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The folks at SHAPE offer a complete messaging solution for mobile devices with IM+. The application is available on multiple platform and supports most major instant messaging services.Currently, IM+ supports the following services: Facebook, Skype (as in-app purchase), MSN/Live Messenger, Google Talk, Yahoo!, AIM/iC... |
2 February 2013
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With more than 1 million downloads on Google Play Store, Boat Browser is starting to look pretty promising. It looks like developers made important improvements to the application and added lots of new features and enhancements.The latest version of Boat Browser comes with support for gestures. Obviously, those who a... |
2 February 2013
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The fastest growing mobile game, Temple Run 2 has just received a new update that is said to improve performance on various devices.Created by Imangi Studios, Temple Run 2 reached 50 million download in the first three days since its release. The latest version promises better performance on older Android devices. In... |
2 February 2013
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Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH has released Cubasis 1.1, a new version of the company’s multitouch sequencer for the iPad which adds audio engine improvements, support for Audiobus, and several bug fixes.Cubasis lets music aficionados record, edit and mix tracks in CD audio quality. It provides Key and Sampl... |
2 February 2013
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There's a new version of Flipboard available for download on Google Play Store. Android fans will be happy to know developers fixed some of the issues brought in by previous updates, and added a few new features.With the latest version of Flipboard, users will be able to select “Save image to device”... |
2 February 2013
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Launching Steam for Linux has been great move for Valve and it seems that the adoption rate for the new platform is amazing.The digital distribution platform has been launched four months ago, in a limited fashion at first. After exiting the closed beta, the number of users that powered up Steam using a Linux system ... |
2 February 2013
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The latest version of Maxthon brings new Cloud features into the mix, along with some bug fixes that will surely improve users' overall experience.Two new features have been added in Maxthon 4.0.3 for Android device: - Notification sound when Cloud Push is successful;- Supports access to phone address book in Cl... |
2 February 2013
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Cairo, a 2D graphics library with support for multiple output devices, that produces consistent results on all rendered media, while taking advantage of display hardware acceleration when available, is now at version 1.12.12. Highlights of Cairo 1.12.12:• Avoid replacing the entire image when uploading subimages... |
2 February 2013
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Experimental Gameplay Group has released Little Inferno, a twisted adventure game for iPhone and iPad that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace.Designed by the makers of World of Goo and Henry Hatsworth, this puzzling adventure is about “looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world jus... |
2 February 2013
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The millions of Android enthusiasts who downloaded and installed Google+ application on their devices will be happy to know devs recently released a new update that brings more features and improvements.The most important addition included in this update is support for adding a link when creating a post. Furthermore,... |
2 February 2013
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Audex, an audio grabber tool for CD-ROM drives based on KDE 4 that creates profiles for LAME, OGG Vorbis (oggenc), FLAC, MP4/M4A/AAC (faac) and RIFF WAVE, is now at version 0.77 Beta 1.Audex 0.77 Beta 1 (Borås) can be preform extracting and encoding in parallel, filename editing with local and remote CDDB/FreeD... |
2 February 2013
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Nokia appears to have resolved the stock issues that its Lumia 920 has been affected by since its official release on shelves back in November, and two new color flavors of the device were spotted as available in the United States via Best Buy, namely Cyan and Yellow. The smartphone is up for grabs at the retailer wi... |
2 February 2013
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When hurricane Sandy struck the US, many pets ended up being separated from their family. This was precisely what happened to Clyde, a beagle who ran away from home about 41 days ago following his being scared by the thunders and the powerful winds.
However, Clyde now finds himself back in the arms of his family, w... |
2 February 2013
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Fotoxx, a free open source Linux program for photo editing and collection management that’s easy to use and install, has just reached version 13.02.Fotoxx provides a hassle-free solution to simple photo edition and library management. The latest version, 13.02, has quite a few changes, as it can be seen from th... |
2 February 2013
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Security researchers from Kaspersky have uncovered a new botnet that’s currently targeting the bank accounts of Internet users from Latin America. It’s called PiceBOT and it only costs around $140 (105 EUR) on the black market.
The botnet has been on the market for less than a month, but it has already b... |
2 February 2013
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Jim Craig, a hunter from Indiana, has recently paid a whopping $45,000 (€33,000) in exchange for his being allowed to kill just one Desert Bighorn sheep.
