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While TELUS, Bell and other Canadian carriers are offering the standard HTC One S smartphone, SaskTel decided to set itself apart and make a nice surprise to its customers at the same time by launching a special edition of the handset.
The regional carrier has just announced the upcoming availability of the HTC One ... |
17 May 2012
21:01 GMT |
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After tapping the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to pull down iPhone5.com, Apple now has one final step to obtain the domain from brand protection agency Corporation Service Company. As spotted by TNW, the details for WIPO Case D2012-0951 over iPhone5.com reveal that the decision is now “termi... |
17 May 2012
20:51 GMT |
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The people behind The Daily magazine, which saw its initial debut on the first-generation Apple iPad, have announced that iPhone and iPod touch owners can now join the fun, thanks to some recent optimizations for the 3.5-inch display. “The #1 Tablet News App is now available for iPhone,” says The Daily H... |
17 May 2012
20:41 GMT |
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THQ and Vigil Games have released the second video in the “Death Strikes” series, continuing the cinematic adventures of Death, the main protagonist from the upcoming Darksiders II hack and slash adventure game. Darksiders II has just received a new release date and THQ wants to make sure lots of people ... |
17 May 2012
20:31 GMT |
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Some fans have complained that the new real money Auction House system for Diablo III was created just so that Blizzard could get more money off the game, but the main designer working on the title says that the decision came directly from his own team.
The business division at Blizzard was informed about the plans ... |
17 May 2012
20:31 GMT |
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Since HTC and Sprint announced the launch of the EVO 4G LTE has been delayed indefinitely, there's been a lot rumors and speculations on what's going to happen with those who already pre-ordered their devices.
The bad news is that customers won't be able to cancel their HTC EVO 4G LTE pre-orders until... |
17 May 2012
20:01 GMT |
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Developer Naughty Dog has acknowledged that the character of Ellie in the newly launched The Last of Us trailer was rather different from that shown during the initial reveal of the game, which happened in December 2011.
Neil Druckmann, who is the creative director of The Last of Us, told IGN that, “When we ca... |
17 May 2012
19:41 GMT |
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The resume of a developer from Saints Row studio Volition has mentioned that the upcoming Saints Row 4 would be launched for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms, thereby confirming that the studio won’t wait for next generation consoles like the PlayStation 4 or Xbox 720 before unleashing its next big ... |
17 May 2012
19:41 GMT |
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Samsung trademarked lots of Galaxy names in the past couple of months, but it seems the South Korean can’t get enough of it and submitted more trademark applications.
This time around no less than six Galaxy names have been trademarked and are waiting to be attached to Samsung’s upcoming products.
The c... |
17 May 2012
19:31 GMT |
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Parents wanting their kids to get inspired from an early age might want to pick up “Who Was Steve Jobs?”, a nicely written children’s book that talks about the late Apple co-founder, how he grew up, a little bit about Silicon Valley, the industries Jobs left his mark on, and much more.“Who Was... |
17 May 2012
19:21 GMT |
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Samsung officially announced the upcoming availability of the Omnia M mid-range Windows Phone devices in Europe, a few days ago, and now it looks like the company plans to launch another smartphone based on Microsoft’s mobile platform, the SCH-S759.
Although we never heard of this Samsung SCH-S759, it’s ... |
17 May 2012
19:01 GMT |
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Nokia unveiled the international version of Lumia 900 at the International Consumer Electronics Show. However, the smartphone has yet to make its debut on the market.
Currently, Lumia 900 is available for pre-order in the UK, and the Finnish company has just confirmed it will launch the handset in Singapore as... |
17 May 2012
18:31 GMT |
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The next three Halo video games will be launched under the Reclaimer Trilogy name by developer 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft and the team working on the new universe already has the overall story laid out in broad strokes, covering the next ten-year period. Frank O’Connor, who is the franchise develop... |
17 May 2012
18:31 GMT |
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Although LG announced the upcoming availability of the Optimus LTE2 two weeks ago, the handset vendor failed to unveil the smartphone’s full specs sheet.
The world’s first smartphone top comes with 2GB of RAM inside, Optimus LTE2 is expected to arrive in South Korea sometime this week.
Today, the compa... |
17 May 2012
18:01 GMT |
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Video game publisher Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts have officially announced that they have reached a settlement in the lawsuit that was launched over allegations of unfair business conduct linked to the negotiations allegedly carried out with Vince Zampella and JasonWest, the former leader of developer Inf... |
17 May 2012
17:41 GMT |
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Twitter, by and large, is a public place. People tweet things they want many others to see. Twitter doesn't require people to use their real name, yet a lot of people do. But Twitter's fast paced nature has people churning out tweets that may not seem such a good idea a second later.
They can delete them o... |
17 May 2012
17:31 GMT |
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NPD DisplaySearch Senior Analyst Richard Shim is one of the first figures to discuss laptop Retina displays at large. He says manufacturers are beginning to ramp up production, and that the 15-inch and 13-inch versions are already available for Apple’s MacBook Pros. Shim also dishes out actual specifications, t... |
17 May 2012
17:31 GMT |
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Although Samsung did not confirm any plans to bring the Galaxy S III in Australia, it appears that the South Korean company will bring the third-generation Galaxy smartphone in the country after all.
The folks over at PC World Australia have just been invited to a launch event on May 31. The timing coincides with Ga... |
17 May 2012
17:31 GMT |
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THQ posted its financial earnings yesterday and, while the company is still in a difficult situation and was forced to delay several titles, it did emphasize the success of Saints Row 3: The Third and its more than impressive sales. THQ hasn’t been going through the best of times in the last few months, as aft... |
17 May 2012
17:11 GMT |
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Despite winning the Miss World title many years ago, Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is still considered the world's most beautiful woman – or was, until recently when fans went up in arms against her for refusing to lose the pregnancy weight. Rai gave birth last November and, unlike other celebrity moms... |
17 May 2012
17:01 GMT |
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Diablo 3 was finally released on the PC and Mac platforms earlier this week all around the world.
Sadly, while millions upon millions of fans eagerly awaited this moment, the period following its release wasn’t that great. The mandatory online connection to Blizzard’s Battle.net servers resulted in an ar... |
17 May 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Samsung wishes to show it cares about individual consumers and has just released an Android application to prove it.
