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The PlayStation Vita handheld from Sony is the piece of gaming related hardware that most gamers in Japan want to acquire during 2013.The information comes from gaming magazine Famitsu, quoted by CVG, and the rest of the chart includes:2. 3DS – 48%3. Wii U – 34%4. PlayStation 3 – 25%5. PC – 14... |
23 January 2013
22:31 GMT |
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Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is not an ordinary turn-based strategy game as the name might suggest. Developed by Capybara Games, the first title of the franchise was launched on Nintendo DS back in 2009 and is a puzzle RPG.
It mixes Heroes of Might and Magic elements with puzzles, adventure and turn-based strategy... |
23 January 2013
22:01 GMT |
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Chris Taylor, the leader of Gas Powered Games, says that a number of project his studio worked on were canceled just before they were supposed to be launched, which led to the current difficult financial crisis that the company is facing.Speaking to Eurogamer the game creator says, “We got a phone call from the... |
23 January 2013
21:41 GMT |
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The folks at GO Launcher Dev Team added support for super themes for their Android application a while ago and now they have extended this feature with a new update.
Recently pushed to Google Play Store, GO Launcher EX 3.27 comes with multiple wallpaper updates to v1.2 to support theme wallpapers.
In addition, the ... |
23 January 2013
21:31 GMT |
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If you’re having problems with your Wikipedia Mobile installation on your iPhone or iPad, the Wikimedia Foundation says you should look into this new update.
Wikipedia Mobile users have reported some issues with the app on the newest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 6. Apparently the app d... |
23 January 2013
20:41 GMT |
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What we know: Lost Planet 3 is a third-person shooter that takes players back to E.D.N. III in order to experience a story that takes place before the events seen in the other two titles in the franchise.
The game will mix on-foot action sequences, where protagonist Jim Peyton can explore the various environments an... |
23 January 2013
20:41 GMT |
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RadiumOne Labs’ social messaging application for Android devices, PingMe has just received a major overhaul that promises better performance and a much smoother experience.
PingMe Messenger 2.0 comes with a brand new interface, as well as new features and functions that offer a new approach on social messaging... |
23 January 2013
20:31 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is currently the leading smartphone maker out there, but only courtesy of its Android-based devices, as those running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone reportedly receive less interest from carriers.
In fact, an analyst with HMC Securities suggests that operators do not p... |
23 January 2013
19:41 GMT |
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One of the main developers behind Demon’s Soul believes that the game was a surprise success because it was created with the needs of the core gaming public in mind and avoided adding features in order to satisfy the marketing department.
Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creator of the game universe, answered a question... |
23 January 2013
19:41 GMT |
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Mobile phone users in India will soon be able to purchase a new cheap Android-based smartphone in their country, namely the XOLO A500 from Lava. The new mobile phone arrives on shelves with a price of INR 6,999 ($130 / €98) attached to it, and it has already been listed at Flipkart, though with the “out o... |
23 January 2013
19:21 GMT |
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Microsoft recently announced general availability of the Windows Azure Media Services, a brand new service that allows registered users to stream on-demand video to consumers on any platform or device, including Windows 8, iPhones, Android, Flash, HTML5 and Windows Phone.
While this particular feature has been avail... |
23 January 2013
19:01 GMT |
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Filed under “Device, method, and graphical user interface for management and manipulation of user interface elements,” a new patent application has been granted to Apple Inc. this week. Buried deep in patent jargon are the terms “magnification loupe” and “small user interface elements,&... |
23 January 2013
18:41 GMT |
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Unveiled earlier this month at Consumer Electronics Show 2013 (CES), Acer Iconia B1 made its debut on the market a few days later in India.
Initially aimed to emerging markets, Acer Iconia B1 has just been released in Australia. The folks over at AusDroid have recently spotted the tablet in the latest Dick Smith cat... |
23 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Cliff Bleszinki, the former leading developer on Gears of War, says that he is interested in promoting video games via public appearance even if he is no longer associated with the Epic Games-created shooter franchise.
The developer tells VentureBeat that, “I hope that there’s somebody out there who saw ... |
23 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Nintendo might soon ease the restrictions imposed on independent developers that are just getting into the business and don't have a company or headquarters, but want to make titles for the 3DS or Wii U.
Nintendo's reputation among independent developers isn't the most impressive, as the company has s... |
23 January 2013
18:11 GMT |
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Video game publisher THQ says that it has not managed to find a buyer for developer Vigil Games and its Darksiders franchise during the recent auction process.This means that the two assets will remain part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedures that are now underway and that THQ might sell them at a later date and ... |
23 January 2013
18:10 GMT |
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A new study, conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of security firm Corero, reveals that 64% of financial institutions suffered at least one distributed denial-of-service attack in the past year.
The figures from the report show that of the 650 IT and IT security practitioners who took part in the survey, 78%... |
23 January 2013
18:01 GMT |
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South Korean handset maker LG has officially announced the upcoming availability of the Optimus G sequel, the Optimus G Pro. The superphone has been confirmed to arrive in Japan in early April.
LG and NTT Docomo have teamed up once again to offer Japanese customers one of the best-featured devices manufactured by th... |
23 January 2013
18:01 GMT |
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Akamai's quarterly State of the Internet report provides a unique perspective into internet development and broadband deployment around the world. The CDN has been publishing these reports for years, basing them on data it sees at its many data centers around the world.
Hardly surprising, in the Q3 2012 report,... |
23 January 2013
17:51 GMT |
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The Bing Tags option has been around for a while, letting users tag themselves or friends on sites displayed on the search results page, so Microsoft has worked a lot lately to improve it with some new options.
Starting today, you can make your tags visible to a broader audience, as the company explains in a blog po... |
23 January 2013
17:41 GMT |
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IK Multimedia has announced the iRig BlueBoard, the first wireless MIDI pedalboard for iPhone, iPad and Mac that allows musicians to control their music apps from the floor.
iRig BlueBoard lets you control the parameters of your MIDI-compatible apps. You can switch between presets, change patches, turn effects on an... |
23 January 2013
17:41 GMT |
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The assets of video game publisher are now officially sold, with SEGA the owner of Relic, Crytek picking up the Homefront property, Take Two getting Evolve and its unannounced title, Ubisoft receiving ownership of the Montreal studio and the South Park franchise while Koch Media is in charge of Volition and the ... |
23 January 2013
17:38 GMT |
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Australian retailer Harvey Norman plans to sell the 16GB version of LG Nexus 4 beginning February 1.
The smartphone is also available for purchase from Kogan for $520/€410 outright, well overpriced in comparison with Google’s offer.
However, those who don’t want to wait any longer for Google to br... |
23 January 2013
17:31 GMT |
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In the first big update for Project Eternity delivered during 2013 the team at developer Obsidian talks about one of the most important mechanics of a role-playing game: attack resolution.
Josh Sawyer, the game director working on Project Eternity, states in an official forum post that, “All attacks in Project... |
23 January 2013
17:29 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system has already been loaded on some highly appealing devices, yet none of them comes with the hardware capabilities that would match those inside top Android handsets out there. However, this might change in the not too distant future, at least this is what enthusiasts a... |
23 January 2013
17:11 GMT |
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The development team at Red 5 Studios announces that its upcoming MMO Firefall is set to launch a new Beta Weekend period on Friday, allowing players to try out the game for a 48-hour period.
Two other such periods are expected later during the year, in February and in March, in order to help the company stress test... |
23 January 2013
17:05 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 isn’t quite the most popular operating system on earth and many people still find it confusing and difficult to use.
But in case you purchase a new computer that comes with Windows 8, downgrading may be a real pain in the neck. That’s where Microsoft Certified Professionals co... |
23 January 2013
16:51 GMT |
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Roughly 280 dead turtles showed up dead in the Gulf of Dulce, an inlet in Costa Rica, over the past few days, and for the time being, a reasonable explanation for how and why these animals have passed away is yet to be found.
Therefore, it has been agreed upon that an official investigation into these deaths is to ... |
23 January 2013
16:51 GMT |
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According to a new researcher whose findings were only recently published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, the bits and pieces of plastic that one way or another make their way into aquatic ecosystems worldwide tend to absorb some of the toxic chemical compounds they come in contact with.
This mean... |
23 January 2013
16:41 GMT |
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Selling a soul seems past its heyday, there was a time when it was popular and an easy way of getting what you needed without having to work for it. Nowadays, you can simply go to a bank and get pretty much the same deal on pretty much the same terms.
