the developer is confident that the different hubs on the island will create the sensation of a sprawling environment.
The new Tomb Raider game overhauls the whole series, bringing a younger versio... |
10 January 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Microsoft once again shows its commitment to help schools in the United Kingdom with a three-year extension to its previous deal to offer local educational institutions software at special prices. The initial agreement was signed in 2004, with the Department for Education (DfE) adding that this new partnership would... |
10 January 2013
16:11 GMT |
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“Whether you’re at the bar, on the beach, or hanging out at home, MeetMe is the BEST app for meeting new people near you,” according to myYearbook.com. The developer has released a new version of its popular social networking app. “MeetMe shows you who’s nearby and ready to chat, Kik, a... |
10 January 2013
16:01 GMT |
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The news just broke that, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea has now arrived in North America. Up until now, this drug-resistant strain of this otherwise common medical condition was only reported in the United Kingdom, Austria, Fr... |
10 January 2013
15:51 GMT |
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ISC's DHCP, the most widely used open source DHCP implementation on the Internet and which is a carrier and enterprise grade solution to everyone's host configuration needs, is now at version 4.2.5.
Highlights of ISC DHCP 4.2.5:
• Only Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD are supported;
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10 January 2013
15:21 GMT |
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One of the exclusive applications that the owners of Windows Phone devices from Nokia could take advantage of on their devices was Nokia Pulse, now available for download through the Windows Phone Store for non-Nokia handsets as well. The application was pushed to the software portal only recently as being develope... |
10 January 2013
15:21 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Sprint is interested in Research In Motion’s new BlackBerry 10 operating system, and will be mentioned as partner at the platform’s January 30 launch.
Trevor Van Norman, Sprint's director of device product marketing, confirmed to FierceWireless that the OS was indeed seen as pr... |
10 January 2013
15:11 GMT |
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The news that despite several warnings concerning a potential food crisis our planet will soon face, almost half the food people buy on a regular basis ultimately gets thrown away is bound to cause quite a stir amongst environmental activists.
This is because sustainable development is not just about switching to g... |
10 January 2013
15:11 GMT |
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A few days ago, a pair of lions living in captivity at a zoo in Hangzhou, in east-central China, did not have the time of their lives when a group of tourists decided to have some fun by throwing snowballs at them. As seen in the picture above, the lions tried to dodge the man-made ice missiles that were coming the... |
10 January 2013
15:01 GMT |
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If you’re one of the registered WordPress.com users, you’re probably delighted to hear that Microsoft’s latest operating system has just received an application that allows you to view the new content available on the blogging platform straight from your Modern UI.
The app provides access to articl... |
10 January 2013
14:51 GMT |
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Unlike other makers of PC cases, Lian Li is keeping things very specialized at CES 2013, having released NUC case replacements, a single micro-ATX enclosure and, as we are seeing now, three cases for mini-ITX motherboards.
Named PC-Q27, PC-Q28, and PC-Q30, they get larger and weirder in that order.
The PC-Q27 has e... |
10 January 2013
14:51 GMT |
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On January 30, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion will officially unveil to the world the next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system, along with handsets set to run under it. Before that, however, partners and app developers are preparing to have their products ready for launch for the official avai... |
10 January 2013
14:41 GMT |
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After confirming that the Tera online game will go free-to-play in South Korea and Japan, En Masse Entertainment, the game's publisher in the rest of the world, has confirmed that it's going to re-release the game as Tera: Rising, which will be completely free-to-play.
Tera came out last year and has manag... |
10 January 2013
14:31 GMT |
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Few things help promote a product like a celebrity's endorsement, and while an Olympic champion isn't as well-known as pop stars and actors, they are quite a force on their own, as SOUL Electronics knows all too well.
By now, readers would have already figured out what this piece of news is going to be ab... |
10 January 2013
14:31 GMT |
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Bitdefender warns users about a LinkedIn spam campaign that’s designed to lure victims to malware-serving or phishing websites.
Experts believe that cybercriminals are relying on the fact that after the holiday break, many people are eager to strengthen their professional connections, so they might rush to cli... |
10 January 2013
14:21 GMT |
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Perhaps surprising since we happen to live in it, we don't know that much about the Milky Way. In fact, we may know more about some other distant galaxies than our own. That's actually a result of living inside the Milky Way, it's impossible to get a perspective view.
This is why most of what we know ... |
10 January 2013
14:11 GMT |
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A security vulnerability that was discovered in the Linux kernel affecting the Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS (Lucid Lynx) operating system, was announced by Canonical.
This is the kernel vulnerability found in the Linux kernel packages: CVE-2012-4530. The system could have been made to leak sensitive system information.
A fla... |
10 January 2013
14:01 GMT |
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A few minutes ago, January 10, Google was proud to announce the promotion of the Google Chrome 24 web browser to the stable channel, supporting the Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and Chrome Frame platforms.
The newly released Google Chrome 24 web browser, the actual version is 24.0.1312.52, promises to be a lot faster th... |
10 January 2013
13:55 GMT |
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Crytek and filmmaker Albert Hughes have just posted Episode 3 in their ongoing 7 Wonders of Crysis 3 series, this time showing off the protagonist, Prophet, as he takes down a whole squad of mercenaries working for the Cell corporation.
Crysis 3 is out in the near future and in order to promote it, developer Crytek ... |
10 January 2013
13:51 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has been long rumored to bring to the market a successor to its Galaxy S III flagship device that would sport next-gen hardware specifications, but that handset seems now closer to becoming reality.
Dubbed Galaxy S IV, the smartphone was rumored to arrive on shelves with an 8... |
10 January 2013
13:51 GMT |
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If you rent and often thought your landlord was being unreasonable, you haven't met this man. The landlord from hell lives somewhere in the UK, but I guess we will never know where.
A picture of his rules and regulations for tenants made it to Reddit and Twitter. It quickly became viral, garnering almost 3,000... |
10 January 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Solutions company Mutual Mobile today shared 10 predictions for how the mobile space will change in 2013, and one of those bold predictions is iOSX, a rumored hybrid OS from Apple. John Arrow, CEO of Mutual Mobile, believes “Mobile has evolved from being a test project in the marketing department to become a d... |
10 January 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Accessory maker Incipio is present at CES 2013 to unveil its iPhone 5 ATLAS Waterproof Ultra-Rugged Case, which they promise you’ll be able to buy at AT&T and online in February.
The ATLAS case is waterproof, dustproof, drop-proof and shockproof, Incipio says. It’s engineered with a co-molded Plextonium ... |
10 January 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Intel's Next Unit of Computing hasn't made the news so much for its own merit, but for how much attention other IT companies are paying it.
Last November, for example, Abee decided to release a bunch of replacement cases for the small box PC.
As it happens, Lian Li has done something similar at CES 2013.
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10 January 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Data Backuper is the latest software release from AOMEI, and, as the name clearly hints, its purpose is to create backup copies for sensitive or personal files. But what you cannot infer from the name is that its actions target only entire volumes or hard disks and you won’t be able to use it with files and fo... |
10 January 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Alexis Wineman is about to make history as Miss America's first contestant with autism. She has already managed the performance of becoming Miss Montana.
Alexis was diagnosed with autism when she was 11 years old, Fox News writes. Now, 7 years later, she will be Miss America's youngest contestant in this c... |
10 January 2013
12:41 GMT |
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Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow) is finally ready to ship after numerous delays and it will be available for download on January 15.
Fedora has taught its users to expect the worse, but it seems that for once, the developers have managed to overcome the problems and finally ship the product.
