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The fruity company headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California, has issued a reminder to students about the updated iTunes U app. If you’re going to college this fall, check out all the neat stuff in the free iTunes U 1.2 app.
Via Inside iTunes, Apple calls out to students looking to gain access to... |
22 August 2012
20:41 GMT |
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According to a leading executive from publisher Electronic Arts, it will take 10 years at the most for the digital distribution model to eliminate physical sales.
Patrick Soderlund, who is the executive vice president at EA Games, tells CVG that, “I think it’s going to be sooner than ten years. That&rsqu... |
22 August 2012
19:51 GMT |
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To highlight the importance of the SyncServices folder in OS X, Apple says customers should stay away from it “as if it were a swarm of bees.” This is Apple’s actual wording in a standard support document on the company’s web site.
Knowledge-base article HT1865, titled “Mac OS X: Do not... |
22 August 2012
19:41 GMT |
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Remember Me, the intriguing action game from French studio Dontnod Entertainment, has received input from Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono, the producer of the Street Fighter franchise, as the Japanese publisher wants to make sure the combat in the game delivers a satisfying experience.
Capcom surprised Gamescom 2012 at... |
22 August 2012
19:31 GMT |
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As we expected, Kingston is not the only company eager to take advantage of the Windows To Go technology supported by Microsoft's Windows 8 Enterprise operating system.
Windows To Go allows the Windows 8 Enterprise operating system to be installed on a flash drive and then run on any system.
Once the USB stic... |
22 August 2012
18:51 GMT |
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Despite being part of the Call of Duty franchise, the upcoming Black Ops 2 will be a different game and one of the leading developers working on the game hopes that players will come to approve of the changes that were made to the experience.
Speaking to Polygon Mark Lamia, who is the leader of Treyarch, has stated ... |
22 August 2012
18:51 GMT |
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Nintendo of America has confirmed that it’s going to hold a special press conference in New York City on September 13 and many insiders are already expecting the company to finally reveal the price and the release date of the Nintendo Wii U.
Nintendo presented the final version of the Wii U back at E3 2012 in ... |
22 August 2012
18:31 GMT |
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Minecraft Server, a program that packages the original .jar server available for Minecraft into a fully-fledged application for the Mac, has been released for download.
A free asset for anyone looking to deploy the Minecraft server as a native Mac app, Minecraft Server lets you kick things off simply by double click... |
22 August 2012
18:21 GMT |
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CellTrust Corporation, a company that specializes in mobile communication security, invites paranoid iPhone owners (who’ve heard the recent SMS spoofing news as of late) to try out CellTrust SecureSMS as a replacement to iOS’s built-in Messages app.
For those who haven’t been in the loop lately, re... |
22 August 2012
17:41 GMT |
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The upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will not get a PlayStation Vita handheld version because the new device from Sony lacks the power required to simulate the free cutting mode that is at the heart of the game as it will be launched on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
Yuji Korekado, who is a creative prod... |
22 August 2012
17:31 GMT |
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Nintendo is quite confident that there will still be a market for dedicated handheld gaming consoles in the near future, as true gamers realize that a 3DS or a PlayStation Vita deliver better experiences than mobile phones or tablets. The gaming industry is changing rapidly and the portable gaming segment is seeing ... |
22 August 2012
17:21 GMT |
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While most people are focused on the upcoming Windows 8 operating system for consumers, Microsoft is preparing the Windows 8 Enterprise version as well, something that did not escape Kingston's notice. One of the capabilities of the Windows 8 Enterprise OS is to run off a single flash drive unit. This is calle... |
22 August 2012
17:01 GMT |
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Few are the women who can honestly say they like themselves better older, as compared to their younger versions, but Gwyneth Paltrow is one of them. In a new interview, she boldly states she doesn't mind aging.
With a body and a face like hers, who could blame her for saying these things.
The actress isn&#... |
22 August 2012
16:51 GMT |
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The RSA’s FraudAction Research Labs reveal the fact that in the first half of 2012, phishing attacks caused businesses worldwide to lose $687 million (€556 million). While this represents an increase compared to the same period of 2011, it’s actually a slight decrease to what companies experienced in... |
22 August 2012
16:31 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet has revealed the process that it has used to make sure that the narrative for the upcoming MMO Guild Wars 2 makes sense regardless of the choices that gamers make when it comes to race or class.
Ree Soesbee, who is the continuity designer at ArenaNet, told PC Gamer that, “The w... |
22 August 2012
16:31 GMT |
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This is a great day for those rooting for Christina Aguilera, those who’ve been patiently waiting for her to come out with new material in the aftermath of the rather underwhelming “Bionic” album. The diva is now shooting for a new video.
It's already a well-known fact that Aguilera has been ... |
22 August 2012
16:21 GMT |
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Major carrier T-Mobile USA has just announced the upcoming availability of “a truly Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan.” The carrier claims that the new plan does not feature any data caps or speed limits, and is aimed at both “data-hungry customers” and those who are too lazy or don’t h... |
22 August 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Ustream has released Broadcast for Friends (BFF) on the iTunes App Store. BFF in short, this is the first iPhone app that lets users broadcast unlimited live video to their friends on Facebook Timeline, said Ustream.tv, Inc.
According to its creators, Facebook comments are displayed in real-time to the BFF broadcast... |
22 August 2012
15:51 GMT |
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Katie Holmes seems to have emerged a happier, far more stylish woman from her divorce from Tom Cruise but not the same can be said about him. If anything, he's losing weight, with reports saying friends are worried he's not taking proper care of himself.
It must be a well known fact that Katie totally sur... |
22 August 2012
15:41 GMT |
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The next DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim might be called Hearthfire, at least according to yet another trademark filed by Bethesda’s parent company, Zenimax, and it might include, judging by recent reports, zombies. Skyrim delivered a massive experience last year when it was released on the PC, PS3, and Xb... |
22 August 2012
15:41 GMT |
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Publisher Electronic Arts has repeated its claim that the lawsuit it has launched against social game behemoth Zynga over the similarities between The Sims Online and The Ville is also a way of standing up for all the other companies that have seen their own concepts copied.