That doesn't mean the soul-selling business is completely go... |
23 January 2013
16:31 GMT |
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This past Tuesday, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA, i.e. one of the Pentagon's agencies) made it public news that, as part of its Phoenix project, it is to soon start collecting both old satellites and other space junk. Their goal is to lower the cost of future military space missions by r... |
23 January 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Security researcher Deepanker Verma has identified a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the main search form of Delish, the popular cooking website operated by Microsoft and Hearst Magazines. The security hole has been fixed.
The expert, who is the founder of the Hacking Tricks website, has told me in an email th... |
23 January 2013
16:11 GMT |
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The scientific journal JAMA Internal Medicine has recently witnessed the publication of a new study stating that eating hot soups and other similar culinary delights from melamine bowls ups one's chances of developing kidney stones at some point in their lives. Apparently, this is because the food's eleva... |
23 January 2013
15:41 GMT |
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DisplayLink Driver, a cost-effective solution to connect a display and all of your peripherals to MacBook with one USB cable, has been updated to support new devices under OS X versions 10.6 and above.
Provided that you have the relevant DisplayLink-powered hardware, this driver allows you to connect up to 4 monitor... |
23 January 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Quantic Dream, the developer of big PlayStation 3 games like Heavy Rain or the upcoming Beyond: Two Souls, is apparently working on another title, called Singularity, that's set to appear for the PlayStation 4, at least according to a web domain listing registered by the studio last year.
Quantic Dream impresse... |
23 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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Verizon has just announced that it will carry a red version of the Lumia 822 beginning tomorrow, January 24.
Just like the recently announced pink DROID RAZR M, the red-themed Nokia Lumia 822 hits shelves just in time for Valentine’s Day.
According to Verizon, the smartphone will be priced similar to the oth... |
23 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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A white flavor of the HTC Butterfly Android handset is set to become officially available for purchase in China as soon as tomorrow, and it seems that a lot of users have already showed their interest in the device.
The pale version of the smartphone has reportedly seen over 400,000 pre-orders until now, only one d... |
23 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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The following tutorial will teach all users of the Ubuntu Linux operating system how to install their beloved distribution on the popular Nexus 7 tablet from Google and ASUS. Ubuntu for Nexus 7 was officially announced by no other than Mark Shuttleworth, the creator of the Ubuntu operating system, back in October 2... |
23 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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Botanicula, a point'n'click exploration game created by Jaromír Plachý and Amanita Design, will be available on Steam for Linux.
Botanicula is about five little tree creatures who set out for a journey to save the last seed from their home tree, which is infested by evil parasites.
It featur... |
23 January 2013
15:21 GMT |
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Canonical is currently following an interim release strategy, with a new operating system popping out every six months, but this strategy is about to change.
Canonical is probably the only company capable, at this moment, to develop and deliver an operating system right on schedule. They are never late and just like... |
23 January 2013
15:13 GMT |
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Security experts from Sophos warn users not to click on links contained in emails purportedly coming from Google. That’s because they’re designed to trick users into visiting a rogue Canadian pharmacy website.
The emails, apparently sent by one Venessa Robison, read something like this:
“Thank you... |
23 January 2013
15:01 GMT |
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The popular IM+ for Windows 8 application has just received an update, with the new version now available in the Windows Store at absolutely no cost.
The freeware build of the instant messaging solution supports all major IM protocols, including WLM, Facebook, Skype chat, Jabber, Yahoo, Yandex and Google Talk, obvio... |
23 January 2013
14:51 GMT |
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Curiosity has achieved star status in the past few months as it explores the Martian landscape, but it's not the only rover poking around the red planet. Opportunity, which landed nine years ago, on January 24, 2004, on the planet, is still doing science and still retrieving valuable info. It's not as big ... |
23 January 2013
14:41 GMT |
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Chinese mobile phone maker Huawei will bring to the market a nice range of new devices this year, as it has already unveiled at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but it seems that it has even more of them to show to the world. The vendor has already sent out invitations to a press event set for Febru... |
23 January 2013
14:11 GMT |
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The Pirate Bay has been operating independent of its founders for years, but it's the three men put on trial for their connection to the site that are still the people associated with it.
A documentary about them and about the site's early years is finally coming out, dubbed TPB AFK, or The Pirate Bay Awa... |
23 January 2013
14:01 GMT |
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China may have some of the cheapest labor in the world, but it is also a very ambitious country, as proven by the most recent plans that its government has cooked up.
The name “Lenovo” doesn't really sound all that Chinese. For those unfamiliar with the company, the name would resemble a mix of Fre... |
23 January 2013
14:01 GMT |
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Application security solutions provider Radware has released its 2012 Global Application and Network Security Report. According to the study, distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks are becoming more sophisticated and more severe.
In addition, cybercriminals have started deploying new attack tools, such as serv... |
23 January 2013
14:01 GMT |
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DROID RAZR HD, one of the latest Android-based smartphones from Motorola that landed on shelves at Verizon, is now available for purchase through Amazon Wireless for only $49 (around €37) on contract. The handset is listed as in stock at the moment, for all those interested in the signing of a new two-year agr... |
23 January 2013
14:01 GMT |
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Wargame: European Escalation, a real-time strategy developed by Eugen Systems and published by Focus Home Interactive, will be arriving on Steam for Linux.
Wargame: European Escalation is not your average RTS and the Linux platform sorely needs a major title in this genre.
The fact that a Linux client actually exi... |
23 January 2013
13:35 GMT |
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Shortly after announcing the upcoming availability of the Samsung ATIV Odyssey, Verizon has confirmed that the pink-themed DROID RAZR M will go on sale tomorrow. Aimed at customers looking to gift an Android device for Valentine’s Day, the pink DROID RAZR M will be available for purchase beginning January 24 f... |
23 January 2013
13:31 GMT |
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We’ve already told you that Microsoft is one of the companies that could help Dell go private, but even if some people thought that the Redmond-based software giant wanted to take control of the computer manufacturer, new sources claim this is not the case.
According to some Wall Street Journal insiders, Micro... |
23 January 2013
13:31 GMT |
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DataCleaner, a tool used to manage and monitor data quality, to establish the starting point and goals of a project, and to ensure a process of following up on data quality issues, is now at version 3.1.2.
DataCleaner 3.1.2 focuses on stability, performance and convenience for monitoring repository maintenance.
Hig... |
23 January 2013
13:17 GMT |
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The “People Are Awesome 2013” clip was uploaded to YouTube just yesterday by Hadouken the Band and it's already over 400,000 views.
It includes a mash-up of daring jumps, twists, shots, throws and a lot of moments that will make your adrenaline levels rise. My favorite is a basketball shot that seem... |
23 January 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Perion, the developer of email client IncrediMail, has published the results of a study conducted amongst 4,400 US iPad users about the way they use email on their Apple tablet. The company believes its study is one of the most comprehensive yet published, as it only focuses on the way people use email on their tabl... |
23 January 2013
12:51 GMT |
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A new flavor of the popular WhatsApp Messenger application is now available for download for the owners of Symbian-based devices, namely version 2.9.3. Available for all Nokia S60 3rd edition, 5th edition, Symbian^3, Symbian Anna, or Symbian Belle devices, the new app release should provide users with a better expe... |
23 January 2013
12:41 GMT |
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Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer is leading a group of investors who want to purchase the NBA basketball team Sacramento Kings and relocate it to Seattle, just in time for the 2013 season. Even though some sources have indicated that the deal was almost completed, California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Stein... |
23 January 2013
12:41 GMT |
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Nokia has already started the global rollout of the Lumia 620, its cheapest Windows Phone 8 handset. The phone is now available for purchase in several countries, including China, Hong Kong, Russia and Thailand.
Multiple carriers confirmed that the smartphone would hit shelves in the following weeks, Windows Phone e... |
23 January 2013
12:01 GMT |
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Iris is the color picker that ships with the newest WordPress release, v3.5. It is also the color picker you'd see when customizing your WordPress.com blog, originally created to power their Custom Colors feature. Without the regular whistle and bells that Automattic uses to promote its regular products, Iris w... |
23 January 2013
12:01 GMT |
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More and more owners of Lumia 920 devices are seeing the Windows Phone 8 Portico software update as arriving on their devices, it seems. Vodacom’s users in South Africa are reporting that they have already started to receive it, a recent post on MyNokiaBlog reads. Previously, the update was spotted on Lumia... |
23 January 2013
11:41 GMT |
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The PC version of Dead Space 3 will be a direct port of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of the game, as developer Visceral Games has confirmed that no additional features or options have been added to it.