“At the Fedora 18 Go/No... |
10 January 2013
12:13 GMT |
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ChocolateChip is a simple JavaScript UI framework for developing HTML5 mobile applications. Being able to work as a stand-alone library or in conjunction with jQuery or Zepto.js, the framework will abstract all the heavy-duty code necessary to write and produce mobile layouts to simpler methods that can reduce the t... |
10 January 2013
12:01 GMT |
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SFLPhone, a Voice over IP telephony software designed to work on desktops and embedded systems, has just reached version 1.2.1.
With SFLPhone, users can call through an SIP or IAX account, which are used by most enterprise internal phone networks and well-known servers such as Asterisk or FreeSwitch.
Highlights of ... |
10 January 2013
12:01 GMT |
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Apple this week introduced “Great Free Apps” in the Featured section of the Mac App Store, listing the best free apps available for OS X today.Although iBooks Author is probably not the most popular free app on the Mac App Store, Apple puts it at the top of the list, followed by CSR Racing, Wunderlist, an... |
10 January 2013
11:51 GMT |
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NASA is very interested in the deep space, constantly pushing the limits of how far back we can see. But it's equally interested in our own backyard, including our sun and the Earth itself. What's more, observations of these objects are bound to yield much more immediate benefits than studying the early d... |
10 January 2013
11:41 GMT |
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PelicanHPC, an iso-hybrid (CD or USB) image that lets you set up a high performance computing cluster in just a few minutes, is now at version 2.9.
There are only a few changes in the new version, according to the developers: Octave has been updated to version 3.6.3, dynare to version 4.3.1, and various updates have... |
10 January 2013
11:41 GMT |
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TELUS and SaskTel released the Samsung Galaxy Discover budget-friendly smartphone earlier this month. We already know that Bell will also launch the handset on January 15, and now it looks like Virgin Mobile will carry it too.
MobileSyrup reports that Samsung Galaxy Discover is expected to arrive at Virgin Mobile Ca... |
10 January 2013
11:31 GMT |
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Apple is a company that prides itself on innovation and its ability to stay ahead of the game. So it’s a no-brainer to consider that the people there do a terrific job, whatever their expertise. And while die-hard Apple fans will know this instinctively, it doesn’t hurt to hear confirmation from one of t... |
10 January 2013
11:21 GMT |
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Telltale Games has released a statement concerning the complaints made by Xbox 360 owners who got the retail version of The Walking Dead, confirming that the freezes and lag experienced by them are caused by 4GB versions of the Xbox 360. The studio also revealed that it's going to offer free copies of the downlo... |
10 January 2013
11:21 GMT |
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Fans fearing that NBC might pull the plug on its long-running “Days of Our Lives” soap opera this year should be happy to learn that it’s not happening. The show has just been renewed through September 2014.
That means 2 more full years packed with the stories we love from the characters we love, ... |
10 January 2013
11:14 GMT |
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As pointed out time and time again, adopting a dog is far better than buying one from either a puppy mill or a rather dubious breeder.
The video above emphasizes this idea, and shows that adopted pooches are the best of pals, simply because their minds cannot possibly conceive that their owner might be something el... |
10 January 2013
11:06 GMT |
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5 members of an eastern Kentucky family perished in a house fire on Wednesday night, January 9. A father and four children lost their lives in the flames. Kentucky.com relays the names of the 5 victims: father Billy Wilfong and 5-year-old Dakota, 4-year-old Tyler, 2-year-old Cheyenne and baby Emily, only 6 months ol... |
10 January 2013
11:05 GMT |
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Here’s one more reason to get hyped about this weekend’s Golden Globe Awards, the 2013 edition: Adele will not only attend, but also perform. This will be her first live performance in many months.
It will also mark her official coming out of hiding after the birth of her first child, in 2012.
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10 January 2013
10:59 GMT |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company isn't likely to go bankrupt any time soon, but it can't exactly say it is doing splendidly either. In fact, during December, the manufacturing giant sold 16% fewer chips than in the previous quarter. The drop puts the sales at the lowest level in the past three q... |
10 January 2013
10:58 GMT |
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Last year, people had an idea of how quickly 3G would cross to LTE/4G, and the forecasts have mostly proven true so far.
4K may change things though. Many TVs and monitors, and even a tablet, with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels have appeared.
They won't take the market by storm yet, not with prices of se... |
10 January 2013
10:51 GMT |
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Quimup, a client for the music player daemon (MPD) written in C++ and QT4, has just reached version 1.3.0.
Quimup 1.3.0 features a clean interface which makes controlling MPD's many options and which focuses on mouse handling (playlist management by drag-&-drop).
Highlights of Quimup 1.3.0:
• “Drag... |
10 January 2013
10:50 GMT |
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The development team behind the new GameStick announces a number of new stretch goals for their Kickstarter drive, designed to encourage gamers to pledge their money to the project. Gamers can get more colors at both 320,000 dollars (245,000 Euro) and at 450,000 dollars (344,000 Euro). If the GameStick project gets... |
10 January 2013
10:48 GMT |
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The Donald strikes again: proving that he has zero sense of humor where he’s concerned, Donald Trump has sent a copy of his birth certificate to comedian Bill Maher, urging him to keep his promise and donate $5 million (€3.8 million) to a charity of his choice.
The tables have been turned.
The latest &l... |
10 January 2013
10:44 GMT |
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Researchers from the Oceans Institute at the University of Western Australia have decided to figure out what sharks are like before they become the alpha predators of the ocean.
The findings proved quite curious, in that it has been discovered that sharks are very much subject to predators' whims before growing... |
10 January 2013
10:44 GMT |
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A 16-year-old animal rights activist who happens to be very fond of chickens has recently decided that the time had come for him to take matters into his own hands and raise some awareness with respect to how KFC treated poultry while this was still alive and kicking. In order to achieve his self-set goal, Olly Tyl... |
10 January 2013
10:44 GMT |
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Today, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has started the roll-out of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean for the Galaxy Note smartphone, and users in Poland are the first to receive it, new reports confirm. The new platform release arrives on devices with all the features that Google packed inside Jelly Bean, while also... |
10 January 2013
10:43 GMT |
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Even though many still believe that Apple makes the coolest gadgets for teens, a new report released by Buzz Marketing Group reveals that Microsoft’s own Surface RT is becoming a lot more popular. Both the iPhone and the iPad have lost the leading position in favor of Microsoft’s first tablet in history,... |
10 January 2013
10:39 GMT |
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SQLite, an in-process library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine, is now at version 3.7.15.2.
SQLite 3.7.15.2 has garnered a bunch of changes and bug fixes. A complete list of updates is available in the official announcement.
Highlights of SQLite 3.7... |
10 January 2013
10:35 GMT |
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Following countless reports that Simon Cowell was not happy with how she fared on her first season on X Factor US (and the show’s second), word is now out that Britney Spears has quit the position.
This is still awaiting confirmation but, considering that it comes from TMZ and that, as they say, there’s... |
10 January 2013
10:29 GMT |
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Photos and videos caught with a camera can be quite personal, or people may simply decide they don't want others to get their hands on the content for whatever reason.
The problem comes up when someone gets their hands on the memory card used to store them.
Anyone can copy the files off them, and there aren�... |
10 January 2013
10:21 GMT |
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Capcom has confirmed that it's going to release a free downloadable add-on for its upcoming DmC Devil May Cry, in the form of the trademark Bloody Palace Mode, which has appeared in previous titles of the series.
DmC Devil May Cry is a reboot of the long-running hack and slash series that's set to appear n... |
10 January 2013
10:16 GMT |
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At the latest edition of the Chaos Computer Club’s Chaos Communication Congress, security researchers Ang Cui and Michael Costello demonstrated how a kernel vulnerability affecting the Cisco Native Unix could be leveraged by cybercriminals for all sorts of “nasty” things.
