216 articles found
Metro: Last Light developer 4A Games and publisher THQ have clarified recent statements from one of the studio’s staff that called the Wii U’s CPU “horribly slow” and mention that, with enough work, the team can get past this obstacle.
Metro: Last Light is one of the big games THQ still has i... |
23 November 2012
23:37 GMT |
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UK-based carrier TalkTalk and Huawei have just announced the upcoming availability of the recently launched Ascend G330 budget-friendly Android smartphone.
According to TalkTalk, the handset will be available for free from £10/$16/€12 per month on contract. The affordable smartphone will hit shelves next ... |
23 November 2012
23:01 GMT |
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Godus, the new Kickstarter-funded project from Peter Molyneux, will include a lot of multiplayer-focused mechanics, but the main developer working on it says that those who want to play solo will find plenty to enjoy.
Speaking to VG247 the developer says, “Godus is as much a single player game as it’s a ... |
23 November 2012
22:21 GMT |
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With more than 10 million downloads on Google Play store, Handcent SMS is one of the most popular messaging apps for Android devices. Handcent SMS offers users a more powerful alternative to the stock Android messaging application. The latest version of Handcent SMS comes with a few new features and bug fixes, which ... |
23 November 2012
21:31 GMT |
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Video game publisher SEGA has revealed how the popular Hatsune Miku will be integrated in the upcoming Yakuza 5 gangster drama.
Siliconera says that the star of a popular series of rhythm action games in Japan will be appear as a costume that character Haruka will be able to use during a number of sequences while sn... |
23 November 2012
21:11 GMT |
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One of the best football managers for Android devices, Top Eleven has just been updated with new features and loads of new content.
Obviously, the most important is the addition of the stadium, which can now be upgraded with more structures, such as medical and youth facilities.
There’s more to it as players ... |
23 November 2012
20:31 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has registered quite a bit of success with its first Windows Phone 8 handset, the Lumia 920, since making it available for purchase in various markets around the world, and it seems that the momentum will continue.
The company is also preparing the launch of this device in China, un... |
23 November 2012
19:51 GMT |
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The hotly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note II is about to make its debut at Virgin Mobile Australia.
The carrier is now taking pre-orders for Samsung’s Android flagship smartphone, which might hit shelves in late November or early December.
Potential customers can grab the Galaxy Note II for free on a range o... |
23 November 2012
19:31 GMT |
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Despite the fact that Scribblenauts Unlimited was a launch day game for the Nintendo Wii U in North America, developer 5th Cell has now revealed that the title has been pushed back in Europe, as it will appear in the Old Continent after the start of 2013.
Scribblenauts Unlimited promises to deliver the quintessentia... |
23 November 2012
19:11 GMT |
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The third and final milestone release of the Phoronix Test Suite 4.2 (Randaberg) has been announced by Michael Larabel.
Phoronix Test Suite 4.2 Milestone 3 brings the following changes:
• Null times for estimated run-time are no longer reported;
• Support for determining the build configuration on LLVM 3.... |
23 November 2012
19:01 GMT |
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LG Optimus L9 is the best-featured smartphone in the L-Style series. Unveiled back in August, the handset hit shelves this month in various countries. Overall, the Optimus L9 is a mid-range smartphone, which has just landed in India. UnleashThePhones reports the handset has been quietly introduced on LG India’... |
23 November 2012
19:01 GMT |
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Kerosene Games and Luma Arcade have teamed up to launch a fast-paced 3D action brawler with killer graphics tailored specifically for Apple’s iDevices. It’s called Bladeslinger, and eager iOS gamers can grab it now from the App Store.
In the game, players step into the shoes of William Glaston, a native ... |
23 November 2012
18:41 GMT |
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One of the most powerful Android smartphones launched by Huawei, the Ascend D1 Quad has just landed on Australian shores.
AusDroid reports the device is now available for purchase via JB Hifi retailer for around $500/€400 off-contract. So far, Huawei hasn’t been able to sign any agreements with Australian... |
23 November 2012
18:31 GMT |
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Chris Haluke, the lead designer working on Halo 4, reveals that the Spartan Ops cooperative game mode in the new Master Chief adventure was initially set to be a version of the Firefight mode that was introduced in Halo: ODST.
The developer tells the official Halo Waypoint that, “It originally was a Firefight-... |
23 November 2012
18:31 GMT |
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Google’s Nexus 4 smartphone has emerged as available for purchase in China too, though at a price a bit higher than users might have expected.
At the moment, the 8GB version of the handset is up for acquisition in the country at around 3200 yuan (around $510 / 400 Euro), while the 16GB model is selling at 388... |
23 November 2012
18:31 GMT |
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Michael Pachter, an analyst watching the video game industry for Wedbsuh Morgan, says that the negative comments that the Wii U home console has received from insiders and from the gaming press will not make a dent in the actual sales number of the new Nintendo device.
VG247 is quoting Pachter as saying, “Nega... |
23 November 2012
18:31 GMT |
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This week, wireless carrier Vodafone Australia officially confirmed plans to make the Samsung GALAXY Note II smartphone available for purchase on its network.
For the time being, the wireless carrier did not offer specific info on when the smartphone would be released on its network, but it did say that this would ... |
23 November 2012
18:11 GMT |
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The PlayStation Vita version of Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (aka Qforce, as it is known in Europe) has just been pushed back to January of 2013, meaning those who get the PS3 edition will have to wait a bit until they can redeem their free PS Vita copy.
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault promises to del... |
23 November 2012
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The not so old Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus has just arrived at Australian carrier Telstra. The smartphone is now available for purchase on prepaid for only $200/€160.
AusDroid reports the smartphone has just made an appearance in the newest Telstra catalog, but it is yet to be available at the carrier’s onlin... |
23 November 2012
18:01 GMT |
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In the wake of BlackBerry 10’s launch, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is reportedly running a new promotion for its users in India.
The company is offering free 4GB memory cards to users, with two pre-loaded movies on them, and will continue to do so until the launch of its next mobile operatin... |
23 November 2012
17:51 GMT |
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Video game developer Funcom announces that the upcoming Issue #5 big update for the MMO The Secret World will include a number of new missions linked by a common narrative thread and a surprising new weapon for players to use.
The missions in the new content pack for the MMO involve a new character called Tyler Free... |
23 November 2012
17:50 GMT |
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The desktop customization saga continues with another theme wearing the Microsoft badge. Called Web & Waterdrops, this new Windows theme comes with a total of 11 wallpapers, all of them freeware for all users of Microsoft’s operating system. Just as usual, the theme can be installed on both Windows 7 and Windo... |
23 November 2012
17:41 GMT |
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The fast and elegant Mercury Web Browser now offers more search engines, a new “thumbnail” tab style, new notification banners, auto-fill improvements and more. Both the free and the Pro versions are getting these updates, apparently.
Mercury Web Browser 7.1 adds new search engines, including "Naver" for... |
23 November 2012
17:11 GMT |
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Ubisoft has just revealed a fresh ZombiU video, this time showing off the different gameplay mechanics that are included in the new zombie shooter for the Nintendo Wii U.
The Wii U came out in the U.S. last Sunday and, right alongside it, a variety of games were also released, including ZombiU from Ubisoft.
The com... |
23 November 2012
17:11 GMT |
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Survival themed video game I Am Alive has a patch available on digital distribution service Steam, designed mainly to improve the game experience and add support for the wireless controller for the Xbox 360 home console.
The list of bug fixes includes: a new validation system designed to check out video hardware and... |
23 November 2012
17:02 GMT |
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Microsoft’s biggest challenge after the Windows 8 debut is to convince Windows XP users to make the move to its new OS, as the 11-year old software is not a secure working environment anymore.
But although the Redmond-based technology company is constantly urging consumers to dump Windows XP, they’re not... |
23 November 2012
17:01 GMT |
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Developer Kovid Goyal has released calibre 0.9.7, an update to his popular free e-book library manager that can view, convert and catalog e-books on a Mac.