Dead Space 3 is out at the beginning of next month and a demo is now available across the PS3 or Xbox 36... |
23 January 2013
11:31 GMT |
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With Mega making such a big fuss about security and privacy, it was a given that every expert out there would be looking to see just how safe the site really was. All the scrutiny has revealed some issues and Mega has responded to some of them.
While no actual vulnerabilities or flaws have been found yet, several sm... |
23 January 2013
11:24 GMT |
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Evolution Data Server, a major component involved in the operation of Evolution and which is responsible for managing calendar and address book information, is now at version 3.6.3.
Evolution Data Server 3.6.3 resides in the evolution-data-server Git module or the evolution-data-server package and is logically separ... |
23 January 2013
11:14 GMT |
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Webroot researchers have identified a cybercriminal campaign whose main goal is to distribute Android malware that sends SMS messages to premium rate numbers. To ensure the success of their campaign, the attackers are abusing legitimate websites.
One example is a popular Bulgarian site that offers branded watches. T... |
23 January 2013
11:11 GMT |
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Following its official release in Mexico on the airwaves of Telcel, Nokia’s Lumia 505 smartphone should hit shelves in three countries in Latin America soon, including Colombia, Chile and Peru.
Running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.8 operating system, the mobile phone arrives on shelves with 3.7-inch... |
23 January 2013
11:01 GMT |
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Lars Torben Kremer announced the immediate availability for download and testing of the Snowlinux 4 E17 final version.
Just like the previous release, Snowlinux 4 17 is based on Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 “Wheezy” and makes use of Linux Kernel 3.5.
The developer has chosen to provide two separate images, one ... |
23 January 2013
10:58 GMT |
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KMPlayer has been updated to version 3.5 today, and in the small stack of new features it brings to the table, there is support for live streaming over FTP and for HTTP and FTP subtitles.
Also newly available in this release is the display of replay progress function in the taskbar, on Windows 7 and above.
The new ... |
23 January 2013
10:58 GMT |
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If you’re a fan of ‘90s boybands and you happen to either live in the US or be willing to travel, now’s the time to start saving up for tickets for this summer’s tour of the New Kids on the Block.
Dubbed The Package (click on the image above to see the official poster for it), the tour will ... |
23 January 2013
10:58 GMT |
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Pebble has come a long way. Having started out as a small project on Kickstarter, it got more than the necessary funds from pledges and, after several updates and small changes, is now ready to reach initial bidders. Shipments of the Pebble are starting now (Wednesday, January 23, 2013), and there should be a comple... |
23 January 2013
10:53 GMT |
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Jennifer Lopez may have Beyonce’s back for lip-syncing at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration, but diva Aretha Franklin is probably LOLing as we speak – or so says the Daily Mail.
The legendary singer reportedly said that the thought that Beyonce would sing to a pre-recorded track cracked her up, mostly ... |
23 January 2013
10:47 GMT |
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The poor financial results for 2012 have more or less given AMD the justification it needed for the layoffs of late last year.
Sadly, that one measure has proven insufficient in AMD's efforts to return to profitability.
Because of that, the company has decided to take other hard measures, like selling the Au... |
23 January 2013
10:38 GMT |
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The development team at Visceral Games working on Dead Space 3 believes that the experience will still deliver plenty of scary moments to players despite the fact that they had two previous titles in the series to accommodate to its brand of horror.
Yara Khoury, an associate producer working on the game, tells The O... |
23 January 2013
10:33 GMT |
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Google's Transparency Report, which last year added copyright infringement takedown requests, has proven a valuable tool, if only to get a sense of the scale of the problem. Google is back with the latest data, covering the second half of 2012, showing all the government and law enforcement requests it got in th... |
23 January 2013
10:33 GMT |
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So, Arnold Schwarzenegger has had a change of heart: after saying he was done with the “Terminator” franchise and admitting to hating “Salvation,” aka the fourth installment, the actor has confirmed he’s on board for the fifth. BleedingCool got the confirmation straight from the actor,... |
23 January 2013
10:28 GMT |
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Michael Garcia, a waiter at a restaurant in Houston, Texas, is making the news this week for refusing service to a family.
Garcia was working his shift at Laurenzo’s Prime Rib, when he noticed that a family refused to eat near a booth where a child with special needs was sitting.
Kim Castillo came to the res... |
23 January 2013
10:26 GMT |
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Japanese company Sega can certainly afford to buy Relic Entertainment, the studio behind franchises like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War or Company of Heroes, at least according to analyst Michael Pachter.
THQ's franchises and internal studios are going to be sold at a bankruptcy auction later today and Sega has ... |
23 January 2013
10:24 GMT |
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Bedrock Linux, a Linux distribution created with the aim of making most of the (often seemingly mutually-exclusive) benefits of various other Linux distributions available simultaneously and transparently, is now at version 1.0 Alpha 3. Bedrock Linux 1.0 Alpha 3 has been dubbed Bosco and features a few significant i... |
23 January 2013
10:15 GMT |
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Just like Advanced Micro Devices, OCZ is welcoming a new staff member, though one without the same reputation as the former's two newest executives.
The person now joining OCZ's leading body is Wayne B. Eisenberg, a former member of SMART Modular Technologies, where he spent 16 years in one of several func... |
23 January 2013
10:13 GMT |
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Shia LaBeouf is so scared of not getting the part right that he’s willing to put health considerations aside for a while just so he can understand a character. Below is a video of the actor admitting to dropping acid for “The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman.”
The film premiered at the Sundanc... |
23 January 2013
10:13 GMT |
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PingMe Messenger is your typical IM app which lets you engage in conversations with your friends in a select community. A new version is out from developer RadiumOne Labs with a cool new interface and many other enhancements.
PingMe 2.0 users will be glad to experience an all-new interface packed to the rafters with... |
23 January 2013
10:07 GMT |
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The Republic is a new expansion for the grand strategy title Crusader Kings II, which is created by Paradox Interactive and introduces new gameplay mechanics designed to make republics an interesting choice for the player.
Gamers can now select Venice, Genoa, Pisa, Gotland and the Hansa and then spend their time try... |
23 January 2013
10:01 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet says that it will introduce all-new content for its MMO Guild Wars 2 during next week, giving gamers a chance to play through the Flame and Frost: Prelude adventures.
From January 28 to February 4 players will be able to get into new tournaments on the Temple of the Silent Storm map,... |
23 January 2013
09:59 GMT |
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Almost everybody knows and agrees that smoking is bad for one's health, and there are (luckily) quite few who would ever dream about giving a cigar to a toddler.
Green-oriented group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) now hopes that their rolling out an ad showing a kid reading a book and smoki... |
23 January 2013
09:59 GMT |
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Nintendo has confirmed through a special video that it's not only working on a brand new game in the long-running The Legend of Zelda series for the Wii U home console, but also that, in the meantime, it's going to re-release the classic Wind Waker for the new platform, in the form of The Legend of Zelda: W... |
23 January 2013
09:57 GMT |
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Wrist devices that monitor fitness aren't a new idea, but the bracelet sensor that Amiigo created might just be the most advanced yet.
Unlike other sensors that can track vitals, this one can determine what exercise routine you are doing.
It can identify over 100 different exercises actually, and can even all... |
23 January 2013
09:57 GMT |
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Apple suppliers Parade Technologies and Integrated Memory Logic saw their stock prices gain 3% value after rumors broke out that Apple will use their technologies in a Retina-enabled iPad mini 2.
Citing a Chinese news outlet, iTechNow reports that “Market rumors today about Apple adopting Retina Display in its... |
23 January 2013
09:56 GMT |
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You can tell the woman who was proposed to in this viral photo was actually surprised. She wasn't as shocked as the onlooker behind her, though. This photo was uploaded to Reddit by user smashes11 three days ago, with the caption “Not sure who was more shocked by this proposal...” So far, it has bee... |
23 January 2013
09:55 GMT |
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While people are freaking out that Beyonce may have lip-synced her way through the National Anthem at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration, Jennifer Lopez is talking some sense into them: it happens, it really is no big deal.
The star is now promoting her brand new movie, “Parker,” an action film starring... |
23 January 2013
09:54 GMT |
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Kim Dotcom's MegaUpload revenge site, Mega, has been live for only a few days and is already very, very popular. It proved so popular that it wasn't able to cope with the initial traffic.
