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Boat Browser, creators of the Android application with the same name, have just announced that their Mini Browser has been updated with a few new features and bug fixes.
Boat Browser Mini is a simplified version of the standard Boat Browser, though it offers quite a range of neat features, including speed dial homep... |
25 January 2013
21:31 GMT |
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Jay Rockefeller, a United States senator, is set to reintroduce his bill that would require the National Academy of Sciences to work with the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.
The three federal institutions would have 18 months to complete the project and would then report back to t... |
25 January 2013
21:21 GMT |
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The guys over at Automattic have just delivered a small update to their WordPress application for Android devices.
The most important change seems to be the addition of improved HTTPS connection support. Aside from that, developers also claim they have fixed Quick Photo rotation issue on Android devices that run Sa... |
25 January 2013
21:01 GMT |
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What we know: The biggest hardware launch in 2012 was clearly the Wii U home console from Nintendo but, when the year started, many expected that the Vita would also be an important device for the gaming world.
Instead, the new Sony-made handheld has languished in semi-obscurity since it was introduced, despite its ... |
25 January 2013
20:41 GMT |
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Microsoft is yet to announce the official release date of the new Office 2013 productivity suite, but the company has already started showing the best features of the updated software with the help of some pretty neat YouTube clips.
One of these videos was created to explain the concept of “Office subscriptio... |
25 January 2013
20:01 GMT |
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The budget-friendly Micromax A54 Smarty 3.5 has just hit shelves in India. Android enthusiasts who are looking for an affordable device can give this entry-level smartphone a try.
AndroidOS reports that the A54 is now available for purchase via Infibeam for only Rs 4,659 outright, which is about $85 or €65. Che... |
25 January 2013
20:01 GMT |
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Disney has big plans for its coming Infinity mix of video game and toys and it seems that one of them is to pre-load game disks with content linked to movies and other intellectual properties that have not yet been announced. John Vignocchi, an executive producer working on Disney Infinity, tells VideoGamer that, &l... |
25 January 2013
19:41 GMT |
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It appears that everyone wants a piece of the Android market these days. Hyundai has just announced that it has launched its first Android tablet, the T7.
The good news is that the slate is priced under $200/€150 and is packed with the same Exynos 4412 chipset included in the Galaxy S III.
The folks over at G... |
25 January 2013
19:31 GMT |
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Over the past period, security researchers from Vulnerability Lab have identified several serious flaws on the website of PayPal, the world-renowned payment processor. On Thursday, the company published a video detailing a few of them. All the vulnerabilities presented in the video have been addressed by PayPal. Ho... |
25 January 2013
19:01 GMT |
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We reported yesterday on the upcoming release of Lava’s XOLO X500 budget-friendly smartphone featuring Intel Inside technology and the company has just confirmed that the device will go on sale in India next week.
According to AndroidOS, Lava XOLO X500 will be available for purchase in India starting January 2... |
25 January 2013
19:01 GMT |
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The Revolution downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 introduces new maps and more zombie content, but the most interesting addition for some players is the new weapon, called the Peacekeeper. Some gamers are worried that its introduction will upset the delicate balance of the multiplayer game modes... |
25 January 2013
19:01 GMT |
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Analysts at Detwiler Fenton believe Apple is indeed creating a cheap iPhone for the masses and they think there’s a chance it will be built around a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, according to Forbes. The firm said in a research note today, “It is likely that the work with QCOM is being driven by AAPL&rs... |
25 January 2013
18:51 GMT |
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Sony Mobile has finally officially confirmed the new phone models in its Xperia series that will arrive on shelves with LTE connectivity packed inside.
The company has unveiled that there will be two Xperia ZL models hitting shelves with said connectivity capabilities packed inside, namely C6503 and C6506, along wi... |
25 January 2013
18:41 GMT |
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The development team at Valve in charge of DOTA 2 delivers yet another update for the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena title, with a number of fixes designed to eliminate existing bugs.
The official update list reads:
- Updated the icons for the new Warlock and Lone Druid sets;
- Fixed units not pathing around invis... |
25 January 2013
18:36 GMT |
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Microsoft continues its efforts to convince developers to create apps for its new Windows 8 operating system, this time on the African continent.
The company has formed what it’s being called the Africa Apps team, a group of Microsoft experts that are supposed to help African developers design apps for Windows... |
25 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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It looks like Karbonn is trying to take on Micromax A116 Canvas HD phablet with the upcoming S1 Titanium smartphone.
Spotted by the folks at AndroidOS, the handset has yet to make its debut on the market. However, the latest hearsay claim Karbonn S1 Titanium will be launched in India soon for around Rs 13,000 outrig... |
25 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Jason Haber, a producer working with Maxis on the new SimCity title, says that players will see more personality in their citizens but they will not have to deal with them as they would with the more complex simulation features in The Sims series.Speaking to VG247 the developer says, “Sims will respond to what ... |
25 January 2013
18:17 GMT |
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GFI Labs experts warn users about fake British Telecom (BT) emails designed to spread the Cridex malware with the aid of the BlackHole exploit kit.
