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Well-known cooling expert Scythe has just announced four new cooling fans that belong to the new GlideStream product family. The New devices have an interesting design that supposedly offers better airflow and better noise reduction. All the new fans announced by the company today are models with a140-millimeters di... |
14 September 2012
21:21 GMT |
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Traditional AMD add in board partner, Dutch video card manufacturing company Club3D is also making graphics adapters powered by Nvidia GPUs. The company is now launching its own GTX 650 custom video cards with a small PCB and a large cooling fan.The company claims that its card fits perfectly into small sized systems... |
14 September 2012
20:51 GMT |
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Nokia has already confirmed that the upcoming Windows Phone 7.8 operating system would be loaded on its existing Lumia devices, although it did not offer a specific date for when that should happen.
Apparently, we’re moving closer and closer to seeing the new operating system version delivered to users, as it... |
14 September 2012
20:41 GMT |
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Code-savvy individuals enrolled with Apple’s annual developer programs should know that Apple is already accepting iOS 6 applications. The software is slated to reach the public September 19.
Apple this week sent out a quick reminder to developers, stating that “We review all apps to ensure they are reli... |
14 September 2012
18:41 GMT |
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Nintendo has revealed the first- and third-party video games that will be available on the new Wii U soon after it is launched in Japan on December 8, with the highlights including New Super Mario Bros. U, Assassin’s Creed III and Monster Hunter 3G HD Version, part of one of the most successful series on the Ja... |
14 September 2012
18:31 GMT |
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Galaxy S Relay 4G, the Samsung smartphone that will land on shelves at T-Mobile in the coming weeks, has been confirmed to pack a Snapdragon S4 processor inside.
Initially said to be powered by such a chip, the handset was then said to feature a Snapdragon S3 CPU inside, something confirmed by its retail boxes as w... |
14 September 2012
18:31 GMT |
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PayPal phishing scams are not uncommon, but every once in a while we come across a sample that’s worth mentioning. The latest variant comes as a shady email which urges recipients to update their account records.
Here’s what the email – entitled PayPal Service - update required for your accoun... |
14 September 2012
18:31 GMT |
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Intel’s always-on / always-connected concept is quite interesting and somewhat useful as everything is completely updated when you open the lid of your UltraBook, but it will actually make the CPU drain quite a lot of power as it’s not really idling too much. Intel envisions a world where your mobile com... |
14 September 2012
18:11 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has just made available for purchase its current Windows Phone flagship device, the Nokia Lumia 900, for users in India. The handset comes months after the arrival of three other Windows Phone devices from Nokia, namely the Lumia 800, Lumia 710 and Lumia 610, and features a price ta... |
14 September 2012
18:11 GMT |
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It’s always great to stumble upon concept phones with outer designs one step beyond the accepted trend, and Xperia X is one of these.
Imagined by designer Abel Verdezoto (via YankoDesign), the concept has been inspired by the first generation Sony Tablet S, and comes with looks that are at least intriguing.
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14 September 2012
17:11 GMT |
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A renowned financial analyst with investment bank Piper Jaffray has issued an investor note based on a hands-on experience with the new iPhone 5. Gene Munster advises us to hold off any criticism until we’ve held this thing in our hands.
Munster and his analytical buds believe there’s a “media bubb... |
14 September 2012
17:11 GMT |
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Andrei Dumitrescu: I am once again alone in the office this week as my colleague Andrei Dobra enjoys a well-deserved holiday, so my long-term obsession will once again dominate the article where we talk about how we plan to spend our gaming time during the weekend.
I am a big cycling fan and all through La Vuelta, w... |
14 September 2012
16:31 GMT |
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Obviously, education was one of the first fields to be impacted by the web. There's now more info available for free to anyone with an internet connection than there was to anyone in any circumstances a decade and a half ago.
But the web has, so far, just been a supplement to traditional education, it hasn... |
14 September 2012
16:21 GMT |
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Shady Android applications, especially those downloaded from untrusted sources, can put a lot of (security) holes in your phone. However, the vulnerabilities that exist in the mobile platform itself are just as dangerous.
Researchers from Duo Security have put their vulnerability assessment tool X-Ray to the test an... |
14 September 2012
16:11 GMT |
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During this year’s IDF event in San Francisco, California, Intel has presented many new and future technologies, but has also made some of the company’s future goals public. One interesting aspect discussed was absolute connectivity. The basic idea is that integrating a wireless radio chip inside most si... |
14 September 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Windows Phone 8, the next-generation mobile operating system from Microsoft, will arrive on devices with a variety of changes when compared to the previous releases of the platform, including some in the camera app.
Apparently, the interface of this application has been modified in the new OS flavor, and no longer ... |
14 September 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Care to know how much an iPhone 5 really costs? A preliminary estimate released by UBM TechInsights reveals that Apple spends no more than $167.50 on the components that make up your $700 iPhone 5
Of course, this is just a bill of materials which doesn’t take into account all the other factors that come into p... |
14 September 2012
15:51 GMT |
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Initially slated for a September 18th release, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition has been silently delayed due to “overwhelming feedback.”The launch date has been pushed back to November 30, though developers promise more content in the final version of the game.According to Trent Oster, President of O... |
14 September 2012
15:36 GMT |
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Akamai is the world's largest content distribution network (CDN) but in the nascent field it's almost a dinosaur, the company that started it all. The CDN market is always expanding, but so is the competition.
CloudFlare for example has been very successful by targeting small websites, offering a free ver... |
14 September 2012
15:31 GMT |
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It's a busy day for PC gamers. Two highly-anticipated games are now available for pre-load on Steam: Borderlands 2 and Torchlight 2.Just as we were reporting on the former title, Runic Games tweeted the confirmation that gamers who pre-ordered Torchlight 2 should be able to pre-load it now.Unlike the original ti... |
14 September 2012
15:16 GMT |
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If you are a tech-savvy user, you probably take a lot of screenshots, regardless if we're talking about the entire screen, a specific area or simply the active window.
As you know, Windows 7 indeed features the less popular “Snipping Tool”, but only a few people actually use it. It simply lacks too ... |
14 September 2012
15:11 GMT |
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The main designer behind franchises like Ratchet & Clank and Resistance believes that his studio will, from now on, only work on video games that have a social or multiplayer component because the industry no longer supports single-player-only titles. Ted Price, who is the leader of Insomniac, has told Gamespot that... |
14 September 2012
15:11 GMT |
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To this day, Beef Products Inc. insists that that which is now known generally as “pink slime” isn’t what it’s claimed to be, but actual beef. It’s so determined to prove this, that it’s even taking legal action against ABC, it has emerged.
TMZ reports that the network is being h... |
14 September 2012
14:51 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Sprint is reportedly gearing up for the launch of its 4G LTE service in Boston and Chicago next week, as part of its nationwide network upgrade plans.
