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The folks at Spartanbits have just delivered a new update for their Go!Chat for Facebook application for Android devices.
This is the second update for Go!Chat for Facebook in the last week and the third released in the past few weeks. The previous update fixed a bug that crashed the application at startup and enhan... |
14 January 2013
22:01 GMT |
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Kingsoft Office for Android has just been updated to version 5.3.1. The new application provides faster loading, improved usability and better compatibility with other keyboard apps.
With more than 5 million downloads in Google Play Store, Kingsoft Office is one of the most popular text editors for Android devices.
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14 January 2013
21:31 GMT |
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The Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom will create a device that uses the Kinect motion tracking system from Microsoft in order to help in the rehabilitation process for stroke victims.
The concept will use motion tracking to monitor the face of the patient, including minute details that human eyes mi... |
14 January 2013
21:31 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is reportedly gearing up for the launch of its Windows Phone 8 handsets in Jordan, and the company itself appears to be teasing such plans. Nokia Jordan has posted the above photo on its Facebook page, with the following caption beneath it: “they’ll be here soon…a... |
14 January 2013
21:11 GMT |
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What we know: Star Trek is a curious intellectual property: it spawned numerous television series, mostly beloved by fans and critics, and has been rebooted successfully in movie form, but has failed to deliver a significant video game in the last few years.
Developer Digital Extremes and publisher Namco Bandai want... |
14 January 2013
20:41 GMT |
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Nokia’s focus on the development of handsets running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is starting to pay off, and the latest preliminary sales numbers from the company confirm this. The company managed to sell 4.4 million Lumia handsets in the fourth quarter of the last year, beating expectation... |
14 January 2013
20:41 GMT |
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Microsoft doesn’t want to reveal any official sales figures for its Surface RT tablet, but as far as analysts across the globe are concerned, the device is a rather disappointing product in a world dominated by Apple and its very own iPad.
UBS analyst Brent Thrill says Microsoft sold only 1 million Surface RT ... |
14 January 2013
20:01 GMT |
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Qualcomm announced last week at Consumer Electronics Show 2013 its next-generation chipset aimed at smartphones and tablets, the Snapdragon 800 MSM8974.
According to the company, this chipset will be embedded in upcoming devices that will be announced in the coming weeks.
Related to this, the folks over at GizmoChi... |
14 January 2013
20:01 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has officially opened orders for its Lumia 620 smartphone in China, after unveiling the device in the beginning of December last year as its most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphone to date.
The handset can now be seen listed on Nokia China’s website as available through var... |
14 January 2013
19:51 GMT |
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Security company Sophos has rolled out a new version of its Anti-Virus program for Mac users with updated threat detection and threat data engines, and different installers for different OS X versions.Sophos Anti-Virus 8.0.10 OS X now comes with one installer that goes with OS X versions 10.4 (Tiger) to 10.7 (Lion), ... |
14 January 2013
19:41 GMT |
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Indie developer Gaijin Games believes that Nintendo has a better and clearer online strategy for the Wii U and that indie studios can take advantage of it in order to launch their titles on the new home console.
Alex Neuse and Mike Roush, the co-founders of Gaijin Games and creators of Bit.Trip Runner, tell GamesInd... |
14 January 2013
19:31 GMT |
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XiaoMi Phone 2 is among the most popular Android smartphones available in China. Every time the manufacturer released a new batch of devices, it was sold out in a matter of minutes. The last time XiaoMi Phone 2 was up for purchase, the Chinese company sold its entire stock of 150,000 units in about 2 minutes. It lo... |
14 January 2013
19:31 GMT |
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A brand new developer diary video has just been released for God of War: Ascension, this time with the team at Sony Santa Monica showcasing a behind the scenes look at the technology that powers the game's multiplayer.
God of War: Ascension not only features a new story focusing on the franchise's protagon... |
14 January 2013
18:51 GMT |
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The South Korean government has launched a program to train computer experts in defending the country’s systems against foreign and domestic cyberattacks. Dubbed “Best of the Best,” the program is overseen by the Korea Information Technology Research Institute, CNN informs. 60 computer experts &nd... |
14 January 2013
18:41 GMT |
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Peter Ong, the co-founder of developer DreamRift, says that piracy is clearly a problem on the 3DS handheld from Nintendo because it forces video game publishers to allocate fewer resources for projects that target it.
The developer tells Gamasutra that, “We definitely found that piracy was a significant facto... |
14 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Even though Google has confirmed that it didn’t want to release other Windows 8 applications, unofficial clients for its services keep coming, including one that allows adopters of Microsoft’s new OS to access Google Play Music.
The so-called gMusic app enables users to stream songs from Google Play Music, cre... |
14 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Xiaomi has been long rumored to plan the launch of a new device in its MI series, and what appear to be the first leaked photos of the device are now available online.
Dubbed Mi3, the handset will build on the success that XiaoMi Phone 2 has registered so far, but will push for more as it will pack top-of-the-line ... |
14 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Research In Motion (RIM) has just released a new version of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) in the Beta Zone.
Although the application has yet to be made available to general public, those who own a valid BlackBerry Beta Zone account can download and install the latest version of BBM with ease.
According to CrackBerry, ... |
14 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky was spotted earlier today using an iPhone 5 to tweet about CES 2013 and, in a short reply to one of his followers, he said he’s only trying to evaluate competition. Now it appears that many more former Microsoft executives are actually using products developed by rival compa... |
14 January 2013
18:11 GMT |
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Google's interests in green technology and green energy are quite spread out. Unlike most other big companies, Google doesn't just "talk" about green technology, it puts a lot of money into it, over $1 billion, €750 million at the last count.
But it's also using some of its wealth in indirect wa... |
14 January 2013
18:11 GMT |
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South Korean mobile maker LG Electronics is reportedly getting ready for the launch of a 5.5-inch full HD smartphone before the end of this year’s first quarter.
The handset is also said to be slated for release on shelves by mid-2013, being capable of competing with Samsung’s Galaxy Note II handset.
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14 January 2013
18:01 GMT |
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Video game publisher Ubisoft is trying to get a new trademark for a video game called Killing Day, which might or might not be a revival of an older title.
The trademark has been filed by the company, but it is not yet approved.
A game named Killing Day was first announced during E3 2012 and was supposed to offer a... |
14 January 2013
17:53 GMT |
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IC Mobile, developer of Currency Converter application for Windows Phone devices has just released a new update that improves usability and stability of the software.
Aside from the usual tweaks and minor bugs included in the update, the latest version of Currency Converter brings a new menu bar with simplified opti... |
14 January 2013
17:31 GMT |
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Cinemagram for iPhone and iPad lets you create awesome hybrid works that combine photo and video by animating small portions of your photo to create a magical image.
Cinemagram is part-photo and part-video. You can apply vintage / cross processing filters, and share your creations with the world.
Version 1.21 is ou... |
14 January 2013
17:21 GMT |
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Video game publisher Square Enix says that all fans of the Final Fantasy series will soon get official information about the high Definition update for FF X, which is supposed to be launched on the PlayStation 3 home console and on the PlayStation Vita handheld.
Final Fantasy X HD was first announced during the Toky... |
14 January 2013
17:21 GMT |
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Many fans were unconvinced when Capcom announced that Ninja Theory was handling development of the new DmC: Devil May Cry, but the publisher says the development team was very dedicated and keen to listen to the wisdom of the original series’ creators.
Alex Jones, a producer working at Capcom, tells VG247 that, &ldq... |
14 January 2013
17:08 GMT |
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Security experts warn users to be on the lookout for bogus email notifications that appear to come from the Windows Live Team. Entitled “Confirmation Alert Reset (2013),” the malicious messages inform recipients that their accounts have been suspended. “We have recently confirmed that different co... |
14 January 2013
17:01 GMT |
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Sprint has just announced that a new software update is available for Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE smartphone. The update is pushed through OTA (over-the-air), but not all users will receive it at the same time. The staggered rollout of the minor update will be pushed to all Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE devices within appro... |
14 January 2013
16:31 GMT |
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One of the changes that Sony Mobile is making to its Xperia devices starting with the newly announced flagship Xperia Z smartphone involves the replacement of the Timescape app with a new one, called Socialife. Deeply integrated in the Android platform, the application resembles the old Timescape, but features a di... |
14 January 2013
16:31 GMT |
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Doing anything interesting in space, from a movie perspective, means going faster than the speed of light. The concept has been explored ever since Einstein first proposed that the speed of light is the absolute top speed at which anything in the universe can travel.
One way to get around the limit is the so-called ... |
14 January 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is reportedly getting closer and closer to an important milestone in its evolution, namely sales of one million devices each week.
The company has yet to confirm any official figures regarding the number of handsets it is shipping at the moment, but recent statements coming ... |
14 January 2013
16:01 GMT |
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A team of researchers from Liverpool claims that, after using brain scans to investigate what happens inside an individual's head whenever he/she is reading works by Shakespeare and Wordsworth, they reached the conclusion that said authors double as so-called rocket-boosts for the brain.
These specialists went... |
14 January 2013
16:01 GMT |
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D-Feet, an easy to use D-Bus debugger that can be used to inspect D-Bus interfaces of running programs and to invoke methods on those interfaces, is now at version 0.3.3.