Calibre 0.9.7 allows easy searching by title and author (in addition to any keyword). This prevents large numbers of spurious matches, according to the developer... |
23 November 2012
16:51 GMT |
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The troubled Fedora 18 distribution is nearing its launch date and the developers have finally given the green light for the beta release, next week.
Every time Fedora 18 is trying to make a deadline window something happens and the release gets postponed. A feature freeze was announced a week ago, so a beta was bou... |
23 November 2012
16:51 GMT |
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Debian Installer, the official installation system for the Debian distribution since the Sarge release, developed the Debian Installer Team, is now at version 0.7 Beta 4.
Highlights of Debian Installer 0.7 Beta 4:
• A lot of updates to the Linux kernel have been implemented;
• Improvements in the netcfg c... |
23 November 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Before the end of this month, Meizu is set to make official the successor of its Meizu MX smartphone, and some more photos with the device have emerged online.
The company has already officially confirmed that the new device will be announced on November 27, but it hasn’t provided specific details on what the... |
23 November 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Chinese authorities from the Fengxian district have detained a number of 11 individuals suspected of selling personal information. According to The Global Times, the case involves around 1 billion records.
Police began investigating the case back in June. A gold dealer they were investigating told them that he had p... |
23 November 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Andrei Dumitrescu: It’s been another busy launch week and I once again feel the pressure that comes from seeing big and important games launch without having the time to actually sit down with them and see what they have to offer.
Instead of picking up Hitman: Absolution, which my colleague is playing, I plan ... |
23 November 2012
16:31 GMT |
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The two stable branches of PHP, an HTML-embedded scripting language with syntax borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in, have been updated to versions 3.4.9, and 5.3.19 respectively. PHP 5.4.9 and 5.3.19 come with a huge list of new features, updates and bug fixes, and ... |
23 November 2012
15:21 GMT |
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She’s famous, she’s popular, she’s young and she’s gorgeous. For the first time since she started her career in the spotlight, Cheryl Cole is also getting frank with her fans through a brand new documentary.
Shot for television and called simply “Cheryl Cole – Access All Areas,&r... |
23 November 2012
15:21 GMT |
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There are always odd things to report on as far as the IT market goes, but it helps, every once in a while, to just go back to the normal little things and take a breather. Fortunately, the past month hasn't exactly been too hectic, despite the launch of the Windows 8 operating system. Still, we are bringing y... |
23 November 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Between a $199 iPhone 5 from Apple and a $99 iPhone 5 from AT&T, what would you choose?
Chances are you’d go with the latter, but note that the American carrier is slapping this price on refurbished (pre-owned) units with a two-year wireless contract.
If you don’t mind buying an iPhone that has been r... |
23 November 2012
15:21 GMT |
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The Onion showed us how to make money using social media, but what if you're just in it for the fun? What if you really like Facebook, but just can't seem to find the time anymore to do all the things you want to do on the site? Don't worry, you'll be glad to know that you can now maintain a hea... |
23 November 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Microsoft’s marketing blitz for its new Windows 8 operating system continues, this time with a campaign aimed at UAE buyers of its new software.
Microsoft Gulf and Emirates Holidays are offering Windows 8 users the opportunity to win a trip to some popular holiday destinations, including Istanbul, Dublin, Prag... |
23 November 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Security researchers from Sophos reveal that a number of malicious .eu domains have been registered by cybercriminals and set up to host the infamous BlackHole exploit kit.
In order to avoid security filtering, cybercrooks have registered several domains, which they use to infect the computers of unsuspecting intern... |
23 November 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Nokia’s Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 flagship smartphone is a highly appealing device, and the tremendous demand it has seen since being made available at the beginning of this month proves that. Not only does the mobile phone come to the market with great hardware capabilities when compared to previous Lumia de... |
23 November 2012
14:51 GMT |
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In addition to the products that have been already announced as being on sale until November 26, the Xbox Live Marketplace has added a smaller batch of content with a 50 percent cut for today only.
The Larry Hrib aka Major Nelson blog mentions:
Mass Effect 3: Leviathan – 400 Microsoft Points
Forza Horizon Oct... |
23 November 2012
14:44 GMT |
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A Nevada entrepreneur will be debuting this amazing party train on the California-Nevada route. Las Vegas Railway Express is calling the experience the "X Train."
USA Today writes that an agreement has already been signed with Union Pacific Railroad, which is good news for partygoers everywhere.
If the interior lo... |
23 November 2012
14:11 GMT |
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International calls are pretty expensive, but not if you use VoIP (voice over IP) solutions. Thanks to a back-end tweak developed by Plingm, LinkedIn users with iPhones can now call and talk to their LinkedIn contacts for free, anywhere in the world.
Users must simply download the Plingm app from the App Store and c... |
23 November 2012
14:11 GMT |
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A study from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston shows that video gamers are as skilled as surgeons when it comes to completing robotic surgery simulations. The gamer group included ten grade students who reported that they were playing two hours of games every day. The professional group was made u... |
23 November 2012
14:08 GMT |
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One of the hottest contenders in next year’s Oscars race is, without a doubt, “Killing Them Softly” from director Andrew Dominik and actor Brad Pitt. Below is the final trailer for it, just in case you’re wondering what it’s all about.
This isn’t a regular mobster movie and this ... |
23 November 2012
14:01 GMT |
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There's no shortage of reports showing that pirates are in fact some of the biggest fans, of movies, bands, authors and so on. The latest, ordered by UK's OFCOM, shows that pirates spend three times as much money on content than non-pirates.
This despite a huge, ongoing, fruitless doomed campaign to eradic... |
23 November 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Sophos is signaling the emergence of a new email scam that purports to be an Apple invoice. The so-called electronic bill contains quite a few telltale signs of it being malware, but Sophos is keen to let everyone know it must be avoided.
Chester Wisniewski, senior security advisor at Sophos Canada, reportedly recei... |
23 November 2012
13:41 GMT |
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A wonder of nature blossoms in Basel, Switzerland, once every few years, and this is one of those times.
The immense flower is 2.27 meter (7.44 feet) tall and holds the record for largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, according to RT. Comparing the size of the people in the room to that of the Titan Arum, o... |
23 November 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Yesterday, Jolla presented its Sailfish development kit at the Slush 2012 conference, and the video recording of the event is now available online for your viewing pleasure.
Based on MeeGo, Mer and Qt, the Sailfish mobile platform promises a new approach to mobile experiences and to the OS ecosystem as a whole, bei... |
23 November 2012
13:11 GMT |
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Day 3 of Steam's Autumn Sale 2012 has just kicked off and brings a variety of discounts for plenty of big games, including The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or Saints Row 3: The Third.
Even if many digital distribution services are running major discounts nowadays in honor of Thanksgiving and Black Friday, many gamer... |
23 November 2012
13:07 GMT |
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Pictured above, Lulu, as she is nicknamed, is a python found by a senior couple in Paisley, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.
The snake got into their apartment by slithering through a hole in the bathroom wall, near the toilet pipe, the Mirror reported yesterday. The elderly woman came in the bathroom to di... |
23 November 2012
12:51 GMT |
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All companies need some sort of edge over the competition, and Thermalright knows this, so it designed its new Archon CPU cooler differently than it did before, complete with a proprietary Pressure Vault Bracket.
The Archos SB-E X2, as the new cooler is called, is based on the Archon "Slim Tower Heatsink" released ... |
23 November 2012
12:41 GMT |
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There are plenty of alternatives these days to the missing Start button in Windows 8. Some of them are paid products that can restore the functionality of the decades-old Windows staple, while others are free of charge. Luckily, Pokki falls into the second category. Unlike Stardock’s Start8, Pokki does not aim... |
23 November 2012
12:29 GMT |
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Windows 8 is generally considered a confusing operating system, mostly because of the GUI changes rolled out by Microsoft, but also due to the lack of a Start button. More and more of our readers actually share this view on Microsoft’s latest Windows flavor, saying that the Redmond-based technology company doe... |
23 November 2012
12:21 GMT |
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productColorizer is a jQuery plugin that will help developers create one of the most cool widgets you can see in online stores: the product mock-up where users can select and apply different colors to their desired products to preview the final result before purchasing it.
productColorizer heavily relies on image ma... |
23 November 2012
12:01 GMT |
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Facebook is trying everything to start making some serious money. Revenue is on the rise, though maybe not as fast as Facebook would like. The more recent experiments are also the boldest and the most troublesome. The site has been experimenting with ads that rely on user behavior, for example linking a page, which... |
23 November 2012
11:43 GMT |
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Microsoft is taking its time rolling out Office for iOS customers, but that’s hardly a problem for the Apple user base. Picking the right productivity app isn’t really a daunting task, considering that there are over 700K titles in the App Store.