The experts showed that th... |
10 January 2013
10:16 GMT |
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Controversy usually sells but only in moderate amounts. An upcoming Oxygen reality series, “All My Babies’ Mamas” has generated such uproar online that the network might actually be forced to cancel it.
A pilot for the series emerged online late last year, as we also reported at the time. It did n... |
10 January 2013
10:13 GMT |
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OpenXava, an AJAX Java Framework for rapid development of enterprise applications in which you only have to write the domain classes in plain Java to get an AJAX application ready for production, is now at version 4.6.1.
Highlights of OpenXava 4.6.1:
• IWithMessage to be implemented by validators to get the me... |
10 January 2013
10:11 GMT |
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Even amidst the many product announcements at CES 2013, Samsung had enough time to reveal its financial tally for the last quarter of the previous year, and there was definitely a large profit involved.
Samsung seems to have moved particularly quickly, probably because it was eager to announce yet another personal r... |
10 January 2013
10:02 GMT |
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The newly announced Pokemon X & Y video games will finally take the venerable series into the 3D space, but that does not mean that the team working on them will also change the core mechanics that gamers love. J.C. Smith, an international marketing director at The Pokemon Company, tells Polygon that, “This ga... |
10 January 2013
09:56 GMT |
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Sooner than expected perhaps, Amazon AutoRip, the music matching service that adds an MP3 version of any CD you purchase or have purchased from Amazon in the past to your Amazon Cloud Player, has arrived.
The service is US only for now, but it's already live. Amazon has made deals with three major labels and pl... |
10 January 2013
09:43 GMT |
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If you thought Taylor Swift forgot about that terribly embarrassing Imma Let You Finish Kanye West moment of a few years back, you were wrong. She remembered about it at last night’s People’s Choice Awards 2013.
Check out the video above to see it go down. Apologies for the poor quality.
Olivia Munn k... |
10 January 2013
09:41 GMT |
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Skype has been updated for both Mac and Windows and, not surprisingly, there’s no changelog in sight. That’s ok though. The binary is what’s important.
Mac and Windows users alike can immediately download the latest Skype build for their respective OSes. On the Mac, the new version is designated as... |
10 January 2013
09:39 GMT |
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Police in Torbay, Devon, in the UK, have deciphered burglars' symbols, used to mark homes that they looted.
They apparently use these sings to help other criminals, and let them know which homes to target. The Daily Mail republished this list of signals, originally posted by the police department on their Twitt... |
10 January 2013
09:36 GMT |
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JessBuntu, a distribution based on Ubuntu 12.04 developed by the same guy who brought us Unity Dark 2, has been released.
JessBuntu 12.04.1 is actually based on Zorin, a distribution built on top of Ubuntu 12.04. The developer has chosen to modify the Icons, the Themes, and the Wallpapers for this release.
New apps... |
10 January 2013
09:35 GMT |
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Publisher and developer Ubisoft is less known for its Android titles, though from time to time it launches new apps and games for mobile platforms.
Far Cry 3 Outpost is such an application that allows users to decode encrypted data found during games sessions in order to earn advanced weapon mods and customize Loado... |
10 January 2013
09:31 GMT |
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The security expert known as Kafeine, the curator of the Malware Don’t Need Coffee website, has come across a new Java zero-day.
The vulnerability affects the latest Java 1.7 and it has been found on a website that allegedly records hundreds of thousands of hits each day.
Experts from AlienVault have analyze... |
10 January 2013
09:29 GMT |
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A spokesman for China Mobile has confirmed that Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook met with China Mobile's Chairman Xi Guohua this morning to discuss “matters of cooperation.”
Spokesman Li Jun says CNBC in an email statement, “In the morning, Apple's CEO Tim Cook visited China Mobile's headq... |
10 January 2013
09:27 GMT |
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2K Games says that David Price, the pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, has been selected as the cover athlete for the upcoming MLB 2K13, which is set to be launched on March 5 on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
Price was awarded the American League Cy Award for the best young player in the competition after posting... |
10 January 2013
09:25 GMT |
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Skype has just released a new version of its VoIP application for Windows platforms, bringing a number of stability and performance improvements.
Skype 6.1.0.129 continues to offer support for most Windows versions currently on the market, including the “desktop” side of Windows 8, even though Microsoft ... |
10 January 2013
09:24 GMT |
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A five-year-old's homework assignment went viral in a matter of hours after having been posted on Reddit by one of his mother's close friends. As seen in the picture above, this kid had to complete a sentence by looking at the picture next to it and by choosing between the words “fit” and &ldq... |
10 January 2013
09:18 GMT |
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Just minutes ago, in a live broadcast, Emma Stone and Oscars 2013 host Seth MacFarlane, announced the nominees for the 2013 edition of the awards show. As promised, we’re back with highlights. “Lincoln” is officially the biggest favorite in the industry’s most coveted awards show, leading th... |
10 January 2013
09:13 GMT |
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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is a game developed by Blizzard, but it's only developed by the Windows platfom, leaving the Linux users to find other ways of playing it.
The only way to play a Windows game on a Linux system is through Wine and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has just become a gold Platinum membe... |
10 January 2013
09:09 GMT |
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With less than three weeks left until BlackBerry 10’s official release, three major carriers in the United States have confirmed their support for the upcoming platform. Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile USA will be among the first operators to offer BlackBerry 10 devices in 2013. During Consumer Electronic... |
10 January 2013
09:01 GMT |
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The first release candidate for LibreOffice has been released. The new revision does away with a hefty list of bugs that have been detected in the last beta build.
Among the fixed issues, there is the one with importing DOCX files. Also repaired is the problem with Thai text in some UI elements being displayed overl... |
10 January 2013
08:57 GMT |
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Today, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia unveiled its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter of the last year, and announced that it had sold 4.4 million Lumia devices in the timeframe. The company also announced that it had managed to sell 2.2 million Symbian devices in the three-month period, and tha... |
10 January 2013
08:53 GMT |
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Micron has added another firmware for its C400 SSD Series with 6 Gb/s data rate speed. It increases performance on all of Microsoft's operating systems but especially the latest, while also improving robustness in the event of a power loss and significantly reducing reboot time.The firmware corrects a minor stat... |
10 January 2013
08:52 GMT |
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Louise Bundy passed away in Tacoma, Washington at 88. She had been a resident of the city since her son was executed. Louise was known for being the mother of infamous serial killer Ted Bundy, executed in Florida in 1989. Bundy talked to her son on the phone twice, on the day he died. At the end of their last conve... |
10 January 2013
08:52 GMT |
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The extortionist hackers from the Rex Mundi collective are back. In the past, they attempted to blackmail Dexia Bank, AmeriCash and Webassur, but now they’ve turned their attention to Drake International, a Canadian job placement firm.
According to the hackers, the company’s systems were hacked last week... |
10 January 2013
08:52 GMT |
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A few months ago, Google made it possible for top Android developers to contact users directly and respond in the comments next to the Play Store entry for their apps.
This meant that users complaining about bugs could get help and that developers could offer their side in a dispute or simply say thanks to some com... |
10 January 2013
08:52 GMT |
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Only yesterday, the news broke that our planet was to receive yet another visitor: an asteroid whose name, Apophis, was inspired by an ancient Egyptian demon. Now that this space rock has finally come close enough to our planet for NASA to be able to use its Herschel Space Observatory to have a closer look at it, o... |
10 January 2013
08:52 GMT |
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You can almost tell, the Golden Globes will be extremely fun this year. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are the designated hosts for the evening and, in their brand new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, they explain why they agreed to the gig.