The software is suggestively called “Samsung Cares” and serves as a hub for online support. Android users who decide to give it a try will find that the application comprises lots of FAQs,... |
17 May 2012
16:31 GMT |
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VIA has officially introduced the AMOS-3002 ultra-compact system that promises to withstand extreme temperatures, shocks and vibration. Called VIA AMOS-3002, the new computer is to be employed in telematics, digital signage, kiosks, in-vehicle control, machine to machine controller applications and various other em... |
17 May 2012
16:01 GMT |
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If a young Tyra Banks wanted to start her modeling career today, she couldn't because she'd be too fat for the size 0 trend that the industry is favoring right now. The model herself makes the claim in an open letter to The Daily Beast. Just recently, Vogue magazine announced that it was instating a ban a... |
17 May 2012
15:41 GMT |
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After Rogers, WIND Mobile and Mobilicity, Videotron is the next Canadian carrier to pick the Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone device.
There are no details on the phone’s available and price tag yet, but there’s a high chance it will go live for around $250 CAD outright.
One of the most affordable Windows ... |
17 May 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Crytek and Electronic Arts have unveiled a new series of Crysis 3 images, depicting not just screenshots of the upcoming game, but also quite a few pieces of artwork, which show off different environments. Crysis 3 is set to appear in 2013, but Crytek and EA are already hyping up the sci-fi shooter by releasing lots... |
17 May 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Mozilla has been working on this for a while, the support team has wanted it for a long time, but Firefox now comes with a "reset" button. The buttons is akin to "reset to factory defaults" in that it resets all settings to their defaults, but it does not delete any user data. This last part is very important and it ... |
17 May 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Jessica Simpson gave birth to daughter Maxwell, her first child, on May 1, but people are already talking about her losing the weight she gained while pregnant. Rosie Pope, star of Bravo's “Pregnant in Heels,” for one, believes we should all give Jess a bit more time to shift the extra weight. Spe... |
17 May 2012
15:01 GMT |
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The Galaxy Q is no news for Canadians as the smartphone is already available for purchase at various carriers across the country, including Fido, Mobilicity and WIND Mobile.
The latest operator to pick the Galaxy Q is Videotron. Customers can now purchase the smartphone for a reduced price of $39.95 CAD for $239.95 ... |
17 May 2012
15:01 GMT |
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FIFA is one of the biggest franchises in the world of games and developer EA Sports has promised that this year’s installment of the football simulation game will deliver revolutionary changes to the experience and will aim to capture the drama of real-world matches.
David Rutter, who is the executive producer... |
17 May 2012
15:01 GMT |
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UGNazi hackers claim they consider every government in the world to be corrupt and as a result, they target sites you would least expect. A good example is the one of the Government of Anguilla, a British territory in the Caribbean.
The hacktivists breached the website and leaked server details, database informatio... |
17 May 2012
14:51 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker TELUS has made available for purchase on its network a new device capable of providing users with 4G data transfer speeds, the HTC One S. The new mobile phone is available for purchase today for $99.99 (79 Euro) with the signing of a three-year contract agreement, but users can choose to ... |
17 May 2012
14:31 GMT |
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Naughty Dog has just revealed a brand new video for its upcoming The Last of Us survival title, this time showing off a cut-scene rendered with the game’s engine, in which the protagonists, Joel and Ellie, are driving through the ruins of Pittsburgh. Naughty Dog may be famous for several franchises, like the r... |
17 May 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Khloe Kardashian is the most vocal campaigner against bullying of the Kardashian sisters. There is a reason to her passion for the cause, and that's knowing what it feels to be bullied and hated for your looks, she says in a new interview. Speaking with E! News, Khloe recalls her bullied past and points out th... |
17 May 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Verizon pushed the latest software update for LG Revolution sometime in March. Since we don’t expect LG to offer an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade in the near future, we weren’t surprised to learn that Verizon Wireless plans to push another maintenance update for the Revolution.
Made official one year ago, V... |
17 May 2012
14:01 GMT |
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The first ever wikitown is about to go live. Wikipedia contributors embarked on an ambitious project just a few months ago, to fully transform a small historic town in England into a 21st century city fully connected to the internet.
In order to do this, volunteers plastered the town with QR codes, over 1,000 of the... |
17 May 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Research In Motion (RIM) plans to deliver an important software update to all developers who received its BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device.
The Canadian company announced via its Twitter account that is now working to deliver the update, and recommended all developers to make sure their requests are in the “Issu... |
17 May 2012
13:31 GMT |
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You'd think that a company fresh out of revealing a new, color, flexible display technology for e-readers would scramble to get such an item out as soon as possible.
Plastic Logic has just finished smashing and grinding into dust that particular assumption, having announced that it will not, in fact, use that ... |
17 May 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Verizon’s Motorola DROID 4 has been launched on the market a few months ago with Android 2.3 Gingerbread on board. However, the handset maker promised an Ice Cream Sandwich update will be delivered to all DROID 4 owners at some point. Unfortunately, after promising it will update its RAZR and XOOM devices in Q... |
17 May 2012
13:01 GMT |
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One of the latest Android-based handsets to become official from the Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation was the Desire C, an entry-level device that will hit shelves at 200 Euro ($255) unlocked. Packing a 600Mhz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor complemented by 512 MB of RAM, the smartphone was shaping up as a ... |
17 May 2012
12:51 GMT |
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On May 16th, at the inaugural Security Development Conference 2012 in Washington D.C., Microsoft unveiled that the adoption of Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) has expanded beyond the software industry. The Redmond-based software giant notes that SDL has already seen adoption from governments and businesses tha... |
17 May 2012
12:31 GMT |
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Today, part of the team at Softpedia was invited to be present at SONY’s World Photography Awards in Bucharest, Romania. During the photography exhibit we got the chance to receive a great presentation about SONY’s new NEX-F3 and SLT A37 digital cameras.We’ve already introduced you to the SONY SLT A... |
17 May 2012
12:31 GMT |
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Cryptic Studios, the developers of the Star Trek Online MMO, have announced that they have introduced the Ferasan race to their game, allowing gamers who have aligned themselves with the Klingon Defense Force to use them as part of their crew.