Those problem have mostly been solved now and Mega keeps on adding new users, to the delight of Dotcom who's brag... |
23 January 2013
09:54 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC has been long rumored to plan the launch of a new flagship handset, called M7, and it seems that it might finally make the move just before the Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona next month. According to this Twitter user, HTC is set to hold a launch event for the Android-... |
23 January 2013
09:49 GMT |
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Security solutions provider Symantec is warning Australian users about a cybercriminal campaign which seeks to install a piece of malware on as many computers as possible.
It’s uncertain what the attackers are trying to accomplish and they don’t seem to have a specific target.
The malicious emails appea... |
23 January 2013
09:49 GMT |
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The city of Munich decided a few months ago to dump Windows XP and Office 2013 in the favor of Linux and OpenOffice, but even though that may seem like a pretty smart investment when it comes to costs, Microsoft says it’s actually a waste of cash. A research conducted by Microsoft after Munich authorities swit... |
23 January 2013
09:44 GMT |
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Press releases can be a great fountain of information, but sometimes they are nothing more than belated confirmation for something that everyone interested already knows. What we are seeing now is an example of the latter.
Yesterday we said that AMD had snagged former Apple and Qualcomm talent. Now, the company has... |
23 January 2013
09:44 GMT |
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Major carrier Verizon Wireless has just announced the Samsung ATIV Odyssey will hit shelves tomorrow, January 24. The smartphone will be available for as low as $50/€35 after a $50/€35 mail-in rebate and a new two-year agreement.
Customers looking for an affordable Windows Phone 8 might find the ATIV Odyss... |
23 January 2013
09:41 GMT |
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Cinnarch, a modern, elegant and powerful operating system based on Arch Linux, is now at version 2013.01.23. Cinnarch 2013.01.23 is based on Linux kernel 3.7.3, one of the most recent stable kernels released, and it comes with Cinnamon 1.6.7 desktop environment and GNOME 3.6.2. One of the problems with Cinnarch in ... |
23 January 2013
09:38 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone carrier Rogers promised not too long ago new color flavors of the Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone, and it seems that it has already added them to its offering. The Red and White versions of the mobile phone are now listed on the carrier’s website as available for purchase, and those intereste... |
23 January 2013
09:37 GMT |
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For the first time since he was publicly shamed for lying about his dead girlfriend who never even existed, Manti Te’o of Notre Dame sat down for an interview with Katie Couric, of which several highlights were just released on Good Morning America.
Check them out in the video below.
For one, Manti says tha... |
23 January 2013
09:36 GMT |
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31-year-old Serena Curtis of Oxford, England had a few drinks and decided to try out her toddler's high chair. Needless to say, what happened was pretty disgraceful, and equally amusing. Serena got stuck and a friend had to call in the fire brigade to help release her. Jade Dickerson is also the one holding th... |
23 January 2013
09:31 GMT |
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Earlier this week, the story of Hamed Al-Khabaz got some impressive media coverage. The student was expelled from Dawson College after identifying a security hole in Omnivox, an application used by Quebec college students to manage their personal information and services.
Now, Skytech Communications, the company tha... |
23 January 2013
09:29 GMT |
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Nintendo has confirmed that it's going to release two system software updates for the Wii U home console, one in spring and one in summer, which should improve loading times and add new features.
The Wii U came out in November and caused a lot of problems for new owners due to its mandatory firmware updates and... |
23 January 2013
09:20 GMT |
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CrunchBang, a Linux distribution based on Debian and powered by the lightweight Openbox window manager, designed especially for low-end machines, is now at version 11 R20130119.
CrunchBang 11 R20130119 distribution, codenamed "Waldorf," is based on Wheezy sources, which is the testing branch of Debian. This means th... |
23 January 2013
09:06 GMT |
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Since the new year has started, IT companies have begun outlining what they expect from 2013, even though most of them haven't tallied their sales for 2012.
ASUS and Gigabyte have shown a distinct lack of excitement over what 2013 is likely to mean for them.
According to “industry sources” that s... |
23 January 2013
09:05 GMT |
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The rumored HTC M7 will be the first to come with Sense 5.0 user interface. The phone was expected to go official earlier this month at Consumer Electronics Show 2013 (CES), but apparently HTC has other plans for the M7.
We can only guess that the superphone will be showcased next month at Mobile World Congress 2013... |
23 January 2013
09:01 GMT |
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Steve Harvey never expected to receive this surprise on his 56th birthday. Check out the video above to see what made the comedian turn on the waterworks – big time – on a recent episode of his show.
Useless to say, the episode was a birthday special and, despite repeated warnings from Harvey, his staff... |
23 January 2013
09:01 GMT |
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Here’s one new social / lifestyle app that might gain traction really fast. Photopoll is reportedly the first iOS app that allows users to group and share multiple photos in a feed for instant polling. Available as a free download from the iTunes App Store, Photopoll for iPhone and iPod touch uses patent-pendi... |
23 January 2013
08:54 GMT |
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After plenty of leaks, reports, and rumors, Capcom has officially confirmed that Resident Evil: Revelations will be released onto the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U platforms in May, after appearing on the Nintendo 3DS last year.
Quite a lot of Resident Evil games have been released in recent years, with Capcom publis... |
23 January 2013
08:53 GMT |
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Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has released the government’s National Security Strategy, a document which, according to the official, “highlights the dramatic economic and strategic shift towards the Asia-Pacific region and provides a blueprint for national security over the next decade&rd... |
23 January 2013
08:51 GMT |
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The Internet is now literally up in arms that Beyonce may have or may not have lip-synced her way through the “Star Spangled Banner” at the Presidential Inauguration 2013. As the video below will show, she’s not the first, nor will she be the last.
The clip is a collection of the most resounding l... |
23 January 2013
08:48 GMT |
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The development team at Obsidian is giving fans of the upcoming Project Eternity another update focused on the core game mechanics, including information on the seven so-called “non-core” classes that players can use. Josh Sawyer, the project director at Obsidian, says that flexibility is at the core of ... |
23 January 2013
08:46 GMT |
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While I-O Data only has some new drive enclosures for sale, Buffalo has some actual external storage devices to offer, or at least will soon enough.
The drives are advertised as the HD-PUSU3 line. They measure 79 x 115 x 8.8 mm / 3.11 x 4.52 x 0.34 inches and weigh 140 grams / 0.30 pounds.
Even in that thin form fa... |
23 January 2013
08:38 GMT |
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BackBox, a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that has been developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments, is now at version 3.01.
BackBox 3.01 is meant to be fast, easy to use, and to provide a minimal desktop environment. It benefits from its personal repositories and its hacking tools are always... |
23 January 2013
08:36 GMT |
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Photographer Issouf Sanogo took this shot of a French soldier stationed in Mali, while the army man was wearing a skeleton bandana.
With his goggles and mask, the soldier depicted here is reminiscent of a character from Call of Duty. It is possible that the item is sold by the same company that produces the game.
T... |
23 January 2013
08:36 GMT |
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Denise Richards has recently lost her 13-year-old French Bulldog, and the celebrity admits that its passing away left her brokenhearted.
Apparently, Hank died this past Sunday, yet Denise Richards and her family waited until the following day to go public with the news, Contact Music reports.
“Last night ... |
23 January 2013
08:33 GMT |
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So the rumors were true after all: Benedict Cumberbatch’s next project will be the Julian Assange biopic now in the works under the direction of Bill Condon. The first photo of the actor in character has been released.
Cumberbatch stars in “The Fifth Estate” as the WikiLeaks founder and, by the lo... |
23 January 2013
08:31 GMT |
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Google hasn't been doing much to its search site recently, the biggest change was the switch to the horizontal toolbar which replaces the left sidebar.
Other than that, the site has stayed the same for quite a while, a somewhat unusually long while knowing Google.
But it's not going to be for long, Googl... |
23 January 2013
08:31 GMT |
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Video game publisher Electronic Arts is launching a new sale via its Origin digital distribution service, giving players a chance to pick up quite a few titles for the low price of 5 Euro (7.5 dollars) as long as they have registered a European address for their account.
The full list of games that are on offer at t... |
23 January 2013
08:23 GMT |
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In the sixth week of Operation Ababil 2, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters launched distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks only against three US financial institutions, but this week they seem to be determined to make up for it.
