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Developed by Eurocom, a company specialized in porting popular titles to various platforms, 007 Legends continues Bond’s saga with new adventures.
The game has just been released on Steam and promises Bond aficionados intense action and challenging missions. Fans of the genre can purchase 007 Legends for 50 EU... |
2 November 2012
23:31 GMT |
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The folks at 1C-SoftClub have just released the first patch for King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North for PC.
The update includes a long list of bug fixes as well as some improvements, which will probably make the game more stable. Some of the balancing issues addressed by this update include:
- “S... |
2 November 2012
22:31 GMT |
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Indie developer inner seas has just released the fifth expansion pack for its Winter Voices saga. The indie RPG title was launched on the PC platform about two years ago, but it got loads of negative reviews.
Anyway, Winter Voices Episode 5: Overflow is now available for download for 4.49 EUR via Steam. Check it out... |
2 November 2012
22:31 GMT |
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Creative Mobile, developer of Drag Racing for Android devices, has just updated their highly-acclaimed title with lots of visual improvements and new content.
First of all, Drag Racing now features new graphics, visual and sound effects, which should make it even more appealing for fans of racing games.
There&rsquo... |
2 November 2012
22:01 GMT |
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The popular Path application that once got banned from the App Store over privacy concerns is now back with “Life in landscape” for iPad users. The app is free to download and use, and it’s also iPhone 5-supported.
Released specifically for the iPad, the “Life in landscape” update in Pa... |
2 November 2012
21:41 GMT |
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With more than 5 million downloads in Google Play store, Subway Surfers is one of the most popular game available on Android platforms.
Obviously, it cannot be put against Temple Run which is close to reaching 50 million downloads, but few titles can proud themselves with such achievements.
Created by Kiloo Games, ... |
2 November 2012
21:31 GMT |
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Hot on the heels of the latest news regarding the availability of the new HTC Windows Phone 8 devices, the Taiwanese handset maker announced its 8S and 8X smartphone would be released in Singapore later this month. In addition, the company confirmed the HTC One X+ Android superphone would be available in the country... |
2 November 2012
21:01 GMT |
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Pocket application for Android devices, formerly known as Read It Later, has just received a major update that promises to make it faster than before.
According to developers, this update is all about performance, so Android users should expect a quicker and more responsive application.
In addition, the latest vers... |
2 November 2012
20:31 GMT |
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Even though Micromax A110 Superfone Canvas 2 went on sale in India last week, the handset maker officially launched the smartphone today.
Along with the A110 Superfone Canvas 2, Micromax also announced the immediate availability of another Android smartphone, the A90S Superfone Pixel.
Android enthusiasts can purcha... |
2 November 2012
20:01 GMT |
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Apple’s legal department can’t seem to catch a break as the Cupertino giant is now facing a ban in Mexico where iFone, a Mexican telecommunications company, is attempting to stop sales of Apple’s smartphone under the “iPhone” brand (which is pronounced the same). According to reports, a... |
2 November 2012
19:51 GMT |
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Last month, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation announced a new high-end smartphone for Japan, the HTC J Butterfly, and it seems that it is getting ready to release it in China soon.
The smartphone has been spotted with model number XT920e next to it at the China Compulsory Product Certification, while fea... |
2 November 2012
19:41 GMT |
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Asteroids aren't exactly thought of as the harbingers of life. In fact, it's quite the opposite, asteroids are what killed the dinosaurs and countless other species before them and it's what killed humankind in more Hollywood flicks than you can count.
But a new theory says that asteroids may be more... |
2 November 2012
19:31 GMT |
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Nintendo has officially kicked off its advertising campaign for the upcoming Wii U in North America, debuting the first commercial that will begin airing across the U.S. and Canada ahead of the device’s launch on November 18.
The Wii U is eagerly awaited by quite a lot of Nintendo fans and plenty of current Wi... |
2 November 2012
19:31 GMT |
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Android fans in Australia who are still waiting for the new 32GB Nexus 7 to hit shelves will be happy to know that the slate has been confirmed to arrive soon.
According to AusDroid, the 32GB 3G and Wi-Fi Nexus 7 models will be available for purchase in Australia via Dick Smith Electronics.
The 3G version of Nexus ... |
2 November 2012
19:31 GMT |
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As expected, cybercriminals are leveraging the upcoming Black Friday to promote their schemes. According to Bitdefender experts, shady advertisements for cheap car insurance, designer clothing, smartphones, children’s books and hard-to-turn-down deals on Ford cars are already making the rounds.
Some of the ads... |
2 November 2012
19:21 GMT |
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Google's been promoting the new Chromebook heavily, perhaps because it's finally confident enough in Chrome OS but clearly also because it was the first time it managed to bring down the price so much.
It's been selling well too, the new Chromebook, at least that's the impression since it sold o... |
2 November 2012
18:51 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a new Android-based smartphone on the market in China, this time packing it with a clamshell design.
However, although it would pack a rather unusual look for an Android smartphone (yet similar devices have been seen before), the new ... |
2 November 2012
18:51 GMT |
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The development team at Ninja Theory and publisher Capcom reveal that they are introducing four new difficulty modes for the upcoming DmC: Devil May Cry, which are designed to test even the toughest players and encourage them to replay the game.
The core difficulty modes for the new title in the long running series ... |
2 November 2012
18:41 GMT |
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Arguably the only application that allows users to make free video calls with up to 12 people at the same time, ooVoo Video Call for Android is now supported by more devices.
Created by ooVoo, the application is close to achieving an impressive 5 million downloads milestone on Google Play store.
In an attempt to im... |
2 November 2012
18:31 GMT |
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A species of dwarf toad was recently saved from becoming extinct by an artificial misting system designed, manufactured and set in place by a group of conservationists who are highly protective of Tanzanian biodiversity.
These dwarf toads were first discovered back in 1996, and at that time it was estimated that as... |
2 November 2012
18:01 GMT |
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Although Windows Phone 8 is its primary focus at the moment, Nokia is not leaving the Series 40 platform aside either, and new and updated apps are being pushed for the OS constantly.
The latest of them is a new version of the Store client for S40, which is available only as a beta release at the moment, aimed at t... |
2 November 2012
17:51 GMT |
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Developers are starting to signal the apparition of some visible changes across several services in iOS 6.1, a new beta seeded by Apple yesterday alongside iOS 6.0.1 which made its way onto end-user devices with its own fixes and tweaks.
While we know much of what iOS 6.0.1 has to offer, iOS 6.1 has remained a bit o... |
2 November 2012
17:51 GMT |
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In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, countless American citizens on the US East Coast are forced to make do without electricity, seeing how all the major power lines have been pretty much destroyed by the storm.
The good news is that Verizon Wireless has decided to lend a helping hand to these people and set up s... |
2 November 2012
17:41 GMT |
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What do users fear most when it comes to their online lives? What do they do about their concerns? These are some important questions answered in a study conducted by researchers from Trend Micro.
The figures show that 70% of users feel responsible for protecting their family’s online safety, but in practice, ... |
2 November 2012
17:41 GMT |
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Only yesterday, a team of scientists working with the University of Michigan made it public news that, thanks to a new technology, it is possible to turn algae into crude oil in just one minute.
Their findings were thoroughly discussed during the latest annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers... |
2 November 2012
17:41 GMT |
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While StatCounter shows that Chrome dominates the browser market and has been the number one browser in the world for a few months now, Net Applications doesn't agree.
In fact, it sees that Chrome's market share peaked months ago and has been declining ever since.
Firefox isn't doing so swell either... |
2 November 2012
17:31 GMT |
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Windows Phone 8 has been announced on Monday as a great upgrade for Microsoft’s mobile operating system, though it seems that there still is a series of elements that are not available inside it right from the beginning. One of them is a notification center, one that Microsoft says that it hasn’t had ti... |
2 November 2012
17:31 GMT |
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Andrei Dumitrescu: The launch fall season is in full swing, with many big titles already out and a number still to come, but when I am at home I like to ignore the hype and play those games that I know fit my interests and passions.
