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Let's take a quick look at this past week's most important cyber security events. They're mostly focused on the OpWBC hacktivist operation, Twitter hacks, and the distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks on US banks.
The Newtown shooting has attracted a lot of attention. While most of the world mo... |
22 December 2012
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Computer maker Acer is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a cheap Android tablet that will sport a 7-inch touchscreen display, the same as Google’s already highly popular Nexus 7 slate.
The new slate is said to land on shelves in the first quarter of the next year, and should sport a price tag of around ... |
22 December 2012
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is expected to bring to the Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona a new high-end device, rumored to land on shelves as HTC M7. The phone is said to sport a high-resolution touchscreen display, along with a powerful processor inside, and to run under Google’s Andr... |
22 December 2012
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Android applications developers can now provide their users with a high-quality video experience in their software, courtesy of new YouTube Android Player API coming from Google.
The API was pre-announced at Google I/O 2012 and comes with features such as high-quality video playback supported on Android 2.2 (Froyo) ... |
22 December 2012
17:11 GMT |
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2012 was the hottest year on record for the US, which is why few citizens in this country remain to doubt climate change, global warming and their effects on human society.
This video was only recently released by Climate Desk, a journalistic collaboration whose sole purpose is that of raising awareness with respect... |
22 December 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Ubuntu Tweak, an application designed to config Ubuntu easier for everyone, providing a lot of many useful desktop and system options which the default desktop environment doesn't provide, is now at version 0.8.3.The developer of Ubuntu Tweak is powering on with the software and keeps adding new features, not to... |
22 December 2012
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A new study carried out by scientists working with the Birgham Young University claims that the Hawaiian islands are dissolving, and that at some point in the future they might fall off the map completely.
More precisely, they discovered that the mountains found on Oahu (Koolau and Waianae), Hawaii's third lar... |
22 December 2012
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The winter holiday season is upon us and, for gamers, this usually means a wide variety of great sales, promotions, discounts, and offers, across all sorts of platforms, ranging from the PC to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, or even the recently released Nintendo Wii U. Sadly, while all these promotions are great since... |
22 December 2012
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We're now in day three of the Steam Winter Holiday Sale of 2012 and Valve is continuing to treat users of the digital distribution service with an array of great discounts, this time for titles like Dota 2, Dead Island, Dungeon Defenders, or Train Simulator 2013, not to mention franchises like the Warhammer 40,0... |
22 December 2012
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Netrunner 12.12, a GNU/Linux distribution based on Kubuntu, featuring KDE as the default desktop environment, and integrating many GNOME/GTK+ programs to make it Ubuntu compatible, has been released today, December 22. Netrunner 12.12 comes with mostly updates, but some of them are quite important, as we can see belo... |
22 December 2012
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A lot of role-playing games have appeared this year and most of them were of a high quality, even lower-priced independent titles like Torchlight 2 from Runic Games.
While there were a lot of RPG hybrids, which combined the mechanics of a role-playing game with other genres (like Far Cry 3 or Borderlands 2), the bes... |
22 December 2012
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Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer may be forced to retire a bit earlier in case Windows 8 doesn’t manage to boost sales in the near future, some analysts have hinted, and according to our users, such a change would really come in handy for the Redmond-based technology company.
Even though Ballmer previously ... |
22 December 2012
14:51 GMT |
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Only recently, a male dog in China drew significant amounts of attention after it refused to abandon its dead mate and kept guard over its body, despite the fact that it found itself in the middle of the street and that cars were rushing all around it.
Sources report that the female dog got hit by a vehicle and die... |
22 December 2012
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BlackBerry 10, the next-generation mobile operating system from Canadian handset vendor Research In Motion, is set to make its official debut on January 30, 2013, but some more info on what it will have to offer to users has emerged online.
We have already had the chance to have a look at some of the core applicati... |
22 December 2012
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I have so far backed two Kickstarter video game projects, one of which, the Project Infinity from Obsidian, actually got the funding it wanted and will be launched in 2014. The other one was withdrawn, even though it could have hit its own target, because the development team was able to communicate with the fan bas... |
22 December 2012
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Tweeting from a Windows 8 device can be quite a difficult task right now without an official Twitter client, but the Windows Store comes with some pretty good alternatives.