Peter Moore, the chief operations officer... |
22 August 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Samsung trademarked a bunch of Galaxy names over the course of the year. We first heard about Galaxy Metrix back in April, but we only knew Samsung trademarked this name, along with two others, Galaxy Velvet and Galaxy Legend.
Today, US Cellular announced the immediate availability of Samsung Galaxy Metrix 4G. The s... |
22 August 2012
15:01 GMT |
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US-based carrier MetroPCS has just announced the upcoming availability of the affordable LG Motion 4G Android smartphone. As the name suggests, the handset is aimed at customers who wish to take advantage of MetroPCS’ new LTE network.
LG Motion 4G will be available later this week at all MetroPCS brick and mor... |
22 August 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor Rob Legato knows a thing or two about tricking the mind into seeing things that don't exist, but which it expects to be there. His impressive resume of blockbuster films stands as proof of that.
As such, he's the ideal man for a TED talk on “The Art of... |
22 August 2012
14:51 GMT |
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The Galaxy S III already made rounds at various major carriers in the United States. However, MetroPCS has yet to launch Samsung's latest Android flagship smartphone.The folks over at PhoneScoop report that MetroPCS unveiled during a presentation in New York, four upcoming smartphones that will hit shelves by th... |
22 August 2012
14:31 GMT |
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Dishonored will be an impressive game, as Arkane Studios believes that all of its aspects, ranging from the first-person view to the stealth or upgrade mechanics, combine to form a great interactive entertainment experience.
Dishonored is one of the most intriguing titles that will appear this year, offering a first... |
22 August 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to her second child, daughter Penelope, almost two months ago but, unlike when she had Mason, she's in no rush to shed the excess weight. She believes she gained about 45 pounds (20.4 kg) while with child but she's fine with that, she says.
Kourtney and Penelope are feature... |
22 August 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Android enthusiasts living in the United States prepare for a slew of new smartphones coming from Samsung. The South Korean company plans to launch several mid-ranged devices through multiple carriers.
According to The Verge, a certain Samsung Galaxy Admire 4G will be released at MetroPCS, though we don’t have... |
22 August 2012
14:01 GMT |
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If you're psyched for the upcoming “Lawless” (originally “The Wettest County”), you must have already seen the brand new red band trailer. Here's more to keep you going until it's out in theaters.
Behind the scenes B-roll footage has emerged online, about 10 minutes' wort... |
22 August 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Google has been very supportive of Map Maker lately and for good reason, the tool ensures that it offers accurate and detailed mapping data without paying anything for it.
Map Maker has been used to map out entire countries, but Google has repurposed it more recently as a tool for adding local, fast changing info, ... |
22 August 2012
13:41 GMT |
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Chinese handset maker ZTE will probably unveil a bunch of affordable Android smartphones later this month at IFA 2012 trade fair.
One of these devices might be the ZTE Blade III, which has just been spotted in Finland at Verkkokauppa.com retailer.
At first glance, the Blade III is a mid-range device powered by Andr... |
22 August 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Mark your calendars for early November if you're a fan of gory, Tarantino-esque, kung fu movies. RZA's directorial debut, “The Man with the Iron Fists,” doesn't drop until November, but a new red band trailer has just been released.
Check it out above – but *please note that discret... |
22 August 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices has been reorganizing its management for well over half a year now, and today is when the company entered one of the rare moments when someone is hired, or promoted, instead of let go.
We're not saying that AMD did not get any new blood ever since Rory Read took the CEO post, we only mea... |
22 August 2012
13:21 GMT |
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Gamers need to express interest in a PC version Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance in order to make it a reality, according to one member of the development team.
Yuji Korekado, who is a creative producer working on Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, has told Eurogamer that, “Right now, honestly, we are doing our bes... |
22 August 2012
13:21 GMT |
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South Korean handset manufacturer Samsung will have a very busy end of the year. According to the latest hearsay, the company plans to focus on Windows Phone 8 and Android platforms in the second half of 2012.
This is one of the main reasons Samsung decided to push the launch of the first Tizen devices to 2013. In a... |
22 August 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Daniel Holbach from Canonical proudly announced a few minutes ago, August 22nd, the schedule of this year's second Ubuntu Developer Week event. The second Ubuntu Developer Week event for 2012 will take place between August 28th and 30th, and will cover several aspects of Ubuntu development, from crash-courses in... |
22 August 2012
12:41 GMT |
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Only a short time ago, Google started demoting sites that received a lot of copyright infringement complaints from its search results. This after years of the entertainment industry asking for this. Even now they don't believe it's enough. But in a very funny coincidence, less than two weeks after this thre... |
22 August 2012
12:22 GMT |
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Gamestop, the specialist video game retailer, has revealed that pre-order numbers for all the big titles launched during the third and the fourth quarter of this year have increased when compared to the same period in 2011. Tony Bartel, who is the president of Gamestop, has stated, “We have a very robust reser... |
22 August 2012
12:21 GMT |
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A couple of years ago, people would have been called crazy if they said today's consumer electronics market would turn out like this, but their vindication would not be in small supply.
Back then, when Apple launched the iPad, some other IT companies scrambled to release similar devices, but most of the big na... |
22 August 2012
12:11 GMT |
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Disney and Pixar are currently working on a sequel to the 2003 animated hit film “Finding Nemo,” as we also reported some time ago. According to the latest, Ellen DeGeneres is now in talks to reprise her role.
Fans will remember that, in the original film, the comedienne and talk show host voiced a fish... |
22 August 2012
12:05 GMT |
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WP Resume is not a complicated WordPress plugin, but surely one of the most useful we’ve ever tested.