So, most of this weekend will be occupied by Fallen Enchantress, the new game from S... |
2 November 2012
17:31 GMT |
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Curiosity is staying busy, all by herself on Mars, scooping sand, analyzing it and doing a bunch of other boring but necessary "work-related" stuff.
But every once in a while, whenever she gets a free moment, she gets to do what she actually likes, take photos of the places she's visiting, like any 21st centur... |
2 November 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Hardcore Xbox 360 owners are finally beginning to see the advantage of owning a Kinect sensor, according to Microsoft, which notes that more and more people are interested in the device due to its integration with core games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
The Xbox 360 received the Kinect peripheral back in 2010 a... |
2 November 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Within a relatively short time span (only three months), the Chengdy Panda Base in Sichuan, China, witnessed the birth of seven baby pandas, all of which are now quite grown and ready to meet the public.
Luckily for us, these cubs do not shy away from posing for one or two group pictures, especially if they are bus... |
2 November 2012
16:41 GMT |
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The fact that kinetic energy can be turned into electricity and made to power various gadgets and gizmos is no news.
Still, the idea of using a rocking chair to charge your iPad may sound a tad peculiar.
Micassa Lab is now busy selling so-called iRocks, which are basically a high-tech version of the rocking chair... |
2 November 2012
16:41 GMT |
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ABC’s Player app for iDevices now supports the four-inch Retina display on the iPhone 5 and the fifth-generation iPod touch. Your favorite shows will now display in full-screen on your shiny new Apple gear.
In addition to offering support for the latest iPhone and iPod touch, ABC Player includes a Featured tab... |
2 November 2012
16:31 GMT |
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SHAPE, creators of IM+ cross-platform instant messaging application, has just released a new update for their Android client.
Developers improved the application’s interface and gave it a facelift in order to make it look more like Ice Cream Sandwich.
In addition, Android users will now have the option to dis... |
2 November 2012
16:31 GMT |
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The other day, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm and, with it, the “Star Wars” franchise. If you’re wondering what that means for Darth Vader, the video above should provide you with an answer.
Disneyland!
The video is actually a commercial from Disneyland, but in this context, it fits l... |
2 November 2012
16:31 GMT |
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A couple of malicious Discovery Card emails have been making the rounds for the past few days, attempting to trick recipients into clicking on links that point to malware-serving websites. They both purport to come from “Discover Account Notes.” One of them informs recipients of “detail changes&rdq... |
2 November 2012
16:11 GMT |
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The people who happened to be close to the University of Natural Sciences in Malaysia only a few days ago had every chance of coming face to face with a monkey which knew a thing or two about wine.
Photographer and physics professor Mihail Nazarov says that, when he first saw the monkey, it was busy trying to figur... |
2 November 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Following the official launch of Windows Phone 8 on Monday, Microsoft has made available for download the necessary developer tools for the building of software for the platform. The Windows Phone SDK 8.0 is now generally available for download, after being released in September to only a small number of developers... |
2 November 2012
15:51 GMT |
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Julien Lamoureux, the lead designer working on Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, makes it clear that the team has no plans to include competitive-oriented multiplayer in the game, despite the requests from the player community.
Speaking to VG247 during an event, the developer says, “There is no competitiv... |
2 November 2012
15:51 GMT |
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There are some people which have misunderstood the purpose and goal of the Linux operating system and have chosen to express their anger in terrible wallpapers.
Quite a few years ago, when Microsoft had a larger market share, a few Linux users took upon themselves to battle the giant. One of the weapons of choice we... |
2 November 2012
15:41 GMT |
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LG Optimus G, the latest flagship Android device from the South Korean mobile phone maker, is now available for pre-order in the United States via wireless carrier Sprint, and should become available for purchase in a few weeks.
Those who would like to grab the device can now take advantage of an offer available at... |
2 November 2012
15:41 GMT |
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Us humans like to always push the limits of where we can go or at least what we can see. But as we try to find ever-distant stars, the sun remains a mystery. And, unlike distant stars, unraveling the sun's mysteries will have a more immediate impact on our lives.
A new X-ray space telescope that's about to... |
2 November 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Portal 2 on the PlayStation 3 will receive a special downloadable mission pack next week, called the In Motion DLC, which consists of several test chambers that have been specifically designed by developer Sixense to be used with the PlayStation Move motion control system.
Portal 2 delivered a great puzzler platform... |
2 November 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Some highly-unscientific tests carried out by the people at Android Authority show that the iPad mini could be more durable compared to at least one of its rivals, the Google Nexus 7.
As usual, Android Authority’s tester performs three separate drop tests on each tablet, one on the side; one on the back; and o... |
2 November 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note II is a highly appealing device, especially to those who like big screens and multi-core processors inside their smartphones.
It lands on shelves with a quad-core CPU, a 5.5-inch touchscreen display, an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, and Google’s Android operating system lo... |
2 November 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Kurt Sutter, the creator of the television series Sons of Anarchy, says that he is no longer interested in making a video game based on his intellectual property because no company seems to be interested in the project. The television project leader has been trying to get both Fox and Rockstar interested in their pr... |
2 November 2012
15:01 GMT |
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The collapse of Elpida, a Japanese producer of random access memory, was one of the greatest company bankruptcies of the past few years, showing how low the memory market has fallen.
To avoid going completely out like a light, Elpida decided to let Micron buy it.
That was many months ago. The time between then and ... |
2 November 2012
14:51 GMT |
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Steel Storm: Burning Retribution, a game developed by Kot-in-Action Creative Artel, with the help of the DarkPlaces engine, is now available on Steam for Linux.Steel Storm: Burning Retribution is a top down action shooter that made its first appearance on the Linux platform in Humble Bundle 3, back in August, 2011. S... |
2 November 2012
14:50 GMT |
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If you’ve been scorching the web looking for an LOTR Mac game client that allows you to explore the lands of the Middle Earth, look no further. Warner Bros Entertainment has finally ousted the Mac beta client and you can download it for free, right now, right here.
Whether you want to visit the ruins of Weathe... |
2 November 2012
13:51 GMT |
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Google’s Android operating system has gained some more market share in the third quarter of the year, a recent report from IDC unveiled. The platform is said to have grabbed 75 percent of the smartphone OS market in the timeframe, with unit shipments reaching 136.0 million. Moreover, the International Data ... |
2 November 2012
13:51 GMT |
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Unusual activity was recorded in the Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico, last week. An unidentified cylindrical object was registered falling at high speed, into the crater.
The video was shot by Mexican television network Televisa, on Thursday, October 25. This recording was taken by an actual Televisa-owned re... |
2 November 2012
13:41 GMT |
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There isn't much to say about the new video card from Sapphire, since it isn't actually different from AMD's regular Radeon HD 7870 GHz model, not counting the cooler.
This might just be a tactic meant to make up for the fact that some HD 7870 GHz edition cards tend to sometimes crash and give a black... |
2 November 2012
13:41 GMT |
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Major carrier AT&T launched two new Android smartphones today, the LG Optimus G and the Sony Xperia TL. Both are available for purchase from its online and retail stores.
Potential customers who wish to purchase the Xperia TL will be able to do so for 450 USD (350 EUR) outright or for 100 USD (75 EUR) with a new two... |
2 November 2012
13:31 GMT |
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XZ compressed packages have been used for a while by various distributions, including the Gnome repositories, but Ubuntu's developers are still reticent about switching to another compression.
Gzip is still a good compression algorithm, but XZ has made it clear that it is the future. It provides smaller packag... |
2 November 2012
13:07 GMT |
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The development team at Junction Point Studios and publisher Disney Interactive Studios launch a new trailer for their upcoming title Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, which shows main characters Mickey and Oswald travelling through the Reconstructed Wasteland.
The Mad Doctor is the main antagonist of the new game cr... |
2 November 2012
13:01 GMT |
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A new flavor of the foursquare application is now available for download for devices running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, namely version 2.12. The new app release comes with a series of bug fixes packed inside, as well as with support for Thai and Indonesian languages. Moreover, it also br... |
2 November 2012
13:01 GMT |
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CoreBreach is a futuristic "anti-gravity" racing game with combat-based gameplay and the developers have just announced that it went open source.
