252 articles found
The latest issue of Elle Magazine brings a lengthy interview with none other than Taylor Swift, who is finally speaking out on all those rumors about her personal life. For one, she never ever chases boys – like, ever, to paraphrase her most recent single.
Though she has quite the reputation of a serial dater... |
11 February 2013
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Rapper Lil Wayne was at the Miami Heat – LA Lakers game over the weekend but, unlike other fans in the venue, he did not get to see the end of it. He was escorted off the premises by security after reportedly making a gun gesture towards a fan. On his Twitter account, the rapper insists he did nothing wrong b... |
11 February 2013
23:46 GMT |
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It’s been a while since Don Johnson took the producers of the CBS hit show “Nash Bridges” to court over loss of profit, but he’s finally gotten to see payday. He’s just been awarded $19 million (€14.1 million) in the lawsuit, which is now officially over. Initially, Johnson was su... |
11 February 2013
23:30 GMT |
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Disney has just released a new update for their highly-acclaimed “Where’s My Water?” game for Android devices.
The most important change is the addition of a new feature called Photo Finish. The new function will allow players to capture how they beat a “Level of the Week” and then shar... |
11 February 2013
22:31 GMT |
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aTorrent is one of the many torrent download applications available on Google Play Store. Developed by Mobilityflow Torrents, the app allows users to download files on their phones or tablets while on the move.
The latest iteration of aTorrent includes a handful of fixes for bugs that have been brought by previous v... |
11 February 2013
21:31 GMT |
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Yuuji Hori, the game director on Dragon Quest 7, says that the complexity level of the game was one of the reasons why more than one year was needed to create the 3DS remake that’s now out on the Japanese market.
The new version of the game has guidance and summary system created by Square Enix, which is desig... |
11 February 2013
21:31 GMT |
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One of the most downloaded video players for Android devices, MX Player has just been updated with support for more features and more improvements.
Developed by J2 Interactive, the latest version of MX Player comes with support for double tap gesture (toggle play/pause), as well as support for Samsung multi-window f... |
11 February 2013
21:01 GMT |
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Gestulator is one of the latest applications to be updated in the official Windows Phone Store portal now up for grabs for all Windows Phone users as version 1.2.
The new app release brings along support for devices running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system, along with a variety of bug fixes.... |
11 February 2013
20:51 GMT |
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What we know: ArmA 3 is the next installment in the long-running military simulation from Bohemia Interactive that aims to inject as much realism as possible in the first-person shooter genre, with full details for terrain, weapons and hardware. The game will take place on a number of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea... |
11 February 2013
20:41 GMT |
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Indian company Simmtronics quietly launched another affordable Android tablet, the XPAD X1010. The slate is now available for purchase via major retailers across the country for Rs 8,449 (155/€115).
AndroidOS reports Simmtronics has partnered with several public Wi-Fi hotspot providers in order to offer free ac... |
11 February 2013
20:01 GMT |
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There are plenty of weather apps available on Windows 8, but those of you who wish to try a brand new app should have a look at the so-called Elements Weather Forecast.
Just like many other weather apps available in the store, this new one comes with 7-day weather forecasts for almost any location around the world, ... |
11 February 2013
19:51 GMT |
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One of the highly appealing features that Sony has packed inside its new Xperia Z flagship Android smartphone is a high-quality camera, allegedly able to deliver great capabilities even in burst mode.
To be more precise, the device was touted as capable of shooting no less than 10 photos per second at a resolution ... |
11 February 2013
19:41 GMT |
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Another day, another low-budget Android smartphone gets launched in India. iBall has just announced the upcoming availability of Andi 3.5 dual-SIM handset for only Rs 4,500 ($85/€60).
As AndroidOS points out, the smartphone is powered by Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system out of the box.
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11 February 2013
19:31 GMT |
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Jenova Chen, the founder of thatgamecompany and the creator of Journey, believes that his team needs to create an emotion-driven video game that is commercially successful in order to encourage more teams to work on similar experiences.
The developer tells VentureBeat that, “my resolution this year is: I&rsquo... |
11 February 2013
19:31 GMT |
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We reported earlier today on the unannounced Lava XOLO A1000 smartphone, which has recently been spotted in India.The folks over at FoneArena were lucky enough to get their hands on this high-end Android smartphone and they’ve already published some pictures showing the device.The handset is equipped with a 1.2... |
11 February 2013
19:01 GMT |
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A brand new gameplay video with Injustice: Gods Among Us has just appeared on the web, showcasing a brutal fight between Batman and Bane, two of the most iconic characters from the DC Comics universe.
Injustice will deliver an intense fighting experience this spring when developer NetherRealm will show that it can a... |
11 February 2013
18:51 GMT |
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Mongadillo Studios has released Survivor Z, a text-based role-playing game where players must survive a world overrun with zombies.
A sequel to ZDAY Survival Simulator, Survivor Z takes place exactly 311 days after the apocalypse has wiped out 90% of the world's population. It uses the same gaming concepts as i... |
11 February 2013
18:41 GMT |
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Samsung’s large Galaxy Note II smartphone is now available for purchase in India at a lower cost than before, namely only INR 33,800 ($629 / 470 Euro).
The handset can be acquired at this cost through various brick and mortar stores, AndroidOS notes in a recent post, while being available for a bit more via o... |
11 February 2013
18:41 GMT |
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HD Wallpapers Pro is a pretty great application that allows users to download desktop backgrounds for their computers without even leaving the Metro UI of their Windows 8 computer. The app comes with a great feature package that includes a lock screen preview and dedicated option to set the selected photo as lock sc... |
11 February 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Australian carrier Telstra scheduled an Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for Samsung Galaxy S III 3G on February 4. However, the update was pulled for unknown reasons and without any further notices.
The good news is Telstra is now back with the update and AusDroid reports some users already reported they have been a... |
11 February 2013
18:31 GMT |
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I still remember the first fifteen minutes of the Marine campaign in the Aliens versus Predator game launched during 1999 by Rebellion, because it made me uncomfortable at first and then segued into clear horror once the first xenomorph appeared and proceeded to kill me.
I chose to first play Aliens: Colonial Marine... |
11 February 2013
18:16 GMT |
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The development team at BioWare announces that it is working with USAopoly to create a new version of the venerable board game Risk based upon the Mass Effect franchise, which will use the name Galaxy at War.
The game is supposed to be available in the fall from a number of major retailers and will cost around 50 do... |
11 February 2013
18:03 GMT |
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Sony Mobile has just confirmed it will bring its Xperia Z Android flagship smartphone in Australia on February 20.
However, it appears that the smartphone will only be available at Sony’s brick and mortar stores as well as online. Although all major carriers confirmed they would offer the Xperia Z, the folks o... |
11 February 2013
18:01 GMT |
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The development team at Blizzard continues to evaluate the performance of Wizards in Diablo 3 and has long-term plans to tweak the powers and abilities of the class to make it useful in battle and make sure that all their secondary skills are attractive. Don Vu, an associate game designer, admits in a community ques... |
11 February 2013
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Microsoft officially debuted the Surface with Windows 8 Pro on Saturday, but the company quickly ran out of tablets shortly after that, with many potential buyers forced to leave home empty-handed. The problem with the Surface Pro shortage is that some Microsoft stores have even sold the reserved units, so those who... |
11 February 2013
17:51 GMT |
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Analyst Michael Pachter says that the United Kingdom retail games market is a joke because companies are more interested in getting traffic than in making a clear profit from their sales.
The Wedsbush Morgan employee states, “retailers can’t make any money on games, hence the bankruptcies of GAME, HMV an... |
11 February 2013
17:41 GMT |
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Global money transfer company MoneyGram has opened up moneygram.com to iPhone owners allowing them to send money, find MoneyGram locations, estimate money transfer fees, as well as view recent account activity on the go.
The company says people today rely on their smartphones to do pretty much everything, so an iPho... |
11 February 2013
17:31 GMT |
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BlackBerry Z10 is already available for purchase in the UK, Canada and UAE, but fans in other countries will have to wait a few more weeks until the smartphone hits shelves.
According to Crackberry, Aussie customers will be able to grab the Z10 as early as March. BlackBerry Australia has tweeted that the Z10 will be... |
11 February 2013
17:31 GMT |
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The Guitar Hero fad has been dead for a while, but people still believe that learning to play guitar, at least a couple of popular riffs, will make them look cool. They're probably right too, but actually learning to play guitar isn't as easy as it may seem and it's not as fun either.
Guitar Hero is f... |
11 February 2013
17:31 GMT |
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The development team at CD Projekt RED working on the upcoming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt says that the entire game experience will be centered on protagonist Geralt and will answer all the questions that the fans have about his past.
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the game director, tells GameInformer that, “This is the... |
11 February 2013
17:15 GMT |
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Rich Moore, the director of Wreck-It Ralph, believes that the success of his video game inspired movie is linked to the lack of a main character who is associated with an actual franchise.
The director tells MCV that, “I think that had we tried to make this movie about the character of someone like Donkey Kong... |
11 February 2013
17:02 GMT |
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The Chinese and much of Asia celebrated the New Year over the weekend. As in previous years, Google marked this with a doodle, but it went beyond the simple static doodle this time and actually built a simple snake game. It makes sense too, since 2013 is the year of the snake in the Chinese calendar. The doodle was ... |
11 February 2013
17:01 GMT |
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The Windows RT jailbreak tool is still up for grabs and even though Microsoft hasn’t talked too much about it lately, the company may actually block it with this month’s Patch Tuesday fixes.