As we all know, CVs have a strict format that must be complied with when adding information about ourselves. Creating and styling that format in which the CV must appear is extremely hard using the WordPress WYSIWYG... |
22 August 2012
12:01 GMT |
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The PCLinuxOS developers announced a few minutes ago, August 22nd, the immediate availability for download of the PCLinuxOS KDE 2012.08 Linux operating system. PCLinuxOS KDE 2012.08 comes in two flavors, one with a full version of the KDE desktop environment, and another one with a minimal installation of KDE. It ... |
22 August 2012
11:51 GMT |
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Significant ice melts in the lower-altitude portions of Greenland are responsible for the overall darkening of the island, and for the decrease in the amount of sunlight it reflects back to space. This darkening, produced by heat, allows the remaining ices to be heated even more.
The conclusion belongs to a new stu... |
22 August 2012
11:43 GMT |
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Surprisingly or not, YouTube's skippable ads have been one of the most interesting and the most profitable ad options on the site. The option to skip an ad you don't like means that you'll be a lot more interested in the ones you do watch.
Which means advertisers will pay more for those ad views whil... |
22 August 2012
11:31 GMT |
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Menopause appears in women after the end of their reproductive years. They can no longer bear children naturally, and a host of hormonal imbalances and changes occur simultaneously. Researchers in the UK now believe they know why menopause evolved in women, and the answer is weird, to say the least.
Experts from th... |
22 August 2012
11:26 GMT |
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The three hard drive units that I-O Data has just released are not distinct through some sort of hardware features, but through the color of their cases.
They are colored black (HDPX-UTK), gold (HDPX-UTG), and silver (HDPX-UTS).
All of them possess 500 GB of storage space, a single USB 3.0 port (with backwards comp... |
22 August 2012
11:10 GMT |
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Apple has just issued a warning to all Twitter followers that today is the last chance to grab iBlast Moki 2 HD, the company’s Free App of the Week.
iBlast Moki 2 HD is a reincarnation of the original puzzle game iBlast Moki. Players now take on a new adventure “in a colorful world of paint and bombs.&rd... |
22 August 2012
11:08 GMT |
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A careful analysis of the reasons why the Maya Civilization declined at the end of the 9th century surprisingly reveals lessons that can be applied by politicians, decision-makers, sustainability experts and conservationists today. A new study finally lists the reason for the Maya downfall.
According to investigato... |
22 August 2012
11:07 GMT |
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Whether you're a Taylor Swift fan or not, you must already know that she has this “habit” of writing songs about the men she breaks up with, especially if they're the ones doing the dumping. Kevin Hart knows what this is all about.
Above is a new promo for the MTV Video Music Awards 2012, whic... |
22 August 2012
10:59 GMT |
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It appears that HTC One S owners in Europe have started to receive a new software update for their devices.
The Verge reports that several One S owners living in the Netherlands and Germany have already received an Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update which brings several important improvements.
Firstly, the so... |
22 August 2012
10:57 GMT |
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Calibre is one of the best eBook management software available right now, but its strength lies in the abundance of plugins available for it. This week we’ll take a look at an interesting extension called "Goodreads Sync." According to the developer, this plugin allows users to synchronise your book collection ... |
22 August 2012
10:53 GMT |
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For all the Facebook acquisition rumors, Opera is doing well on its own. Some revenue streams are drying up but others, such as mobile advertising, are more than making up for it. The biggest revenue earner remains the desktop browsers, even though it's significantly less popular than the mobile variants.
The m... |
22 August 2012
10:51 GMT |
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A team of experts from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announces the creation of a power cell that is capable of charging itself by converting mechanical energy into chemical energy.
The latter is then stored inside the device until it can be released as electrical current. This approach is capab... |
22 August 2012
10:48 GMT |
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Android and ARM may not have achieved much on the laptop market yet, but GoNote is more than willing to be part of the attempt.
The company has revealed the GoNote, a netbook, of sorts, which has tablet-like insides, a touchscreen and the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system (OS).
This is not a conv... |
22 August 2012
10:43 GMT |
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SalineOS, a lightweight and fast open source operating system built on the Debian GNU/Linux repositories that uses Xfce as the desktop environment, is now at version 2.0 Dev 1. Highlights of SalineOS 2.0 Dev 1:• The distribution is based on Debian Wheezy;• The installer was written from the ground up;•... |
22 August 2012
10:43 GMT |
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It is quite likely that most of you have experienced the following phenomena at least once or twice in your life up until now: one buys a bunch of bananas, leaves them on the table and goes away for the weekend; when one returns home, the bananas have pretty much turned into a disgusting-looking mush and can be throw... |
22 August 2012
10:42 GMT |
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Despite the number of changes that the Heart of the Swarm expansion will introduce the development team at Blizzard is looking to keep as much of the balance elements introduced in Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty as possible.
David Kim, who is the game balance designer working on the game, has told Millenium TV that,... |
22 August 2012
10:41 GMT |
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Football fans worldwide are anxiously waiting for the transfer of Croatian player Luka Modric to Real Madrid. Before anything official was announced, the player’s profile mysteriously appeared on the club’s official website.
Sources from the club rushed to appoint hackers as being the ones responsible fo... |
22 August 2012
10:41 GMT |
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The latest revision for XYplorer integrates three new features, designed to increase the functionality of the file manager without bloating it up.
XYplorer 11.50 brings to the table a new display style that can highlight groups of files, depending on the sorted column (switch the grid style to “Zebra Stripes: ... |
22 August 2012
10:33 GMT |
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Finnish handset maker Nokia and Microsoft have already confirmed a launch event on September 5, which will be held in New York.
Although we’re not completely sure that Nokia will launch new Windows Phone 8 devices, all rumors seem to indicate the company will be the first to unveil new smartphones powered by M... |
22 August 2012
10:31 GMT |
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2K Games and Yager have released the long awaited free cooperative mode add-on for their Spec Ops: The Line shooter, allowing players to team up with a buddy and withstand waves of enemies while completing various objectives.
Spec Ops: The Line came out back in June and impressed a lot of people through its intense ... |
22 August 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Though Intel probably isn't too happy about it, Advanced Micro Devices has been scoring quite a few design wins lately.
What we have here is a nettop, or mini personal computer, that Giada put together.
Called A51, it relies on an AMD T56N processor and the 850N FCH chipset, complete with Integrated GPU.
