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News archive: 24th of December 2012


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Sony’s Yuga C660X Confirmed as Xperia Z L36i/L36h/L36a

Japanese mobile phone maker Sony has reportedly confirmed that its previously leaked Yuga C660X flagship handset will be officially launched at CES 2013 in January as Xperia Z L36i/L36h/L36a (the letter in the model number will change depending on market).According to ePrice, the phone will sport the hardware specifi...

24 December 2012
17:21 GMT

Nokia to Launch 10.1’’ Windows RT Tablet with Surface-Like Cover

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a 10.1-inch tablet PC that will rival Microsoft’s own Surface slate. In fact, the company is said to plan packing the device with a cover similar to the one Microsoft used for Surface, and to include HDMI and USB ports on it. The cover ...

24 December 2012
15:51 GMT

Android 4.1.2 Arrives on Xperia T, Video Available

Sony’s Xperia T flagship handset has reportedly received a taste of the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system flavor, a few months ahead of the officially announced timeframe.The new update brings along a nice range of enhancements, it seems, and is already available for the international flavor of the mobi...

24 December 2012
13:32 GMT

Steam Holiday Sale 2012 Day 5 Brings Discounts for Call of Duty, Mass Effect, More

Day 5 of the great Steam Winter Holiday Sale of 2012 is now in full swing as Valve has just posted the latest discounts that are now available on its Steam digital distribution service, ranging from franchises like Call of Duty to Mass Effect, Company of Heroes, Sonic, and more. Steam began its Winter Holiday Sale o...

24 December 2012
13:20 GMT

Softpedia Exclusive Christmas Discount and Giveaway: AllMyNotes Organizer

Keeping your notes and tasks organized can become overwhelmingly difficult, so today, we're offering you the possibility to get your hands on a program that will take care of this problem once and for all. AllMyNotes Organizer is the perfect solution to make sure you never forget about your tasks, although ...

24 December 2012
13:01 GMT

RIM’s BlackBerry L-Series and N-Series Devices Get Photographed Together

What will reportedly become the first BlackBerry 10 smartphones from Canadian mobile maker Research In Motion have emerged in a group photo, offering us a glimpse at what the company has in store for its users for the next year. The handsets can be seen in the photo above (via crackberry), and appear to be accompan...

24 December 2012
12:43 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (GT-N5100) Emerges at GLBenchmark

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics has been long rumored to plan the launch of a 7-inch tablet PC in the Galaxy Note lineup, and some more info on it is now available. The slate has made an appearance over at the GLBenchmark, where it showed model number Samsung GT-N5100 and Google’s Android ...

24 December 2012
12:14 GMT

Script of the Day: Fuel UX

Fuel UX is a package for extending Twitter's famous Bootstrap front-end UI framework. It adds new components to the framework core, components that didn't make the cut with previous Bootstrap releases. When Bootstrap was released almost a year ago, nobody expected it to be so successful in such a short tim...

24 December 2012
12:01 GMT

Infographic: Social Media and Viral Marketing Are Saving the Film Industry

Promo campaigns like the one “Cloverfield” or “The Devil Inside” got are confirmation that, when it comes to pushing a movie, word of mouth usually beats expensive media campaigns, translating into guaranteed box office success. Even though the movie industry is in decline (because of piracy a...

24 December 2012
11:01 GMT

Free Start Button for Windows 8

Ever since Microsoft released the new Windows, we’ve seen a few solutions to bring the Start Button back into the lower left hand side corner of the desktop. StartW8 is yet another alternative that could take over the sweet spot in Windows 8. Like most apps taking over the responsibility of the orb in Windows ...

24 December 2012
08:01 GMT

Stupid Things People Say on Twitter, the 2012 Celebrity Issue

Twitter is the perfect tool for celebrities looking to reach out to as many fans as possible and thus further expand their brand. As it happens, Twitter can also be their vehicle of public embarrassment, at those times when they have no PR person by their side to filter their words. With this in mind, Yahoo! has co...

24 December 2012
07:11 GMT

Google Is the Internet’s Emperor – Microsoft Lawyer

Google is undoubtedly one of the largest tech companies in the entire world, but a Microsoft lawyer claims that the Mountain View-based firm has even become the emperor of the Internet.Pamela Jones Harbour, a former member of the FTC and currently working as a lawyer for a company that also represents Microsoft, said...

24 December 2012
06:31 GMT

Celebrities Who Went Broke in 2012

With this year nearly on its last legs, it’s time to draw the line and analyze the good and the bad in the celebrity world. Let’s just hope that your 2012 was far better than that of the celebrities we’re about to speak of. As of late, there’s been a considerable peak in interest in bankrupt...

24 December 2012
05:41 GMT

Softpedia Games Giveaway: Primordia, Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Fallen Enchantress, Party of Sin, Waking Mars, Chaos on Deponia, Galaxy on Fire 2 HD

UPDATE: Winners have been selected, so check out below to see if you're among the lucky ones.With less than a week left until Christmas, we have decided to surprise our readers with a giveaway of selected games.  Before presenting the 8 titles which are part of Softpedia’s games giveaway, I should m...

24 December 2012
05:32 GMT

Windows 8 Sales Deemed Disappointing Once Again

While Microsoft chooses to remain tight-lipped on Windows 8 sales, analysts and experts across the world continue to criticize the new operating system, suggesting that it could very well become the new Vista for the Redmond-based technology giant.A new report published by the New York Times claims that Windows 8&rsq...

24 December 2012
02:48 GMT

New Grand Theft Auto V Screenshots Show Sharks, Jets, and Mini Submarines

In honor of the winter holidays, Rockstar Games has just posted a brand new batch of screenshots with its upcoming Grand Theft Auto V, this time showing off not just the three main protagonists but also a variety of other things, including sharks or dogs as well as vehicles like fighter jets or mini submarines. GTA ...

24 December 2012
02:30 GMT

Far Cry 3 Gets 50% Discount on PS3 via PAL PlayStation Store

Sony's impressive 12 Deals of Christmas promotion is ending tonight and the company has now revealed the last great offer, in the form of a 50% discount for Far Cry 3, the stunning new first-person shooter from Ubisoft. Sony ran a variety of great sales across its different territories, both in retail stores as...

24 December 2012
02:19 GMT

VLC for Windows 8 Confirmed, to Be Released by March

The Kickstarter campaign launched by VLC developers enjoyed a terrific success, as donations have exceeded the £40,000 ($64,600 / €49,000) goal a few hours ago.Although VideoLAN is yet to disclose more information on the project, developers previously said that VLC for Windows 8 should arrive in approximat...

24 December 2012
02:18 GMT


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