Many of those titles are on discount today (Black Friday, ... |
23 November 2012
11:21 GMT |
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Assassin’s Creed 3 has just been released on the PC worldwide, but users of the Steam digital service in the UK can’t actually buy the game, nor will they be able to get the upcoming Far Cry 3, although Ubisoft has confirmed that it’s trying to clear things out with Steam owner Valve.
Steam is one ... |
23 November 2012
11:21 GMT |
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The loss of any device brings up a rather unsettling issue: your personal data and even important projects are on the loose for anyone to see. MacFort allows you to store you files in encrypted vaults in order to add an extra layer of security. MacFort is designed to act as a buffer between your personal files, such... |
23 November 2012
11:01 GMT |
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Vodafone Australia is launching the latest generation of Apple tablet computer with LTE and 3G wireless starting with the fourth generation iPad. The carrier promises to roll out cellular iPad minis too, soon. In a blog entry made minutes ago, Vodafone Australia proudly confirms that the carrier “is now offeri... |
23 November 2012
10:58 GMT |
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Antikamnia Chemical Company's disturbing adverting for their early pain medication Antifebrin might actually be implying a subtle warning signal, observers suggest. Only later after Antifebrin cured the pain of thousands of people was it discovered that what helped people get better might have actually killed t... |
23 November 2012
10:53 GMT |
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Capcom has just released the third video about the voice actors in its upcoming DmC Devil May Cry game, this time showing off Tim Phillips, the man behind Dante, the main protagonist of the game, as well as Lou Beatty Jr., who plays Phineas.
DmC Devil May Cry reimagines the whole hack and slash series originally mad... |
23 November 2012
10:51 GMT |
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Google's Street View WiFi blunder continues to haunt it to this day. The initial uproar died down eventually, with most government agencies deciding not to press charges or fining the company some inconsequential sums.
Things got stirred up again earlier this year, ironically, by the conclusion of an FCC report... |
23 November 2012
10:50 GMT |
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Saudi Arabian men will receive alerts via SMS whenever their wives cross the border. In Saudi Arabia, women are not allowed to drive, they’re required to cover up their bodies completely, and they’re banned from traveling without their husbands. And things don’t seem to be getting any better. Desp... |
23 November 2012
10:44 GMT |
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Though some may have missed it among all the other news about layoffs and problems, HP is actually firing people as well. 29,000 will have lost their jobs in the near future. Fortunately, HP at least has a strategy that goes beyond firing people for the sake of money savings. While fewer wages to pay will allow i... |
23 November 2012
10:43 GMT |
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WireframeSketcher, a wireframing tool that helps product managers, designers and developers quickly create wireframes, mockups and prototypes for desktop, web and mobile applications, is now at version 3.8.1.
Highlights of WireframeSketcher 3.8.1:
• Drag & Drop and Copy & Paste gestures have been integrated;
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23 November 2012
10:34 GMT |
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From the producers of “Paranormal Activity” comes another horror film, this time about a not so subtle alien invasion. The first trailer for the flick, called “Dark Skies,” is below, embedded at the end of this post.
The trailer makes the film look quite promising, but if I were you, I&rsquo... |
23 November 2012
10:34 GMT |
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Chris Whiteside, the leader of the production team working on Guild Wars 2, has thanked the players who engaged with the recently launched The Lost Shores event and promises that the team has learned from the experience and will deliver even better mini-expansions in the near future.
The developer says, “We&rs... |
23 November 2012
10:28 GMT |
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Not all hacktivists are taking a break from Operation Israel. The members of the Bangladesh Grey Hat Hacker (BGHH) collective are continuing the offensive that they started some time ago against Israel. However, this time they haven’t attacked Israeli systems directly. Instead, they’ve breached and defac... |
23 November 2012
10:17 GMT |
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Surface RT is already on the market, but everybody is now waiting for the Surface Pro, the first tablet in the world that’ll run Windows 8 Pro and legacy Windows apps. Microsoft is yet to disclose the official launch date of the tablet, but according to an online contest, the device could see daylight in Janua... |
23 November 2012
10:15 GMT |
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has come a very long way from his early days in the movie industry. His latest film, “Snitch,” which just got a brand new trailer, will probably help him make a name for himself as a “serious” actor.
Check it out above in full.
It claims the trailer i... |
23 November 2012
10:14 GMT |
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The year of 2012 is almost over and the number of games released has grown slowly, but exponentially. Here are the best games released for the Linux platform, so far. Before Valve became interested in Linux and before any other major developer took an interest in the Linux platform, the developers of Bastion, Superg... |
23 November 2012
10:13 GMT |
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Damian Dinning, the person behind the PureView cameras in Nokia’s latest phones, is rumored to be leaving the Finnish handset vendor.
He has been a Nokia camera guru since 2004, following key roles at Minolta UK and Eastman Kodak, and is said to have finally decided to move away from the leading mobile phone ... |
23 November 2012
10:11 GMT |
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The HTC One X+ was on “Coming Soon” at TELUS for quite some time now, but the carrier has been pretty tight lipped on the availability of the smartphone.
Those anxious to grab the smartphone should know that TELUS has just released the HTC One X+ for as low as $130/€100 with new three-year agreement... |
23 November 2012
10:09 GMT |
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A coded message found with a skeleton of the leg of a veteran carrier pigeon from WWII remains a mystery to Government officials.
The handwritten message was uncovered in august, in an English chimney, NBC writes. Top British cryptographers tried to break the code, but have come up empty so far.
It is made up of 27... |
23 November 2012
10:06 GMT |
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The developers at Sony announce that they have created 8 bit art powered versions of famous fighting game moments using the characters from PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale in an effort to promote the game.
The artist behind the new art is Aled Lewis and Sony has also offered a video showing exactly how he trans... |
23 November 2012
10:04 GMT |
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90 inches is the largest LCDs have ever gotten, and Sharp is one of the very few display makers that have such things to offer. So far, we know of only one 90-inch AQUOS TV. That does not mean there are no 90-inch LCDs of other sorts, however. In fact, according to Sharp itself, the IT player also has a 90-inch dig... |
23 November 2012
10:02 GMT |
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Hitman games gained a loyal cult following due to their distinct emphasis on stealth and improvisation, as the main character, Agent 47, had all sorts of methods to deal with his assigned targets.
With Hitman: Absolution, IO Interactive is trying to get the franchise back to its former glory with a new engine, fresh... |
23 November 2012
10:01 GMT |
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A Chilean group of scientists from the Thinker Thing managed to make a cockroach move its leg by basically commanding it mentally. Bryan Salt, the leader of the group, used an EEG reader to capture the electrical signals from the brain, which were further being translated into waveforms. The latter were being conver... |
23 November 2012
10:00 GMT |
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There’s no denying that Justin Bieber is one of the most popular pop stars of the moment, but Oprah Winfrey believes the superlatives can go beyond that where he’s concerned.
Above is a new preview for her upcoming special on Oprah’s Next Chapter, which will feature an exclusive interview with non... |
23 November 2012
09:56 GMT |
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Microsoft isn’t offering us a Start Menu in Windows 8, but the online community tries to make up for it with several design concepts.
This new Windows 8 Start Menu concept was created by DeviantArt user andreascy and imagines one of the best-looking designs for the utterly popular Windows feature.
