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Every SSD enthusiast was impressed by the Plextor M3 Series SSDs. The company is now officially launching the new M5S Series of drives in the Western world. The M5S Series are powered by the same 88SS9174 Marvell controller just like the M3 product line. The new series are manufactured by Philips & LITE-ON Digital ... |
11 July 2012
23:11 GMT |
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Intel’s integrated graphics processing units have historically been manifesting horrible performance. Many computer enthusiasts have always been complaining about the chip not being able to run countless games and applications that required the GPU to perform well. Most of this ended when Intel launched Ivy Br... |
11 July 2012
20:51 GMT |
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Apple subsidiary FileMaker Inc. has announced its certification program for FileMaker 12. Earning your “degree” will be a key qualification for developing professional FileMaker solutions for the desktop, iOS and the web, said the company. The official credential offered by FileMaker, Inc., FileMaker 12 ... |
11 July 2012
20:41 GMT |
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UK-based carrier Virgin Media has just added the budget-friendly ZTE Kis smartphone to its Android portfolio. Customers can purchase the handset for only 49.99 GBP (75 USD or 65 EUR) on PAYG (pay as you go).
There’s more to it, as Virgin Media announced it would offer 1GB of mobile data per month over 12 month... |
11 July 2012
20:01 GMT |
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BioWare has just confirmed that a free trial of its Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG is now available as a free download, allowing players to create their own characters and progress through the game’s story until level 15, without having an active subscription or anything else. Star Wars: The Old Republic c... |
11 July 2012
19:31 GMT |
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A new experimental version has been released for Dropbox, one that seems to be dedicated to Mac users only. As usual, the changes come in small amount, but no big feature is introduced, just a couple of repairs.
The first one corrects the checkmark position on the newer OS X driven computers equipped with Retina Dis... |
11 July 2012
19:02 GMT |
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Airbus, the famous maker of commercial planes, is proud to be the first to provide Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) performance-calculating applications for pilots on the iPad. The company chose the Apple tablet because it sets the benchmark for this device category, according to its EVP of Airbus Customer Services, Didie... |
11 July 2012
18:41 GMT |
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Well-known analyst Michael Pachter has predicted a rather interesting fact about the upcoming Xbox 720 next generation console, saying that the device might be sold for a small sum of money, like $99 (around €80), alongside a subscription to a cable TV operator, just like how phones are sold by carriers. Next-g... |
11 July 2012
18:31 GMT |
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The full version of Angry Birds Seasons HD for iPad is now free to download and play as it’s been chosen as the “App of the Week” by Apple’s editors. Angry Birds is the most popular mobile game of all time with more than 700 million downloads since the release of the original title for iPhone... |
11 July 2012
18:21 GMT |
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The stable version for Google Chrome received an update, for all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame). Since it is a minor build, nothing from the recently released beta version is included (support for getUserMedia API and the Gamepad JavaScript APIs).
The new stable build is 20.0.1132.57 and... |
11 July 2012
18:04 GMT |
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Chinese company Huawei and Vodafone Australia have just inked a partnership to bring customers the Ascend G300 and Y100 Android smartphones.
Huawei Ascend G300 and Y100 will soon be available for purchase at Vodafone Australia for only $169 AUD and $99 AUD, respectively.
Both smartphones are powered by Android 2.3 ... |
11 July 2012
18:01 GMT |
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Galaxy S III came to the market with Google’s Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich loaded on it right from the start, but that doesn’t mean that people don’t want to load some custom software on it. In fact, there are those who are eagerly waiting for such ROMs to emerge for their devices, and it seem... |
11 July 2012
17:51 GMT |
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Canadian carrier Rogers launched the BlackBerry Bold 9790 smartphone a long time ago. However, the device was shipped with BlackBerry 7.0 operating system.
Lots of months after its release, the smartphone has finally received the next major BlackBerry operating system upgrade, OS 7.1. However, Rogers already discont... |
11 July 2012
17:31 GMT |
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A new version for NoScript extension for Firefox has been released, bringing to the table a small batch of repairs and fixes.
Version 2.4.8 introduces a workaround for Mozilla bug 771655 (broken debugger). On the same note, the default UI shortcut has been changed to Ctrl+Shift+N on account that the Ctrl+Shift+S com... |
11 July 2012
17:27 GMT |
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After postponing the traditional multiplayer challenge last week, BioWare has now confirmed that it would run a special online event this weekend for Mass Effect 3, in the form of Operation Broadside. Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode has been quite successful largely because BioWare has kept on organizing spec... |
11 July 2012
17:21 GMT |
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Samsung’s Android flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III is one of the most popular mobile devices now available on the market. The handset is delivered with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system integrated with Nature UX user interface.
Today, the South Korean handset maker and SugarSync, a free se... |
11 July 2012
17:11 GMT |
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Ubisoft has just released the first trailer for its upcoming The Expendables 2: The Video Game, which will be released this August on platforms like the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 alongside the actual movie on which it’s based. The Expendables 2 is set to hit movie theaters from all over the world this August and, ... |
11 July 2012
16:41 GMT |
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There's a new reality show in the works and chances are it will be even more controversial than some airing right now. It's called Extreme Parenting and comes from the same man who brought us Dance Moms and Bridezillas. The brainchild of Jeff Collins, president of Collins Avenue Productions, the idea for t... |
11 July 2012
16:31 GMT |
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Android enthusiasts living in Canada will be happy to know that Rogers won’t be the only carrier to launch the HTC Desire C in the following days.
The folks over at MobileSyrup have just been tipped on the release of the HTC Desire C through Virgin Mobile as well. Rumor has it that the carrier will offer the s... |
11 July 2012
16:31 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Motorola has confirmed that the upcoming ATRIX HD smartphone would land on shelves with a locked bootloader, to comply with requirements. However, the company also confirmed that, the same as with other devices it released on shelves lately, the goal is to provide users with the possibility to eas... |
11 July 2012
16:11 GMT |
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Bell Canada introduced its first LTE Android smartphone back in November 2011, the HTC Raider 4G LTE. Eight months after its launch, Bell announced that the device has now reached “end of its lifecycle.”
