236 articles found
One nurse is taking legal action against a Michigan hospital after she and other black nurses were barred from caring after a newborn on account of the color of their skin. Tonya Battle, 49, tells USA Today that she could not even believe what was happening to her.
According to court documents obtained by the publi... |
18 February 2013
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Two brothers in Kansas couldn’t believe their luck when they found out they were in possession of a winning lottery ticket. To celebrate their $75,000 (€56,062) win, they bought drugs and got the party started at their home.
It all ended badly, with the both of them in the hospital after they accidentall... |
18 February 2013
23:32 GMT |
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Khloe Kardashian, a reality star who launched her career on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, was one of the oddest choices ever for a co-host on X Factor. After just one season, she’s been fired.
Insiders familiar with negotiations for the new season are telling the tabs, as cited by Reality TV Magazine, that... |
18 February 2013
23:16 GMT |
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Tsuyoshi Odera, a programmer working at developer Platinum Games, reveals that the unique cutting mechanic of the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was hard for the Platinum Games team to implement because its memory requirements.Siliconera translates an official blog post from the developer who says, “I ... |
18 February 2013
21:41 GMT |
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The popular Smurfs' Village game for Android devices has just received a major update that brings new content to those who play the addictive title.
Keep in mind that while Smurfs' Village is free to download and play, the game charges real money for any additional in-app content.
Speaking of which, devel... |
18 February 2013
21:31 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Alcatel has made available for purchase in India yet another affordable Android-based smartphone, namely the OT 5020E, which runs under Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform, in addition to the OT 4005D and OT 4010E that we reported on recently.
This handset is currently listed a... |
18 February 2013
20:51 GMT |
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What we know: Star Citizen is a space-based simulation game from Roberts Space Industries that wants to create a complex universe using the CryEngine 3 technology.
The team wants to give players both a single-player campaign that’s similar to Wing Commander and a multiplayer online space.
The single player wi... |
18 February 2013
20:41 GMT |
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Microsoft relaunched its Scroogled anti-Google campaign approximately ten days ago together with a brand new petition supposed to show the search giant that looking into Gmail accounts to serve relevant ads is not a fair practice.
Sadly for Microsoft, the petition has barely attracted 8,800 signatures, even though t... |
18 February 2013
20:11 GMT |
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Actions, a productivity tool which controls apps running on your Mac or PC from your iPad, now features Snippets, the ability to save and import sets, a target system redesign, and some important fixes.
Actions offers shortcuts that allow users to quickly copy and paste text, read their email, open web pages, contro... |
18 February 2013
19:41 GMT |
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Luxury phone brand VERTU is expected to bring its newly launched Android-based VERTU Ti to shelves in India next month, the latest reports on the matter suggest.
Featuring a 3.7-inch sapphire crystal screen that should be virtually scratch-proof, the handset also comes with a titanium case, and should easily prove ... |
18 February 2013
19:41 GMT |
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There are only a few FTP clients available on the Windows 8 platform, but mFTP is definitely one of the best choices.
The application has just received an update that brings some interface changes and important bug fixes, according to the release notes.
Truth is, the changelog is a bit scarce for the time being, bu... |
18 February 2013
19:31 GMT |
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I am not the kind of player who likes multiplayer matches and I rarely jump into one, especially in a first-person shooter like Aliens: Colonial Marines.
I’ve already had a little time with the game during the Gamescom 2012 event and the team-based experience impressed me enough that I spent about three days p... |
18 February 2013
19:31 GMT |
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We reported yesterday on the upcoming availability of Huawei Ascend Y210D, which was supposed to be officially unveiled on February 28.
However, it looks like the Chinese handset maker has decided to make it official much earlier, especially since the phone has been available for purchase for quite some time.
Custo... |
18 February 2013
19:31 GMT |
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South Korean handset maker LG announced earlier last month it would launch the Optimus G in more countries starting February.
Although the smartphone was officially released on the market last year in August, the Optimus G was shipped with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform out of the box.
The new model is del... |
18 February 2013
19:01 GMT |
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The TwitchTV iOS client, which puts the full Twitch experience on your iDevice so you can watch all of your favorite gaming videos on the go, has been updated with featured/promoted streams.
TwitchTV 2.3 is out in the App Store with featured/promoted streams, full-screen chat when AirPlay is active, a refresh button... |
18 February 2013
18:51 GMT |
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Eidos Montreal's ongoing unannounced project, presumably Thief 4, might finally be revealed in the coming months, at least according to the résumé of a former employee who worked on the game. Eidos Montreal impressed millions of people with Deus Ex: Human Revolution and is currently in charge of t... |
18 February 2013
18:41 GMT |
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Sony Mobile’s Xperia Z flagship handset arrived in Japan several weeks ago, and it has already registered increased interest from users in the country, though it seems that the handset vendor is aiming for more.
We have already had the chance to have a look at various promotional videos with the device, and n... |
18 February 2013
18:41 GMT |
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Wim Stocks, an executive at Virgin Gaming, believes that sports simulations like Madden NFL and FIFA have a bigger potential appeal for eSports watchers than titles in the first person shooter or the strategy genre.The executive is quoted by VG247 as saying that, “people who watch sports understand what’s... |
18 February 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has just announced that Skype for Windows 8 would display advertisements provided by Emirates, as part of an agreement between the two companies. The ads will be displayed basically everywhere throughout the application, including in the main screen, but also on the messenger and audio or video call pages.... |
18 February 2013
18:11 GMT |
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Sony is not yet officially talking about its next generation of home consoles but a leak coming from the company states that the PlayStation 4's price in the United Kingdom will be set at 300 British Pounds, which is equivalent to 465 dollars (347 Euro).GamesIndustry.biz quotes the estimated price, whi... |
18 February 2013
17:58 GMT |
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Rootkits, the malicious applications that hide the presence of malware on a computer, can be highly problematic threats, which is why users are always advised to keep an efficient removal tool at hand. The Rootkit Remover released by Bitdefender is a great tool for this task.
Bitdefender Rootkit Remover is capable o... |
18 February 2013
17:41 GMT |
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The new Destiny shooter from Bungie might have just been officially revealed but the team is already talking about the kind of experience it plans to offer and how it will bring an element of fun back to the genre.Jason Jones, one of the co-founders of Bungie, tells ShackNews that, “What's hard is keeping ... |
18 February 2013
17:29 GMT |
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One of the best web browsers money can buy (and this one’s free), Dolphin Browser for iPhone version 7.2 is out with some much needed stability and performance improvements, including some tweaks that should make Evernote users very happy.
Dolphin Browser users have been whining about some bugs lately, but Mob... |
18 February 2013
17:21 GMT |
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Computer maker ASUS has been long rumored to plan the launch of a new Android-based device called Fonepad, and it seems that an official announcement on this is getting nearer.
Said device has just received the necessary approvals from the Global Certification Forum (GCF), featuring GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz and WCD... |
18 February 2013
17:21 GMT |
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Minute Physics doesn't get as many updates as it used to these days, but when it does, they're usually quite good.
The latest video aims to explain everything, that is to say, the universe, not a small undertaking in one minute. Which is probably why the video is close to three minutes.
Obviously, you�... |
18 February 2013
17:21 GMT |
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The development team at EA Sports gives fans a new screenshot for the upcoming Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 which is surprising because it suggests that the Devil might actually be a playable character linked to a new Night Golf mode.The official Twitter account for Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 says, “SNEAK PEAK of the n... |
18 February 2013
17:16 GMT |
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Dean Hall, the developer of the DayZ mod for ArmA 2, says that he has not yet figures out the monetization process that he will use for the upcoming standalone version of the game.He states on his personal blog that, “There are issues with the DLC model we would want to avoid. We’re hoping we will be so s... |
18 February 2013
17:03 GMT |
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This February 18, two statisticians working with the Rice University went public with the news that people who, for one reason or another, spend considerable amounts of time exposed to high levels of air pollution are more likely to experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Their statements concerning the ways in... |
18 February 2013
16:51 GMT |
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There are plenty of file managers available in the Windows Store right now, but in case you’re looking for a full-featured software solution that could really help you manage your files with ease, it’s pretty clear that you must have a look at Modern File Explorer.
As you may guess by simply reading its ... |
18 February 2013
16:51 GMT |
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Archaeologists exploring England's Dartmoor National Park have recently come across a 4,000-year-old burial chest to which they now refer to as “one of the most significant historical finds in a century.” As they explain, the inside of this burial chest contained bones, teeth, textiles and jewelry.... |
18 February 2013
16:51 GMT |
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Australian Internet users, particularly customers of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, are advised to be on the lookout for bogus notifications in which they’re informed that a security upgrade has been made to NetCode. “Your NetCode SMS authentication system has been disable for your protection. You are h... |
18 February 2013
16:51 GMT |
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On the occasion of a London Fashion Week 2013 outing, singer Boy George has unveiled his newly slimmed down figure – but same fabulous style. Click on the image above to see how he looks today.