The company will release a total of three updates aimed at this specific platform, but none of them is marked as &... |
11 February 2013
17:01 GMT |
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According to a report only recently made public by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), the global solar capacity now amounts to 101GW.
In other words, it has well succeeded in surpassing the 100GW barrier and, should things continue to unfold in this manner, human society can be argued to be wel... |
11 February 2013
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Not very long ago, Richard Bishop from Toronto, Canada went to visit some friends in Ontario and ended up taking this adorable picture of a chipmunk that seemed determined to stuff as many peanuts as possible in its mouth.
Apparently, Richard Bishop was the one who offered the peanuts to the chipmunk in the first p... |
11 February 2013
16:41 GMT |
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Greg Kroah-Hartman announced a few minutes ago, February 11, the immediate availability for download of the seventh maintenance release for the stable Linux 3.7.x kernel series.
Linux kernel 3.7.7 is comprised of mostly driver updates (Radeon, USB and RTC), and a few other small fixes. Please check the official raw... |
11 February 2013
16:41 GMT |
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Bitdefender is warning users to be on the lookout for fake Citi Group notifications which inform them that they’ve received a “secure message.”
“Read your secure message by opening the attachment, securedoc.html. You will be prompted to open (view) the file or save (download) it to your compu... |
11 February 2013
16:21 GMT |
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The developers at Blizzard working on Diablo 3 say that they currently have no plans to include any point tracking or rewards to the brawling multiplayer mode, despite the interest that fans have shown in such features.In a Questions and Answers session Kevin Martens, lead designer working on Diablo 3, states, &ldquo... |
11 February 2013
16:13 GMT |
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Mobile phone users in the United States can now join those in the UK and Canada into purchasing BlackBerry Z10 devices, as wireless carrier Solavei has announced the availability of the device for its customers. The company, which provides users with wireless services on T-Mobile's GSM / EDGE / UMTS / HSPA+ ne... |
11 February 2013
16:01 GMT |
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Crysis 3 developer Crytek believes that future free-to-play games will rival, in terms of quality, actual retail games and, in order to benefit from the rise in terms of profits generated by such titles, the studio's different regional divisions are focusing on this segment.
Crytek is mostly known for the impre... |
11 February 2013
15:51 GMT |
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Matthias Clasen had the pleasure of announcing on February 9 that the fifth development release of the upcoming GNOME 3.8 desktop environment is ready for testing.
After a four-day delay, GNOME 3.7.5 is now available for download and testing on the main GNOME FTP server, bringing lots of updated applications, new f... |
11 February 2013
15:50 GMT |
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The number of apps available on the Windows 8 platform is quickly increasing, with many more developers deciding to port their programs to Microsoft’s latest operating system. The first tool aimed at Windows 8 users who want to listen to DI.FM radio stations is now up for grabs in the Store, coming not only wi... |
11 February 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Apple has released iOS 6.1.1 Software Update, a bug-fix release targeted at “cellular performance and reliability for iPhone 4S.”After Vodafone’s mass text message warning against iOS 6.1 and AOL’s restrictive move to disable calendar functions, Apple has promptly addressed the bugs affecting ... |
11 February 2013
15:34 GMT |
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It is a well-known fact that those living in crowded urban areas quite often find that they simply do not have enough space at their disposal to fit both a bed and a desk in their homes.
Designer Athanasia Leivaditou of StudioNL has decided to solve this pressing problem by creating a so-called transformer desk, wh... |
11 February 2013
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Paul Whalen was proud to announce last week that the stable version of the ARM edition of the Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow) operating system was made available for download.
Distributable as ARMhf (hard-float) and ARM editions, the Fedora 18 ARM operating system includes prebuilt images for the Trimslice (Tegra), Versa... |
11 February 2013
15:30 GMT |
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Fans of the new Ghostbusters game from Beeline Interactive have an exciting new update to download and play today. Players now have to battle Stay Puft on the rooftops of Manhattan.Ghostbusters 1.1 brings the destructive Stay Puft which “stomps through town for a limited time during special Destructor Events. P... |
11 February 2013
15:21 GMT |
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Yesterday's issue of the scientific journal Nature Medicine witnessed the publication of a new study stating that, as several laboratory-based experiments have shown, a drug typically used to treat asthma and other medical conditions can also be successful when it comes to tackling obesity and diabetes.
The dr... |
11 February 2013
15:21 GMT |
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EasyTAG, a tag editor for viewing and editing tags for MP3, MP2, MP4/AAC, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack, Monkey's Audio and WavPack files, is now at version 2.1.8.
Highlights of EasyTAG 2.1.8:
• The application has been ported to GTK+ 2.24 and now it's required;
• Experimental compilation against G... |
11 February 2013
15:21 GMT |
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There’s no telling as of now whether Google will bring to the market a fifth Nexus smartphone in the popular lineup, or whether it would partner with a new handset vendor for it, but enthusiasts are already dreaming of a Google phone made by Sony, it seems.
Suman Chatterjee is one of them, and the Google Nexu... |
11 February 2013
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Valve announces that it is introducing a new deal opportunity for those who use the Steam digital distribution service, allowing players to get a set of titles that have a significant price cut from Monday to Friday for each week.The first edition of the new deal system launches with up to 75 percent cut for Flatout,... |
11 February 2013
15:06 GMT |
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The GNOME Documents 3.7.5 development package was published a few days ago on the GNOME servers, just in time for the GNOME 3.7.5 desktop environment.
GNOME Documents 3.7.5 adds en embedded edit mode for Google Docs, a Bookmarks page in the preview mode and some padding around the preview navigation toolbar.
Moreo... |
11 February 2013
14:59 GMT |
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The GNOME developers published a few days ago the 3.7.5 development version of the GNOME Themes Standard package for the upcoming GNOME 3.7.5 desktop environment.
GNOME Themes Standard 3.7.5 improves paddings for the buttons on the main toolbar. Moreover, GtkEntry's background color can now be overridden in GT... |
11 February 2013
14:50 GMT |
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One of the best PDF reading apps for iPhone and iPad, GoodReader has been updated with new features and enhancements making the utility even more worthy of its $4.99 / €4.49 price tag.
Updated to version 3.19.0 on iPad and 3.19.1 on iPhone and iPod touch, GoodReader now displays thumbnail previews for PDF files... |
11 February 2013
14:41 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung appears to be finally getting ready for the launch of a wireless charging pad for its high-end Galaxy S III smartphone, almost one year after making the device official. Said pad has been spotted at the FCC, where it has been granted approvals for use in the country, with sup... |
11 February 2013
14:31 GMT |
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The Surface with Windows 8 Pro is now up for grabs and even if the first consumer deliveries have been affected by stock problems, Microsoft claims the initial response was absolutely amazing.
Panos Panay, the man in charge with the Surface division at Microsoft and the one responsible for the new tablet, talks abou... |
11 February 2013
14:31 GMT |
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The Chromebook Pixel had all the hallmarks of a fake, a very well designed fake, but a fake nonetheless. However, while the video, the name and even the device may be fake, there are some elements that don't appear to be.
The latest is some Chrome OS documentation that hints at a design element seen in the vide... |
11 February 2013
14:31 GMT |
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NetworkManager, a program that works as network connection manager for most RPM and Debian-based distributions, is now at version 0.9.7.997. NetworkManager 0.9.7.997 is a development release and incorporates a significant number of fixes and changes. Highlights of NetworkManager 0.9.7.997: • libnl 3.2.7 or la... |
11 February 2013
14:21 GMT |
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There's a saying that if you want to keep something private, keep it off the internet. No matter how many safety measures you take, stuff has a tendency to leak out once you hand it off to someone else's care.
Case in point is a Flickr bug that set the private photos of some users to public.
The bug only... |
11 February 2013
14:11 GMT |
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The recent delay of Rayman Legends and the decision to adapt the game onto the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 after being made primarily for the Wii U, was a consequence of decisions from Ubisoft executives, at least according to a former employee of developer Ubisoft Montpellier.
Rayman Legends was initially set to app... |
11 February 2013
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HTC DROID DNA made its debut in the United States back in November. The smartphone is now available exclusively from Verizon Wireless for as low as $100/€75 with a new two-year agreement.
However, those who cannot afford the 2-year term amount and don’t bother being tied with long-term contracts can now g... |
11 February 2013
13:31 GMT |
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The Surface with Windows 8 Pro was officially released on Saturday, with Microsoft confirming that consumer response for the tablet was “amazing.”
All those who purchase a Surface Pro will receive mainstream support until July 10, 2017, according to Microsoft, while the extended support will end on Janua... |
11 February 2013
13:31 GMT |
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Pluto may no longer be a planet, but it still has more moons than us. In fact, the fourth and fifth moons were only discovered recently and don't even have a name yet. It's been seven months since the last moon was discovered and the team that made the discovery thinks it's about time it gets christene... |
11 February 2013
13:21 GMT |
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The WeChat application for Windows Phone devices has just been updated to version 4.0, with some appealing new features packed inside.
One of them includes free HD video calls available for all owners of devices running under Microsoft’s mobile operating system, which should appeal a lot to many.