Tweetro+ is definitely one of the best Twitter clients for Windows 8 and even if it’s not available for free, it now comes with a very spe... |
22 December 2012
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In time, Windows starts moving more and more slowly, so users must find solutions to fix this problem without spending countless minutes if not hours “digging” through system utilities, folders and registry entries. Today we bring you one of the most complete tweaking solutions on the market and with a 80... |
22 December 2012
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Apple this week confirmed in two separate instances that the latest iMac models are incompatible with the popular VESA mounts used to suspend all-in-one systems on different types of surfaces.Originally confirmed by Apple representative Laura Metz, the compatibility issue makes it impossible to use the newest generat... |
22 December 2012
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The highly acclaimed Flipboard application for Android devices has been finally updated to support tablets with 7-inch or larger screen size.
Starting with this version of Flipboard, those who own an Android tablet and wish to download the application will automatically get the tablet-optimized edition after updatin... |
22 December 2012
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dbv.php is somewhat of an unique tool. It's a bare bones version control system for SQL databases. Developed for MySQL first, dbv.php can be easily extended to other DBMS SQL systems as well. dbv.php will track and record the stages a database goes through during development, helping programmers go back to prev... |
22 December 2012
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Today's giveaway marks a special event: this month, BatchPhoto celebrates its seventh anniversary, so our friends at Bits&Coffee have decided to offer you, our loyal visitors, the chance to win one of the 70 licenses of Bits&Coffee BatchPhoto Home, each worth $34.95.As the name suggests, BatchPhoto helps you pro... |
22 December 2012
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Video game publisher Capcom wants to know what players want when it comes to digital launches in order to decide how to best launch its core franchises, ranging from Resident Evil to Mega Men, in the coming years.
A survey has been published by the company and the questions asked involve favorite Capcom franchises, ... |
22 December 2012
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A new application is now available for download for the owners of Windows Phone 8 devices, namely Reading Lens.
Just as its name suggests, the new app takes advantage of the phone’s camera, and can help users read small text. It will magnify small print, making text much easier to read when needed.
It was b... |
22 December 2012
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Even though more and more analysts suggest that Windows 8 is recording disappointing sales, data released by Chitika Insights indicates that Microsoft’s new OS is quickly increasing its market share.
The latest figures reveal that Windows 8 has accounted for 2.3 percent of all Windows traffic 48 days after its... |
22 December 2012
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Madfinger Games has just released a major update for their popular multiplayer game for Android platform, Shadowgun: DeadZone.
The update brings new content, some tweaks and bug fixes. The most important change is the addition of two new maps and new weapons upgrades.
Furthermore, developers added Chat in the Main ... |
22 December 2012
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A couple of weeks ago we participated at DefCamp, Romania's most important security conference. We attended some interesting talks, but we also witnessed an evolution of the conference itself. We wanted to learn more about DefCamp and the direction it's heading, so we've asked Andrei Avădănei, the co... |
22 December 2012
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Google's Motorola is said to be working on a flagship Android phone, dubbed the X Phone project, and it's going all out with it. It's been looking at bendable displays, ceramic casing and everything in between to try to make the phone stand out.
The phone is slated to land next year, though Google is... |
22 December 2012
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If you’re a “Lord of the Rings” fan, you’ve probably seen “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” at least once already. The photo above is also a must-see, by the way.
Click on the image to see it in full.
Your eyes are not misleading you: this is Elijah Wood looking incredibly Go... |
22 December 2012
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I came across this funny picture of the Holland tunnel all nice and Christmasy, however the sign above it seems a bit off.
Jalopnik posted the hilarious photo of the sign that goes above the tunnel, which I guess was meant to be decorated with a wreath over the “O” letter and a Christmas tree covering the “A.... |
22 December 2012
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Apparently poking is so popular among Facebook aficionados that it deserved its own dedicated iOS app. Facebook has just launched the official poking application for all iDevices running iOS 5.1 (and newer versions), enabling everyone to jab their friends with a message, photo, or video.“Poke your friends to sh... |
22 December 2012
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The developers at Matrix Games and WarfareSims are working together on a new project called Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations, designed to deliver a strategy game and warfare simulation to players in the near future.
The name might be a little uninspired, but the concept behind the game is very attractive, with a... |
22 December 2012
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A new video commercial is available for Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 devices, presenting some of the main features and capabilities that these devices have to offer to their users.
The video ad is focused on providing a glimpse at the manner in which Nokia’s Lumia smartphones running under the Windows Phone ... |
22 December 2012
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There's going to be a lot more video on Android thanks to Google's new YouTube Android player API which, as you may have guessed, enables developers to embed a native YouTube player inside their apps.