For ... |
22 August 2012
10:26 GMT |
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What was leaked a few days ago on Google Play gift cards has just been confirmed today by the search giant.
Starting today RadioShack, Target and GameStop will offer Android enthusiasts Google Play gift cards that can be redeemed in the Android application store.
Although these gift cards can be used to purchase a... |
22 August 2012
10:21 GMT |
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Microsoft has announced the finalists for the 2012 edition of Dream.Build.Play on the Xbox 360 home console.
They are:
A Pixel Escape – Italy
Apple Jack 2 – United Kingdom
Bleed- Canada
Brand- Canada
Chibis Bomba- France
Chompy Chomp Chomp – United Kingdom
Dead Pixels- United Kingdom
Diehard Dunge... |
22 August 2012
10:15 GMT |
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US iPhone carrier AT&T has released a statement answering to criticism regarding its choice to charge a hefty fee for FaceTime calls over a cellular connection.
AT&T regards Apple’s FaceTime as “a video chat application that has been pre-loaded onto every AT&T iPhone since the introduction of iPhone 4.&r... |
22 August 2012
10:10 GMT |
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Just the other day, a fresh report was saying that Kristen Stewart was so upset that she broke Robert Pattinson's heart by cheating on him that she was no longer eating or showering. Clearly, that was an exaggeration, as new photos confirm.
For the first time in a few weeks, Kristen has been photographed out an... |
22 August 2012
10:08 GMT |
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SFLPhone, a Voice over IP telephony software designed to work on desktops and embedded systems, is now officially part of the KDE infrastructure. With SFLPhone, users can call through an SIP or IAX account, which are used by most enterprise internal phone networks and well-known servers such as Asterisk or Free... |
22 August 2012
10:07 GMT |
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Today, August 22, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity is scheduled to take its first drive on the surface of the Red Planet. This will be the first time the 1-ton robot moves its wheels since touching down on Mars, on August 5/6.
Two days ago, on August 20, mission managers at the NASA Jet Propulsion L... |
22 August 2012
10:05 GMT |
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Zotac has been refining its small and charming Zbox Mini and Nano PC lineup ever since it first launched it, and today's announcement will tip the scales that were recently swayed in NVIDIA's favor.
What we mean by that is that, less than two weeks ago, the Zbox HTPC received NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 520... |
22 August 2012
09:56 GMT |
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Most of the people who love animals and are truly concerned about making sure that their rights are well respected probably own a pet or two. Therefore, they know for a fact that, although perfectly adorable most of the time, the pooches we look after can sometimes be quite annoying. More so since some of their hab... |
22 August 2012
09:56 GMT |
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At this point, space agencies estimate that sending a robotic sample-return mission to the surface of Mars would come with a price take of $5 to 10 billion. However, an electric propulsion system would drastically diminish these cost projections, perhaps bringing total funding levels within acceptable limits. The tw... |
22 August 2012
09:53 GMT |
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Shady emails apparently coming from Apple inform recipients that their accounts have been temporarily locked because of an unauthorized login attempt.
“Your Apple ID has been temporarily Locked! We detect unauthorized Login Attempts to your Apple ID from other IP Address. Please re-confirm your identity today ... |
22 August 2012
09:47 GMT |
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Amazon has been expanding the Kindle store for a while now and a local version is available in several European countries. But the company is now looking a bit further east, or west depending how you look at it, and is opening a Kindle Store in India. What this means is that users there will be able to get a Kindle ... |
22 August 2012
09:42 GMT |
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Nikon's Coolpix S800c, the first in a line of photo and video capture devices running the Android 2.3 operating system, was accompanied by S6400 and S01 when it debuted.
S01 is the smallest and lightest camera that Nikon ever made, for the Coolpix line at least. It is smaller than a business card and weighs un... |
22 August 2012
09:41 GMT |
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David Cage, the leader of developer Quantic Dream, believes that player interaction in video games has been very limited up until now and plans to chance things with the upcoming Beyond: Two Souls.
Speaking to VG247, the game creator argues that, “The games industry is very conservative. Each time you try some... |
22 August 2012
09:38 GMT |
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Fans know him from “The Tudors” and from the upcoming Superman film “Man of Steel,” where he's to don the silly red underpants and superhero cape. Henry Cavill has ended his engagement and is now single, it has emerged.
Talented, handsome and incredibly popular, Henry will most likely b... |
22 August 2012
09:35 GMT |
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L.L. Bean, a company which specializes in providing the people who are keen on outdoor activities with the equipment they need in order to enjoy the time they spend in the wild, recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.
In order to mark the event, they presented their customers – both old and new – wit... |
22 August 2012
09:32 GMT |
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Managed security services provider (MSSP) Solutionary has released an extensive white paper which details how organizations can take advantage of an MSSP to ensure that they make all the right decisions when it comes to security.
The paper – “Contextual Security Provides Actionable Intelligence” – ... |
22 August 2012
09:30 GMT |
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Rockstar Games continues to unveil more screenshots from its upcoming Grand Theft Auto V action game, this time focusing on some of the leisurely activities that are possible in the new title, ranging from dirt bike racing to playing tennis or parachuting.
Grand Theft Auto V is one of the biggest upcoming games, wit... |
22 August 2012
09:21 GMT |
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Google Chrome stable channel has been updated for all supported platforms, with a slightly different build for some of them. For Linux, the new revision is 21.0.1180.81, while for Windows and Chrome Frame the number is 21.0.1180.83. In the case of Mac both the stable and the beta share the same version number, 21.0.... |
22 August 2012
09:16 GMT |
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45-year-old Sonya Martin has been sentenced to serve two years and six months in a federal prison for her involvement in one of the most sophisticated computer hacking and ATM cashout schemes ever.
“This case demonstrates the growing expertise and reach of law enforcement in combating international cyber crimi... |
22 August 2012
09:12 GMT |
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A team of Australian scientists from the University of Melbourne proposes a new explanation for how the Universe appeared during the Big Bang. They say that the Cosmos is the result of a phase change.