Furthermor... |
11 February 2013
13:21 GMT |
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GTK+, a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces that provide a complete set of widgets, suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites, is now at version 2.24.15.
According to the developers, GTK+ 2.24.15 incorporates new features and quite a few updates:
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11 February 2013
13:01 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is reportedly gearing up for the launch of new Android-based devices before the end of this month, and some more info on the capabilities of two of these smartphones is now available.
Both handsets have been spotted in the GLBenchmark database recently, as LG E455 and ... |
11 February 2013
12:41 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently announced that the Surface RT will go on sale in additional countries this month, so the company is now getting ready to expand its marketing blitz to the Old Continent too.
WParea.de reports that Surface RT ads can now be seen in Germany, including TV spots and commercials that bring the main... |
11 February 2013
12:31 GMT |
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US president Barack Obama is starting a new tradition and is once again going to Google+ to answer questions from anyone interested. He'll be going to Google+ two days after the big State of the Union speech. The hangout will be streamed on Google+ and YouTube.
You can start submitting video and text questions ... |
11 February 2013
12:31 GMT |
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European carriers are upset with Apple, as the latest iOS update has crippled some of their customers’ cellular connectivity. But we’re here to bring you some good news. iOS 6.1.1 is reportedly rolling out this week to address said issues.
German blog iFun has heard from reliable sources that not only is... |
11 February 2013
12:22 GMT |
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Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the game director, and Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, the lead quest designer at CD Projekt RED, say that the team working on the recently revealed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will incorporate as much feedback from the fan community as possible.
Speaking to GameInformer, the pair reveals that they are imp... |
11 February 2013
12:11 GMT |
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Grid 2, the upcoming racing game from Codemasters, has just received a brand new teaser trailer that shows off a bit of footage from one of its nighttime races.
Grid 2 is set to deliver an intense racing experience that emphasizes both realism and style in order to deliver impressive races that should attract all so... |
11 February 2013
12:01 GMT |
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Built on top of the popular and powerful RaphaelJS, Raphy Charts can build and present nice looking graphs that can be displayed at any resolution, on any device and on any browser. Utilizing RaphaelJS' powerful SVG to VML degradation system for browsers not supporting the SVG format (we're talking about I... |
11 February 2013
12:01 GMT |
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One of the highly appealing smartphones that Chinese mobile phone maker Huawei is expected to bring to the market in the not too distant future is the Ascend P2, which is currently rumored to make an official appearance at the MWC 2013 show in Barcelona later this month.
A new photo allegedly depicting the yet unan... |
11 February 2013
12:01 GMT |
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Chakra Linux, a distribution specially built to take advantage of KDE Software Compilation and the Plasma desktop, is now at version 2013.02. Chakra Linux 2013.02, dubbed “Benz,” follows the development of the KDE SC 4.10 series and it follows a trend started by developers a while ago. They will be namin... |
11 February 2013
11:32 GMT |
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Apple fans that are desperate to purchase an iPhone 5 but cannot afford one will be very happy to know that Canadian carrier TELUS is now offering one for free on new contracts.
Obviously, this implies that said Apple fans live in Canada and are willing to commit to a new three-year agreement with TELUS.
It is also... |
11 February 2013
11:31 GMT |
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The second public beta for avast! 8 product line has been rolled out and includes a set of repairs that bring it closer to a stable release.
The big news for this revision is that it runs on Windows 8. The developer worked on eliminating the performance trouble on Windows XP and to fix the Automatic Detection proble... |
11 February 2013
11:28 GMT |
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After launching the original Half-Life and Counter-Strike 1.6 Beta on Steam for Linux, Valve has now started to push updates for the two games.
Both games are pretty stable, especially after so many updates over the years, but it seems that the version for the Linux platform will need some further improvements.
Her... |
11 February 2013
11:27 GMT |
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NVIDIA has released the latest Quadro/Tesla Desktop graphics driver, version 311.15, which is a language independent file compatible with the 64-bit versions of the Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 and also Windows 8.
The NVIDIA Display Driver service (nvvsvc.exe) benefits from a security update, there are some w... |
11 February 2013
11:12 GMT |
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Today, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has officially confirmed the upcoming availability of the Nokia Lumia 620 Windows Phone 8 device in Italy on February 18.
The smartphone will arrive on shelves in the country with a price tag of €249 ($333) attached to it, providing users with an appealing Windows Phone 8... |
11 February 2013
11:11 GMT |
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Data Crow, a media cataloger and organizer which can be used to manage all your collections in one product, is now at version 3.9.21.
Data Crow 3.9.21 allows users to create a huge database containing all the possible collectibles and to take advantage of the online services to retrieve the information, at will.
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11 February 2013
11:08 GMT |
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Portable storage devices come in handy often, so it might help to have a means to connect them to a PC without crowding the motherboard's USB ports.
The new RAID hos bus adapter from HighPoint, called RocketU 1144CM, does that and more.
It has four USB 3.0 ports, each one capable of handling any external SSD, ... |
11 February 2013
11:08 GMT |
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Amber Rose might be ready to pop but she wasn’t likely to stand on the side and not support her man for the biggest night of the year, the 2013 Grammy Awards. Check out the video above to see her on the red carpet.
Amber and fiancé Wiz Khalifa walked in hand in hand, and even stopped to pose for pictur... |
11 February 2013
11:00 GMT |
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Not long ago, a wild fox somehow made its way into Downham, a district in south-east London, entered a home and tried to kidnap a one-month-old baby.
Sources report that the infant was merely sleeping in its bed when the animal attacked him. While dragging him out of the house, the wild fox somehow managed to bite ... |
11 February 2013
10:54 GMT |
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There’s no shortage of rumors regarding Apple’s upcoming iPhone model, and the latest so-called “spy-shots” from China seem to support every last one of them.
Apple seems to have commissioned production already, or at least has ordered some prototypes to be made for testing.
In any case, the... |
11 February 2013
10:53 GMT |
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QTGZManager, a powerful tool to manage Slackware Linux TGZ/TXZ packages has reached version 1.0.
QTGZManager 1.0 comports just like a file manager and basically consists of four configurable panels. It provides support for KDE 3.x, KDE 4.x, XFCE, LXDE, MATE and Trinity Desktop Environments.
Highlights of QTGZManage... |
11 February 2013
10:48 GMT |
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Google Reader may not be Google's best known product, but the relatively few people that use it have come to depend on it, if only because there are few alternatives. Still, the fact that Reader is not anywhere close to Google's priorities has been evident for a while. Now, a series of issues that have be... |
11 February 2013
10:47 GMT |
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CD Projekt Red, the developer of the recently confirmed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has confirmed on Twitter that, even if the RPG arrives onto next-generation consoles like the Xbox 720 or PlayStation 4, it's still going to look better on PC.
The Witcher 1 and 2 sold millions of copies on the PC platform and the... |
11 February 2013
10:43 GMT |
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Visceral Games and Electronic Arts have explained that the so-called item farming glitch in Dead Space 3 is actually a legitimate gameplay mechanic, but one intellectual property expert says that it’s use is equivalent to stealing.
Sara Ludlam is quoted by The Official Xbox Magazine as saying that, “argu... |
11 February 2013
10:42 GMT |
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The official website of the Superior Court of Madera County, California, (madera.courts.ca.gov) has been breached and defaced by an Arab hacker that uses the online moniker “040.”
According to Cyber News, the same hacker is also responsible for breaching two other government websites. 040 has defaced the... |
11 February 2013
10:41 GMT |
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NVIDIA may have a tight lid on its GeForce Titan graphics card, but its OEMs don't seem to. ASUS, at least, has leaked quite a bit of information on it.
In all fairness, though, it isn't ASUS so much, but online retailers and random forum visitors.
Last week we got a tentative description of the perform... |
11 February 2013
10:41 GMT |
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One of Mega's distinguishing characteristics is that, until now, it's been web-only. In fact, it's been Chrome-only, the site only works properly in Google's browser. Mega explained that some of the more advanced web technologies it uses aren't supported or don't work that well in other ... |
11 February 2013
10:41 GMT |
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Miley Cyrus is young and she’s experimenting with fashion. She also has an amazing figure by Yoga and Pilates, so it’s somehow understandable for her to want to show it off, like she did during the Grammys 2013 weekend. I said “somehow.” At Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party, one of the mo... |
11 February 2013
10:40 GMT |
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Despite previous information and rumors, it seems that neither Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2 nor Mirror of Fate will be launching on platforms other than those that have already been announced.
Some players have expected to see Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 arrive on the new Wii U from Nintendo, but David Cox, a ... |
11 February 2013
10:38 GMT |
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Last night’s Grammy Awards 2013 marked Adele’s return on the awards circuit. She might not have won points with all fashion critics for her Valentino dress, but she did score high for being still incredibly adorable, funny and humble.
The video above is of Adele presenting Album of the Year to Mumford &... |
11 February 2013
10:28 GMT |
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Dell's private buyout has ruffled quite a few feathers, and has made certain rival companies speak out (HP being particularly condemning). With that in mind, it isn't so shocking to hear shareholders have their complaints as well.
Reuters reports that shareholders think they should be paid more per share ... |
11 February 2013
10:28 GMT |
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Hack in the Box (HITB) has launched #HITB1337Giveaway, a Twitter-based contest. The lucky winner will get a VIP ticket to the upcoming conference in Amsterdam and $1337 (around 1,000 EUR) to cover travel expenses. Here’s what you need to do in order to take part in the competition. Simply follow @HITBSecConf o... |
11 February 2013
10:23 GMT |
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Paragon Software Group, well known for their hard drive management tools and comprehensive dictionaries, have released a statement pointing out to some of Apple’s harsh practices regarding iOS application submissions.