For reference, here is a photo of him in 2012. You can clearly see he’s lost a lot of weight.
Before the pap... |
18 February 2013
16:31 GMT |
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50-year-old Jackie Winston-Jones from Chershire now shares her home with a pony. More precisely, the animal lives in the woman's front room, which was slightly altered (i.e. turned into a stable) so as to meet the pony's expectations concerning interior design.
Apparently, the pony now living in Jackie�... |
18 February 2013
16:31 GMT |
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A Dutch company named KeyGene and the international tire manufacturer Apollo Vredestein are now looking into the possibility of using dandelions as the primary raw material for manufacturing car tires.
By the looks of it, dandelions contain naturally occurring latex in their roots, and it is precisely this material... |
18 February 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Owners of BlackBerry Z10 handsets can now download and install on their smartphones a new highly appealing application, in the form of BitTorque, which is nothing more than a native BitTorrent client for the BlackBerry 10 platform.
The mobile application arrives on devices with various network modes, including Wi-F... |
18 February 2013
16:01 GMT |
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DVDStyler, a cross-platform, free DVD authoring application that allows video enthusiasts to create professional-looking DVDs, is now at version 2.4.1.
Highlights of DVDStyler 2.4.1:
• Some new templates have been added;
• New frame button and object have been added;
• New ellipse button and object h... |
18 February 2013
16:01 GMT |
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A PhD researcher currently working with Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University is well aware of the fact that the practice of using cotton to manufacture clothes has a tremendous ecological footprint.
Hence Dawn Ellams’ decision to figure out a way of manufacturing so-called wooden jeans. According to Inhabitat, t... |
18 February 2013
15:51 GMT |
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Developer Ben Frost has released Bass Drop Drum and Bass for iPhone and iPad, a free app designed for anyone who listens to Drum and Bass and would like to create their own tunes.
The app lets you play DnB synths, bass lines, drum and percussion loops, sound effects, and some really “dirty” noises.
The... |
18 February 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Australia’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has released its first Cyber Crime and Security Survey report, a study that provides valuable information on the impact of cyber incidents on Australian businesses, including ones that operate critical infrastructure.
According to the report, 90% of the respo... |
18 February 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is getting ready for the launch of new software updates for its HTC Rezound and DROID Incredible 2 devices. The wireless operator has already approved the updates for these devices, though it seems that there will be only a series of enhancements delivered to them for the time ... |
18 February 2013
15:31 GMT |
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A Sega games tester has come forward and revealed that the Wii U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines, which is expected to appear later this year, isn't actually better than the PC, PS3, or Xbox 360 editions which already appeared last week and were immediately criticized for their various downsides.
Aliens: Co... |
18 February 2013
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If you’re a fan of “running” games like Temple Run and Subway Surfers, you might also enjoy taking The Forest of Fear for a spin. Unlike the aforementioned blockbusters, this one’s in 2D. But the experience is truly unique. Developer Valery Sherstnev decided to distribute this one free of cha... |
18 February 2013
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While some researchers are busy getting ready to perform a state-of-the-art bionic hand transplant, other scientists are about to debut a series of human clinical trials meant to test the efficiency of a groundbreaking method of treating paralysis.
The paralysis treatment set to be tested on human patients in just ... |
18 February 2013
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The number of employees working in Microsoft’s campus in south Fargo is growing really fast, so the company may need to lease extra space as soon as 2015. The three buildings on the main campus are almost full, according to a statement of Don Morton, Microsoft Fargo site leader, so sketching some expansion pla... |
18 February 2013
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Canonical had to calm down quite a few people when they announced that the Unity Dash searches will also be done online, but now they are determined to nip the problem in the bud by installing a so-called “incognito” mode into the operating system.
Various solutions were proposed for solving this problem... |
18 February 2013
15:30 GMT |
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The powerful, lightweight and extremely popular Transmission BitTorrent client for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows operating system reached version 2.77 a few minutes ago.
Transmission 2.77 has been posted on the official website of the notorious application designed to download magnet and torrent files.
This version ... |
18 February 2013
15:22 GMT |
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Kate Upton is often in a position in which she has to defend herself against critics calling her “fat” or even saying she has no right to call herself a “model” because of it. As it turns out, it’s not rare that she has to put in extra hours at the gym or go on a diet cleanse to prepare ... |
18 February 2013
15:11 GMT |
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Wanderlust, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, Scratches: Director’s Cut and Restaurant Empire II are the video games that are part for the new Weekly Deal section of the Steam digital distribution service.Gamers will be able to get the new titles with up to 75 percent off until February 25 at 10 AM Pacific... |
18 February 2013
15:02 GMT |
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Well, well, well, what have we here? Yes, the above screenshot is from the Ubuntu website, which means that (most probably) Canonical will announce a tablet OS based on their amazing and powerful Ubuntu operating system.
Looks like Canonical is trying really hard to get into the mobile market, as they are now teasi... |
18 February 2013
15:02 GMT |
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This past Friday, a group of people sailing in the waters off the coast of San Diego came across a dolphins mega-pod. By the looks of it, the pod of dolphins was made up of roughly 100,000 such animals.
As one can easily notice in the video above, the dolphins were pretty much coming from all directions, and some of... |
18 February 2013
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Microsoft has serious problems when it comes to the Surface with Windows 8 Pro supply in the United States and Canada but, despite all these problems, the recently released device is now the fourth bestselling tablet at Best Buy. Just like the editors over at Microsoft-news.com spotted, the Surface Pro comes fourth ... |
18 February 2013
14:41 GMT |
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David Tavares announced at the end of January that the Pear OS wallpaper contest for the upcoming Pear OS 7 (Corella) Linux operating system is open for submissions.
So, it looks like the Pear OS developer wants you to submit quality photos a.k.a. desktop backgrounds for his upcoming Pear OS 7 distribution, codenam... |
18 February 2013
14:38 GMT |
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The Oregon Zoo is now home to a baby river otter whose annoyingly adorable looks are already causing quite a stir amongst members of the staff.
According to the zoo employees in charge of looking after it, the baby North American river otter only weighs about 12 ounces (roughly 350 grams) for the time being.
Howe... |
18 February 2013
14:31 GMT |
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The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 is making a comeback as the most pirated movie on the web after spending several weeks in the top 10 a few months ago when the movie first came out.
It was just a poor TS copy then, but it's now available in glorious detail as a DVD rip. The upside is that this will be th... |
18 February 2013
14:11 GMT |
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Crytek has just posted yet another video of its upcoming Crysis 3 shooter, this time showing us the different lethal weapons that can be used by protagonist Prophet throughout the upcoming game. Crysis 3 is out later this week in North America and Europe and already developer Crytek has released lots of different vi... |
18 February 2013
14:11 GMT |
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Owners of the Windows Phone 8X by HTC smartphone on Bell’s network in Canada are currently reporting the landing of the Windows Phone 8 Portico software update on their phones, a few months after devices on other networks got a taste of it. The update will arrive on devices as version 8.0.10211.204, and shoul... |
18 February 2013
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If you thought Vin Diesel’s cover of Rihanna’s “Stay,” which he posted on his Facebook on Valentine’s Day, was amazing, wait until you hear Adam Lambert’s version. Check it out in the video above.
He performed it in Seoul, South Korea on the first night of the We Are Glamily tour... |
18 February 2013
13:51 GMT |
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Google Chrome's auto-update mechanism is great, so great that the vast majority of people don't even know it exists. All they know is that their Chrome is always up to date and they don't have to do anything about it.
Except, of course, when it's not up to date. It's a rare problem, but it d... |
18 February 2013
13:41 GMT |
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Vulnerability Lab researchers have provided Softpedia with the details of an iOS 6.1 vulnerability that could be exploited to bypass the password lock (code lock) on iPhones and iPads, allowing an attacker to gain access to everything that’s stored on the device. “The vulnerability is located in the main... |
18 February 2013
13:41 GMT |
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We’re pretty sure that Microsoft expected the number of apps available in the Windows Store to skyrocket in early 2013, but it seems like it’s only growing at a very slow pace. According to MetroStore Scanner, an unofficial source that keeps track of the apps submitted to the Store, there are nearly 43,0... |
18 February 2013
13:31 GMT |
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Owners of a Galaxy S II LTE smartphone on the network of Canadian wireless carrier Rogers can now download and install the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system on their devices, recent reports suggest.