This phenomenon occurs when a substance is changing states, going from liquid to solid, from solid to gas, or from g... |
22 August 2012
09:10 GMT |
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Recent investigations carried out in order to determine how marine ecosystems are responding to on-going changes in environmental conditions have unveiled some very troubling pieces of information.
Thus, it seems that, although various marine plant and animal species have become extinct in the past centuries as wel... |
22 August 2012
09:00 GMT |
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The Pirate Bay blocks are as effective as warning messages on cigarette packs. You can use a VPN, browser extensions, various Pirate Bay proxies, web-based proxies, actual proxies, plus a number of tricks, workarounds and hacks to get to the site. That's ignoring the fact that you can always go to any of the hug... |
22 August 2012
09:00 GMT |
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Over the next 10 days, astronauts at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), in Houston, Texas, will be testing out the new Space Exploration Vehicles (SEV) prototypes the agency created, as part of the latest iteration of the Research and Technology Studies (RATS) program.
These iterations have been going on yearly si... |
22 August 2012
08:54 GMT |
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Leona Lewis' third studio material has been postponed for far too long but it seems that a release date is practically around the corner. A second single from it has emerged online.
It's called “Trouble” and features Childish Gambino on the credits and, of course, you can check it out in full ... |
22 August 2012
08:53 GMT |
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Adobe has been churning out Flash Player updates at a regular pace and the latest major one is Flash 11.4, now available along with AIR 3.4. Adobe is focusing on HTML5 and modern web technologies lately, but Flash is still huge and it still has a future.
In Adobe's eyes, and who's to blame them, the future... |
22 August 2012
08:41 GMT |
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Apple Premium Resellers around Europe have been instructed by the mothership to make more room on their display tables for the iPad. The deadline is September 12, the rumored launch date of the iPhone 5. Apple might also introduce a so-called iPad mini at the same event. The tidbit comes from Apple Premium Resellers... |
22 August 2012
08:31 GMT |
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In March, Sabu – the leader of the LulzSec collective – pleaded guilty to 12 offences which could in theory land him in jail for the next 124 years. He should have been sentenced today, on August 22, but the FBI asked the judge to postpone the decision for six months.
In case you’re wondering why, it&rsq... |
22 August 2012
08:28 GMT |
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Only recently, the US has taken a major step towards turning to green energy sources and pushing for sustainability, seeing how a testing facility for wave power has been made operational near Newport, Oregon.
Apparently, this will make it possible both for private companies, and for scientists working with various... |
22 August 2012
08:26 GMT |
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A survey on 3,000 individuals carried out by Piper Jaffray reveals that people know next to nothing about 4G / LTE networking, but that they do want the next-generation iPhone from Apple.
Analyst Christopher M. Larsen said in a research note published today that 47 percent of the subjects felt they didn’t need... |
22 August 2012
08:20 GMT |
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British pop princess Tulisa Contostavlos is back in the spotlight: she's just released a brand new video for her latest single, “Live It Up.” As usual, you can check it out above.
Shot on location in Hawaii under the direction of Colin Tiley, the video shows the X Factor UK judge and the American ra... |
22 August 2012
08:17 GMT |
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Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet has been delayed repeatedly, and there hasn't been a new e-reader for a while either, but whatever issues caused the launch plans to change are probably over and done with, assuming that a certain FCC filing means what we think it does.
We've known that Amazon will rel... |
22 August 2012
08:13 GMT |
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Gameloft released a teaser for its upcoming “Wild Blood” game for mobile devices earlier this month and promised more details would be unveiled in the following weeks.
Well, it looks like the French game developer has just unleashed the first “Wild Blood” trailer, a 1-minute video that shows ... |
22 August 2012
08:08 GMT |
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Adobe released the stable builds for Flash Player 11.4 and AIR 3.4, featuring ActionScript workers and improvements as far as iOS support is concerned.
Through ActionScript Concurrency Flash Player 11.4, game content is more responsive as tasks and computations are offloaded to background workers that run concurrent... |
22 August 2012
08:03 GMT |
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Vishwath Mohan and Kevin Hamlen of the University of Texas have created Frankenstein – a software that is able to develop malware by combining various pieces of code taken from common applications.
Once Frankenstein finds itself on a computer, it starts looking for specific pieces of code from programs such as... |
22 August 2012
07:55 GMT |
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Google’s Nexus 7 tablet, the first device to be powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box, is available for purchase in North America and the UK for quite some time now.
However, the rest of the world has been left out probably due to low stocks. This is about to change as Google is expected to introduc... |
22 August 2012
07:46 GMT |
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Kingmax may not have said anything about the NAND Flash memory market segment turning 25 this month, but it did release a pair of high-performance solid state drives.
The two SSDs that Kingmax will eventually ship for unspecified prices are called SMU32 and SMU35. Both of them are part of the Client Pro SSD line.
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22 August 2012
07:44 GMT |
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Opera may be a minor blip in the desktop browser market, at least at a global scale, but the company behind the browsers is not doing so bad. It's making money off of its mobile browsers or the ones embedded in TVs or other devices and business is growing in that department.
In its Q2 financial results, Opera S... |
22 August 2012
07:39 GMT |
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An international team of astronomers believes it may have discovered a red giant star in the Perseus Cluster that is now consuming its innermost extrasolar planet. Their observations suggest that more lithium is present around the stellar object than accountable for through other explanations.
Stars in a certain mas... |
22 August 2012
07:35 GMT |
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This year's LA Mobile Arts Festival gave CODA Automotive the perfect opportunity to charm potential EV customers and people who already own an electric car with a green-oriented automobile that does more than simply help protect the environment.
Thus, the electric car they put on display for this festival disp... |
22 August 2012
07:31 GMT |
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Security experts warn Android users to be on the lookout for fake Adobe Flash Player installers, since they’ve been found to carry all sorts of malicious elements.