Apparently, this man is a hunting enthusiast, and sees his killing said sheep, which lives in California and which presently finds itself on the endange... |
2 February 2013
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Conservationists living in the United States have for some time now been asking that the country's high officials agree to list wolverines as a species threatened by both climate change and global warming.
Furthermore, they demand that green-oriented projects and campaigns, aimed at making sure the species doe... |
2 February 2013
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Microsoft officially increased Windows 8 pricing on February 1, so consumers who now want to buy the Pro upgrade edition have to pay no more, no less than $199.99 (€146) for a license.But even if the discount campaign ended a couple of days ago, a loophole in the Windows Upgrade Program allowed users to purchase... |
2 February 2013
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Owners of Nokia Symbian and MeeGo devices will no longer have the possibility to download and install the Nokia Pulse beta application, the Finnish mobile phone maker has announced. Those who have already downloaded and installed the app on their handsets will be able to continue to use it, but no new downloads will ... |
2 February 2013
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Turkish blog Elma Dergisi reports that Apple’s vice president for education met with Turkish president Abdullah Gül this weekend to discuss a multi-billion dollar initiative to put 15 million tablets in the hands of Turkish schoolchildren.The discussions reportedly centered around the deployment of the dev... |
2 February 2013
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Two big pieces of news appeared right at the end of the week, in the form of a delay for Grand Theft Auto V, which is now scheduled to appear on September 17, and the practical confirmation of the announcement for Sony's PlayStation 4, which takes place on February 20.
While one was quite sad, as no doubt milli... |
2 February 2013
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Ben Kilham from Lyme, New Hampshire, now keeps himself entertained by looking after a total of 27 orphaned bear cubs which simply refuse to abide by the rules of their species and go into hibernation.
As Ben explains, the bear cubs spend much of their time playing with each other or climbing tress.
Their having t... |
2 February 2013
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Canonical announced that a regression has been found in the Linux kernel packages, this time affecting the OMAP4 kernel of the Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) operating system.A few vulnerabilities were fixed in the Linux kernel but a regression was identified. Due to an unrelated regression, inotify/fanotify st... |
2 February 2013
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A new software category is now available in the Windows Store for users who wish to download a weather app and get the latest forecast without leaving the Modern interface of their Windows 8 computer.These software solutions are “more reliable than a groundhog’s shadow,” Microsoft says in the offici... |
2 February 2013
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Microsoft claims that Windows 8 is selling very well right now, so the company continues its marketing blitz for the operating system that went live on October 26, 2012.The Redmond-based technology giant has recently released a brand new Windows 8 commercial that brings a bunch of devices capable of running the new O... |
2 February 2013
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Windows remains the number one choice for computer users worldwide when it comes to operating systems, figures provided by Net Applications confirm, with Microsoft’s software running on nearly 92 percent of all PCs across the globe.The statistics concern the operating system market share for the month of Januar... |
2 February 2013
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The evad3rs have announced that the private beta testing of their evasi0n jailbreak tool for iOS 6.1 has started for OS X, Windows, and Linux. The team’s progress is now at 80 percent, according to a memo on the evasi0n.com site.A newly-emerged team of hackers, the evad3rs promise to issue an untethered jailbre... |
2 February 2013
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My guilty pleasure for the start of 2013 consists of sessions of the God of War: Ascension multiplayer beta now and then, both to get my adrenaline up and to contemplate once more on how hard it is for a medium-level player to actually become good when facing other real life humans. The current beta stage offers a n... |
2 February 2013
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The Business Photos feature in Google Maps comes in very handy if you have a small shop or restaurant, it provides 360-degree panoramic shots of the interior of these places, making it possible for people to check them out ahead of time.
It's a great opportunity for businesses to look their best. It's als... |
2 February 2013
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Scientists working with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council now claim that airport pollution might one day be successfully dealt with with the help of so-called “virtual chimney” fences.
As several studies have shown, those living fairly close to major airports more often than not ris... |
2 February 2013
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The popular Soundtracker Radio application has been updated recently for devices running under the Symbian platform, as well as for Nokia S40 handsets.