The bogus notices of delivery, entitled “BT Business Direct Order,” read something like this:
“We’re pleased to confirm that we have now accept... |
25 January 2013
18:11 GMT |
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Lumia 620 is yet another Windows Phone 8 smartphone from Nokia that has been made available for purchase to users in Singapore.
The handset sports a price tag of around USD$250 (186 Euro) in the local market, capable of proving a great option for budget-conscious users, WPCentral notes.
The smartphone has been ma... |
25 January 2013
18:01 GMT |
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Nintendo has confirmed that it's going to release a special Wii U Party game later this summer that's filled with all sorts of activities that should entertain owners of the Wii U console and their friends.
The Wii Party title has reached impressive sales and entertained plenty of Wii owners by encomp... |
25 January 2013
17:41 GMT |
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The action puzzle game Penguin Almighty is now available on Windows 8, offering support for all versions, including x86, x64 and ARM builds, so Windows RT users can play it too.
The game comes with a freeware license and comprises more than 40 levels. Fully optimized for the touch, Penguin Almighty integrates Micros... |
25 January 2013
17:31 GMT |
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Time Warner Cable has released a new version of its iOS app which lets TWC subscribers watch their favorite shows on-demand, as well as live TV, with the ability to control their set with an iPhone or iPad. TWC TV 3.0.1 is out on the App Store with a “Featured” on-demand category for new TV shows, new mo... |
25 January 2013
17:11 GMT |
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Cybercriminals are leveraging the name and reputation of the Better Business Bureau in an attempt to spread pieces of malware.
Bitdefender experts warn of a new wave of fake BBB emails which carry a ZeuS downloader and a password stealer.
Entitled something like “Case3J8UI4ZI,” the emails inform recipi... |
25 January 2013
17:01 GMT |
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A new flavor of the Cinemagraph application is now available for download for the owners of Windows Phone 8-based Nokia devices, namely version 2.6.0.0.
The new application release was meant to make the software easier to use for all owners of Nokia Lumia smartphones who have installed it.
“This latest vers... |
25 January 2013
16:51 GMT |
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The Surface Windows 8 Pro will go on sale on February 9 in the United States and Canada, but even if Microsoft expects the tablet to perform better than its RT predecessor, the company also hopes to see companies purchase the device for their workers.
The Surface Pro is aimed at business users, while the RT is more ... |
25 January 2013
16:41 GMT |
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Nobody wants to be labeled as a quitter, yet when it comes to giving up on a frowned-upon habit such as smoking it is best to swallow one's pride and let go of cigarettes as soon as possible.
More so seeing how, according to several researchers, those to quit smoking before reaching the age of 40 are likely to... |
25 January 2013
16:31 GMT |
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Andrei Dumitrescu: Just when I think I can finally take a break from grand strategy, the team at Paradox Interactive drags me back right in by launching yet another small but significant expansion for games like Hearts of Iron, Victoria or Europa Universalis.
This weekend, I plan to spend more time increasing the po... |
25 January 2013
16:31 GMT |
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Kaspersky Lab experts warn that cybercriminals are targeting Brazilian Facebook users with a piece of Adware dubbed PimpMyWindow.
Victims are lured with the old “change the color of your Facebook profile” trick. They’re asked to install a malicious browser plugin that’s available for Ch... |
25 January 2013
16:31 GMT |
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Facebook stirred quite a lot of criticism yesterday when it blocked two new apps in a matter of hours. Twitter's Vine and Yandex's Wonder were blocked from accessing friend data. While Facebook can block whoever it wants and its platform terms of service provided some explanation, it was still quite a stron... |
25 January 2013
16:22 GMT |
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Throughout the course of the year 2012, H&M and the World Wildlife Fund worked close together so as to evaluate the retail-clothing company's uses and abuses of water.
Now that this evaluation period has come to an end, H&M in getting ready to implement new water conservation strategies.
More precisely, the ... |
25 January 2013
16:21 GMT |
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By using the Frostbite 2 engine, Dragon Age 3: Inquisition has allowed artists to let their imagination loose, in ways that weren't possible with previous titles, like Dragon Age: Origins or Dragon Age 2, at least according to BioWare's Neil Thompson. Dragon Age 3: Inquisition is the next fantasy role-play... |
25 January 2013
16:11 GMT |
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MTS is yet another wireless carrier in Canada set to make the new BlackBerry 10 devices from Research In Motion available for purchase to its users in the not too distant future.
The operator has just announced on Twitter that users can already reserve these devices on its network, and that they can do so by headin... |
25 January 2013
16:01 GMT |
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Illegal deforestations constitute a serious threat to the environment, which is why one cannot help but be glad to hear that appropriate measures are being taken in order to put an end to this practice.