According to the Hilf-ol-Fozoul blog, ever since the hacktivists initiated week ... |
23 January 2013
08:18 GMT |
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Only recently, Kevin Parrish from Lyons, US, got really mad at his grandmother's Chihuahua, Kudo, and decided to teach it a thing or two about discipline by punching it in the head and then shoving it in an oven.
Given the fact that the temperature inside the oven was one of about 350 degrees Celsius, it need ... |
23 January 2013
08:16 GMT |
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While the Redmond-based technology company Microsoft was pretty busy letting the world know that its Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet will go on sale in February, administrators of Microsoft’s European website have been trying to fix a major outage during this whole time. AntiSec hackers from AnonymousSquadNo.035&... |
23 January 2013
08:13 GMT |
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The greatest piece of news in music today comes from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has just confirmed that Adele will be performing at the Oscars in February, ET confirms.
As fans must already know, Adele is also in the running for Best Original Song with “Skyfall,” the theme so... |
23 January 2013
08:13 GMT |
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Betelgeuse, one of the brightest and certainly one of the biggest stars in the sky doesn't have long to live, on a stellar time scale. But as it passes through its last few millions of years, it's creating quite a spectacle for astronomers.
The latest infrared data gathered by Hershel shows that the star ... |
23 January 2013
08:13 GMT |
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Intel has launched a new driver for their PROSet products. It fits Wireless-N 2230, 135, 1030 and 130 adapters, while also offering support for Advanced-N 6235 and 6230.Version 2.6.1211 comes with no changelog or any kind of note that might tell us what has been changed.This release offers only Windows XP, 7 and 8 su... |
23 January 2013
08:08 GMT |
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Ikey Doherty has just announced that the seventh Alpha version of the upcoming SolusOS 2 Linux operating system is now available for download and testing.
SolusOS 2 Alpha 7 has been launched in order to demonstrate the Consort Desktop, which will be the flagship desktop of the final SolusOS 2.
It also includes non-... |
23 January 2013
08:07 GMT |
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Revenge videos are always awesome, and the more extreme they are, the more enjoyable they become. In this case, a man finds the profile his wife created on a dating website. “Becky James” had apparently acknowledged the fact that she is married, in her description of herself. Unfortunately, she also insu... |
23 January 2013
08:04 GMT |
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We already have confirmations from multiple sources, including Samsung’s CEO, that Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet will be officially unveiled next month at Mobile World Congress 2013 (MWC), in Barcelona.
Most of the slate’s specs sheet leaked along with its first press render, but until today we’ve had no idea h... |
23 January 2013
08:02 GMT |
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iUnarchive, the archive and file manager for Dropbox, Box, Skydrive, Google Drive, SugarSync, WebDAV and FTP, has been updated to version 5.2.5, which sorts archive contents alphabetically and fixes a bunch of bugs. Cloud file and archive manager iUnarchive supports file types like zip, rar, 7-zip, tar, gzip, bz2/BZ... |
23 January 2013
07:57 GMT |
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Harvey, a four-month-old rescue cat now living at a Cats Protection branch in Glasgow, was born without bones in its front legs. More precisely, the kitten lacks the bony structures that were supposed to connect its paws to the upper half of its legs. Because of this, it was left with no choice except use its hind ... |
23 January 2013
07:57 GMT |
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Barbara Walters was supposed to cover the Presidential Inauguration 2013 but an accident that resulted in a head injury sent her right to the hospital before the public ceremony. She’s better now, in case you were worried.
The 83-year-old television veteran asked good friend Whoopi Goldberg to read a statemen... |
23 January 2013
07:53 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia might be set to bring the Lumia 620 – its third Windows Phone 8-based smartphone – to the market in the UK as soon as next month, recent reports suggest.
The handset was made official in December last year as the cheapest Windows Phone 8 Lumia device, and it has since be... |
23 January 2013
07:51 GMT |
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is one of the most intriguing games set to appear at the beginning of the year, with Konami handing its successful Metal Gear series to studio Platinum Games and tasking it with delivering a novel experience that abandons the stealth roots and focuses on action-filled hack and slash gam... |
23 January 2013
07:43 GMT |
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Even though Shylock is believed to be one of the main threats for Skype users, it appears that many more forms of malware are actually targeting those who installed Microsoft’s VoIP application. Trend Micro security researchers have warned that WORM_PHORPIEX.JZ is trying to infect computers running Skype, even... |
23 January 2013
07:43 GMT |
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A number of players have been stunned to see that the terms of service linked to the beta for SimCity imply that full Origin bans are planned for those who fail to report the bugs that they find to publisher Electronic Arts.
It seems that the company is not ready to enforce the language in the official document and... |
23 January 2013
07:43 GMT |
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Yesterday, we reported about a family in Montana who, helped by their accountant, allegedly managed to scam consumers out of $70 M (€52M) in extra phone charges.Stephan and Terry Sann, with the help of their son Nathan, ran 9 shell companies that they would use to move assets around. The company names ... |
23 January 2013
07:41 GMT |
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Mesa, an open-source implementation of the OpenGL specification and a system for rendering interactive 3D graphics, is now at version 9.0.2.
The biggest improvement brought by Mesa 9.x is the introduction of OpenGL 3.1 API. Nonetheless, glGetString(GL_VERSION) or glGetIntegerv(GL_MAJOR_VERSION) / glGetIntegerv(GL_MI... |
23 January 2013
07:35 GMT |
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A team of researchers working with the University College London are now busy trying to restore a cancer patient's looks and sense of wellbeing by growing a nose on his arm and then transplanting it onto his face.
This British businessman lost his nose following his getting sick with cancer, yet the specialist... |
23 January 2013
07:33 GMT |
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Several users have reported Windows Update problems on Windows RT devices after deploying the first Patch Tuesday fixes of the year, with Microsoft offering nothing more than a simple “we’re investigating reports” statement.
Now the company has confirmed in an emailed statement that it had found a ... |
23 January 2013
07:22 GMT |
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Samsung became one of the best-known suppliers of tablets back when it entered the patent war against Apple, a patent war that is still ongoing.
That is part of the reason its slates sold so well, and still sell well for that matter: lots of free publicity.
Time has passed though, and Samsung wants to make sure i... |
23 January 2013
07:22 GMT |
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The guys over at Evernote have just updated their Windows Phone application with a few bug fixes. The new version of the application does not come with any new features or improvements, but every time an issue is addressed, it’s a good thing.
According to the developers, the new update delivered via Windows Ph... |
23 January 2013
07:21 GMT |
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The cool Weather Channel iPhone app backed by 200 meteorologists and the ultra-local TruPoint forecasting technology is getting a leg up with a new Radar feature that lets you know where the storms are headed.
The Weather Channel version 5.2.0 sports a new Future Radar feature which, in the developer’s own wor... |
23 January 2013
07:21 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone carrier WIND Mobile is the latest operator in the country to have officially kicked off registration for the upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices on its network.
Users interested in the purchase of a new BlackBerry 10 smartphone from Research In Motion with a WIND Mobile deal can now head over to th... |
23 January 2013
07:21 GMT |
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Shortly after Beyonce announced she was pregnant with her first child in 2011, there were countless rumors about how she was faking it while the baby was carried by a surrogate. Those rumors were extremely hurtful, the singer says in her new interview with GQ.
The magazine has published the rest of the interview th... |
23 January 2013
07:20 GMT |
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PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners can now download the demos for both Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance and Dead Space 3 on their respective consoles.
Quite a few great games are set to appear in the following months, including Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance, from Platinum Games and Konami, as well as Dead Space 3, from ... |
23 January 2013
07:13 GMT |
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Google has been working on Native Client for years and it's got years more work if it wants it to become a widely used web technology. One step in that direction is the new support for ARM processors that comes with the new Native Client SDK, version 25, i.e. targeted at Chrome 25, currently in beta.
Native Cli... |
23 January 2013
07:11 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is reportedly working on a new screen technology for the upcoming Galaxy S IV smartphone, supposedly set to be officially introduced at an Unpacked Event in March. A recent report from DigiTimes cites “industry sources” claiming that Samsung Display is preparing n... |
23 January 2013
07:01 GMT |
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Security solutions provider Solutionary has released its Q4 Threat Report, which examines the threat landscape in the last quarter of 2012.
According to the company, many of the vulnerabilities (58%) targeted by popular exploit kits were more than two years old, which once again demonstrates that most users and org... |
23 January 2013
06:51 GMT |
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It looks like UCWeb has just released the final version of UC Browser 8.2 Mini for Android devices.