The company has already confirmed plans to make the network available in over 100 markets in the coming months, but IT did not offer specific timefr... |
14 September 2012
14:51 GMT |
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The sequel to the highly popular Borderlands has already been confirmed for September 21. Fans of the space western shooter game who pre-ordered the Borderlands 2 via Steam will be happy to know that pre-loading is now available.Although the game will unlock in about 6 days and a few hours, pre-loading it now will of... |
14 September 2012
14:40 GMT |
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A few days ago, some photos shot with Google Glass during the New York Fashion Week surfaced. The glasses were used during Diane von Furstenberg's presentation.
Models were seen wearing the glasses, even on the catwalk, and Google founder and head of Project Glass and Google X Sergey Brin made a cameo appearan... |
14 September 2012
14:31 GMT |
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Sidewalk detours are apparently an everyday occurrence in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
32-year-old Shena Hardin was caught on camera driving on the sidewalk to avoid stopping for the school bus.
Uriah Herron was driving the school bus at the time, and he is the one that filmed the incident. He was c... |
14 September 2012
14:21 GMT |
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MarketWatch is running an analysis on why Apple can’t keep secrets anymore, putting the spotlight on Tim Cook, the company’s former chief operating officer who is seemingly still trying to get the handle of running the world’s most secretive company.
Therese Poletti, the author of the white paper, ... |
14 September 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Professional graphic cards manufacturer, Japanese company Elsa is presenting a new external enclosure that can practically handle three video cards that are connected to the laptop or the computer through a ThunderBolt cable. The reality is that ThunderBolt provides very good bandwidth, but not even a fifth of what ... |
14 September 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Lars Vogdt proudly announced earlier today, September 14th, the immediate availability for download of the openSUSE Edu Li-f-e 12.2, the Educational Edition of the openSUSE OS. The openSUSE Edu Li-f-e 12.2 Linux distribution comes with the Cinnamon and Sugar desktop environments, KIWI-LTSP, Epoptes, and much more app... |
14 September 2012
13:55 GMT |
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Security researchers have uncovered a new breed of botnets which rely on the functionality offered by the Tor (The Onion Router) anonymity network. A few days ago, at the DefCon Bangalore security conference – 17-year-old researcher Suriya Prakash presented his findings on how botnets are starting to rely more... |
14 September 2012
13:51 GMT |
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In our image-obsessed culture, those who are anything but the norm are usually left behind or pushed aside. Lizzie Velasquez, a 23-year-old student who has been diagnosed with a very rare condition, dares to stand out and speak out.
Lizzie has no adipose tissue, which means there is 0 body fat on her even though sh... |
14 September 2012
13:41 GMT |
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The mobile space is highly fragmented, yet there are only two big platforms you need to worry about, Android and iOS. As a developer, that doesn't sound so bad, but apps for the two platforms are quite different, if only because Android ones are written in Java and iOS one in Objective C, which Apple favors. Th... |
14 September 2012
13:31 GMT |
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If you like cats, you'll love this video. Some felines starring in it are already Internet sensations, while others are just indie no-name wannabes. Whether you like your videos surprising, violent, dramatic or just plain cute, we know you watch cat videos. They are some of the most popular clips on YouTube, so... |
14 September 2012
13:21 GMT |
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This year on 9/11, as most US networks observed a moment of silence for those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of 2001, NBC aired an interview with Kardashian momager Kris Jenner.
A new report on Radar Online suggests that Kris believes she did nothing wrong by going on TV to promote the current season... |
14 September 2012
13:21 GMT |
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Apple’s new iPhone 5 handset is set to arrive on shelves at various wireless carriers in the United States before the end of this month, including Cricket Communications.
The subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. has already confirmed that the new iPhone 5 would become available for its customers st... |
14 September 2012
13:21 GMT |
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Dark Horse and developer Irrational Games have announced that they will launch a new hardcover book called The Art of BioShock: Infinite on February 27 of next year, just one day after the official launch date of the video game with the same name on the PC, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
The book will have 184 ... |
14 September 2012
13:11 GMT |
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Well-known Nvidia video card manufacturing partner Leadtek has just announced its own GeForce GTX 650 video cards and, as usual, the company tries to differentiate its products from the rest of the bunch. There are two cards being launched today and the most interesting is the Leadtek WinFast GTX 650 1G OC. This ca... |
14 September 2012
13:11 GMT |
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Eurocom has a thing for high-end mobile personal computers, so it comes as little surprise to us that its newest model is a bit overkill. The company doesn't even try to hide it, as is clear from the product's name.
The name in question is Eurocom Monster 1.0, even though the laptop measures just 11.6 inc... |
14 September 2012
13:01 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is gearing up for the release of a new highly appealing Android-based smartphone, the Optimus G, and is currently making the latest preparations for that. Yesterday, the company has sent out press invites to an event set for September 19th in the United States, and is ... |
14 September 2012
13:01 GMT |
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It's over, Europe has officially run out of IPv4 addresses, well, it has almost run out. The European registry, RIPE NCC (Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre), is now down to 16.8 million addresses, that's a full "/8" in technical speak, but they're reserved for certain group... |
14 September 2012
12:31 GMT |
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This Californian woman's ordeal was caused by a fake memorial page set up on Facebook to commemorate the death of her son. Thankfully, her 7-year-old son, Javier, was alive and well, but this cruel joke put her through hell. Patricia Quintana's friends and family called and sent messages to pay their respe... |
14 September 2012
12:31 GMT |
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Adaptor is a jQuery plugin for creating 2D or 3D image slideshows to easily feature content on a Web page.
Packed with a pretty cool default skin and lots of options, Adaptor can be customized to any needs and easily embedded in any Web project.
While all the 2D effects work on a wide range of browsers, support for... |
14 September 2012
12:01 GMT |
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OCZ has worked very much to become one of the top SSD makers and now we can definitely say that the company actually is the most influential independent solid state disk drive designer. Sure Intel makes its own SSDs, but it is the world’s largest semiconductor company, it makes its own NAND flash and, if so de... |
14 September 2012
11:51 GMT |
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Ever since the first solar panels first came into being, researcher have been doing their best in trying to boost the efficiency of photovoltaic systems so as to make sure no precious amounts of sun power get wasted simply because available technologies fail in making the most out of this renewable energy source.
B... |
14 September 2012
11:51 GMT |
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Online privacy is a real issue, unfortunately, it's rarely analyzed properly. Minor things get blown out of proportion, yet non-obvious implications get ignored. Some Facebook setting showing your friends what you had for lunch will have half the internet up in arms, but the NSA spying on all Americans won'... |
14 September 2012
11:44 GMT |
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Intel envisions a words where everything is wireless and, true to form, the exhibition at IDF included wireless multigigabit docking technology based on WiGig.
The WiGig alliance has already promised cable-free data transmissions of up to 7 GHz.
There is still time to go before such things become common of course, ... |
14 September 2012
11:41 GMT |
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The second Alpha images of the upcoming Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 distribution was announced yesterday, September 13th, by Jeremy Bicha and the Ubuntu Gnome Community.