Given the fact that the smartphone might still be available at Bell stores in short supplies, the car... |
11 July 2012
15:31 GMT |
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ArenaNet, the developer of the upcoming Guild Wars 2 MMORPG, has confirmed that the final beta weekend organized for the online game would allow players access to the last two playable races: Asura and Sylvari. Guild Wars 2 recently received an August release date, with many fans eagerly awaiting the release of the ... |
11 July 2012
15:31 GMT |
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The CentOS 6.3 Linux distribution was officially announced on July 9th, being based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 operating system. CentOS 6.3 comes with the LibreOffice office suite, the virt-p2v and virt-v2v tools, and it removes the matahari API set for operating system management. The Linux distribution ... |
11 July 2012
14:51 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is hard at work with the development of its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system, which should lay grounds for a new era in the evolution of the company. Among the goodies that users will benefit from, we can count a new Facebook application, which should provide us... |
11 July 2012
14:41 GMT |
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Research In Motion is constantly working to improve BlackBerry users’ experience while on the move. In this regard, the Canadian company decided to focus its developing skills to multiple IM clients and messenger applications.
Given the fact that BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) application only supports BlackBerry... |
11 July 2012
14:31 GMT |
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“Blair Witch Project” took the found footage gimmick and put it on the map for the horror genre. “Paranormal Activity” made history with it and took it mainstream. Soon, “V/H/S” will be redeeming it. “V/H/S” is a horror anthology boasting the involvement of some of the... |
11 July 2012
14:31 GMT |
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She just turned 1 but, unlike most other kids, Harper Seven Beckham, Victoria and David's daughter, already has one accomplishment under her belt: she's been named the most stylish celebrity tot in a new poll. Conducted by UK's leading manufacturer of personalized baby products My1stYears, the survey... |
11 July 2012
14:21 GMT |
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LG Optimus LTE2 leaked a few months ago, but everyone thought the device will only be available in South Korea. However, it looks like LG plans to unleash the dual-core Android smartphone in the United States as well.
An unannounced LG VS930 has just been spotted by the folks over at XDA Developers, and the smartpho... |
11 July 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Jessica Biel is considered one of the best dressed ladies in Hollywood but, she admits, she's getting a lot of help in this department. Her fiancé Justin Timberlake is the man who usually picks out her outfits. To promote her role in the upcoming “Total Recall” remake, Biel sat down for an i... |
11 July 2012
14:01 GMT |
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This fall, we might witness a battle of Android titans, as two leading mobile phone makers are expected to launch their largest smartphones powered by the operating system. We’re referring here to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, which was somehow confirmed to be set for an official unveiling at the end of next mon... |
11 July 2012
13:51 GMT |
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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise settled in the divorce proceedings shortly after she filed the official papers. The terms of the agreement won't be revealed to the press, but some details on it have already leaked online. Of course, we can't vouch for their accuracy. Katie reportedly blindsided Tom by filing ... |
11 July 2012
13:41 GMT |
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HTML5 is taking over the web, there's no debate about that. The question is… how fast? Fast enough, it seems, Wix.com is responsible for over one million HTML5 websites in the past few months alone. Wix.com offers a simple WYSIWYG editor to create webpages, from templates or from scratch.
It's aimed at peo... |
11 July 2012
13:21 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is reportedly gearing up for the release of new Windows Phone devices that would land on shelves at wireless carrier AT&T in the United States. A certain Samsung SGH-i687 handset from the company was recently spotted in a User Agent Profile, and is said to be destined for this... |
11 July 2012
13:21 GMT |
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People often lose their laptops or forget them on taxi backseats, and there are at least as many acts of outright thievery that leave humans bereft of their possessions each year.
Seeking to reduce the frequency when such attempts are successful, Ekahau has launched a new tag for use with the RTLS Wi-Fi tag system.... |
11 July 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Rumors on the upcoming myTouch family of smartphones at T-Mobile USA have come and gone, but the carrier has not confirmed anything until today. T-Mobile’s myTouch family is well known among customers, but this time the carrier decided to pick Chinese handset maker Huawei as the main provider of its latest myT... |
11 July 2012
13:01 GMT |
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We've said it before and we'll say it again: Jesse Eisenberg can't really do anything wrong these days. Not only is he a very talented actor, but he's also got a golden heart to match it. Jesse and The Humane Society of the United States have joined forces for a PSA meant to draw attention to th... |
11 July 2012
12:51 GMT |
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Mass Effect 3 is set to receive a brand new story-based downloadable content pack soon, in the form of the Leviathan add-on, at least according to voice actor Anthony Skordi, who confirmed that he’d play the Reaper named Leviathan in the expansion. Mass Effect 3 got the long awaited Extended Cut DLC last month... |
11 July 2012
12:31 GMT |
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The KDE Project announced a few minutes ago, July 11th, that the second and last Release Candidate of the upcoming KDE Software Compilation 4.9 desktop environment is available for download and testing. KDE SC 4.9 RC2 is here to fix bugs found in previous development versions, as well as to further polish old and n... |
11 July 2012
12:05 GMT |
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DISQUS Comment System is a WordPress plugin for doing exactly what its name says. It integrates the DISQUS commenting system inside a self-hosted WordPress installation.
While DISQUS has slowly expanded over the years due to its great social integrated commenting system, it became more obvious that to really rule th... |
11 July 2012
12:01 GMT |
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A paper published in the July issue of the esteemed journal Genetics suggests that the performances of our immune systems as we age are more tightly tied to genetic influences than with other factors. The work was led by a team of experts at the University of Maryland.By using fruit flies as proxies for humans, resea... |
11 July 2012
12:00 GMT |
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According to an announcement made today, July 11, by Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson, the company will enter the commercial satellite launch business, through a newly-developed delivery system, which will carry out its maiden flight in about 4 years. Dubbed LauncherOne, the new rocket has two stages, and ... |
11 July 2012
11:53 GMT |
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Well-known mainboard manufacturer, Taiwanese company Gigabyte is getting ready to launch a new video card model based on Nvidia’s new Kepler GPU architecture. The model in question is baptized GV-N670WF2-2GD and comes with a powerful cooling system. This graphic card uses the short GTX 670 PCB version and come... |
11 July 2012
11:51 GMT |
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According to the latest data relayed to Earth by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, it would appear that Pluto may have five moons, instead of the four recognized thus far. The new finding comes about a year after the July 2011 discovery of the dwarf planet's fourth moon, called P4. “Just announced: Plut... |
11 July 2012
11:38 GMT |
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We've been talking about Raspberry Pi for some time and people have found a lot of uses for this amazing little device. The ingenuity has gone a little further than anyone could imagine and it seems it will be possible to control robots using the mini PC. In a blog post on the official Raspberry PI blog, the d... |
11 July 2012
11:29 GMT |
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Scientists in the United States have just released this snapshot from a computer model that simulates how a star (located outside the field of view, towards the lower right) is being slowly pulled apart and consumed by a massive black hole (left side of the image).Matter is seen streaming in a constant flow towards t... |
11 July 2012
11:21 GMT |
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Microsoft is getting ready for the availability of new Azure services for Windows Server, and has already pushed these out to the public as Community Technology Preview (CTP) test builds on Tuesday.