The company has released a mile-long press release bashing Apple for not supporting aging har... |
11 February 2013
10:21 GMT |
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Thanks to artist Lloyd Godman's commitment to greening up urban areas and making them more environmentally friendly, the city of Melbourne will soon be home to some very impressive so-called air rotating gardens. Needless to say, these patches of greenery are pretty much the first of their kind, and the fact t... |
11 February 2013
10:19 GMT |
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A brand new report has surfaced on the web saying that the Assassin's Creed series will see the release of something called Black Flag or Black Flags, which is either an all-new game in the franchise or DLC for the current Assassin's Creed 3.
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise is extremely popu... |
11 February 2013
10:17 GMT |
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Today, Pope Benedict XVI has announced his resignation. Shortly after the announcement, spammers started flooding Twitter with bogus messages containing the #Pope hashtag in an effort to lure users to certain websites.
According to Sophos experts, most of the spam tweets advertise adult services.
Here are some... |
11 February 2013
10:10 GMT |
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Kelly Clarkson is awesome. Not only is she one of the most talented performers of the moment, but she’s also still incredibly genuine and real. Proof of that is her acceptance speech at last night’s 2013 Grammy Awards. Check out the video above for the entire segment, including a funny intro by Keith Ur... |
11 February 2013
10:07 GMT |
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Most of the recent news about Samsung has been ambivalent at best, but the company isn't showing signs that it is too worried. Its announcement that two new cameras are ready to sell was issued without reservations. By ambivalent news, we mean to say that reports about Samsung and its products haven't a... |
11 February 2013
10:05 GMT |
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Software developers have managed to create a fully-working jailbreak tool for Windows RT approximately one month ago, so the list of apps specifically ported to be used on unlocked devices is getting bigger.
Microsoft initially applauded the researchers behind the hack, but then hinted that it may block the jailbrea... |
11 February 2013
10:01 GMT |
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BLU Products, a newcomer on the one Android smartphone market, has just announced the immediate availability of two of its handsets, the BLU Tank 4.5 and Studio 5.3 II.
Both smartphones are now available for purchase in the United States for only $199/€150 outright. The handsets ship with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean... |
11 February 2013
10:01 GMT |
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Frank Ocean and Chris Brown got into a fight last week and, even though Frank chose not to press charges against Chris, they still can’t stand each other. Or, at least, Chris still can’t stand Frank.
The two went head to head in the Urban Contemporary Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards 2013, with Ocean win... |
11 February 2013
09:53 GMT |
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The development team at Blizzard says that the official beta stage for its upcoming Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm will end on March 1, but that a private beta period will continue until launch date in order to give the studio more information about the game. The team states, “We’re incredibly thankful ... |
11 February 2013
09:52 GMT |
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Investment Bank Topeka Capital Markets has released a research note according to which Apple is pushing forward with its (rumored) plans to release a low-end version of the iPhone bearing an attractive price tag. Analyst Brian White told clients in a research note today, “In late December, our research uncover... |
11 February 2013
09:51 GMT |
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Nokia’s cheap Windows Phone 8-based Lumia 620 smartphone is now available for purchase in Germany on the networks of T-Mobile, Vodafone, O2, and E-Plus, with prices starting for free with the signing of a two-year contract agreement. As WMPoweruser notes, the smartphone is currently listed on Noovi.de, the of... |
11 February 2013
09:41 GMT |
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Several journalists in Myanmar (Burma) have reported seeing notifications from Google that their accounts may have been targeted in so-called "state-sponsored" attacks. Google has been working to notify users of this type of attacks for a while now. Journalists in Myanmar, but also some who cover Myanmar but are loc... |
11 February 2013
09:41 GMT |
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Mumford & Sons put on amazing performance at the Grammys 2013 last night but, as we speak, the Internet isn’t really buzzing about it, but rather about the fact that producers cut to Taylor Swift while they were singing on stage.
First of all, check out the performance below. It was a true testament to these ... |
11 February 2013
09:38 GMT |
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Wireless charging is an oddball in the tech industry, since it uses electromagnetic waves to restore the energy of compatible gadgets but doesn't really allow for distance.
That is to say, wireless charging devices are basically small pads or plates that phones or other gadgets need to lie on for hours at a tim... |
11 February 2013
09:33 GMT |
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Following our last week’s reports on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean for Motorola Electrify M, US Cellular has informed us that the update will be available for download beginning February 12.
The carrier has also confirmed that the update will be pushed OTA (over the air), so Motorola Electrify M owners will be noti... |
11 February 2013
09:31 GMT |
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A new minor build for Miranda IM is currently available for download. The fresh release falls short of new features, but it incorporates a couple of repairs that refer to Jabber protocol.
The developer addressed the XMPP-related problem with a crash that occurred on account of using mood messages. The second entry i... |
11 February 2013
09:31 GMT |
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On February 1, Oracle released its latest Critical Patch Update for Java SE in order to address a number of vulnerabilities exploited in the wild. However, the company plans to release an updated version of the CPU.
Initially, the CPU was scheduled to be released on February 19. Since the company was forced to rush... |
11 February 2013
09:29 GMT |
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Crytek is getting ready to debut Crysis 3 next week and now, in order to get even more people interested in the new shooter, the studio has just released a brand new series of screenshots.
Crysis 3 is eagerly awaited not just by shooter fans but also by gamers that want to admire visually stunning experiences, as th... |
11 February 2013
09:28 GMT |
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February 19 should prove a great day for HTC enthusiasts, as the Taiwanese handset vendor might make the long-rumored HTC M7 official then as the HTC One, with the same design as seen in the photo above.
The shot, available courtesy of evleaks, is allegedly a leaked press photo of the device, showing not only the o... |
11 February 2013
09:18 GMT |
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Windows Firewall Control received a new update over the weekend. The fresh version is 3.9.0.1 and it features a rather small batch of repairs.
The first fix on the list addresses the problem with the F5 message not being displayed or hidden properly under the “Manage Rules” panel.
Some dependencies that... |
11 February 2013
09:18 GMT |
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Several Malawi high-profile domains, including the ones of Google, Coca Cola, Fanta, Yahoo and Hotmail, have been hijacked by TIGER-M@TE and h311 c0d3.
According to the hackers, they’ve defaced the websites after breaching the systems of Malawi’s .mw domain registrar, registrar.mw.
Once they gained acce... |
11 February 2013
09:13 GMT |
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Over the weekend, Justin Bieber chose to snub the Grammys 2013, which more than made sense considering he wasn’t nominated even once. Instead, he kept in touch with his fans on social media.
Shortly after announcing that he would be releasing a new song on UStream, Bieber was forced to apologize because his I... |
11 February 2013
09:09 GMT |
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Kim Dotcom’s freshly launched cloud storage service Mega released an extension for Mozilla Firefox that is supposed to improve the download performance.
The add-on is not available on Mozilla’s add-ons web site, but if you access the service with Firefox browser, you will be prompted to install the exten... |
11 February 2013
09:05 GMT |
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Nvidia has just announced that its new GeForce 650 or higher graphics cards will come with special in-game money for free-to-play titles like Hawken, World of Tanks, or Planetside 2, as part of a brand new campaign to promote upgrades among gamers who enjoy online experiences.
Free-to-play PC titles are beginning to... |
11 February 2013
09:02 GMT |
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The Leap Motion USB motion sensor device has spawned another strange project that has to do with music.
Back in December 2012, a certain invention called AirHarp came to our attention.
The contraption used a Leap Motion USB sensor to interpret waves and other gestures. Based on them, it played the virtual harp on t... |
11 February 2013
09:02 GMT |
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Nokia Lumia 920 is still the hottest Windows Phone 8 handset these days. With Nokia continuing the rollout of the smartphone in South America and other regions where Lumia 920 has yet to arrive, customers in the United States are still having a hard time grabbing this one.
Luckily, US-based major retailer Amazon has... |
11 February 2013
09:01 GMT |
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This past Sunday, five people lost their lives in the waters off Spain's Canary Islands as a result of a lifeboat drill that for one reason or another went terribly wrong.
Information made available to the general public thus far says that these five people all passed away after a lifeboat ended up taking a ra... |
11 February 2013
08:59 GMT |
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Shortly after BlackBerry announced the immediate availability of Z10 in UAE, the Canadian company launched the smartphone in Qatar as well. During an exclusive VIP event in Doha, BlackBerry announced its Z10 smartphone is available for purchase for QAR 2,599 outright, which is about $715/ or €535. According to ... |
11 February 2013
08:56 GMT |
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Oxygen KDE, a Firefox theme that tries to provide a consistent and coherent integration with the KDE desktop environment, is now at version 4.0 Beta 2.
Highlights of Oxygen KDE Firefox Theme 4.0 Beta 2:
• All XUL widgets are styled using only CSS, with no images at all;
• The color scheme detection is don... |
11 February 2013
08:54 GMT |
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Developer DICE is getting ready to launch the End Game expansion for its first-person shooter Battlefield 3 and the team is ready to talk about the way the new content is re-designed to offer multiple opportunities for dirt bike use.Malin von Matern, a quality assurance analyst at DICE, writes on an official blog tha... |
11 February 2013
08:52 GMT |
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A while back, Google announced the Solve for X initiative which aims to bring in experts in many fields to solve the world's biggest problems. It's no small undertaking, but Google is using its name and its money to get people together and start talking.