CoreBreach features six anti-gravity racing ships ranging from easily agile to ultra-fast, six futuristic race tracks of varying difficulty, six different combat weapons ... |
2 November 2012
12:51 GMT |
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Following the official launch of the mobile operating system on Monday, Windows Phone 8 smartphones have started to pour in in the UK, and the Windows Phone 8X by HTC is the latest to be spotted as available for purchase in the country.
The new device has made it on the websites of online retailers Unlocked Mobiles... |
2 November 2012
12:31 GMT |
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Crysis 3 is out at the beginning of next year and now Electronic Arts has kicked off a special pre-order incentive, which offers anyone who pre-purchases the first-person shooter a free downloadable copy of Crysis 1. Crysis 2 delivered a visually stunning shooter experience back in 2011 and developer Crytek is now g... |
2 November 2012
12:21 GMT |
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48-year-old Stephen Farrow was convicted for the murders of 59-year-old reverend John Suddards, and 77-year-old retired teacher Betty Yates, this year.
Farrow and Suddards were stabbed to death in their homes in England. Yates was beaten with her walking stick in January, in Worcestershire, before being stabbed four... |
2 November 2012
12:15 GMT |
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Mobius Forensic Toolkit, an open-source forensic framework written in Python/GTK that manages cases and case items, providing an abstract interface for developing extensions, is now at version 0.5.15.
In Mobius Forensic Toolkit, cases and item categories are defined using XML files, for easy integration with other t... |
2 November 2012
12:13 GMT |
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Damages awards in copyright cases are getting more ridiculous. Already, the few people that did put up a fight in lawsuits like these are millions of dollars in debt. Their number is growing, one man from Hampton, Virginia has to pay $1.5 million, €1.16 million to adult entertainment company Flava Works. His... |
2 November 2012
12:10 GMT |
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The (rumored) feud between Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga goes back at least two years, when the former was still promoting her album “Bionic.” Even though not much was heard of the feud in recent months, it doesn’t mean that it, somehow, magically went away. At least not on Christina’s pa... |
2 November 2012
12:05 GMT |
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Since the first week after the launch of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system has passed, we can finally see what everyone thinks about it, or at least what IT companies feel after such a short time.
PC Helps is a provider of on-demand support for core office software applications and mobile devices used eve... |
2 November 2012
12:03 GMT |
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The Guardian has just updated its Android application in order to make it smoother and faster. The new version of the application promises users a better reading experience, along with loads of new features. First of all, the application has a new look and a new Android action bar, which allows users easier and quic... |
2 November 2012
12:01 GMT |
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CSS3 Microsoft Modern Buttons is a collection of Web buttons created with CSS 3 and modeled after the Modern UI interface that comes with the new Windows 8 OS that was officially released a few days ago. This collection is perfect for creating mobile Web apps, providing a design-agnostic style that can be easily int... |
2 November 2012
12:01 GMT |
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Mobile phone users in the UK interested in the purchase of a Nokia Lumia 920 device might want to hurry and take advantage of the promotion that Phones4U has in store for them at the moment.
The online retailer offers free Wireless Chargers and Nokia Play 360 Speakers to the first 500 users who will order the hands... |
2 November 2012
11:55 GMT |
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A couple of days ago, Botswana's President made it public news that, starting next year, hunting licenses will no longer be issued in this country.
Apparently, it is his belief that such licenses contribute to the fact that ever more animals are being killed by poachers in Africa, and that local biodiversity c... |
2 November 2012
11:53 GMT |
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Symantec’s Identity and Authentication Services team welcomes VeriSign Japan on board. The acquisition of the business partner has been complete in an effort to enhance the company’s offering on the Japanese market.
“Symantec, with VeriSign Japan, is positioned to help Japanese organizations incorp... |
2 November 2012
11:53 GMT |
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The team behind the GOG digital distribution service announces that it is launching a weekend offer which will allow any players to get a 60 percent price cut for all the games that are part of the Electronic Arts publisher catalog.
For 2.39 dollars or Euro, gamers can get access to games from the Ultima series, the... |
2 November 2012
11:51 GMT |
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Jamie Foxx is keeping a lot of Spider-Man fans guessing about his involvement in the next installment of “The Amazing Spider-Man” trilogy. He is in talks to play villain Electro, rumor has it.
“Dressed up as Electro for Halloween last night. Costume fits well,” Foxx tweeted the other day.
H... |
2 November 2012
11:50 GMT |
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Losing your phone can be a very traumatizing experience to begin with, but not having your data backed up can turn it into a real nightmare. Missing Sync for Android allows you to transfer contacts, call logs, SMS logs, calendars, notes, bookmarks and media content, in an attempt to make your life easier.
Missing Sy... |
2 November 2012
11:41 GMT |
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Android 4.2 Jelly Bean will bring along a nice range of enhancements, including a series of updated system applications, such as the launcher or the camera, and will also provide users with a new flavor of the Google Play app on their devices.
Courtesy of a recently leaked Nexus 4 system dump, the Google Play app f... |
2 November 2012
11:40 GMT |
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Nick Farley, the senior artist working at The Creative Assembly on the Battles series, says that clones are dominating the mobile game space at the moment and that innovation is needed to deliver higher quality titles, which is impossible because of the low price point.
The developer tells GamesIndustry.biz that, &l... |
2 November 2012
11:37 GMT |
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Drobo is known for its storage arrays, the same way Western Digital and Seagate are known for their HDDs, and the same way OCZ, Micron and many others are known for their SSDs.
Drobo's new storage devices, Drobo Mini and Drobo 5D, are described as the first storage arrays to possess both USB 3.0 and Thunderbol... |
2 November 2012
11:30 GMT |
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A Hacker News member noticed that by performing a Google search for “inurl:bcode=[*]+n_m=[*] site:facebook.com,” links to the accounts of around 1.3 million Facebook users would show up. Some of the links could be utilized to gain access to the accounts in question without the need for a password.
T... |
2 November 2012
11:29 GMT |
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A mall in Hong Hong is now home to a pop-up shop made entirely out of recycled materials such as wood, bubble wrap and dozens of relatively small windows which form the walls, the roof and the tepee.
Artist Andy Tong (i.e. the man who came up with the concept for this MOMO shop) says that he wanted to design and ma... |
2 November 2012
11:17 GMT |
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Libvirt, a collection of software that provides a convenient way to manage virtual machines and other virtualization functionality, such as storage and network interface management, is now at version 1.0.0. Libvirt 1.0.0 not only marks an important milestone in the development, but it also marks the seventh birthda... |
2 November 2012
11:16 GMT |
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WebApp, the Zarafa’s enterprise collaboration web client for home and general office usage, which features email, calendaring, meeting requests, tasks, and advanced delegation via the browser, is now at version 1.2.
Zarafa WebApp 1.2 brings one major feature and that is a new innovative tab bar, which is place... |
2 November 2012
11:16 GMT |
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Peter Moore, the chief operation officer at publisher Electronic Arts, says that the video game industry is in danger because of the unchecked growth of budgets for the biggest hits, which tends to suck resources required for other titles.
The executive tells Wired that, “The higher-end games that land, land w... |
2 November 2012
11:15 GMT |
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A brand new batch of details about Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 4 (aka Orbis) have been leaked on the web, this time featuring new info about the device’s hardware specifications and confirming that the company will reveal the device ahead of E3 2013 in June, next year.
While Sony is still betting big on ... |
2 November 2012
11:07 GMT |
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Superstorm Sandy left New York City paralyzed, with thousands waiting in line for hours to catch the very few buses and subways that are up and running. This picture captures the reality of post-Sandy New York. It was originally posted on Instagram, and since then it has been republished by many media outlets. The p... |
2 November 2012
11:02 GMT |
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Owners of an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean-based smartphone can now download and install the Android 4.2 launcher on their handsets. A leaked Android 4.2 system dump that emerged online a few days ago has already provided a glimpse at the launcher, which is compatible both with stock Android 4.1 devices and with rooted on... |
2 November 2012
10:58 GMT |
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As reports surfaced today confirm that Demi Moore is still “very much” married to Ashton Kutcher, a new rumor says she’s looking to move on emotionally from the 6-year failed marriage. Apparently, she thinks her one-time lover Leonardo DiCaprio might be the perfect rebound guy.