The new characters as described as “A felinoid species that origina... |
17 May 2012
12:11 GMT |
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The beta for version 6 of ESET’s line of products has been launched a very short while ago. Features such as Personal Firewall and Parental Control are available in Smart Security 6 beta only, while Idle-State Scanning and Scan While Downloading Files are present in Nod32 Antivirus as well.Another important fea... |
17 May 2012
12:10 GMT |
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It looks like Apple has managed to enforce a blockade over some HTC products that were about to make their entrance on the US smartphone market. So far, at least two HTC handsets, the One X and EVO 4G LTE have been delayed due to an exclusion order issued by ITC against these smartphones. Basically, HTC won’t... |
17 May 2012
12:01 GMT |
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GRAND FlaGallery is one of the best image gallery plugins for the WordPress platform. And this statement includes both Flash and non-Flash-based plugins. That's how good and packed of features GRAND FlaGallery is. Unlike most other WP plugins that share their licensing model between the WP-standard GPL and a co... |
17 May 2012
12:01 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team has kicked off yet another project aimed at bringing to the spotlight the capabilities of their browser. Partnering with Fox Studios, the team has launched the initiative as the Project Prometheus Training Center, which was designed entirely using HTML5. Based on the hypot... |
17 May 2012
11:39 GMT |
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In a paper entitled “Defense of Parenthood: Children Are Associated With More Joy Than Misery,” to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological Science, experts at the University of British Columbia argue that parents tend to be happier than non-parents. The finding is not as intuitive... |
17 May 2012
11:38 GMT |
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Mozilla's pioneering Do Not Track initiative, which has since been co-opted into an industry standard, not yet finished, paved the way for a different approach to privacy, one in which users had at least some say and control.
Do Not Track is by no means perfect, but it's a big step forward. One of the big ... |
17 May 2012
11:31 GMT |
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A group of engineers from the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, says that harnessing solar energy in space would be an efficient method of ensuring that the maximum amount of sunlight can be converted into electricity. The current would then be sent to Earth via lasers. This would indeed be renewable energy fo... |
17 May 2012
11:30 GMT |
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Ancient Egyptians may have been conducting observations of the variable star Algol, also known as the Demon Star, thousands of years ago. A papyrus called Cairo 86637 suggests that a calendar based on the star's variations may have had a significant influence on society. The conclusion belongs to a study entitle... |
17 May 2012
11:17 GMT |
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Norman the dog is already pretty famous, listing on his resume appearances on David Letterman and on Animal Planet. His latest trick is that of riding a bicycle.Check out the video above if you don't believe us. Owner and mom Karen Cobb says that the biggest challenge in getting two-and-a-half-year-old Norman to... |
17 May 2012
11:14 GMT |
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Canadian owners of XOOM Wi-Fi rejoice as Motorola has just announced the long awaited Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is now available for download.Ice Cream Sandwich for Motorola XOOM with Wi-Fi has been available for quite a while but only in the United States. Today, Motorola did the unthinkable and released... |
17 May 2012
11:11 GMT |
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If you ever had pets, be they dogs or cats, chances are you know how they react whenever you take out the vacuum to do some cleaning around the house. Hint: it can get pretty nasty. This doesn't apply to the apparently overweight cat in the video above, which constitutes the object of our new “viral of t... |
17 May 2012
11:06 GMT |
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PQI's USB 3.0 Intelligent Drive U821V is a flash drive through and through, but that didn't stop the company from branding it a traveling “disk.” There are no disks involved here, but we digress. Armed with a stainless steel case, it is unusual in that it doesn't actually have an USB plug... |
17 May 2012
11:04 GMT |
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The latest update for the free version of Disk Defrag from Auslogics is 3.4.3. It brings to the table plenty of changes, designed not only to improve the stability of the application but also to extend its functionality. The new release now checks for free space before creating a Rescue Center backup. If there isn&r... |
17 May 2012
11:01 GMT |
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Although the Optimus L7 was slated for an early May release in the UK, it appears that LG pushed back the launch of the smartphone.
The phone has been available for pre-order since March, but only a few retailers accepted pre-orders for the LG Optimus L7.
Today, Clove UK opened LG Optimus L7 pre-orders as well, wh... |
17 May 2012
11:01 GMT |
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Although the AMD Brazos 2.0 launch is still scheduled for next month, Japanese company Fujitsu is listing the new Esprimo EH30/HT desktop all-in-one system as available, on its official website. AMD’s APUs have been, and still are, a great success for the company and will probably help things change in th... |
17 May 2012
11:01 GMT |
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The iPhone 5 will almost certainly have a bigger screen, as reported by people familiar with the situation according to Reuters. Apple has reportedly tapped suppliers in Japan and South Korea to create 4-inch displays (measured on the diagonal), which would increase the real estate by 30 percent, these people said. ... |
17 May 2012
10:58 GMT |
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Cloud Linux, an innovative software company dedicated to serving the needs of hosting service providers, will exhibit at WHD.india and WHD.asia and will explain the current I/O limits and what solutions are available.
Cloud Linux Inc. is the developer of CloudLinux OS, a distribution based on CentOS and Red Hat tha... |
17 May 2012
10:58 GMT |
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It's just a matter of time before Kim Kardashian slips off into obscurity. After her divorce scandal, she's having a really hard time making friends or, for that matter, keeping the ones she has right now, claims a new report. Even though she's dating one of the most influential rappers / celebrities... |
17 May 2012
10:57 GMT |
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By utilizing one of the most advanced interferometry instruments in the world, named AMBER, a team of astronomers was recently able to observe the active accretion phase of a supermassive black hole.
What this means is that they were able to see the dark behemoth as it was gorging itself on matter accumulated in its... |
17 May 2012
10:54 GMT |
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It's been more than two months since Google has adopted its new unified privacy policy and, well, the sky hasn't fallen over.
That doesn't mean that Google is off the hook just yet, Europe's privacy regulators are very suspicious about the whole thing and probably more than a little bit irritate... |
17 May 2012
10:52 GMT |
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Samsung Russia has just posted on its official site a countdown to Galaxy S III’s availability. It appears that Russians will be able to purchase the smartphone beginning June 5 for no less than 29,990 rubles (960 USD / 750 EUR) outright.