Currently, D-Feet 0.3.3 can be used to see names on any bus, to view exported objects, interfaces, methods and signals, and to view the full comma... |
14 January 2013
15:51 GMT |
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Baidu’s Browser is set to arrive on more Android devices around the world, as Orange has just announced a deal with Baidu for the loading of the app on its handsets in Africa and the Middle East.
At the moment, the wireless carrier operates in 20 countries in AMEA (Africa, Middle East and Asia), including Egy... |
14 January 2013
15:51 GMT |
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This past Sunday, governments and businesspeople who wish to invest in harvesting green energy sources were glad to hear that the International Renewable Energy Agency finally launched its open-access global atlas concerning the distribution of environmentally friendly energies across the world.
The researchers who... |
14 January 2013
15:51 GMT |
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After looking into how successful a group made up of 96 overweight and obese men and women were in terms of sticking to their diets over a period of six months, a team of specialists working with the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health reached the conclusion that those who had an active... |
14 January 2013
15:51 GMT |
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Even though Windows 8 officially went on sale approximately three months ago, its Start Screen remains one of the most controversial features in Microsoft’s history, with plenty of users criticizing the company for its decision to remove the Start button.
But a Microsoft employee says that users need time to a... |
14 January 2013
15:51 GMT |
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Developer 3ight LLC is proud to announce a sale on its PS3 Cheats iOS app which contains exactly what its name says it does – cheat codes for the PlayStation 3 console by Sony Computer Entertainment.
For one reason or another, the 50% off deal touted by 3ight LLC has actually translated into a $0 price tag. We recom... |
14 January 2013
15:41 GMT |
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The Biodiversity Research Institute in Maine has recently issued a new report stating that, according to some of its most recent investigations, as much as 84% of the fish people buy and/or consume on a regular basis is tainted with unsafe levels of mercury.
As the specialists who investigated this issue explain, m... |
14 January 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Sprint is about to debut another budget-friendly Android smartphone, the Kyocera Torque. The handset has been recently spotted at Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which means it will probably go on sale in the coming weeks.
Kyocera Torque, also known as E6710, is a rugged smartphone powered by Android 4.0 Ic... |
14 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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On February 12, people living in NYC will get the chance to walk up and down a so-called Valentine's Day boardwalk made entirely from debris left behind by hurricane Sandy. This green-oriented piece of urban architecture was designed by Situ Studio, and Inhabitat explains that it will not be so much a boardwal... |
14 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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Path of Exile, the online free-to-play action role-playing game from Grinding Gear Games, will see its open beta begin on January 23, when all the characters developed by players in the current closed beta are wiped.
Path of Exile is a dungeon crawling RPG, much like Diablo 3 or Torchlight 2, but it's not afrai... |
14 January 2013
15:21 GMT |
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Google may be working on a significant redesign for Google+ though it's most likely going to be just an update on the existing layout and elements. There's not much to go on, but there seems to be a slow trend toward an updated look, with sharper graphics and corners.
For now, there's a new Google+ lo... |
14 January 2013
15:21 GMT |
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Developer Gearbox Software and publisher SEGA are giving gamers the minimum and recommended specifications list for the upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines on the PC, allowing them to evaluate their own systems ahead of the coming February launch. The minimum system specifications are, according to AVPGalaxy: At leas... |
14 January 2013
15:13 GMT |
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Security firm ESET, in collaboration with Harris, has performed a study to determine how likely it is for mobile electronic device owners to become victims of theft.
According to the result of the study, 1 in 10 of the 1,700 adult respondents reported experiencing at least one device theft.
Interestingly, the plac... |
14 January 2013
15:01 GMT |
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Sony Mobile has packed a 13-megapixel photo snapper on the back of its new Xperia Z flagship device, thus making it capable of delivering a great imaging experience to all those who will purchase it.
A new set of camera samples from Xperia Z appears set to confirm that, this time showing us how the phone can perfor... |
14 January 2013
14:51 GMT |
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YouSendIt is an easy to use Windows 8 application that allows you to send and receive files over the Internet with just a few clicks.
While also providing cloud storage options, the YouSendIt platform gives access to your files from any location using just a username and a password.
Sharing files is as easy as it c... |
14 January 2013
14:51 GMT |
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Back in 2012, the news that a dog named Lemon Pie had had both its front legs cut off by a group of Mexican drug traffickers who wished to practice their human-torturing skills made headlines.
More so given the fact that, after cutting its front legs, the drug traffickers saw fit to abandon this dog inside a trash ... |
14 January 2013
14:41 GMT |
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FxMovieManager, an application written to help users manage movie files and video clips, has just reached version 6.2 Pre.
FxMovieManager 6.2 Pre includes a twin-panel file manager, a playlist, and a simple frontend to Mplayer. Both the file manager and the playlist can display thumbnails of movie files.
Highlights... |
14 January 2013
14:31 GMT |
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After the recent launch of Watchever in Germany, Apple has pushed an update to owners of its $99/€99 set top box today to offer movie and TV shows from ABC, BBC, HBO, and others.
German customers will be able to watch entire seasons of US TV series and full-length films for a fixed price of 8.99 euros per month... |
14 January 2013
14:11 GMT |
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Gearbox Software's Aliens: Colonial Marines is now available for pre-purchase on Steam. Although the game has been up for pre-order on various digital stores for quite some time, Valve added the upcoming title today.
Aliens: Colonial Marines is available for pre-purchase for the usual $50/€50 price and wil... |
14 January 2013
14:11 GMT |
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In its latest report, the US Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) reveals that, over the past three months, pieces of malware have been identified in the industrial control system environments of two power companies.
The first incident affec... |
14 January 2013
14:01 GMT |
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Steven Sinofsky, a former head of the Windows division and the man responsible for Windows 8, is no longer working for Microsoft, but he remains a big fan of the Surface RT tablet.
While he was spotted with his Surface every once in a while, Sinofsky is also using an iPhone to tweet his thoughts. And his latest post... |
14 January 2013
14:01 GMT |
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Waze, the community-driven traffic & navigation app which Apple was rumored to buy, has been promoted to version 3.5.2. The new version brings UI tweaks, gas searches, Wi-Fi pre-loads, and more.
The new Waze for iPhone and iPad is better than ever before! You get a new share-my-drive and share-location interface and... |
14 January 2013
13:51 GMT |
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As expected, Google Chrome 25 has been pushed to the beta channel. The recently launched beta channel for Android already housed Chrome 25 and it was only a matter of days before the desktop version followed.Beta users should be getting an update soon enough, if everything goes smoothly they shouldn't even notic... |
14 January 2013
13:51 GMT |
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Archos’ console-like Android tablet GamePad was showcased for the first time back in September at IFA 2012, in Berlin.
The tablet was launched on the market last month, but customers in the United States were left out. However, AndroidCommunity reports Archos confirmed that the GamePad would arrive in the US a... |
14 January 2013
13:31 GMT |
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LG’s yet unannounced LG E980 smartphone is drawing nearer to its official launch, and the device has already received the necessary certification from the Bluetooth SIG.
The handset will pack Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity inside when launched, in addition to offering support for LTE / W-CDMA / GSM networks, it s... |
14 January 2013
13:21 GMT |
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Samsung has already started the rollout of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean upgrade for Galaxy Note II, but Canadian owners have been skipped from the initial deployment. However, the folks over at MobileSyrup have just confirmed with Samsung Canada that Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update for Galaxy Note II would arrive next week, sta... |
14 January 2013
13:13 GMT |
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LilyPond, a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible by featuring the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts, is now at version 2.17.10. LilyPond 2.17.10 may be an unstable version, but it's still an important release as it brings a lot of u... |
14 January 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Russians are finally ready to replace the now ancient Soyuz rocket that has seen the Russian space program through the decades. The rocket was developed in the 1960s and has been used ever since.
The Russian Federal Space Agency, or Roscosmos as it's more commonly known, has announced plans for a replacement r... |
14 January 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Samsung’s Stratosphere series of Android smartphones is about to expand with a new device. For the time being, there are two Stratosphere handsets available in the United States via Verizon Wireless, the SCH-I405 and SCH-I415.
However, it looks like another Stratosphere handset is on its way to Verizon’... |
14 January 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Mariah Carey is perhaps the first to admit that there’s no bigger diva than her, so I imagine no one could fault us for calling her so based on the video above.
It’s an interview with E! News about the new season of American Idol that came out last week but is getting plenty of traction just now. Watch ... |
14 January 2013
12:51 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is gearing up for the launch of its BlackBerry 10 operating system, and it is trying to attract as many users as possible to it, right from the start. For that, the company kicked off a new contest through its Twitter account, announcing users that they could win one o... |
14 January 2013
12:51 GMT |
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As one of the biggest names and the biggest sites on the web, Twitter attracts its fair share of unwanted attention. There have been plenty of people trying to profit by using domain names similar to Twitter's, but this latest case is perhaps the most blatant.
Twitter.org is currently being used to redirect to... |
14 January 2013
12:31 GMT |
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Android users in the UK will be happy to know that ITV Player has just been updated with support for more devices, as well as performance and stability enhancements.
Developed by ITV PLC, the application allows users to watch all ITV programs for up to 30 days after broadcast. For the time being, it provides access ... |
14 January 2013
12:31 GMT |
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Microsoft is reportedly testing a new feature of its Bing search engine that offers users new information on the daily background loaded together with the main page.