Developers had a test version in the works for about 5 days, but it appears that all bugs and issues have been fixed in less than a week.
UC Browser Mini 8.2 brings the following new features and improvements:
- In... |
23 January 2013
06:31 GMT |
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Samsung India officially unveiled the Galaxy Grand DUOS yesterday and confirmed the smartphone w go on sale within the next few days. However, major retailer Infibeam has just announced it’s the first to take orders for the Galaxy Grand DUOS. Other authorized resellers have the smartphone on pre-order, but all... |
23 January 2013
06:21 GMT |
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Microsoft will start selling the Surface RT, the first version of the tablet that was released on October 26, in a total of 13 new markets, which is more than double the number of countries where the device is up for grabs right now.
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, No... |
23 January 2013
06:11 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless might soon add to its lineup a new Android-based LG smartphone, one that would sport a low price tag, being aimed at budget-conscious customers.
The handset has been spotted at the Federal Communications Commission as LG VS870, featuring support for Verizon’s CDMA network... |
23 January 2013
06:11 GMT |
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Shakira is a first time mommy! The singer and boyfriend Gerard Pique have just welcomed their first child into the world, as a post on her official website proudly announces.
This way, fans of the two gorgeous stars know for sure that it’s not a trick, like last time, when Gerard pranked his followers on Twitt... |
23 January 2013
06:02 GMT |
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Although everyone was expecting Nokia to put its PureView technology inside a Windows Phone device a few months ago, the Finnish company met customers’ demands only partly.
The Lumia 920 is the first Windows Phone handset to integrate the multi-awarded PureView imaging technology.
However, the smartphone pac... |
23 January 2013
05:56 GMT |
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This year's Super Bowl Ad from Coca Cola will be interactive, producers say. The ending will be in viewer's hands.
The company has already released their ad, a video of which is posted above. Three teams, the Cowboys, the Bandlanders or the Showgirls, battle it out to reach a giant Coca Cola bottle lying i... |
23 January 2013
05:55 GMT |
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Kate Upton’s public profile is about to go boom: the model, who already has a very loyal following, is the star of a brand new Super Bowl 2013 ad for Mercedes Benz, which has emerged online a short while ago.
Check it out above.
Word online has it that this is just a preview for the full ad but, from what I... |
23 January 2013
05:50 GMT |
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A longtime supporter of the theory that Apple will one day take over the living room, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is at it again this year, touting a full-fledged television set with a new type of remote.
According to Munster, “The core of the debate is an improved set-top box… a hockey puck that... |
23 January 2013
05:49 GMT |
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Video conferencing seemed like a cool concept a couple of years ago, when video messaging services were starting to gain wide acceptance, but not all those that tried their hand at it got their money's worth.
Then again, the video conferencing industry as a whole has proven somewhat less lucrative than anyone ... |
23 January 2013
05:49 GMT |
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AVAST announced that they managed to issue licenses for over one million computers from educational institutions through their AVAST Free for Education program. The threshold was crossed when California’s Madera Unified School District (with more than 19,000 students in 27 schools) applied for a license for 2,... |
23 January 2013
05:48 GMT |
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GitLab, a fast, secure and stable solution based on Ruby on Rails & Gitolite and distributed under the MIT License, is now at version 4.1. GitLab doesn't shy away from the fact that it is inspired by GitHub and the project is even hosted there. According to one of the developers, Valeriy Sizov, GitLab is made ... |
23 January 2013
05:45 GMT |
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The Elder Scrolls Online beta stage has received a few more details, after Zenimax Online Studios opened up the registration process for the upcoming online role-playing game, including new info about the different requirements of the test phase and what content will be available to players.
The Elder Scrolls Online... |
23 January 2013
05:45 GMT |
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The news has broken that PSA Peugeot Citroën is getting ready to take further steps towards improving on the ecological footprint of the automotive industry by rolling out vehicles capable of running on air.
Their Air Hybrid powertrain has only recently been revealed, and the company hopes that this green-orie... |
23 January 2013
05:36 GMT |
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The murder trial of “sinister minister” Arthur Schirmer, of Monroe, northeast Pennsylvania, has ended in a conviction, sources say.
A former pastor with the Reeders United Methodist Church, 64-year-old Schirmer had both his wives die in suspicious circumstances.
He was found guilty in the death of Betty... |
23 January 2013
05:34 GMT |
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Kris Humphries can’t catch a break: while the Kardashians, with soon to be ex-wife Kim, are badmouthing him whenever they get the chance, he’s also getting plenty of heat from rival ballers.
Take JR Smith, for example.
The other day, Humphries took to his Twitter feed to boast of winning a game agains... |
23 January 2013
05:34 GMT |
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Mega's high-profile launch was under a lot of scrutiny, for obvious reasons, with many curious to see how the fabled encryption features would work. Mega boasted client-side encryption to ensure total privacy over the uploaded files.
But Mega also made it possible to share those files and didn't require u... |
23 January 2013
05:32 GMT |
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One of the most respected photo-sharing services has seen its iOS apps pulled yesterday after reports of inappropriate adult imagery churning up in searches routed through the mobile apps. The popular photo-sharing apps from 500px were removed by Apple’s review team yesterday after learning that said apps enab... |
23 January 2013
05:29 GMT |
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Although it has seen a great deal of supply issues ever since it was officially launched, the Nexus 4 is now back in stock at T-Mobile’s online store.
Users interested in purchasing the phone can now find it there with a $199.99 (€150) price tag attached to it, with the signing of a two-year contract agreemen... |
23 January 2013
05:24 GMT |
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Video game developer Blizzard maintains that it is working on the much-awaited Blizzard All-Stars, but the company is not ready to offer any sort of information on the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena title and is considering a number of business models for it.
Chris Sigaty, a production director working on Starcraft... |
23 January 2013
05:24 GMT |
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North American PlayStation Plus subscribers can enjoy a brand new free game, as Foosball 2012 for the PS3 and PS Vita has just been added to their Instant Game Collection, alongside some big discounts for plenty of other great titles.
Sony has treated PS3 and PS Vita owners with plenty of great deals in recent month... |
23 January 2013
05:18 GMT |
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Intel may have slipped in terms of finances in 2012, but Advanced Micro Devices seems to have worse, and that isn't counting the fact that, as always, its revenue is only a fraction of Intel's.
Intel has always had a larger income than AMD, which is why we aren't taking the vast difference between re... |
23 January 2013
05:16 GMT |
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Security experts from Trend Micro warn users that scammers are offering fake versions of Temple Run 2 for Android on various app markets.
Temple Run 2 for Android will be launched only later this week, but that doesn’t stop some developers from trying to make a profit by tricking unsuspecting users.
In ... |
23 January 2013
05:15 GMT |
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About a year ago, the online community was introduced to a brand new superhero: the Green Ninja. As one can easily imagine, this superhero's main goal was that of teaching people a thing or two about environmental protection.
Apparently, the Green Ninja's popularity amongst kids and adults grew as the mon... |
23 January 2013
05:12 GMT |
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The website of Reporters Without Borders – the international non-governmental organization that militates for freedom of information and freedom of the press – has been hacked and abused in the latest watering hole campaign. As Avast! experts highlight, the cybercriminals don’t seem to mind the fac... |
23 January 2013
05:03 GMT |
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57Digital Ltd. has released Minecraft Skin Studio version 1.0.3, a simple iOS application that enables you to create, upload and share Minecraft skins. “Get creative and design an epic skin for your character. Why stick with plain old Steve when you can choose from almost 300,000+ community created skins or de... |
23 January 2013
05:02 GMT |
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Twitter's morphing into a media company, or at least that seems to be the goal. As such, it needs to get its content, which in its case is someone else's creations, distributed as widely as possible.
Embedded tweets are a great tool for that. The feature was introduced a few years back to make it easier f... |
23 January 2013
05:02 GMT |
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Motorola Mobility has been part of Google’s business for over a year now, yet no handsets built under the new management have been unveiled until now.
The company indeed unveiled new smartphones last year, but they were part of the production cycle from before the Google acquisition, just as the Internet gian... |
23 January 2013
04:59 GMT |
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All of THQ's assets are set to be sold later today to different bidders as part of the company's bankruptcy auction, but South Park Digital Studios has just filed an objection over the sale of the upcoming South Park: The Stick of Truth game, which was set to be published by THQ soon.
THQ's bankruptcy... |
23 January 2013
04:53 GMT |
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On January 22, Canonical published details about Firefox regressions for its Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 11.10, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS operating systems.