It has now just hosted the 2013 edition of the event... |
11 February 2013
08:51 GMT |
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Late last week, word got out that CBS had sent out an email to all the celebrities invited at the 2013 Grammy Awards, which took place last night, warning them they were to keep covered… or else. As was to be expected, many chose to break the new rules. As we also informed you at the time, because CBS broadcas... |
11 February 2013
08:44 GMT |
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It appears that even after the release of iOS 6.0.1, 6.0.2, and even 6.1, some Apple customers are still experiencing sound issues with their iPhones after making the leap from iOS 5 to iOS 6.
A growing thread on Apple’s forum has racked up close to 70,000 views on the topic “Sound problems since IOS 6 u... |
11 February 2013
08:34 GMT |
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It's not easy to learn that your favorite gadget accessory has been axed, but Samsung has reached the conclusion that its keyboard docks don't qualify as favorite to most people.
Because of that, it will no longer make keyboard docks for the Galaxy Note 10.1, the Galaxy Tab 10, and the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tab... |
11 February 2013
08:29 GMT |
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Video game developer Blizzard says that once the 1.0.7 patch launches for Diablo 3, the dueling mode that many players have been using will be renamed to brawling in order to better reflect the actual mechanics of the experience. The team says in an official update that, “Sure, it allows players to pummel, sto... |
11 February 2013
08:23 GMT |
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HTC M7, the long-rumored high-end smartphone from the Taiwanese handset vendor, has recently been said to be set to arrive on shelves under the name of HTC One, and some more proof of that is now available.
The device has been spotted in a UAProf (User Agent Profile) with the HTC One name attached to it, and with ... |
11 February 2013
08:21 GMT |
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Lots of experiments and discoveries are made “for science,” but there are some inventions that have an easier lifestyle as the sole goal, like the Ultra Ever Dry coating. Rain, puddle splashes, plumbing failures, cooking accidents, all can lead to people getting wet, which is never fun. Well, some may ... |
11 February 2013
08:20 GMT |
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iOS 6.1 is a rotten Apple. That’s what numerous Apple customers are saying, including big companies like AOL, and Vodafone. One issue in particular is yet to gain coverage. Apparently, the software update has put a lot of devices into recovery mode.
A growing number of iDevice owners is reporting a strange iss... |
11 February 2013
08:13 GMT |
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Since its launch, this incredibly cool ASUS TAICHI 21, 11.6”, convertible ultrabook has caught everyone's attention. It has many features that make it interesting and a long list of drivers, since all those handy tools need driver support.
As usual, since this is an Intel-based notebook, one will need the... |
11 February 2013
08:10 GMT |
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Instant WebKiosk/UB 4.0, a distribution designed for web kiosks and multi-user web workstations, such as schools, hotels, libraries, train stations and so on, has just been released.
Instant WebKiosk/UB 4.0 is a live operating system that can boot straight from a USB device and it's browser only, which means th... |
11 February 2013
08:06 GMT |
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Wreck It Ralph continues to be the most pirated movie of the week, sitting in the top spot for the second week in a row after debuting there. It's one of the best animations of 2012 so its popularity is not surprising.
Further down in the top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, there's some trading o... |
11 February 2013
08:06 GMT |
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Vulnerabilities in Java are highly common and, over the past months, organizations have taken serious steps to neutralize cyberattacks that exploit the security holes found in this piece of software. However, it appears Yahoo! is swimming against the current and feeding its customers a highly outdated version of Java... |
11 February 2013
08:05 GMT |
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On February 10, Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry announced the availability of its BlackBerry App World storefront for users in Oman.
The portal will be rebranded to BlackBerry World on February 14, and will be available for all Omantel and Navras customers in the local market.
By receiving access to the sto... |
11 February 2013
08:01 GMT |
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Razer has recently launched driver version 2.02 for their Abyssus gaming mouse. The only update listed in the changelog is Windows 8 support.
The manufacturer recommends you plug your device in before installing this driver.
This piece of hardware sells for $49.99 (€37.35), whether in matte black or high gloss... |
11 February 2013
07:59 GMT |
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Ahead of the 2013 Grammy Awards, CBS, which aired the gala live, issued a wardrobe advisory to all stars that they were to keep their outfits decent, not too revealing. Carly Rae Jepsen did more than that: she killed it!
Check out the video above to see the 27-year-old singer on the red carpet, talking to Ryan Seacr... |
11 February 2013
07:57 GMT |
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The latest BIOS that EVGA has recently released, version 044, is targeted for the Intel X79 chipset based motherboards, namely X79 SLI, X79 FTW, as well as X79 Classified.
This BIOS release updates memory overclocking page layout, and moreover, it improves memory and CPU compatibility, fixes some labeling issues, a... |
11 February 2013
07:52 GMT |
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Microsoft’s anti-Google campaign continues with the revamped “Scroogled” campaign aimed at Gmail, the email service that allegedly violates users’ privacy by looking into their emails to display relevant ads.
As we’ve already told you, the Redmond-based technology giant also launched a ... |
11 February 2013
07:52 GMT |
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Nokia and Safaricom have just announced the immediate availability of Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 smartphones in Kenya. The former is exclusive to major carrier Safaricom and the first 500 customers that will purchase the Lumia 920 will also receive a free Nokia wireless charging plate. Furthermore, the carrier has a s... |
11 February 2013
07:52 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation might be gearing up for the launch of a new flavor of its Windows Phone 8X smartphone, and has already teased it online.
In a photo published on Twitter, the company shows what appears to be a White version of the said smartphone, supposedly hinting at the upcoming avail... |
11 February 2013
07:41 GMT |
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The Pakistani hacker collective Pak Cyber Eaglez has breached the official website of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (mupusk.gov.ba).
The attackers have added a defacement page to the website, but they haven’t replaced the index webpage.
According to the statement publ... |
11 February 2013
07:39 GMT |
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One of the most beautiful and talked about performances at last night’s Grammy Awards 2013, which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, was that by Carrie Underwood, who did a medley of “Blown Away” and “Two Black Cadillacs.”
As I already noted earlier today, besides Carrie&r... |
11 February 2013
07:39 GMT |
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Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign, an operational-level war game that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front, can now be purchased with 66% discount on Steam for Linux.
Users can play both from the Axis and Soviet perspective, and the game strives to recreate the strategies involved i... |
11 February 2013
07:29 GMT |
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The development team at Cryptic Games is revealing yet another character class for the upcoming Neverwinter MMO, with players able to get information about the Devoted Cleric.
The class is designed to deal a lot of holy damage to creatures that assault the city of Neverwinter while also supporting the rest of his pa... |
11 February 2013
07:26 GMT |
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Intel’s latest BIOS update, version 0098, is targeted at the DZ77BH-55K desktop board. This release updates the processor support, and the Marvell drive icon is not missing any more. Also, it fixes “Force Secure Boot defaults” issue, which, when enabled, would make 3 keys disappear and “Secure... |
11 February 2013
07:24 GMT |
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Sina Weibo, the popular Chinese microblogging service, is bragging about some impressive stats set during the Chinese New Year this weekend.
And it's got a lot to brag about, in the first second of the New Year, the service got a few posts shy of 35,000.
In the first minute, Sina Weibo got some 731,102 posts... |
11 February 2013
07:21 GMT |
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Evernote has released a new version of its scribbling app, Skitch. Version 2.0.3 includes improvements and optimizations, as well as a new WYSIWYG text editor.
WYSIWYG, an acronym for “what you see is what you get,” is a system where content displayed onscreen during editing appears in a form closely cor... |
11 February 2013
07:21 GMT |
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Ubisoft, after confirming that Rayman Legends will no longer be an exclusive game for the Nintendo Wii U, as it's also going to appear on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in September, has now revealed that a special demo will be released for the Wii U soon.
Rayman Legends was supposed to be one of the biggest third-party ... |
11 February 2013
07:21 GMT |
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With all this talk about the big winners of the night at the 2013 Grammy Awards, it’s almost too easy to forget that Prince won the Grammys – and all he had to do was just show up. Below is a video of the music icon making a very rare public appearance to present Record of the Year. Sporting massive s... |
11 February 2013
07:21 GMT |
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You know it’s a slow news day when all the media outlets are discussing Steve Jobs’ dreams. The latest such speculation revolves around a potential iCar from Apple. Why is this making headlines again? Well, probably because of the iWatch rumor.
The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times both issued a... |
11 February 2013
07:19 GMT |
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The time-lapse video above shows blizzard Nemo dumping significant amounts of snow on a patio table. As once can easily notice, by the time the snowstorm came to an end, the table had already been hidden from view.
Apparently, this footage was shot in Avon, Connecticut. Needless to say, the video went viral in a ma... |
11 February 2013
07:18 GMT |
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that online piracy is the modern version of “an age-old crime,” more precisely, stealing.
While the Bureau takes the theft of intellectual property very seriously, it appears that some of the agency’s employees are also in the habit of using B... |
11 February 2013
07:16 GMT |
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The development team at Monolith says that all those who are playing Guardians of Middle-Earth on the Xbox 360 can now download and play as Gloin, another of the dwarfs that accompanies Bilbo on his quest to Erebor.