The two spent one si... |
2 November 2012
10:53 GMT |
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Video game hardware maker Nintendo says that a pink version of its 3DS XL handheld is now available in the United States exclusively via a deal with the shopping network Gilt.
The game comes bundled with either Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask or Style Savvy: Trendsetter and those who are willing to get it will... |
2 November 2012
10:51 GMT |
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OpenBSD, a free, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system, which emphasizes portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptograph, is now at version 5.2.
OpenBSD releases are few and far in between, so when they actually show up, they have an amazing number of change... |
2 November 2012
10:49 GMT |
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A Turkish artist named Şakir Gökçebağ has recently decided to take some fruits and vegetables and turn them into rather impressive works of art.
While many frowned at one artist's ideas to massacre countless butterflies for the sake of art, Şakir Gökçebağ' can only be appreciated. ... |
2 November 2012
10:42 GMT |
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32-year-old Sara Ege, a Muslim woman living in Cardiff, Wales, is accused of beating her seven-year-old son to death with a stick and trying to cover up the crime by setting him on fire.
The gruesome incident occurred in the family home in Pontcanna, following repeated acts of physical abuse in the past months. The&... |
2 November 2012
10:38 GMT |
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Sony has just unleashed the redesigned PlayStation Store in North America, finally allowing PlayStation 3 users in that region to experience the new and improved online marketplace.
The PS Store is becoming more and more important to Sony’s digital-focused strategy and, in order to make it that much more user ... |
2 November 2012
10:34 GMT |
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Daedalic Entertainment confirmed last, but it will bring the sequel to Deponia adventure game on PC on November 6.
The upcoming title will be available for purchase via Steam starting next week and promises to be wackier and more romantic than the previous game in the series.
Players are invited to join Rufus and h... |
2 November 2012
10:33 GMT |
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US-based carrier T-Mobile has just released the LG Optimus L9 mid-ranged Android smartphone. However, the device’s specs sheet is a bit different than the original Optimus L9, which was officially announced back in August at IFA 2012 trade fair.
Codenamed LG P769, T-Mobile’s Optimus L9 is now available f... |
2 November 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Samsung's Slate PC XE700T1A, or the Slate PC 7 as it is more broadly known, was launched this time last year (2011). Perhaps peripheral Adesso is trying to celebrate its anniversary in a way.
We say that Adesso Inc. might be trying to celebrate that occasion because the company has launched a Bluetooth keyboar... |
2 November 2012
10:30 GMT |
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Even though Donald Trump, aka The Donald, was more than generous to extend the deadline for President Obama because of Hurricane Sandy, Obama failed to rise to the occasion.
The other day, Trump announced he would give the President an extra day to come up with documentation from his youth (school records, passport... |
2 November 2012
10:28 GMT |
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A team of researchers working with the University of California, Merced now wish to draw attention to the fact that, although the Pacific Ocean is not warm enough to foster the formation of major storms such as hurricane Sandy, this does not mean that this state will not be affected by extreme weather manifestations.... |
2 November 2012
10:26 GMT |
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The FTC really has it in for Google. It hasn't been able to get anything on the giant company, but not for lack of trying. Every acquisition is intensely scrutinized and the FTC has been trying to build an antitrust case against the company for years without much to show for it, even with all the help from Micro... |
2 November 2012
10:26 GMT |
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Experts from security firm Solutionary have made an interesting advisory on how individuals and organizations can protect themselves against phishing attacks.
Phishing is usually launched by cybercriminals with the purpose of obtaining sensitive information from the targets. Although in many cases such operations ar... |
2 November 2012
10:12 GMT |
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Apple’s cloud services have lately been acting up pretty badly, and the same goes for the company’s software updater in the Mac App Store, which churns up error after error for customers attempting to update their Safari installations to the more secure Safari 6.0.2.
A rapidly-growing thread over at Appl... |
2 November 2012
10:12 GMT |
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Real-life couple Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton were the big winners at last night’s Country Music Awards 2012, taking home the award for Song of the Year for their “Over You.” The video above is of them accepting the award, but I must warn you, chances are you’ll be happy to have so... |
2 November 2012
10:02 GMT |
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The Ubuntu Developer Summit in Denmark, Copenhagen, was one of the most exciting and interesting so far, mostly because Valve had participated almost as an honored guest.
Long before this year's Ubuntu Developer Summit, Valve has announced its intention to launch the Steam client for Linux, buy no one thought ... |
2 November 2012
10:01 GMT |
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I might not love football the way that I do if it were not for the Football Manager series and its predecessors that the developers at Sports Interactive have created before it and this might be the heist praise that someone can heap upon a simulation title.
The concept of the game is incredibly ambitious because it... |
2 November 2012
10:01 GMT |
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Microsoft has launched Windows 8, PC makers have revealed their compatible PCs, hardware makers are showing their mainboards, video boards, memory and whatever else and, now, audio products are getting the attention they are due as well.
Much like ASUS, Mad Catz has something that gamers might like, something that s... |
2 November 2012
09:59 GMT |
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Nickolas Coke of Pueblo, Colorado, suffered from a rare condition called anencephaly – he was born with just a brain stem and no brain.
The child outlived most babies suffering from anencephaly, who usually only make it a few days, as he survived for three years. Some children affected from the condition perish imme... |
2 November 2012
09:56 GMT |
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LG Optimus G has just gone on sale earlier today at Sprint and now AT&T announced the smartphone is available for purchase at its online and retail stores.
Customers can get the LG Optimus G from AT&T for as low as 200 USD (155 EUR) with a new two-year agreement.
Those who do not wish to commit to a long-term cont... |
2 November 2012
09:53 GMT |
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You may not have noticed, but CityVille 2, the next generation city-building, life-wasting social game from the hugely successful and popular Zynga, is here to delight fans of the *Ville franchise. The new game doesn't stray too far from the formula, probably, but it does show that Zynga is more prepared, or m... |
2 November 2012
09:43 GMT |
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It’s not just fans and critics who are falling head over heels in love with the “new” James Bond in the 23rd installment, “Skyfall,” now out in theaters. The Vatican also loves the latest 007 incarnation – very much so actually.
In a review of the film published in the official Va... |
2 November 2012
09:39 GMT |
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Secret Service Agent Rafael Prieto, assigned to the protective detail of president Obama, was found dead in his car, after what initial reports rule as a suicide. News of his death comes as Assistant Special Agent in-Charge Prieto was being investigated for his undisclosed romantic relationship with a Mexican citize... |
2 November 2012
09:32 GMT |
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This past Halloween, one very brave bear at the San Diego Zoo saved both staff and visitors by tackling and drowning Victor Frankenstein's monster.
As the picture shows, the bear showed no mercy and was quick in dragging the monster into the water.
Seeing how polar bears are great swimmers, we can only suspe... |
2 November 2012
09:32 GMT |
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Security solutions provider Bit9 has released a report called “Pausing Google Play: More Than 100,000 Android Apps May Pose Security Risks.” The analysis focuses on over 400,000 Android applications hosted on Google’s app market.
It turns out that 25% (100,000) of applications have exhibited some s... |
2 November 2012
09:30 GMT |
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South Korean company Samsung has just released a new update for Kier Air application for Android devices. The latest update brings a few new features and some bug fixes.
With Samsung Kies Air, Android users can manage content saved on their devices via PC internet or mobile browser by simply taking advantage of Wi-F... |
2 November 2012
09:28 GMT |
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Web Intents is designed to enable web apps to talk to each other, share files and data, without them having to have prior knowledge about other app. It's a proposed standard that should revolutionize the way apps, of any kind, work with each other across platforms and devices. Pushed by Google and with Mozilla ... |
2 November 2012
09:26 GMT |
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There seems to be a constant flow of gaming products bearing the Republic of Gamers logo (ROG). ASUS definitely isn't letting its high-end product collection go stale, if that is even possible. The last time we heard about some new ROG product from ASUS was just over a week ago, in the twilight of October 2012... |
2 November 2012
09:25 GMT |
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Robert Shingledecker announced the immediate availability for download of the Tiny Core 4.7 Linux operating system.