Options are... |
23 November 2012
09:53 GMT |
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Working as a secret agent with an arsenal of gadgets, beautiful ladies and shaken martinis at your disposal sounds a bit more fun than a job as a "data entry specialist." It turns out that applying for either of them is rather similar and it starts with job sites.
If you're looking to be the next James Bond, t... |
23 November 2012
09:47 GMT |
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Rogers refreshed its OS upgrade list about a week ago and informed its customers that the Motorola RAZR HD would receive its promised Jelly Bean update in early December. Today, the folks over at MobileSyrup report the carrier made some adjustments to the list of software updates. Sadly, Rogers is now claiming the... |
23 November 2012
09:46 GMT |
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There have been so many widescreen monitors lately that displays featuring a different shape come across as strange.
The one that Dell has created, as revealed by PC Watch, is actually twice as odd as usual, since instead of the 4:3 aspect ratio (which used to be the most common), the panel has the 5:4 ratio.
Thus,... |
23 November 2012
09:40 GMT |
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Police arrest a woman from Florida who tries to shake a ticket by, of all things, blaming her speeding on the Lord. She was charged with reckless driving.
Apart from speeding, 41-year-old Melissa Marie Miller of Port St. Lucie was noisily sounding her horn, which is strictly outside legal guidelines.
She was drivin... |
23 November 2012
09:32 GMT |
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Reports from the Far East say Apple is now using batteries from Amperex Technology Limited and Tianjin Lishen Battery to power its iPads and MacBook laptops.
Apple continues to cut its dependence on parts supplied by Korean rival Samsung as yicai.com reports that Cupertino has reportedly shifted its battery producti... |
23 November 2012
09:31 GMT |
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HTC One X made its debut in India last month and it is now available for purchase for about Rs 32,000 ($575/€445) outright. Indian customers can grab either the 16GB or the 32GB models. However, the 32GB is a bit more expensive at Rs 35,000 ($630/€490).
The Taiwanese handset maker unveiled the One X at MW... |
23 November 2012
09:30 GMT |
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More and more users are complaining online that the Windows logo on the back of their Surface tablet is slowly wearing off, so Microsoft had no other choice than to start replacing them all.
One of the affected users confirmed on the Microsoft support forums that contacting the nearest retail Store does the job, as ... |
23 November 2012
09:28 GMT |
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It was touch and go for a while there for Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber as a couple but, luckily, the two have managed to work out whatever differences they had and are back together again, it has emerged.
Considering that official confirmation of the breakup never came, it would be somewhat absurd to expect the r... |
23 November 2012
09:25 GMT |
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TDK Life on Record is not a subsidiary of TDK, as some may believe, but a brand owed by Imation, global technology corporation stationed in Oakdale, Minnesota. In fact, TDK Life on Record is just one of three brands that Imation sells its products under, the other two being Imation and Memorex. That said, Imatio... |
23 November 2012
09:20 GMT |
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“The Last Pictures” photo exhibition by Trevor Paglen was launched into space earlier this week, attached to the exterior of the SchoStar XVI satellite. The satellite is headed about 22,000 miles above the Earth and its orbiting might last for a billion years, The New Yorker reports. The exhibition is t... |
23 November 2012
09:19 GMT |
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For a long time, Yahoo was the king of display ads, i.e. every ad except text ads that Google used to rely on the most. In the last few years, it's been overtaken by both Facebook and Google. Yahoo still has a lot of users and is able to generate a decent revenue from them.
It may not last, one rather informal ... |
23 November 2012
09:15 GMT |
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Faience, a very smooth and beautiful GTK3 theme for the GNOME 3.6 desktop environment, has reached version 0.5.2.
Faience is still a work in progress, but it also contains GTK2, Metacity and Gnome-Shell themes, not to mention an icon theme based on Faenza.
As a side note from the developer, it only provides support... |
23 November 2012
09:09 GMT |
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OpenVDB, a library comprising a hierarchical data structure and a suite of tools for the efficient manipulation of sparse volumetric data discretized on a three-dimensional grid, is now at version 0.99.0.
OpenVDB can be used to provide volumetric smoke, fog, or any other kind of similar effect in digital animated mo... |
23 November 2012
09:09 GMT |
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Cybercriminals have found a clever way to distribute pieces of ransomware. They’re hacking the DNS records of websites hosted by Go Daddy in an effort to redirect visitors to their own malicious sites.
The Domain Name System (DNS) allows us to access websites by typing their names instead of their IPs. Without... |
23 November 2012
09:07 GMT |
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Microsoft’s all-new Windows Store is clearly growing bigger, as developers jump in and create their own apps, but it’s still evolving at a slower pace than the company actually expected.
Microsoft’s Marketing Lead Andrew Webber said during the London Games Conference 2012 that Windows Store current... |
23 November 2012
09:04 GMT |
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Back in 2009, after a series of very violent fights that often ended only when police arrived, Lindsay Lohan broke up from her DJ girlfriend Samantha Ronson. She’s now saying the relationship should have never happened in the first place.
In a new interview with the US media cited by the Daily Mail, the actre... |
23 November 2012
09:03 GMT |
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Nokia and Everything Everywhere (EE) signed an exclusivity agreement for the Lumia 920. This means the smartphone is exclusive to EE in the UK. So far, there hasn’t been any leaked info regarding the exclusivity period, so we cannot make any assumptions yet.
For those unfamiliar, EE is a joint-venture between ... |
23 November 2012
09:00 GMT |
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Halo 4 is set to receive access to a new multiplayer mode on Monday, November 26, called FFA Throwback, designed to allow players to experience two different types of gameplay at the same time.
Jessica Shea, a community manager working at developer 343 Industries, says on the official Halo Waypoint site that, &ldquo... |
23 November 2012
08:59 GMT |
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Even if Black Friday is a US tradition, discounts have gone beyond the borders and are available across the globe on this “special” day. We’ve also prepared a list of programs that can be purchased with a rebate. This is important software we’re talking about and the price cuts are notable. I... |
23 November 2012
08:55 GMT |
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Microsoft really needs developers to create applications for Windows 8, but the Redmond-based technology titan thinks this business also goes the other way around. Speaking to a group of developers in London, CEO Steve Ballmer emphasized that Windows 8 is an unprecedented opportunity for developers, as the “pr... |
23 November 2012
08:49 GMT |
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The open source Linux community was hit by Freiburg's decision to return to Microsoft Office after adopting Openoffice for a few years. A few open source organizations have arranged for a counter-attack, headed by another German city, Munich.
Munich has announced that it has saved over €10 million ($12.8 m... |
23 November 2012
08:48 GMT |
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34-year-old Estibaliz Carranza is facing a life sentence, after being sentenced for the double murder of her ex-husband and her boyfriend.
According to the Daily Mail, she will be serving her life sentence in a mental institution.
The Austrian woman has been dubbed the "Ice Lady," by media outlets, having executed... |
23 November 2012
08:43 GMT |
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Today, wireless carrier Three UK has officially announced that Nexus 4 by LG, the latest Google phone out there and the first to run under Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, will soon become available for purchase on its network.
The new mobile phone will hit shelves at Three UK on December 13, and will be available both on t... |
23 November 2012
08:43 GMT |
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The government authorities in Japan have banned the import of flash cartridges, best known as R4, for use with handheld gaming consoles, in an effort to limit the impact of piracy on the older DS and the new 3DS line of devices from Nintendo.
In Japan, it was illegal to sell the R4 cartridges at local retail, but no... |
23 November 2012
08:41 GMT |
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Britney Spears, one of the two brand new judges on season 2 of X Factor USA, has also found the time in her busy schedule to come out with a new song for fans, yet another uptempo collaboration with will.i.am.
The track, called “Scream and Shout” (you can listen to it here in full, but *please note that... |
23 November 2012
08:40 GMT |
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Symantec experts have identified a new piece of malware that’s designed to cause some serious damage on the computers it infects. It’s called W32.Narilam and its main purpose is to modify corporate databases.