The new firmware release for the Samsung SGH-I727R is landing on devices as version I727RUXUMA7, a recent pos... |
18 February 2013
13:21 GMT |
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Evolution, a complete solution that provides integrated mail, address book and calendaring functionality to users of the GNOME desktop environment, is now at version 3.7.90.
Highlights of Evolution 3.7.90:
• Schedule actions with higher idle priority have been fixed;
• Editing a signature now refreshes pr... |
18 February 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently announced that Windows Live Messenger would be officially retired on April 8, but the company is now sending out emails to all registered users to inform them about the change.
Windows Live Messenger will be discontinued in early April for English language clients, while Brazilian Portuguese u... |
18 February 2013
12:41 GMT |
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In addition to full HD, 5-inch and larger smartphones, this year is also expected to bring along the very first such device to sport a transparent screen, at least this is what the guys over at Polytron Technologies claim.
The company has already showcased a prototype smartphone completely transparent, and says tha... |
18 February 2013
12:21 GMT |
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Developer Eugen Systems and publisher Focus Home Interactive are revealing four new screenshots for their upcoming Wargame AirLand Battle, to celebrate the launch of the official website, which is filled with information about the real-time strategy experience.
The team says that the site “explains how its sol... |
18 February 2013
12:11 GMT |
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Obfuscate.js deals with a problem developers have when working with sensitive data on a Web page that could get exposed in certain situations to unauthorized users. This jQuery plugin was initially developed by its author, Mikko Ohtamaa, to help him get debugging advice without exposing the content of the page to ot... |
18 February 2013
12:01 GMT |
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Facebook may not be making the same kind of money Google does, but it's doing good business and revenue is growing fast. But Zuckerberg has even more reasons to celebrate, not only is Facebook bringing in more money, it's keeping more of it as well.
In fact, Facebook isn't paying any taxes for 2012, d... |
18 February 2013
11:31 GMT |
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After confirming to the world its Destiny project yesterday, Bungie has now released a wide variety of artwork from its upcoming game, including ones that show the world of the new title, as well as its unique enemies and creatures.
Destiny was eagerly awaited by millions of Bungie fans, as people were looking forwa... |
18 February 2013
11:31 GMT |
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BlackBerry 10, the latest operating system flavor coming from the Canadian handset vendor BlackBerry, has been around for less than a month, and still lacks some applications that users want the most. While there’s an official Twitter client available for the platform, it packs a series of bugs that could det... |
18 February 2013
11:31 GMT |
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After launching the original Half-Life and Counter-Strike 1.6 Beta on Steam for Linux, Valve has now started to push updates for the two games.
Both games are pretty stable, especially after so many updates over the years, but it seems that the version for the Linux platform will need some further improvements.
Her... |
18 February 2013
11:28 GMT |
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Apache Tomcat, an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies, developed under the Java Community Process, is now at version 7.0.37. Highlights of Apache Tomcat 7.0.37: • Ensure that concurrent requests, that require a DIGEST authentication challenge, receive diffe... |
18 February 2013
11:22 GMT |
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QEMU, a generic and open source emulator and virtualizer that can run OSes and programs made for a different machine, is now at version 1.4.0.
QEMU 1.4.0 supports virtualization when executing under the Xen hypervisor or using the KVM kernel module in Linux.
Highlights of QEMU 1.4.0:
• Improved support for MS... |
18 February 2013
11:15 GMT |
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Mike Tyson was in Chicago the other day when he learned that his former rival Evander Holyfield was also in town on business, being scheduled to appear at a promo event – so he thought he’d just drop by. Fans will remember the June 1997 match when an incredibly volatile Tyson bit (and spit out) a chunk of... |
18 February 2013
11:09 GMT |
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While people are divided on whether NVIDIA will release the GeForce GTX Titan graphics card today (February 18) or tomorrow (February 19), more information continues to trickle in. Egypt Hardware is once again acting the part of leak springer. The website has published a benchmark in which the GeForce Titan is pi... |
18 February 2013
11:03 GMT |
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Tsuyoshi Odera, a programmer at developer Platinum Games, says that the team working on Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was forced to modify the engine of the game in order to match the impressive trailers that showed Raiden cutting up enemies in many different ways.
In a blog post translated by Siliconera, the devel... |
18 February 2013
10:50 GMT |
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There are many card games available on Windows 8 platforms, but Freecell undoubtedly remains one of the most popular titles ever released. That’s why we’re pretty sure that Freecell HD will appeal to quite a lot of Windows 8 adopters, as it brings eye-candy graphics, several designs for the board and the... |
18 February 2013
10:50 GMT |
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Dr. Ranjan Batra is now a part of history, after he was instrumental in getting Mississippi to finally ban slavery after seeing Steven Spielberg’s latest movie, the critically acclaimed “Lincoln.”
This might sound like a made-up story but, as it turns out, it’s true: because of clerical error... |
18 February 2013
10:49 GMT |
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Anonymous hackers have issued a new statement for Operation Egypt (OpEgypt). The hackers threaten to keep attacking Egyptian government sites, including, but not limited to, the ones of the Ministry of Information, Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Interior.
“Mr. Morsi does not seem to understand the co... |
18 February 2013
10:46 GMT |
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As we wrote earlier today, new information about the Oscar Pistorius murder case has been revealed. Police encountered a cricket bat, which had a large quantity of human blood on it. While there is no confirmation about the blood belonging to the victim yet, the athlete's girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, there are ... |
18 February 2013
10:44 GMT |
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Netgear has recently released firmware version 2.2.9 for their PTV3000 wireless display adapter. The update comes with a long list of fixes, from which Miracast support stands out.
Beside the mentioned addition, HDCP connection error issue with some Sony mobile phones has been fixed, as well as the system lockup iss... |
18 February 2013
10:44 GMT |
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Amazon has announced that it has terminated its contract with a German security company, which was overseeing its warehouses in the country, after allegations of links to the neo-Nazi movement.
A documentary by the German public TV channel ARD revealed the links as well some alleged abuses by the staff.
The compa... |
18 February 2013
10:42 GMT |
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For those that don't live in the USA, President's Day is a sort of national holiday that always happens on the third Monday of the month of February. Seeking to make some cash off the occasion, Mimoco has launched USB flash drives bearing the faces of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Each president ... |
18 February 2013
10:38 GMT |
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Vodafone and defense contractor BAE Systems have teamed up for a period of five years. During this time, they’re determined to provide their customers with a wide range of security products and services. The first order of business is the creation of a cloud-based mobile security solution called Vodafone Mobil... |
18 February 2013
10:37 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has been rumored for a while now to be planning the launch of its next Android-based flagship smartphone on March 15, but it seems that it will do so one day earlier, on the 14th of the month, in New York, new reports suggest. Dubbed Galaxy S IV, the handset is expected to pa... |
18 February 2013
10:36 GMT |
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Remember when we gave Digisocial a chance, reporting on its existence with a few jokes about its not-so-original functionality? Well, the social network is picking up steam, and the developers have released version 1.1 for all its users on iOS devices.
Digisocial, described as “a simple way to capture and shar... |
18 February 2013
10:36 GMT |
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On February 18, Canonical published details about a Boost vulnerability for its Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) operating system in a security notice.
According to Canonical, gBoost incorrectly validated certain UTF-8 sequences.
It was discovered that the Boost.Locale library incorrectly validated some invalid UTF-8... |
18 February 2013
10:32 GMT |
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Konami has just released a brand new video for its upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance game, this time showing off the Desperado Elite, a group of high-tech enemies that protagonist Raiden will have to take down.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance promises to deliver a top-notch hack-and-slash experience that, while... |
18 February 2013
10:28 GMT |
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Eric Hirshberg, the chief executive officer at Activision, says that his company is interested in exploring the unique nature of video game streaming for competitive events and wants to enhance the public’s participation.
He is quoted by VG247 as saying that, “I feel like there’s an organic thing t... |
18 February 2013
10:28 GMT |
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Last we heard about AMD's Radeon graphics card portfolio, the Sunnyvale, California-based IT player had decided to delay the launch of Radeon HD 8000 video boards until the fourth quarter of 2013. Now, new information has come to light, thanks to the teleconference call that the company has held with members o... |
18 February 2013
10:26 GMT |
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Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the immediate availability for download of yet another maintenance release for the stable Linux 3.0 kernel series.
Linux kernel 3.0.65 has just a few changes and features added, with a couple of driver fixes.