Tiny Core is a distribution that is highly modular and made use of with community build extensions. Its ultimate goal is to create an operating system that is both easy to use and very small.
It may ... |
2 November 2012
09:22 GMT |
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The fifth and final episode of the Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn live-action web series has now been revealed to the world, showing the dramatic conclusion of the fight between the UNSC cadets, together with Master Chief, and the evil Covenant.
Halo 4 is out next week and, besides releasing lots of videos and screenshot... |
2 November 2012
09:17 GMT |
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The zombie action FPS Left 4 Dead 2 has just been updated with several fixes, which are meant to improve the overall gameplay experience.
First of all, Valve introduced two small blockers that will prevent players from being stuck:
"- Swamp Fever – The Swamp: added additional self-terminating survivor-only blocker... |
2 November 2012
09:11 GMT |
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Google’s Android 4.x platform releases have gained a bit more share on the platform distribution charts in October, though the older Gingerbread release is still leading the pack.
During the two weeks ending November 1, 25.8 percent of all Android devices that accessed the Google Play Store were powered by An... |
2 November 2012
09:05 GMT |
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Apple's pursuit of a ban on a number of Samsung products has attracted the wrath of lawyers defending the South Korean firm, who are now asking to have some chat time with Apple’s Phil Schiller, SVP of marketing. The Verge reports that Samsung is granted another shot at questioning high-level Apple person... |
2 November 2012
09:01 GMT |
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It looks like all those rumors claiming Facebook plans to release its own phone were pretty accurate to a point.
Although the company denied several times that it’s working on a Facebook smartphone, it appears that the truth lies elsewhere.
For those of you who do not remember or simply skipped this one, we ... |
2 November 2012
09:01 GMT |
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The creative designers at BetterThanPants.com premiered the Baby Mop, a gizmo that finally gives your toddler a purpose, allowing him, or her, to clean the house while they are crawling on the floor.
The $40 (€30) bodysuit features mops in the leg and elbow areas, so that the child can polish the floor properly... |
2 November 2012
09:00 GMT |
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In between judging on X Factor USA, which went to the live shows the other day, Demi Lovato is working on new music. It’s not just any kind of music either, she says in a new interview, but the type that would prove to the world real artists still exist.
Speaking with Us Weekly, Demi says she’s inspired... |
2 November 2012
08:59 GMT |
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Sophos Labs has announced another interesting puzzle for those who enjoy putting their minds to work. This time, #sophospuzzle participants will have to convert a text into an URL.
The text that must be converted is this: 44516 54221 43313 slash SHAKE DON'T STIR
If you can’t figure it out right from the ... |
2 November 2012
08:54 GMT |
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Kobo launched its Kobo Glo on October 1, 2012, then released them in the UK and Canada about a week later. Now, those same two devices are available to Japanese shoppers.
The former, with its front-lit display of 6 inches (1024 x 768 pixels resolution, 4:3 aspect ratio), is priced at ¥7,980 ($130 in the US, 103 ... |
2 November 2012
08:48 GMT |
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Canonical announced that it had joined the Linaro Enterprise Group, an organization that aims to accelerate the integration of ARM-based servers. Besides announcing the Linaro Enterprise Group action, Canonical also revealed its Ubuntu hyperscale roadmap, which includes support for ARM V8 ISA. This move was made ... |
2 November 2012
08:46 GMT |
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Google Wallet hasn't been a huge success. Neither have any of Google's past moves into the payments business, like Google Checkout which was merged into Wallet.
But the promise is too great for Google to give up, so it's adding more and more features and capabilities to its mobile payments service.
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2 November 2012
08:44 GMT |
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Cardinal Keith O'Brien, a head of the Scottish Catholic Church, was dubbed “Bigot of the Year” by gay rights activists at Stonewall group, during a ceremony at the Victoria & Albert Museum, last night.
Awards are given each year to those who impact the British gay community, and the cardinal certai... |
2 November 2012
08:42 GMT |
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The iPad 4 didn’t escape iFixit’s operation table, falling victim to one of the company’s comprehensive teardowns. Joining the iPad mini in allowing its chips to be taken out for the sake of science, the iPad 4 bears a lot of resemblance to the third-generation model, both inside, and out. iFixit n... |
2 November 2012
08:41 GMT |
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Gamevil is yet another mobile game publisher that has big plans for the Android operating system, and the company has recently confirmed the upcoming availability of 30 new titles on this platform.
Zenonia 5, Legend of Master Online and Legends of Gaia, Eternal Kingdom, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Bloodlust, Zom... |
2 November 2012
08:41 GMT |
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In the aftermath of hurricane Sandy, climate change and global warming took center stage in the US, and most American citizens are quite concerned about how the country's high officials plan on combating the negative effects of these ongoing phenomena.
In fact, Businessweeks latest cover was pretty straightfor... |
2 November 2012
08:36 GMT |
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Apple has finally ceded to retract a statement from its website due to its misleading nature. The statement was supposed to act as an apology to Samsung following a UK court’s decision that the latter hadn’t copied the iPad. Ordered to retract the old statement and post an amended one with an 11-point fo... |
2 November 2012
08:34 GMT |
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A shady Facebook hack tool is promoted via YouTube with the help of a video entitled “China Hacked by Anonymous.”
The video itself is legitimate. In fact, it’s one made by TheDailyConversation back in April when Anonymous hacktivists were targeting Chinese websites.
However, unlike the genuine vi... |
2 November 2012
08:30 GMT |
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Strauss Zelnick, the chief executive officer of Take Two, says that the development team at Rockstar is already thinking about the potential downloadable content for their upcoming Grand Theft Auto V and that it will deliver interesting story and gameplay to players.
The executive has told investors during a confere... |
2 November 2012
08:27 GMT |
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NAND Flash memory chips seemed to imitate DRAM (dynamic random access memory) for a few months, but they are back in form, with prices steadily rising. This much, DRAMeXchange was able to determine.
Despite general hopes that solid-state drives would keep getting cheaper, the memory segment isn't doing them any... |
2 November 2012
08:25 GMT |
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Peter Moore, the chief operation officer at Electronic Arts, once again praises Mirror’s Edge, but refuses to say whether the publisher is interested in creating a sequel for the free running title.
The executive tells Wired that, “We’re accused of being too safe, but then I’ll point to Mirro... |
2 November 2012
08:23 GMT |
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Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo is set to make Windows Phone 8 devices available for its users in the not too distant future, the company has confirmed on Thursday.
The wireless services provider has already announced a series of Windows 8 PCs that will land on its LTE network, and unveiled that it will co... |
2 November 2012
08:12 GMT |
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Valve’s Dota 2 has just received a new update that fixes some of the bugs reported by players, and adds a few new features.
Although it can be considered a minor update, this patch fixes some issues with the Greevil Eggs and brings a Golden Baby Roshan trophy courier that is awarded to the fastest Roshan killi... |
2 November 2012
08:11 GMT |
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Cut the Rope for Android has just been upgraded to a new version, though it seems that there are not additional levels or hidden candy for users to enjoy.
The new game release, available for download as version 2.0.1 today, brings along only a series of fixes for bugs that were found to affect it.
The game will c... |
2 November 2012
08:11 GMT |
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Mobile game developer Glu Mobile launched the sequel to its popular action title for Android devices, Contract Killer, about a week ago.
Since then the company has received overwhelming feedback and it appears that most of it was positive. The game has more than 100,000 downloads in Google Play store and is rated 5 ... |
2 November 2012
08:10 GMT |
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The long-awaited documentary “We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists” has been released online. It has been made available on iTunes and it can be purchased on DVD and Blu-Ray from the official website, DRM-free of course.