What this means is that you won't have to leave the app to watch the video, meaning that you'll... |
22 December 2012
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The latest television ad from Apple is now airing in the US featuring a girl and her grandfather sharing a moment of holiday cheer over FaceTime.A holiday-themed ad, the newest TV spot from Apple promotes the new iPad models, as well as the company’s proprietary video calling function, featuring a young girl si... |
22 December 2012
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After widespread reports of iOS 6.0.2 causing battery drainage on some iDevices, new complaints are seemingly churning up regarding a potential audio bug caused by the iOS 6.0.2 update for iPhone 5 and iPad mini.A few customers on Apple Support Communities are reporting that their iPhone 5 handsets are no longer emit... |
22 December 2012
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Microsoft has just released a new free theme for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users looking to customize their desktops with beautiful photos depicting animals in their natural habitat. The so-called African Wildlife theme comes with a total of 14 different wallpapers, all high-resolution to fit any Windows desktop out t... |
22 December 2012
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Sources inside Disney reveal that the company is actively working on a new video game project called Infinity which will use an open-world structure and will allow players to control characters from both the cartoon maker and Pixar for a mix of action and adventure.
Polygon has received information from develop... |
22 December 2012
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Apple this week reminded developers not to schedule any application updates between Friday, December 21, 2012 and Friday, December 28th, 2012. The Cupertino giant will not process any submissions during this time-frame.The company issued a note to developers stating, “We strongly recommend that you do not sched... |
22 December 2012
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Ryan Gosling is getting major Oscar buzz again, this time for a family drama called “The Place Beyond the Pines.” It just got a first trailer which, as usual, you can see in full above.
Gosling plays a stunt biker turned bank robber slash absentee father and, from the pull-quotes in the trailer, we noti... |
22 December 2012
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Users who choose to turn off JavaScript in the iOS Safari web browser may think they’re out of harm’s way, but Smart App Banners will automatically turn JavaScript back on without notifying them. Worse yet, the toggle remains permanent.
A technology products director with digital rights advocacy group th... |
22 December 2012
07:25 GMT |
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Chrome is following Firefox in doing something about silently installed extensions. Chrome will block extensions installed by third-party software and will ask users whether to enable them or not, starting with Chrome 25 which is now in the dev channel. "Until now, it has been possible to silently install extensions... |
22 December 2012
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Feral Interactive has launched F1 2012, the highly-anticipated FORMULA ONE racing sim for OS X. The game has been developed by Codemasters Birmingham and published by Codemasters for consoles. This is the first popular F1 simulation game to ever hit the Mac.
F1 2012 boasts a Career Mode, and Season Challenge offers ... |
22 December 2012
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PfSense, a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall and router, is now at version 2.0.2.
PfSense 2.0.2 is a maintenance release and is recommended for all installations. Users can upgrade from any previous release directly to version 2.0.2.
The changelog is quite large an... |
22 December 2012
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We never really expected it to happen so quickly, but it has: the DRAM and NAND industries are almost at the same level, sales-wise.
Since solid state drives use many more chips and higher capacities than random access memory modules, it was a given that NAND would outpace DRAM eventually.
The severe decline of t... |
22 December 2012
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Microsoft has released its first iOS game with Xbox Achievements – Wordament. The free online game has players connecting letters to create as many words as possible in two minutes. Wordament is a two-minute long word tournament where players compete in real-time, on the same board, against everyone else on th... |
22 December 2012
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Ken Levine, the creative director of Irrational Games and the man behind the upcoming BioShock Infinite title, has talked about the new game and how it compares to BioShock 1, the cult classic game that impressed millions of people from all around the world. BioShock Infinite is out in March and we're starting ... |
22 December 2012
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Camie Mollica and her daughter, 13-year-old Allison Anderson, plan to give all 525 students who survived the Sandy Hook attack a “superhero cape.” “These kids saw horrific things. [...] So we said, ‘We're going to make you superheroes for a day.’ “Even if it’s just goi... |
22 December 2012
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XBMC, an open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media that is available for multiple platforms, is now at version 12 RC2. XBMC 12 RC 2 has been dubbed Frodo and brings tons of fixes, but the most important change is by far the introduction of Android Support. Highlights of XBMC 12... |
22 December 2012
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Perhaps even more worrying than the obesity epidemic sweeping the world is the increase in the number of teens struggling with their weight. A dozen of kids have had their lives changed for ever after 4 months at the Independence camp. Yesterday marked their return home, one that saw them face their families and the ... |
22 December 2012
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Every time a new racing game launches, the question I ask myself is whether there’s anything more that can be added to the experience that I had many years ago when playing Need for Speed: Porsche, the title I still see as the pinnacle of the genre.