Although available for download as different versions on each platform, namely 1.7.8 for S60 5th Edition smartphones and 2.5.1 for S40 devices, the new app release b... |
2 February 2013
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Microsoft continues its efforts to move Windows XP users from the 11-year-old software to a newer operating system, be it Windows 7 or Windows 8, but new data indicates that this is a pretty difficult mission.Net Applications figures for the month of January 2013 show that Windows XP has increased its market share to... |
2 February 2013
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Converting audio files to other formats has become a common task and there are lots of applications that can help you perform this operation. Most of them are very much alike, but there are some featuring interesting capabilities like audio normalization and changing audio tags. Switch Sound Converter is an applicat... |
2 February 2013
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Chrome OS seems to be gaining steam. A couple of cheap devices launched recently have spurred quite a lot of sales, but Google is also going after enterprises and schools. In fact, it seems that the Chromebook is fast becoming a huge success in education. Google boasts that there are now 2,000 schools using Chro... |
2 February 2013
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Intel X.Org Driver package, an open source 2D graphics driver for the X Window System as implemented by X.org, has reached version 2.21.0. Chris Wilson has released yet another version of xf86-video-intel drivers, which features quite some interesting changes.Highlights of Intel X.Org Driver 2.21.0:• Enable rend... |
2 February 2013
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Microsoft continues to improve the built-in Windows 8 apps on a regular basis, so new versions of the Finance and the News tools are available for download in the Store.Surprisingly, the company hasn’t provided any official release notes for the two apps, so the changelog remains unchanged from the previous bui... |
2 February 2013
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Coded on top of the Ruby on Rails framework, DaVinci LMS is a wonderful script for running an online training and courses service. Developed to run on the MongoDB database system, DaVinci is in no way or fashion inferior to the plethora of PHP & MySQL-powered LMS solutions currently available on the market. Open so... |
2 February 2013
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New data collected by Valve’s own Steam platform for the month of January 2013 indicate that Windows 8 is becoming a much more popular choice for gamers across the world, with Microsoft’s new software recording a market share that’s very close to Windows XP’s.Windows 7 64-bit remained the numb... |
2 February 2013
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500px has released an updated version of its photography software for iPhone and iPad fixing a number of issues and adding an enhanced About view with handy links to other resources, including social networks.As fans of the application may recall, Apple recently pulled 500px from the iOS App Store citing concerns abo... |
2 February 2013
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Canadian mobile phone carrier Rogers is set to make the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone available for its users on February 5, but it seems that those who want to grab a QWERTY-enabled BlackBerry Q10 won’t be left out either. The company has kicked off pre-orders for this BlackBerry 10 model as well, without the usua... |
2 February 2013
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Facial recognition has proven a tricky thing for Facebook. People have an unnatural fear of it even if there's nothing inherently evil or all that different about it. Yet plenty of people and privacy groups complained about it so Facebook backtracked on the feature and disabled it last year.Not for long though, ... |
2 February 2013
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What we know: The idea of a Steam Operating System created by Valve has been present for a long time on the periphery of the industry, but in 2012 it picked up quite a bit of credibility after company leader Gabe Newell openly criticized the Windows 8 OS from Windows.Most fans of the company have seen the criticism a... |
2 February 2013
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Our “Hackers around the world” series has been on a break for a while, but that doesn’t mean we have given up on searching for hackers with interesting stories.
The LulzSec Peru hacker collective has been making a lot of headlines lately, so we’ve decided to ask one of their members to do an ... |
2 February 2013
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Shibani Bhujle, a New York marketing manager, is not happy with Apple and their service. After her iPhone spontaneously combusted on a coffee table, she visited her local Apple retail store for a replacement. Apple said no.“My iPhone was on a coffee table and randomly the power went off,” Bhujle told Vent... |
2 February 2013
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Microsoft has confirmed the lifetime sales figures for its Xbox 360 console, revealing that around 75.9 million units have been sold globally to consumers.
While lots of people are now talking about next-generation consoles, Microsoft is still focusing a lot on its Xbox 360, which is continuing to outsell its rivals... |
2 February 2013
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A few years back, Panorama was a very touted feature of the brand new Firefox 4. It was supposed to be a brand new way of organizing your tabs, making it easier to focus on what you were doing without losing track of tabs you have open but which you don't need at the moment.That's the theory, in practice no... |
2 February 2013
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Samsung has registered impressive success with its Android-based smartphones, and it seems that the company plans on building on that success, and that a flurry of new handsets will arrive on shelves soon to prove that.