Neowin.net writes that this new feature shows a lot more details than the standard info button at the bottom of the page, including the location of the... |
14 January 2013
12:31 GMT |
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Valve boss Gabe Newell has once again talked about PC gaming and how it can certainly replace the console-based one in the living room, provided there are features that enable such a thing.
Valve is more than just a video game developer, as the studio not only works on franchises like Half-Life or Portal, but it als... |
14 January 2013
12:21 GMT |
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With Crysis 3 close to launch, some gamers have speculated that developer Crytek will unload the series to another developer in the coming months so that it can focus on creating an entirely new universe.
But Mike Read, who is a developer working on the game, tells AusGamers that, “Crysis is something that has... |
14 January 2013
12:21 GMT |
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Lenovo isn't pulling any punches and it isn't going to play favorites either: whatever works and has anything to do with its portfolio, it will sell this year. We've only just learned that Lenovo failed to overtake HP on the PC market in 2012 after all. Whether because of this or not, the company i... |
14 January 2013
12:21 GMT |
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Natalya Pisarenko has written an open letter criticizing Russian president Vladimir Putin's ban on foreign adoptions.
Ria Novosti writes that Pisarenko is legally blind, but has protested against legal measures which she found socially inacceptable before.
In 2011, she waived her disability pension during a st... |
14 January 2013
12:03 GMT |
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Whether they are family pictures or images from the last vacation, it is always a good idea to check them out and make the necessary adjustments before dropping them onto a storage device for longer periods of time.
PhotoScape is a comfortable solution designed mainly to help you make quick image adjustments. But it... |
14 January 2013
12:01 GMT |
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T-Mobile USA has been recently said to plan making the Nexus 4 smartphone available for purchase through all of its retail stores around the country, and it seems that it is already sending units to these locations. However, only small device quantities are being shipped at the moment, it seems, either due to tight... |
14 January 2013
12:01 GMT |
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Many developers these days have their own version of a CSS framework they like to use in their projects. One of these is the IVORY Framework by Lakshmikanth Vallampati. While most programmers still use more renowned projects like Twitter's Bootstrap, the 960 Grid System or Zurb's Foundation script, once in... |
14 January 2013
12:01 GMT |
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On January 14 Canonical published in a security notice details about Tomcat vulnerabilities for its Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 11.10, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS operating systems. According to Canonical, several security issues were fixed in Tomcat. It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly performed certain s... |
14 January 2013
11:51 GMT |
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2 jet planes departing from the JFK airport this weekend were redirected not for technical difficulties, but because both pilots hit birds.
The first “bird attack” occurred on Saturday, as a JetBlue plane prepared for take-off, at 3:30 p.m., NY Daily News tells us. The JetBlue plane was traveling to the ... |
14 January 2013
11:47 GMT |
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Gameloft has released N.O.V.A. 3 - Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance version 1.0.3 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The game sports a four-inch native interface for the iPhone 5 and the fifth-generation iPod touch. Deemed one of the most immersive and impressive sci-fi first-person-shooters in the App Store today, N.O.V... |
14 January 2013
11:41 GMT |
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Aaron Swartz's death sparked plenty of discussion and responses. While these sorts of things tend to blow over in a few days, unfortunately, some good may come out of this in the end, perhaps even something enduring. But it is tragic that the only way to spark a real discussion, even one that lasts a few days,... |
14 January 2013
11:41 GMT |
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Besides introducing the dueling mechanic and making changes to the Wizard and Monk classes, Diablo 3's patch 1.0.7 will also bring brand new recipes for the item crafting and the gem making systems. Diablo 3 impressed a lot of people since its release in May of last year and players have spent a lot of time in ... |
14 January 2013
11:41 GMT |
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Xperia Z, Sony’s next flagship smartphone, will arrive on shelves only in late first quarter of the year, but users can already get a taste of some of the novelties it has to offer.
The entire set of wallpapers and lock screen images has been extracted from the new device and was made available for download o... |
14 January 2013
11:41 GMT |
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A baby shower in Massachusetts turned dangerous as a feud turned into a 200-person, full-fledged brawl.
The shower was organized at Club Luiz De Cameos, in Stoughton, in a hall rented for festivities, Daily Mail reports. 20 minutes before midnight, a fight broke out among those attending the party and several people... |
14 January 2013
11:35 GMT |
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One of the most popular Windows Phone 8 handsets launched last year, Nokia Lumia 920 is available in the United States via AT&T. The carrier offers the smartphone for only $100/€75 with a new two-year agreement. To make the deal even more attractive, AT&T and Nokia offer a Wireless Charging Plate worth $50/&eur... |
14 January 2013
11:31 GMT |
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Back around the middle of 2012, Lenovo gained the lead of the PC market, though not all analysts were in agreement on that. Said analysts can now feel vindicated, as it looks like HP is still at the top.
HP has been the worldwide top provider of personal computers for years, which was why Lenovo one-upping it was s... |
14 January 2013
11:21 GMT |
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The official Twitter account of Karen Gillan, the actress famous for her role in the Doctor Who TV series, has been hacked.
The account, which appears to have been under the control of the hacker for the past 4 hours, is being used to advertise shady Acai Berry miracle diets.
The malicious website is a “class... |
14 January 2013
11:10 GMT |
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Do you remember Grumpy the Cat? Well, we now have a celebrity counterpart for Grumpy, thanks to last night’s Golden Globes 2013: Tommy Lee Jones.
Below is a video of the moment that made Jones the latest viral star: keep an eye out for the “not impressed” face he makes during Kristen Wiig and Will... |
14 January 2013
11:05 GMT |
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TSMC can handle a few months, even a couple of years, of weak sales, but that doesn't make continuous sales drops any less unpleasant.
As such, that a further drop in sales is expected from January-March cannot have gone over well.
True, the first quarter of every year is a slow season, but when the fourth qua... |
14 January 2013
11:04 GMT |
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A study carried out by researchers working with the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom states that, at least as far as creativity goes, it is much better to have a boring job rather than a highly active – and therefore stressful – one.
The specialists who have investigated this issue... |
14 January 2013
11:02 GMT |
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A hacker called Game Over has managed to breach a couple of police websites in an operation called OpSlaughterHouse.
The targets are the sites of Pakistan’s District Police Okara and PoliceOne, advertised as being the most comprehensive online resource for law enforcement agencies and police departments.
C... |
14 January 2013
10:58 GMT |
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Holocaust survivor Leon Leyson has passed away at 83 years old, in San Francisco. He was 13 years old when he escaped from the Płaszów concentration camp, during the Holocaust. He was the youngest to be included on Schindler's list, registered as a worker for the company. Oskar Schindler saved over 1,10... |
14 January 2013
10:57 GMT |
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Crysis 3 might end the current story arc of the franchise but the development team working on it has long-term plans for the series, which include the possibility of exploring alternate scenarios that use the same setting and characters. Mike Read, a producer working on the game at Crytek, tells AusGamers, “if... |
14 January 2013
10:54 GMT |
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Lenovo is definitely changing things and keeping its strategy fresh, something that Acer might want to learn from. Having decided to make Intel and ARM-powered Android tablet/laptop hybrids, the company is considering what existing products to drop. According to a different rumor than the last one, though one from... |
14 January 2013
10:47 GMT |
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We reported last week that Google was shipping the Nexus 4 with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box, and now we have more details that confirm the information.
Nexus 4 was spotted in Brazil and Malaysia running Android 4.2.2, but the smartphones were reportedly purchased from other countries as ... |
14 January 2013
10:45 GMT |
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It's been a decade and a half in the making, but the Russian team trying to recover samples from the Antarctic Lake Vostok, thousands of meters under the ice, has managed to do just that. The scientists finally made it all the way to the lake last year, but the samples they recovered were contaminated with mat... |
14 January 2013
10:43 GMT |
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Earlier today, Vail Resorts announced the appointment of Bruce Sewell to the Company’s Board of Directors. Sewell is Apple’s general counsel and senior vice president of Legal and Government Affairs, reporting only to the CEO.
“Vail Resorts […] today announced the appointment of Bruce Sewell... |
14 January 2013
10:36 GMT |
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Sony and Polyphony Digital have confirmed that the recently revealed 2014 Corvette Stingray supercar will be available as a free download for Gran Turismo 5 owners tomorrow, January 15, via the PlayStation Store in North America.
Gran Turismo 5 is still one of the most popular racing games out there and developer Po... |
14 January 2013
10:34 GMT |
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Philadelphia Rev. Charles Engelhardt is set to go on trial for the abuse of a 10-year-old altar boy in a Northeast Philadelphia, in the 1990s. According to a website dedicated to the trial, Engelhardt is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. on Monday, January 14. Four priests and the victim's sixth-grade la... |
14 January 2013
10:33 GMT |
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Windows 8 has always been deemed too difficult to use for some people, but there are plenty of free resources out there to assist beginners in exploring the new operating system.
In case you’re already running Windows, here’s an app that does that at absolutely no cost. Called “Touch Here: Learn Wi... |
14 January 2013
10:29 GMT |
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Fireflies are interesting little insects, among the few animals capable of generating their own light. They brighten up any night, which is probably why scientists from the University of Namur in Belgium started to look at them more closely than usual.