Gloin is best known for being the father of Gimli, one of the main characters of The Lord of the Ring... |
11 February 2013
07:11 GMT |
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Tomorrow is Patch Tuesday, the moment when Microsoft will release new updates for its products in order to fix reported vulnerabilities that could often allow attackers take control of a vulnerable system.
The Redmond-based software giant will patch a total of 57 vulnerabilities, while the release will come with no ... |
11 February 2013
07:07 GMT |
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The Iranian regime has launched a rocket attack on Camp Liberty, the home of the Iranian opposition, killing several people.
Following the incident, the regime has launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack against the website of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance o... |
11 February 2013
07:07 GMT |
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At first glance, one might think that the new storage devices from Addonics are of the NAS variety, but a read through their specifications and press release will disavow people of that notion easily.
Network-attached storage devices have at least one LAN port (local area network). They wouldn't be network-con... |
11 February 2013
07:04 GMT |
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Jack White and Ruby Amanfu took to the stage at last night’s 2013 Grammy Awards to perform “Love Interruptions” and, according to reports online, White might have dropped an F-bomb during the live broadcast.
Check out the video below to see if he did.
The Hollywood Reporter notes that outraged v... |
11 February 2013
06:56 GMT |
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Soon after making the new Xperia Z smartphone official in early January, mobile phone maker Sony also unveiled a charging dock for it, namely the DK26, which has been already priced in the UK.
Users in this country interested in grabbing this accessory for their devices will have to pay £24.90 ($39.34 / 29.38... |
11 February 2013
06:51 GMT |
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It looks like Lava Mobiles is about to announce a new Android smartphone in the XOLO family. Dubbed XOLO A1000, the device is expected to go official in the coming days. The folks over at FoneArena have just published a live picture of the smartphone, which provides us with some info on XOLO A1000’s software. ... |
11 February 2013
06:31 GMT |
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In an almost unprecedented move, Pope Benedict XVI has resigned. Word of this emerged online hours ago, with confirmation coming now straight from the Vatican Radio, which has the Pope’s letter.
In it, the Pontiff explains that age and health prevent him from doing his work, especially in a context in which c... |
11 February 2013
06:27 GMT |
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Owners of an AT&T or T-Mobile branded Galaxy Note smartphone can now take advantage of the features of the CyanogenMod 10.1 builds, as the first nightlies are now available for them.
These builds will provide users with the benefits of the latest flavor of Google’s Android operating system, but without the To... |
11 February 2013
06:21 GMT |
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With Lumia 920 already confirmed for release in Brazil and Colombia, it’s no surprise that Nokia will launch its Windows Phone 8 series of smartphones in Mexico. However, the bad news is that Nokia Lumia 920 is expected to arrive in Mexico only in April for 10,499 Mexican pesos, which is around $825 or €6... |
11 February 2013
06:21 GMT |
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Anonymous hackers claim to have disrupted a website of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPDonline.org) in response to the way authorities are handling the case of Chistopher Dorner, the alleged cop killer who’s currently on the run. The hacktivists have announced attacking the site after the LA Times publis... |
11 February 2013
06:18 GMT |
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A new version has been released for BatteryCare today. It does not make available new features but integrates a couple of repairs, one of them for an issue with showing the hard disk temperature. As such, BatteryCare 0.9.13 should no longer have trouble displaying the hard disk temperature on any of the systems it r... |
11 February 2013
06:05 GMT |
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Mega has been available for a few weeks now, but the cloud storage service is still getting attention. A short while ago, Kim Dotcom promised to start a security vulnerability rewards program, after the site had seen quite a lot of scrutiny from security experts.
Now, Mega is reporting on the first bugs found and p... |
11 February 2013
06:01 GMT |
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Anonymous has initiated a campaign called OpValentine. The operation is not about breaching websites, but about showing support for the hackers and activists who were arrested after trying to militate for various causes.
“Where will we be on Valentine's day? With whom? One thing is certain, most of us wi... |
11 February 2013
05:59 GMT |
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Kwave, a sound editor designed for the KDE Desktop Environment that can perform a variety of tasks, has just reached version 0.8.10.
Kwave 0.8.10 can be used to edit many types of audio formats, including multi-channel files. The application also includes plugins that can transform the audio data in several ways and... |
11 February 2013
05:56 GMT |
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After he walked his baby mama Amber Rose inside the Staples Center in LA for the Grammy Awards 2013 last night, Wiz Khalifa helped out a friend by showing up on stage to perform.
Check out the video below to see his duet with Miguel in full.
The two, wearing almost matching outfits, sang “Adorn” and g... |
11 February 2013
05:55 GMT |
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Even though plenty of customers have criticized Microsoft for running out of Surface Pro tablets so fast, most of them actually agree that this is a terrific product which perfectly mixes the productivity of a laptop and the portability of a tablet.
Best Buy clients who posted on the official website of the company ... |
11 February 2013
05:53 GMT |
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Recent news from the United States says that, this past Sunday, the city of Hattiesburg, in the country's state of Mississippi, was hit by a major tornado that destroyed countless homes and even injured several people.
For the time being, official reports state that only three individuals from Hattiesburg requ... |
11 February 2013
05:51 GMT |
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Version 2.66 for Blender is still a work in progress, but the development team rolled out a pre-release for the community to help out with testing the new features.
Revision 2.66 of the application introduces preliminary support for hair rendering. This becomes available when the Experimental feature is enabled. Kee... |
11 February 2013
05:47 GMT |
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The development team at Telltale Games is getting ready for the second season of The Walking Dead and it seems that the video game might introduce content that’s linked to the current television series using the same universe.
Dan Connors, the chief executive officer of the studio, tells Polygon that, “T... |
11 February 2013
05:43 GMT |
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World of Warcraft will receive a brand new update "in the coming weeks" according to developer Blizzard, which has tried to explain the drop in the number of subscribers after the release of the Mists of Pandaria expansion. World of Warcraft is still one of the most popular subscription-based online games out there,... |
11 February 2013
05:42 GMT |
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Linux is a popular operating system, especially for businesses, but users of certain Samsung laptops have been getting nasty shocks when installing the OS on those particular computers.
The problem has to do with the less straightforward method of installing Linux and the SecureBoot feature of UEFI BIOS.
Basically... |
11 February 2013
05:35 GMT |
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Though he said he wouldn’t be able to play with two hands after the Chris Brown incident last week, Frank Ocean still put on an amazing performance last night at the 2013 Grammy Awards.
Check out the video below to see it in full.
The singer showed up on the red carpet with two bandaged fingers, no doubt bec... |
11 February 2013
05:34 GMT |
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When it comes to remote desktop management, one thing is certain: there is no shortage of software specially designed for the task, not even free programs. Ammyy Admin also falls into this category. It is designed as a simple solution for working on a computer remotely. The application is free of charge and requires... |
11 February 2013
05:31 GMT |
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PopCap Games, the famous developer of casual titles like Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled, Peggle, and much more, is celebrating the Chinese New Year and has decided to slash the prices of the games it's offering through its online store by 50%.
PopCap Games is one of the most successful studios in the casual gami... |
11 February 2013
05:31 GMT |
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James Bottomley, the director of The Linux Foundation, officially announced that a new UEFI secure boot system is now up for grabs for Linux users, which basically means that Ubuntu and the other distributions can also be used on Windows 8 computers.
While the new files are available for download separately, Bottoml... |
11 February 2013
05:26 GMT |
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Hackers continue to target Chinese websites. Over the weekend, they breached the sites of the Hunan province (enghunan.gov.cn) and the one of the Bibi Bank Network (bbyinhang.com).
According to E Hacking News, the official website of the Hunan province has been breached by a hacker called QuisterTow.
QuisterTow ha... |
11 February 2013
05:26 GMT |
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No other celebrity was more dripping in diamonds at last night’s Grammy Awards 2013 than Carrie Underwood: she wore a diamond necklace worth a whopping $31 million (€23.1 million).
Check it out in the video above.
Speaking with reporters (and Ryan Seacrest) on the red carpet, the singer, who also got t... |
11 February 2013
05:23 GMT |
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After more than a month of preparations, Curiosity has finally drilled into a Martian rock and recovered samples to be analyzed. NASA labels this as the biggest achievement for the mission since landing on the surface of Mars. It's also the first time we've collected samples from below the surface of a fore... |
11 February 2013
05:23 GMT |
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New England is currently doing its best to overcome the hardships brought about by a massive snowstorm nicknamed the Nemo blizzard.
Meanwhile, the environmentalists working with Greenpeace are busy maintaining that climate change and global warming must be held accountable for the severity of this natural phenomeno... |
11 February 2013
05:23 GMT |
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4MLinux Rescue Edition, a special distribution that includes a wide set of system maintenance and recovery applications, is now at version 5.1.
As expected, it uses 4MLinux 5.1 as the core, but has a few other applications: X File Explorer 1.33, Midnight Commander 4.8.1.6, 4MLinux Backup Scripts 5.1, Partimage 0.6.9... |
11 February 2013
05:21 GMT |
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Apple is taking its time testing every possible scenario where an HDTV would make sense. Some believe this approach is hurting the company’s stock price, but the Cupertino mammoth could be cooking up something big.