Similar to older threats such as Stuxnet and Flame, Narilam has been mostly spotted on devices l... |
23 November 2012
08:38 GMT |
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Zhang Hongming, from Chongqing suffers from a rare genetic disorder that makes his body resemble that of a werewolf's. The condition, known as giant pigmented nevus, has haunted Zhang all his life.
As you can see in the gallery below, long black hair grows out of a dark-colored patch of skin. Hair covers part o... |
23 November 2012
08:20 GMT |
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Peter Molyneux, the leader of 22Cans, says that he understands that some gamers do not believe all the promises linked to his new game Project Godus, but he is keen to get a chance to show them what his team can do.
The legendary game creator tells Rock, Paper, Shotgun that, “I can’t blame people for not... |
23 November 2012
08:18 GMT |
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The Adventures of Rick Rocket, a 2D space top-down shooter developed and published by My Game Company, is now available for Linux, through Desura.
In The Adventures of Rick Rocket, the players will have to protect the Earth from alien invaders in a 1950s style space shooter.
Mankind has just ventured into space w... |
23 November 2012
08:11 GMT |
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Microsoft has already launched the Surface tablet, but it seems that this device was actually the first of an entire series of products wearing the “Surface” badge.
The next Surface product that’s slated to see daylight is the Surface Pro, a much more advanced version of the RT tablet that’s ... |
23 November 2012
08:10 GMT |
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Whereas the Stealth Series Talon from Xigmatek is a mid-range case with just a side-window and rubber coating on the top and front, the Scythe Moonbox is a bit more specialized, in that it is intended to make PCs more silent than usual.
While it does have the normal 5.25-inch bays (three) and 3.5/2.5-inch bays (fou... |
23 November 2012
08:01 GMT |
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Kaspersky has released its spam report for October 2012 and, as expected, a large percentage of the unsolicited emails that landed in inboxes in the previous month had something to do with US President Barack Obama or the elections.
The figures reveal that in the month that passed, the percentage of spam in email tr... |
23 November 2012
07:58 GMT |
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This week Apple submitted new blueprints to the City of Cupertino, which included some changes to the original plans with its “Spaceship” Campus 2. The submission included updated renderings that you can now use as wallpapers. With Apple’s updated Campus 2 submission to the City of Cupertino, I tho... |
23 November 2012
07:57 GMT |
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They have been officially separated for a year or so but, as far as the media knows, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are still legally married because they never filed for divorce. A new report suggests it’s Demi who’s deliberately “dragging her heels.”
Radar Online claims to have it on very go... |
23 November 2012
07:55 GMT |
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Ubisoft has just posted a fresh video with its upcoming Far Cry 3 shooter, this time focusing on the array of weapons present in the game and the different skill trees that players can invest in during the single-player campaign.
Far Cry 3 is looking set to deliver an intense first-person shooter experience with an ... |
23 November 2012
07:51 GMT |
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Believe it or not, gigantic 30-inch (76.2-cm) wheels are trending in Florida right now. Just check out this pink Chrysler 300, which looks like the Snoop Dog mobile. You can expect an 80s music singer to step out of the car at any point. If you too want to burn rubber in style, you can go for an orange-colored Che... |
23 November 2012
07:47 GMT |
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A study led by researchers from John Moore University in Liverpool and the University of Manchester shows that the image of someone scratching an itch awakens in us the feeling that we need to scratch too.
The over 30 participants at the experiment were shown a series of images containing parts of skin with insects ... |
23 November 2012
07:45 GMT |
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Today, UK wireless carrier Three has announced the immediate availability of Apple’s fourth-generation iPad model with Wi-Fi + Cellular connectivity capabilities packed inside. Moreover, the wireless carrier has announced that it will also make the new iPad mini with Wi-Fi + Cellular data available for its cu... |
23 November 2012
07:41 GMT |
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HAWKEN is a mech-powered multiplayer first-person shooter created by Adhesive Games and published by Meteor Entertainment and we have been lucky enough to get into the beta phase of the game and take a look at the gameplay it offers before the official early December launch date.
The game is seen as a sort of spirit... |
23 November 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Since this is Black Friday, a lot of products are selling for less than the usual fare. This much has been obvious for days, since Dell, Sony and many others have lowered the prices of many products for a short time.
It turns out that Barnes & Noble is doing the same to the Nook Simple Touch e-book reader.
For on... |
23 November 2012
07:41 GMT |
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WebHSP, a web hosting provider for small- to medium-sized businesses has announced that it will begin to allow developers to utilize both Linux and Microsoft Windows-based hosting platforms simultaneously.
WebHSP is working to make the two environments integrate seamlessly and reduce the hosting costs. Developers ca... |
23 November 2012
07:39 GMT |
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To the surprise of the entire world absolutely no one, the “Paranormal Activity” franchise will live on to see another year, even if it’s long lost that certain je ne sais quoi that made it stand apart from all the other horror flicks. Paramount Pictures has confirmed a fifth film will be out next... |
23 November 2012
07:35 GMT |
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Digital traps or honeypots are often used by security researchers to detect and analyze cyber threats. However, according to the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), their usage among Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) is not as widespread as it should be. In a previous report, entitled &... |
23 November 2012
07:32 GMT |
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A few days ago, wireless carrier Vodafone Australia officially announced the availability of Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean for its Samsung GALAXY S III handsets. Now, it has just provided a new set of details on the software.
The new platform upgrade is expected to start rolling out on Galaxy S III units on the wireless... |
23 November 2012
07:30 GMT |
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Detention is usually something bad kids are well accustomed to, and the same applies to the lot in the upcoming “Bad Kids Go to Hell,” which just got a brand new trailer. Check it out below.
Working mostly with a cast of unknowns, the film seems to play out like a typical horror comedy, with an extra do... |
23 November 2012
07:25 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Surface is already a pretty controversial product, given the fact that users have found so many bugs already, but more and more issues are discovered on a daily basis.
According to another lengthy thread on Microsoft’s support forums, the notification sound is distorted whenever the Surface R... |
23 November 2012
07:21 GMT |
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15-year-old Jasmine's stands on the corner of a busy street, wearing a more than embarrassing sign. Her parents opted for public humiliation instead of grounding when they decided to discipline their daughter. Mike and Melinda from Flagler County, Florida, tell WESH that they care for their daughter very much, ... |
23 November 2012
07:21 GMT |
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The development team at Zen Studios says that the new Civil War table for its Marvel Pinball title is now out and invites all interested gamers to watch the trailer for the new content, which explains the origins and some of the mechanics. The new Civil War table is offered on the Xbox Live Arcade service from Micro... |
23 November 2012
07:20 GMT |
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On November 22, Canonical published details about Python Keyring vulnerabilities for its Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal), operating systems.
According to Canonical, the Unity Firefox Extension could have been made to crash or run programs as users login, if it opened a malicious website.
It was discovered that the ... |
23 November 2012
07:18 GMT |
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News about 64-bit Firefox for Windows getting the axe from Benjamin Smedberg, head of engineering team, has been making the online rounds for the past days. The reason is simple: the resources allotted to sustaining this build are higher than the benefits.
Despite this “shocking” information, this does n... |
23 November 2012
07:15 GMT |
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Saphire released the Mini PC EDGE-HD last year but, just in case you misplaced the original USB with the drivers, don’t worry: we have them on our website. Download them if you need, to ensure your device delivers optimal performance. Sapphire's Mini PC EDGE-HD is a small yet handy, mini PC, perfectly su... |
23 November 2012
07:14 GMT |
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The internet as we know it is under threat, not from hackers or wrongdoers, but from bureaucrats backed by governments and companies with strict agendas, agendas that don't coincide with how the internet works now.
The UN's International Telecommunications Union, a group representing telecommunication com... |
23 November 2012
07:11 GMT |
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After releasing the first update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 platforms, Treyarch has now shared the actual changelogs that detail just what sorts of things did the patches actually fix in the game.