Or rather, the researchers from the University of Namur in Belg... |
14 January 2013
10:29 GMT |
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Miss New York, Mallory Hagan, a 23-year-old stunning blonde, is the new Miss America for the year 2013. Above is a video of the exact moment when she was crowned Miss America 2013 at Sunday’s ceremony.
Hagan beat Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers and Miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton for the title, and is eager to ge... |
14 January 2013
10:28 GMT |
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Evolution, a complete solution that provides integrated mail, address book and calendaring functionality to users of the GNOME desktop environment, is now at version 3.7.4.
Highlights of Evolution 3.7.4:
• 'Unsubscribe' has been disabled for newsgroups;
• Use trust-prompt for certificate verific... |
14 January 2013
10:24 GMT |
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Fans of Indie hit Minecraft can now download and activate a new mod which allows them to enter a fully three-dimensional server lobby, where they can walk around and look at the game servers that they are able to join.
The mod was created by HighlifeTTU and lazertester and full information and how it needs to be ins... |
14 January 2013
10:18 GMT |
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This picture was taken by Dr. Katherine Feng at a conservation center in China, and shows a 5-week-old panda smiling and waving at the camera.
In all fairness, some say that the cub is doing more than just waving: they claim that it is high five-ing.
However, judging by the look in its almost closed eyes, it is hi... |
14 January 2013
10:16 GMT |
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The Pirate Bay has been hounded over the years, yet no one managed to take it down just yet, even as the people associated with it are paying a hefty price for the public's right to free information and culture.
While the fact that the site is still up and going strong is encouraging for anyone that believes i... |
14 January 2013
10:12 GMT |
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Microsoft is said to focus much more on the security of its products these days and security experts around the world applaud the Redmond-based software giant for its efforts.
Amol Sarwate, director of Qualys Vulnerability Labs, said that Microsoft had greatly improved the security of its products and had “the... |
14 January 2013
10:06 GMT |
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With less than three weeks left until the official BlackBerry 10 announcement, Research In Motion (RIM) confirmed 15,000 apps for the new operating system have been submitted in less than two days.
At least two of these native apps for BlackBerry 10, Twitter and Google Talk have been recently caught on camera and wi... |
14 January 2013
10:04 GMT |
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The Golden Globes 2013 were last night and, just in case you missed the whole thing, you should know it was a very fun and entertaining affair. Below are some GIFs that capture some of the best moments of the night, which you could have easily missed.
The awards gala (and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) ho... |
14 January 2013
09:59 GMT |
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Danbooru Client, an application to access Danbooru-based image boards which provide a REST and POST API, is now at version 1.1.
Danbooru Client 1.1 can be used to connect to any Danbooru board, download up to 100 images with selectable tags, repeat query over multiple pages, and much more.
Highlight of Danbooru Cli... |
14 January 2013
09:56 GMT |
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The Jimmy Hoffa case is gaining public attention once more. Alleged mob underboss Tony Zerilli claims he knows where Hoffa's body is buried, a mystery that has captivated people's attention for decades.
Hoffa was last seen in suburban Detroit, dining at a restaurant. He was going to meet two known Mafia fi... |
14 January 2013
09:44 GMT |
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Video game developer and publisher Paradox Interactive is releasing a new patch, labeled 1.09, for its grand strategy title Crusader Kings II.
The full patch notes are offered on the official site and a look at the list reveals that a number of bugs and balance issues are being eliminated while some Artificial ... |
14 January 2013
09:41 GMT |
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Wanting to serve as many customers as possible, and make cash in the process, Prolimatech has introduced a new and improved CPU cooler series.
Colored a solid red or blue, the Megahalems Rev. B has a weight of 790 grams and measures 130 x 158.7 x 74 mm / 5.11 x 6.24 x 2.91 inches.
There is no question that it will ... |
14 January 2013
09:34 GMT |
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As he promised last week, Justin Timberlake is ready to get back into the spotlight for something other than his acting career and / or personal life. Below is his first single in many years, which will be followed by a brand new album.
It’s called “Suit & Tie” and it’s a collaboration with J... |
14 January 2013
09:34 GMT |
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Fans of Nokia’s Windows Phone-based Lumia devices are certainly wondering about the company’s plans for the future of the series, especially now that the handsets have started to pick up steam on the market. The Finnish mobile phone maker is keeping mum on what the future might bring to them, but that d... |
14 January 2013
09:29 GMT |
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Video game developer CCP says that its multiplayer shooter Dust 514 is going into open beta stage on January 22, with players able to get the game and play it for free starting with that date.Veigar Petursson, the leader of CCP, is quoted by VG247 as saying, “The launch of the Dust 514 Open Beta is another step... |
14 January 2013
09:23 GMT |
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DVDStyler, a cross-platform, free DVD authoring application that allows video enthusiasts to create professional-looking DVDs, is now at version 2.4 Beta 3. Highlights of DVDStyler 2.4 Beta 3: • A shortcut Ctrl-A to select all menu objects has been added; • The type of image opacity values has been change... |
14 January 2013
09:21 GMT |
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The tragic death of internet activist Aaron Swartz has at least spurred plenty of discussions, some of them actually about the important topics. Given his track record, it's probably more than he would have hoped. Plenty of people have reacted to the circumstances around his suicide and, thankfully, some are a... |
14 January 2013
09:21 GMT |
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Nintendo has just revealed a few new images with its upcoming Pokemon X and Pokemon Y games, this time in the form of artwork and screenshots with the three starting Pokemon – Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie – as well as two new images with the emblematic creatures: Xerneas and Yveltal.
Pokemon X and Poke... |
14 January 2013
09:19 GMT |
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Blueprints for Minecraft, a continuously growing app that shows you how to build cool designs for the immensely popular block game Minecraft, has gone free today in celebration of a new update that has just been submitted to Apple. In other words, download the app for free today and you’ll get the exciting new... |
14 January 2013
09:17 GMT |
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Motorola’s favorite smartphone market, the United States, has quite a number of devices that have yet to receive a Jelly Bean upgrade.
Although some of these handsets have been confirmed to receive a Jelly Bean upgrade at some point, Motorola backtracked a few times and delayed some upgrades, while others have... |
14 January 2013
09:01 GMT |
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Jennifer Lawrence recently broke up with her longtime boyfriend Nicholas Hoult and not few have been the celebrity publications to link the split to her close friendship to co-star Bradley Cooper. Below is a video with the two addressing the rumors.
Bradley was the first to be asked this question on the red carpet ... |
14 January 2013
09:00 GMT |
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What you are seeing in the picture above is not a photo of people completely unaware of their surroundings, it is an effort to celebrate a day to get undressed and ride the subway.
The “No Pants on the Subway” day was started in New York, and spread throughout major cities around the globe.
Although un... |
14 January 2013
08:57 GMT |
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The new BIOS 1805 release applies to the SABERTOOTH Z77, P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT, P8Z77-V PRO and P8Z77-V Deluxe motherboards. SABERTOOTH Z77 and P8Z77-V Deluxe feature improved system stability, P8Z77-V Deluxe gets enhanced compatibility with some USB devices, while the P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT, P8Z77-V PRO and P8Z77... |
14 January 2013
08:53 GMT |
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Experts from security firm Kaspersky have identified a highly sophisticated cyber espionage campaign that targets organizations from a wide range of sectors, including government, research, trade and commerce, aerospace, military, diplomatic, oil and gas, and nuclear.
The campaign, dubbed Red October, dates as far b... |
14 January 2013
08:53 GMT |
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We actually saw the idea of a screen capable of changing the texture of its surface many months ago, but CES 2013 was the site where the first practical application of the concept appeared.
It wasn't even owed to some high-profile company. Instead, an IT player from California, rather fittingly called Tactus, h... |
14 January 2013
08:52 GMT |
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Galaxy S III, Samsung Electronics’ current flagship Android-based smartphone, has been long rumored to see a successor in the first half of the year, and the device appears to have been just confirmed.
A photo that recently made it to Picasa, and which was taken with a device featuring model number SGH-N045, i... |
14 January 2013
08:48 GMT |
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Scribus, open source software that brings professional page layout to Linux, with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design, is now at version 1.4.2.
Scribus 1.4.2 provides support for professional publishing features, such as color separations, CMYK and Spot Color support, ICC color mana... |
14 January 2013
08:44 GMT |
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Following their being asked and refusing to build a Death Star, high officials in the United States might soon have to decide whether or not they are ready and willing to list climate change and global warming as enemies of the state and treat them accordingly.
This is because, on January 13, actor Mark Rufallo sta... |
14 January 2013
08:41 GMT |
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The case of five-year-old missing girl April Jones has been grabbing headlines lately, as her alleged killer pleads not guilty. April vanished from Machynlleth in Wales, on October 1, 2012. When she was last seen, she was riding her bike on the family estate, at Machynlleth's Bryn-y-Gog. The Telegraph notes th... |
14 January 2013
08:37 GMT |
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Windows RT tablets are becoming a lot more popular these days, especially since a group of software developers managed to jailbreak the operating system, but here’s another hack that could help you make the most of your device.