The new services are meant for the company’s service providers and hosting partners, yet chances are that they ... |
11 July 2012
11:19 GMT |
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As if “The Expendables 2” weren't sufficiently testosterone packed, it got a brand new poster to make it even more so. Click on the image above to see it in full. This is the official Comic-Con 2012 poster, which starts in San Diego this week. To describe it, suffice it to say: it has crashing pl... |
11 July 2012
11:14 GMT |
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Gecad Technologies is proud to announce, on July 11th, the immediate availability for download of the Axigen 8.0.3 maintenance release. Axigen 8.0.3 mail server features an improved overall user experience by fixing a few important issues related to access of end-users to their mailboxes and account content. Axige... |
11 July 2012
11:03 GMT |
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Georgia institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) investigators say that they are currently conducted an interesting study, which involves placing a resurrected gene from a bacteria that lived more than 500 million years ago into a modern microorganism, and observing what happens.
This gives the research team the abili... |
11 July 2012
11:02 GMT |
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Many of our readers heard about HSA and probably already found out about the AMD-funded HSA Foundation, but not that many really know what it is all about and what the main differences from Nvidia or Intel’s approach are. The news unveiled at AMD’s AFDS 2012 event was that it, along with Imagination Tech... |
11 July 2012
11:01 GMT |
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Here's something just for the Trekkie in you: if waiting for “Star Trek 2” to come out is proving a pain in the neck, there's a new documentary that might just ease the pain a bit. It's called “William Shatner's Get a Life” and it's a documentary into the world of th... |
11 July 2012
10:58 GMT |
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Ed Markey, a US congressman serving the 7th district of Massachusetts, has sent out letters to the country’s mobile carriers to find out how many times they were requested by law enforcement representatives to hand over subscriber details. As it turns out, the number is 1.3 million, and that’s only for la... |
11 July 2012
10:50 GMT |
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Solid state drives usually have a 2.5-inch case, except for when they are of the 1.8-inch variety, but there are form factors smaller than even that.
As it happens, mSATA and mini mSATA embedded solid state drives is precisely what Unigen Corporation is focusing on at the moment.
The company has formally launched t... |
11 July 2012
10:50 GMT |
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Just recently, several members of the Nottingham University Boat Club established a new Guinness World Record by rowing indoors for 24 hours without stopping, thus generating enough electricity to power a house for a day.
More precisely, they successfully converted their overall kinetic energy into 12.4 kWh.
Howe... |
11 July 2012
10:48 GMT |
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On July 20, the legend ends: the third and final installment in the Batman trilogy by Chris Nolan, “The Dark Knight Rises,” is out in theaters. Not all will be pain, violence and hurt though. A new spot for the film has been released and, unlike the countless other videos Warner Bros. has put out so far... |
11 July 2012
10:48 GMT |
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Stephen J. Lippard, a chemistry professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), announces the development of a new type of platinum-based cancer drug, which he says could prove effective against a wide array of tumor types.
The first platinum compounds for treating cancer were approved more than 34 ye... |
11 July 2012
10:45 GMT |
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On July 11th, during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, the Redmond-based software giant announced the commercial availability of a new tool aimed at making communication among people easier than before, namely the Microsoft Translator Hub. The new tool has been designed so as to provide businesses with th... |
11 July 2012
10:42 GMT |
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Ouya, the intriguing console project that promises to deliver a different type of experience by focusing on free-to-play games and an open nature with modders and hackers, was released on popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter yesterday and now, in around 24 hours, has managed to rake in over $2.6 million (€2.... |
11 July 2012
10:31 GMT |
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The software engineers coding hard to optimize Google’s Chrome web browser for all supported platforms have a bit of sad news to report for the Apple camp - no more Leopard compatibility starting with the latest version. Chrome 22.0.1201.0 is out now for all supported platforms, including Mac, Windows and Linu... |
11 July 2012
10:31 GMT |
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There will soon be a new wireless GPS device up for sale, one that Garmin developed for people who want to use global positioning system but don't really find their phones all that reliable.
There is a reason companies sell standalone GPS equipment. Smartphones are all well and good, but their accuracy can leav... |
11 July 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Calibre is one of the best eBook management software available right now, but its strength lies in the abundance of plugins available for it. This week we’ll take a look at an interesting extension called "Find Duplicates". According to the developer, this plugin will help users to identify duplicate authors,... |
11 July 2012
10:30 GMT |
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Right after the good news about ACTA, i.e. it's dead, comes some more encouraging signs from Europe, this time from the European Commission rather than the Parliament. The EC has proposed a simplified and unified music licensing scheme to cover all member states.
In essence, what the EC wants is for companies t... |
11 July 2012
10:23 GMT |
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It was just made public news that the Center for Biological Diversity and Greenpeace teamed up and decided to take the US Fish and Wildlife Service to court, on account of the latter's not taking appropriate measures to safeguard the Alaskan wolf population.
Although few representatives of this species still r... |
11 July 2012
10:22 GMT |
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Patients suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease can breathe a sigh of relief. Researchers at the Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announce the development of a nutritional supplement that they say improves memory in this group.
What the new drug does is act on synapse... |
11 July 2012
10:19 GMT |
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The HTC Flyer is the first and only Android tablet launched by the handset maker. Although HTC’s main competitors, Samsung and LG launched quite a few number of tablets, it appears that the Taiwanese company did not want to focus on the slate market.
In this regard, it appears that the HTC told PCAdvisor that ... |
11 July 2012
10:15 GMT |
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There is a new tablet up for order through Getac's website, as revealed in the company's latest press release. It is dubbed E110 and is meant for the law enforcement sector, field service, industrial use and various utilities.