"I'm announcing the release of the 3.0.65 kernel. All users of the 3.0 ke... |
18 February 2013
10:21 GMT |
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Anonymous hackers targeted several Cyprus government websites on Sunday in an attempt to disrupt the presidential elections.
The hacktivists urged their supporters to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks against several websites, most of them owned by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Interi... |
18 February 2013
10:13 GMT |
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Despite the rumors about powerful processor and more memory, at least one developer believes that the coming generation of consoles from both Microsoft and Sony will be unable to match the computing power delivered by the mainstream PCs.
Cevat Yerli, the leader and founder of Crytek, tells Eurogamer that, “Wit... |
18 February 2013
10:03 GMT |
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Pragha, a lightweight music player for GNU/Linux, based on GTK+ and SQLite, which aims to be fast and complete, is now at version 1.1.2.
Pragha 1.1.2 features full integration with GTK+2 and GTK+3, two panel designs inspired by Amarok 1.4, library with multiple views, appropriate tags or folder structure, tag editin... |
18 February 2013
10:01 GMT |
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An Apple retail store in Boulder, Colorado was the target of three rocks, or boulders, on Saturday morning when a hooded bandit made a $64,000 (€47,000) grab leaving pricey damage behind. Boulder Police said the bandit threw three rocks through the custom-made front glass doors of the Boulder retail store to br... |
18 February 2013
10:01 GMT |
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Kscope4 1.7, a project that aims to port the 1.6.0 version Kscope to KDE4 and Qt4 (which in turn is a GUI frontend for cscope), has been announced.
Kscope4 1.7.0 is intended to search for a set of files or to call a `project\' for the definition. All the cscope commands are usable and a graph part has been... |
18 February 2013
10:01 GMT |
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The video above hit the online community a few days ago, and it has already managed to score over one million views. Needless to say, this is probably because these pooches are nothing if not ready to prove people that, when it comes to doing the “Harlem Shake,” having an annoyingly adorable face truly ... |
18 February 2013
09:59 GMT |
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In 2008, Travis Barker, drummer for Blink-182, survived a plane crash that claimed the lives of 4 other people – and spent a long while in hospital recovering from the injuries sustained. He’s yet to recover from the trauma though.
Barker and his Blink-182 mates were supposed to travel to Australia on t... |
18 February 2013
09:57 GMT |
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In recent times, U.S. presidents have not been regarded among the wealthiest people in the country.
Back in the day, however, the first U.S. president, George Washington received a salary totaling 2% of the country's budget. He is the richest of the 10 top-grossing U.S. presidents in history, 247 Wall St reveal... |
18 February 2013
09:56 GMT |
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Facebook is expanding its operations in Dublin, Ireland where its European headquarters are located, by adding 100 new positions to complement the 400 or so employees it has there already.
Most of the positions are either in sales and user relations while some are data center employees, meaning Facebook is only expa... |
18 February 2013
09:54 GMT |
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Earlier today (February 18, 2012), we said that NVIDIA would launch the GK110-based GeForce Titan before the day was out, but it looks like this won't be happening.
Instead, the Santa Clara, California-based company allowed the official press slides to leak through Egypt Hardware, but decided to withhold the b... |
18 February 2013
09:51 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently released the Office 2013 productivity suite, so the company is now trying to convince users to upgrade to this new version of the software.
Even though it brings quite a long list of improvements, Office 2013 will be locked to just a single computer, according to a report released by The Inqui... |
18 February 2013
09:49 GMT |
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Security solutions provider Avast! has launched a Twitter contest. The winner will be rewarded with an Avast! license.
So what do you have to do to participate?
First of all, you must follow Avast’s Twitter account. Then simply let everybody know the first thought that comes to your mind when you think of sec... |
18 February 2013
09:42 GMT |
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The development team at Kojima Productions is looking to hire project engineers for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and for the new Fox Engine that will power the new Solid Snake experience.
The company is also looking to hire a brand manager and plans to do quite a bit of recruiting at the upcoming Gam... |
18 February 2013
09:42 GMT |
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Earlier today, we reported on the appearance of the first photos of the NVIDIA GeForce Titan graphics cards, and its full specifications, but there might have been two things we missed. As the folks at WCCFtech were kind enough to point out, Titan has two very specific assets that its predecessors do not. One of th... |
18 February 2013
09:41 GMT |
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Sony Mobile’s flagship Xperia Z Android smartphone is now available for purchase in France via Sony’s own online store, in both Black and White clothes. The handset is listed as in stock now, with a price tag of €649 ($868) attached to it, SIM-free. The Purple version is out of stock at the moment,... |
18 February 2013
09:37 GMT |
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Sega has confirmed that Aliens: Colonial Marines is currently being affected by an issue that corrupts the save game data on the title's Xbox 360 edition after the optional installation is completed.
Aliens: Colonial Marines came out last week and, while a lot of fans were looking forward to its release, the sh... |
18 February 2013
09:34 GMT |
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The search for dark matter may be getting closer to an end as researchers operating the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) instrument, mounted to the side of the ISS, are teasing the scientific community with clues to a big announcement coming in a couple of weeks.
The team isn't ready to make the big announceme... |
18 February 2013
09:31 GMT |
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Developer Cloud Imperium reveals that it has managed to get more than 8 million dollars (5.97 million dollars) in funding for its upcoming Star Citizen, significantly more than it managed to gather via the Kickstarter campaign that took place during 2012.
At the moment, there are more than 142,000 backers for the sp... |
18 February 2013
09:30 GMT |
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The Framers Gallery in central London has held an exhibit honoring the Internet meme we all know and love – the LOLcat.
According to The Wonder Gallery, the exhibit by Soapbox & Sons, curated by Art Director Jenny Theolin was titled “LOLcat – Teh Exhibishun.”
A LOLcat is described on Wi... |
18 February 2013
09:29 GMT |
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MSI’s GT60-0NG Workstation now has a full drivers list available on Softpedia. All the drivers are compatible only with Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
The graphics driver powers the Quadro K2000M card from NVIDIA, and gives users a unique video experience on the ... |
18 February 2013
09:28 GMT |
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The producing of traditional weapons is not as profitable as it used to be. The withdrawal of troops from countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan has resulted in considerable drops in sales for arms manufacturers. Which is why, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), arms dealers ar... |
18 February 2013
09:23 GMT |
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On Friday, President Barack Obama slipped off the radar for what the Washington Post describes as a guys’ weekend in Florida. It also included a golf tournament with the biggest name in golf right now, Tiger Woods.
The Post notes that the White House refused to offer details on the event, save to release the ... |
18 February 2013
09:21 GMT |
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Great puzzle games with personality and charm are quite rare, as many prefer just to turn themselves into platformers and offer only the most basic of challenges. The Bridge, however, isn't such a title, as the downloadable game made by independent developers Ty Taylor and Mario Castañeda consists of a s... |
18 February 2013
09:21 GMT |
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Netgear's Push2TV PTV3000 is a set-top box that owners of HDTVs might have bought, or considered buying, as a means to bring TV broadcasts to their living rooms.
Netgear has now updated the adapter with support for Miracast.
For those who do not know, Miracast is an open standard, developed by the the Wi-Fi Al... |
18 February 2013
09:14 GMT |
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Vuze Client, an end-to-end application that acts as a complete Bittorrent downloader without slowing down the computer, is now at version 4.9.0.0.
Vuze Bittorrent Client 4.9.0.0 is relatively lightweight and can be used to download torrents and even act as a search engine.
Highlights of Vuze 4.9.0.0:
• Suppor... |
18 February 2013
08:59 GMT |
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Another chassis has been launched, but this time we aren't looking at a regular case like Sharkoon's model, or the Thermaltake Urban S21, but a chassis that trades affordability for customizability.
The Spire X2.6018, part of the MOD series, is not the most expensive PC case we've ever seen, but its ... |
18 February 2013
08:54 GMT |
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The development team at CD Projekt RED working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt says that it is using Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as a model, but that it is aiming for a higher level of quality and for more personality.
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the game director working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, tells Ga... |
18 February 2013
08:48 GMT |
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Stendhal, a fun, friendly and completely free multiplayer online adventure game, with an old-school feel, is now at version 1.06.
In Stendhal, players will meet over 250 NPCs, experience tons of unique quests, and will have to protect the land and the people from danger.
Highlights of Stendhal 1.0.6:
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18 February 2013
08:47 GMT |
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Reps at Maker's Mark are apologizing for the company's plans to water down their bourbon whiskey, setting to return to the recipe their loyal customers have long known and loved.
Chief Operating Officer Rob Samuels is responding to a flood of online comments on their decision by expressing the company'... |
18 February 2013
08:45 GMT |
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Apple has yet another security bug to squash in iOS 6.1.2 (or whatever incremental release they decide on next).