Published on the XDA Developers forum, this simple registry trick is said to improv... |
14 January 2013
08:32 GMT |
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Samsung Galaxy Y developers have reason to rejoice with the release of Broadcom’s EGL drivers. The BCM2763 VideoCore IV GPU can now show its true potential with upcoming custom ROMs and kernels.Three and a half months ago, arbylaw, an important member in the XDA developers community, requested proprietary drive... |
14 January 2013
08:31 GMT |
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Part of the reason why Google Chrome became the most popular browser in the world is because Google has been great at promoting it. Chrome ads are always fun and rarely look like ads. Google's also done plenty to bring attention to Chrome without actually doing advertising, at least not in the traditional sense.... |
14 January 2013
08:27 GMT |
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There was little chance of CES 2013 being so overflowing with UHDTVs (TVs with 4K resolution, 3840 x 2160 pixels) without forcing a TV provider or two to launch a channel supporting that image quality.
Eutelsat Communications has just launched the first dedicated demonstration Ultra HD channel in Europe.
The signal... |
14 January 2013
08:16 GMT |
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Anne Hathaway may be having a bit more to celebrate these days than just winning various awards for her role in “Les Miserables.” She and her husband might be getting ready to become parents, with various sources saying that she’s pregnant with her first child.
The star has never made a secret of h... |
14 January 2013
08:15 GMT |
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Microsoft has already announced in December that Research and Strategy Chief Craig Mundie would retire, but the company refused to reveal the name of his successor. Although Microsoft is yet to make this public, it appears that Eric Rudder has already been named the Head of Microsoft Research, Trustworthy Computing ... |
14 January 2013
08:13 GMT |
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Windows Phone users will soon be able to enjoy a variety of new features in the WhatsApp mobile client for their devices, it seems.
At the moment, the application suffers in functionality due to some missing features, but the team of developers behind it appears set to resolve this in the near future.
In fact, th... |
14 January 2013
08:11 GMT |
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Resident Evil: Revelations is going to be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles in the form of an Unveiled Edition, at least according to a list of achievements that has just surfaced on the web.
Resident Evil: Revelations was first released by Capcom for the Nintendo 3DS platform last year and entert... |
14 January 2013
08:11 GMT |
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Nuketown Zombies, the special map that was offered as a pre-order bonus for those who got the Hardened or Care Package versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, will be released for Season Pass holders on the PC and PlayStation 3 this week, on January 17.
Black Ops 2 came out in November and had a variety of bonuses fo... |
14 January 2013
08:11 GMT |
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A 30-year-old man from Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region (eastern Siberia) has been accused of orchestrating the distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks launched back in May 2012 against the website of the country’s president.
Russia’s main domestic security agency, the Federal Security Service of t... |
14 January 2013
08:11 GMT |
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Randy Pitchford, the leader of developer Gearbox, says that a potential Call of Duty video game created by his company would have offered gamers a unique perspective on the universe and on the gameplay mechanics.
The game creator tells a German website, as translated by IGN, that, “there are two scenarios for ... |
14 January 2013
08:04 GMT |
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Absolute, an x86 Linux distribution based upon Slackware that concentrates on making sure that Internet, multimedia, document, and general home use works out of the box, is now at version 14.04.
As expected, the Absolute Linux operating system is designed to be lightweight, to run on older hardware, and to make the ... |
14 January 2013
08:01 GMT |
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As a result of the Wall Street Journal running a story about weak demand for the iPhone 5, Apple’s shares took a 4% tumble to $502 (€375) in pre-market trading today. Just a few months ago Apple reached $700 (€523) in stock trading on iPhone 5 rumors and excitement. As soon as the device came out, th... |
14 January 2013
07:59 GMT |
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X-rays aren't exactly healthy, but there aren't many other methods of “looking inside” the human body, and all of them involve rays of some sort, or ultrasonics.
Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital have invented a nice alternative to disease diagnosis though.
Not for all disea... |
14 January 2013
07:59 GMT |
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People living in the United Kingdom can now go one extra mile in terms of keeping dementia at bay, courtesy of a new milkshake that promises to boost brain power and reduce the symptoms of this medical condition. More precisely, the makers of Souvenaid maintain that the milkshake they are now rolling out in stores ... |
14 January 2013
07:54 GMT |
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Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the immediate availability for download of yet another maintenance release for the stable Linux 3.0 kernel series.
Linux kernel 3.0.58 has just a few changes added, but most of the new features include new drivers, file system improvement, some changes for the Arch architecture, and supp... |
14 January 2013
07:51 GMT |
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Representatives of the Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) say they have some leads on the hacktivists that have breached government websites in protest against the controversial Anti-Cybercrime Act of 2012.
According to GMA News, officials haven’t revealed much, but they say the NBI “has... |
14 January 2013
07:49 GMT |
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Dan Stahl, an executive producer working on Star Trek Online, says that the team at Cryptic wants to launch the eight season of the MMO at some point during the first half of the year, probably during May. Apparently, the new planned content will include more quests for the players who choose to create Klingon chara... |
14 January 2013
07:44 GMT |
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Leading social networking company Facebook has been long said to plan the launch of a Facebook phone, and rumor has it that it might make an official announcement on the matter as soon as tomorrow. The company will hold a press event on January 15 at its corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, CA, where it will show t... |
14 January 2013
07:41 GMT |
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He might have been snubbed by the Oscars 2013 but Quentin Tarantino isn’t exactly ending the awards season empty-handed. He picked up Best Original Screenplay at last night’s Golden Globes 2013.
Check out the video above to see his acceptance speech.
He was presented with the award by Amanda Seyfried ... |
14 January 2013
07:39 GMT |
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The next-generation consoles, aka the so-called PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720, will both cost around $400 (approximately €299), at least according to an analyst who cites sources he met during the CES 2013 expo last week.
Even if both Sony and Microsoft are firmly supporting their current PlayStation 3 and Xbox 36... |
14 January 2013
07:33 GMT |
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The S9000 was one of the many TVs that Samsung showed off during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013), and it so happens that new information has risen about it.
Measuring 85 inches in diagonal, the S9000 Ultra HD TV has a native resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. It also has a speaker built into the surrounding... |
14 January 2013
07:28 GMT |
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The future of the now infamous Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut is being discussed. A meeting was held at Town Hall on Sunday evening, to decide whether or not the school ought to be renovated and actually have a future, or demolished. The town is looking into the two proposals, as most parents ... |
14 January 2013
07:25 GMT |
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United Kingdom authorities have detained three additional individuals believed to be involved in the £1million (1.2 million EUR / $1.6 million) phishing scheme that targeted the accounts of hundreds of students from the UK.
Two male suspects, aged 28 and 33, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to def... |
14 January 2013
07:24 GMT |
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A new version has just been released for Process Hacker, the tool designed to provide detailed overview of the system activity. The fresh revision is 2.30 and it is a minor build.
Among the most significant modifications available is re-enabling the powerful process termination in Microsoft’s latest operating ... |
14 January 2013
07:22 GMT |
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Even though Microsoft claims it has sold 60 million Windows 8 copies since launch, which basically brings it in line with Windows 7, most industry officials believe that the new operating system actually fails to excite.
And while statistics clearly support their statements, HP CEO Meg Whitman says that Windows 8 wi... |
14 January 2013
07:22 GMT |
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Huawei Ascend P2 will be another contender to the world’s slimmest Android smartphone title. The Ascend P1’s sequel is expected to be officially unveiled next month at the Mobile World Congress 2013, in Barcelona.
According to the latest hearsay, the Chinese company also plans to introduce the thinnest W... |
14 January 2013
07:21 GMT |
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Christopher Ferguson, a researcher at Texas A&M who was present at the recent meeting between vice president Joe Biden and video game industry representatives, says that those present accepted that publishers could do more to project a positive image.
He states, “What the industry needs to do is take the vice ... |
14 January 2013
07:21 GMT |
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One of the more interesting prospects of extraterrestrial life is something that developed not on an Earth-like planet but rather on a moon orbiting a gas giant. It has long been speculated that such moons could have conditions favorable to life, even if not exactly like the one on Earth. There's a possibility... |
14 January 2013
07:21 GMT |
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No one better to present the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes 2013 than two of the biggest action stars of the ‘90s, who continue to rule the box office and entertain fans even though they almost never managed to get on the good side of critics.
To make the deal even sweeter, one of ... |
14 January 2013
07:12 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has been long touting a large number of applications available for its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system right from the start, but no specific numbers have been provided as of now. However, following a series of Port-a-Thon events meant to encourage developers to... |
14 January 2013
07:11 GMT |
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If this report is to be believed, Apple will release the final version of iOS 6.1 as a Gold Master candidate to developers later today.
A January 12 report by German site iFun cited reliable sources as saying that Apple was preparing to seed a polished version of iOS 6.1 (a Gold Master build) to developers on Monday... |
14 January 2013
07:11 GMT |
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A 54-year-old man, accused of running a lottery scam that helped him make a profit of almost £800,000 (964,000 EUR or $1.3 million), has been sentenced by a United Kingdom court to serve 6 years in prison.
Patrick Bomboi Emuh, of Bromhedge, Greenwich, sent out bogus emails to at least 20 people from various co... |
14 January 2013
06:54 GMT |
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The Golden Globes 2013 aired live on NBC, so it only made sense for network bosses to approach comedians on the same network for appearances. Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno were one of the many pairs of presenters.