Since this is not one of those slates that needs to be “fabulous” a... |
11 July 2012
10:13 GMT |
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It would be easy to dismiss Bastion as another action RPG, but I have yet to have so much fun with a game that desperately wants to be an RPG and manages to be a lot more.
Bastion was developed by Supergiant Games, a game studio formed mostly by people who worked on Command and Conquer games and Red Alert 3. They w... |
11 July 2012
10:11 GMT |
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HTC EVO 4G LTE was launched in the U.S. back in June, but the phone was plagued by several issues, which lowered the phone’s functionality.
However, the Taiwanese handset maker was hard at work in the latest few weeks and managed to deliver a software update that fixes most of these issues.
Sprint has just an... |
11 July 2012
10:01 GMT |
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Invision Power Services has released IP.Board 3.3.4. The new version comes with a number of functionality bug fixes, but it also addresses a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that affects the search result page.
The XSS security hole has been patched in IP.Board 3.3.4, but for older versions, customers must a... |
11 July 2012
09:56 GMT |
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A few days ago, Microsoft provided a series of details on its latest Dynamics CRM Service Update, announcing that it has decided to delay the release of some features to the fourth quarter of the year. Apparently, the availability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mobile and cross-browser support will arrive later than exp... |
11 July 2012
09:51 GMT |
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Apple is reportedly building a seventh-generation iPod nano to throw in a new form factor with an elongated body, as opposed to the square-ish design of the current nano, as well as a Home button, hinting at the possibility of an iOS infrastructure. This so-called leak comes by word of mouth which Japanese blog Maco... |
11 July 2012
09:48 GMT |
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Now that companies are beginning to really ponder the possibility of exploiting the resources of the Moon, or near-Earth asteroids, a thorny issue is making its way into the spotlight, namely the legal framework for such endeavors, and the ownership problems that come with it.
Though other bodies in the solar system... |
11 July 2012
09:45 GMT |
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Few are the changes available in the newest release for MKVToolNix, version 5.7, but the entries in the change log also show that a new feature has been introduced in the package. Repairs are also on the menu, touching on MMG (mkvmerge and mkvmerge GUI).
These refer to a bug that caused MMG to print false warning ab... |
11 July 2012
09:44 GMT |
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No rider in the world of professional cycling, even if he were drugged up to his gills with EPO and other medicine, would be able to race every day for three weeks and maintain a solid form.
Therefore, each Grand Tour includes two rest days, strategically positioned to allow riders to recuperate and teams to perfor... |
11 July 2012
09:41 GMT |
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The always charming Rachel Weisz is featured in the latest issue of Vanity Fair with a brief interview promoting her role in “The Bourne Legacy.” Writer-director Tony Gilroy joins her. Asked to say what would describe the film best, Weisz points to its realism, something the previous 3 films with Matt D... |
11 July 2012
09:41 GMT |
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Google is finally introducing bike maps and directions in the UK. US users have long been able to get directions for bike travels as Google has data for bike trails, bike-friendly roads and so on. No such data was available in the UK, until today.
Thanks to a boatload of mapping data from Sustrans, a British organiz... |
11 July 2012
09:40 GMT |
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Back in April, Western Digital said that hard disk drive shipments would go back to pre-flood levels, more or less, by June.
We have to admit that this prediction did come true, to a moderate extent. Unfortunately, it only makes the situation more disappointing, if not frustrating, for the common man.
And we don&... |
11 July 2012
09:37 GMT |
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As average global temperatures continue to rise, people seem to have no choice but to use air-conditioning units to cool off their homes and working places.
However, resorting to modern cooling off technology has been proven to accelerate climate change and global warming.
The explanation is quite simple and not ... |
11 July 2012
09:35 GMT |
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Anonymous has launched a video to announce the start of OpPedoChat, a campaign aimed at child molesters.
The hacktivists and their supporters want to identify websites that offer “services” to individuals who abuse children.
“Anonymous aim to diminish if not eradicate this plague from the Internet... |
11 July 2012
09:34 GMT |
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Since he was banned from Apple’s App Store developer program for playing dirty, Charlie Miller has turned his attention to other areas of mobile security. At the upcoming Black Hat security conference in Vegas, he plans to show off a few clever tricks that rely on near-field communication (NFC) technology.
Thi... |
11 July 2012
09:17 GMT |
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Well-known memory modules manufacturer Corsair, also known for its high-quality power supply units and SSDs is already shipping its new VengeanceLP 8 GB DDR3 DIMMS. The modules work at a standard 1600 MHz frequency and feature cool, black aluminum heatspreaders. Had you been expecting anything out of the ordinary ab... |
11 July 2012
09:17 GMT |
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Word just reached the Internet that there will soon be a new video card up for sale, bearing NVIDIA's brand, one that will use the GTX 650 or GTS 650 name. Since this is an unofficial leak, readers are advised to take the information with a grain of salt, as all rumors should be. The folks at Videocardz are ... |
11 July 2012
09:15 GMT |
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The same source leaking a purported engineering sample of Apple’s next-generation iPhone has also obtained exclusive images of an iPad mini case mold, it claims. GottaBeMobile suggests the photos of this iPad mini “engineering sample” come from the same trusted source inside the Apple supply chain ... |
11 July 2012
09:15 GMT |
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Patent lawsuits are so common these days that they're rarely surprising. While there's a growing opposition against the entire crooked patent system, these things are here to stay for now. Google gets its fair share of lawsuits and it's a target again, this time over Chrome rather than Android, as is t... |
11 July 2012
09:11 GMT |
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Galaxy Note users in Germany can now download and install the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich software update on their devices. The new software arrives soon after Galaxy S II received it, and it is being pushed to users both over the air and through the Kies application for desktop computers. The same as in oth... |
11 July 2012
09:01 GMT |
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Experts at the University of Texas in San Antonio (UT) Health Science Center (HSC) discovered in a new study that a naturally-occurring hormone, playing a role in protecting the body against diabetes, may also be useful for treating depression.
The conclusion belongs to a new study conducted on mice, HSC associate ... |
11 July 2012
08:57 GMT |
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Photos of an “iPhone 5 engineering sample” corroborate all rumors about the next-generation smartphone from Apple, including a taller body, changes to the hardware on the back and the sides, and more. The antenna placement seems to be identical as well. GottaBeMobile got hold of these images from “... |
11 July 2012
08:52 GMT |
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Just yesterday, in an attempt to put an end to drilling operations in the Arctic region, a coalition of green-oriented organizations filed a lawsuit against energy company Shell.