After just ten days from the first Alpha release of Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10, a Ubuntu-based operating system powered by the GNOME desktop environmen... |
14 September 2012
11:41 GMT |
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Apple is discontinuing the iPhone 3GS, the third-generation smartphone shipped in 2009, a company spokesperson has confirmed. Speaking to All Things D, this spokesperson reportedly said that the iPhone 3GS would no longer be a part of the lineup sold by the Cupertino, California-based technology mammoth. Furthermor... |
14 September 2012
11:31 GMT |
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Like so many others, ASUS has introduced GeForce GTX 660 and 650 graphics cards. It could not afford not to do so after NVIDIA released the reference models.
The GTX660-DC2T-2GD5 uses the DirectXU II cooler (two fans, 20% lower temperature) and runs the GK106 GPU (graphics processing unit) at 1,033 MHz / 1,072 MHz ... |
14 September 2012
11:23 GMT |
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A few days ago, Trend Micro experts presented the details of a RAT known as PlugX which has been utilized in the past period to attack organizations from Taiwan, Korea, Tibet and Japan. Now, AlienVault researchers believe they have uncovered the identity of the RAT’s developer. After analyzing some of the debu... |
14 September 2012
11:22 GMT |
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Walmart may still have to work out how it is to start treating pigs from now on if it is to benefit from the support of animal rights activists worldwide, yet according to a new report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association and the Vote Solar Initiative, greenheads leaning more towards renewables can go... |
14 September 2012
11:20 GMT |
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In this video, a woman waltzes around in her pajamas, dances and says some pretty funny things.
The video was recorded by her son, who actually managed to lead the conversation to the point where the woman rambles about needing a special code to open a mystical tomato cage.
This lady put on a little show, then curt... |
14 September 2012
11:09 GMT |
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Yesterday, Opera rolled out a snapshot for version 12.10 of the browser, which will be the next stable build. Today, they strut with a beta candidate, which shows that development is progressing nicely and very soon they’ll be able to increment the revision number. The current build is accompanied by a short c... |
14 September 2012
11:06 GMT |
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Laptops aren't quite made with further hardware customization in mind, but changing the RAM and storage is still pretty easy, so Monster Digital is building on that.
The company has introduced the Daytona Series of 2.5-inch SSDs, measuring 7mm in thickness and available in 90 GB, 120 GB, 240 GB and 480 GB capac... |
14 September 2012
11:00 GMT |
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Simon Cowell hoped that season 2 of X Factor USA would fare much better in the ratings if he changed pretty much everything about it: so he brought Britney Spears and Demi Lovato on board as judges.
Even so, it didn’t help in the race against rival show, NBC’s The Voice, which just beat X Factor in the ... |
14 September 2012
10:57 GMT |
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The iTunes App Store is now home to 700,000 applications destined for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. That’s almost three quarters of a billion, and there are no signs of stopping either.
Developers enrolled with Apple’s annual $99 / €75 program have coded enough applications to keep us going for years... |
14 September 2012
10:52 GMT |
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With its affordable cloud computing service, Amazon has done more for startups than any program meant to spur entrepreneurship and create jobs. And the company is not content with just making a product that enables others to scale fast and cheap. It's also actively encouraging startups via the yearly "Sta... |
14 September 2012
10:50 GMT |
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By now, one is probably all too familiar with the idea that some people enjoy keeping rather unusual pets. Thus, only a while back we reported on how one family's pet feline was a cheetah, and on how one couple in Canada shared their home with a grizzly bear.
Still, one woman in Latvia did more than just take ... |
14 September 2012
10:49 GMT |
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After analyzing a number of highly-rated free applications designed to run on iOS devices, Bitdefender experts have determined that many of them utterly fail to protect sensitive pieces of information such as passwords.
For instance, Wi-Fi Finder by JiWire – an iPhone app which searches for free and paid Wi-Fi... |
14 September 2012
10:48 GMT |
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Not that this comes as any surprise, but “The Bourne Legacy” and “Ted” will be getting sequels. NBC Universal’s Steve Brurke has just confirmed this, Deadline reports.
Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications and Entertainment Conference, Brurke has confirmed... |
14 September 2012
10:47 GMT |
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KFA2 has finally introduced the GeForce GTX 660 and GTX 650 graphics cards that it will deliver to retailers across Europe.
Called GTX 650 EX OC and GTX 660 EX OC, the adapters have better clocks than the reference versions, as well as different coolers.
The GTX 660 EX OC operates at 1,006 MHz base and 1,072 MHz ... |
14 September 2012
10:45 GMT |
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Windows 8 will have so many uses that's almost impossible to remember them all. Besides being sold as a standalone product, Windows 8 will also be installed on RT tablets and, according to Microsoft officials, it may also serve as the operating system of low-cost diskless computers.
Although the idea behind suc... |
14 September 2012
10:44 GMT |
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During this year’s IDF event in San Francisco, California, Intel has just demonstrated its Palm Secure concept that allows the user to identify itself using a single method of secure access, his own hand. The company has a special video sensor that will film and identify your palm. The technology makes sense i... |
14 September 2012
10:41 GMT |
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Nintendo of America has revealed the video games that will available for the Wii U since it is launched in the United States on November 18 and until March 2013.
The full list includes:
Nintendo - Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros. U, NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor’s Edge, SiNG PARTY, LEGO City: Undercover, Wii Fit ... |
14 September 2012
10:32 GMT |
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The HTC One X+ leaked several weeks ago though we were expecting the smartphone to arrive in the United States via T-Mobile.
Well, it appears that the smartphone has just been spotted at FCC (Federal Communication Commission) with AT&T LTE band support.
The carrier’s customers will be happy to know that they ... |
14 September 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Probably due to the fact that animal cruelty is not yet punishable by law in China, one or more persons saw fit to get a 2lbs steel neck shackle and make a dog wear it for the rest of its life. Because this shackle was fitted on the dog's neck when it was just a pup, the animal soon found itself suffering seei... |
14 September 2012
10:31 GMT |
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One of the surprise appearances at this year’s Comic-Con convention in San Diego was “Godzilla,” which got a first teaser poster and trailer. Not much is known about the film, but a release date for it has just been announced. Those who did not see the trailer at Comic-Con will have to wait a lot ... |
14 September 2012
10:28 GMT |
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Lian Li is really pulling all the stops in its mission to provide all sorts of prospective buyers with the best case for their situation, even if it means building models that only a handful of people will ever buy.
The name of the newest chassis is PC-D8000. It's a standard name, with nothing all that unusual... |
14 September 2012
10:26 GMT |
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Nokia’s Lumia 920, the first smartphone that the company had unveiled to the world with Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 operating system, has received the necessary approvals from the WiFi Alliance.