Some of these have been already rumored to be officially unveiled before the end of this quarter... |
2 February 2013
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Videotron was the first carrier to offer the Nexus 4 in Canada. The operator launched Google's superphone on January 30 for only $150 / €110 on “reduced price.”However, Videotron will not remain for a long time the only Canadian carrier to sell the Nexus 4 as many others have already confirmed t... |
2 February 2013
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On the desktop, Chrome, Firefox and IE are battling out. While different analytics companies show different numbers, these are the big three browsers and nothing else even comes close. On mobile devices, the picture is a lot different. Safari leads of course, by a huge margin, but the competition is much more intense... |
2 February 2013
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has been recently rumored to plan the launch of a new series of smartphones running under Google’s Android operating system, and the Samsung GT-B9150, which has just been spotted in GLBenchmark, was one of them.
The smartphone is said to arrive on shelves with a full HD... |
2 February 2013
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It seems that Google was able to diffuse the situation in France which threatened to have it pay news publishers for using links and small snippets of text in search results. For better or for worse, Google didn't take the "we don't negotiate with terrorists" approach and did negotiate with newspapers.In th... |
2 February 2013
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Linux Lite, a distribution created to show people how easy it is to use a Linux operating system, is now at version 1.0.4. Developers of Linux Lite, have released yet another version of their very successful operating system and it’s now at version 1.0.4. The image of Linux Lite 1.0.4 can be written to a 2GB ... |
2 February 2013
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Grand Theft Auto V's recent delay will result in a better game, according to developer Rockstar, which has posted an explanation for the new September 17 release date pinned on the upcoming GTA V for the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms.
Grand Theft Auto V is eagerly awaited by millions of gamers from all over the wo... |
2 February 2013
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As promised, Mega has launched its vulnerability rewards program which offers cash to anyone that can break the site. Dotcom made some mentions of it, but there was little info so it was hard to tell just how serious or effective such a program would be. Mega has now explained it all in detail. Mega accepts several ... |
2 February 2013
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Apple has issued a note to members of its developer connection encouraging application sellers to use “short links” for one or more apps to direct users to their country’s own App Store.On the section reserved for news and announcements for Apple developers, the Cupertino company encourages applicat... |
2 February 2013
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After blocking the latest version of Java from OS X Mountain Lion, Apple is now patching the Snow Leopard implementation with Java for Mac OS X v10.6 Update 12.As Oracle is fixing a bug it should have taken care of a long time ago, Apple is taking matters into its own hands releasing Java for Mac OS X v10.6 Update 12... |
2 February 2013
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This past week’s main events revolve around cyberattacks launched against major US media companies, and China. However, we’ve learned some other interesting things as well, so take a look at this brief in case you’ve missed them. Over the past week, three major US newspapers reported being attacked... |
2 February 2013
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A few days ago, Microsoft announced the official availability of the Windows Phone 7.8 OS upgrade to devices powered by Windows Phone 7.5, but it seems that some handsets will be left out of the update process. Wireless carrier T-Mobile decided to leave the Nokia Lumia 710 smartphone on its network with the older s... |
2 February 2013
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Ascend W1, the Windows Phone 8-based smartphone that Chinese mobile phone maker Huawei made official at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January, is expected to become available for purchase in Germany before the end of this month. In fact, a recent article on WPArea suggests that the handset ... |
2 February 2013
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Jennifer Aniston is engaged to be married to Justin Theroux but, according to a new report, she’s yet to move past her first marriage: she’s still obsessed with Brad Pitt even after all this years.
This comes from the latest print issue of the National Enquirer (story via CB), so chances are pretty high... |
2 February 2013
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There are already a whole bunch of ways to give phones the ability to interact with PCs, even turn them into remote controls, but MAUZ is in a category of its own. A Kickstarter project, MAUZ is a pointing device that, provided the MAUZ app is installed, enables a phone to control computers and media centers through... |
2 February 2013
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Controversy over unruly behavior in court has driven a judge from the Russian town of Blagoveshchensk to resign.