The answer with the new Most Wanted, which was made by Criter... |
22 December 2012
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Intel's attempt to make ultrabooks cheaper by swapping metal alloy cases for plastic ones was a resounding failure this year, since it made ultrabooks less ultra than people were willing to accept.
It didn't help that the ultrathin laptops still stayed overly expensive. They are so even now.
Other methods... |
22 December 2012
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Knoppix, a bootable Live CD/DVD, made up from the most popular and useful free and open source applications, backed up by an automatic hardware detection and support for many video cards, SCSI and USB devices, is now at version 7.0.5.
As usual, new iterations of Knoppix come with a generous list of changes and new f... |
22 December 2012
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ASUS Vivo Tab RT is one of the few tablets, besides Microsoft's own Surface, that runs the Windows RT operating system. It is now up for sale at www.three.co.uk, for £199.99 on a 24-month contract and £30.99 per month for 15 GB of data. That's a reasonable enough payment scheme, considering th... |
22 December 2012
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This article from the NY Times archives reveals what the 1912's perfect woman was like. Cornell student Elsie Scheel of Brooklyn was described as having ideal proportions and not “a single defect.” As you can read in full if you click the photo to enlarge it, she is described as being “taller ... |
22 December 2012
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47-year-old Rafael Alalu, the clinical director of Biscayne Milieu, a Miami-based mental-health clinic, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison for his role in a $50 million (€39 million) Medicare fraud scheme.
A number of owners, doctors, managers, therapists, patient brokers and other employees of Biscayn... |
22 December 2012
06:03 GMT |
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Many people don't use them, but fighting game controllers are actually not that strange in arcades, or even in the homes of people who are well off. That is why Mad Catz expects to receive a decent amount of orders for the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition S. That, and the fact that ... |
22 December 2012
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Alexandre Julliard announced on December 21 a new development version of the Wine app, which brings assorted bug fixes and improvements. As usual, the number of new features and bug fixes in the development version of Wine (Wine is Not An Emulator) is quite large, even if we don’t take the important changes in... |
22 December 2012
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The first Playboy club is set to open in India next year, and the brand is adapting its classic Playgirl image to Indian standards, or at least they're trying to.
The bunnies are still scantily dressed, but a bit more fabric is used to manufacture their India-tailored costumes.
As you can see, the Playboy ling... |
22 December 2012
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BioShock Infinite might offer players many opportunities to avoid fights by being clever and by moving around stealthily but the development team also wants to make sure that players have plenty of occasions to fight their way out of trouble.
Ken Levine, the leader of the Irrational Games team, says, “More imp... |
22 December 2012
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Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters are determined to continue their campaign until their demands are met. However, despite the fact that they've been targeting a larger number of financial institutions in the second phase of their operations, the attacks don't seem to be as disruptive as the ones from the ... |
22 December 2012
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Facebook has just unveiled Poke, a messaging app for video, photos or even plain old text messages, where the messages are destroyed several seconds after they arrive. That's precisely how the increasingly popular Snapchat app works and that's no coincidence. "With the Poke app, you can poke or send a mess... |
22 December 2012
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As we mentioned while relaying the plans of display manufacturers, DRAM product makers are in a real bind. Nanya and Inotera are suffering from exposure to particularly red ledgers.
Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are two dynamic random access memory makers stationed in Taiwan.
These two are among the surpri... |
22 December 2012
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The development team at ZeniMax Online is giving fans of The Elder Scrolls universe a chance to get to know a new character that will play a big role in the upcoming TESO, The Unforseen Queen of the Aldmeri Dominion, named Ayrenn.
The short story talks about her origins and gives some background to her motives and i... |
22 December 2012
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Fortinet has released its 2013 cybercrime report. This latest study highlights the fact that cybercriminal organizations have become just like legitimate businesses, with a well-established hierarchy and everything else that's needed to efficiently run a company.
Similar to any business, the main goal is to mak... |
22 December 2012
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ROSA Desktop, a Linux distribution based on KDE SC desktop environment, which includes sufficient software to fulfill most of the typical tasks of a user, is now at version 2012.
The ROSA Desktop distribution has advanced really fast and went through the usual development phases at a brisk pace. A final version has ... |
22 December 2012
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Following the whole cheating scandal of earlier this year, when Kristen Stewart was caught canoodling with her “Snow White and the Huntsman” director, many wondered if either would return for a sequel. She will, most definitely.