Starting with August 15, only Android users who already have Flash Player installed on their devices will have access to updates. Those who don&rsq... |
22 August 2012
07:23 GMT |
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The upcoming Dishonored will cater to the needs of an older generation of gamers but, according to one of its creators, the game will also appeal to younger gamers who are looking for an alternative to the corridor driven shooters that modern gaming is based around.
Harvey Smith, who is one of the co-leaders of Arka... |
22 August 2012
07:23 GMT |
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Ubisoft has revealed a brand new downloadable add-on for its recently launched Ghost Recon: Future Soldier shooter, in the form of the Raven Strike DLC.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier came out back in May for PS3 and Xbox 360, and in June for PC. It delivered an intense tactical shooter experience and delivered some gr... |
22 August 2012
07:22 GMT |
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For a few years now, Google has been offering free WiFi as a promotional tool. Around the holiday season, it typically partners with an airline to offer free WiFi in-flight. Last year it offered the same in airports. A similar program was started for the New York subway and a few other areas in the city. Now it'... |
22 August 2012
07:11 GMT |
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The GNOME Project announced earlier today, August 22nd, the immediate availability for download and testing of GNOME Shell 3.6 Beta. This is the first Beta release of the GNOME Shell 3.6 interface for the GNOME desktop environment and includes lots of improvements and features, such as lock screen improve... |
22 August 2012
07:11 GMT |
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Canonical announced yesterday, August 21st, that the Ubuntu Wallpaper Contest for the upcoming 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) release is now open for submissions. Finally, Canonical wants some quality background images for its Ubuntu distribution, therefore the rules were changed and those who want to participate will have ... |
22 August 2012
06:51 GMT |
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Blizzard Entertainment has released a highly-anticipated patch for Diablo III fans on Mac and Windows, this time delivering a truckload of changes for both camps, including some added menus for Mac gamers. In addition to bringing the much-hyped Paragon system, Diablo III version 1.0.4 introduces a range of changes t... |
22 August 2012
06:41 GMT |
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Three new Android smartphones have just been released in India, MTS MTag 351, MTag 352 and MTag 281. All three affordable handsets are powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system out of the box.
Customers who wish to purchase their first Android device should take one of these new MTS smartphones into consid... |
22 August 2012
06:21 GMT |
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In a sense, the patent war between Samsung and Apple has finally ended, since now the situation is no longer in their hands. Granted, lawsuits are still happening in countries besides the US, but they all seem to be waiting for the verdict in San Jose, California. Both sides have exhausted the time allotted to ma... |
22 August 2012
06:00 GMT |
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Microsoft has kicked off the Windows Upgrade Offer, which allows owners of a new Windows 7 PC to move to Windows 8 Pro when released on October 26, for a promotional price of $/€14.99.In order to qualify for the offer, you must have a Windows 7 PC purchased between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013. The Windows ... |
22 August 2012
05:57 GMT |
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The Creative Assembly and SEGA have released a new trailer linked to the upcoming Total War: Rome 2, called Making of “Faces of Rome”, which shows how the announcement trailer was put together and shot, with commentary from the team behind it.Will McGregor, an award winning director from the United Kingdo... |
22 August 2012
05:56 GMT |
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Chrome 21 has finally made its way to the Chrome OS stable channel which means Chromebook and Chromebox users get a bunch of new features. The recently introduced app list has gotten a revamp, better Google Drive integration and the ability to select custom wallpapers.
The big design change in the latest Chrome OS u... |
22 August 2012
05:54 GMT |
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Prince Harry has always had a sort of a wild reputation, with various paparazzi photos documenting some of his drunken outings and crazy antics. This time, though, he's gone all the way, down to and then off with his skivvies – and the Royal Family is in shock.
Harry is now in Las Vegas with friends and,... |
22 August 2012
05:52 GMT |
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Blizzard has decided to slash the price of the World of Warcraft: Battle Chest, as well as of the Wrath of the Lich King and Cataclysm expansions by a whopping 75% as part of a special deal that ends on August 27.
World of Warcraft, Blizzard’s extremely popular online game, is getting ready for its next big ex... |
22 August 2012
05:48 GMT |
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Quite a while ago, two polar bears living at a zoo in Germany became gravely ill. Unfortunately, out of the two, only one managed to survive, in spite of efforts made to save them both.
Once an autopsy was performed on the dead polar bear, it was learned that a viral infection caused a swelling in its brain, and th... |
22 August 2012
05:47 GMT |
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Yesterday we learned that cybercriminals were exploiting a patched Flash Player vulnerability to push malware onto the systems of unsuspecting users. As it turns out, they could also leverage other security holes to complete their mission. On August 21, Adobe has released a new set of security updates to patch a num... |
22 August 2012
05:45 GMT |
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Over the past 10 years or so, numerous studies have been conducted on the influence that music and musical training has on the human brain. A new work in this series demonstrates that receiving even a little training in this fine art during childhood can boost neural health during adulthood.
The positive effect occ... |
22 August 2012
05:45 GMT |
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An iPhone prototype has hit eBay with an asking price of $4,500, or just above €3,600, with the seller suggesting the item should make a fine collector’s piece. Eager buyers can secure the phone now for $10K / €8,000.
Titled “Apple iPhone 4 32GB N90AP PROTOTYPE UNRELEASED SWITCHBOARD TESTER UNIT&rdq... |
22 August 2012
05:31 GMT |
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As we reported yesterday, the cybercriminals whose main goal is to steal sensitive information from Nationwide customers come up with a new version of their scheme every few days. The latest tricks the potential victim into clicking on a link by informing him/her of the classic security upgrade.
“We are upgrad... |
22 August 2012
05:31 GMT |
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After having been brought to court for using an iron bar to beat his cat so brutally that the animal had to be put to sleep by veterinarians, Simon Land was recently denied the right to keep any other pets for five years to come, and was made to pay ₤250 (€317.30 / $393.71) in court costs.