In short: it was for the booze, for the food and for the fun they know for... |
10 January 2013
08:49 GMT |
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Cube 2: Sauerbraten, a free singleplayer and multiplayer first-person shooter, the successor of the Cube FPS, has been launched, along with the engine which powers it.
Cube 2 tries to keep the same atmosphere as the original Cube and aims to be a fun, old school multiplayer shooter that appeals to broader audience.... |
10 January 2013
08:39 GMT |
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343 Industries is at the moment not just a video game developer, but the company is also in charge of the entire Halo universe for Microsoft, which means that it is also playing a role in the launch of a novel linked to the franchise.
The company says that the Halo: Silentium book, the last in the Forerunner Saga, w... |
10 January 2013
08:33 GMT |
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Reddit is going from strength to strength and its public profile couldn't be any higher when the likes of Barack Obama stop by for chats with regular redditors. As a business though, Reddit isn't the home run its traffic numbers would suggest.
It's making money, but keeps advertising very limited, for... |
10 January 2013
08:33 GMT |
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The website of Wells Fargo has once again fallen victim to the distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks launched by Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters as part of the fifth week of Operation Ababil 2.
A screenshot captured by Hilf-ol-Fozoul shows that users who tried to access the site on Wednesday were met with... |
10 January 2013
08:29 GMT |
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The second-generation iPad mini is reportedly in testing at Apple. The company has commissioned a Hon Hai subsidiary to supply panels that feature one glass solution (OGS) technology for the diminutive tablet, according to Patently Apple. Citing BrightWire, a business-to-business resource for portfolio managers, the... |
10 January 2013
08:25 GMT |
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The most expected moment in the film industry is (almost) here: the moment when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the nominations for the 2013 Academy Awards. Or the Oscars, as we all like to call them. 2012 was one of the best years in cinematography, both as regards box office gross and cr... |
10 January 2013
08:23 GMT |
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This isn’t the first time we’re hearing about bone-conducting headphones, but Panasonic now seems ready to bring such a technology into mass production.
The company unveiled at the 2013 CES show in Las Vegas its very own pair of headphones using a bone-conducting system which not only that look futuristi... |
10 January 2013
08:23 GMT |
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Acer has done its best to change from a quantity-focused laptop maker to a quality-focused one, and it hasn't had much to brag about yet, but maybe 2013 will be the time of rebound for it.
At the very least, the purported plans for the notebook market, where Acer draws most of its revenue from, seem solid.
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10 January 2013
08:22 GMT |
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Although Mozilla announced it would launch its first Firefox-based mobile phones only in Brazil, Chinese handset maker ZTE has confirmed it is working closely with the company to launch a similar device in Europe.
During Consumer Electronics Show 2013 (CES), Cheng Lixin, chief executive officer of ZTE’s U.S. u... |
10 January 2013
08:04 GMT |
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This weekend, the story of a mother who acted to protect her children during a home invasion made headlines and serious waves online. As reported, the resident of Georgia hid in a crawlspace, taking her children and a handgun with her, after she noticed a man break into their home. Even so, the burglar found them a... |
10 January 2013
08:01 GMT |
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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, the upcoming zombie shooter from Activision, has just received a March release date as well as confirmation that the game will also come out on the Nintendo Wii U, besides the PC, PS3, or Xbox 360. Telltale Games' stunning The Walking Dead title has demonstrated the appetite... |
10 January 2013
08:01 GMT |
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A powerful snowstorm recently took both local authorities and ordinary folks in Israel's capital city, Jerusalem, quite by surprise.
Apparently, it's been years since this city last witnessed this much snow piling up on its streets. Faced with these peculiar weather conditions, authorities were left with ... |
10 January 2013
07:59 GMT |
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Doing weather reports seems to be the latest finding for promotional purposes in celebrity world. Mark Wahlberg is now promoting his brand new film “Broken City” and, in the process, showing off his hidden talents.
Check out the video above to see him doing the weather and traffic reports for Good Day P... |
10 January 2013
07:55 GMT |
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While some supernova explosions are just pretty, others are great tools for expanding our understanding of the universe. Scientists using the venerable Hubble space telescope have been able to get a shot of the oldest supernova explosion known that can still provide valuable scientific data.
The explosion is the res... |
10 January 2013
07:54 GMT |
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Patch Tuesday has passed and even though Microsoft skipped some important updates for its software, the company still released a new version of its Malicious Software Removal Tool.
Even though it’s also delivered via the integrated Windows Update feature, the new Malicious Software Removal Tool 4.16 app is als... |
10 January 2013
07:48 GMT |
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At the end of 2010, Europol's Director Rob Wainwright revealed the agency's plans to create a European cybercrime center whose goal would be to centralize reports about illicit online activities. That day has finally come.
The European Cybercrime Centre, or EC3, will be officially opened on Frida... |
10 January 2013
07:47 GMT |
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OpenStreetMap, the site that puts the wiki philosophy to work on a mapping project, has announced that it's now got one million users. These are registered users, i.e. everyone that created an account at any point since OpenStreetMap launched.
However, like Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap doesn't require a user p... |
10 January 2013
07:41 GMT |
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Apparently, Samsung was not the only company to have brought flexible displays to the floor at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, as Sharp too had similar products to showcase at the event.
The company had on display a flexible OLED screen that would provide makers with the possibility to co... |
10 January 2013
07:41 GMT |
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The winter holidays are over and Halo 4 developer 343 Industries has just revealed the new content it's going to release for the game, ranging from the new Spartan Ops episodes, to the playlist updates and the upcoming Majestic map pack. Halo 4 came out in November and delivered a sprawling experience that not ... |
10 January 2013
07:39 GMT |
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The One Laptop Per Child organization has been fairly quiet for the past few months, but then again it never actually made a habit of speaking up very often. Instead, it waits until it has a new product for sale, like now.
Still, OLPC won't actually be selling the product now on show at CES 2013. Instead, a pr... |
10 January 2013
07:39 GMT |
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Major retailer Kogan has just announced the upcoming availability of its first smartphone, the Agora. Powered by Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system out of the box, the device is now available for pre-order in the UK.
The smartphone sports an impressive 5.0-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen display that ... |
10 January 2013
07:39 GMT |
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Joe Biden, the vice president of the United States of America, is set to meet with representatives of the video game industry in order to discuss the subjects of violent titles and the impact that they might have on gun-related incidents. The talk comes after the Sandy Hook incident, which saw 20 people die at the h... |
10 January 2013
07:37 GMT |
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The popular Twitter client TweetDeck has been updated with over 90 bug fixes as well as new features. Version 2.3.1 is a free download from the Mac App Store for all Mac users running OS X 10.6 and newer versions. TweetDeck 2.3.1 contains over 90 fixes plus updates from the previous version, according to Twitter Inc... |
10 January 2013
07:36 GMT |
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Rolando McClain, linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, reportedly got in trouble with the law by responding to a traffic ticket by swearing.
Instead of voicing his discontent, he chose to express it in writing on the citation he received, and was supposed to sign. In the signature section, he failed to put down his na... |
10 January 2013
07:34 GMT |
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Justin Bieber is a single lad again and, unlike in the past, this time his breakup from Selena Gomez is for good. The two got in a massive fight before New Year’s, with Selena deciding that she was “done with him,” it has emerged.
Speculation that the two might have broken up again has been making... |
10 January 2013
07:33 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia managed to impress a lot of users with its PureView technology, but it seems that the best is yet to come from the company. At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Juha Alakarhu, head of imaging technologies at Nokia, confirmed that the company was working on something n... |
10 January 2013
07:31 GMT |
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The news that two models have recently agreed to swim alongside several whale sharks for the sole purpose of allowing photographer Kristian Schmidt to take some very impressive and green-oriented pictures is now taking the online community by storm.