Brian Knappenberger, the creator of the movie, told Wired that it wasn’... |
2 November 2012
07:56 GMT |
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After officially confirming the Mass Effect Trilogy pack earlier this fall, BioWare has now revealed some more details about the collection of games, what DLCs will be included in certain editions, and when it comes out for the PlayStation 3 platform. BioWare released three Mass Effect games over the years, so it wa... |
2 November 2012
07:51 GMT |
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Google Wallet, the popular mobile service that provides users with the possibility to make payments right from their handsets, has added a new feature, making purchases on mobile sites easier than before.
All the sites that accept Google Wallet will provide users with the possibility to make purchases without havi... |
2 November 2012
07:51 GMT |
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Facebook introduced, or rather reintroduced, its gift shop a short while ago and now it's already expanding on the idea. The gift shop enables you to buy a present, an actual one that gets delivered, for any of your friends.
Now, Facebook is also making it possible to make a charitable contribution as a gift t... |
2 November 2012
07:51 GMT |
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Apple has released iPhone Configuration Utility 3.6.1 for Windows, an update to its profile-creation software for administrators managing iDevices from a Windows PC.
Launched shortly after the debut of iOS 6.0.1 (and iOS 6.1 for developers), iPhone Configuration Utility 3.6.1 for Windows likely has the sole purpose ... |
2 November 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Photography fans using Aperture as their main editing solution will be glad to learn that Apple has released a new update for them, adding a flurry of tweaks and enhancements that are sure to improve the photo manipulation experience tenfold.
In Aperture 3.4.2, photos received through My Photo Stream or shared strea... |
2 November 2012
07:31 GMT |
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Shortly after introducing its new Desire SV Android smartphone, Taiwanese handset maker HTC confirmed the upcoming availability of One X+ in India.
According to HTC, the One X+ will be available for purchase in India sometime this month for no less than Rs 40,190 (750 USD or 580 EUR) outright. Customers will be able... |
2 November 2012
07:21 GMT |
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Hackers part of the Team GhostShell collective are back in their typical style, leaking 2.5 million records stolen from government, educational, political, law enforcement, telecoms, research, medical, academic, financial and other high-profile Russian organizations. This latest campaign is called Project BlackStar.
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2 November 2012
07:09 GMT |
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Courtney Stodden is still causing controversy on VH1’s reality show Couples Therapy, where she and her much older husband Doug Hutchison are getting “treatment” for some vague marital problems. On the latest episode, she was booted from the house.
Check out the video below to find out how that wen... |
2 November 2012
07:02 GMT |
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Free WiFi is a valuable commodity. Bars and cafes use it to attract customers, airlines use it as a perk, companies use it as a promotional tool. Google in particular has been doing a lot of free WiFi promotions, but if Google does something, you can bet Facebook is going to try and do it better.
The company is now ... |
2 November 2012
06:56 GMT |
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As rumored many weeks ago, despite the cheating scandal of this past summer, Summit Entertainment did put Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart together to promote “Breaking Dawn Part 2.” We have video confirmation of it below.
Lucky they got back together just in the nick of time, or else imagine how aw... |
2 November 2012
06:53 GMT |
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Mohammad Zafar and his wife protected their family's honor by punishing their 15-year-old daughter for talking to a boy. The incident, that happened on Tuesday in the Khoi Ratta district, Kashmir region, in Pakistan, ended in tragedy as enraged parents poured acid on their teenage daughter Anvu Sha. Zafar, the... |
2 November 2012
06:45 GMT |
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Tracker, a semantic data storage for desktop and mobile devices that uses W3C standards for RDF ontologies using Nepomuk with SPARQL to query and update the data, has just reached version 0.14.4.
Unlike the previous version of Tracker which has a large number of changes, Tracker 0.14.4 only has a few new features an... |
2 November 2012
06:38 GMT |
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Nicole Scherzinger is known for her occasionally kooky fashion style but, as of now, she’ll also be known as the first woman ever to wear a Twitter dress, which is exactly what it sounds like.
The Daily Mail has photos and details on the innovative design, which the singer rocked with great pride at the lau... |
2 November 2012
06:36 GMT |
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Google rolled out a new update for the dev channel of Chrome browser. Revision 24.0.1312.2 is currently available for all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame).
Among the most significant modifications available in the new build there are several repairs that touch on the stability of the brows... |
2 November 2012
06:35 GMT |
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All the light ever created in the Universe is still out there darting across vast expanses. But we only get to see the light created by the stars that existed at a certain point in the past, the further the start, the earlier it is in the Universe's history.
Astronomers have devised a way of measuring the amou... |
2 November 2012
06:34 GMT |
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HTC recently announced the upcoming availability of the One X+ Android phone in India. However, this won’t be the only smartphone launched by the Taiwanese handset maker in India this month. The latest Windows Phone 8 devices manufacturer by HTC will arrive in India this month. Customers will be able to purcha... |
2 November 2012
06:31 GMT |
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Free speech is subject to reasonable restrictions, at least according to Karti Chidambaram, the son of Chidambaram Palaniappan – current Union Minister of Finance and member of the Indian National Congress.
Karti Chidambaram has filed a complaint with the Inspector General of Police against 45-year-old busine... |
2 November 2012
06:31 GMT |
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Evernote is delivering on its promise to release a fresh beta of its note taking software for Mac users. Unfortunately for Mac App Store customers, the beta is only available to those who installed the regular Evernote app.
To update to Evernote 5 Beta, launch Evernote on your Mac, navigate over to the preferences p... |
2 November 2012
06:28 GMT |
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Owners of Windows Phone 8 devices will be able to take advantage of a new MetroTube application in the not too distant future.
LazyWorm Apps, the company behind the software, has just announced that it will deliver a new, updated software version to Microsoft’s latest mobile OS flavor, and that new features w... |
2 November 2012
06:24 GMT |
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Although Panasonic confirmed earlier this year plans to enter the European smartphone market, the Japanese company changed its mind.
Panasonic officials stated several days ago that the company was thinking of withdrawing from the European smartphone market, though Panasonic only launched the ELUGA in several count... |
2 November 2012
06:24 GMT |
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The video game publishing division of Microsoft and the credit card giant American Express say that they are ready to offer actual real-world money to all those who are willing to play Halo 4, the upcoming shooter created by 343 Industries, while also synchronizing their online identities. The two companies are enco... |
2 November 2012
06:19 GMT |
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Police officers in China have recently saved as many as 500 cats from being killed and served as “savory” dishes at various restaurants across the country.
Apparently, these neglected felines were rescued quite by chance, meaning that the police officers who found them only intended to perform a routine... |
2 November 2012
06:17 GMT |
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4MLinux Server Edition, a special distribution based on Busybox, Dropbear, OpenSSH and PuTTY, is now at version 4.1.
According to the developers, 4MLinux Server Edition 4.1 is just an updated version of 4MLinux 4.0 Server Edition using 4MLinux 4.1 as the core system.
Highlights of 4MLinux Server Edition 4.1:
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2 November 2012
06:16 GMT |
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Since all smartphones and tablets today have touchscreens, some people from the Tokyo University of Technology figured they might as well do something to join them together.
Their idea was that video walls or tables could be created anywhere, and at any time, just by gathering all the mobile gadgets in sight.
The P... |
2 November 2012
06:09 GMT |
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On Monday, Google officially introduced the new Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system flavor, which brings along a nice range of enhancements over the previous platform releases, including new security features.
Google hasn’t detailed these security enhancements to the full, but info on what they would deli... |
2 November 2012
06:04 GMT |
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Barely had Grand Theft Auto V received an official release period when leaks started happening left and right, this time with two new posters appearing online, as well as a few images with the locations that are included in the viewfinder pre-order bonus. GTA V is without a doubt one of the most eagerly anticipated ... |
2 November 2012
06:03 GMT |
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Canadians who plan on participating in illegal protests will not be allowed to wear their Anonymous masks – or any other mask for that matter – unless they want to risk spending the next 10 years in prison. The Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-309 and if it passes Senate as well and becomes law, all tho... |
2 November 2012
05:57 GMT |
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Indeed, on Oprah Winfrey’s list of favorite things for 2012 there is Surface, Microsoft’s first tablet, priced $499 (32GB).