Customers who pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III now will also receive a... |
17 May 2012
10:50 GMT |
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Apple managed to set the price of tablets high, and it even held it up there for a while, at the $500 / 470 Euro mark. That didn't stop the Chinese from making slates that are actually cheap though.
Right now we get to look at the A10, a 7-inch small wonder made by Shenzen-based manufacturer HuaYi.
Powered b... |
17 May 2012
10:44 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific research from experts at the Niels Bohr Institute (NBI), it would appear that the first galaxies to develop in the early Universe evolved a lot faster than previously calculated.
The study focused primarily on galaxies that began forming around 12 billion years ago, ... |
17 May 2012
10:42 GMT |
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In what will certainly be a historic event in television, ABC is airing a special on the Royal Family on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. A preview for it has been released and is now available online. You can also see it below, embedded at the end of the article. The Royal Family is known f... |
17 May 2012
10:42 GMT |
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Everybody’s favorite puzzle game, Bejeweled, has arrived in HD form on the iPad today. Priced at $3.99 US / 2,99 €, the new Bejeweled HD for iPad brings crisp, beautiful colors in four game modes. With its awesome Retina graphics and psychedelic colors, Bejeweled may leave your eyes hurting after only 10 ... |
17 May 2012
10:39 GMT |
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Diablo 3 has just been released and already players have uncovered one of the game’s biggest surprises, a secret level called Whimsyshire, which boasts cartoon visuals and rich graphics that sharply contrast the regular tone of the hack and slash game.
Diablo II impressed many players with its infamous secret ... |
17 May 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Another development build has been released for the upcoming Opera 12, which is currently in beta stage. Important fixes available in this update touch on out-of-process plugins (OoPP), hardware acceleration and the skin.
As far as GPU acceleration is concerned, the development team dealt with font bugs as well as t... |
17 May 2012
10:31 GMT |
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We wrote about the deal that Iomega made with McAfee, for installing VSEL on all StorCenter PX network storage products, and now we get to cover the newest member of that line.
Called StorCenter px12-450r multi-protocol network storage array, it is intended for VDI, database, storage-based and dedupe applications.
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17 May 2012
10:28 GMT |
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Fans of Sacha Baron Cohen must have known to expect nothing less of their idol than to crash the Cannes Film Festival to promote his latest film, “The Dictator” – which is precisely what he did. Famous for not coming out of character until he's done promoting a film, the comedian arrived i... |
17 May 2012
10:24 GMT |
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Some iCloud registrants are beginning to notice spam email in their Sent folders, despite having nothing to do with the unsolicited messages ending up in their friends’ inboxes. They believe they’ve been hacked, and they have taken to Apple Support Communities to seek answers. AppleInsider points out to ... |
17 May 2012
10:23 GMT |
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0 A.D., a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare with historically-based war/economy, that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of Western civilizations, is now at version Alpha 10.
The latest version of 0 A.D, Alpha 10, has been dubbed Jhelum and comes with a ... |
17 May 2012
10:18 GMT |
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After learning that the Azerbaijani government is planning a gay parade before the Eurovision competition, hackers decided to protest against the decision, so they breached eurovisionaz.com, the official site dedicated to the singing contest. “Ignoring its people’s honor and morals, Azerbaijan’s r... |
17 May 2012
10:14 GMT |
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The idea that athletes perceive and handle pain differently from other people has been around for a long time. Now, scientists say that analyzing how this pain suppression mechanism functions could result in the creation of more efficient pain management methods.
In a new study, a team of experts determined that pa... |
17 May 2012
10:10 GMT |
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Network-attached storage devices run their own operating systems, which means that they don't always get to use the same software as common PCs, something that owners of Iomega StorCenter PX units know well.
These network storage products for small and medium businesses run Linux, so administrators can't ... |
17 May 2012
10:04 GMT |
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BioWare has now officially launched a process that asks fans of the Dragon Age franchise to offer their feedback on the content launched for the series until now and is also seeking to see what they would like to get from the next game.
Jessica Merizan, who is a community manager working at BioWare, has written on t... |
17 May 2012
09:58 GMT |
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One of the great features that Windows 8 will arrive with is the improved support for multiple monitors, meant to provide users with an enhanced experience when it comes to multitasking. Through using a multi-monitor setup, people can become more productive than before by having their Windows spread across multiple... |
17 May 2012
09:56 GMT |
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It looks like Maxthon development team held to their promise and delivered a new beta build for the web browser today. One of the most important features in this new release is optimized support for HTML5. As such, Maxthon 3.3.9.600 beta now supports HTML5 Microdata and shows an increased score as far as HTML5 suppo... |
17 May 2012
09:41 GMT |
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Are you looking for a job? Well, if you're a good designer, live in London, UK, and you want a job at Canonical, now it's the right time to apply for one of the many positions offered by the company behind the popular Ubuntu operating system. There are the six design-related positions offered by Canonical... |
17 May 2012
09:34 GMT |
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Official Anonymous channels reveal that the site of India’s Supreme Court (supremecourtofindia.nic.in) and the one of the country’s All India Congress Committee (aicc.org.in) are being attacked, apparently as a form of protest against the instatement of website blockades.
Indian Internet service provider... |
17 May 2012
09:24 GMT |
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It seems that Nvidia’s new GK110 monster GPU will have 2,880 CUDA cores. The specification details have reportedly been rumored and allegedly confirmed by contacts close to Nvidia. Although this seems to be less than what a GeForce GTX 690 had to offer, the GK110 has a 50% wider memory interface that brings wi... |
17 May 2012
09:21 GMT |
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Sprint’s users can now have all content purchased from the Google Play Store added to their monthly phone bills, Google has just announced. The Internet giant unveiled a few weeks ago plans to offer carrier billing for all content in the store, and it is already making the feature available for its users. W... |
17 May 2012
09:21 GMT |
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Microsoft Office 365 is enjoying increased adoption around the world, with Hong Kong-based conglomerate Emperor Group being one of the latest companies to choose its capabilities. Microsoft’s productivity solution is now being provided to over 300 users primarily within Emperor Watch & Jewelry and more of the... |
17 May 2012
09:20 GMT |
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Samsung Galaxy S III is expected to arrive in the UK on May 31. The smartphone will be available from most carriers and authorized resellers across the country.