However, unlike Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell, their exchange was forced, unfunny and not even that origin... |
14 January 2013
06:43 GMT |
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Before they kicked off their hosting gig at the Golden Globes 2013 with a jab at their predecessor and pretty much everyone who was anyone in 2012, hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler did their best to explain to Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie the rules of their drinking game.
Tina and Amy had announced their intention... |
14 January 2013
06:27 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has made its Windows Phone 8 Lumia devices available for purchase in India over the weekend and has already seen great demand for both of them, it seems. The two handsets were put up for grabs through major retailers in the country, and both of them appear for have been sold out fas... |
14 January 2013
06:21 GMT |
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Sony Mobile has just announced that several mid-range Xperia smartphones are now available for a reduced price in India.
According to AndroidOS, no less than five handsets have received various price cuts in the India, thus bringing some of these smartphones under the Rs 15,000 ($275/€205) bracket.
The cheape... |
14 January 2013
06:21 GMT |
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Whenever a company can rightfully claim to have developed the smallest or fastest or overall best device, the world takes note. ASUS should be feeling good right about now. The company has launched the WL-330NUL Pocket Router, a USB-connected device that happens to be the smallest fully featured wireless router ever... |
14 January 2013
06:13 GMT |
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Chrome OS is a niche OS with a niche market. That said, it's been wearing its "niche hat" quite proudly so far.
But as more and more people switch to Chrome OS, as evident by the number of people buying it on Amazon, Google has to accommodate a wider and wider audience.
At the same time, Chrome OS is becomin... |
14 January 2013
06:11 GMT |
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Wireless carrier AT&T is trying to attract more and more users towards its Windows Phone 8 devices, and appears to have launched a new promotion in this regard. As WPCentral notes, the carrier is offering a $100 rebate to all users who would like to purchase two Windows Phone 8 devices at the same time. Basically... |
14 January 2013
06:11 GMT |
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Even though Google said a few weeks ago that it had no plans to release any other Windows 8 application, software developers are currently working on third-party clients that provide access to most of its services. The best example is PicasaRT, a software utility that allows Windows 8 users to enjoy Picasa’s f... |
14 January 2013
06:11 GMT |
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Popular VoIP communications app fring is finally supported natively on Apple’s wide range of devices, including the iPad and the latest version of the iPhone which boasts a longer screen.
fring version 6.1.0 now adds phone number registration (instead of username / password) much like WhatsApp, and brings mult... |
14 January 2013
06:01 GMT |
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At last night’s Golden Globes 2013, presenters Salma Hayek and Paul Rudd were the protagonists of one of the most awkward moments of the night and, even worse, it was not even intentional.
Check out the video below to see what happened.
The two were on stage to present the award for Best Actor in a TV Serie... |
14 January 2013
06:01 GMT |
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An odd listing found its way to Craigslist last week, as someone posted an ad for a Romney campaign sign. The 300-pound (136-kg) plaque engraved with his name and “Believe in America” motto went out to Republican Don McDowell. He collects elections memorabilia, and was excited to get the campaign sign. ... |
14 January 2013
05:58 GMT |
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India is trying not only to enhance the security of its own computer systems, but also to raise awareness on cyber threats among users. To this end, it’s planning on forcing hardware companies to deliver all their products with a cyber-security brochure that’s meant to educate users.
According to the Economic ... |
14 January 2013
05:56 GMT |
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Fire Department paramedics were called to the Apple retail store at 801 W. North Ave. in Chicago at about 6:30 p.m. yesterday evening after an elderly person drove a black sedan into the glass storefront, injuring one. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Joseph Roccasalva said the Chicago police were already on the sc... |
14 January 2013
05:44 GMT |
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The excitement caused by Google's augmented reality glasses was dampened in late 2011 by the certainty that it would take years for practical applications to start selling. Vuzix means to exploit that. ETAs (estimated times of arrival) can be surprisingly useful in marketing campaigns, especially when speaking... |
14 January 2013
05:44 GMT |
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Users of Sumatra PDF have a new version available for download. It is a minor release that incorporates only a small set of repairs.
The changes present in Sumatra PDF 2.2.1 eliminate the problem with failure to remember the viewing position in the case of ebooks.
In many cases, opening files from a network drive w... |
14 January 2013
05:42 GMT |
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Curiosity is set to choose a lucky rock to be drilled for the first time. The drill is the Mars rover's last of ten instruments to be tested.
A suitable rock must be chosen to make sure not to damage the drill, which would be catastrophic in the multi-billion dollar mission, and that the samples recovered are ... |
14 January 2013
05:41 GMT |
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FreeNAS, a free implementation of a minimal FreeBSD distribution, has just reached version 8.3.1 Beta 2.
FreeNAS 8.3.1 Beta 2 has introduced a large number of functional changes in comparison with the 8.0.x branch.
Highlights of FreeNAS 8.3.1 Beta 2:
• A feature to initialize disks with random data has been a... |
14 January 2013
05:40 GMT |
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It seems that Sony might be ready to talk about its new PlayStation-branded home consoles in the coming weeks, with one executive of the company saying that an official announcement might even be made before E3 2013.
Hiroshi Sakamoto, a Sony leader, tells El Mercurio Online, as quoted by CVG, that, “It’s... |
14 January 2013
05:40 GMT |
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The “Dog who wouldn't die” that prompted a debate on animal cruelty is finally returning home, reports say. Buck is head it back to his new owner after extensive surgery, and, although he is still in pain and has not recovered his vision, he is improving. Eye surgery was complicated for Buck, as 2... |
14 January 2013
05:39 GMT |
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It’s been almost three weeks since Gameloft updated its Ice Age Village game for Android and iOS devices with new content and improvements.
However, the iOS version was plagued by a nasty bug that did not allow the game to load. Basically, the update made the iOS game unplayable.
Fortunately, Gameloft found a... |
14 January 2013
05:37 GMT |
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The Vice President of the United States, Joseph Biden, has made a public statement concerning his recent meeting with representatives of the video games industry and emphasized that games haven't been singled out in the ongoing debate over violence and what determines it.
Ever since the tragedy that occurred at... |
14 January 2013
05:34 GMT |
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Windows 8 comes with a major change in the way Internet Explorer 10 handles Flash websites, in an attempt to keep users on the safe side when it comes to vulnerabilities discovered in Flash software.
While this type of content still works on Windows 8’s Modern UI and Windows RT, Microsoft needs to manually app... |
14 January 2013
05:31 GMT |
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Back in December, as she was promoting “Les Miserables,” Anne Hathaway was publicly embarrassed as revealing paparazzi photos of her emerged online. If the entire world has forgotten about that, Sacha Baron Cohen did not. Check out the video below to see what he had to say about it at last night’s... |
14 January 2013
05:28 GMT |
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Nokia’s Lumia 920 is one of the existing Windows Phone 8 devices that are already tasting the benefits of Microsoft’s latest update for the mobile OS in markets such as Canada and the United States, but it seems that it is getting ready to receive it in other countries as well. The update was reportedly... |
14 January 2013
05:22 GMT |
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A hacker called AnonVoldemort claims to have gained access to the databases of Miestukarai.lt, a Lithuanian online game that appears to have almost 35,000 players.
In the tweet announcing the hack, AnonVoldemort revealed that he had leaked over 24,000 accounts, both free and premium.
The data has been removed since... |
14 January 2013
05:21 GMT |
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This week's top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent follows a similar pattern to last week's chart, most of the movies are recent releases grabbed from DVD screeners, most likely those sent to reviewers ahead of the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
The top downloaded movie is Quentin Tarantino's lat... |
14 January 2013
05:21 GMT |
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Koto Okubo, holder of the Guinness title for oldest woman in the world for less than a month, has passed away in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, the capital of Japan.
Okubo was born on Christmas Eve, 1897. According to The Telegraph, the last holder of the title was Iowa's Dina Manfredini, which I also told you about a w... |
14 January 2013
05:20 GMT |
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ZevenOS-Neptune, a Linux operating system with software optimized for slower computers and with elements of BeOS, has just reached version 3.0 Beta 3.
ZevenOS-Neptune 3.0 Beta 3 has been dubbed “Brotkasten” and it's the third development release for the 64bit version of Neptune.
The developers have... |
14 January 2013
05:17 GMT |
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Dead Island: Riptide is out in April and developer Deep Silver has now confirmed a special version of the game, in the form of the Dead Island: Riptide Rigor Mortis Edition, which includes all sorts of bonus things.
Dead Island surprised a lot of people and offered a fun zombie-killing experience that really made a ... |
14 January 2013
05:12 GMT |
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Gabe Newell, the leader of Valve, believes that gamer communities are becoming ever more important for video game development and that big companies will have major problems with their traditional distribution models in the coming years.
The developer tells The Nerdist that, “There are a bunch of different way... |
14 January 2013
05:09 GMT |
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Nimbuzz Messenger for BlackBerry has just been updated with new features and improvements meant to offer a smoother and more stable user experience.
According to developers, the latest update brings deeper Facebook integration and various bug fixes, which have yet to be detailed.
More importantly, the new update ad... |
14 January 2013
05:06 GMT |
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When it made its latest desktop gaming system, iBuyPower chose a fairly straightforward means of expressing just what its ultimate purpose was: it chose a very strong word as the name – Revolt.