Judge Yevgeny Machine was caught on camera dozing off during a trial that ended in a man being found guilty. More so, he was sleeping through the defense lawyer's argumentation, Christian Post elabo... |
2 February 2013
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Kickstarter has struck again. The project hosting website has become the launching ramp for a very interesting piece of equipment: the Lynx A "point-and-shoot 3D camera." 3D printing something needs a 3D model to do it, which places the technology outside the use of most people, unless they get the 3D models from so... |
2 February 2013
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When Lindsay Lohan moved to New York and left Los Angeles behind, she claimed her decision had a lot to do with her desire to lead a more private life, but Radar Online has already tied it to her inability to make rent.
Though she made a lot of money with what was supposed to be her comeback vehicle, “Liz & D... |
2 February 2013
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Steam for Linux is not out yet, but it’s already setting up to be one of the biggest changes in the open source world, in the last few years.
Valve has the habit of being first in a lot of ways, but their biggest realization has to be the digital distribution platform Steam. It has taken the gaming world by fo... |
2 February 2013
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Apple seems poised to continue its fast-paced annual upgrade cycle of the Mac operating system, with new evidence of increased OS X 10.9 web activity coming from the company’s Cupertino campus.
The Mac maker is hard at work testing the next major version of its next OS X release, and the first betas should be ... |
2 February 2013
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Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean is the latest operating system update to be delivered to Galaxy Nexus smartphones on the network of wireless carrier Vodafone in Australia.
The carrier has announced the availability of this platform upgrade this week, several months after the device received it in other markets around the w... |
2 February 2013
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Postal Service reps from East Cleveland, Ohio are claiming immunity for their drivers who racked up $700 (€516) in tickets.
The state-powered service “enjoys federal immunity from state and local regulation,” writes their attorney in a letter addressed to City Hall.
“The state and/or lo... |
2 February 2013
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Oracle has released the February 2013 Critical Patch Update (CPU) for Java SE. The CPU has been released ahead of schedule (the initial date was February 19) because many of the vulnerabilities uncovered in Java are actively exploited in the wild.
Besides security in-depth fixes, the February CPU for Java SE address... |
2 February 2013
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Video projectors are something that most schools have nowadays, since they are a good alternative to the much more expensive and impractical option of installing a TV or monitor in the wall.
Since the future of all other devices is being looked at, now that a new year has begun, projectors are being scrutinized too.... |
2 February 2013
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One of the features that Nokia did not include in its Windows Phone 8-based Lumia devices was flip to silence, although the company did have it available for the owners of older Lumia devices.
However, it seems that the company might have revised that decision, and that the functionality might arrive on the company... |
2 February 2013
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One of the hottest ads that will run at this year’s Super Bowl is emerging to be the Go Daddy one featuring supermodel Bar Rafaeli and a chubby boy playing a computer geek. Apparently, the boy won the lottery when he was cast as Walter.
First things first, though: above is the video, just in case you missed i... |
2 February 2013
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Another day, another forecast. This time we have DigiTimes Research saying what it expects to see from the new segment of ultra high-definition television.
The prediction is in line with previous rumors: the market will progress steadily but will only become large several years down the line.
For 2013, DigiTimes ... |
2 February 2013
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Path ran into some trouble a while ago for uploading phone contacts without asking for permission. It apologized for it and that was that, but the fiasco invited further scrutiny, scrutiny which in turn led to an $800,000, €585,000 settlement with the FTC over allowing kids younger than 13 to use the s... |
2 February 2013
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Remember the commotion Kanye West caused when he performed in a leather skirt and leather leggings combo? That outfit is nothing compared to what he wore the other night for his show in Abu Dhabi.
Check out the video above to get an idea of the rapper’s latest and definitely strangest getup to date.
Kanye c... |
2 February 2013
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A new report states that, courtesy of their investing in green-oriented technologies, the United States can now take pride in having considerably lowered the amounts of harmful emissions they release into the atmosphere on a regular basis.
More precisely, the report shows that, over the course of the past 5 years, ... |
2 February 2013
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Twitter admitted that hackers might have gained access to the details of around 250,000 users. The social media company hasn’t provided many details, but they’re certain it wasn’t the work of amateurs.
“This attack was not the work of amateurs, and we do not believe it was an isolated inciden... |
2 February 2013
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Bill “El Wingador” Simmons has been charged on drug-related charges, reports say. Simmons is well known in Philadelphia for winning several chicken wing eating contests.