However, T-Mobile is one of the first carriers to open pre-orders for the Galaxy S III in the UK. The device is now available for £49.99 (80 USD/60 EU... |
17 May 2012
09:20 GMT |
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Tulisa Contostavlos is a judge on the British X Factor but, according to many, she has no right to be on the panel given her rather disappointing career as a solo artist. Above is her more recent performance that's keeping people talking. A short while ago, Tulisa performed her single “Young” on Brit... |
17 May 2012
09:19 GMT |
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After revealing details about the Daggerfall Covenant earlier during the week, the development team working on The Elder Scrolls Online has now offered some information on another factions that will be featured in the MMO, the Aldmeri Dominion. The faction will be represented by the eagle and the ouroboros and will ... |
17 May 2012
09:19 GMT |
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Three spaceflyers have reached the International Space Station today, May 17, at 0436 GMT, completing the Expedition 31 crew. The astronauts are scheduled to remain in space for four months rather than the usual six, due to the fact that the launch of their spacecraft was postponed for several weeks.
The trio took o... |
17 May 2012
09:17 GMT |
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Nicki Minaj's second single off the “Roman Reloaded” album, “Right by My Side,” has finally recived a visual companion. As if that wasn't amazing enough, it also boasts 2 cameos from two very big names in the industry. As fans must know, the track features vocals from none other th... |
17 May 2012
09:04 GMT |
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As we’ve mentioned on previous occasions, this year’s Hack in the Box (HITB) security conference in Amsterdam will feature a lot of great speakers and challenges. One of these will be the “Social Engineering and CTF Challenge” created and run by Sogeti Nederland B.V. “With #SSEC2012, So... |
17 May 2012
09:02 GMT |
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Iran is not letting go of the Persian Gulf Google "scandal" and is now threatening to sue the company over the matter. What's more, Google should be expecting serious damages over the matter. Where exactly Iran is going to sue Google and on what grounds is another matter.
Perhaps trying to take a neutral stance... |
17 May 2012
09:01 GMT |
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File Recovery application developed by Auslogics has been updated to version 3.3. Although optimizations abound in this release, fixes are also present.
The search conditions selection wizard interface has been modified so as to allow you to start the search at any point in the wizard. Also improved are the modules ... |
17 May 2012
09:01 GMT |
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Building small flying robots, for whatever reason, is a cool thing to do, so we couldn't pass up the opportunity of sneaking a glance in the direction of this small airplane.
Built by three members of MIT's CSAIL group, the MAV (micro air vehicle) has displayed a significant degree of ability in flying thr... |
17 May 2012
08:57 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download the Microsoft Face SDK Beta, a new resource to provide mobile app developers with the possibility to come up with new, appealing software for Windows Phone devices. Coming straight from Microsoft Research, this tool will provide developers with the latest face detection tec... |
17 May 2012
08:53 GMT |
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A new viral for Ridley Scott's “Prometheus” has been unleashed online, part of the series that also brought us the creepy droid David-8 and Peter Weyland's TED talk. Check it out above. This one features Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace of “The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo”), a scien... |
17 May 2012
08:49 GMT |
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The Nintendo 3DS handheld has posted another solid week in Japan for the period that ended on May 13, although overall sales were down when compared to those seen during the so-called Golden Week, while the new PlayStation Vita is continuing to disappoint. The 3DS has managed to sell 46,425 devices to gamers in seve... |
17 May 2012
08:40 GMT |
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In a paper published in the May 16 online issue of the top scientific journal Nature, astronomers propose that Sun-like stars can produce explosions up to 10,000 times more energetic than those that our parent star is known to have ever produced. These phenomena are known as “superflares.” The same team ... |
17 May 2012
08:38 GMT |
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Just as the Presidential campaign is heating up, here comes a movie that will focus on the heated topic of public education. “Won't Back Down” has gotten a new trailer, which you can see above. Directed by Daniel Barnz (“Beastly”) from a script he wrote with Brin Hill, the film tells the... |
17 May 2012
08:32 GMT |
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In a somewhat rare move, but one that should become common very soon, Google's latest big update to the search engine, the introduction of the knowledge graph, is available in the mobile version straight away, at the same time the desktop version is.
That may not seem like much, but big features are rolled out ... |
17 May 2012
08:31 GMT |
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Developer 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft have already revealed the November 6 launch date for Halo 4 and this means that the two companies are now delivering more information on the actual game modes for the upcoming shooter.One of the biggest changes is the new Halo Infinity Multiplayer experience that will ... |
17 May 2012
08:31 GMT |
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A 21-year-old man from the United Kingdom has been sentenced to serve 12 months in jail after the Southwark Crown Court found him guilty of hacking into another individual’s Facebook and email account. The breach took place on January 12, 2012.
According to the Metropolitan Police, Gareth Crosskey pleaded gui... |
17 May 2012
08:31 GMT |
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Robots usually need to incorporate locomotion in order to accomplish whatever they are meant to do, but for Toby Baumgartner's invention the situation is different. The project he came up with, and which still needs $2,600 in order to get off the ground, is for a robot whose whole purpose is to move aro... |
17 May 2012
08:26 GMT |
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Few were the horror films that really surprised audiences in a pleasant way in recent years, but “The Possession” stands good chances to be among them. A first trailer for it has just been released. The name and the plot of the title may be common horror fare, but the execution is definitely top-notch, ... |
17 May 2012
08:19 GMT |
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Private companies are continuing to play with what millions of internet users in India can and cannot see. Last week, several BitTorrent sites along with other stranger choices like Vimeo were blocked by at least one ISP. Now, others are joining, though the original block has been lifted in some cases.
There's ... |
17 May 2012
08:01 GMT |
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Windows phone users who are fond of playing games on their devices can now take advantage of a new Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week, which brings Bullet Asylum to them for only $1.99. The mobile game, which was released in the Xbox LIVE marketplace this year, costs $2.99 on a regular basis, but users can have it for less... |
17 May 2012
08:00 GMT |
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Some time ago Symantec revealed that the masterminds behind the now-infamous OSX Flashback Trojan made bundles of money. Further analysis, however, has shown that they may have failed to collect as a result of their operations.