The photo shoot took place in the Philippines, and the people who ... |
10 January 2013
07:29 GMT |
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Microsoft has just revealed a brand new proof of concept tech demo at CES 2012 called IllumiRoom, which transforms the living room of an Xbox 360 owner into a virtual world by using the Kinect and a regular projector.
The Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360 has allowed players to step into the virtual worlds of certain v... |
10 January 2013
07:14 GMT |
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A few days back, the news that actress Brigitte Bardot will apply for Russian citizenship unless something was done to keep two sick elephants from being put to sleep made headlines.
Recent information on this topic says that, despite the fact that Baby and Nepal's story touched the hearts of many, Francois Ho... |
10 January 2013
07:12 GMT |
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Facebook stock is doing great, after tanking for several months in a row, it seems that investors are finally having some faith in the company.
Ahead of a mystery reveal next week, which Facebook announced a few days back, interest is high and Facebook stock shot above $30, €23 for the first time since July.
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10 January 2013
07:11 GMT |
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Jimmy Kimmel is celebrating Twitter’s sixth anniversary the best way he knows how: with a smile. For the third edition of Celebrities Read Mean Tweets, he assembled some of the most famous stars out there, just for fun. Check it out in the video above. However, the fun stops when Bryan Cranston comes in the ... |
10 January 2013
07:11 GMT |
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Microsoft officially rolled out the first Patch Tuesday updates of the year a couple of days ago in order to patch 12 different vulnerabilities in its software solutions.
While all these updates are being delivered via the integrated Windows Update feature, administrators who wish to get the security updates manuall... |
10 January 2013
07:07 GMT |
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Chinese mobile phone maker Lenovo might bring to the market a Windows Phone 8 device before the end of 2013, a company’s executive confirmed at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
JD Howard, vice president of business operations and worldwide business development at Lenovo's Mobile Internet ... |
10 January 2013
07:01 GMT |
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Emails entitled “Pixmania.com gift voucher code,” apparently coming from Pixmania.com – the popular e-commerce website – are being used to distribute malware.
Experts from MX Lab warn that the zip files attached to the bogus messages contain a 122KB file called voucher.scr.
The file appears ... |
10 January 2013
06:59 GMT |
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Since hybrid drives are bound to become the favored storage solution for ultrabooks, Western Digital is preparing its camp.
True, the company has been designing and selling hybrid HDDs for months, but CES 2013 saw the appearance of the WD Black series.
Made of two drives, for now, it combined magnetic platter stora... |
10 January 2013
06:57 GMT |
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The Android tablet market has recently received yet another member, as Polaroid has decided to roll out its M10 10.1-inch device at the 2013 CES in Las Vegas. Just like its smaller sibling M7, M10 comes with a resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels, and boasts a quad-core Cortex A7 processor and 1GB of RAM. Of course, it... |
10 January 2013
06:53 GMT |
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Snooki is not all about fashion, she can also do technology if she wants. The pint-sized reality star, who is now virtually moving up in the world at the speed of light, is further expanding the Snooks brand with a new line of glitzy audio gear.
“Glitzy” being key word here.
Snooki took Las Vegas by s... |
10 January 2013
06:50 GMT |
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George Clooney and Rande Gerber have been friends for about 20 years, so it makes sense for them to join forces to launch a product together. OMG! Insider has a preview of the upcoming ad for the new brand of tequila Casamigos. It seems fun. As the headline above says, George is indeed caught in the same bed as h... |
10 January 2013
06:34 GMT |
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One of the smartphones that mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is expected to bring to the market in the not too distant future is the Pantech Perception, which has made an appearance online in a leaked press photo.
The new Android device is expected to arrive on shelves with an HD touchscreen display, as well a... |
10 January 2013
06:31 GMT |
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Salora is mostly known on the Indian smartphone market, though the company is not among the most prolific handset makers in the country.
India has been one of the most important emerging markets for important brands such as Nokia, Samsung, Lenovo and others. However, the competition is fierce on the smartphone marke... |
10 January 2013
06:21 GMT |
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UCWeb has just released of the final version of UC Browser 8.8 for Symbian devices, after one week of testing.Those who already downloaded and installed the test version that we reported on earlier this month are probably familiar with the new features included.However, for Symbian users who wanted to wait until the ... |
10 January 2013
06:09 GMT |
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Jon Stewart is the latest talk show host to urge for an honest and open conversation on gun violence. It cannot begin if Americans are constantly side-stepping the issue of the possibility of gun control, he says.
Check out the two videos embedded below, taken from The Daily Show, on the issue of gun control and ho... |
10 January 2013
06:04 GMT |
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Apper, the KDE interface for PackageKit (formerly known as KpackageKit) that is used to manage packages, applications and updates in a cross-distribution way, is now at version 0.8.
According to the developer, one of the biggest changes in Apper is the ability of the project to run parallel transactions in the daemo... |
10 January 2013
05:55 GMT |
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A client at a restaurant has allegedly left a note instead of a tip, blaming his poor finances on the Obama administration.
Because of “President Obama’s insistence that I pay ‘MY FAIR SHARE IN TAXES,’ I find that I must cut back on discretionary spending and gratuities,” he wrote.
Thi... |
10 January 2013
05:55 GMT |
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Even though this year’s CES in Las Vegas has been all about Windows 8 tablets, Viewsonic used the trade fair to introduce the company’s latest smart display tablet with a 24-inch screen.
Codenamed VSD240, the device integrates a HD LED display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. It runs Android 4.1 Je... |
10 January 2013
05:55 GMT |
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Anonymous Africa has released a statement, calling for the people of Africa to unite against their countries’ corrupt leaders.
“Anonymous are here to help the people of Africa. Anonymous are here to make sure Africa is free. Africa shall be free,” the hackers said in the video they released on Wedn... |
10 January 2013
05:53 GMT |
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Google is continuing its investments in green energy, though the pace seems to have slowed down a bit. Still, with its latest involvement with a wind farm in Texas, Google has now funded projects that generate some 2 GW of electricity, the equivalent of the output of the Hoover Dam in the US. "Spinning Spur Wind Pro... |
10 January 2013
05:52 GMT |
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The development team at Rovio is offering Angry Birds fans a new patch, labeled 1.4.0, for the Space version of the game, giving them a chance to enjoy all new water-filled planets and new aquatic-themed environments.
The new enemy type includes Bad Piggies in boats and they can be defeated by a new set of physics t... |
10 January 2013
05:51 GMT |
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Rovio has silently updated its Angry Birds Space game with new levels, enemies and power-ups. The new version for Android devices is already available for download on Google Play store.
Although the game is all about space and the physics around zero gravity, the latest update introduces new water planets with uniqu... |
10 January 2013
05:50 GMT |
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After announcing Pokemon X and Pokemon Y earlier this week and after checking out a few screenshots and some details about the two games, Nintendo has now revealed the names of the two new Pokemons in the upcoming titles: Xerneas and Yveltal.
Pokemon X and Pokemon Y are the first games in the series that will appear... |
10 January 2013
05:46 GMT |
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Unilever, i.e. the third-largest consumer goods company in the world, recently made it public news that, in order to green up its working agenda, it has decided to make sure that the facial scrubs and the exfoliators it manufactures and sells are completely microplastics-free.
The company explains that its decision... |
10 January 2013
05:45 GMT |
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The popular Angry Birds franchise is showing no signs of stopping as Rovio continues to cough up regular updates for all installments, including the more recently launched Angry Birds Space.