51-year-old Simmons of Woodbury Heights was indicted on Thursday, January 28, details Philly.com. He was arrested in June 2012 on four ... |
2 February 2013
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One of the most touching auditions on this week’s American Idol was that of Matt Farmer, a 26-year-old father of one who was portrayed as a war hero of sorts. He made it through to the next stage but, in the meantime, he’s also been exposed as a fraud.
Below, embedded at end of this article, is Farmer&r... |
2 February 2013
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Video game developer Valve is deploying a new major patch for its shooter Team Fortress 2, designed to eliminate a number of bugs and fix exploits in order to improve the quality of the game experience.
The update will be applied the first time a player restarts the Steam digital distribution service.
The biggest f... |
2 February 2013
05:26 GMT |
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When we mention VESA in our articles, it's usually to say whether or not a monitor is compatible with the universal mounting system for walls, and for small desktop PCs to be installed at the back of monitors.
VESA does much more than that though. It wouldn't be called the Video Electronics Standards Asso... |
2 February 2013
05:10 GMT |
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There's been a string of high-profile hacks lately, a string of reveals actually since the hacks took place over a long period of time. The latest to the list is Twitter which has revealed that it detected and stopped an attack as it took place recently, but it was enough time for the attackers to get away with ... |
2 February 2013
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The members of the Syrian Electronic Army have hacked the email servers of Haaretz, Israel’s oldest daily newspaper.
The hackers leaked over 85 record sets comprising usernames, email addresses (all @haaretz.co.il), and plain text passwords. In addition, they’ve published a screenshot showing that t... |
2 February 2013
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A Montana resident is in police custody over robbery charges, after walking into a Helena Papa John’s and demanding money. He hasn't received cash, but has gotten away with a free meal.
On January 22, 33-year-old David Randall Lacey entered the restaurant with a bandanna covering his face. He asked the cl... |
2 February 2013
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Penelope Cruz and husband Javier Bardem are getting ready to become parents once more: they are now expecting their second child, it has emerged.
The couple already have a son together and, if Penelope’s first pregnancy is anything to go by, they will probably take their time and announce the happy news when ... |
2 February 2013
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Jake Birchall, also known as FenniC, the last of the Anonymous hackers accused of launching distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks against the systems of PayPal in 2010, has been sentenced to 60 hours of unpaid work, 18 months of youth rehabilitation and 18 months of supervised release. The judge has argued th... |
2 February 2013
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The development team at Frogwares Studios and publisher Focus Home Interactive announce that they are working on a new video games featuring Sherlock Holmes, called Crimes and Punishments.
The new game will give players more freedom to explore the internal processes as the character solves a number of cases.
There ... |
2 February 2013
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Police are searching for the body of missing truck driver Oscar Javier Contreras Escobar in the backyard of an Ontario residence. 29-year-old Escobar, reported missing since September 4, might have been killed and buried behind the house, KTLA indicates. Cadaver dogs have been brought in as the Ontario search carrie... |
2 February 2013
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Even though PC sales are dropping, makers of computer hardware don't really have much choice but to go forward with their product announcements. Fractal Design is the one taking its so-called turns now.
Those familiar with the company and its history will have an easy time guessing what the product is, the tit... |
2 February 2013
04:27 GMT |
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A few days back, Iran went public with the news of its successfully launching a monkey in space, and safely returning it to earth.
Recent information on this topic says that the country's space program is so advanced, that the monkey even changed its looks while in orbit.
More precisely, as the before and af... |
2 February 2013
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The second part of Dr. Phil’s interview with the Manti Te’o hoaxer Ronaiah Tuiasosopo aired just hours ago and, according to the Huffington Post, it offered some clues as to why he did not see anything wrong with pretending to be a woman and emotionally manipulating the Notre Dame star for years.
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2 February 2013
03:57 GMT |
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The Washington Post joins the ranks of other major US media organizations that have been targeted by cybercriminals. Similar to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, The Post also believes that the attackers are based in China.
Brian Krebs was the first to break the news on Friday. Krebs cited a former Pos... |
2 February 2013
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Since the mSATA-compatible SSD 525 series of solid state drives isn't the sort of thing that all PCs can use, Intel has released drives featuring the more versatile 2.5-inch form factor. The SSD 335 line of solid state drives isn't ancient, but it isn't exactly new either. One might also say it isn&#... |
2 February 2013
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The “It Gets Better” project will no longer include an ad starring linebacker Ahmad Brooks and tackle Isaac Sopoaga of the San Francisco 49ers. The players participated in a clip promoting gay rights, which is featured above. The players later denied knowing they had taken part in a campaign fighting bul... |
2 February 2013
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BlackBerry’s new BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones will arrive on shelves in Australia as well, with 4G LTE connectivity capabilities packed inside, wireless carrier Telstra has announced recently.