Their main complaint, which is to be heard by members of Alaska's federal court, is that said company is unprepared to handle oil sp... |
11 July 2012
08:51 GMT |
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Sofia Vergara recently turned 40 but, unlike many other birthday girls, she got the best present ever when her boyfriend of 2 years, Nick Loeb, surprised her with a huge diamond ring and a marriage proposal. The actress might have given herself away by posing for a photo with friends at a birthday party, which was ... |
11 July 2012
08:51 GMT |
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Security experts have identified a couple of shady Russian applications that have been advertised on Google Play as “GTA 3 Moscow City”, “Super Mario Bros” and other popular games. According to Symantec, the rogue apps masqueraded a Trojan called Android.Dropdialer and somehow managed to rema... |
11 July 2012
08:42 GMT |
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There is a certain appeal in systems capable of processing one quintillion (a billion billion) calculations per second, and the US government is pulling all the stops and securing the assistance of all relevant IT players.
As it happens, Advanced Micro Devices just got word from the U.S. Department of Energy’... |
11 July 2012
08:40 GMT |
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Though proposed in theory for many years, the existence of dark galaxies has never been properly confirmed, until now. A team of astronomers surveying the deep Universe was recently able to pinpoint such cosmic formations, proving a number of astronomical models correct.
Using the European Space Observatory's ... |
11 July 2012
08:38 GMT |
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The Document Foundation proudly announced a few minutes ago, July 11th, in a press release, that the fifth maintenance release of the LibreOffice 3.5 open source office suite software is available for download.
LibreOffice 3.5.5 is here to fix various bugs and to further improve the stability of the software. Among... |
11 July 2012
08:34 GMT |
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Wireless carrier T-Mobile is drawing near the release of a new Samsung handset running under Google’s Android operating system, none other than the large Galaxy Note smartphone. The phone is said to be en-route to this operator sometime in August, but it already made an appearance on its support website, whic... |
11 July 2012
08:30 GMT |
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Paris Hilton is now a DJ – or plans to be one very soon, at least. Samantha Ronson, world-famous DJ and sister to music producer Mark Ronson, is just one of the many DJs speaking out against Paris' decision for a career makeover. TMZ paparazzi caught up with Sam the other day (video below) and got her to... |
11 July 2012
08:22 GMT |
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While green-heads, national governments and energy companies around the world argue over how renewable power sources are the way to go if we are to put a leash on climate change and global warming, one researcher claims that, before going all green, there should one intermediary phase: natural gas.
Entitled “... |
11 July 2012
08:10 GMT |
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With the release date for “The Dark Knight Rises” looming in, there has been a lot of speculation about Chris Nolan's next project and whether it would be on the same huge scale as his most recent 3 films. Michael Caine has an idea but, for the time being, he's only saying that he'll be i... |
11 July 2012
07:55 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Sprint is expected to start delivering the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software update to its Samsung Epic 4G Touch users as soon as this week. A leaked document that emerged over at Android Central shows that the Sprint Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch should get a taste of the new OS flavor as soon a... |
11 July 2012
07:53 GMT |
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The campaign against sick baby hoaxes initiated by several members of the community continues. Today we present a Facebook scam in which the picture of a child that allegedly has cancer is used.
“He has cancer, Facebook will donate 1 dollar for every SHARE. Hit SHARE button ♥ show your support ..&hearts... |
11 July 2012
07:52 GMT |
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Grooveshark was able to win quite a victory in its battle against the major record labels. Universal Music, in a lawsuit that was later joined by the other labels with the exception of EMI, which is suing the music site separately on a different matter, argued that Grooveshark not only condoned copyright infringement... |
11 July 2012
07:41 GMT |
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With the global price of copper being over five times what it used to be a decade ago, we all got used with high prices for high-performance computer cooling solutions. Cooling expert DeepCool is now attempting to prove us wrong, and the product they use in this endeavor is the DeepCool Aeolus. This is a tower coole... |
11 July 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Apple has released a statement to justify the company’s decision this week to pull out of the EPEAT rating, which tracks environmental factors inside electronics. Apple believes it’s better than the EPEAT when it comes to its designs. EPEAT monitors the environmental impact of electronics. The standard w... |
11 July 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Nokia has just started to push the PR 1.3 update to its Nokia N9 users, yet those who would like to try something new have the option to get Android 4.0.4 up and running on their smartphones. Android 4.0.4_r2.1 (ICS) for Nokia N9 is now available courtesy of people behind NITDroid, and has reached version Alpha 4, ... |
11 July 2012
07:41 GMT |
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This week, Microsoft officially confirmed the upcoming availability of Windows 8 at the end of October, and also announced that it would make the new platform available for OEMs starting with the first week of August. What the company did not say out loud was how much it planned on charging manufacturers interested... |
11 July 2012
07:39 GMT |
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A group of experts at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), in California, announces the development of an artificial molecule, whose chirality can be switched using just a beam of light.
Chirality can be defined as one of the most important properties of asy... |
11 July 2012
07:34 GMT |
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Jawbone has a certain product called the Jambox speaker, which doesn't seem all that unusual until you reach the part about software updates.
And by “software updates” we don't mean driver refinements but full-on firmware modifications.
As it happens, a firmware update is precisely what Jawbon... |
11 July 2012
07:33 GMT |
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Just a few days ago, we reported that a baby giant panda was born in one of Tokyo's zoos. At that time, it seemed that things were finally looking up for this endangered species.
However, we now regret to inform you that, unfortunately, the cub got sick with pneumonia soon after his birth and died after having... |
11 July 2012
07:33 GMT |
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Google+ 3.0 is now available to download with a bunch of new features for iPhone and iPad, including new gestures for the tablet implementation. The changelog mentions “full iPad support,” leaving us scratching our skulls. A quick trip to the company’s official blog reveals that, “The Google+... |
11 July 2012
07:31 GMT |
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Nokia N9 users rejoice as Opera Software has just delivered a new update for the Opera Mobile application, which bumps the software to version 12.
The good news is that the new update adds several interesting new features and improvements, but the bad news is that it brings some bugs as well.