A person working in an education environment has published a demonstration video (embedded above) to show how anyone with physical access to an iDevice can bypass the setting for “Don’t Allow ... |
18 February 2013
08:43 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has been rumored lately to be planning the launch of a new series of Windows Phone-based Lumia devices, and some more confirmation on the matter has emerged. Apparently, the previously leaked Nokia RM-914 and Nokia RM-885, expected to arrive on shelves as the Lumia 520 and Lumia 720... |
18 February 2013
08:37 GMT |
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True to its promises, The Pirate Bay has went ahead and reported the Finnish anti-piracy group CIAPC to the local police for infringing The Pirate Bay's copyrights with a "parody" site.
The group outright copied The Pirate Bay's CSS code and only replaced the logo on the homepage with an image of a sinking... |
18 February 2013
08:37 GMT |
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As part of its ongoing Evolution of PlayStation series, Sony has just posted a brand new video that recaps the performance of its current PlayStation 3, ahead of the announcement of the PlayStation 4 later this week.
Sony is getting ready to present to the world the PlayStation 4 on February 20 at a special conferen... |
18 February 2013
08:31 GMT |
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ASRock has released a new BIOS for their A55M-VS motherboard. This update supports Windows 8 and improves USB compatibility.
Along with the improvements mentioned above, the changelog notes that “Ultra Fast” is only supported if Windows 8 is installed on GPT format and the graphics adapter supports UEFI ... |
18 February 2013
08:29 GMT |
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Only last week, the news that Russia's Chelyabinsk region was hit by a meteor took the online community by storm. Some meteor fragments recently found in this part of the country prove that Russia was really hit by something from outer space, and not by something made by humans, as one Russian politician claim... |
18 February 2013
08:27 GMT |
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Microsoft is still struggling to deal with the 128 GB Surface with Windows 8 supply crisis, even though the company promised to make more units available at its stores during this weekend. Now several users are confirming on the official Surface blog that some Best Buys across the United States received a limited nu... |
18 February 2013
08:27 GMT |
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Payment systems provider ACI Worldwide has released a new version of Proactive Risk Manager, a solution that allows financial institutions, payment processors and merchants to detect and mitigate fraud attempts.
Proactive Risk Manager 8.1 comes with a number of new and better features, including enhanced behavioral ... |
18 February 2013
08:24 GMT |
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And now we know for certain that another “Die Hard” film will be made: the latest installment in the franchise, the critically panned “A Good Day to Die Hard” has just finished the weekend atop the US and international box office. Even though the film failed to impress critics (and myself a... |
18 February 2013
08:20 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices may no longer make it a point to have processors capable of battling Intel's on the top-tier market, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have high-end CPUs and APUs. There definitely are such chips, which means there need to be motherboards ready to receive them.
ASUS has just int... |
18 February 2013
08:19 GMT |
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NVIDIA has released its most recent driver, version 314.07 from the Release 313 family, and it’s the GeForce Game Ready driver for Crysis 3. The single GPU and SLI performances in this game are increased by up to 5% and 65%, respectively. But that isn’t the only game that has its performance increased. G... |
18 February 2013
08:13 GMT |
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The UK Metropolitan Police Service has announced the start of a five-week campaign called “It’s probably nothing but…your call could save lives.”
The campaign encourages Londoners to join the fight against terrorism by calling the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321 if they see or he... |
18 February 2013
08:13 GMT |
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Just last week Reddit started accepting bitcoins in its store. Now, Mega is doing the same, roughly half a bitcoin will get you one month of Mega Pro I, which comes with 500 GB of storage. For three times that, you get 4 TB of storage. Users get 50 GB for free, but anyone needing more storage space and more bandwid... |
18 February 2013
08:13 GMT |
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Tomorrow, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation will make official a new handset in its wide lineup of Android smartphones, supposedly the HTC One, previously spotted online as the M7.
The company has already confirmed plans to unveil something tomorrow, but it did not offer specific info on what will be lau... |
18 February 2013
08:11 GMT |
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Mary J. Blige is again in a world of financial trouble, having just been hit with a tax lien for not paying her taxes in the State of New Jersey. This isn’t the first time that the singer is in the spotlight for financial issues. TMZ has obtained documents that show that the singer has failed to pay her taxe... |
18 February 2013
08:05 GMT |
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Clash of Clans, the popular combat strategy game for iPhone and iPad, has received an update recently which covers a wide range of game elements, including heroes, units, defense, and the gameplay itself.
A game that lets you build your village, train your troops and battle with others online, Clash of Clans version... |
18 February 2013
08:05 GMT |
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It was not very long ago when a Bald Eagle got stuck upside down in a tree and needed help freeing itself. One other bird of prey recently went through a rather similar experience, meaning that it got tangled in some power lines and had to patiently wait for others to jump to its aid.
The people who eventually mana... |
18 February 2013
08:00 GMT |
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A player called adonys has put together a set of configuration files for the recently launched Aliens: Colonial Marines that are specifically designed to improve the overall graphics quality of the game, which gamers were disappointed with on launch.
The guide comes complete with instructions on what to change and w... |
18 February 2013
07:58 GMT |
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Microsoft is believed to be working on two different Windows versions, one called Windows Blue and likely to be the first major makeover for Windows 8, and a second one baptized Windows 9 and expected to be the successor of the new OS. Chances are that Windows 9 will come with a new Internet Explorer version and, gi... |
18 February 2013
07:54 GMT |
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An Israeli soldier is being investigated for posting a picture that revealed he was targeting a Palestinian child with his rifle.
Once 20-year-old Mor Ostrovski uploaded the image attached to this article on Instagram, Breaking the Silence caught on to it.
The Israeli veterans' association made officials awa... |
18 February 2013
07:53 GMT |
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Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the immediate availability for download of Linux kernel 3.4.32 LTS (long-term support).
Linux kernel 3.4.32 introduces various fixes, as well as driver improvements and improved Arch support.
Highlights of Linux kernel 3.4.32 LTS:
• Remove artificial restriction on RQDPC stat read... |
18 February 2013
07:52 GMT |
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Owners of a Samsung Galaxy X Cover 2 GT-S7710 can now download and install the first firmware release for their handsets.
The software has emerged over at SamMobile and is reportedly available for download though their website, based on Google’s Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system.
In fact, this is th... |
18 February 2013
07:51 GMT |
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Since the quarrel with Samsung is more or less over now, LG is ready to invest more in the research, development and manufacture of organic light emitting diode displays.
Samsung accused LG of stealing its OLED technology, and this put pressure on both companies, especially after LG counter-sued Samsung.
The two ... |
18 February 2013
07:50 GMT |
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Christoph Waltz was the host of the latest issue of Saturday Night Live and one of the skits that’s gotten more people talking was the faux trailer for “Djesus Uncrossed.” You will find it in full below. Fans will know that Waltz attained worldwide acclaim for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s... |
18 February 2013
07:45 GMT |
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Kevin Mitnick, the famous hacker and the author of “Ghost in the wires,” was hired by President Rafael Correa to secure the elections that took place on Sunday. The security expert was assigned to secure the Net Lock computer systems utilized to tabulate the elections.
“I'm here in Quito... |
18 February 2013
07:43 GMT |
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On February 18, Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the immediate availability for download of the forth maintenance release for the stable Linux 3.7.x kernel series. Linux kernel 3.7.9 comes with quite a few patches, and an upgrade is recommended to all users of the previous versions, even if it’s just a maintenance... |
18 February 2013
07:41 GMT |
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Microsoft and 343 Industries have just released a batch of new screenshots with their upcoming Majestic Map Pack DLC, showing off the three new levels that are included in the add-on: Landfall, Monolith, and Skyline.
Halo 4 is set to receive a brand new paid downloadable content pack later this month, as the Majesti... |
18 February 2013
07:39 GMT |
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There are several applications aimed at Windows 8 adopters that come with wallpapers and high-resolution photos supposed to be used as lock screen backgrounds, but here’s one more tool that claims it deserves a chance.
Simply called “Backgrounds,” this new app promises to offer “a big collect... |
18 February 2013
07:35 GMT |
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Sometimes when you download a free game, you get what you paid for. Unlike the real Angry Birds from Rovio Entertainment, this clone from developer Menno Spijkstra, Angry Spermies, is not something you want to load your device with. Angry Spermies may have a catchy name, but that’s pretty much the only positiv... |
18 February 2013
07:33 GMT |
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Unveiled back in November, Nokia 206 has just made its debut in South Africa. The feature phone can now be purchased for only ZAR 760 outright, which is about $85 or €65.