While promoting the last installment of “The Twilight Saga,” Kr... |
22 December 2012
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A student in Waterloo Township, Michigan, is facing criminal charges after allegedly threatening a teacher online. The identity of the 16-year-old has not been released, however Michigan Live clarifies that he or she attends classes in the Chelsea School District. On Friday, December 21, police apprehended the stud... |
22 December 2012
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Green living is all about cutting down on meat consumption and focusing on fruits and vegetables instead. However, as a Scottish man found out (the hard way, some might add) that there is such a thing as living too healthily.
Thus, an Australian medical journal recently published a study into what is to be forever ... |
22 December 2012
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Zscaler researchers make an interesting point about fake antiviruses, also known as scareware. Despite the fact that they've been around for several years, many security solutions are still incapable of blocking these threats.
Researchers highlight the fact that, overall, scareware has remained the same as it w... |
22 December 2012
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As much as consumers may want it, displays aren't about to become any cheaper than they are, not suddenly at any rate, and definitely not from anything other than the natural improvements in manufacturing techniques. December of every year is always followed by a general drop in product demand, on every layer ... |
22 December 2012
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Mountain View-based Internet giant Google is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a new high-end Android-based smartphone that would help it take down the Apple iPhone.
Manufactured by Motorola, the handset is known internally as the “X Phone” and should hit the market sometime next year, a recent art... |
22 December 2012
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Estimates concerning obesity rates in the US are alarming to say the least. More so given the fact that kids in this country are also getting increasingly thick around the waist as the years go by.
However, there are few who would ever dream about blaming Santa Claus for this unfortunate status quo. Still, “f... |
22 December 2012
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Jon Hammar was imprisoned for five months in Mexico, without his case being brought to court, because he was carrying an antique shotgun when he crossed the border. The former Marine was arrested in August, however he has been released on Friday, December 21, and has safely returned to the United States. 27-year-ol... |
22 December 2012
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Over the past period, the malware economy has taken an interesting turn. The underground markets used to be a place frequented only by cybercriminals, but now they're becoming a valuable resource for both researchers and nation states. According to experts from security firm Zscaler, now that the value of a zer... |
22 December 2012
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Sad news for fans of the long-running soap opera “The Young and the Restless”: actor Stephen Nichols has taped his final episode and is about to bow out of it, says an unconfirmed report.
We Love Soap Operas reports that Nichols’ departure is a done deal, even though it’s not official just y... |
22 December 2012
04:20 GMT |
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Two new games are now available for download for the owners of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones, both of them coming from Disney, namely Where’s My Water and Where’s My Perry.
Both of them cost only $0.99 and provide users with a great puzzle experience through turning the laws of physics into fun, cha... |
22 December 2012
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December is a time for holidays, and there are various ways to celebrate them. Gigabyte, for example, feels that an overclocking competition is just what the doctor ordered, so that is what it has set up.
Between December 21, 2012 (yesterday) and January 20, 2013, Gigabyte will run the “Winter OC Whiteout&rdq... |
22 December 2012
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The scientists working with NASA have proven time and time again that they have a very healthy sense of humor, and the latest picture they decided to make available to the general public further confirms this status quo.
To cut a long story short: those who are still unsure whether or not the world came to an end y... |
22 December 2012
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77-year-old Betty Russell of Mobile, Alabama slept through the night as a tornado ripped off a part of her roof. Incredibly enough, police sirens are what bothered her as she awoke to notice the place looked different.
A tarp covers her roof, as there is a massive hole through it right about where her bedroom is. Fo... |
22 December 2012
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The other day, Psy’s “Gangnam Style” broke yet another record, hitting the 1 billion mark on YouTube, precisely on what was supposed to be Earth’s last day. Fortunately, the Apocalypse didn’t hit, but the end for Justin Bieber’s supremacy online has come.
The infographic above (c... |
22 December 2012
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Lumia 920, the flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone that the Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has brought to the market a few months ago, will arrive on shelves at wireless carrier Three UK as well.
The device was launched in the country exclusively on EE’s network, but it seems that the exclusivity period is ... |
22 December 2012
03:19 GMT |
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The creative director of Irrational Games and the mastermind behind the upcoming BioShock Infinite, Ken Levine, has shared his thoughts about writing and how making a game is much more different than making a movie.