If the Cosmos theme isn’t enough to keep you interested, maybe you’d like some water physics with that as well.
T... |
10 January 2013
05:39 GMT |
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Lian Li has some of the strangest cases up for sale, but that doesn't mean it doesn't make normal ones too, as evident from its CES 2013 exhibition.
The chassis in the photo above is called PC-A02 and is the only micro-ATX case at Lian Li's booth in Las Vegas.
Measuring 188 x 460 x 386 mm (7.40 x 1... |
10 January 2013
05:39 GMT |
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A bottle of White House homebrewed beer has been sold at auction for a staggering $1,200 (€918). This is not just an ordinary bottle – there is a story behind it. The White House Honey Ale was given to Brad Magerkurth, a resident of Minnesota, by president Obama during the 2012 campaign. The reelected p... |
10 January 2013
05:37 GMT |
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Supernovae provide some spectacular images that anyone can appreciate, but they also provide valuable data to scientists. On the one hand, an image shot by NASA's NuSTAR space telescope and recently published makes for a great wallpaper on your phone. On the other, one of the most distant Type Ia supernovae eve... |
10 January 2013
05:36 GMT |
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David Gaider, the leading writer on the first two games of the Dragon Age series, believes that feedback from fans is getting lost in the angry rants that make up most of the posts on the BioWare Social Network.
On his own Tumblr, he stated, “The BioWare Social Network doesn’t constitute the be-all and e... |
10 January 2013
05:34 GMT |
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At the 2013 People’s Choice Awards, held last night in Los Angeles and aired by CBS, the fans finally got to have their say and see their idols honored for their work. They also got special treats from the live performers.
One of them was Alicia Keys, who took to the stage to perform a medley off her latest a... |
10 January 2013
05:27 GMT |
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What we know: Remember Me is an upcoming game from newly formed studio Dontnod Entertainment, based in Paris, France, and set to be published by Japanese company Capcom.
The game is an action adventure one that's set in a futuristic dystopian version of Paris, called Neo Paris, that's teeming with surveill... |
10 January 2013
05:26 GMT |
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Microsoft has partnered with Qualcomm for the launch of Windows Phone 8, ensuring that the platform offers full compatibility with the company’s mobile processors, and it seems that it is looking to expand the reach of the OS. With Intel significantly increasing its presence on the mobile phone market, it won... |
10 January 2013
05:21 GMT |
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Cases may not be the first things that make the news during events like the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013), but they are usually more numerous than other devices, so they can't exactly be overlooked.
Antec and In Win are just two companies that brought such products to this year's edition, in Las Ve... |
10 January 2013
05:21 GMT |
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A man whose iPhone got stolen was able to track down the thief using Apple’s own Find My iPhone application which pinpoints a designated device onto a map. Aided by a friend who recorded the chase as well as the brawl on camera, the man was able to recover his precious smartphone. Asked by the local press why... |
10 January 2013
05:16 GMT |
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PaintSupreme, an application that can add interest and excitement to photos by applying effects and filters to create a new look, is now at version 1.5.
Highlights of PaintSupreme 1.5:
• The integration of filters and effects created in IFX-Supreme has been improved. Users can now download new filters and eff... |
10 January 2013
05:14 GMT |
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If you are an avid Monopoly player, Hasbro brings really exciting news. One of the Monopoly tokens will be eliminated, and a new one will make its appearance. The best part is that players can vote, and get to assess which one should get the boot, no pun intended. They can choose which token they would save, on Mono... |
10 January 2013
05:14 GMT |
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At this time of year, many retailers are offering considerable discounts and many Internet users are anxious to benefit from the great deals. Cybercriminals are taking this opportunity to set up fraud websites.
Experts from security firm Websense have analyzed a number of fraud sites. One of them is swarovskisale.c... |
10 January 2013
05:14 GMT |
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Microsoft confirmed yesterday that Windows Live Messenger would go offline on March 15 but, unsurprisingly, many of its users are outraged by this decision.
While China will remain the only country on the globe to still have WLM, the rest of the world will have no other choice than to move to Microsoft’s VoIP ... |
10 January 2013
05:13 GMT |
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Very befitting for the one whom her fans have dubbed The Voice long before NBC was even thinking of creating the show with the same name, Christina Aguilera was honored with the People’s Voice Award at last night’s People’s Choice Awards 2013.
As the video above will confirm, she also performed &l... |
10 January 2013
05:09 GMT |
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Injustice: Gods Among Us uses a very particular art style for the DC Universe superheroes it features, which many gamers have seen as being inspired from the re-design that the entire comic line has gone through starting with 2011.
Both the video game and the 52 line of new comic books feature somewhat younger chara... |
10 January 2013
05:08 GMT |
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The new Gmail compose window, still optional, has proven rather controversial, but Google is going ahead and adding new features in preparation for a wider roll-out.
The latest addition is the ability to add labels and star messages straight from the compose window.
"You can now add labels and stars to messages in... |
10 January 2013
04:54 GMT |
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Sony Online Entertainment says that the January patch for Planetside 2 will include a number of bug fixes and enhancements designed to increase the experience haul of players.
The full patch notes are offered via Planetside Universe and detail exactly how the XP model is changed in order to make sure that more playe... |
10 January 2013
04:45 GMT |
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Valve has posted a brand new message on its Community website warning users of its Steam service to not fall for scams initiated by those who begin chatting with them and offer Steam Wallet funds through the Steam Trading system.
Steam is one of the most popular digital distribution services worldwide with over 50 m... |
10 January 2013
04:44 GMT |
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Florida Atlantic University professor James Tracy is not backing down from his theory that the Newtown tragedy is a hoax by the Obama government. He is tweaking his statement on the Sandy hook shooting though, in an interview with WPTV. He originally hinted that the tragedy never occurred. Tracy mentioned in his bl... |
10 January 2013
04:42 GMT |
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Amazon's latest star e-reader is the Kindle Paperwhite, but the Kindle Touch is still an important player, which is why Amazon updated it right at the start of the year.
The company has prepared a new user interface (UI), added better parental controls and even tossed in better comic book and graphic novel navi... |
10 January 2013
04:42 GMT |
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CES 2013 has been kind with Canonical and its Ubuntu Phone OS, and they have managed to get a lot of media attention, and especially from one particular celebrity.
The Ubuntu stand at CES 2013 has seen a lot of activity. A lot of videos and images have popped up all over the internet. Mark Shuttelworth himself has s... |
10 January 2013
04:41 GMT |
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Microsoft is still working on a patch to fix a recently discovered bug in Internet Explorer 8 and older, but security companies across the globe warn that several websites are getting compromised to take advantage of the flaw.
Even though it has released a one-click “Fix it” tool for Internet Explorer, a... |
10 January 2013
04:41 GMT |
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Kaley Cuoco is adorable, just in case you didn’t know that yet. She hosted last night’s People’s Choice Awards 2013 and, as you can see in the video above, really brought it in the intro that played on the giant screens.
As she’s getting ready in her changing room, Kaley gets an unexpected vi... |
10 January 2013
04:36 GMT |
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Apple has quietly introduced a new Thunderbolt cable for iPhone and iPad users looking to achieve blazing-fast data transfer between their iDevices and their personal computers.
Previously available as a $49/€49 accessory, the existing Apple Thunderbolt cable (2.0 m) is now priced at $39/€39. The company h... |
10 January 2013
04:35 GMT |
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Better late than never, Yahoo Mail is finally enabling users to switch to HTTPS for all the communications with the site. Gmail made HTTPS quite a while ago, Hotmail is doing the same.