Previously, we had learned that the fraudsters made money by displaying ads on compromis... |
17 May 2012
07:58 GMT |
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A person with ties to the display industry has confirmed for CNet that Retina LCD panels are ready for inclusion in the next-generation MacBook Pros.DisplaySearch Senior Analyst Richard Shim is quoted as saying that super high-resolution panels at 13.3- and 15.4-inches are already available from suppliers. These are ... |
17 May 2012
07:51 GMT |
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IKEA launched the Uppleava “TV stand” just last month and today it is finally available for retail in Europe. The price of the 24” model is starting at 960 USD. That means around 755 EUR for the non-demanding European furniture buyers, and the price goes up once the diagonal screen size increases. ... |
17 May 2012
07:49 GMT |
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By the dawn of next month, NVIDIA will finally have a mobile graphics processing unit capable of standing up to AMD's Radeon HD 7970M.
You'd have thought that NVIDIA would have launched its Kepler high-end mobile GPU by now, but that is not, in fact, the case.
The 600M series has only just begun to surf... |
17 May 2012
07:46 GMT |
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Wireless services provider T-Mobile has officially announced plans to provide its customers with the possibility to get two smartphones for the price of one. On May 18th, the company is kicking off a promotion that will last for 10 days, enabling users to get a second, free smartphone when purchasing a select 4G T-... |
17 May 2012
07:41 GMT |
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The development team at 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft have put out a new package of screenshots for the upcoming Halo 4, some of them linked to the multiplayer mode that was also officially revealed today.
The images are pretty impressive, showing off both core character Master Chief and Cortana and a numbe... |
17 May 2012
07:35 GMT |
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Last month, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the upcoming availability of its Nokia TV application for devices running under Windows Phone, though confirmed it only for users in its homeland country. Today, we learn that the mobile application is available for download for Nokia Lumia users in Finland, pr... |
17 May 2012
07:29 GMT |
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Mozilla is expanding the scope of the Do Not Track header, which is on its way of becoming an industry standard. It's been added to Firefox a year ago and now it's making its way into Thunderbird. You may not think ad tracking has anything to do with an email client, but there are several ways of tracking e... |
17 May 2012
07:11 GMT |
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With her busy music career and her efforts to break into film as a solid actress, not to mention being a single mom, Jennifer Lopez certainly has a lot on her plate. As such, it's not that much of a wonder that she's thinking of not returning to American Idol for a third season. A source confirms for US We... |
17 May 2012
07:10 GMT |
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HTC already confirmed plans to launch the One S in Canada through multiple carriers. Bell Canada, TELUS, Virgin Mobile and Koodo Mobile reportedly picked the HTC One S and are about to make it available on the market. Some of the carriers mentioned earlier plan to launch the smartphone today, while others may introd... |
17 May 2012
07:07 GMT |
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Social media platforms and popular instant messaging (IM) apps are great mediums for cybercriminals to spread their malicious elements. Trend Micro experts provide a great example of a worm that’s making its way to computers using such methods.
The researchers report that the piece of malware, identified as W... |
17 May 2012
07:05 GMT |
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LCD panel makers LG Display and AU Optronics are said to have received certification from Apple to start mass production of displays for the upcoming iPad mini, a rumored product that has been getting quite some attention in the media lately. We’re still not convinced Apple is rolling out this niche product, b... |
17 May 2012
06:51 GMT |
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Facebook is big, that's not news to anyone, so it's going to generate some pretty impressive stats month after month. Still, it's interesting to note just how big the site is, it's on its way to becoming the largest website on the planet and it would already be that if divided Google and the other... |
17 May 2012
06:41 GMT |
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The Linux Mint 13 Release Candidate was announced last night, on May 16th, and it is powered by Linux kernel 3.2 and based on the recently released Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system. Dubbed Maya, Linux Mint 13 RC comes with new features, such as the new MATE 1.2, Cinnamon 1.4, MDM Display Manager ... |
17 May 2012
06:41 GMT |
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HTC One X, the high-end quad-core Android-based mobile phone that HTC made official in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, arrives on shelves with a crippled multitasking experience, recent reports unveil. Apparently, users have discovered that the new tweaks that HTC introduced in HTC One X to hand... |
17 May 2012
06:41 GMT |
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Twitter customers may come across posts which claim that the social media site is about to start charging for its services. It’s nothing but a scam that’s after login credentials.
Twitter’s @safety reveals that the message may come via direct message (DM), which can make it even more legitimate-loo... |
17 May 2012
06:36 GMT |
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Like previous controversial games before it, Diablo III has seen its Metacritic user review score reach abysmal figures, as players, angry at the errors and the problems experienced at launch, have taken the average score for Blizzard’s new RPG to a paltry 3.6 out of 10.
Metacritic is supposed to be the benchm... |
17 May 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note ‘phablet’ is already one of the most popular phones in the Galaxy family, which is why the South Korean handset maker decided to launch different color versions.
The pink-themed Galaxy Note was already launched on the market last month, but it’s only available in South K... |
17 May 2012
06:21 GMT |
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The Release Candidate of Linux Mint 13 was announced on May 16th, it is powered by Linux kernel 3.2 and based on the recently released Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system. Linux Mint 13 will be released at the end of May 2012 and it will be supported for five years, until April 2017. Among its feat... |
17 May 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Twitter has been working on translating the site in as many languages as possible, for the past couple of years. The Twitter Translation Center, its crowdsourcing translation tool has been doing great so far, churning out translations for new languages in weeks.
Now, Twitter is adding six more languages to the cente... |
17 May 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Well-known graphics card expert Sapphire is launching today the Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC Edition video card, on its official website. This is a fast pre-overclocked video adapter that comes with an efficient cooling system. The card is built around AMD’s “Cape Verde XT” graphics processing unit ... |
17 May 2012
06:14 GMT |
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Research In Motion has been offering free premium applications for its BlackBerry 7 OS users for the past few months, but it seems that it is nearing the end of that promotion. Users were able to get 17 apps for free, though they would normally cost $77. Now, the company is informing them that the offer will expire... |
17 May 2012
06:01 GMT |
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Astrobiologists say that searching for life on moons such as Jupiter's Europa and Saturn's Enceladus is a very complex task. However, the effort can be made simpler by conducting proxy studies here on Earth, specifically at the edges of the Arctic ice sheet.