The smartphone appeared on Alliance’s website with model number RM-821 attached to it, and wit... |
14 September 2012
10:25 GMT |
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Windows remains the main target for hackers and viruses across the Internet and, with a new version to be launched next month, security companies struggle to protect their buyers. Symantec recently announced that its anti-virus software is now compatible with the upcoming Windows 8 and every single application has b... |
14 September 2012
10:24 GMT |
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Despite telling customers that “Your iPhone includes a Lightning to 30-pin Adapter” when they pre-ordered the new iPhone 5, Apple has clarified that it made a blunder and that the adapter is, in fact, not included in the box.
Used for connecting 30-pin accessories to devices featuring the Lightning conne... |
14 September 2012
10:24 GMT |
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Since being launched, two weeks ago, the MMO Guild Wars 2 has managed to sell more than two million units across the world, according to publisher NCsoft and developer ArenaNet, with more than 400,000 usually engaged with the game at the same time.
Mike O’Brien, the president and the co-founder of ArenaNet, st... |
14 September 2012
10:21 GMT |
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Video game publisher Microsoft has registered domain names linked to the possible 7th, 8th and 9th installments in the Halo series of video games, which means that the company is already thinking about what to do with the intellectual property after developer 343 Industries creates the Forerunner trilogy.
The sites ... |
14 September 2012
10:13 GMT |
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This past Tuesday, one animal sanctuary and horse farm in Pendleton, New York caught fire. In spite of efforts made by both firefighters and other people, as many as 60 animals lost their lives.
Sources report that Sandy Pfohl, the person who owns this animal shelter, came fairly close to losing her own life while ... |
14 September 2012
10:10 GMT |
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Nothing guarantees scoring a hit with the public than having Justin Bieber on to perform live. Network bosses must have known that when they got him to perform live on America’s Got Talent season finale.
Check out the video above to see how The Biebs fared.
Big Sean also made an appearance during the song b... |
14 September 2012
10:07 GMT |
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If June Shannon was criticized when she revealed the secret ingredients of the “Go Go Juice,” one can only imagine what will happen now that she’s revealed her family’s favorite dish: sketti with butter and ketchup.
On the most recent episode of “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” the la... |
14 September 2012
09:57 GMT |
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What Mionix said about its two new mousepad lines is not perfectly accurate, since the pads don't actually have the S.Q.A.T. Technology.
Short for Surface Quality Analyser Tool, S.Q.A.T. is a feature possessed by the Mionix NAOS 5000 gaming mouse.
This mouse measures the data loss between images of the surface... |
14 September 2012
09:55 GMT |
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Microsoft will launch the new Windows 8 next month on the 26th, but according to a Chinese website, the company is planning to cancel the retail package of the new operating system.
This is obviously highly unlikely, at least because no other source close to the company talked on the matter, but according to WPDang,... |
14 September 2012
09:52 GMT |
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For quite some time now, Alaska's Bristol Bay has been home to the world's largest salmon population. As well as this, brown bears, eagles, moose, lynx, wolverines, walruses, beluga whales and countless other animal species rely on the natural resources these ecosystems provide them with.
However, a new m... |
14 September 2012
09:51 GMT |
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Demonoid was wiped from the face of the planet last month in a swift operation directed by IFPI via the Interpol. The site's servers, in Ukraine, were raided and shut down, the site's owners and admins were arrested in Mexico.
While there were some rumors that it wasn't all lost, it sounded more like ... |
14 September 2012
09:51 GMT |
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Leading computer maker HP might finally jump on the smartphone bandwagon, although it appeared to have had no plans for that until now. In fact, the company even killed the handset business that it had purchased from Palm, which clearly showed its lack of interest for the mobile market. The increased competitiven... |
14 September 2012
09:48 GMT |
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The concept behind the Reply Girls phenomenon is a simple one. If you reply to a video on YouTube, your clip will be displayed in the recommendation bar. If it's a viral video, you will get millions of views. If you get millions of views, advertisers will start to notice you. Girls that capitalize on the high... |
14 September 2012
09:46 GMT |
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Not all ransomware locks up your computer screen and holds it for ransom. The more clever versions take over all your files, encrypt them, and ask you to pay up if you ever want to see them again. We’ve covered ransomware attacks from all over the world, trying to educate users on how to avoid falling victim t... |
14 September 2012
09:41 GMT |
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, which only recently hit the northern Gulf Coast of the United States, some of the people living in the areas that make up the Mississippi River Delta noticed that ever more tar balls were being washed ashore.
Later on, this phenomenon was found by researchers to slowly begin man... |
14 September 2012
09:31 GMT |
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It's not that we don't agree with Microsoft's advertising campaign, but we're not sure that painting buildings' walls to promote your products is the right thing to do these days.
We're all supposed to be eco and stuff, so unless they're using environmentally-friendly paint, Micros... |
14 September 2012
09:20 GMT |
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On the night of July 25, someone broke into the Jacksonville headquarters of the Wounded Warrior Project and stole 33 (maybe more) laptops and an iPad. The devices contained the personal details of “some” of the former employees.
According to the organization’s representatives, the equipment is wo... |
14 September 2012
09:16 GMT |
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LCDs for previewing and viewing photos on a camera are a fairly ancient invention at this point, but they were a revolutionary invention back in 1995. That was when Casio launched the QV-10, the first ever photo camera to bear such a panel. The screen was of 250 kilopixels and contributed to the price of ¥65,... |
14 September 2012
09:08 GMT |
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For the longest time, Google Chrome came with a very small list of pre-installed apps, Gmail, Search and YouTube. There were temporary promotions, for example Angry Birds, but those three were always there. Now, Google is adding a fourth and you can probably guess which one it is, it's an app that's alrea... |
14 September 2012
09:01 GMT |
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Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is perhaps the last woman on earth one would expect to find involved in any kind of scandal, but her popularity means some would do anything to get close to her. A French publication is running topless photos of Prince William’s wife. Closer, the mag in question, is ab... |
14 September 2012
09:01 GMT |
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Video game hardware maker Nintendo has offered some more information on the actual hardware and physical specifications of the upcoming Wii U home console, with president Satoru Iwata saying that the device is six times as powerful as the original Wii, which was launched six years ago.
The new console will have 1 GB... |
14 September 2012
08:59 GMT |
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As of yesterday, the Port of Romsgate, south-east England, no longer allows ships decked here to set sail whilst transporting live animals. As well as this, no ships engaging in the same type of activity are allowed to enter this port.
Apparently, although the people who decided to ban live animal exports in this p... |
14 September 2012
08:56 GMT |
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Amanda Bynes is slowly becoming the new Lindsay Lohan in the blogosphere. The once incredibly popular actress has been arrested on suspicion of DUI on a couple of occasions after reportedly being involved in hit and runs. She’s now been photographed smoking pot behind the wheel.
That’s not even the wors... |
14 September 2012
08:55 GMT |
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A number of 13 websites hosted on a server from the United States have been defaced by Bangladesh Grey Hat Hackers (BGHH) as a form of protest against the controversial Innocence of Muslims video.