Most of the times, before the release of a patch for a game, a developer would post a li... |
23 November 2012
07:09 GMT |
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The site of Biotectix, a research company that focuses its efforts on developing materials that could improve the electrical and biological performance of medical devices, has been hacked to promote the hacktivist operation known as OpBigBrother. CWN informs that the hacker known as Darwinare is responsible for the ... |
23 November 2012
07:02 GMT |
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In December 2010, Anonymous hacktivists launched distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks against PayPal after the payment processor decided to freeze WikiLeaks’ accounts. In a lawsuit against four of the alleged attackers, PayPal claims that the incident cost them £3.5 Million ($5.5 million / 4.3 mil... |
23 November 2012
07:01 GMT |
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One would expect devices encased in solid gold to pay absolutely no mind to pricing concerns, but Kingston's Data Traveler GE9 are odd in the fact that they actually do pay mind. At the risk of sounding biased, the new USB flash drives units from Kingston are outright bizarre in their choice of design and perf... |
23 November 2012
07:00 GMT |
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Facebook's latest proposed changes to the data retention policy, i.e. the privacy policy, are minor for the most part. The thing that has everyone talking about, removing the ability for users to vote on these changes, is inconsequential since no one voted anyway.
But that doesn't mean Facebook is going t... |
23 November 2012
06:31 GMT |
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Verizon’s Nokia Lumia 822, the first Windows Phone 8-based smartphone from Nokia available at the wireless carrier, is now down to only $0.99 at Wirefly.
Users interested in purchasing the smartphone with a two-year contract agreement at Verizon can now head over to the retailer's website to take advanta... |
23 November 2012
06:31 GMT |
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Barclays UK has confirmed in a statement that the bank has secured 8,500 Apple tablet computers “to assist our branch colleagues to interact with customers, improving the customer experience,” according to a spokesperson.
In what is regarded as one of the biggest corporate rollouts of the iPad in the UK,... |
23 November 2012
05:52 GMT |
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With CIA losing a leader and needing to rehire, Emily Yoffe, at Slate, suggests the ideal candidate for the position – David Petraeus. Since it was proven that Petraeus broke no laws and did not breach national security by disclosing classified info, there is no “legal” reason why he shouldn't... |
23 November 2012
05:51 GMT |
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When he’s not kicking backsides in action blockbuster movies, and being a loving husband and new daddy, or doing charity work, Bruce Willis also spares a thought for other good deeds as well. The actor has just donated a private resort to a non-profit organization. Located in Idaho, the resort includes 1,150 a... |
23 November 2012
05:47 GMT |
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Military researchers and General Electric (GE) scientists are working together on the construction of a new engine, meant to reduce the extremely high military expenses. It was estimated that the fuel consumption in military ships, airplanes or power plants could register a 25% decrease, if the project succeeds. T... |
23 November 2012
05:45 GMT |
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Absolute, an x86 Linux distribution based upon Slackware that concentrates on making sure that Internet, multimedia, document, and general home use works out of the box, is now at version 14.02.
As expected, the Absolute Linux operating system is designed to be lightweight, to run on older hardware, and to make the ... |
23 November 2012
05:43 GMT |
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Peter Molyneux, the man behind the new Project Godus, says that many of the mechanics of the game are linked to those seen in Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube?, the first game that he created with his new studio 22Cans.The mobile game allows players to tap a huge cube in order to sculpt it and eliminate layers... |
23 November 2012
05:43 GMT |
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Ubisoft has confirmed that it will release a patch for Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation onto the PlayStation Vita platform, which will finally solve the ongoing glitch that affects a player’s save files.
Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation was eagerly awaited by lots of PS Vita owners from all over the wo... |
23 November 2012
05:42 GMT |
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PC case makers aren't as active as other companies on the IT market, but they still manage, every once in a while, to make more than one product announcement in a single month.
Xigmatek released the Alfar gaming enclosure at the start of November 2013, and it is now introducing another enclosure.
Called Talon,... |
23 November 2012
05:39 GMT |
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Although it’s not exactly the right time to dream about beaches and dolphins, Microsoft has just rolled out a new Windows theme that brings some astonishing Caribbean shores on your desktop. The intuitively-called “Caribbean Shores” theme comes with a pack of 12 desktop backgrounds, all of them com... |
23 November 2012
05:34 GMT |
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Pirates are more often than not the biggest fans of the things they're pirating, if they weren't, they wouldn't be interested in the first place. That's something that most media corporations or misguided artists miss, but it doesn't make it any less true.
More and more studies show exactly... |
23 November 2012
05:34 GMT |
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Black Friday is on everybody’s lips today. If you’re rushing to get a deal on Apple gear, such as the new iPad 4 with Retina display, or even a MacBook Pro, the Cupertino giant is offering minimal discounts. Third-party retailers, on the other hand, are much more generous.
Retailers in the United States ... |
23 November 2012
05:28 GMT |
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Hungarian national Beatrix Boka, aged 34, pleaded guilty before a Tennessee judge for her involvement in a fraud scheme that helped crooks illegally earn around $550,000 (430,000 EUR). According to the Department of Justice, Boka pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. The wo... |
23 November 2012
05:27 GMT |
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Zeroshell, a Linux distribution for servers and embedded devices aimed at providing the main network services with a LAN, is now at version 2.0 RC2.
Zeroshell 2.0 RC2 is available as a Live CD or Compact Flash image and users can configure it by using the internet browser.
Highlights of Zeroshell 2.0 RC2:
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23 November 2012
05:25 GMT |
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Police have a suspect in custody for the "John Doe Duffel Bag" murders, in which 3 merchants were shot in Brooklyn, NYC, prompting a serial killer alert.
Garment salesman Salvatore Perrone, 63, was arrested on Wednesday, November 21, in relation to the crimes, Examiner writes.
According to Police Commissioner Ray K... |
23 November 2012
05:21 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 may seem like yet another installment in the tired old franchise, but it’s actually one of the most innovative iterations in the series, introducing quite a few new things in its single-player campaign.
We’ve already talked about the pretty good story and the many choices offered to p... |
23 November 2012
05:18 GMT |
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This March, director Bryan Singer will present another fairytale inspired action movie, “Jack the Giant Slayer.” The latest trailer for it is available in full above and, as you can see, it’s none too promising.
The first trailer included unfinished special effects, for which reason it was ha... |
23 November 2012
05:12 GMT |
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When we learned that Intel was supposedly going to accelerate development of mobile CPUs and system-on-chip devices, we did not have any details, but that has now changed.
Website cnbeta has acquired some roadmap slides that reveal some information about the Intel Broadwell, the successor to the 2013-bound Haswell.... |
23 November 2012
05:10 GMT |
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LG Optimus 7 is one of the first-generation Windows Phone handsets and the first LG smartphone powered by Microsoft’s mobile platform. We have known for quite some time now that these first-generation smartphones won’t receive a Windows Phone 8 update, mostly because of their hardware configuration. How... |
23 November 2012
05:06 GMT |
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Competitive eSport players report that Valve will bring back the silencer in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive after it manages to make sure that the entire game experience is balanced for its use. Cadred quotes players on the floor of the E-Sports World Cup 2012 as saying that, “The guys we spoke to kept telli... |
23 November 2012
05:02 GMT |
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Google’s Nexus 4 smartphone has a lot of appealing features to offer to its users, except for one that might prove a deal breaker for many, namely support for 4G LTE networks.
The handset was launched without support for such networks, and Google was said not to have included it so as to be able to sell the d... |
23 November 2012
05:02 GMT |
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Despite the scandal that forced puppeteer Kevin Clash to leave Sesame Street, Elmo was still part of the official float for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as the video above will confirm.
Not only was he there but he also sang and, yes, he was voiced by Clash, who is now being hit with a minor abuse allegati... |
23 November 2012
04:55 GMT |
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Underground hacking forums are flooded with all sorts of zero-day exploits, many of which can be used to attack millions of regular Internet users. A perfect example is the Yahoo! Mail zero-day exploit identified by journalist and security researcher Brian Krebs. According to Krebs, the details of the vulnerability ... |
23 November 2012
04:53 GMT |
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Scientists reveal that, among the actions taking place in the Universe, physically, "touching" is not touching as we understand it.