OLED Association has issued a report discussing Apple’s situation, including the company&r... |
11 February 2013
05:21 GMT |
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A new beta has rolled out for foobar2000. This is the third one and it might also be the last before we see a stable release.
The developer focused on bringing to the table improvements regarding the decoding of FLAC format, which offers lossless audio compression.
On this note, beta 3 for foobar2000 includes a wor... |
11 February 2013
05:21 GMT |
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In the cold month of February gamers in both North America and in Europe can buy and play Aliens: Colonial Marines, the Gearbox-developed and SEGA-published shooter that inhabits the same universe as the classic movie series.
The new title takes place after the events of the first installment and allows players to t... |
11 February 2013
05:14 GMT |
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The ongoing patent war between Apple and Samsung has just got a bit more steam, even though most of the world hopes the two will do what Samsung and LG did and settle matters outside of court.
It turns out that, even despite Apple’s Tim Cook never wanting to sue Samsung, the patent war will go forward.
Sams... |
11 February 2013
05:12 GMT |
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If you’re one of the few who updated to iOS 6 and used a tethered jailbreak (via redsn0w) before evasi0n came out, there’s a quick “untether” solution waiting for you in Cydia, the alternative app store for jailbroken users.
A tethered jailbreak requires users to hack their device again each ... |
11 February 2013
05:06 GMT |
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A few weeks ago, Mega – the new file sharing website launched by Kim Dotcom – announced the start of a vulnerability reward program. In the report released for the first week, the company revealed that a total of 7 security holes have already been identified.
It turns out that no one has discovered class... |
11 February 2013
05:04 GMT |
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phpMyAdmin, the popular tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL databases, has just reached version 4.0.0 Beta 1.
The developers of phpMyAdmin have just released a new development version in a new branch of the application.
Highlights of phpMyAdmin 4.0.0 Beta 1:
• The HTML frames ha... |
11 February 2013
05:00 GMT |
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The DICE 2013 event is over, but the organizers continue to offer videos taken during the main talks, with role-playing game fans now able to watch Ray Muzyka, the co-founder and former leader of BioWare, and Feargus Urquhart, the boss of Obsidian, talk about the future of the genre. The talk is 20 minutes long and ... |
11 February 2013
04:59 GMT |
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A new flavor of the Silence application is now available for download for the owners of Android-based smartphones, providing them with a nice range of new features and enhancements, namely version 2.0.1.
The application saw a major overhaul only a few days ago, in the form of version 2.0, with the new iteration lan... |
11 February 2013
04:55 GMT |
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CPUID released a new minor version for CPU-Z, their tool for detecting the hardware available on the system.
Version 1.63 of the product does not include a rich set of modifications but improves overall functionality by adding support for new hardware components. On this note, the developer included support for Inte... |
11 February 2013
04:48 GMT |
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This year's Oscars are just around the corner, and people can hardly wait to hear who 2013's winners will be.
The video above, pieced together by Minkyu Lee, was nominated for the short animations category, and here's hoping it will manage to take home the award.
In an attempt not to take the fun o... |
11 February 2013
04:46 GMT |
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Crysis 3 is getting ready to be released later this month and Crytek already has plans for the next installment in the franchise, which might not even be a first-person shooter.
Crytek has impressed millions of fans from all around the world by delivering some great shooters through its Crysis franchise.
Now, ahead... |
11 February 2013
04:37 GMT |
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Jordan Mechner’s famous Karateka game has been available for iOS platforms for a few months now. Those who haven’t yet grabbed it can now do so for cheap.
The side-scrolling karate classic has graphics made by Jeff Matsuda and music by Grammy-winning composer Christopher Tin.
The game’s plot and g... |
11 February 2013
04:36 GMT |
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Assuming there still were fans out there who had doubts about the nature of Rihanna’s relationship with Chris Brown, the photo above should put all such doubts to rest: the two are officially an item again.
The pic was snapped at last night’s Grammy Awards 2013, where Rihanna and Chris were seated next ... |
11 February 2013
04:34 GMT |
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The past couple of weeks saw a sort of resurgence in news about 3D printing, and we have yet another advancement to report on, one that could leave people quite surprised.
Nanoscribe has successfully printed the Hellcat spaceship from the classic 90s video game Wing Commander.
It is, of course, just a replica, and... |
11 February 2013
04:34 GMT |
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Former US President Bill Clinton did it to her at the 2013 Obama Inauguration so, last night at the Grammy Awards 2013, Kelly Clarkson also did a bit of photobombing herself. Click on the image above to see it in full.
It’s just one of the many photos snapped inside the Staples Center where the awards ceremo... |
11 February 2013
04:26 GMT |
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They say most pets end up looking like their owners. Should this statement be true to facts, one can only assume that whoever this feline belongs to is quite fond of chilling on the couch and enjoying the occasional hockey game.
The video was posted online roughly a day ago, and it has already managed to score tens... |
11 February 2013
04:21 GMT |
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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 now sells for a single dollar (€0.89) on iPads, Electronic Arts has announced. The popular fighting game has updated graphics and controls for an immersive multi-touch fighting experience. As far as true MK fans are concerned, the best games in Midway’s fighting series remain the ... |
11 February 2013
04:20 GMT |
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Japanese authorities have arrested an individual they believe to be behind the malware that has been making threats on behalf of the users whose computers it infected.
According to the Bangkok Post, the police suspect that 30-year-old Tokyo resident Yusuke Katayama is responsible for the mass-killing threats.
It al... |
11 February 2013
04:17 GMT |
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A few days ago, we reported that WinZip, one of the most popular compression tools in the world, was available with a freeware license, as the Windows Store marks it as “free.”
That was obviously pretty good news for Windows 8 users who were looking for a full-featured app to quickly compress files and e... |
11 February 2013
04:11 GMT |
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Recent news from South Africa says that three rhino poachers were killed during a run-in with local wildlife rangers. For the time being, there is an odd chance that these men were not poachers, yet their being well armed and wearing camouflage fatigues led the employees of the Kruger National Park to the conclusio... |
11 February 2013
04:09 GMT |
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Taylor Swift recently broke up with Harry Styles of One Direction after only a couple of months together but, by the looks of things, she’s still smarting after the breakup. As I already noted earlier today, Taylor was the opening act at last night’s Grammy Awards 2013 and she made sure her performance ... |
11 February 2013
04:04 GMT |
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Faerie Solitaire, a different approach to the well-known Solitaire genre, has been announced for Linux and the developers have made a beta version available for the users.
According to the producers, users will find and raise a Faerie pet and repopulate the magical land of Avalon, using the resources found by cleari... |
11 February 2013
04:02 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has confirmed that the Origin digital distribution platform has almost 40 million registered users.
EA has invested a lot of money and effort into creating its Origin digital distribution service back in 2011, as it wanted to give other such platforms, like Valve's Steam, some much-needed compet... |
11 February 2013
04:01 GMT |
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Electronic Arts is offering the iPad installment of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for a fraction of the normal selling price. Now available for just $0.99/€0.89, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for iPad is optimized for iOS 6 and Retina displays.
In NFS Hot Pursuit players get to choose to side with the racers or the c... |
11 February 2013
04:01 GMT |
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J.J. Abrams, the movie director currently in charge of both Star Wars and Star Trek, says that his collaboration with game developer Valve will result in experiences suited to the medium rather than in movies translated to a new genre. The movie maker tells Gamasutra that, “One of the things that’s reall... |
11 February 2013
03:57 GMT |
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Home-theater personal computers are one of two types of desktop PCs for which aesthetics matter particularly much, which is why Jeffery Stephenson's project is getting attention. Published through FanlessTech, it shows an HTPC that doesn't stand out because of its internal parts, despite them being more t... |
11 February 2013
03:55 GMT |
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As Apple keeps reducing its reliance on Samsung as a partner, people with knowledge of the discussions between the two companies are starting to speak out on their decaying relationship.
Reuters cites one such person as saying that “Tim Cook, Jobs' successor as Apple chief executive, was opposed to suing ... |
11 February 2013
03:50 GMT |
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Justin Timberlake is back! As promised, the former boybander has returned to his number 1 love, music, with a special performance at the Grammy Awards 2013. Check it out in full in the video below.
For the past 6 years or so, Justin has been focusing solely on acting, even saying at one point that he would never re... |
11 February 2013
03:49 GMT |
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Telltale Games, the developer of the stunning The Walking Dead Game which appeared last year and delivered a great adventure experience, wants to hear the "thoughts and hopes" from fans for a potential second season of the episodic game.
The Walking Dead delivered a great experience that relied heavily on making pla... |
11 February 2013
03:46 GMT |
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Antony Johnston, the writer who worked on the first video game in the Dead Space series, does not appreciate the action focus on the recent release, but he acknowledges that developer Visceral Games has kept horror as an integral part of the experience.
Speaking to NowGamer, the writer states, “I’m perso... |
11 February 2013
03:43 GMT |
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Indian authorities have arrested a Doranda college student involved with a cybercriminal group. Investigators have learned that the suspect used Facebook to interact with other hackers.
According to the Daily Bhaskar, the fraudsters wanted to steal a total of 70 crores (the equivalent of around $13 million) from fou... |
11 February 2013
03:39 GMT |
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The Surface with Windows 8 was marked as “sold out” at Microsoft, Best Buy and Staples stores in the United States almost three hours after the public debut, so some of the customers waiting in line for a device had no other choice but to leave home empty-handed.