Yesterday, the hackers threatened to attack the US in response to the blasphemous video and it seems that they’re ... |
14 September 2012
08:52 GMT |
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During the New York event where it announced a November 18 launch date for the Wii U home console in North America, Nintendo has also unveiled a new service called Nintendo TVii, which will use the GamePad controller in order to allow the player to explore a range of content.The application is only available to those... |
14 September 2012
08:51 GMT |
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Windows 8 is yet to be launched, but the Redmond-based software firm is already working on the next Windows iteration, which is reportedly called “Blue.” As you probably know by now, Microsoft will roll out the new Windows 8 next month on October 26, but according to a post on WinUnleaked.info, company e... |
14 September 2012
08:48 GMT |
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The Egyptian Saddam Hussein is, in fact, Alexandria-born Mohamed Bishr. He was recently attacked by a gang that attempted to kidnap and force him if he didn't want to star in their adult movie.
This man was severely beaten, the Daily Mail reports, due to his unwillingness to become an adult movie star. The man ... |
14 September 2012
08:47 GMT |
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Fresh from launching a series of waterblocks for central processing units, EK has introduced one for a very particular graphics adapter, and it isn't one of the GeForce GTX 660 or 650 released the other day.
No, the video card that will benefit from the K-FC680 GTX SOC waterblock is Gigabyte's GeForce GTX... |
14 September 2012
08:47 GMT |
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Last month, reports regarding Google’s decision to significantly reduce the workforce of Motorola Mobility have emerged online, suggesting that over 20 percent of phone maker’s employees would be given the pink slip.
4,000 people were said at the time to be losing their jobs as part of Google’s pl... |
14 September 2012
08:45 GMT |
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DROID RAZR MAXX HD, one of the newest Android smartphones from Motorola, will arrive on shelves with the longest lasting battery in any smartphone, the handset vendor claims.
The phone packs a 4.7" HD touchscreen, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 4G LTE connectivity, and more, while being only 9.3mm thin.... |
14 September 2012
08:41 GMT |
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PatentlyApple has unearthed an Apple invention that hints at Siri on the Mac. In the patent description, Apple envisions an iTunes application capable of interpreting speech, and performing tasks such as playing or buying songs for the user.
Entitled “Electronic Devices with Voice Command and Contextual Data P... |
14 September 2012
08:41 GMT |
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Twitter has been fighting this for several months, but the site has finally agreed to surrender the tweets of one Occupy Wall Street protester as ordered by the court. Twitter argued that the data was private and that it couldn't provide it without the approval of the user.
The court didn't agree and rejec... |
14 September 2012
08:35 GMT |
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We reported here about ASUS’s plans to release an AMD-powered Matrix video card and today we’ve got some new impressive details for the gaming enthusiasts. The new card special buttons to control the voltages and set the maximum fan speed.
ASUS’ Matrix AMD Radeon HD 7970 Platinum video card is clea... |
14 September 2012
08:27 GMT |
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The fact that PETA is dead set on getting the fashion industry to quit using fur when designing various outfits is no news. As well as this, this organization has a rather long history of sabotaging the London Fashion Week, either by taking over the catwalk or screening footage showing how animals are skinned in or... |
14 September 2012
08:24 GMT |
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The development team at BioWare has launched another video for the upcoming 1.4 update for the MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, which is designed to give players all the information they need for the new Terror from Beyond content.
The developer states that gamers will need to “face a mysterious new threat tha... |
14 September 2012
08:23 GMT |
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The economic crisis has taken its toll on many organizations and although there is a certain pressure on IT budgets, security is a priority, and it will probably remain so at least until 2016.
According to experts from information technology research and advisory company Gartner, worldwide spending on security will ... |
14 September 2012
08:19 GMT |
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Back in July, Microsoft officially rolled out the first preview version of the brand new Office 2013, thus allowing every interested user to have a look at the refreshed suite.
Well, Microsoft's campaign apparently enjoyed a great success, as millions of people downloaded and tried Office 2013 since mid-July. T... |
14 September 2012
08:17 GMT |
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According to a new report made public by the Center for American Progress, drilling activities meant to extract oil and gas are already being carried out either in or close to twelve national parks in this country, and many other wildlife sanctuaries stand to soon face the consequences of this industry's planned... |
14 September 2012
08:08 GMT |
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JavaScript is the heart of the web and it's a powerful language especially now that all browsers have fast or very fast JavaScript engines. But it is close to two decades old and it was created in somewhat of a hurry. Some people think JavaScript can be better and some of those people created CoffeeScript.
Coff... |
14 September 2012
08:03 GMT |
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The many Pentax, Nikon, Sony and Panasonic cameras that have appeared this week were a way of diverting attention from Intel's IDF event, but they are evidence of another thing: Photokina 2012.
As a gathering of photo and video camera makers, the event will take place from September 18 to September 23. In othe... |
14 September 2012
08:02 GMT |
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Gaijin Entertainment has released Blades of Time, a dynamic action game with an solid plot, in the Mac App Store. The game has already seen its PS3 and PC release, and it’s amassed quite a bit of praise. If not for the deep combat system, fighting, shooting and magic, then for the stunningly beautiful Ayumi.
I... |
14 September 2012
08:01 GMT |
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“Check out the latest and greatest Dolphin with some simple yet surprisingly vital updates that will make your browsing even faster,” reads a message from the Dolphin Browser development team.
The latest version of the popular web browsing app now has Autofill, which displays search suggestion automatica... |
14 September 2012
07:51 GMT |
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We're only a few weeks away from the public debut of the new Windows 8 operating system, but most tech-savvy users have already had the chance to experience the product thanks to the preview versions of the software.
Leaving the official Windows 8 launch aside, it's worth reminding you that one year ago Mi... |
14 September 2012
07:50 GMT |
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The Intel Next Unit of Computing, or NUC for short, is an Intel product that has been secondary to ultrabooks in Intel's advertising efforts. Still, the product was brought to the Intel Developer Forum (IDF).
IDF San Francisco lasted from September 11 to September 13. Many things were revealed there, regarding... |
14 September 2012
07:39 GMT |
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The iPhone 5 shipping dates are already beginning to slip, with the Apple online store showing a two-week estimate on the arrival of your shiny new smartphone.
In less than an hour since Apple kicked off pre-orders for its next-generation handset, the shipping time plummeted from one week to two. It’s is not t... |
14 September 2012
07:36 GMT |
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There are millions of customers eager to get their hands on the new iPhone 5 from Apple, but not all of them like strings attached to their purchase. Yes, we’re talking about the wretched two-year carrier plan tied to every new generation of iPhones.