According to Canonical, a regression has been introduced in the last Firefox update. A previous update fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox, but due to an ups... |
23 January 2013
04:52 GMT |
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Developer Irrational Games and publisher 2K Games have announced that BioShock Infinite: Mind in Revolt, a prequel novel published as an e-book, will be launched all over the world for the Amazon Kindle on February 12.
The entire novel will be free to all those who have pre-ordered the game via Amazon and will cost ... |
23 January 2013
04:49 GMT |
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There are so many optical drives and HDD/SSD enclosures on the market that most don't stick in the minds of prospective customers, press release or no. I-O Data might manage to help its latest items avoid that fate.
The company has formally launched, in Japan, the DVRP-U8H DVD writer, as well as the HDPD-AUT l... |
23 January 2013
04:44 GMT |
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The Kerry County Council in Ireland approves of drivers having “two or three drinks” and getting behind the wheel, as long as they drive on “very minor roads.”
According to the Guardian, they just passed a motion that legally permits drivers to drive while slightly intoxicated, when they are ... |
23 January 2013
04:43 GMT |
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For years, people have been trying to figure out how well YouTube is doing and for years Google has been coy about revenue and especially about profit. It's doing the same in the latest financial report, details on YouTube are scarce, but what is there is impressive.
For one, Google says the top 100 companies t... |
23 January 2013
04:42 GMT |
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When you buy tickets for “Iron Man 3” a few months from now, remember to expect something big: Marvel has just announced that the film will be released in IMAX and 3D for a much improved experience and, of course, maximized profit.
The film will be out internationally on April 25, and domestically on Ma... |
23 January 2013
04:41 GMT |
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Yesterday, Mountain View-based Internet giant Google announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of the last year, and also discussed some issues regarding the availability of Android-based devices, such as the Nexus 4. Larry Page, Google CEO, said during the earnings call regarding the company’s f... |
23 January 2013
04:36 GMT |
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The Surface Pro will go on sale on February 9 in two different versions, with 64 GB and 128 GB of storage space, but without a Touch Cover. Even though 128 GB would seem to be quite a lot of storage space, keep in mind that the new Surface tablet runs Windows 8 Pro, so the operating system and the available apps tak... |
23 January 2013
04:32 GMT |
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Up until last week, January 17 to be more precise, third-party Twitter apps could have accessed your direct messages (DMs) even if you didn’t grant them permission to do so.
According to Cesar Cerrudo, a security researcher at IOActive, third-party apps could have easily gained access to private direct messag... |
23 January 2013
04:32 GMT |
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The news that a top British scientist claims to have found the ultimate proof that alien life forms are very much real and not just a product of various people's imagination first hit the online community about a week ago. Still, it took a few days before Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe's announcement ma... |
23 January 2013
04:31 GMT |
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Kim Kardashian is now pregnant with her first child by Kanye West but, right before she learned the happy news, she seemed pretty much against the idea of having babies, saying mom life was insanely boring. This was a comment Kim made to her sister Kourtney a while back and which is getting a lot of traction just n... |
23 January 2013
04:25 GMT |
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Melissa Cairns of Akron, Ohio, has been placed on leave and might face termination over a picture she posted on Facebook.
The photo was of her students with their mouths duct-taped. According to News Channel 5, it all started out as a joke and she posted the pic because she found it funny.
“Finally found a w... |
23 January 2013
04:20 GMT |
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Google has revealed its fourth quarter financial results and with that the results for 2012. Revenue was a lot higher than analysts expected in Q4 and so was profit. Overall, the last quarter pushed Google's revenue for the year over the $50 billion, €37.57 billion mark, for the first time in its history.
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23 January 2013
04:13 GMT |
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The developer portal known as iTunes Connect will shut down for maintenance for a few hours this Saturday, according to a memo from Cupertino, California.
iTunes Connect is a developer tool which enables application sellers on iOS and OS X to distribute content on iTunes, the App Store, the iBookstore, and the Mac A... |
23 January 2013
04:12 GMT |
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Blizzard is focused on talking about the multiplayer side of Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm ahead of the early March launch, but one leading developer says that a lot of improvement is also linked to the single-player campaign. Chris Sigaty, a production director, has spoken to Eurogamer about the coming game and h... |
23 January 2013
04:12 GMT |
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Samsung could have launched a single monitor, or several of them one by one, but instead, it decided to refresh its whole business lineup in one swoop. No less than three new sets of displays have been launched.
Instead of consumers, Samsung is catering to the needs of businesspersons, and everyone else that works... |
23 January 2013
04:10 GMT |
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What we know:
Ubisoft's Rainbow Six franchise may have had a lot of success many years ago and introduced plenty of novel concepts to the shooter genre, but the French company has neglected its squad-based shooter series in recent times.
With Rainbow Six: Patriots, Team Rainbow is called to action as the Unite... |
23 January 2013
04:07 GMT |
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Anonymous hackers say that the United Kingdom government has disregarded their requests to assist citizens. As a result, the hacktivists have declared war on “the current system.”
“We have asked politely on many occasions that you change your attitude towards leadership, that you serve the country ... |
23 January 2013
04:06 GMT |
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Lindsay Lohan’s career might be in the gutter, if we’re to believe critics, and her financial situation less than rosy, if we’re to believe reports, but she’s not that cash strapped yet as to appear on the new season of Dancing With the Stars.
As fans at home must know, DWTS casting can be a... |
23 January 2013
03:58 GMT |
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Dallas Cowboy Jay Ratliff has been arrested for a possible DUI. He was apprehended in Grapevine, Texas, on Monday, January 21.
According to nfl.com, Ratliff, a starting nose tackle, was driving a black Ford F-150 truck when he hit an 18-wheeler.
He was alone in the vehicle at the time, and has not been injured, Sen... |
23 January 2013
03:54 GMT |
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Microsoft will officially start selling the so-called “Surface Windows 8 Pro” on February 9 and, even though the device comes without a Touch Cover, a Surface Pen stylus is included in the package.
But if you really want to make the most of your Surface tablet you may want to have a look at the Wedge Tou... |
23 January 2013
03:53 GMT |
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The idea of making a couple of bucks with the help of a kissing booth is nothing new. Still, odds are the dog in this picture can earn a fortune by selling his love to those who can afford it and who are willing to buy it.
In all fairness, I am quite convinced that Ebenezer Scrooge himself would not think twice abo... |
23 January 2013
03:49 GMT |
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A security vulnerability that was discovered in the Linux kernel, affecting the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system, has been announced by Canonical.
Several security issues have been fixed in the kernel. For example, a flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's uname system call. An unprivilege... |
23 January 2013
03:48 GMT |
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Emerson Collective has partnered with Davis Guggenheim to raise awareness about the stories of numerous courageous young people looking to earn citizenship. Steve Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell Jobs (chair of Emerson Collective), founded a national after-school program 15 years ago called College Track. The initi... |
23 January 2013
03:40 GMT |
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The long expected Windows Phone 7.8 update should arrive in the near future on the Lumia 900 smartphone at AT&T as the platform has been already spotted on Nokia’s servers, it seems.
While no specific release date has been officially provided as of now, WPCentral suggests that the previously rumored January 3... |
23 January 2013
03:38 GMT |
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For the past couple of weeks, LeAnn Rimes has been doing the media rounds a lot, talking about her marriage to Eddie Cibrian, their affair and his ex, Brandi Glanville. Well, if you ask Brandi how she feels about that, she might tell you that LeAnn is a bit “cray-cray.”
That would be Internet speak for &... |
23 January 2013
03:36 GMT |
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The website of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been hacked for the second time in memory of Aaron Swartz, the Reddit co-founder who has recently committed suicide. The website’s main page was temporarily defaced to display a message that reads: “R.I.P Aaron Swartz. Hacked by grand wiz... |
23 January 2013
03:35 GMT |
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Indie phenomenon Minecraft has reached over 21 million units sold across the PC, Xbox 360 and mobile platforms, according to new statistics posted by developer Mojang.
Minecraft began as a small independent game made by a single man – Markus "Notch" Persson. The game quickly became popular and prompted the rel... |
23 January 2013
03:31 GMT |
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A 3-year-old boy from Australia is now making headlines, all because of his uncanny ability to wrestle alligators and boa constrictors. Interestingly enough, Charlie Parker does not even think about his one-on-one interactions with said wild animals as wrestling. Quite the contrary, this daredevil kid is convinced ... |
23 January 2013
03:30 GMT |
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A 44-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas has been convicted to 85 years in jail for the death of her stepson.