Now, after suffering a rather embarrassing and potentially dangerous exploit last week, Yahoo has quietly enabled permanent HTTPS c... |
10 January 2013
04:32 GMT |
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Anonymous hackers have initiated a campaign called OpBBC. They plan on protesting against the British Broadcasting Corporation on June 1, 2013.
The hacktivists accuse the BBC of a number of things, including being “tax dodgers.”
“It has come to our attention that the British Broadcasting Corporati... |
10 January 2013
04:29 GMT |
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As one gruesome video recently made public by UK's Health Department shows, smoking significantly impacts both on one's well-being, and on public health.
Because of this, the news that Indonesia's high officials have finally decided to take appropriate measures against the country's heavy smoker... |
10 January 2013
04:28 GMT |
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Accessory maker LUNATIK is at CES showing off a range of protective iPhone cases, as well as a cool stylus for iPhone and iPad that doubles as a regular pen.
Apple’s iDevices require touch input to respond to commands and you can’t use iOS apps wearing a glove, for example.
However, iPhones and iPads do... |
10 January 2013
04:21 GMT |
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Developer Spicy Horse says that Akaneiro: Demon Hunters is now officially in open beta stage and any player who is interested in seeing what the game has to offer can create an account and experience the new action role-playing game.
Those who want to play can log into the official website and create an account.
Pl... |
10 January 2013
04:19 GMT |
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Corsair's Dominator series of DDR3 memory modules and kits is one of the most successful on the high-end market, and their buyers actually care about what they look like.
Because of that, there is real interest in LED decorations for the intricate heatsinks.
To give users the ability to add lights to their mod... |
10 January 2013
04:16 GMT |
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Razer has just updated the driver for its Imperator gaming mouse. Version 2.05 offers Windows 8 support, and can run either on 32bit or 64bit architecture.Features that make the Imperator stand out are its 6400dpi 4G Dual Sensor System, ergonomic right-handed design and an acceleration of up to 200 inches per second ... |
10 January 2013
04:15 GMT |
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You wouldn’t be able to tell it by looking at Beyonce’s GQ cover photo, but she gave birth to her first child only last year. The newly released pic was shot by Terry Richardson and has the diva showing plenty of skin.
Of course, Richardson isn’t exactly known for being the kind of photographer th... |
10 January 2013
04:13 GMT |
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has just received a brand new update on the PC platform via Steam, which changes all sorts of things, from randomizing spawn points every round to adding a special Server Report function.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive came out last year and has since entertained a lot of fans of t... |
10 January 2013
04:12 GMT |
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Cheryl Bennett and Steven DeLong of Massachusetts have decided that their wedding day will forever remind them of their roots. As such, they have opted to get married on January 9, 2013, getting inspiration from the ZIP code of their address. Their hometown of Amesbury is listed with postal code 01913, Meridian Sta... |
10 January 2013
04:11 GMT |
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Amazon may be working hard to take over the digital content market, but it's still selling a lot of physical stuff, including physical media, i.e. books, CDs, DVDs. Just like Netflix is pushing people to switch from DVDs to online streaming, Amazon is working on ways of getting people still buying CDs more acc... |
10 January 2013
04:11 GMT |
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As expected, Samsung has just introduced the Galaxy S II Plus smartphone, which makes the link between the popular Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III handsets.
However, those who already purchased the Galaxy S III mini will not miss the Galaxy S II Plus at all.
The Galaxy S II Plus ships with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean ope... |
10 January 2013
04:07 GMT |
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Just as promised several days ago, Mountain View-based Internet giant Google has re-enabled Windows Phone’s access to its Google Maps service over the web.
Recently, the company has decided to prevent owners of Windows Phone devices from accessing the Google Maps via their Internet Explorer browser, redirecti... |
10 January 2013
04:04 GMT |
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The Big Picture mode is one of the biggest innovations for Steam in the last few years and the developer who led its creation at Valve says that it was needed because the digital distribution service was broken without it.
Greg Coomer, a product designer at Valve, tells Polygon that gamers “were already clearl... |
10 January 2013
04:01 GMT |
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The notorious RedHack collective has breached the systems of Turkey’s Council of Higher Education (YÖK), leaking a total of more than 60,000 documents apparently related to corruption investigations that target universities.
The hacktivists say they’ve found cases of corruption at various educationa... |
10 January 2013
04:00 GMT |
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Windows 8 tablets have been having trouble selling because they are simply too expensive compared to iPads, Android tablets and even Windows RT ones. Dell is doing something about the problem.
Last year in October (2012), Dell released the Latitude 10 tablet, which carried the price of $650 / 650 Euro.
Curiously e... |
10 January 2013
03:49 GMT |
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On January 9, Canonical published in a security notice details about a GnuPG vulnerability for its Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 8.04 LTS operating systems.
According to Canonical, GNU privacy guard could have been made to corrupt the keyring if it imported a specially cr... |
10 January 2013
03:47 GMT |
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Today, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia officially announced the upcoming availability of its full range of Windows Phone 8 devices in India, including the Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and Lumia 620. Starting tomorrow, users in the country will be able to purchase the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 smartphones through select stor... |
10 January 2013
03:45 GMT |
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Earlier this week, we reported that 24-year-old alleged hacker Hamza Bendelladj was arrested by police in Thailand. As it turns out, the man might be one of the ZeuS botmasters named by Microsoft in the lawsuit the company filed last year.
According to Brian Krebs, who has been actively monitoring the cybercriminal ... |
10 January 2013
03:43 GMT |
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Although Nokia Care has already confirmed the Lumia 920 and 820 will arrive in India on January 11, we can’t be sure Windows Phone fans will be able to purchase the smartphones beginning tomorrow.
However, everything points to a January 11 release date as Nokia already sent invitations to a launch event, which... |
10 January 2013
03:38 GMT |
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Sony has just confirmed that PlayStation Plus members in Europe can now download the God of War: Ascension multiplayer beta and try out the special online mode included in the hack and slash experience.
God of War: Ascension promises to deliver not just a sprawling single-player experience that once again stars fran... |
10 January 2013
03:35 GMT |
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Panasonic has used the 2013 CES in Las Vegas to unveil its new Toughpad FZ-G1, a Windows 8 tablet that can withstand severe hits, water and dust. Because it runs Windows 8, and we all know how important Windows 8 actually is for Microsoft’s future, the Redmond-based software company has rolled out a clip to sh... |
10 January 2013
03:33 GMT |
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New details of pre-shooting prepping by killer James Holmes are emerging. Photos have been recovered from Holmes’ cell phone, police reports say. Some were snapped a few hours before the shooting, and cast more light on his odd behavior. Others date back to weeks before the event, raising questions about his ... |
10 January 2013
03:29 GMT |
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A new Planescape video game is now officially in development at studio inXile and fans of the original Torment will be happy to know that the game, while not being a true sequel, will use many of the same ideas and themes.
Brian Fargo, the leader of inXile, tells Rock, Paper, Shotgun that, “The more we explore... |
10 January 2013
03:23 GMT |
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AMD's chipsets and processors, unlike Intel's, do not support the PCI Express 3.0 interface, which is why motherboard makers didn't bother including the interface in their designs, until now.
ASUS figured that if AMD's chipsets didn't have what it took to run PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slots, it ... |
10 January 2013
03:19 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently announced that it would discontinue Windows Live Messenger on March 15, so users have no other option that to make the move to Skype.