In recent years, Apple has loosened up on its policy to subs... |
14 September 2012
07:31 GMT |
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Only yesterday, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (a branch of the Commerce Department) presented to the general public the prototype of a home which supposedly can accommodate a family of four while almost never needing to depend on the national grid for electricity. Although for the time being... |
14 September 2012
07:21 GMT |
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About three years ago, a Labrador going by the name of Jack (Potters Green, Coventry) lost its eyesight. However, this unfortunate incident seems to have had almost no influence on its ability to enjoy life and carry on with its business as usual. Moreover, Jack recently managed to impress a panel of judges and be... |
14 September 2012
07:17 GMT |
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Google search ads are becoming bigger. That is to say, more useful. Google has been testing a new layout with expanded sitelinks for the ads that show up on top of the organic search results and, surprisingly, the bigger ads with more links and more info actually resulted in better clickthrough rates. Buoyed by this... |
14 September 2012
07:14 GMT |
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In addition to Apple, AT&T and Verizon, wireless carrier Sprint has made the new iPhone 5 available for pre-order as well.
The handset will arrive on shelves starting with September 21st, and users who would like to receive a unit when that happens can now reserve the device via the wireless carrier’s website... |
14 September 2012
07:10 GMT |
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Windows 7 officially became the most popular operating system in the world, according to figures revealed by Net Applications and concerning the August 2012 operating system market share.
Windows XP has been around for some time now and it remained the number one operating system a long period of time when it comes ... |
14 September 2012
07:09 GMT |
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Video game publisher Activision has confirmed that a version of the upcoming first-person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be launched on the Nintendo Wii U home console when it is released, between November 18 in North America and December 8 in Japan.
The Wii U GamePad includes a second screen that Black Ops ... |
14 September 2012
07:08 GMT |
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The teaser poster for the upcoming “Skyfall” was all dark, colorless and somber, so it was about time to bring some color into it. The new official poster is slick, minimal, but just as somber as the previous one.
Check it out in full by clicking on the image above.
As fans must already know (but we&r... |
14 September 2012
07:05 GMT |
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Only recently, General Motors (GM) made it public news that one of its latest green-oriented projects is to revolve around taking auto materials which would otherwise go to waste and turning them into coats and sleeping bags meant to be used by those less fortunate.
Apparently, GM decided to become actively involve... |
14 September 2012
06:59 GMT |
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Experts are highlighting the fact that the classic spam campaigns have become trickier in the past period not only because they rely on social engineering, but also because cybercriminals design them to be versatile.
Trend Micro experts have come across such a spam operation in which a replica of a Facebook account ... |
14 September 2012
06:58 GMT |
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Even if GNOME 3.6 has not yet been released, the GNOME developers published some of the features that will be implemented in the next major release of the desktop environment, GNOME 3.8. According to the GNOME developers, it looks like GNOME 3.8 will fix or even drop the Fallback Mode, because it has become less an... |
14 September 2012
06:41 GMT |
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As Nvidia has just launched its GDDR5 enhanced GK107 and the GK106 video cards yesterday, most of the company’s add in board (AIB) partners are now announcing and launching their own implementations of the two models.
Chinese video card manufacturer Colorful has just announced its own GTX 650 graphics adapter ... |
14 September 2012
06:31 GMT |
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It looks like South America is Motorola Mobility’s new playground. The US-based handset maker launched lots of budget-friendly smartphones in various countries in the region, as well as several feature-phones.
Motorola MOTOGO! is one of the feature-phones that already hit shelves in Peru and Brazil. Today, the... |
14 September 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Sprint is getting ready for the launch of a new Android-based smartphone from Samsung on its airwaves, the feature-packed Galaxy Victory 4G LTE.
The new device is slated to hit shelves on Sunday, September 16th, featuring a price tag of $99.99 with the signing of a two-year contract agreement a... |
14 September 2012
06:21 GMT |
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In the town of Tactic in the Guatemalan in Alta Verapaz region, justice is served by vigilantes rather than officials. 35-year-old Julio Saquil was burned to death in what seemed to be a witch hunt.
Guatemala Interior minister Mauricio Lopez Bonilla stated that Julio Saquil had been seen entering the school after ha... |
14 September 2012
06:17 GMT |
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Researchers have come across various malicious emails designed to trick recipients into visiting malicious websites that host the BlackHole exploit kit.
One of the emails, purporting to be an ADP invoice reminder, looks something like this:
Your latest ADP Dealer Services Invoice is now available to view or pay onl... |
14 September 2012
06:02 GMT |
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The development team at 343 Industries has launched a new developer diary for their upcoming Halo 4, which offers more information about the Forerunner and the Prometheans that the player will have to battle with.Information on the various new enemies that Master Chief and his companion Cortana will meet in the new H... |
14 September 2012
05:51 GMT |
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What some people don't know is that network-attached storage devices are just a sort of server computer. Since Shuttle has experience in designing compact PCs, extending its product coverage to NAS devices wasn't that hard at all.
Shuttle could have entered the market of energy efficient network-attached ... |
14 September 2012
05:49 GMT |
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Those still waiting to get their stuff from MegaUpload back have more waiting to do. Not that waiting is a guarantee that they'll get their data back, but it's all they've got.
Users that lost important or valuable data when MegaUpload was unilaterally shut down by the US government have been trying ... |
14 September 2012
05:42 GMT |
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Owners of a Galaxy S III smartphone on the network of mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless should soon get the chance to taste a new software on their handsets, the latest reports on the matter suggest.
In fact, Verizon has already published on its website info on what the software update would include, which usua... |
14 September 2012
05:41 GMT |
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As you probably found out if you're living in the United States, Microsoft has adopted a fairly unique way to promote its upcoming Surface tablet. The company uses street ads, usually placed on the walls of various stores, probably trying to show potential buyers that Surface can be used anywhere with minimum e... |
14 September 2012
05:34 GMT |
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There wasn't much chance of custom game desktop builders to let the week pass without a sort of update or announcement, not after NVIDIA's new video cards came out.
Thus, CyberPower is only living up to expectations, instead of surprising its prospective customers, by announcing Fang III series, Zeus Thun... |
14 September 2012
05:19 GMT |
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According to recent headcounts, roughly 35 pure-bread Scottish wild cats are still roaming the natural habitats in this part of the world. Therefore, the Scottish Wildcat Association had no choice but to issue another extinction warning, hoping to raise awareness to the fact that from this moment on, it is only a m... |
14 September 2012
05:19 GMT |
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This hilarious mesh-up put together by the Huffington Post serves an educational purpose. It teaches you how you too, one day, may “have the psychology of women mastered.” "You want to think of yourself like the sun and the women like the flower. The flower will wilt and die if it does not have the appre... |
14 September 2012
05:15 GMT |
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Experts have started warning users whose Apple UDIDs may have ended up online as a result of the latest incident to be on the lookout for shady service and websites. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the unfortunate event to launch their campaigns.
AntiSec hackers have stolen around 12 million UDIDs, along with... |
14 September 2012
05:15 GMT |
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Expanding the list of supported languages in Google Translate is hard since many are already included. Google is now adding the 65th, Lao or Laothian, the official language in Laos also spoken in surrounding areas, northeast Thailand in particular.