Unfortunately for Microsoft, most custome... |
11 February 2013
03:31 GMT |
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Rihanna was part of the Bob Marley tribute at the Grammy Awards 2013 but that wasn’t the only time she was up on stage performing. Check out the video below.
Also during the awards show, the singer took to the stage for a rousing rendition of her latest single, “Stay.”
She also brought along coll... |
11 February 2013
03:26 GMT |
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As previously reported, an asteroid is set to fly by our planet this coming February 15.
Interestingly enough, CNN anchor Deb Feyerick has a hunch that said asteroid is nothing more and nothing less than further proof that climate change and global warming are really trying to mess up our lives.
While speaking ab... |
11 February 2013
03:20 GMT |
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Following the highly-anticipated Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean upgrade for Samsung Galaxy S III, the South Korean company kicked off the rollout of another minor update for its Android smartphones.
This maintenance update’s file size depends on country and carrier, so it might range between 40MB and 60MB.
The fol... |
11 February 2013
03:18 GMT |
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BlackBerry Z10, the latest mobile phone that Canadian handset vendor BlackBerry has made official at the end of January, and the first from the company to run under BlackBerry 10, is now available for purchase in UAE.
As The National notes, the smartphone has been made available in the country via wireless carrier ... |
11 February 2013
03:16 GMT |
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Adam Levine of Maroon 5 doesn’t always get lots of love in the blogosphere, but no one can deny that he’s an accomplished musician and an amazing performer. Having him teamed up with Alicia Keys was the best idea ever.
Check out the video below to see Alicia and Maroon 5’s joint performance at the... |
11 February 2013
03:13 GMT |
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In the aftermath of an engine fire that broke out quite unexpectedly, a Carnival cruise ship carrying 1000 crew members and 3000 passengers now finds itself adrift off the Mexican coast.
Apparently, the fire was dealt with by the ship's automatic sprinkler system, yet the damage it caused made it impossible fo... |
11 February 2013
03:11 GMT |
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Crysis 3 developer Crytek has voiced its opinions concerning games on next-generation consoles, saying that these titles might not be that different in terms of quality from Crysis 3.
Crytek has made a name for itself by pushing platforms to their limits, whether it's the PC, PS3, or Xbox 360 both through games... |
11 February 2013
03:04 GMT |
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CBS made sure to send out a wardrobe advisory ahead of the Grammy Awards 2013, which took place last night at the Staples Center in LA, and Katy Perry was among the celebrities who chose to walk the very fine line between do and don’t. The star wore a very low cut and figure hugging pastel dress that left lit... |
11 February 2013
03:01 GMT |
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Counter-Strike 1.6 is without a doubt the most successful multiplayer game of all time, and now it's on sale with a u discount. Surprisingly enough, Valve is not the actual developer of Counter-Strike. The game started its life a mod for the original Half-Life, but Valve bought the rights in 2000 and it's... |
11 February 2013
03:00 GMT |
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The development team at Media Molecule, best known for its work on Little Big Planet, is teasing a new video game project through a page on its official website.
For now, it only features a pop tune about mystery but, presumably, the team will add more information, building up to an official reveal.
At the moment, ... |
11 February 2013
02:58 GMT |
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Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle, the Canadian navy officer accused of selling military secrets to Russia, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
According to The Washington Times, Delisle will stay in jail for 18 years and 5 months because of the time he has already served. In addition, the spy will also have to pa... |
11 February 2013
02:58 GMT |
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Two major media outlets this weekend issued almost identical stories regarding a potential iWatch product from Apple. The device is said to be in testing and Corning is reportedly supplying the bendable glass. You know something’s cooking when both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times report the exac... |
11 February 2013
02:54 GMT |
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Bendable, foldable and rollable displays have become reality, to a certain extent, but it takes much more than that to make flexible consumer electronics devices. Fujitsu has just provided one piece of the puzzle. One might argue that audio output doesn't have much of a bearing on the ease, or lack thereof, of... |
11 February 2013
02:51 GMT |
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Mountain View-based internet giant Google has published a new video ad with the Nexus 4 smartphone, this time aimed at showing to the world the capabilities of Google Now.
For those out of the loop, we should note that Google Now was designed to deliver pieces of information at user’s fingertips in no time.
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11 February 2013
02:44 GMT |
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Faith Hill must be one of the most beautiful women in showbiz right now, but that’s not to say she’s flawless. At last night’s Grammy Awards, she debuted an unlikely accessory on the red carpet: braces.
Check out the video above to see Faith and husband Tim McGraw talk to Ryan Seacrest about fashi... |
11 February 2013
02:41 GMT |
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Dan Connors, the chief executive officer of developer Telltale Games, believes that the episodic format of its recently launched The Walking Dead greatly contributed to the success of the game.
Speaking at the DICE 2013 event, the executive explained how the company perfected the art of segmenting story and deliveri... |
11 February 2013
02:41 GMT |
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Xperia Z (SO-02E), the new flagship smartphone from Japanese mobile phone maker Sony Mobile, has been available for purchase in the company’s homeland country for a few days, on the network of wireless carrier NTT DOCOMO. Although this is a highly appealing device, courtesy of its 5-inch full HD touchscreen d... |
11 February 2013
02:34 GMT |
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Injustice: Gods Among Us is out later this spring and now, through a special video showcasing a match between Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn, it's been confirmed that quite a few villains from the Batman universe will make an appearance, including Killer Croc, Riddler, Penguin, or Two-Face, but only as environmen... |
11 February 2013
02:30 GMT |
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She would probably look spectacular in rags but, even so, Helen Mirren has shocked the world by looking incredibly amazing with pink hair. The 67-year-old actress debuted the new look on the red carpet at the BAFTAs 2013.
The awards show took place last night in London and, while most media outlets are now talking ... |
11 February 2013
02:26 GMT |
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Steam for Linux, the digital distribution platform developed by Valve, has been patched again, this time bringing a fix for a bug that corrupted textures on Intel machines.
Steam for Linux is still in the Beta stage of development and Valve is making a lot of changes to the client.
Highlights of the new Steam for L... |
11 February 2013
02:24 GMT |
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The video above was first posted on YouTube back in October 2012, when it pretty much took the online community by storm.
Thanks to its maker's admitting that it is a fake video only this past week, the video is back in the spotlight.
To cut a long story short, the footage has gone viral yet again and, whil... |
11 February 2013
02:16 GMT |
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Taylor Swift brought out the clowns and an entire circus at the Grammy Awards 2013 last night, during the ceremony held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and aired live on CBS. Check out her performance below.
The pop country singer did a live rendition of one of her latest singles, “We Are Never Getting B... |
11 February 2013
02:15 GMT |
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It’s hard not to love Carrie Underwood, especially when she puts on such amazing live performances like the one at last night’s Grammys 2013. Check it out in full in the video below.
Introduced by Hunter Hayes, who had performed “Wanted,” Carrie looked her usual stunning self in a floor-leng... |
11 February 2013
01:58 GMT |
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Microsoft officially introduced the Surface with Windows 8 Pro in Las Vegas, after the company was forced to cancel the launch party in New York due to a snow storm.Panos Panay, the man in charge with the Surface division at Microsoft, talked to the crowd at the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas about the many features ... |
11 February 2013
01:46 GMT |
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They don’t call her the American Idol for nothing: at last night’s Grammy Awards, which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Kelly Clarkson put her incredible pipes on show with a tribute to the classics.
Check out the video above for the performance. I can guarantee you won’t be sorry... |
11 February 2013
01:45 GMT |
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Sony Xperia Z has just made its debut in Japan via major carrier NTT Docomo. Unfortunately, Europeans have been skipped from the initial launch and will have to wait a few more weeks until Xperia Z goes on sale. According to EsPhoneBlog, the smartphone is scheduled to hit shelves in Finland on February 28, around th... |
11 February 2013
01:39 GMT |
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At last night’s Grammy Awards, LL Cool J promised a tribute to poet and musician Bob Marley like we’ve never seen before, bringing together some of the biggest names on the music scene today. The only actual “tribute” included in the tribute is in the video above.
For the rest, check out the... |
11 February 2013
01:34 GMT |
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The Surface with Windows 8 Pro officially went on sale on Saturday, with most Microsoft, Best Buy and Staples stores quickly running out of tablets in the United States.According to Microsoft, consumer response for the tablet has been amazing, even though the entry-level version of the Surface Pro is priced at $899 (... |
11 February 2013
01:27 GMT |
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This past Sunday night, the world's largest crocodile died in captivity in the Philippines, after spending a total of 17 months living in a relatively small enclosure and entertaining tourists. For the time being, veterinarians are yet to make head and tail of Lolong's exact cause of death. Thus, informatio... |
11 February 2013
01:25 GMT |
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Just hours ago, the music industry honored its most outstanding artists of the past year with the Grammy Awards, which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and aired live on CBS. The ceremony was a fun one, albeit a bit subdued, at least as regards risqué fashion choices, after the network decided... |
11 February 2013
01:12 GMT |
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Microsoft officially rolled out the first Surface with Windows 8 Pro ad during the tablet’s launch event in Las Vegas, even though the company promised to air it at the Grammy Awards show.The ad is created by Jon Chu, the director behind the first Surface RT commercial and the one responsible for several Americ... |
11 February 2013
01:11 GMT |
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