According to MyNokiaBl... |
11 July 2012
07:31 GMT |
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A number of remote code execution vulnerabilities in HP Operations Agent have been identified. As a result, the company has made available a series of patches for the impacted products.
HP Operations Agent is a server monitoring software that collects detailed information on a machine’s performance and fault ... |
11 July 2012
07:21 GMT |
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After hearing that the Mass Effect 3: Earth multiplayer DLC will be released next week, on July 17, thanks to a listing from Microsoft, more details about the add-on have just appeared on the web, detailing every new character included in the expansion. Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode received two big downloa... |
11 July 2012
07:16 GMT |
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Google is trying to show that it cares about iOS and Android in equal amounts, at least as far as Google+ is concerned. Which is a winning strategy, if it can actually pull it off. Not so long ago, Google introduced a very snazzy new version of the iPhone Google+ app.
It was a great improvement over the existing app... |
11 July 2012
07:11 GMT |
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Rogue software that allegedly cleans up virus or spyware infections has been seen for quite some time now, but more recent versions integrate a few tricks that make them stand out of the bunch. Researchers have identified such a piece of scareware and named it “Adware – Loserbar.” Usually, these at... |
11 July 2012
07:11 GMT |
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People may not have heard of Rakuten, but those who did, especially people from Japan, know that it is the world's third-largest e-commerce company, and the biggest in Japan for that matter.
As such, when a product becomes the most sought-after in terms of orders (or pre-orders, such as the case may be), it me... |
11 July 2012
07:08 GMT |
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If you're hyped about the upcoming “Looper,” starring Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the same character, a hired gun, here's something to make you even more excited: the official score preview. “Looper” will be out in theaters on September 28, and comes with music by Nathan Joh... |
11 July 2012
06:32 GMT |
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Wikipedia is all about collaboration. But not all collaboration is created equally. Very few Wikipedia users actually write articles, or edit existing ones. But that doesn't mean they can't contribute. In fact, Wikipedia is making it easier to do so with a new version of the Article Feedback tool, which is ... |
11 July 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Indian handset manufacturer Micromax has just announced the immediate availability of another Supefone series smartphone, the A80 Infinity.
According to Micromax, A80 Infinity is now available for purchase through all leading retailers across India for only Rs 8,490 (155 USD or 125 EUR) outright.
Beside the afforda... |
11 July 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Australian mobile phone carrier Telstra has reportedly removed the Galaxy Nexus smartphone from its offering, so as to make room for newer Android models. Galaxy Nexus, which was made official at the end of last year, is no longer available for purchase through Telstra’s website, but users might still find so... |
11 July 2012
06:01 GMT |
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Just months ago when Western Digital acquired Hitachi’s HDD division, it was required by the authorities to transfer some technology to Toshiba in order to make the Japanese company look like a third desktop HDD competitor. Toshiba only manufactures 2.5” laptop HDDs and, with the help of Fujitsu’s ... |
11 July 2012
06:01 GMT |
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On July 10th, Microsoft announced the release of a new batch of security updates for some of its products, in an attempt to fix a series of issues that these were affected by. Nine security bulletins were included in the new update – three of which were rated Critical, while six Important – patching a to... |
11 July 2012
05:57 GMT |
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Rumor has it that the Japanese government recently decided that investing in green energy sources might help boost national economy, as well as diminish the country's ecological footprint to some extent.
Therefore, about $628 billion (roughly 510 €billion) are expected to go into the Japanese green energy... |
11 July 2012
05:53 GMT |
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If you're a fan of “Game of Thrones” who likes to gather limited edition collectable items as well, pack your bags for San Diego, because HBO has a major surprise in store for you at this year's Comic-Con. HBO and Mondo have teamed up to release a limited edition series of posters for “G... |
11 July 2012
05:49 GMT |
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The owners of Formsping – the website where users can “share their perspective on anything” – reset the passwords of all their customers after identifying a data breach that affected one of their servers. As it turns out, the hackers posted around 420,000 password hashes on a forum. Similar t... |
11 July 2012
05:45 GMT |
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Twitter is introducing some of the improvements it recently debuted on its site to mobile app users. Twitter has launched three big features in the past couple of months or so.
Hashtag pages are exactly what they sound like, places where tweets about a particular subject are grouped. Unlike with regular hashtags, t... |
11 July 2012
05:41 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation carried out by biology experts at the Indiana University, it would appear that mounting concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is causing the global carbon cycle to accelerate, and subsequently drives forest soil carbon loss.
The correlation... |
11 July 2012
05:36 GMT |
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Canon has surprised us this time, not in a good way, but not a bad way either. This is just one of those situations that are unusual enough that they get away with being branded a curiosity, or something along those lines. Canon warned its customers that the EOS Rebel T4i camera could go through an unfortunate phen... |
11 July 2012
05:34 GMT |
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One of the most prolific and critically acclaimed actors of our times, Peter O'Toole, is officially retiring from making movies and the world of theater, he announces in a letter sent out by his reps to various media outlets. People magazine informs that, from hereon, the actor won't be giving any more in... |
11 July 2012
05:30 GMT |
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WWF's 2012 report regarding mining operations presently carried out in Cameroon shows that several exploration sites overlap areas that are supposed to be under the law's protection, and that many others are to be found in the proximity of natural parks.
Apparently, said environmental organization became ... |
11 July 2012
05:19 GMT |
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According to investigators at the Arizona State University (ASU), in Tempe, it would appear that cutting your food into small pieces makes it more enjoyable, as well as more likely to curb hunger.
Researchers say that eating small pieces instead of a large, uncut portion produced a higher degree of satiation within... |
11 July 2012
05:16 GMT |
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Prominent hacker and security researcher Charlie Miller believes Apple is a company like any other, in that it cares most about the bottom line. He offered his thoughts, and elaborated quite a bit, in an interview with Markin Abras at MacDirectory.Abras recalls that Miller last year demonstrated a proof-of-concept at... |
11 July 2012
05:14 GMT |
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A new flavor of Twitter for Android application is now available for download for the owners of devices running under Android 2.1 or newer flavors of the operating system. Released on July 10 as version 3.3.0, the new application flavor brings along new features and various tweaks, all meant to deliver a better exp... |
11 July 2012
05:10 GMT |
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Last time we talked about the Itanium processors, it was, thankfully, to provide some info on the chips themselves, and their codename, instead of updating people on the lawsuit they are involved in. Ever since Oracle said it was dropping development of Itanium processor software, HP and Intel have been holding the... |
11 July 2012
05:07 GMT |
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University of Michigan (U-M) investigators determined in a new study conducted on factory workers that even those who thought they have perfect hearing may in fact suffer from hearing loss or similar impairments. These conclusions help explain why so few sufferers seek treatment for their conditions.