When we sit down, our body doesn't really “touch” the surface we sit on. What happens is that the electrons repel each and other, manifesting the behavior of some overl... |
23 November 2012
04:51 GMT |
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Eager Black Friday shoppers are in for a surprise should they seek a discount on the all-new iPad mini from Apple. Apparently, the Cupertino tech giant feels the diminutive tablet computer is not worth including in today’s deals. And we’ll tell you why too.
iPad buyers visiting store.apple.com today can ... |
23 November 2012
04:50 GMT |
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Nielsen, the consumer-oriented market research firm, says that the Nintendo Wii U home console is in the top of requests for Christmas for potential gamers with ages between six and twelve.
The winner of the survey was the iPad from Apple, but the new home console from Nintendo, which includes a new touch screen ena... |
23 November 2012
04:46 GMT |
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For all its troubles, Google's Street View is a wonderful tool. And, while plenty of governments are scared about it, some are actually seeing the value of having all the streets in their cities photographed and made available online.
Countries depending on tourism or wishing to expand this part of their econo... |
23 November 2012
04:46 GMT |
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Microsoft’s first tablet in history comes with a pretty helpful USB port that allows you to plug in a wide array of devices, including printers, game controllers, web cameras and external hard drives.
The most important thing, however, is that you can easily connect multiple devices at the same time. The edito... |
23 November 2012
04:43 GMT |
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While some companies are working on particularly strong anti-radiation suits, others have been developing vehicles and robots that all share the same purpose: to clean up the irradiated zone inside and around Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant. The earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan back in March 2011... |
23 November 2012
04:41 GMT |
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A six-year-old girl wrote to the creators at Hasbro about the fact that the popular game “Guess Who” only offers a choice of five female characters.
She poignantly touches on the fact that, out of 24 characters in Guess Who, 19 are males. That tips the odds in favor of the players who choose a &ldqu... |
23 November 2012
04:34 GMT |
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BioWare has confirmed that other alien races, like the Elcor or Hanar, won’t be added to the multiplayer mode of Mass Effect 3, as a lot of expensive animation work would be required to include them in the game.
Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode started out with Human, Asari, Krogan, Drell, Quarian, and T... |
23 November 2012
04:33 GMT |
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America's favorite eating holiday is cause for celebration to American websites. Google and Bing didn't miss out on the occasion, but neither did Facebook.
Some users, many of those in the US, saw a custom message in the status update box, as opposed to the customary "what's on your mind?"
Instead, ... |
23 November 2012
04:26 GMT |
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Cybercriminals have set up a number of fake jQuery websites and they’re using them to distribute pieces of malware. Experts from Sucuri Malware Labs have identified at least three such sites.
The jquerys.org, jquery-framework.com and jqueryc.com domains are the ones in question.
According to researchers, ref... |
23 November 2012
04:25 GMT |
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Unless you’re not a fan of Jimmy Fallon, there’s no way you’re not familiar with Bothered Robert Pattinson (“Robert Is Bothered” by its officially name), a skit he’s been doing for years. Above is the latest installment in this never-ending and totally hilarious saga. Just becaus... |
23 November 2012
04:22 GMT |
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Earlier this week, Avast kicked off a campaign to introduce their End Point Protection Suite into the US public educational system (schools and libraries) for free. This has always been a paid product. Avast! End Point Protection Suite is a business product that provides two management environments: the business con... |
23 November 2012
04:17 GMT |
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“It’s on — the Apple shopping event is today” is the message that greets visitors of store.apple.com in the United States today. For the next 24 hours, customers will be able to enjoy special pricing on iPads, iPods and Macs, as well as accessories.
“Buy online and get fast, free shippi... |
23 November 2012
04:13 GMT |
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Windows 8 is an operating system that brings changes not only in the user interface, but also in the way buyers receive and handle the product key.
The all-new Windows 8 devices sold these days do not feature a label on the back of the case, just like they usually do when equipped with Windows 7, but instead they ad... |
23 November 2012
04:12 GMT |
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This Monday Italian scientists exhumed the tomb of one of the best known mercenary soldiers of the Renaissance Era, Giovanni de' Medici, also called “Giovanni dalle Bande Nere.” The famous warrior is sharing the same tomb with his wife, Maria Salviati, Discovery News reports. “A large rock th... |
23 November 2012
04:11 GMT |
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Twitter is warning users that cybercriminals are sending out malicious direct messages (DMs) in an attempt to convince them to visit a malicious website.
“Do NOT click! —ANOTHER account-stealing hoax DM: "Twitter is going to start charging? see this article" is FAKE,” Twitter warns.
A number of si... |
23 November 2012
04:08 GMT |
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The Galaxy Camera is the closest thing yet to a merger between a smartphone and a digital photo and video camera. The product actually debuted months ago, but has yet to reach all markets around the world. Fortunately, Samsung has been making progress in that regard, having begun to accept orders, or pre-orders, ... |
23 November 2012
04:08 GMT |
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A full list of games that will be available on November 30, when the Nintendo Wii U is released in Europe, has just been revealed, showing off the 24 titles that will be sold right alongside the console this month. Nintendo just released the Wii U in North America back on Sunday, November 18, and now the company is ... |
23 November 2012
04:02 GMT |
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Until now, Chris Brown has managed to weather all storms and to keep on performing and making / selling music despite how many people protested against him for beating up Rihanna back in 2009. Not this time though. Organizers have pulled out of a Chris Brown performance scheduled for December 26 in Guyana, the Dail... |
23 November 2012
04:00 GMT |
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Nokia Lumia 920 is certainly exceeding all expectations after the first 20 days on the market. Although the Finnish company failed to achieve too much of a market share with its Lumia 800 handset, it looks like this year Nokia seriously improved its chances for survival. There have been tons of articles praising the... |
23 November 2012
03:59 GMT |
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has been long rumored to plan the launch of its own Windows Phone 8 smartphone, and some more reports on the matter are now available.
According to the latest hearsay, the company has partnered with Foxconn for the manufacturing of the device, and is determined to launch it wit... |
23 November 2012
03:57 GMT |
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Cinnarch a modern, elegant and powerful operating system based on Arch Linux, is now at version 2012.10.01. According to the developer, Cinnarch 2012.11.22 has become stable enough to enter the beta stage of development. There are quite some changes from the previous versions, not to mention that a few applications ... |
23 November 2012
03:56 GMT |
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Mozilla is blocking a recent version of the Java plugin, Java 7 Update 7 is now added to the blocklist containing plugins with known, unpatched vulnerabilities. Previous versions of Java are already blocked, but the very latest Java version, Java 7 Update 9 does not contain the exploitable bug and it is not blocked... |
23 November 2012
03:51 GMT |
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Video game developer 343 Industries says that it will launch a new major update for its first-person shooter Halo 4 on Monday, November 26, designed to fix a number of exploits linked to the multiplayer games modes. The work of the development team is based on reports from the player community and the patch will eli... |
23 November 2012
03:48 GMT |
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20-year-old Lewis Martin has been charged for the cyberattacks he has allegedly launched against the websites of Cambridge University, Oxford University and Kent Police. The suspect is accused of unauthorized computer access, theft and use of personal data, failing to hand over to investigators passwords that protec... |
23 November 2012
03:44 GMT |
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In the city of Wenling, Zhejiang province in China, the motorway literally goes around a house. Seeing as they were being awarded insufficient compensation to rebuild from the Government, Luo Baogen and his wife refused to move their home. The elderly couple are the only inhabitants of the five-story building, accor... |
23 November 2012
03:43 GMT |
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The 3DS handheld from Nintendo is once again the best-selling video game related piece of hardware on the Japanese market for the week that ended on November 19, while Animal Crossing: New Leaf continues to top the video game chart.The 3DS has managed to move 168,876 units during the one-week period, counting both th... |
23 November 2012
03:42 GMT |
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Hector Camacho, also known as Macho, a former boxing world champ, will be taken off life support in a matter of hours, his publicist confirms for TMZ.
Camacho was shot in the face and neck the other day in Puerto Rico, in what police described as a shooting between two vehicles.