According to Telecompaper, Nokia 206 is available in a wide range of color options, including cyan, magenta, yellow, black and white.
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18 February 2013
07:31 GMT |
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Keiko Fukuda, the highest-ranked female master of judo, has died at the age of 99, reports say. According to the San Francisco Gate, Fukuda was taught by master and judo founder Jigoro Kano.
She is pictured above teaching the sport at the Soko Joshi Judo Club in Noe Valley, San Francisco. This picture was snap... |
18 February 2013
07:29 GMT |
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LG’s 5.5-inch Optimus G Pro smartphone has already been made official in South Korea, the mobile phone maker’s homeland market, but it won’t arrive in other countries around the world for the next few months, it seems. The handset vendor confirmed plans to launch the device in North America starti... |
18 February 2013
07:21 GMT |
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The development team at Visceral Games and publisher Electronic Arts is offering fans of the upcoming Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel a new video, which shows the effects that the Overkill feature will have on the game world.
The official description from the development team states, “Watch Alpha & Bravo... |
18 February 2013
07:16 GMT |
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A group of hackers has managed to breach the official website of Malaysia’s Department of Information. The cybercriminals have published a fake post which announced that the country’s Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, had resigned. According to Digital News Asia, the false statement was publish... |
18 February 2013
07:14 GMT |
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Manjaro, a Linux Distribution based on well-tested snapshots of the Arch Linux repositories and 100% compatible with Arch, is now at version 0.8.4 RC2.
Highlights of Manjaro 0.8.4 RC2:
• The look and feel for XFCE has been updated;
• Support for the E17 edition has been added;
• Support for the Openb... |
18 February 2013
07:12 GMT |
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Kaifu Lee quit as the head of Google in China to start doing his own thing. Since then, he's become quite a visible face in the country and has been quite outspoken on plenty of topics including criticizing the government. That has gotten him "muted" on Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo for three days, he revealed on... |
18 February 2013
07:11 GMT |
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Battlefield 3 developer DICE has just posted a wealth of details about the four new maps that are included in the upcoming End Game expansion for the popular first-person shooter, in the form of Operation Riverside, Nebandan Flats, Kiasar Railroad, and Sabalan Pipeline.
Battlefield 3 came out back in 2011 and develo... |
18 February 2013
07:07 GMT |
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The Windows Phone 8 Portico platform release reportedly packs a rather odd messaging bug which appears when trying to add more text to a message after using voice to write the rest of the content. The issue, found to affect at least the Nokia Lumia 920 devices on AT&T’s network, was signaled by Todd 4 Tech, w... |
18 February 2013
07:01 GMT |
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Not one to let Sharkoon enjoy the limelight all on its own, Thermaltake has revealed a mid-tower desktop case of its own, one that Amazon's German website is already accepting pre-orders for. Amazon has the dedicated page for this product right here, though it does not offer any photos of it. Fortunately, the ... |
18 February 2013
06:58 GMT |
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Hewlett Packard has this nifty little app called HP ePrint that does wireless printing. iOS devices are already capable of doing that out-of-the-box (with iOS 4.2 and newer versions), but if you want more features, HP has you covered.
HP ePrint lets you print from your iDevice over Wi-Fi, via the Internet to an HP e... |
18 February 2013
06:41 GMT |
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Mobile phone users in India can now purchase two new Alcatel smartphones in the country, both of them running under Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, namely the Alcatel OT 4005D and OT 4010E. Alcatel did not make an official announcement on the release of these devices, but both of them are al... |
18 February 2013
06:41 GMT |
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Beyonce is opening up in ways she never has before, thanks to her HBO docu-film “Beyonce: Life Is but a Dream,” which premiered the other night. You can see it in full below.
Offering a unique glimpse into the life of one of the most powerful women in the industry, the documentary is made up of footage ... |
18 February 2013
06:31 GMT |
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Last month, Nokia officially announced that its affordable Lumia 620 Windows Phone 8 handset would go on sale in India in early February. Unfortunately for Windows Phone fans, the Finnish company has just confirmed for IBNlive that Nokia Lumia 620 won't arrive in India until the first week of March. No other e... |
18 February 2013
06:31 GMT |
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“Ladies and gentlemen, the Alabama Shakes!” SNL host Christoph Waltz said while extending his hand to introduce the musical guest of the night. Below are two videos of the two tracks the band performed.
If you don’t know who Alabama Shakes is, I can guarantee it’s not a name you’re lik... |
18 February 2013
06:00 GMT |
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Microsoft Corporation is out with a new version of its (not-so-hot) search engine, Bing, for mobile platforms. Having already been available on iPhone and iPod touch, a native iPad version was required. And today, it’s here. Microsoft is proud to release its iPad-native version of Bing iOS, delivering full sup... |
18 February 2013
05:59 GMT |
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The big launch for the coming week is Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the new action title created by Platinum Games and Kojima Productions and published by Konami.
The game allows players to control Raiden as he takes a battle-filled road to redemption.
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18 February 2013
05:59 GMT |
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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has been busy since arriving at the ISS in December. He's also made some time for the experiments he has to run, presumably.
Most of his time seems to be occupied with tweeting breathtaking photos from space, chatting with William Shatner, doing live concerts and generally bei... |
18 February 2013
05:56 GMT |
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Joe Rickey Hundley, the man accused of slapping a toddler on a flight last week, has been fired from his job, reports say. 60-year-old Hundley of Hayden, Idaho was a group vice president with the company and held an executive position with Unitech Composites and Structures. KMSP quotes a statement by AGC Aerospace ... |
18 February 2013
05:51 GMT |
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This year, it was John Legend who kicked off the NBA All Star game with a rousing rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner.” Check it out in full in the video above. While hearing the National Anthem must be a powerful experience for any American, hearing Legend doing it justice must be doubly so. As we ... |
18 February 2013
05:49 GMT |
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Users of Evernote Hello have been reporting a lot of instances where the reference app would crash on them. Evernote has just pushed out an update to address these woes. Evernote Hello 2.0.1 fixes many bugs, including one that caused the app to crash on start, one that caused it to crash while taking pictures, and ... |
18 February 2013
05:45 GMT |
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It’s no secret that Windows 7 is the most popular operating system in the entire world, but some new data provided by StatCounter for the first two weeks of February confirms that Microsoft will have a very tough job making Windows 8 the top choice. Windows 7 is currently installed on 52.6 percent of all compu... |
18 February 2013
05:43 GMT |
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Alicia Keys is, without a doubt, one of the most impressive live performers out there. However, her 10-minute set at the NBA All Star Game was not one of her best.
Check it out above.
Alicia headlined the Halftime Show and made sure to deliver to fans a medley of some of her greatest hits, including “New Yo... |
18 February 2013
05:37 GMT |
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Renowned video games developer and publisher Electronic Arts has announced a President’s Day Sale on iOS games, allowing all iPhone / iPad / iPod touch gamers to beef up their collection of video games for cheap. iOS gamers can get up to 90% off iPhone, iPad and iPod touch games during Electronic Arts’ P... |
18 February 2013
05:34 GMT |
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Calculator2 for Windows 8 is one of the best choices for all users looking for a full-featured calculator app that runs in the Metro UI because it includes five different modes, as follows: basic, scientific, programmer, currency converter and unit converter.
The freeware version comes with in-app advertisements, so... |
18 February 2013
05:34 GMT |
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The fact that Facebook is the biggest social network out there is no surprise to anyone. But the interesting things happen somewhere further down the list of top social networks. In the US at least, Pinterest is catching up to Twitter and is close to becoming the second biggest social network.
Pinterest took everyon... |
18 February 2013
05:32 GMT |
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Git, a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency, is now at version 1.8.2 RC0. According to the developer, Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning-fast performance. It's considered simila... |
18 February 2013
05:30 GMT |
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Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has revealed that, after the possible PlayStation 4 announcement later this week, on February 20, Sony will confirm a price cut for the current PlayStation 3 console.
Sony is expected to finally reveal to the world its next-generation console – the PlayStation 4 &ndas... |
18 February 2013
05:28 GMT |
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Tilo Mueller and Michael Spreitzenbarth, researchers from the Erlangen University in Germany, have come up with a clever attack method that allows them to recover information from locked Android devices. The experts explain that with the release of Android 4.0, the data stored on devices is encrypted, making it impo... |
18 February 2013
05:28 GMT |
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A team of researchers in California now claim to have succeeded in developing a pill that can force drunken mice into sobering up.