Researchers rev... |
11 July 2012
05:07 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has just received a brand new video, this time focusing on the main villain of the game, Raul Menendez, a symbol of the oppressed masses that only wants to use his popularity in order to destroy the world. Call of Duty: Black Ops II is looking set to deliver a rather interesting story fille... |
11 July 2012
05:04 GMT |
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Facebook is continuing to step up its efforts to keep its users safe, even when they're not on the site. Not so long ago, it introduced the Facebook Anti-Virus Marketplace, a place where users could discover free antivirus tools from some of the biggest names in the industry.
Now, it's expanding on the ide... |
11 July 2012
05:03 GMT |
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Good news for Android users living in the United States as Google has just updated its Maps application with new features that offer more functionality.
Starting today, Google Maps users will be able to take advantage of more than 20 popular museums indoor maps and a zoo. These maps are now available on any compatib... |
11 July 2012
05:02 GMT |
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F-Secure researchers have identified a malicious element that is able to infect the computers of Mac OS, Linux and Windows users.
The curious attack starts on the compromised website of a Colombian transport organization. When the user visits it, he/she is presented with a window that requests permissions to run a J... |
11 July 2012
04:53 GMT |
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We remember Panasonic’s and DRS Tactical Systems’ rugged tablets for professional use, but what Wacom had in mind with its Cintiq tablets series is something totally different. Targeted for professional artistic use, the Cintiq 24HDtouch features a high-quality 1920 by 1200 pixel resolution screen. As mo... |
11 July 2012
04:51 GMT |
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MegaUpload's Kim Dotcom is making a very risky bet, upset that his extradition hearing has been pushed back and that his business is going to stay closed that much longer.
Thus he's asking the US Department of Justice to unfreeze money for his legal defense. In exchange, he'll come to the US voluntar... |
11 July 2012
04:39 GMT |
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Ladies like their gadgets as much as men do, so Samsung decided to release a version of the NX1000 that fits the known criteria of “feminine” accessories. The NX1000 is the latest Samsung NX Series camera with Wi-Fi, 20 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, HD video recording, high-speed image shooting (at 8 fps... |
11 July 2012
04:38 GMT |
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Although secretary birds are native to Africa, zoos around the world have been working towards breeding them in captivity for quite some time now.
The reasons are the same as for many other animal species: their population is rapidly declining, particularly as a result of human activities.
As paradoxical as it mi... |
11 July 2012
04:35 GMT |
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A theme called “Metroon” can be downloaded from the ModMyi repo for just $1.50 (about €1.2) for the sole reason of slapping the Windows 8 Metro UI on your iPhone. The tile-centric user interface is indeed a sight, especially on Apple hardware. The theme doesn’t alter the functionality of the h... |
11 July 2012
04:34 GMT |
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Recent observations of Titan – Saturn's largest moon – have revealed that seasons are changing on the distant world. High in its hazy atmosphere, a large vortex is materializing, surrounded by high-altitude haze. The Cassini spacecraft sent back images of this amazing phenomenon.
The image to the le... |
11 July 2012
04:33 GMT |
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Following last week’s rumors on Amazon’s upcoming smartphone, more details have just emerged, pointing to an imminent release of the device in the coming months. Wall Street Journal reports that officials of several Amazon’s parts suppliers claim that the company is currently testing a smartphone, ... |
11 July 2012
04:32 GMT |
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Cybercriminals don’t always manage to breach company networks by using the classic hacking methods, but that doesn’t mean they’re ready to give up on their plans to steal sensitive corporate information. In some cases they turn to more physical methods to plant their pieces of malware.
Elsevier rep... |
11 July 2012
04:27 GMT |
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Google has started to deliver the new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software update to the HSPA+ flavor of Galaxy Nexus over the air, yet only a few people will receive it immediately. The update will roll out in stages, which means that many users will still have to wait a few days before it reaches them. Moreover, tho... |
11 July 2012
04:22 GMT |
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Yesterday we heard that famous Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender would play the leading role in the long-awaited Assassin’s Creed movie but this doesn’t mean that he’ll bring to life well-known characters like Desmond, Altair, or Ezio, according to Ubisoft. The Assassin’s Creed movie has bee... |
11 July 2012
04:22 GMT |
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A benchmark unearthed from Geekbench logs in late June for an unreleased “MacBookPro10,2” model suggests Apple could be on track to release a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. Analyzed by AppleInsider, the benchmark shows a MacBook Pro running OS X 10.8 Build 12A2056. The machine is equipped with ... |
11 July 2012
04:16 GMT |
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One could say there can never be too much available storage space, so any research project that can expand the number of gigabytes on a storage unit is welcome. As it happens, this very type of research milestone has been reached by a team from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). It is a matter involving... |
11 July 2012
04:11 GMT |
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Jenifer McIntyre from the Washington State University recently looked into how salmons respond to various amounts of copper that somehow make their way into their natural environment.
Her study indicates that this compound affects the animals' sense of smell, and therefore modifies their behavioral patterns.
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11 July 2012
04:08 GMT |
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Motorola Mobility has just announced the upcoming availability of the budget-friendly MOTOSMART in the UK. The Android smartphone will be available on T-Mobile from the end of July, for free on select plans, or for 100 GBP (155 USD or 125 EUR) on PAYG (pay as you go). Keep in mind that this an entry-level Android ph... |
11 July 2012
04:07 GMT |
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Our galactic neighborhood is filled with a large number of extremely faint dwarf galaxies, which orbit the Milky Way at a close distance. These formations contain very few stars, and astronomers believe that using the Hubble Space Telescope finally enabled them to explain what is happening.
The reasons why these dw... |
11 July 2012
03:58 GMT |
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Japanese technology giant Toshiba said recently that it was moving to increase its R&D expenditure and that it would start growing its research and software development head count. The company will start hiring in Europe, India, Japan and other areas with the scope of establishing a global R&D system. Toshiba is pla... |
11 July 2012
03:51 GMT |
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Samsung Galaxy S III, the latest Android-based flagship device from the South Korean mobile phone maker, has already started to ship to US Cellular’s customers who pre-ordered it. The wireless carrier has announced the move, and also confirmed that the device would be available for purchase starting today, Jul... |
11 July 2012
03:47 GMT |
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Experts are seeing thousands of websites being hacked each day and some believe that the phenomenon may have something to do with a zero-day vulnerability that affects Parallels’ Plesk Panel.