The carrier did not offer specific info on when these devices might be launched in the country, but i... |
2 February 2013
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Vladimir Putin is struggling to get Russia’s birth rate up and, according to the Moscow Times, he’s found just the thing to do that: he’s bringing Boys II Men to perform in Moscow this February. “The stylish trio of Boyz II Men, the most successful R&B group of all time, is coming to Moscow on... |
2 February 2013
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Australian wireless carrier Vodafone has announced earlier this week the availability of the Windows Phone 7.8 software update for its Nokia Lumia 610 and Lumia 800 smartphones.
This is the update that Nokia and Microsoft announced as available starting with January 30, and which has already arrived on devices in v... |
2 February 2013
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22-year-old Nickey Maxwell Van Exel, the son of former NFL player, Nick Van Exel is facing 60 years in jail for killing a friend in Garland, in December 2010. Dallas News relayed that Van Exel was charged with capital murder, planning to take Bradley Eyo's life when he found out the victim would testify against... |
2 February 2013
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The news just broke that, after spending almost two weeks denying such accusations, Burger King has finally agreed to own up to the fact that it has been selling beef burgers containing horse meat. Rumor has it that Burger King only put this much effort in stating loud and clear that it had nothing to do with the h... |
2 February 2013
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Back in 2011, a stuntwoman was injured during a stunt on the set of the critically acclaimed series “Justified,” which stars Timothy Oliphant and is now at its fourth season. She and her husband are now suing the show. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the woman, Lisa Hoyle, suffered serious... |
2 February 2013
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation appears to be pretty excited about the upcoming M7, and has already started to showcase the device publicly, although it hasn’t unveiled it officially as of yet.
At the company’s year-end party, HTC CEO Peter Chou showed the Android handset, and even shot a se... |
2 February 2013
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Minami Minegishi, one of the most popular idols in Japan’s AKB48 group, has shaved her head after breaking the group’s number one rule: that of dating. Above is a video she posted on YouTube explaining her gesture.
The tearful star talks about how she let herself, her friends and her fans down by dating... |
2 February 2013
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One day after receiving PTCRB certification, the new Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean software update has started to arrive on Sony Mobile’s Xperia T (LT30p) smartphones.
A recent post on XperiaBlog notes that the firmware version is the same as the one that emerged over at the PTCRB website, namely 9.1.A.0.489, feat... |
2 February 2013
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The people in charge of running the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans are quite convinced that no Super Bowl should ever go without a trademark drink. Hence their rolling out a $10,000 (€7,334) cocktail.
This luxury drink is made of D'Oliveiras Malvasia 1907 Madeira Cobbler, and the hotel serves it in a ... |
2 February 2013
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A few days ago, a couple enjoying a walk in the Arizona desert stumbled upon a pile of weird looking purple spheres which looked like nothing they had ever seen before.
Their discovering these mysterious gooey spheres is now making headlines, primarily because nobody seems able to figure out what they are and how i... |
2 February 2013
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This past Friday, it was made public news that former first dog Barney Bush had died after battling lymphoma for a rather lenghty period of time.
The black Scottish terrier got to spend as many as 12 years living with George W. Bush and his family, who now find themselves struck with grief.
Dallas News reports th... |
2 February 2013
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After Sony's practical confirmation that it's going to reveal the PlayStation 4 on February 20, new reports are coming in about the next-generation console, including one that mentions the device will be released on the market in North America and Japan in 2013, but will only hit Europe sometime in 2014.
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2 February 2013
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What we know:
Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto franchise is one of the most popular video game brands in the world, with tens of millions of fans eagerly awaiting new installments of the open world action game.
As such, the next chapter in the series, Grand Theft Auto V, has gotten lots of people excited.
We ... |
2 February 2013
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Bethesda, the developer behind hits such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or Fallout 3, has just posted a new job listing through which it's looking for experienced programmers that are going to work on an unannounced next-generation console game.
Next-generation consoles are going to be revealed soon, as both So... |
2 February 2013
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