Apparently, the man ... |
22 August 2012
05:31 GMT |
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Avril Lavigne is once-divorced but that doesn't mean she's lost all her faith in love and the institution of marriage. In fact, she's preparing for another trip down the aisle: she and Nickleback's Chad Kroeger are engaged to be married. The news comes quite as a shock, especially since, not lon... |
22 August 2012
05:30 GMT |
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An international team of scientists announces that it recently managed to identify 10 more genes involved in the development of type II diabetes. The discovery brings the total number of genes known to be involved with promoting this condition to 60+.
The ultimate goal of such investigations is to paint a clear imag... |
22 August 2012
05:22 GMT |
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It's finally here! Some weeks after the release of “Triumphant (Get 'Em),” the official “comeback” single of Mariah Carey, the official music video has dropped.
Check it out in full above.
The track is the leading single off Mariah's upcoming music album and is a collaboratio... |
22 August 2012
05:15 GMT |
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The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is presenting Plan X. The program is aimed at the development of technologies that would allow the organization to better understand, manage, and plan cyberwarfare.
Besides creating the revolutionary technologies needed to tackle cyberwarfare in... |
22 August 2012
05:14 GMT |
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Back in 2010, New York's high officials agreed to offer their support to the building of a new structure for the New York Aquarium, which is expected to house an exhibition entitled “Ocean Wonders: Sharks!”
Apparently, work on this project is going pretty well, seeing how a virtual tour for this ex... |
22 August 2012
05:08 GMT |
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Logitech went above and beyond the norm when it built the Washable Keyboard K310, actually living up to the meaning of the term “waterproof” for once. Not that Logitech doesn't know how to make devices that withstand submersion. What we mean is that “waterproof” keyboards are normally j... |
22 August 2012
05:02 GMT |
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Sony has revealed the latest series of discounts that are now available on the European PlayStation Store, slashing the prices of even more games during its ongoing Summer Sale. Plenty of big sales were held in the last few months, as many companies marked the summer season with huge discounts. Sony offered some gr... |
22 August 2012
04:53 GMT |
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Although we recently reported on the upcoming release of the next-generation Nexus smartphone, it turns out that this was just the tip of the rumor. The folks over at Android Noodles have uncovered an NTT Docomo internal document, which mentions not one, but three Nexus devices, which will be launched by the end of ... |
22 August 2012
04:47 GMT |
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avast! products (Free Antivirus, Pro Antivirus and Internet Security) received an update, which changes the version number to 7.0.1466.
The new release features mostly fixes, but the developer also announces improved stability and performance of Outlook plugin.
Repairs eliminate the “Black screen” syndr... |
22 August 2012
04:46 GMT |
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Security researchers have further analyzed Crisis, the new Mac OS malware that has been making a lot of headlines in the past few weeks. The most interesting thing they uncovered relates to the way this malicious element spreads.
It’s known that OSX.Crisis arrives on the computers of potential victims as a JAR... |
22 August 2012
04:37 GMT |
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As we said yesterday (August 21, 2012), Nikon was going to launch the Coolpix S800c camera today, and it did, so here is what makes the first Android-loaded camera tick. The press release describes the Coolpix S800c and two other cameras that we will eventually cover individually. Nikon promises buyers of the Coolp... |
22 August 2012
04:34 GMT |
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The summer of big budget blockbusters is almost over, but that's not to say there's nothing left to be looking forward to. “Lawless” is one of the most anticipated releases of late August, both because of its impressive cast and the promise of a remarkably well told story.
A new trailer for it... |
22 August 2012
04:28 GMT |
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Cynar Plc, and Jeremy Roswell, a British man who seems to have no troubles when it comes to experimenting with the latest in environmentally friendly technology, recently teamed up to test whether or not the airline industry can be made to improve on its ecological footprint with the help of discarded plastic materia... |
22 August 2012
04:27 GMT |
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It seems that motion capture and voice work for Metal Gear Solid 5 is already taking place at Kojima Productions, even if the video games has not been yet officially unveiled by the developer or by publisher Konami.
Eric Bossic, who is a voice actor who has also worked on Silent Hill 4, has stated, “My past mo... |
22 August 2012
04:24 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of California in Santa Barbara (UCSB) recently conducted a first-of-its-kind investigation into the effects of nanoparticle contamination on agricultural soils. They found that the production of soybeans, a major global crop, was impaired both in terms of yields and quality.
Supported b... |
22 August 2012
04:24 GMT |
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Developer High Moon Studios and publisher Activision have delivered yet another launch trailer for the upcoming Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.
The new game is not linked to a movie in the franchise and that means the development team has a lot of freedom when it comes to creating a new story that uses the rich his... |
22 August 2012
04:22 GMT |
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One of the most popular weather apps for Android platform, AccuWeather has just received a new update that adds support for more devices.
In addition, the latest update includes some bug fixes and new content that will offer users more options for their favorite weather application.
First of all, AccuWeather for An... |
22 August 2012
04:13 GMT |
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In a paper published in the latest issue of the journal Neurology, a team of scientists argues that cognitive decline can be accelerated by a host of factors, including high blood pressure, metabolic disorders and obesity.
The discovery has significant implications for public healthcare systems, especially in First ... |
22 August 2012
04:08 GMT |
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Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer has decided to equip staffers with brand new iPhones, not Android smartphones, in what will undoubtedly cause a bit of stir with her friends at Google.
On July 17, 2012, Marissa Ann Mayer was elected President and CEO of Yahoo!. Also a member of the company’s board of directors, Mayer ... |
22 August 2012
04:06 GMT |
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American Idol has only Mariah Carey as official judge for the new season right now, but rapper Nicki Minaj is this close to signing on the dotted line as well, if recent reports are accurate. The only problem is that Mariah wants to be the only female judge on the panel. The other day, word got out online that Nick... |
22 August 2012
04:05 GMT |
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After unveiling all sorts of details about the upcoming Diablo 3 patch 1.0.4, Blizzard finally started rolling out the update for the game across its servers while it took them down for planned maintenance. Now, the patch is available as a direct download.