According to Brian Krebs, the exploit, which works for sites running Plesk 10.4.4 and earlier versions, is sold on unde... |
11 July 2012
03:45 GMT |
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Electronic Arts and Danger Close have just posted a brand new video for their upcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter shooter, this time focusing on the game’s multiplayer mode and showing off the new Tungawan Jungle map that’s going to be available when the game is released. Medal of Honor: Warfighter is go... |
11 July 2012
03:43 GMT |
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Chinese retailer Sohu has put up banners featuring a big iPod touch picture, a smaller picture of an iPhone “teardrop” concept, and the option to pre-order your own iPhone 5 before Apple could even get on the horn to tell them it’s coming.That’s right, the ever quick-to-capitalize China has do... |
11 July 2012
03:38 GMT |
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A researcher working with the Tel Aviv University recently warned that, should his predictions be correct, each and every degree Celsius that adds up to global average temperatures will be responsible for intensifying lightning activity by 10 per cent.
As well as this, it is his opinion that, because of this, altho... |
11 July 2012
03:25 GMT |
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The other day brought confirmation that, despite all signs pointing to the contrary, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have settled their divorce just 11 days after she filed the papers, blindsiding him. An explanation for that could be found in his connection to the Church of Scientology. Scientology has often been ment... |
11 July 2012
03:21 GMT |
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Yesterday we wrote about an All-in-One PC-sized Android tablet based on a TI CPU, but now we are bringing you something that can qualify as the opposite, to a certain degree.
The Frontier Kouziro SmartDisplay FT103 is a large (21.5-inch) Android device reliant on the Texas Instruments OMAP 4428.
We say that Motion... |
11 July 2012
03:17 GMT |
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As reported earlier this week, Twitter has a ton of goodies in store for its faithful fans, all crammed inside version 4.3 of the iOS client on Apple’s App Store. Highlights include expanded tweets, push and ambient notifications, and improvements to search autocomplete. “Follow your interests: instant u... |
11 July 2012
03:12 GMT |
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Blizzard has just released the latest patch for Diablo 3, in the form of update 1.0.3b, which solves a few bugs and adds the option of buying commodities like gems, dyes, and more on the Real-Money Auction House. Diablo 3 came out two months ago and Blizzard has kept on improving the experience by releasing new patc... |
11 July 2012
03:02 GMT |
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If producers and Nigel Lythgoe get their way, the 12th season of American Idol will be the most interesting yet: after reports that Adam Lambert and Miley Cyrus were being considered for judges, a new report throws in Charlie Sheen and Jerry Lewis' names in the mix. The other day, sources close to the productio... |
11 July 2012
03:00 GMT |
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Roberto J. Dohnert informed us a few minutes ago that the OS4 12.5 Linux operating system was made available for download for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.
Being redesigned from the ground up to satisfy the needs of most PC users, OS4 12.5 is a major update to the open source Linux distribution developed by Rob... |
11 July 2012
02:57 GMT |
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Made official in late June, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is about to make its way into several Android devices, such as Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Motorola XOOM and many more. However, the first device to be launched with Jelly Bean onboard is the Google Nexus 7 tablet, which is expected to arrive on the market later this mon... |
11 July 2012
02:54 GMT |
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With the release of the July 2012 security bulletins, Microsoft has addressed a number of serious issues, but the most important of them is most likely the vulnerability in XML Core Services. The security hole that uses Internet Explorer as an attack vector has been exploited in the wild. As a result, the Redmond co... |
11 July 2012
02:50 GMT |
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Today, Google started to deliver a new software update for its Google Nexus 7 tablet PC, as well as for the owners of a Galaxy Nexus smartphone, and has also made a series of changes to the shipping window for the slate. Those who head over to the Google Nexus 7 page on the Google Play Store to purchase the tablet ... |
11 July 2012
02:44 GMT |
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Just recently, researchers working with the Arkansas State University came across a new species of coral reef parasites and decided to name it after the late reggae singer Bob Marley.
The parasite, which from now on will be referred to as “Gnathia Marleyi,” is a creature that attaches itself to other fi... |
11 July 2012
02:39 GMT |
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Kingston's DataTraveler Locker+ line of flash drives is getting rather old and the company decided it was a good time to refresh it, so it brought out the DataTraveler Locker+ G2. The DataTraveler Locker was released back in 2009, and the initial reaction was somewhat mixed. Since it was still a bit early in t... |
11 July 2012
02:31 GMT |
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Resident Evil 6 has just been rated by the British Board of Film Classification, with the organization giving the horror game an “18” rating and mentioning that the title has around 4 hours and 15 minutes of cutscenes. Resident Evil 6 is out this October, but it seems that Capcom already has a working bu... |
11 July 2012
02:30 GMT |
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OCZ is doing more than fine and it is well on its way to achieve its 80% year on year revenue growth. The company is not looking for too much profit, as it is currently investing and reinvesting heavily into R&D and other ways to establish itself as a dominant player in the SSD market. Despite the modest demand in t... |
11 July 2012
02:24 GMT |
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Google has already started to push out the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean platform upgrade for the GSM flavor of Galaxy Nexus, and carriers around the world are getting ready to receive it. In fact, Vodafone Australia has just announced that Samsung is currently preparing the update not only for the Galaxy Nexus, but for t... |
11 July 2012
02:18 GMT |
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Viperr, a Linux distribution that aims to merge CrunchBang qualities with Fedora base benefits, is now at version 2. According to the developer, Viperr2 is a Fedora Remix and is not supported by Red Hat. Highlights of Viperr 2: • GTK3 now matches Viperr's default themes; • Better icon theme has bee... |
11 July 2012
02:17 GMT |
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Galaxy S III, the latest flagship Android-powered smartphone from Samsung, is set to land on shelves at Verizon Wireless this week with a locked bootloader. The wireless carrier has already announced plans to have it available for its users, though the release date got pushed back to July 12th, and also confirmed t... |
11 July 2012
01:55 GMT |
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