Though some may disagree, and context will surely have a relevance in this matter, the only real difference between the wo... |
14 January 2013
05:06 GMT |
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Lena Dunham took home two awards at last night’s Golden Globes 2013: one for Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy and one for Best Comedy, TV Series. Her most awesome moment on stage was when she thanked Chad Lowe.
Check out that segment above. Below is her acceptance speech upon winning Best Actress.
However... |
14 January 2013
05:02 GMT |
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“Kaepernicking,” or kissing one's biceps, preferably if one's arms are tattooed, is actually becoming a thing on Twitter. The trend was, of course, started by 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, as he enacted his now famous celebratory gesture after Saturday night's game. The quarterback... |
14 January 2013
04:57 GMT |
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The big release of this week is DmC: Devil May Cry, the new action title from developer Ninja Theory and publisher Capcom, which is supposed to arrive on the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft on January 15, on both the North American and the European markets.
The game is designed to appeal to a... |
14 January 2013
04:54 GMT |
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A number of 6 Philippines government websites have been defaced by Anonymous hackers just before the Supreme Court's hearing on the controversial Anti-Cybercrime Act of 2012, GMA News informs.
The hacks appear to be part of the campaign called Occupy Philippines.
The affected sites are the ones of the Police R... |
14 January 2013
04:52 GMT |
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Facebook is getting ready for a big event tomorrow. There's no word on what it's about, though there's a hint that it has something to do with mobile. Big events like this are rare for Facebook, it only does it when it has something big to show for it, for example the Timeline. In fact, the simple fa... |
14 January 2013
04:51 GMT |
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GAdmin-ProFTPD, an easy-to-use GTK+ frontend for the ProFTPD standalone server, is now at version 0.4.4.
GAdmin 0.4.4 with Proftpd provides administrators with access to virtual hosting, 8 layers of security including chrooted users and encrypted transfers on both the data and control channels. It's a good solu... |
14 January 2013
04:49 GMT |
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Starting last Friday, whopping amounts of soot (i.e. impure carbon particles) and other harmful chemical compounds have begun accumulating in the air above some of China's major urban areas, hence the country's now experiencing toxic levels of atmospheric pollution.
As a result of this sudden drop in loca... |
14 January 2013
04:46 GMT |
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The latest version for Windows Firewall Control is 3.8.1.1. The fresh revision extends the translation support and brings to the table a handful of repairs.
Starting this build, the application offers support to new strings to be translated, the Activation Process in particular.
As far as repairs are concerned, the... |
14 January 2013
04:44 GMT |
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Those who participate in the current online beta stage for God of War: Ascension will receive a very special reward, as the developers at Sony Santa Monica have revealed a special Champion Blade and Armor that will be unlocked in the full game once it arrives in March.
Sony and its Santa Monica team have a lot of fa... |
14 January 2013
04:32 GMT |
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The lack of a Start button in Windows 8 is considered one of the main reasons why people choose to stay away from the new operating system, but several third-party solutions are now available in this regard. A Start button application is now available on Windows RT too, allowing consumers to make their tablets a bit... |
14 January 2013
04:29 GMT |
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The latest celebrity to become victim of a death hoax is singer Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys. Messages spreading like wildfire on social media sites claim that Tennant has died in a car crash. The messages about the singer’s death are accompanied by a link that leads to a Global Associated News article, w... |
14 January 2013
04:26 GMT |
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As I have already informed you earlier today, Jodie Foster literally stole the show at the Golden Globes 2013 awards ceremony last night, with her speech upon accepting the Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement. Though there can be little doubt that, indeed, Foster confirmed she was gay and announced her ... |
14 January 2013
04:21 GMT |
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Thousands and thousands of protesters have gathered in front of the Eiffel Tower over the weekend, to fight legalizing gay marriage. According to Al Jazeera, police have rounded up the number of people taking to the streets of Paris to demonstrate to an impressive 340,000. You can watch as a small army walks, shout... |
14 January 2013
04:19 GMT |
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Microsoft Tag 5.7 is out with full iPhone 5 support, Facebook ties (via tighter integration with iOS 6) and the usual bag of fixes for all iDevice owners running iOS 4.3 or later.
Microsoft Tag is not exactly a Passbook rival although it does let you connect to a slew of information on the Internet. It reads Microso... |
14 January 2013
04:13 GMT |
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Members of the LulzSec Peru hacker collective have managed to breach the official website of the Army of Peru (ejercito.mil.pe), a branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with protecting the country’s sovereignty, integrity and independence through military force. The affected site contains corporate inform... |
14 January 2013
04:09 GMT |
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After wowing critics and fans with her impressive take on Fantine in “Les Miserables,” it’s time for Anne Hathaway to start collecting her awards. She got her start the other night at the Golden Globes 2013.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded Hathaway with a statuette in the Best Perf... |
14 January 2013
04:06 GMT |
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As surprising as it is, TP-Link, a maker of wireless networking devices, has been more active over the past few weeks than many others, although we suppose that can be said about everyone who attended CES 2013.
Having seen the Pocket Router and the dual-band wireless router, we can now check out the new 3G Mobile W... |
14 January 2013
04:06 GMT |
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Ubuntu Phone has just been announced by Canonical and there isn't even a testable version out, but it seems that it does have some things in common with Blackberry 10.
As pointed out by the guys at kodira.de, Ubuntu Phone relies on QT and QML, but Blackberry 10 provides support for numerous languages and even ... |
14 January 2013
04:05 GMT |
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The LAPD have two suspects in custody for the robbery and hostage situation that took place at Nordstrom Rack in Westchester, last week.
According to the L.A. Times, authorities have not released the men's names nor what their roles in the robbery were.
14 employees were held hostage starting at around 11 p.m... |
14 January 2013
04:02 GMT |
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Last week, Sony Mobile unveiled to the world its next flagship Android-based smartphone, the Xperia Z, which managed to attract everybody at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
In addition to high-end hardware specifications, the new mobile phone was also toughened to resist dust and water, and to be p... |
14 January 2013
04:01 GMT |
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Blizzard has just revealed a few more details about its upcoming Diablo 3 patch 1.0.7 and how it's going to bring quite a few changes to two classes in particular: the Wizard and the Monk.
Diablo 3 has been online for quite some time and developer Blizzard has posted many different updates and patches that adde... |
14 January 2013
03:59 GMT |
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Video game publisher Warner Bros. is using its official web domain management company, Mark Monitor, to register 15 new domains linked to its Batman-based video game series, using terms like Universe and Dark Knight. The complete list of registered domains includes, according to VG247: arkhamuniverse.com - Arkham U... |
14 January 2013
03:58 GMT |
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As expected, Hugh Jackman picked up a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy at last night’s awards gala, for his role in “Les Miserables.”
Above is a video of his acceptance speech.
Though down with a severe bout of the flu, Hugh was his usual gracio... |
14 January 2013
03:51 GMT |
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There are few left in this world to doubt that air pollution is bad, especially as far as public health is concerned.
However, it seems that the chemical compounds that build up in the air as a result of our heavily industrialized ways can also harm architectural monuments.
This is precisely what is happening to ... |
14 January 2013
03:51 GMT |
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Windows 8 remains a heavily criticized product, despite Microsoft’s marketing blitz and its official sales figures that point to an early performance similar to Windows 7’s.
And even though some have blasted the new operating system, consumers need some time to get used to the changes made to Windows 8, ... |
14 January 2013
03:47 GMT |
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Chinese handset maker Huawei has already introduced its first Windows Phone 8 handset at Consumer Electronics Show 2013 (CES), the Ascend W1.However, the company has even bigger plans for the Mobile World Congress 2013 (MWC) trade fair, which is set to take place on February 25-28, in Barcelona.It appears that Huawei... |
14 January 2013
03:44 GMT |
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Oracle has updated Java 7 to address the zero-day exploit found to be abused in the wild. We’ve reached out to researchers from Security Explorations to find out if update 11 properly addresses the vulnerabilities. Adam Gowdiak, the CEO of Security Explorations, has told Softpedia that Oracle has addressed the... |
14 January 2013
03:44 GMT |
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The Foursquare iPhone app is now more tightly integrated with your friends. Instead of serving up a stranger’s recommendations, Foursquare 5.4.1 can give you more valuable advice based on your friends’ impressions. With over 25 million people using Foursquare, it’s becoming increasingly difficult t... |
14 January 2013
03:42 GMT |
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The announcement of the new Pokemon X & Y video games for the 3DS broke with the traditional naming that Nintendo and GameFreak used for titles in the series and it seems that the move is designed to show that the franchise is getting a fresh start.
J.C. Smith, the consumer marketing director for The Pokemon Company... |
14 January 2013
03:41 GMT |
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Jessica Chastain’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes 2013 is perhaps one of my favorites, because she comes across as incredibly humble and honest, qualities rarely found in celebrities today.
Check it out in full above.
Chastain won critical and commercial success with her portrayal of a CIA agent in ... |
14 January 2013
03:32 GMT |
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Mobile phone users in India will have the opportunity to purchase BlackBerry 10 devices soon after their official launch, as wireless carrier Aircel has confirmed plans to add them to its offering.