Google believes the quality of translations to and from Lao are enou... |
14 September 2012
05:11 GMT |
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Developer Vigil Games and publisher THQ have announced that the upcoming Wii U version of Darksiders II will be available when the console is launched in each territory and will include additional content that takes around five hours to play through.
The Wii U version of Darksiders II will include all the pre-order ... |
14 September 2012
05:09 GMT |
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She has a solid reputation as a good housewife, a good mother and a very savvy businesswoman where her reality television career is concerned. Now, Kate Gosselin can add another thing to her resume: catwalk model.
The mother of 8, who has been working out like crazy to get in shape over the past couple of years, ma... |
14 September 2012
05:09 GMT |
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Microsoft continues its efforts in the tablet market with the opening of a brand new studio, this time in London. In addition, the company has also announced that former Rare production director Lee Schuneman would hold the leading role and would report directly to Phil Harrison, who's currently the corporate v... |
14 September 2012
05:05 GMT |
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We can finally say that Panasonic has not allowed this whole week to pass by without a product launch. It is not letting its rivals enjoy all the attention of the consumer base after all.
Naturally, we know about the high-end, 3D projector built in collaboration with Hollywood filmmakers.
That product doesn'... |
14 September 2012
05:00 GMT |
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Traditional Nvidia add in board (AIB) partner, American company EVGA has just launched its own GTX 660 video cards, but these have higher frequencies than the reference specifications and 50% more GDDR5 video memory. The company has a total of six different GeForce GTX 660 video cards that all comes with high factor... |
14 September 2012
04:58 GMT |
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Following an investigation conducted by Israeli authorities, 42-year-old Moshe Halevy – known to the blogger community as Halemo – has been arrested and accused of hacking into the country’s court system, exposing highly sensitive information.
According to the Jerusalem Post, authorities call this ... |
14 September 2012
04:53 GMT |
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American retailer Walmart is selling Apple’s latest iPhone at a discount. The amount is not substantial, but it’s enough to give people an incentive to skip the trip to their local glass-and-wood Apple retail store.
We’re hearing this is a first for Walmart – the retailer is selling Apple’s i... |
14 September 2012
04:50 GMT |
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A Reddit user named banelos has released a User Interface that works with the fix which makes Dark Souls playable on the PC.
Gamers need only download the new User Interface package and then put it in the same folder as the DSfix.ini file.
Those who plan to use it need to have .NET Framework 4.0 installed.
banelos... |
14 September 2012
04:41 GMT |
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Acer and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba planned to announce the launch of the CloudMobile smartphone in the Mainland yesterday. However, although Acer CloudMobile is an Android smartphone, the company decided to launch it in China with Alibaba’s proprietary mobile operating system, Aliyun. Unfortunately, Re... |
14 September 2012
04:41 GMT |
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HADOPI, France's three-strikes anti-piracy law is finally working. It took a few years and a few tens of millions of euros but it's finally paying off. The first man caught downloading pirated material has been punished for his transgression.
Granted, it wasn't his transgression, it was his soon-to-be... |
14 September 2012
04:41 GMT |
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With this funny report, posted on the Malaysiakini website, the Malaysian government is helping parents identify if their children are afflicted by “gayness.” According to the Malaysian guidelines, if men wear V-neck shirts, that is a powerful indicator of their deviant orientation. Any sleeveless, tight... |
14 September 2012
04:40 GMT |
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OK, admit it, you came here just because you found the title interesting and you're not even thinking about buying such an expensive application from the Windows Store.
In fact, who would, since most of the apps there are free? For many of you, selling a piece of software on Windows Store for $499.99 is a blasp... |
14 September 2012
04:38 GMT |
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iCloud.com, the web interface of Apple’s cloud web suite, is now out of beta. The iCloud versions of Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, Find My iPhone, and iWork are now officially finalized products.
Logging in to iCloud.com today will yield pretty much the same interface featuring several web apps o... |
14 September 2012
04:38 GMT |
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Back when word first got out that Kristen Stewart had cheated on Robert Pattinson with Rupert Sanders, a married man and father of two, fans thought it was just a shameless lie meant to discredit them. Then, photos of one of their romantic encounters came out in the press.
Though the theory that something is fishy ... |
14 September 2012
04:38 GMT |
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Bodhi, a minimalistic Linux operating system based on Ubuntu that has really small requirements, has reached version 2.1.0.
Highlights of Bodhi 2.1.0:
• Four fresh themes along with the elegant E17 Black and White theme have been added to the Live CD;
• Fresh builds of Enlightenment and Terminology have ... |
14 September 2012
04:20 GMT |
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For the most part, recycling is all about taking various items which would otherwise go to waste and breathing new life into them.
However, sometimes one feels the need to simply have some fun experimenting with highly innovative manufacturing materials.
From where we stand, this is precisely what designer Nitsan... |
14 September 2012
04:18 GMT |
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Do Not Track has gone from a Mozilla proposal to industry standard in a short amount of time. Even Microsoft got behind it as did most advertisers, in the US at least. One holdout though was Google.
Granted, as the biggest ad network out there, it is understandable why it was reluctant and why it could afford to ta... |
14 September 2012
04:09 GMT |
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The Enfal malware – best known for its involvement in the LURID targeted attacks – is still causing a lot of damage. Researchers have identified a number of 874 computers from 33 different countries to be infected with a new version of the malicious Trojan.
An analysis of the command and control (C&C) se... |
14 September 2012
04:07 GMT |
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By now, we all know that we’re not to believe everything we see in television because clever editing can put a different spin on almost any story. Even with this in mind, something was terribly off with Dina Lohan when she sat down for an interview with Dr. Phil.
A preview for Monday’s episode was just r... |
14 September 2012
04:05 GMT |
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The Redmond-based software giant announced on Thursday that all Windows RT tablets would be shipped with a free copy of Microsoft Office.
What's more, the company revealed in a blog post that this particular Office version would be called Home & Student 2013 RT, but the software won't be available on the f... |
14 September 2012
04:03 GMT |
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The idea of using milk to make plastic may sound far-fetched, but this video shows it works in practice. Milk contains casein molecules. This molecule is a monomer, and a chain of casein monomers is a polymer.
The steps of this experiment are provided in the Scientific American. You will need one cup of milk and fo... |
14 September 2012
04:00 GMT |
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The SATA 6.0 Gbps interface (SATA III) was and still is lauded for its bandwidth, but while it does have the ability to transfer files faster than what HDDs manage, it isn't fast enough for SSDs.
Switching to PCI Express solid-state drives, especially now that it is possible to boot from them, is the only alte... |
14 September 2012
03:58 GMT |
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iPhone enthusiasts in the United States interested in the purchase of Apple’s latest model can now pre-order it from Verizon Wireless as well.
The wireless carrier provides users with the possibility to reserve iPhone 5 units via its website, while informing them that shipments will arrive only on September 2... |
14 September 2012
03:56 GMT |
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Zentyal 3.0, a small Linux business server that can be configured as a Gateway, Unified Threat Manager (UTM), Infrastructure Manager, Office Server, Unified Communications Server or a combination of them, is now available for download.