Not too many tech products made it on the list but, apparently, Microsoft’s gadget overwhelmed Oprah to such an extent that it was elevated to “wowser” status, and... |
2 November 2012
05:55 GMT |
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The development team at Firaxis and publisher 2K Games have announced that they are getting ready to launch a new patch for their strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown, which is designed to make it easier to get through the game on the Easy difficulty level.
A set of patch notes on the official forum of the game makes i... |
2 November 2012
05:51 GMT |
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The China Development Research Foundation, a Chinese government think-tank, has put forward a report last week, detailing the benefits of changing the Chinese one-child policy, to allow families to have two children. "China has paid a huge political and social cost for the policy, as it has resulted in social confli... |
2 November 2012
05:47 GMT |
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While it's not lacking competitors, Amazon's Web Services remains the premiere cloud service. It's also got the biggest selection of services and, this being Amazon, some of the lowest prices.
They're getting lower too, in yet another price reduction, Amazon has cut the hourly rates for its stan... |
2 November 2012
05:34 GMT |
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Electronic Arts and Visceral Games have confirmed a release date for their upcoming Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel shooter, as well as a special Overkill Edition that will be offered as a free upgrade to anyone who pre-orders the game.
The Army of Two series, while not reaching any sort of critical acclaim, d... |
2 November 2012
05:28 GMT |
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47-year-old Jacqueline Williams, of Slade Green, Kent, has been identified as the woman having issued racist slurs, verbally abusing black passengers on an East London tube, on Tuesday, as we reported at the time. Williams has been charged with racially aggravated public order offense, the Daily Dot reports, after s... |
2 November 2012
05:27 GMT |
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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley revealed in a press conference that the Department of Revenue (DOR) data breach didn’t affect just individuals, but also a large number of businesses.
The official has said that all businesses that have filed a tax return starting with 1998 might be affected by the breach. A... |
2 November 2012
05:25 GMT |
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Opera, an Internet browser developed by Opera Software that provides support for RSS feeds, BitTorrent, IRC chatting, contact management, and many other features, is now at version 12.10 RC1. Even though is the first release candidate for this branch, there are very few changes and most of them are just bug fixes. ... |
2 November 2012
05:24 GMT |
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The blue screen of death (BSOD) isn't about to lose its status as the most alarming thing that can happen to a PC (short of the hardware combusting for some reason), but it isn't the only type of screen of death, as Sapphire's Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition graphics have proven.
Because of some bad qualit... |
2 November 2012
05:21 GMT |
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Ragnar Tornquist, the former leader of developer Funcom, has announced that he is officially working on Dreamfall Chapters, the sequel to the much loved Longest Journey adventure, with the development duties handled by Red Thread Games.
Funcom, which is at the moment focusing on the development of its MMO The Secret... |
2 November 2012
05:21 GMT |
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Just a few hours ago Apple kicked off sales of its latest iPad tablets in New Zealand and Australia, and is now following suit with the rest of the world, as promised earlier this month.
On October 23, Apple confirmed to the world that its iPad mini with Wi-Fi models would be available in Black & Slate or White & Si... |
2 November 2012
05:14 GMT |
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Say what you will about the “Twilight” franchise but there’s no denying all five installments have the most awesome, high-quality artists performing on the official soundtracks. Green Day is the latest act to join in.
The band recorded “The Forgotten” for the official “Breaking D... |
2 November 2012
05:06 GMT |
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World-renowned SSL certificate provider GlobalSign has entered a partnership with CloudFlare in order to provide customers with faster webpage loading speeds at no extra charge and with no additional configurations required.
SSL is a must for any company that’s in charge of handling sensitive data. SSL-secured... |
2 November 2012
05:01 GMT |
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Video game publisher Take Two has plans to open up a new office in Las Vegas, according to new documents filed with the city authorities, and the main reason seems to be almost 600,000 dollars (464,000 Euro) in incentives from the local governments. The company has not said what the new office will be used for, but ... |
2 November 2012
04:59 GMT |
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Yet another widescreen monitor is up for order, one that Philips created and equipped with several features that most displays of today do not possess. The name of the product is Brilliance 231P4QRYES.
Philips doesn't even try to pretend that it wanted the Brilliance 231P4QRYES to be a monitor affordable and s... |
2 November 2012
04:58 GMT |
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Chromebook owners are in for a treat, whether they're using the beta or the dev channels. Both testing channels have gotten a new Chrome, though it's a minor release with just some stability fixes.
In the dev channel, which was recently upgraded to Chrome 24, there is now Chrome 24.0.1305.4, part of Chrom... |
2 November 2012
04:53 GMT |
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After confirming that it’s running a special Halloween Challenge until Monday, BioWare has now revealed a new weekend event for Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode, in the form of Operation Jackhammer, which tasks fans with playing as Vanguard characters.
Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer has experienced a ... |
2 November 2012
04:49 GMT |
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Khloe Kardashian’s marriage to Lamar Odom is subject to the most varied type of rumors, from pregnancy reports to claims that they’re on the verge of divorce or, according to the latest, already broken up, but not officially yet.
The latest print issue of Life & Style (see the cover attached to this arti... |
2 November 2012
04:46 GMT |
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Motorola Mobility and Verizon Wireless launched the DROID RAZR HD last month, but the smartphone ships with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box.
However, the US-based handset maker officially confirmed a Jelly Bean upgrade would be delivered to all DROID RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD owners sometime thi... |
2 November 2012
04:36 GMT |
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State police officer Chris Webb, from New Mexico, is being sued by the legal guardian of a 10-year-old boy for assaulting him with a 50,000 volt stun gun, during Career Day.
The incident, reported by InfoWars, happened at Tularosa New Mexico Intermediate School on May 4, where Webb visited to explain to children wha... |
2 November 2012
04:31 GMT |
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Starting today, mobile phone users in the UK interested in getting a taste of EE’s 4G LTE service can choose to do so on Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone 8 device, the Lumia 920.
The handset has been announced back in September, and EE unveiled a few weeks later that it would carry it in the country, excl... |
2 November 2012
04:27 GMT |
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An interesting 419 scam has been making the rounds in the past weeks. It claims that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) “in conjunction” with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are about to give recipients of the email the sum of $10 million (8 million EUR).
Part of the email reads something li... |
2 November 2012
04:27 GMT |
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iPhoto 9.4.2 is now out for iLife 11 customers running OS X Lion 10.7.5 or OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 or later. The release brings a handful of new features, as well as a few tweaks and fixes.
According to Apple’s Support site, iPhoto 9.4.2 makes it possible for photos to be added to shared streams or My Photo ... |
2 November 2012
04:26 GMT |
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On October 29, a storage tank owned by a joint venture of Shell and Saudi Refining, Motiva Enterprises, got hit by hurricane Sandy and ruptured.
Shortly after, as many as 349,000 gallons of diesel fuel made their way into the Arthur Kill waterway, which separates New Jersey from New York's Staten Island.
As ... |
2 November 2012
04:16 GMT |
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Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter believes that the recent critical failure of Medal of Honor: Warfighter will permanently harm both the franchise’s brand as well as Electronic Arts’ image among gamers.
The Medal of Honor series received a reboot back in 2010 that wasn’t that well received... |
2 November 2012
04:15 GMT |
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Nothing is going to match a certain 256 GB Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) memory card any time soon, but Lexar isn't really trying to do it anyway.
While the company did launch a few more SDXC cards, it didn't try to outdo that one, but rather cover the market segment below it.