Needless to say, should this pill also prove efficient when administered to people, quite a lot of individuals would more or less patiently wait for the moment when pharmacies started s... |
18 February 2013
05:25 GMT |
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That Advanced Micro Devices will release a new range of mobile accelerated processing units in the second quarter of the year has already been established, so it isn't a surprise to learn that the X4 4410 and X2 3450 will debut in June 2013.
The X4 4410 and X2 3450 are Kabini accelerated processing units that ... |
18 February 2013
05:15 GMT |
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The recently revealed Destiny shooter from Bungie is designed to appeal to skilled first-person shooter players while also offering enough content for those who are newcomers to the genre.
Jason Jones, one of the co-founders of Bungie, tells ShackNews that, “If you have the basic coordination to play a shooter... |
18 February 2013
05:13 GMT |
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A new hoard of jailbreak scams has emerged following the widespread coverage of iOS 6.1/6.1.1 jailbreaks. This is a warning for all unwary users looking to jailbreak their Apple handsets. Fake jailbreak services have been around for years, and with each new iPhone generation these scams become more and more elaborat... |
18 February 2013
05:11 GMT |
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It's taken a while, but recently Egypt, moved to block YouTube over the "Innocence of the Muslims," like many other countries before it. A judge ordered that the site be banned for 30 days.
But the decision is seeing some opposition, not just from the regular groups, but from Egypt's Ministry of Communica... |
18 February 2013
05:11 GMT |
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Earlier this month (February 2013), a rumor started about Sont's NEX-3N camera gaining electronic zoom control. The new press shots that Digicame Info has leaked seem to confirm that report. The website has published the pictures of the NEX-3N mirrorless photo and video camera ahead of the actual product relea... |
18 February 2013
05:10 GMT |
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As promised, Beyonce sat down for an interview with Oprah, for her Next Chapter, which aired just hours before her HBO documentary “Beyonce: Life Is but a Dream” premiered.
Check out the interview in full below.
If you’re a fan, this will undoubtedly prove an amazing opportunity to find out more... |
18 February 2013
05:05 GMT |
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Last week, we learned that Spanish police in collaboration with Europol arrested 11 individuals suspected of being involved in the development and the distribution of the notorious Reveton ransomware. Despite the arrests, Internet users are still targeted with malicious emails designed to spread the threat. Avira ... |
18 February 2013
04:59 GMT |
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New evidence in the Reeva Steenkamp case points to her death being a homicide, instead of an accident.
South-African publication The City Press notes that a bloody bat has been found at the residence. Although there is a report about Steenkamp’s skull being smashed in, there is no confirmation of the... |
18 February 2013
04:57 GMT |
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On February 18, François François Dupoux announced a new release of his popular SystemRescueCd Linux-based operating system for rescue and recovery tasks.
SystemRescueCd 3.4.0 comes with important changes and improvements, but the most prominent one is the switch to a new version of the LTS Linux kerne... |
18 February 2013
04:52 GMT |
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This past Sunday, over 35,000 environmentalists gathered in front of the White House in Washington DC for the sole purpose of demanding that US President Barack Obama live up to his promises and take immediate measures against climate change and global warming.
The protesters who took the time to talk to the local ... |
18 February 2013
04:48 GMT |
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Defraggler received a new update today, incrementing the build number to 2.13. Piriform, the developer of the program, managed to make some improvements by increasing the functionality and usability of the application.
They added the possibility to schedule quick defrag jobs, the option to close Defraggler after the... |
18 February 2013
04:46 GMT |
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India seems to have a thing for cheap tablets. We've seen the very cheap Aakash (and its successors) and the 10.1-Inch Jelly Bean $200 model from Videocom. Now we have a new slate to gaze upon.
The IT player now making a move on the tablet front is none other than Simmtronics Semiconductors, a company that dev... |
18 February 2013
04:43 GMT |
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After revealing its long-awaited Destiny title to the world yesterday, Bungie has now let loose some more details about the actual game, including an impressive description plus a list of features.
Bungie made a name for itself by creating the Halo franchise but the studio, now an independent entity, surprised a lot... |
18 February 2013
04:42 GMT |
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Dean Hall, aka Rocket, the creator of the DayZ mod says that his upcoming standalone game will get content updates each week, with players able to get access to new weapons and items on a regular basis. All the equipment has been remade from scratch in order to use a new inventory and attachment system. On the offi... |
18 February 2013
04:39 GMT |
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Google’s Nexus handsets have landed on shelves with pretty decent cameras so far, but it seems that things will get even better in the future. In a recent comment on Google+, Google's Senior Vice President of Engineering, Vic Gundotra, confirmed that the company is committed to enhance the camera capabil... |
18 February 2013
04:34 GMT |
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Deeming music apps as “Ear Opening,” education apps as “Elementary,” music titles as “Well Versed” and graphical apps as “Mind watering,” Apple’s new billboards do a great job at promoting the iPad’s endless functionality. While the TV ads may be losing the... |
18 February 2013
04:25 GMT |
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Anonymous hacker AnonGhost has breached and defaced around 400 commercial websites from Australia, Switzerland, Chile, and a few other countries.
The hacker has defaced 140 websites from Australia, 180 sites from Switzerland, 68 websites from Chile and around a dozen from other countries.
Judging by the message pos... |
18 February 2013
04:24 GMT |
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Sarah Michelle Gellar will be playing Robin Williams’ daughter in a pilot for a new workplace comedy over at CBS, called “Crazy Ones,” Coming Soon reports.
Produced by David E. Kelley, the single-camera series is set in the world of advertising and will document the dynamics between father and dau... |
18 February 2013
04:16 GMT |
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Later this year, a team made up of several Italian doctors is to fit a patient in Rome with a bionic hand. What makes this transplant stand out amongst other such similar surgeries is the fact that this bionic hand will allow the individual receiving it to also regain the ability to “feel” sensations.
T... |
18 February 2013
04:16 GMT |
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Buddha Statues have been banned in Iran, with officials confiscating those on inventory from shops in the capital city of Tehran. The operation is part of an initiative to stop the "cultural invasion" of Iran, by trying to root out elements of foreign belief systems. In this case, they claim that the Buddhist religi... |
18 February 2013
04:15 GMT |
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The Ubisoft developed and published Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation has won the 2013 Writers Guild of America Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing award.The nominations included 007 Legends, Assassin’s Creed 3, Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, Halo 4 and Uncharted: Golden Abyss, according to... |
18 February 2013
04:12 GMT |
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Samsung has already stated it will launch an 8-inch tablet in the Galaxy Note family, though details on its price and availability haven't been confirmed until recently.
It appears that Bulgarian blog Tablet.bg has been able to confirm with sources close to the matter that Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 will be availa... |
18 February 2013
04:11 GMT |
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Destiny, the newly-revealed shooter from Bungie, is now available for pre-order at Best Buy and GameStop on the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms.
Bungie revealed to the world its long-awaited and heavily teased Destiny project yesterday, presenting a first-person shooter that requires an online connection and that can dra... |
18 February 2013
04:09 GMT |
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Manjaro, a user-friendly Linux distribution based on the independently developed Arch operating system, has just received a MATE version. According to the developers, “Community Editions” of Manjaro Linux are released as bonus flavors in addition to those officially supported and maintained by the Manjar... |
18 February 2013
04:03 GMT |
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Pantel’s Penta T-Pad WS707C tablet PC is now official in India, with Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system loaded on top, and with support for voice calling. The new device sports a price tag of INR 7,999 (around $150 / €110) attached to it, while packing a 1GHz Cortex A9 processor insid... |
18 February 2013
04:02 GMT |
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Though not all, some Justin Bieber fans (aka the Beliebers) aren’t what you might call polite on social media. This is a lesson Patrick Carney of the Black Keys has learned the hard way, after he changed his profile pic on Twitter to one of Justin’s.
The “feud” between Carney and Justin goes... |
18 February 2013
04:01 GMT |
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Anonymous-affiliated hacker AnonSabre has managed to breach the servers of Walla!, the popular Israeli web portal. As a result of the hack, apparently part of OpIsrael, the details of 600,000 email accounts have been published online.
PwnedList was among the first to investigate the incident. The company has told SC... |
18 February 2013
03:48 GMT |
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One might have cause to argue that mid-range cases shouldn't bother with LED-colored fans or other aesthetic enhancements, but Sharkoon does not agree. In fact, the company has launched two models with such assets.
The two new desktop enclosures are called VS3-S Standard ATX Midi-Tower and VS3-V Value ATX Midi... |
18 February 2013
03:44 GMT |
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A person with connections to Apple’s staff is debunking rumors of “fake projects” being undertaken at the company, noting that friend-of-a-friend conversations are not to be taken seriously.