Both Europa and Enceladus have surfaces covered... |
17 May 2012
06:01 GMT |
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Razer usually makes mice and keyboards that have rounded edges and, generally, design elements that aim to convey a feeling of smoothness and power, all at the same time.
Whether or not the company really succeeds in its goals is something that buyers themselves will have to decide.
What we are going to do now is t... |
17 May 2012
05:59 GMT |
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This week, Google introduced Schemer, a new social service for iPhone and iPod touch users that connects to Google+ and allows you to post your plans for future activities, and even suggests some from the people in your circles. The Mountain View search giant developed this tool to enable users to have “s... |
17 May 2012
05:51 GMT |
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Nvidia has released version 295.53 of its graphics driver for Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD operating systems.
Nvidia 295.53 brings support for quite a few video cards: GeForce GTX 670, GeForce 605, GeForce GT 610, GeForce GT 630, GeForce GT 640, and GeForce GT 645.
The only other fix in this latest driver is for a bu... |
17 May 2012
05:48 GMT |
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A hacker that goes by the name of Anonymous Saint, or Nyre, has taken credit for the attack that disrupted the activity of The Pirate Bay. He claims he is “Anonymous, but no longer supports Anonymous.” “You must be wondering why did I attacked The Pirate Bay. I am Nyre. I am highly against Anonymou... |
17 May 2012
05:43 GMT |
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With new blood leading Yahoo, for the time being, it wasn't particularly wonder whether this meant the patent war against Facebook would change course. It seemed like Yahoo had a good chance to make amends and minimize the damage and, indeed, it seems that there are some preliminary talks concerning a settlement... |
17 May 2012
05:31 GMT |
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Intel and AMD central processing units can sometimes run really hot, which is why companies like Alpenfohn actually make a living off coolers.
Alpenfohn has a certain series of high-end CPU coolers that can let people overclock their chips without fearing repercussions. Much.
The greatest records still need waterc... |
17 May 2012
05:26 GMT |
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Video game publisher Ubisoft has announced that the RedLynx developed Trials Evolution has managed to sell more than half a million units on the Xbox Live Arcade service form Microsoft in just three weeks since it was launched on April 18.
Yves Guillemot, who is the chief executive officer at Ubisoft, has told inves... |
17 May 2012
05:26 GMT |
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Microsoft unveiled Halo 4’s final cover image earlier this week and the company has now posted a special video that shows off an animated version of the artwork that will decorate the game’s box in November, when it’s going to be released for the Xbox 360.
Halo 4 has received quite a lot of details... |
17 May 2012
05:24 GMT |
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Scientists conducting an investigation in the Gulf of Mexico have recently come across the wreck of a wooden-hulled ship that apparently sank around 200 years ago. The researchers were able to investigate the vessel using a Robotic Underwater Vehicle (ROV).
The scientific expedition, conducted by experts with the US... |
17 May 2012
05:18 GMT |
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A hacker known as CyberZeist has found that the website of Baidu, the largest search engine in China, and one of Intel, the world renowned semiconductor chip maker, contain cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.
We have explained the risks posed by such security holes numerous times, so this time we’ve le... |
17 May 2012
05:05 GMT |
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Windows Phone 8, the next major release of Microsoft’s mobile operating system, is expected to become official later this year, yet little is known on what to expect from it. Even so, it appears that Microsoft is hard at work with getting the OS ready for launch in late 2012, and a list of Windows Phone 8 bui... |
17 May 2012
04:59 GMT |
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In order to better understand how global warming and climate change influence ecosystems that naturally change at a fast pace, scientists have recently compiled an analysis of the evolution of the Columbia Glacier, in Alaska.
The formation originates in a massive ice field, located around 3,050 meters (10,000 feet)... |
17 May 2012
04:56 GMT |
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Open-Xchange, a provider of business-class open source collaboration software for enterprises and SaaS providers, has announced that Open-Xchange Server 6.20.4 is now available for download.
Open-Xchange 6.20.4 includes important updates for Open-Xchange Server 6 (OX6), OX SE (Server Edition), OX ASE (Advanced Serv... |
17 May 2012
04:55 GMT |
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Pinterest has been growing like crazy, even if it's slowing down a bit. It's like nothing we've seen before, though it will likely be overtaken by some hot new startup in the coming years. In the meantime, Pinterest is the company to watch. It's no surprise then that it's been able to raise ... |
17 May 2012
04:53 GMT |
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Apple Developer Program members have been greeted by a new release of Safari 5.2 this week, with instructions to test the web browser against the most recent builds of OS X Lion. Safari 5.2 Update 4 is the fourth pre-release seed of Safari 5.2 which Apple is now offering via its Safari Dev Center. The included seed ... |
17 May 2012
04:51 GMT |
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The name of Billy Bob Thornton will forever be linked to that of Angelina Jolie's considering how, at one point, they formed one of the wildest, boldest and good-looking couples in showbiz. She still has a soft spot for him after all this years, it has emerged. Life & Style magazine got a hold of the foreword Jo... |
17 May 2012
04:44 GMT |
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Deploying one key feature after another into standalone applications, Facebook has just peeled off Pages Manager which can be downloaded free of charge in the Australian App Store right now.Helping Facebook account holders “connect with their audience and keep up with activity on multiple Pages, all in one plac... |
17 May 2012
04:41 GMT |
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Video game developer Blizzard has issued an official statement about the launch period for Diablo III, assuring players that they are watching the way the game evolves and that they are doing everything in their power to improve the experience of the player base.
The statement says, “We’d like to extend ... |
17 May 2012
04:40 GMT |
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Shortages may be plaguing the high-end camera market, but that doesn't mean that manufacturers of such things are going to bat an eyelash, so Sony didn't shy away from launching a new one.
The device now making its first steps into the world has the benefit of a very carefully trodden road. As in the road... |
17 May 2012
04:40 GMT |
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Demonstrating solar electric propulsion technologies, capabilities and infrastructure in space is one of the main objectives that need to be reached before humans can establish a presence there. Engineers with Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. have just submitted such a mission concept study to NASA.