Diablo 3 impressed over 10 million players since its launch ... |
22 August 2012
04:02 GMT |
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Gourab Paul, a cyber-security enthusiast, claims to have identified a number of serious security holes in the websites designed by TechShot Digital for a number of professional cricket players from India. He accuses the company of neglecting to properly secure the sites. “As we know our India is very much pass... |
22 August 2012
03:58 GMT |
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Samsung reportedly plans to launch the latest Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update for Galaxy S III sometime next week. Rumors on the upcoming release surfaced last week, though Samsung has yet to come forward with an official announcement. However, today, the folks over at AndroidCentral claim they have been able to con... |
22 August 2012
03:53 GMT |
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Curiosity managed to move its wheels for the first time since landing on the surface of the Red Planet, more than two weeks ago. The maneuver was carried out yesterday, August 21, and its ultimate goal is to see whether or not all of the robot's wheels can spin and turn properly.
At the same time, the Mars Sci... |
22 August 2012
03:48 GMT |
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Narrated in a very funny manner, this video tells a rather unusual love story, about how difficult it can sometimes be to find the chosen one, especially if you are a rhino and the eligible bachelorettes you can choose from are few and far in between.
As the people who made this video explain, their end goal was th... |
22 August 2012
03:43 GMT |
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The Jumpshot is our favorite Kickstarter project of the day, but there is another one that caught our eye, by virtue of being capable of adding extra appeal to a certain mini PC. The Raspberry Pi is one of those innovative projects that lasted beyond its initial hype. Developers have released both hardware accessor... |
22 August 2012
03:30 GMT |
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The re-release of Final Fantasy VII on the PC hasn’t gone that smoothly, as Square Enix accidentally leaked an early version of the game and now, after the actual launch of the title, many issues are still being encountered by customers.
Final Fantasy VII came out on the PC many years ago and Square Enix decid... |
22 August 2012
03:25 GMT |
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With her role in Oliver Stone's “comeback” film, “Savages,” which is currently running in theaters around the world, “Gossip Girl's” Blake Lively is stepping away from her cutesy image. One thing you should not expect of her though is to bare it all on camera next.
In &l... |
22 August 2012
03:23 GMT |
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During an expedition that recently took place in the mountains of New Zealand's and that aimed at documenting the flora found in these secluded regions, botanists stumbled upon two very rare species of forget-me-nots.
Apparently, these mountains constitute a very welcoming natural habitat for these plants, as ... |
22 August 2012
03:20 GMT |
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Canonical thinks that the ARM servers are the way of the future, and they are doing everything in their power to assure themselves that they're ready for the massive adoption of low-powered servers. Victor Palau, commercial engineering director at Canonical, has gone to some length trying to explain why ARM is p... |
22 August 2012
03:16 GMT |
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The free-to-play market, which is currently prospering on the PC and on mobile gaming devices, needs to also make the move to home consoles in order to give them a chance to prosper in the future, according to one of the biggest South Korean game developers.
Daniel Kim, the chief executive officer at Nexon of Americ... |
22 August 2012
03:12 GMT |
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The Fair Labor Association (FLA) reports that Foxconn and Apple have made successful changes to improve the lives of the workers that assemble iPhones and iPads in China.
The FLA is a coalition of non-governmental organizations, businesses, and universities fighting to improve the well-being, safety, fair treatment,... |
22 August 2012
03:11 GMT |
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It’s only been a few days since Google Play Store 3.8.16 got leaked online and a new version is now available for download.
Although the previous version was thought to bring Google Play Gift Cards along with the option to make wishlists, we know nothing about the current iteration.
The folks over at OMGDroid... |
22 August 2012
03:08 GMT |
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Not long ago, we reported on how several environmentalists and conservationists were working towards putting an end to the practice of using dogs to track down and take down wolves in Wisconsin. It now seems that a similar issue has arisen with respect to bears and bobcats in California, as the ASPCA (the American ... |
22 August 2012
02:58 GMT |
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The much mediated Oprah special with Rihanna on Oprah's Next Chapter aired the other day and, as we also informed you, it included much talk about the pop star's personal life and very little about the music. PR specialists are already reacting to her admission of still loving Chris Brown.
For those not i... |
22 August 2012
02:53 GMT |
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South Korean handset manufacturer LG already confirmed plans to expand its LTE smartphone portfolio to 10 additional countries. That will bump the number of LTE-enabled smartphone markets to 20, thus boosting the LG’s profits.
Furthermore, LG is also planning to take on the competition on the high-end segment,... |
22 August 2012
02:49 GMT |
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“We do not forget. Your massacre on animals will never be forgiven,” read a tweet posted a few hours ago by the hacktivists behind Operation Ukraine. The message comes after a number of high-profile Ukrainian sites have been targeted with distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks.
The list of targets ... |
22 August 2012
02:46 GMT |
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After posting two impressive videos last week during Gamescom 2012, Ubisoft has now released a fresh batch of screenshots with its upcoming Assassin’s Creed 3 title, showing off regular combat, as well as naval warfare.
Assassin’s Creed 3 is out this October and Ubisoft has packed into the game all sorts... |
22 August 2012
02:42 GMT |
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Verizon has ordered a vacation blackout between September 21 and September 30, the timeframe during which Apple is said to unveil its next-generation iPhone.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a “trusted” employee of America’s Verizon Wireless has confirmed to TechCrunch that the operator has inst... |
22 August 2012
02:41 GMT |
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A District Court in Manhattan recently decided that three men found guilty of illegally fishing for lobster in the waters around South Africa's coastline, and selling their catch on the American market need pay a penalty of $54.9 million (€44.24 million / ₤34.85 million).
This money is to be given to the ... |
22 August 2012
02:40 GMT |
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There are many anti-virus software products available to people, both free and pay-to-use, but they can't exactly be called easy to employ, especially by the many people who've yet to accumulate technical skills, so the folks at Jumpshot decided to make a USB drive that handles everything instead. David E... |
22 August 2012
02:38 GMT |
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A source familiar with current activity at developer PopCap Games has stated that the company has been making cuts for months and that a number of staff is set to be laid off in the coming days.
A representative from publisher Electronic Arts has stated that the company is not commenting on rumors and on speculation... |
22 August 2012
02:29 GMT |
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