“Apple always seemed to be a no-[expletive] kind of place when it comes to the seriousness of your wor... |
18 February 2013
03:42 GMT |
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This past Sunday, country star Mindy McCready reportedly committed suicide while in Herbert Springs, Arkansas.
By the looks of it, Mindy McCready did not settle for taking just her life, and chose to also kill her dog.
Sources report that, according to information made available to local police officers by some o... |
18 February 2013
03:36 GMT |
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A 59-year-old man has been arrested for bringing a loaded gun at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
News of the passenger carrying a weapon and trying to board a flight prompted a security alert at Newark on Sunday, February 17.
He has been identified as Robert Kellerman of Long Pond, Pennsylvania... |
18 February 2013
03:34 GMT |
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On Saturday, Adobe revealed that it would issue a patch for the latest Reader and Acrobat zero-day during the week of February 18, 2013, more precisely, sometime this week. The issues affect Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11.0.01 and earlier for Windows and Macintosh, 10.1.5 and earlier for Windows and Macintosh, 9.5.3 an... |
18 February 2013
03:33 GMT |
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Rihanna flew to London for the Fashion Week over the weekend but, somehow, she managed to make headlines for reasons not related to her involvement in the event, but rather for being photographed with a bloody knee after a club melee.
The Mirror writes that Rihanna herself was not involved in the brawl, in the sens... |
18 February 2013
03:32 GMT |
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Sony has just confirmed that it's going to permanently discount the PlayStation Vita in its native Japan starting on February 28, when both the Wi-Fi and the 3G+Wi-Fi models will be priced at ¥19,980 (around $215/€161).
Sony released the PlayStation Vita back in December of 2011 in its native Japan and... |
18 February 2013
03:26 GMT |
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Cal's win against USC on Sunday night is accompanied by controversy, as coach Mike Montgomery has used an aggressive tactic to get his star player fired up. Before a timeout in the second half of the game, Cal was losing ground. You can watch in the video posted above as Montgomery confronts guard Allen Crabbe,... |
18 February 2013
03:17 GMT |
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Microsoft is reportedly working on Windows Blue, the first major Windows 8 makeover, but the company still remains completely tight-lipped on everything related to this particular project. Some new job listings posted on the Microsoft Careers website on February 15 confirmed that the Redmondians are looking for new ... |
18 February 2013
03:12 GMT |
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The development team at Blizzard announces that it will be launching patch 2.0.4 for Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty in a few days, introducing a number of new features to the real-time strategy title. Gamers will be able to enjoy an all-new user interface with menu screens, designed to be more informative for the av... |
18 February 2013
03:07 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has reportedly started to deliver the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system upgrade to its Galaxy Note GT-N7000 devices in various markets around the world, including Germany, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
According to a recent post on Samsung Updates, the owners of this device i... |
18 February 2013
03:06 GMT |
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Mass Effect 3 is going to receive a brand new downloadable add-on in the near future and developer BioWare has confirmed that it took into account feedback from fans while it was creating this presumably final DLC for its role-playing shooter.
Mass Effect 3 came out almost a year ago, in March of 2012, and delivered... |
18 February 2013
03:05 GMT |
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A hacker using the online moniker Viru$ Noir has breached and defaced the official website of the Mongolian National Police (police.gov.mn). The attack is part of OpMyanmar (or at least the attacker appears to be involved in the hacktivist campaign).
According to HackRead, it’s uncertain if the hacker has gain... |
18 February 2013
03:03 GMT |
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Two new TV spots are available from Apple featuring all the cool things about iPads, including the full-size 9.7-inch version, and the diminutive iPad mini with its 7.9-inch display. Featuring the same percussion-based soundtrack with a chorus yelling out things like “alive,” “loud,” “b... |
18 February 2013
03:03 GMT |
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The picture above was recently posted on Facebook by wildlife photographer Michel Denis, who saw fit to explain the cheetahs' decision to befriend the impala as follows: “The law of the wild says kill only when you are hungry.”
As one can easily notice, the predators are indeed quite interested in ... |
18 February 2013
02:59 GMT |
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The solid-state drive market is ready to enter the next stage of development, where SSDs actually qualify as mid-range storage devices, but this will bring about an inevitable decrease in the number of companies that make such things, or so OCZ thinks.
OCZ is one of the best-known makers of solid-state drives, whic... |
18 February 2013
02:53 GMT |
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Even though Gunpowder has only recently landed on Windows 8, an update for the game is already showing up in the Store, bringing several improvements to an otherwise pretty well-developed app.
While the release notes are fairly vague and do not provide us with too many details on the new release, Gunpowder continues... |
18 February 2013
02:51 GMT |
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Katy Perry may be engaged to her current beau John Mayer, if we’re to believe reports now making the rounds online. On Valentine’s Day, the star flashed a heart-shaped ruby ring and, as expected, it set tongues wagging about whether she’s getting ready to walk down the aisle again.
If she is, neith... |
18 February 2013
02:46 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has started taking pre-orders for the Cyan Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone in China over the weekend, and it has already registered increased interest in it. The company is listing the device as available for pre-order for 4,599 Yuan for those interested in grabbing it off-contract, as w... |
18 February 2013
02:44 GMT |
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Machinima and Warner Bros. are launching a new official trailer for the upcoming second season of the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy, which is set to span ten episodes and will push the story of the universe forward.
The trailer focuses on the many characters that will make an appearance, including such exotic nam... |
18 February 2013
02:41 GMT |
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An 18-year-old girl from Chicago, Illinois has been fatally shot on the same day her sister sat behind President Barack Obama while he gave his gun control speech. On Friday, Janay McFarlane was shot in a suburban part of North Chicago, in a drive-by. According to CBS Chicago, the friend she was walking to was the g... |
18 February 2013
02:34 GMT |
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Sony has just released yet another video in its ongoing Evolution of PlayStation series, this time focusing on the PlayStation 2, which teases the upcoming PlayStation 4.
Sony is expected to reveal its PlayStation 4 later this week and the company's teaser website has already seen the release of a special video... |
18 February 2013
02:30 GMT |
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The footage above made it online on February 14, just in time for Valentine's Day. Apparently, this was not a mere coincidence, but a way of showing that sharks are creatures worthy of our love and admiration.
Ocean Ramsay, the freediver featured in this video, has been swimming alongside great white sharks si... |
18 February 2013
02:29 GMT |
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The development team at Square Enix says that it plans to launch the beta stage for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn on February 25, allowing gamers to play the upcoming MMO in North America, Japan and a number of European countries.
Initiall,y players will be confined to areas around Gridania where a limited numbe... |
18 February 2013
02:25 GMT |
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Although it unveiled the LG Optimus G Pro several days ago, LG did not provide specific info on its hardware specifications and availability timeframe until now, when it confirmed that the handset will arrive on shelves in South Korea this week. The mobile phone will be released in the country with a price tag of 96... |
18 February 2013
02:21 GMT |
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Troubled country singer Mindy McCready has died. Police have confirmed that she shot herself at her home, presumably overwhelmed by her personal issues, the same that have been putting her in the spotlight in these recent years. Though off to a very promising start in the industry, in recent years, McCready’... |
18 February 2013
02:21 GMT |
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Those concerned about environmental issues will not take kindly to the news that a whopping 13,200 girl scout cookies boxes have recently been destroyed in California. Needless to say, this is because destroying these cookies can and should be labeled as nothing more and nothing less than wasting perfectly good foo... |
18 February 2013
02:06 GMT |
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If everything goes according to what reports have been saying, NVIDIA will officially introduce its latest and greatest graphics adapter, powered by the GK110 GPU, later today, February 18, 2013.
Until the announcement is made, though, prospective buyers can rejoice at the chance to feast their eyes on some photos ... |
18 February 2013
02:05 GMT |
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Even though it may sound a bit uncanny to be an Apple fan and use Windows 8, some people want to browse the iOS App Store while using a device running Microsoft’s latest operating system. There’s an app for that too, and it’s called iApps Store, offering some pretty neat features that bring the iOS... |
18 February 2013
02:05 GMT |
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Microsoft is still struggling to deal with the Surface Pro shortage in the United States and Canada, but the company is also getting ready to release the device in more international markets.
The company confirmed in early February that international availability would be announced in the coming months, but it seems... |
18 February 2013
01:31 GMT |
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We’ve already told you that Microsoft was looking for software development engineers to work on the upcoming Windows Blue, but it’s also very important to note that the job ad we were referring to also unveils some very important details about the Windows 8 makeover.
Sadly for so many Windows 8 users, Wi... |
18 February 2013
01:07 GMT |
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