The driver of the car Camacho was ... |
23 November 2012
03:42 GMT |
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Microsoft has already announced some pretty interesting Black Friday deals on most of its products, including the Surface tablet, so it seems like Americans really enjoy these discounts.
A huge crowd is now gathering in front of Microsoft’s Store in Bellevue at midnight, Twitter user Sachin Patil wrote, as Mic... |
23 November 2012
03:39 GMT |
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A study conducted by Swedish Karolinska Institutet scientists shows that people affected of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are less likely to develop a criminal behavior when on treatment.
The study, comprising observations on more than 25,000 people throughout a period of 3 years (2006-2009), was publish... |
23 November 2012
03:32 GMT |
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Having gotten the Tahiti LE product releases out of the way, Club 3D is now appealing to the preferences of gamers who don't mind spending some extra dollars on a second video card. Below are the three CrossFire bundles that the company is now shipping with one or more games, one of them being Hitman Absolutio... |
23 November 2012
03:32 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has just unleashed a variety of major discounts on its Origin service in honor of Black Friday 2012, slashing the prices on all sorts of games but, sadly, most of these deals are only present in North America.
Black Friday 2012 is upon us and many digital distribution services, like Steam or GMG, hav... |
23 November 2012
03:31 GMT |
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ITN FLIX L.L.C. has released Vengeance: Woz With A Coz, a new iOS game featuring Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Machete star Danny Trejo as they team up to catch some bad guys who kidnapped Woz’s wife.
Set in Fusion City (a reference to Woz’s employers Fusion IO), Vengeance features an intriguing sto... |
23 November 2012
03:27 GMT |
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Jeremy Hammond, one of the members of the notorious LulzSec hacker group, has been denied bail, despite his attorney’s numerous attempts to convince the judge that he is not going to flee.
Elizabeth Fink, Hammond’s attorney, tried to convince the judge to grant her client bail by highlighting the fact th... |
23 November 2012
03:24 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently filed a lawsuit against Callison Architecture over a faulty roofing system that put tens of thousands of data servers at risk.
Callison Architecture, a long-time Microsoft partner based in Seattle, developed the company’s data center located in the Central Washington town of Quincy.
Acc... |
23 November 2012
03:22 GMT |
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Version 0.9.7 of the Ebook reader and management software Calibre was announced on November 23, marking an important milestone for this amazing software. If you have an e-book reader, the Calibre software is a must-have. It does so many things for the avid reader, that it would take a lot of time to just enumerate a... |
23 November 2012
03:09 GMT |
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2012 is almost over, and Intel has once again failed to make the slightest dent in ARM's hold on the mobile device market, due to its central processing units being simply too power hungry.
There is one main reason why Intel has thus far failed to steal some of the CPU market share on the mobile device market:... |
23 November 2012
03:08 GMT |
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The developers at Overhaul Games are offering a new trailer for the upcoming Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition, designed to allow players to see exactly how the re-imagined game integrates characters’ speech and how the cutscenes work.
One of the biggest promises of the development team was that the new gam... |
23 November 2012
03:08 GMT |
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, Activision’s attempt at recapturing the glorious days of the skateboarding franchise, will receive a special bit of downloadable content at the beginning of December, alongside a special patch that will give all owners of the game the ability to perform the Revert move.
Activis... |
23 November 2012
03:07 GMT |
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Authorities inform that Interstate 10 is reopened, following the massive collision on the I-10 in Texas, on Thanksgiving, November 22. Two people are dead and more than 80 injured as morning fog caused a pile-up. When more than 100 cars crashed, emergency operators were called in at approximately 8:45 a.m., in an I... |
23 November 2012
03:06 GMT |
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The Apple Online Store is officially down worldwide. Flipping the anticipation switch once again, the Cupertino company is preparing to offer modest discounts, as revealed by Australian customers who were the first to see what Apple had in store for them. As every year goes, Black Friday marks an exciting time when ... |
23 November 2012
03:02 GMT |
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Chinese mobile phone maker ZTE might soon become the first handset vendor in the world to release the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean to its users.
The company has reportedly announced that it has been working on the OS upgrade for its ZTE N880E smartphone, and that it has already reached a beta stage in the development pro... |
23 November 2012
02:53 GMT |
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Microsoft’s brand new Windows Store is growing bigger as the time goes by, so it now provides access to more than 20,000 apps worldwide.
According to WinAppUpdate, there are 20,610 apps available in the Windows Store and no less than 17,958 of them are being offered with a freeware license.
“20,610 apps... |
23 November 2012
02:46 GMT |
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Video game distribution service GameFly is introducing its own line of price cuts for both Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
The service allows gamers to get series discounts on games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Dishonored, Spec Ops: The Line and Borderlands 2.
The official website provides a better look at the ... |
23 November 2012
02:45 GMT |
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Ramsomware has become one of the biggest threats to Internet users and, considering that cybercriminals can make millions of dollars each year by relying on such pieces of malware, it’s clear that they’ll invest some time and resources into making them better.
At first, they incorporated audio files... |
23 November 2012
02:42 GMT |
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Valve’s Steam digital distribution service has over 50 million users worldwide, and the Big Picture beta program has accumulated more than 500,000 participants, at least according to Sega.
The Steam service is extremely popular but, besides occasional glimpses into its statistics from Valve itself, the games i... |
23 November 2012
02:40 GMT |
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A paper published in November 21 issue of PLOS ONE journal reveals the recent discovery of the skull of a rhino that died 9. 2 million years ago in a volcanic eruption. Only 2% of all the fossils discovered in the world are conserved in volcanic rock, Science Daily reports. The fossil was found in Turkey and scien... |
23 November 2012
02:38 GMT |
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Lumia 920, Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone 8 handset, has seen impressive demand in the United States, where it is available for purchase with contract agreements on AT&T’s network. In fact, Amazon Wireless claims that the device has been selling like hot cakes, and that this is the main reason for which... |
23 November 2012
02:29 GMT |
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The development team at ArenaNet says that it has big plans for its Guild Wars 2 MMO for the coming months, designed to enhance the current game experience and give players who spend a lot of time in the title more content to get through. Chris Whiteside, the studio design director at ArenaNet, is quoted by VG247 as... |
23 November 2012
02:18 GMT |
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The SIM-free, unlocked Nokia Lumia 920 is nowhere to be found in the UK at the moment, except online retailer Clove, which has made orders available once again, though it will ship devices only in about two weeks. The Black, White and Red flavors of the mobile phone are up for purchase on the retailer’s websi... |
23 November 2012
02:05 GMT |
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Gabriel Aubry, Halle Berry’s model ex-boyfriend, and Olivier Martinez, her fiancé, got into a very nasty brawl on Thanksgiving outside her California home. Both were hospitalized and Aubry was arrested. More details on the fight have emerged online. As we also informed you earlier today, Aubry was hospit... |
23 November 2012
01:53 GMT |
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Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry were once one of the best looking, adorable coupe in showbiz but those days are long gone. Ever since breaking up, they have been engaged in a very nasty custody battle and, on Thanksgiving, things escalated to physical violence between them. The model was arrested at her house over the ... |
23 November 2012
01:17 GMT |
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It's been less than a week since Research In Motion (RIM) launched its new BlackBerry Voice service in the Beta Zone and the Canadian company is now introducing a new version of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM).
The new BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) 7.0.0.100 application is now available for download via Beta Zone and b... |
23 November 2012
00:59 GMT |
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We've heard about HTC DLX before the smartphone was officially unveiled in Japan as HTC J Butterfly, but the phone did not appear in any press shots until recently.
Well, it appears that the folks over at GSMArena have been able to get their hands on some press images showing the HTC DLX (Deluxe), which confirm... |
23 November 2012
00:44 GMT |
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Beamdog and Overhaul Games have just announced Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is now available for preload.
Even though players will be able to download and install it, the game will only unlock on November 28. According to Beamdog, it will take less than a week for the company to “flip their patent-pend... |
23 November 2012
00:20 GMT |
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