Research In Motion is set to officially launch the BlackBerry 10 platform on January 30, when it will also offer detai... |
14 January 2013
03:28 GMT |
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In the wake of the recent discovery of a zero-day vulnerability in Java (version 7u10), Oracle came out with a quick patch that applies to the applets running inside the web browser. It consists in elevating the security level for Java applets and web start applications from “Medium” to “High.&rdqu... |
14 January 2013
03:28 GMT |
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Another company has been named among those interested in the upcoming auction of THQ's franchises, in the form of Double Fine Productions, the independent studio behind hits like Psychonauts, Costume Quest, or Stacking.
Double Fine has specialized in creating lightweight downloadable games that explore unique i... |
14 January 2013
03:28 GMT |
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Apple’s iCloud services have become unstable as of 10:00 (GMT+2) causing both the company’s App Stores to act up when trying to access applications on the venue. Such outages have been a common occurrence in recent months.
As Apple continues to struggle to maintain its cloud services, the company’s... |
14 January 2013
03:24 GMT |
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High-end customers, hardcore gamers and overclockers seem to suffer from a quiet, and in some cases not so quiet, fascination with each PC component, which is why we often find systems and hardware components being thoroughly picked apart.
On this momentous occasion, the Ares II Dual-GPU HD 7990 graphics card has b... |
14 January 2013
03:24 GMT |
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Ben Affleck was one of the biggest snubs at the Academy Awards 2013 nominees but he was more than vindicated at last night’s Golden Globes 2013, when he finally got recognition for his work on “Argo.”
As I also informed you earlier today, Affleck took home the award for Best Director and Best Movie... |
14 January 2013
03:19 GMT |
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Choosing between coffee and tea is not something easily done, especially if one takes into consideration not just how these two brews taste, but also the health benefits they pose.
A team of specialists working with the Royal Botanic Gardens in London and Montpellier, France now claim that public health would only ... |
14 January 2013
03:17 GMT |
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Nokia Care application has been quietly updated, but the Finnish company has yet to release an official changelog.
Those who own Windows Phone 8 devices should keep in mind that Nokia Care is only available on Lumia smartphones powered by Microsoft’s latest version of Windows Phone.
The application provides u... |
14 January 2013
03:15 GMT |
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Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the immediate availability for download of Linux kernel 3.4.25 LTS (long-term support). Linux kernel 3.4.25 introduces a lot of various fixes, as well as driver improvements, network fixes, and improved Arch support. Highlights of Linux kernel 3.4.25 LTS: • The way access filter h... |
14 January 2013
03:07 GMT |
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What we know
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is the sequel to the pretty successful first Ghost Warrior, and once again tasks players with becoming a sniper who must engage in all sorts of different operations all over the world.
While in the first Sniper: Ghost Warrior players jumped between different characters and engag... |
14 January 2013
03:02 GMT |
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At last night’s Golden Globes 2013, Adele won Best Original Song with “Skyfall” and, judging by the video above, she was really not expecting to go home clutching a statuette. One person who was expecting it was Taylor Swift.
Check out the video.
Because of the cold stare Taylor seems to shoot at... |
14 January 2013
03:01 GMT |
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Two drug labs have burnt down in the Blue Mountains National Park in Australia, prompting the police to arrest two men in connection to the labs. Wildfires were being reported on Wednesday morning, January 9, when officials were called in to assess the damage. The fire put the nearby Siding Springs observatory in da... |
14 January 2013
03:00 GMT |
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On Sunday, the official site of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) went offline. On a couple of the website’s subdomains, Anonymous hackers published a message in memory of Aaron Swartz, the Reddit co-founder and activist who recently committed suicide.
“Whether or not the government contri... |
14 January 2013
02:54 GMT |
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One of the most popular cross-platform messaging applications, WhatsApp has just been updated in BlackBerry World.
According to the developers, version 2.9.571 brings new emoticons and lots of stability and performance improvements, which have yet to be detailed.
However, the folks at WhatsApp made an error with th... |
14 January 2013
02:54 GMT |
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Facing an unforeseen situation Apple today cut some of its component orders for the iPhone 5, responding to weaker-than-expected demand for its newest smartphone model. Whether it’s the physical design, the scuffability, or the elongated display of the iPhone 5, or the impending launch of a new version in summ... |
14 January 2013
02:52 GMT |
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EA Sports is launching a new trailer for its hockey simulation NHL 13 in order to mark the recent deal which ended the lockout and made a shorter season possible.
The trailer is pretty celebratory and shows how the official video gamer simulation of the sport takes real-life concepts and translates them into an enga... |
14 January 2013
02:51 GMT |
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For this year's Golden Globes, some celebrities decided to do more than strut up and down the red carpet wearing a nice dress or a nice suit. For example, Bradley Cooper chose to draw some attention to green-oriented matters by wearing an eco tux designed by Tom Ford. Eccorazi reports that Bradley Cooper... |
14 January 2013
02:48 GMT |
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Last night at the Golden Globes 2013, Claire Danes took home her fourth award, this time for “Homeland,” which earned her the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama.
Above is a video of her acceptance speech.
Though you’d think she would have gotten used to this b... |
14 January 2013
02:46 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3-exclusive High Tides downloadable add-on for Far Cry 3 will be released tomorrow, January 15, and brings two new missions to the game's cooperative campaign.
Far Cry 3 delivered a sprawling experience last month that surprised a lot of people who were expecting just another shooter.
It even w... |
14 January 2013
02:32 GMT |
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The HD 3000 graphics chips in Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs (central processing units) barely scraped a pass in the gameplay department, and Ivy Bridge HD 4000 actually did acceptably, but the HD 4500 in the upcoming Haswell chips is ready to eclipse them both.
Given how advanced the GPUs (graphics processing units) in A... |
14 January 2013
02:31 GMT |
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One of the biggest surprises at the Golden Globes 2013 had nothing to do with the night’s winners, but rather with one of the public figures who showed up on stage to tout his support for one of the finalists: former US President Bill Clinton.
Check out his speech in the video above: he’s campaigning fo... |
14 January 2013
02:31 GMT |
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Developer Eugen Systems and publisher Focus Home Interactive are delivering four new screenshots for their upcoming Wargame AirLand Battle, a simulation strategy game that shows what would have happened if NATO and Soviet armies clashed during the Cold War. Players will get to control no less than 200 new combat uni... |
14 January 2013
02:25 GMT |
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler pulled no punches as hosts of the Golden Globes 2013 awards ceremony, just like they promised. After losing in the Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy category, the two started drowning their sorrows.
So did Glenn Close, by the looks of the video above – a skit the three se... |
14 January 2013
02:21 GMT |
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Sony Mobile has already confirmed the price tag that its newly announced flagship Xperia Z smartphone would sport when made available for purchase in Australia.
The company confirmed that those who would like to purchase it through Sony Centers would have to get AUD $749 (USD $790 / €590) out of their pockets ... |
14 January 2013
02:18 GMT |
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It’s not every day that you get to brag about beating Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes, so Jennifer Lawrence didn’t miss such an opportunity at last night’s awards gala. Check out her acceptance speech above.
Prefaced by an awesome introduction by SNL favorites Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell, Jenn... |
14 January 2013
02:09 GMT |
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After a former Microsoft executive decided to leave the IT industry for a legal marijuana business, some other ex-Microsofties have chosen to go for something a bit more eccentric.
A group of senior corporate executives has launched an adult toys shop that sells products such as creams, lubricants, lingerie and all ... |
14 January 2013
02:07 GMT |
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About two months ago, Jacob and Bonnie Richter from West Palm Beach went on a family trip to the Daytona International Speedway and decided to take their cat along for the ride.
As it later turned out, Holly is no fan of racing and all the commotion associated with it, hence its running away from its owners.
Desp... |
14 January 2013
02:02 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics has announced a new milestone reached in sales of Galaxy S devices.
Ever since the launch of the first smartphone in this line of devices, users flocked to them, and the latest numbers provided by the handset vendor are pretty impressive.
The company announced t... |
14 January 2013
02:01 GMT |
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As announced late last week, Adele made her first public appearance since giving birth – at last night’s Golden Globes 2013, held in Los Angeles. Not only did she show up at the gala, but she also got to take one award home.
Adele was nominated – and won – Best Original Song for “Skyfall,&rd... |
14 January 2013
01:49 GMT |
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Although Asus announced quite a few products at the Consumer Electronics Show 2013, there were no Android tablets unveiled until today.
It looks like the company is determined to compete with Google’s Nexus 7, which is a hard to come by tablet these days.
In this regard, Asus announced the upcoming availabili... |
14 January 2013
01:40 GMT |
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler promised they would “bring it” at the Golden Globes 2013 and they did nothing short of that. Watch their opening monolog in the video above.
The two hosts started off by cracking jokes at their predecessor, Ricky Gervais, who got himself into too much trouble with the Hollywood ... |
14 January 2013
01:35 GMT |
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The list of recompiled apps that could be used on jailbroken Windows RT devices is constantly growing bigger, with software creators all over the world joining forces to modify source codes of popular software solutions.
Quake 2, the utterly popular first-person shooter game, is now available for download for all th... |
14 January 2013
01:33 GMT |
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The Redmond-based technology company has just confirmed that it would release an update for Internet Explorer 8 and older versions at approximately 10 a.m. PST on Monday, January 14. The patch is expected to fix the recently detected security hole in these versions of Microsoft’s in-house browser that would al... |
14 January 2013
01:07 GMT |
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