Owners of profes... |
2 November 2012
04:12 GMT |
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Microsoft has been long rumored to plan the release of a Windows Phone 8 device of its own, and new reports on the matter suggest that it is already testing the device.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is working with Asian suppliers for the testing of the handset, and might be getting ready to sta... |
2 November 2012
04:07 GMT |
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Two boys from Staten Island, New York were swept away by floodwaters on Monday night. The bodies of 4-year-old Connor and 2-year-old Brandon have been found in an area covered with debris, not far from where they were reported missing. Nurse Glenda Moore's vehicle got stuck on Fr. Capodanno Boulevard in South B... |
2 November 2012
04:05 GMT |
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Taiwanese handset maker HTC has just announced the upcoming availability of a new Android smartphone, the Desire SV. The smartphone has been recently announced during a press event in Singapore and is aimed at emerging markets such as India and China. AndroidOS reports HTC Desire SV is likely to arrive in India by ... |
2 November 2012
04:05 GMT |
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Windows 8 was officially launched just a few days ago, but researchers from VUPEN Security have already developed a zero-day exploit. The most interesting fact is that the exploit allegedly works with all new attack mitigation mechanisms enabled. “Welcome Windows 8 and IE10...welcome HiASLR / HiEntropy, AntiRO... |
2 November 2012
04:03 GMT |
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A document describing the security content of iOS 6.0.1 has been posted online by Apple Inc. The literature describes a handful of security bugs patched in the latest update to Apple’s mobile operating system.
Because of a kernel flaw, maliciously crafted or compromised iOS apps may be able to determine addres... |
2 November 2012
04:01 GMT |
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The development team at Rockstar and publisher 2K Games say that pre-orders for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V are now live and that they are getting ready to ship the second trailer for the game, which has so far been delayed because of the impact of Hurricane Sandy.
Those who are interested in pre-ordering the ne... |
2 November 2012
03:59 GMT |
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Google Chrome, a browser built on the WebKit layout engine that aims to be minimalistic and versatile at the same time, is now at version 24.0.1312.2. Just like all the other development versions, Google has made available in the past, this is just a bug fix release which focuses on stability. Highlights of Google ... |
2 November 2012
03:55 GMT |
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Users of OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, and OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 are being instructed to download and install a new version of Safari to patch a number of WebKit flaws that may hinder their Mac’s security. Released via Software Update through the Mac App Store, Safari 6.0.2 arrives in tande... |
2 November 2012
03:48 GMT |
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A new update is now available for download for the Angry Birds Space mobile game on Android devices, with 10 brand new levels on the Red Planet. “The Bad Piggies are still hiding out on the fiery planet with the commandeered Mars Curiosity Rover. Can the birds recover their eggs and rescue the rogue rover,&rd... |
2 November 2012
03:45 GMT |
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Nyan cat creator Chris Torres is mourning his Russian Blue cat, Marty, the inspiration for the legendary meme.
According to Mashable, Torres adopted Marty in 2010. Marty was one of two cats taken in by the designer, the second of which died soon after. The Russian Blue was Torres' model as he first drew his Pop... |
2 November 2012
03:44 GMT |
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Valve is running a very special deal on its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive online shooter via its Steam digital distribution service, as the multiplayer-only title is free-to-play over the weekend, while the actual game can be purchased with a 33% discount.
Weekends bring all sorts of great deals for users of Valv... |
2 November 2012
03:37 GMT |
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The development team at Paradox Interactive reveal a new piece of downloadable content for their grand strategy medieval game Crusader Kings II, called Sunset Invasion, which will see the Aztec armies invading the 13th century Europe.
The official statement from the company says, “Cower in fear at the invaders... |
2 November 2012
03:37 GMT |
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Calibre has just been updated to build 0.9.5. The fresh revision carries new features designed to increase its functionality, but repairs are also available.
Starting this version, the application gains support for the CSS3 Fonts module, which allows you to embed font families that have more than the regular four fa... |
2 November 2012
03:36 GMT |
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Version 0.9.5 of the e-book reader and management software Calibre was announced on November 2, marking an important milestone for this amazing software.
If you have an ebook reader, the Calibre software is a must. It does so many things for the avid reader, that it would take a lot of time to just enumerate all the... |
2 November 2012
03:35 GMT |
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The ARM architecture is really expanding its uses, even without ARM Holdings doing much directly. Calxeda, Advanced Micro Devices and NVIDIA, among others, are doing it instead.
This is the latest piece of proof that ARM only really needed to make a 64-bit capable architecture in order to enter markets beyond that ... |
2 November 2012
03:28 GMT |
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Japanese mobile phone maker Sony Mobile is reportedly getting ready for the release of a new series of Android devices, Cyber-Shot, marking a separation from the already highly popular Xperia lineup.
Back in the days of Sony Ericsson, Cyber-Shot was the mark of handsets with appealing imaging capabilities, and Sony... |
2 November 2012
03:26 GMT |
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A team of specialists working with the University of Vienna has recently embarked on a journey to South Korea, their goal being to study how it is exactly that one elephant living at this country's Everland Zoo manages to articulate as many as five words despite its lacking human vocal chords. Apparently, this... |
2 November 2012
03:23 GMT |
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Hot on the heels of news that Disney acquired Lucasfilm and, with it, the “Star Wars” franchise, the first posters for “Star Wars Episode 7” have leaked online. Click on the image above to see one of them in full.
Of course, the whole thing is just a hoax orchestrated by none other than Cona... |
2 November 2012
03:23 GMT |
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Back in August, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics unveiled to the world its largest Android-based smartphone to date, the Galaxy Note II, and today it unveiled the first sales figures for the device.
The handset was put on shelves on September 27 for the first time, and over 3 million units have b... |
2 November 2012
03:16 GMT |
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Following our previous articles, Photo Lens, Radio Lens, RuneScape Wikia Lens, German Ubuntu Forum Lens, Web History Lens, Rotten Tomatoes Scope, Clear Dark Sky Lens, DuckDuckGo Lens, News Lens, Pidgin Lens, Bliss Lens, Wikipedia Lens, Bookmarks Lens, ManPages Search Lens, Full Text Search Lens, GMusicBrowser Scope, ... |
2 November 2012
03:05 GMT |
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The US presidential elections are just around the corner, and many are busy debating how they will be influenced by climate change and hurricane Sandy.
Still, a group of researchers working with the University of South Carolina (USC) has decided to investigate how it is exactly that certain people choose to support... |
2 November 2012
02:41 GMT |
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It seems that, these days, there’s hardly anything that Chris Brown does that doesn’t instantly generate controversy. Take his Halloween costume, for instance.
While rumored girlfriend Rihanna set many tongues wagging by going as a marijuana bride on Halloween, Chris wasn’t exempt from controversy... |
2 November 2012
02:37 GMT |
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After many years together and 2 adorable children, Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick are finally making plans to walk down the aisle. Unfortunately, says a new report, it’s all for the wrong reasons.
The two, who have long kept fans guessing about their intention of ever tying the knot, will be doing just t... |
2 November 2012
02:28 GMT |
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Hurricane / Superstorm Sandy has left thousands without homes and millions affected in one way or another, but a disaster of this magnitude is precisely what former Brazilian Playboy model Nana Gouvêa needed to get attention.
She is the latest star created by the Internet but, unlike the Bronco Bamma girl, s... |
2 November 2012
02:09 GMT |
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Following our previous articles, Photo Lens, Radio Lens, RuneScape Wikia Lens, German Ubuntu Forum Lens, Web History Lens, Rotten Tomatoes Scope, Clear Dark Sky Lens, DuckDuckGo Lens, News Lens, Pidgin Lens, Bliss Lens, Wikipedia Lens, Bookmarks Lens, ManPages Search Lens, today we are introducing the Ubuntu GitHub ... |
2 November 2012
02:05 GMT |
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Major carrier Sprint announced last month that it would launch the LTE-enabled LG Mach smartphone on its airwaves. However, no details on the phone's availability and pricing options have been unveiled until today.
Android enthusiasts who prefer QWERTY devices will be happy to know Sprint plans to release the L... |
2 November 2012
01:56 GMT |
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Intel-based Motorola RAZR i has just been officially introduced in Puerto Rico. The smartphone will be exclusive to major carrier Claro for free on 60 USD (45 EUR) monthly plans.
According to Motorola Mobility, the RAZR i will go on sale during this week with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system out of th... |
2 November 2012
01:37 GMT |
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T-Mobile USA and Sprint confirmed last month that they would offer the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet in the following weeks.
The former has yet to announce when it will launch the tablet, but Sprint has just confirmed that the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 will go on sale on November 11.
Sprint's first 4G LTE-enabled t... |
2 November 2012
01:19 GMT |
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