Highlights of Zentyal 3.0:
· The distribution is now based on Ubuntu 12.... |
14 September 2012
03:50 GMT |
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Jesus Holyland (jesusholyland.com), a website advertised as the “ultimate source for the Israeli experience” has been defaced by Pakistani hacker Hitcher as a form of protest against the blasphemous Mohammed video - Innocence of Muslims - that has caused a lot of controversy in the past few days.
“... |
14 September 2012
03:35 GMT |
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Wireless carrier AT&T has opened the pre-order period for the new Apple iPhone 5 for all of its users interested in the new device. Just as announced on Wednesday, when the new handset was unveiled, reservations for the device were set to start just after midnight Pacific Time, and AT&T’s user can now pre-ord... |
14 September 2012
03:35 GMT |
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After months of anticipation and intense speculation, the first official trailer for Steven Spielberg’s latest film, “Lincoln,” is finally here. Check it out above in full.
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis (who is almost unrecognizable as himself) as the President, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tomm... |
14 September 2012
03:33 GMT |
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You can now officially buy an Apple iPhone 5 directly from its makers. Apple has updated its online store with options to choose one of two colors, and one of three storage capacities, but not one of several carriers. When purchased with a two-year carrier plan, the iPhone 5 is priced the same as its predecessor. It... |
14 September 2012
03:28 GMT |
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We're weeks away from the official debut of the brand new Windows 8 and, beside the obvious visual changes, the new operating system will also bring several speed improvements.
Windows 8 installs faster than the current Windows 7 and, what's more, it takes less space on your hard disk.
Microsoft Windows ... |
14 September 2012
03:28 GMT |
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Kodak went bankrupt because it was too slow in realizing where the industry was headed, and it was a bit late in selling the film, kiosk and commercial scanner divisions. Fujifilm doesn't plan to suffer the same hardship.
The latest press release from Fujifilm has revealed that the company is quitting while it... |
14 September 2012
03:19 GMT |
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The other day, a promo for the upcoming episode of Dr. Phil made headlines instantaneously after showing how an America’s Next Top Model finalist, Jael Strauss, had become a full-blown meth addict. Now, another ANTM girl is speaking out against the show.
As we also reported at the time the 30-second shocking ... |
14 September 2012
03:16 GMT |
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$20,000 (16,000 EUR) prize money, a new car, and zero billing charges when purchasing trips to the sporting event. This is what a fraudulent FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil website is promising Portuguese-speaking users in return for their credit card information.
The malicious website is cleverly designed, proudly displ... |
14 September 2012
03:15 GMT |
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26-year-old Nevin Yildirim became a legend amongst the women of Turkey after she shot and decapitated her alleged rapist. 35-year-old Nurettin Gider had allegedly been raping her for 8 months, which resulted in an unwanted pregnancy. The rapes apparently started in January, with Gider, her aunt's husband, ... |
14 September 2012
03:15 GMT |
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One thing that needs be remembered by those wanting to embrace a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle is the fact that green living is not just about saving the planet, but also about keeping fit. Besides paying close attention to what you put in your mouth, physical exercise should be a no-brainer. Just in c... |
14 September 2012
03:13 GMT |
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Version 0.8.69 of the e-book reader and management software Calibre was announced on September 14th, with some important new features and fixes.
Highlights of Calibre 0.8.69:
• A button has been added to the toolbar to switch themes easily;
• Users can now single out books from the failed metadata downlo... |
14 September 2012
03:12 GMT |
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Lumia 920, Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 handset, is expected to arrive on shelves in China exclusively at the largest wireless carrier in the country, China Mobile.
No official announcement on the matter has been made available as of yet, but Huang Guoqiang, director of Nokia China, has reportedly confirmed ... |
14 September 2012
03:07 GMT |
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Developer Sony Online Entertainment has announced that it is working at the moment to integrate another continent into the beta stage of Planetside 2 and that a third one for the planet of Auraxis will be available to the gaming crowd when the game is officially launched.
John Smedley, who is the leader of the SOE t... |
14 September 2012
03:05 GMT |
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Skype has just launched a brand new version of its popular software that allows users to sign in with Microsoft and Facebook accounts. This basically means that you are no longer required to create a Skype ID, so simply input your Microsoft or Facebook credentials and you are ready to go.
Facebook integration isn�... |
14 September 2012
03:00 GMT |
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Barrett Brown, journalist and self-proclaimed Anonymous spokesperson, was arrested yesterday while chatting with other activists. In response to the arrest, AntiSec hacktivists - presumably those who leaked the Apple UDIDs – have published what they claim to be the details of a number of 13 US government ... |
14 September 2012
02:53 GMT |
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Landscape, a tool developed by Canonical that can be used to manage enterprise-grade systems for large deployments of Ubuntu desktops, servers and cloud instances, has been upgraded.
Canonical thinks this latest update to Landscape will help IT departments cut their costs in a significant manner.
A research conduc... |
14 September 2012
02:52 GMT |
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We thought, for a little while, that Point of View wasn't going to launch anything other than the reference-clocked GeForce GTX 660 and 650, but we aren't sad to be proven wrong.
Like so many times before (with GTX 660 Ti UltraCharged, GTX 680 UltraCharged 4 GB for example), the company is building on its... |
14 September 2012
02:48 GMT |
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After Microsoft announced yesterday that it managed to disrupt over 500 strains of malware as part of its efforts to fight against the Nitol botnet, company officials step back in front of the media to issue a new warning.
Several new computers, all of them found in Chinese factories, got infected even before reachi... |
14 September 2012
02:38 GMT |
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Video game hardware maker Nintendo has announced that the Wii U home console will be launched in Europe on November 30 of this year.The console comes in two versions, a Basic one that only delivers the required hardware and a Premium one which comes complete with a the subscription to the Nintendo Network service.Nin... |
14 September 2012
02:31 GMT |
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David Tavares, the developer of Pear Linux, has announced yesterday, September 13th, on Twitter, that the first Alpha version of the upcoming Pear Linux 6 operating system is now available for download and testing. Dubbed Bartlett, Pear Linux 6 Alpha 1 is now based on the latest LTS release of the Ubuntu OS and it ... |
14 September 2012
02:24 GMT |
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“We’ll be back” reads a banner on the front page of the Apple online store. Currently down for maintenance, Apple’s web store is being updated with iPhone 5 listings, including carrier options, storage capacities, and a much-needed pre-order button. iPhone 5 comes in either white & silver or ... |
14 September 2012
02:23 GMT |
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Claiming that Google is the best place to work (and live) in the world is more like a cliché these days, but Microsoft apparently continues its efforts to at least get closer to its Mountain View-based rival.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer managed to bring a smile on everyone's face yesterday at KeyArena, a... |
14 September 2012
02:02 GMT |
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