The problem is that many of those who indeed decided to migrate to Microsoft’s VoIP platform have encountered a problem that erased most of their contacts... |
10 January 2013
03:14 GMT |
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After Softpedia discovered and reported the emergence of two fake Halo 4 games in the iTunes App Store, Apple has now set in place new rules for developers preventing them from uploading new screenshots without a new binary as well. On its Developer site Apple informs all participants in the company’s annual p... |
10 January 2013
03:13 GMT |
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Bohemia Interactive, the developer behind ArmA 2 and the upcoming standalone release of DayZ, has confirmed that the online zombie experience won't be released anytime soon, as the studio's ambitious plans have required a lot of effort and development time.
DayZ became an extremely popular mod for ArmA 2 a... |
10 January 2013
03:05 GMT |
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In a petition submitted to the White House’s “We the People” website, Anonymous hacktivists are asking the Obama administration to make distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks a legal form of protesting.
“With the advance in internet techonology, comes new grounds for protesting. Distrib... |
10 January 2013
02:59 GMT |
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As if the development of an 8-core processor for mobile phones was not enough, Samsung unveiled yet another breakthrough advancement in mobile technology, in the form of a smartphone prototype that sports a flexible display.
Unveiled under the YOUM brand, the new Flexible OLED screen opens the door to devices with ... |
10 January 2013
02:58 GMT |
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The People’s Choice Awards 2013 were held last night in Los Angeles and aired live on CBS and, within minutes after the ceremony, Twitter was flooded with angry comments from, well, angry fans. The entire show was “rigged,” they say. Under the hashtag #RIGGED (in CAPS, because they’re angry)... |
10 January 2013
02:58 GMT |
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Gabe Newell, the leading executive at developer Valve, revealed the theory of fun that the company used when creating the original Half-Life and explained why it worked very well for one game but failed to impress in Counter-Strike.
The developer tells The Verge that, “we came up with this rule, which is the m... |
10 January 2013
02:57 GMT |
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On January 9, Linus Torvalds announced the immediate availability for download of the third release candidate for the Linux 3.8.x kernel series.
The development process is going back to a normal pace or at least this is what Linus Torvalds has told us in the announcement for the latest Linux kernel, 3.8 RC3.
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10 January 2013
02:49 GMT |
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Police in Breckenridge Hills are investigating the suspicious death of Ebony Jackson, found dead in the trunk of her car on Tuesday, January 8. As we have previously informed you, St. Louis PD have organized a press conference detailing what they know on the case. Their findings revealed that Jackson had an extensiv... |
10 January 2013
02:49 GMT |
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EA Sports is giving all football fans a chance to get the teams that were included in the FIFA Team of the Year for the Ultimate Team mode of its football simulator.
At the moment, the midfielder line-up of Xavi, Iniesta and Xabi Alonso has a higher than normal chance of appearing in normal packs of cards, which can... |
10 January 2013
02:49 GMT |
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Owners of a new-generation MacBook Air may want to check their software updaters as Apple has rolled out a new EFI firmware update that addresses a trio of issues with mid 2012 models.
Apple this week released MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.6, a rather small (4.76 MB) package installer that injects three patches ... |
10 January 2013
02:45 GMT |
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Dieting is no easy task, especially if one happens to have a sweet tooth or is a big fan of certain culinary delights that pack significantly more calories than one burns throughout the course of an entire day. However, a newly developed stomach pump promises to help those a tad thick around the waist to lose weigh... |
10 January 2013
02:44 GMT |
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Patch Tuesday has passed and Microsoft is yet to release a fix for the Surface RT Wi-Fi bug that so many people are experiencing these days.
Plenty of users have complained on Microsoft’s support forums that their Surface RT tablets got limited or no connectivity when trying to browse the web using a wireless ... |
10 January 2013
02:42 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics appears ready to make the next step in the evolution of smartphones, and came to the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with new technology in its pocket, set to show that this is indeed possible.
During the company’s keynote at the event, Samsung&r... |
10 January 2013
02:36 GMT |
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The Cave, the next big adventure game from independent studio Double Fine and famous designer Ron Gilbert, is now available for pre-order via Steam and those who pre-purchase it can also earn a few Team Fortress 2 bonus items.
Ron Gilbert, the designer responsible for cult games like Monkey Island or Maniac Mansion,... |
10 January 2013
02:32 GMT |
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The more features a central processor steals from motherboard and video cards, the less it qualifies as a central processing unit, as understood by IT engineers. Advanced Micro Devices feels that CPUs are steadily being phased out, or that the term will take on a new meaning soon. In a conversation with Reuters, Li... |
10 January 2013
02:29 GMT |
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The people have spoken: in what is deemed the awards show that best reflects today’s tastes, People’s Choice Awards, “Hunger Games” left competitors in the dust to become the most popular movie of 2012.
The film, the first in the series based on Suzanne Collins’ trilogy, took home no l... |
10 January 2013
02:21 GMT |
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A few days ago, a security researcher discovered a way to bypass Microsoft’s restrictions in order to run unsigned applications on the tablet-oriented operating system Windows RT. Even though it involves quite a complex procedure, the hack is very likely to spawn easier to use applications that would allow all... |
10 January 2013
02:20 GMT |
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For the current year, UCWeb is interested in bringing some enhancements to its products, and will focus on the localized versions of its browser, the company has announced on Facebook. The company’s UC Browser is already one of the most popular web browsers in the world, with millions of users spanning across... |
10 January 2013
02:16 GMT |
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A group of Inuit people living in the village of Inukjuak, Quebec are now asking the Canadian government to become actively involved in the rescue of about a dozen killer whales which somehow got trapped in the icy waters of Hudson Bay, Canada.
Apparently, these marine mammals were simply going about their business... |
10 January 2013
01:49 GMT |
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Even though it’s not exhibiting at the show, Microsoft continues to use the 2013 CES to showcase the goodies of Windows 8, this time with NCIS: Los Angeles star LL Cool J.
A Windows 8 app called Liquid MyConnect Studio allows multiple musicians to work on the same track on the go and edit music in real time wi... |
10 January 2013
01:41 GMT |
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Samsung started the rollout of the Jelly Bean update for Galaxy Tab 2 tablets several weeks ago, but North American users were left out of the initial deployment.
The good news is, as MobileSyrup reports, that the upgrade is now available for download via Samsung Kies desktop software to all Galaxy Tab 2 owners in t... |
10 January 2013
01:39 GMT |
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When he doesn’t crash others’ press conferences, Steve Ballmer likes to do a lot of things, such as holding talks on a potential acquisition of a basketball team.
Yahoo Sports reports that Ballmer is currently leading an investment group that’s ready to pay as much as $500 million (€383 millio... |
10 January 2013
01:24 GMT |
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Here is a little update for Windows Phone 7.8 release which is expected to happen this month. After Nokia Spain tweeted that the upgrade would be available in January, Nokia Italy took it further and confirmed that Windows Phone 7.8 was only a few days away.
Italian blog Plaffo reports that the Finnish company repli... |
10 January 2013
01:20 GMT |
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Brooke Burke, one of two hosts of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, shocked the world when she announced that she had thyroid cancer and would be going into surgery for it. She’s now recovered and, for the first time since the announcement, speaking out about the diagnosis.
Brooke stopped by Good Morning Am... |
10 January 2013
00:31 GMT |
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Josh Brolin rang in the New Year in a prison cell after he was busted by cops for public intoxication and had to spend several hours in prison to sober up. He explained the arrest on Good Morning America, as the video below will confirm.
Brolin can now be seen on the big screen in the star-studded “Gangster S... |
10 January 2013
00:19 GMT |
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For the past few weeks or so, there’s been a lot of uproar over comments made by CNN host Piers Morgan on his talk show in relation to gun control. A petition was started with the White House to have him deported back to the UK but, according to the official response, it won’t happen.
The controversy be... |
10 January 2013
00:05 GMT |
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