BioShock 1 impressed through a lot of things, including its top-notch story that kept players connect... |
22 December 2012
03:17 GMT |
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Chinese mobile phone maker ZTE is set to officially launch its Nubia Z5 smartphone on the market in its homeland country on December 26.
As UnwiredView notes, previous rumors suggested that the company might make the new device official in China on December 21, but they proved wrong.
The smartphone will arrive on... |
22 December 2012
03:07 GMT |
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To all those out there saying LeAnn Rimes was either drunk or on pills during her duet with Carly Rose Sonenclar on X Factor USA, Simon Cowell has one thing to say: that was the face and behavior of a very “happy” woman. TMZ paparazzi caught up with Mr. Nasty himself the other night and, since he import... |
22 December 2012
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Only yesterday, the US Food and Drug Administration made it public news that, despite several complaints filed by concerned citizens, it is their belief that the so-called Frankenfish salmon (i.e. a genetically modified fish) stands very little chances of harming the country's natural ecosystems or of negatively... |
22 December 2012
02:13 GMT |
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As expected, Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update has just arrived for US Cellular Galaxy S III. We reported a few days ago that Samsung and US Cellular plan to offer the upgrade starting December 21.
The carrier has just updated its software upgrade page to reflect the changes, check it out here. Keep in mind that the n... |
22 December 2012
02:05 GMT |
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After the Sandy Hook, Newtown shooting, celebrities are rallying to get Americans and lawmakers involved in concrete action to tighten gun regulations. Above is a new PSA for Demand A Plan. The ad lists some of the most violent attacks and mass shootings in recent history in America, with the stars in it asking all A... |
22 December 2012
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Microsoft has already announced that it plans to launch the new Surface with Windows 8 Pro, also known as the Surface Pro, in January, but the company has made another important step to get the device on the market by sending it to the FCC.Engadget reports that an unidentified tablet called “model 1514” a... |
22 December 2012
01:34 GMT |
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This past Thursday, a day care center in Townsville, Australia was left with no choice except close after it became obvious that they were dealing with a snake infestation.
More precisely, a mother python and its 23 newly-hatched offspring had set up house in this nursery, and nobody knew anything about it until on... |
22 December 2012
01:33 GMT |
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Microsoft has quietly rolled out a new software subcategory in the Windows Store called “Great offers on apps” that allows you to buy some of the best apps for Windows 8 at special prices.“Check out these offers and save some money. You’ll find great apps, subscriptions and premium services fo... |
22 December 2012
01:12 GMT |
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A great new promotion has appeared on the web, courtesy of Xfinity and Gamespot, which are now offering Borderlands 2 owners free copies of Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage expansion across the PC, PS3, or Xbox 360 platforms.
Borderlands 2 came out in September and developer Gearbox has since posted plenty of a... |
22 December 2012
01:12 GMT |
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Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore were officially separated a little over a year ago but, until just now, neither filed for divorce, even prompting some rumors that they were never legally married to begin with.The actor has finally pulled the trigger, filing for divorce from Demi, TMZ can confirm. “34-year-old Ash... |
22 December 2012
01:05 GMT |
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Ever since the first version of Internet Explorer 10 got to see daylight, Microsoft continuously bragged about the browser, claiming that it’s the fastest app of its kind.To prove everyone that IE10 is better than its rivals, Microsoft has now released the so-called “Penguin Mark,” a browser perform... |
22 December 2012
00:54 GMT |
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It appears that Asus has kicked off the deployment of Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean upgrade for Padfone 2 in several countries.
The previous Jelly Bean update for other regions was different than this one as Padfone 2 users are now reporting that they are getting a newer build with a few more tweaks and bug fixes.
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22 December 2012
00:49 GMT |
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YouTube has just posted a list of the most successful trailers that were released on the popular video sharing website throughout 2012 and, pretty surprisingly, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 occupies not just the top spot but also second place, with its special Surprise trailer and its first reveal video.
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22 December 2012
00:36 GMT |
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While we know quite a lot about the upcoming BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, little is known about the X10. Part of the N-Series of BlackBerry 10 devices, the X10 will be officially unveiled in a bit more than a month, on January 30, 2013.The folks at NerdBerry have just leaked what appears to be the first live picture of... |
22 December 2012
00:32 GMT |
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The first marketing material with Research In Motion's (RIM) L-Series smartphone surfaced yesterday and suggests that the device will be launched on the market as BlackBerry Z10.
Today, the folks over at N4BB have just published a screenshot of what appears to be the UK-based retailer Carphone Warehouse's ... |
22 December 2012
00:18 GMT |
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