Their propos... |
17 May 2012
04:32 GMT |
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THQ has revealed that it’s looking to sell off the publishing rights to the Devil’s Third project, currently in development at Tomonobu Itagaki’s Valhalla Games, because it no longer fits the company’s “profitability profile.”
THQ announced a series of impressive titles last year,... |
17 May 2012
04:25 GMT |
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After breaking up from her longtime beau Stuart Townsend, Charlize Theron went off the radar for a few years, putting her career second while she focused on getting her personal life back on track. She will end this “break” this summer, when she has two movies coming out. To promote both “Snow Whi... |
17 May 2012
04:23 GMT |
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Most internauts may have noticed that the sites of The Pirate Bay and WikiLeaks have been disrupted as a result of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks, but those aren’t the only attacks launched recently. UGNazi hackers have also been up to their usual shenanigans, sending large numbers of pac... |
17 May 2012
04:18 GMT |
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Developer Ironclad Games and publisher Stardock Entertainment have announced that they have launched the third closed beta stage for their space-based real-time strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, allowing gamers who have pre-ordered the title to see what kind of changes have been made during development... |
17 May 2012
04:13 GMT |
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A team of investigators and volunteers from the Monash University and Museum Victoria announce the discovery of important fossils in southeastern Australia. The bone fragments indicate that at least seven different species of meat-eating, theropod dinosaurs lived in the area millions of years ago.
Theropods is the g... |
17 May 2012
03:57 GMT |
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Though people may not have learned about it, high-end camera lenses have been experiencing their own episode of undersupply lately.
You aren't bound to easily notice it, since shortages usually mean higher prices, a difference that isn't obvious on things that already cost a fortune.
Anyway, demand for ... |
17 May 2012
03:56 GMT |
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Rockstar has decided to reward those who got Max Payne 3 this week with a free batch of downloadable content, in the form of the Gorilla Warfare Pack, which includes an actual Gorilla Mask, but also a Lucky Coin item and a Booby Trap one.
Max Payne 3 has just appeared on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this week and ... |
17 May 2012
03:45 GMT |
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“WikiLeaks has been under sustained DDOS attacks over the last 72 hours. www.wikileaks.org is good, wikileaks.org is flooded,” read a tweet posted on the site’s Twitter account roughly 12 hours ago.
The identity of the individuals that have launched the attack is unknown, but the timing may indicat... |
17 May 2012
03:41 GMT |
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Using data from an American telescope, scientists have recently created the most complete survey of potentially hazardous asteroids in our solar system. The dataset includes information about the space rocks' total number, their origins, and the nature of the dangers they could pose to our planet.
The observat... |
17 May 2012
03:39 GMT |
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Next month, the world will get a taste of the processing power of LG’s first smartphone to be powered by a quad-core application processor, the LG Optimus 4X HD. Made official at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Android-based device promises great performance capabilities, along with appealing grap... |
17 May 2012
03:34 GMT |
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Apple is teasing members of its AppleSeed customer program by mentioning potential “hardware-specific” software updates that may include “special features,” as well as bug fixes, enabling Mountain Lion builds to work well on certain types of hardware. The Apple Software Customer Seeding enabl... |
17 May 2012
03:22 GMT |
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As the premiere of season 7 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians is literally around the corner, Kris Jenner is doing some press to put to rest some of the most outrageous rumors now making the rounds online. She took the time off work to sit down with Matt Lauer for an interview – you can see video for it below... |
17 May 2012
03:21 GMT |
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Officials from the American space agency announce that experts at the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena, will soon assume control of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite. The university will be in charge of spacecraft operations and data management.
These two objectives will be pursued using... |
17 May 2012
03:21 GMT |
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Sony has just revealed some more PSP games and PS minis titles that PlayStation Vita owners can now download and play on the new handheld platform, as well as some that will soon be available for the portable device. Quite a few great games were released for the PlayStation Vita earlier this year, when the console m... |
17 May 2012
03:10 GMT |
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Yesterday we revealed that The Pirate Bay was being targeted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack that disrupted the site’s activity in a number of locations worldwide. As we suspected, Anonymous didn’t have anything to do with the attack.
“YES The Pirate Bay is down. YES it's unde... |
17 May 2012
03:10 GMT |
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Volition, the development studio best known for their recent work on the Saints Row series, is now rumored to be working on a project linked to the new generation of home consoles, a full new game linked to the franchise, in addition to also being involved with the inSane trilogy and with an unannounced downloadable ... |
17 May 2012
03:04 GMT |
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THQ has confirmed that Darksiders II, its recently delayed hack and slash game, will be launched on August 14, in North America, and August 17, supposedly, in Europe. Quite a lot of gamers, who fell in love with the sharp mechanics from the original Darksiders, await its sequel. Sadly for them, the hack and slash e... |
17 May 2012
02:40 GMT |
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Apple has released a new update to OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 noting that certain types of hardware are no longer supported (though only temporarily), while others may even gain specific features.The Cupertino, Calif. computer giant is informing registered developers that “a pre-release version of t... |
17 May 2012
02:36 GMT |
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RunCore may not have given its newest solid-state drive the fastest interface in the world, but it did give it something that will make the day of people who want to be absolutely, undeniably certain they can make it impossible for others to see their files.
The InVincible SSD goes to more absurd lengths to erase y... |
17 May 2012
02:32 GMT |
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Video game publisher Activision Blizzard is now trying to get a 30-day delay for the upcoming trial in which it will face accusations from Vince Zampella and Jason West, the pair of former leaders of Infinity Ward who are accusing the company of illegally firing them in order to avoid paying bonuses linked to the lau... |
17 May 2012
02:30 GMT |
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Yesterday, NTT DOCOMO unveiled to the world plans to bring to the market in Japan a wide range of new handsets running under Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, and the newly unveiled Galaxy S III was one of them. Given the hype around this smartphone’s launch, it did not come as a... |
17 May 2012
02:16 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has been long rumored to plan the release of handsets running under Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 operating system, but nothing has been officially confirmed on the matter for the time being. However, it appears that the company’s distributors have been already in... |
17 May 2012
01:45 GMT |
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