Tina Marie Alberson did not allow the 10-year-old boy to drink water for days in a row, which eventually resulted in his death.
44-year-old Alberson was convicted of injuring a child on Friday, January 18. I... |
23 January 2013
03:27 GMT |
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Microsoft has announced that its dual-purpose Touch Cover that comes either separately or included in a Surface package would be available in three more versions as part of a limited edition series.
The pressure-sensitive keyboard will be available in three unique designs, namely red, magenta and cyan, each sold for... |
23 January 2013
03:24 GMT |
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With more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store, WhatsApp Messenger tops the list of the most popular Android applications.
One of the few mobile apps that allow users to send messages for free in a convenient and easy way, WhatsApp is carefully updated monthly or even more frequently if the need arises.
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23 January 2013
03:24 GMT |
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Western Digital has announced its new firmware version for the N900 and N900 Central routers, two sets of firmware that come with a large number of fixes, both adding support for Microsoft's latest operating system.The two releases resolve issues like FasTrack Plus with FTP traffic, various translations in suppo... |
23 January 2013
03:23 GMT |
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As it turns out, Beyonce might have mimed her way through the National Anthem at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration, word online has it. Even if she did, one of the other performers, Kelly Clarkson, sang live from start to finish. Above is her rendition of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” which was not... |
23 January 2013
03:22 GMT |
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Intel is mainly known for its central processors, but it also makes other hardware, most importantly motherboards. This won't last for much longer though, according to some reports.
AnandTech, CNET and HotHardware all have received much the same information as the one we are imparting right now.
By the time ... |
23 January 2013
03:21 GMT |
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Reports coming from the bidding process over THQ assets are saying that Koch Media, the publisher best known for launching Dead Island, is the leading bidder for Volition Inc., the development studio that has created franchises like Saints Row and Red Faction.Information is coming from the NeoGAF forums and a number ... |
23 January 2013
03:16 GMT |
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Google Chrome, a browser built on the WebKit layout engine that aims to be minimalistic and versatile at the same time, is now at version 24.0.1312.56.
A new stable version of the Google Chrome browser has been made available and, as usual, it comes with a ton of fixes.
Highlights of Google Chrome 24.0.1312.56:
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23 January 2013
03:13 GMT |
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Google has released Chrome 24.0.1312.56. Besides fixing some bugs, the update also addresses a number of vulnerabilities that could have been leveraged by cybercriminals against Chrome users.
The high-severity security issues addressed in the latest release are a use-after-free in canvas font handling, an unchecked ... |
23 January 2013
03:11 GMT |
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Information coming from the sale of THQ assets suggests that video game publisher SEGA is currently in pole position to acquire the Relic Entertainment development studio.
Information is coming from reports on NeoGAF that have been confirmed as believable by a number of insiders.
Relic Entertainment is best known f... |
23 January 2013
03:04 GMT |
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According to a study recently published in the scientific journal JAMA Pediatrics, the period between the years 2001 and 2010 witnessed an increase in the number of children diagnosed as suffering with ADHD.
Thus, 24% more cases of ADHD were reported within said time frame than in the previous years.
For those un... |
23 January 2013
02:59 GMT |
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Microsoft has just confirmed that Xbox 360 owners worldwide can now download a brand new entertainment app in the form of the NHL GameCenter, which gives them access to all sorts of hockey-themed content. The NHL's 2013 season has just kicked off and in order to get the hype going among gamers, the hockey leagu... |
23 January 2013
02:58 GMT |
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Galaxy S IV, supposedly the next Android-based flagship smartphone from South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung, won’t make an appearance at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as a company’s official has already confirmed, but might be unveiled soon after. In fact, some of the latest reports on the... |
23 January 2013
02:50 GMT |
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The website of Google Morocco (google.co.ma) has been defaced on Tuesday by hackers from the PAKbugs group. At the time of writing, the website was restored, but the defacement can be seen on zone-h.org.
Although it appears that the attackers actually hacked Google Morocco, the most likely scenario is that they&rsqu... |
23 January 2013
02:48 GMT |
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The development team at Square Enix is revealing the new incarnation of the familiar summoned character Shiva for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
The female character is seen covered in mostly fine diamond dust and even the game makers are wondering whether the design is suited for the coming MMO, co... |
23 January 2013
02:39 GMT |
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Hasidic Jewish counselor Nechemya Weberman has been sentenced for abusing a girl over a period of 3 years. She was 12 years old when the abuse started. 54-year-old Weberman acted as the victim's therapist, although he was not licensed to counsel her, Daily Mail writes. They were both members of the Satmar Has... |
23 January 2013
02:36 GMT |
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On Tuesday, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has announced the availability of its new Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution called BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, now up for grabs for interested parties. The new solution comes as a major upgrade for the company’s EMM, delivering devic... |
23 January 2013
02:32 GMT |
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The next iPhone from Apple might not be called “Math,” though numerous voices in the Apple blogosphere seemingly have no problem perpetuating this infantile rumor (and that’s putting it mildly). The specs, however, could materialize. Thanks to a crafty “appledigger” in Russia we now hav... |
23 January 2013
02:31 GMT |
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As extraordinary as Beyonce’s rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration might have sounded, chances are it wasn’t the real deal, it wasn’t live: various reports hint that she mimed her way through the anthem thanks to a pre-recorded track.
Check out ... |
23 January 2013
02:31 GMT |
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After launching the sign up process for the upcoming beta stage for The Elder Scrolls Online, Zenimax Online Studios and Bethesda have posted some more details about the trial, confirming that beta stages will take place in the "weeks and months" to come.
The Elder Scrolls Online is eagerly awaited by millions of ga... |
23 January 2013
02:29 GMT |
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Through a combination of leaked roadmap slides and specifications reports, a fairly complete image of the processor launch that Advanced Micro Devices will hold in the second quarter of this year (2013) has been built.
AMD, in a sense, formally introduced the Richland, Kabini and Temash accelerated processing units... |
23 January 2013
02:29 GMT |
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Google released a new minor update for the stable channel of Chrome browser. The fresh build is 24.0.1312.56 and it is currently available for all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame). It contains a handful of general repairs as well as several security fixes. The developer ... |
23 January 2013
02:27 GMT |
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Rumor has it that Microsoft plans to get involved in Dell’s buyout and inject as much as $3 billion (€2.2 billion) to help the company go private.
CNBC revealed in a short tweet that the Redmond-based technology firm is part of a group that currently negotiates a significant investment in Dell, but specific de... |
23 January 2013
02:25 GMT |
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Courtesy of a factory gas leak in Rouen, Northern France, people in Britain had the opportunity to experience what it would feel like were their country to begin displaying sweaty clothes and rotten eggs at each and every street corner.
The foul smell was not caused by the natural gas that supposedly leaked from th... |
23 January 2013
02:00 GMT |
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Even though Microsoft’s Security Essentials has failed to receive AV-Test’s certification after the December 2012 anti-virus tests, the built-in Windows 8 security software is one of the best choices on the market, product reviewer Which? said.
The company has performed its very own security tests and di... |
23 January 2013
01:57 GMT |
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Samsung revealed earlier this month the full details on the hotly-anticipated Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for Galaxy S II. However, the handset maker did not offer an exact release date of long-awaited upgrade, instead confirmed it would arrive in South Korean at all three major carriers.
Although we had previous ... |
23 January 2013
01:30 GMT |
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Redmond-based technology giant Microsoft will officially release the Surface with Windows 8 Pro on February 9, but the company is also planning to expand the existing family of the Surface RT.
A 64 GB version of the device without a Touch Cover will be sold for $599 (€499), but this particular accessory will co... |
23 January 2013
01:21 GMT |
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As expected, Microsoft has just released the Windows Phone 7.8 SDK for developers who wish to get a glimpse of how their apps will look like on the new operating system.
Although the Redmond-based company did not confirm the launch of the SDK for this week, previous statements from various carriers pointed to a Janu... |
23 January 2013
01:11 GMT |
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Microsoft confirmed a few hours ago that its new Surface Pro would go on sale on February 9 in both the United States and Canada, with pricing to begin at $899 (€675) for the 64 GB model.
The device won’t be offered with a Touch Cover, but instead it will feature a Surface Pen stylus to easily access spec... |
23 January 2013
01:00 GMT |
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