Recent news from Brazil says that the country's government is now looking into the possibility of forcing il... |
25 January 2013
16:01 GMT |
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Konami has just revealed the final packaging for the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Limited Edition, showcasing the different items fans will receive in exchange for their hard-earned money.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is out next month and Konami is trying to attract as many people as possible to the ha... |
25 January 2013
16:01 GMT |
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Just last month, Google graduated some experimental features from the Gmail Labs section into full-blown features, part of the regular Gmail. Google doesn't do this unless it's very sure it wants to, after all, that's why Labs exists to test features, see what works, what doesn't and what proves p... |
25 January 2013
15:52 GMT |
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This picture has been taken at a zoo in Melbourne and shows a 7-days-old baby elephant going for a swim with its mother.
Truth be told, its splashing around in the water hardly qualifies as swimming, unless sitting on one's side, partly submerged in water, is some new and rather eccentric way of getting about ... |
25 January 2013
15:51 GMT |
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X³: Reunion, one of the most famous space simulations ever made, will be arriving on the Linux platform. X³: Reunion has been out for some time, but the Linux users haven't got the privilege of playing it, at least as of yet. According to the developers, X³: Reunion introduces a new 3D engine as w... |
25 January 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Google Currents 2.0 is now available for iOS devices worldwide. The app delivers stunning magazine-like editions to iPhone or iPad for offline reading, and now features an edition sidebar for better navigation through your content.
Currents aggregates content from the likes of Forbes, The Guardian, TechCrunch, PBS, ... |
25 January 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Since Windows 8 doesn’t come with a built-in application that provides access to podcasts, most of the users turn to third-party solutions available in the Windows Store
Podcasts! is one of the most popular apps in this software category, working not only on x86 and x64 versions of the operating system, but al... |
25 January 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Cybercriminals are using a combination of social engineering tactics to trick users into opening malware-spreading emails. Avira experts have come across emails that appear to come from Craigslist, but sent via eFax Corporate.
The messages, which have nothing to do with either Craigslist or eFax, inform recipients t... |
25 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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With less than a week left until Research In Motion’s big announcement, Canadian carrier Bell has just issued the EOL (end of life) notice for BlackBerry PlayBook 4G.
MobileSyrup reports that the 7-inch LTE tablet will continue to sell at its current price until Bell’s stock completely depletes.
BlackB... |
25 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is getting ready to make its Windows Phone-based Lumia devices available in more markets around the world, and has just started to take pre-orders for them in Egypt.
As WPCentral notes in a recent post, all three Windows Phone 8 devices from the company are up for reservations now i... |
25 January 2013
15:01 GMT |
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Second Life creators Linden Lab have issued a press statement to announce that the studio has acquired Blocksworld, a brilliant physics-based iPad game where players use cubes, wedges, rockets, wheels, and motors and to create 3D models of things that move. Blocksworld takes cues from LEGO Technic (all the way to ho... |
25 January 2013
14:51 GMT |
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It launched with only a few thousands of users or less, but Facebook is getting ready to test Graph Search more widely. Users who signed up to be notified of when the new feature becomes available are already getting the option to switch to the new search engine, which is still very much in beta. Regular users won&#... |
25 January 2013
14:41 GMT |
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Even though the Surface Windows 8 Pro is about to hit the market, Microsoft is yet to publicly reveal figures regarding the sales performance of the Surface RT, the first tablet in the company’s history that was released on October 26, 2012.
During Microsoft’s conference call with analysts on the company... |
25 January 2013
14:01 GMT |
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Moroccan security researcher Souhail Hammou has identified a cookie handling vulnerability in Twitter, which, in certain conditions, could be exploited to gain access to user accounts.
“Twitter official website is prone to a cookie handling vulnerability caused by persistent cookies. This means that the cookie... |
25 January 2013
13:51 GMT |
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Amazon.com is the world largest online retailer and has made its name on pushing a lot of products to a lot of people as efficiently as possible. These days people buy everything from Amazon, from refrigerators to tablets. With two-day delivery and other speedy delivery option, all that has to get out of the warehous... |
25 January 2013
13:41 GMT |
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Opera and TECNO, a leading mobile phone brand in Africa, have announced the signing of an agreement for loading of the Opera Mini browser on the company’s devices on this continent.
The two companies will be offering a co-branded flavor of Opera Mini to all TECNO’s users in Africa as part of this partne... |
25 January 2013
13:41 GMT |
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Capcom has just revealed a few more details aboutt he upcoming PC version of Resident Evil 6, confirming that an exclusive mode will be included in this edition of the zombie shooter - The Mercenaries: No Mercy.Resident Evil 6 already appeared on the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms last year and, despite the fact that not... |
25 January 2013
13:38 GMT |
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Painkiller Hell & Damnation, the recently released remake of the classic first-person shooter, has just received a brand new add-on, in the form of the Medieval Horror Multiplayer pack, which includes new things for the Survival mode, as well as new multiplayer skins, guns, Tarot cards, and new maps for the online mo... |
25 January 2013
13:32 GMT |
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Beeline Interactive, Inc. has released Ghostbusters for iPhone and iPad, a new game where you earn money and slime by capturing and collecting ghosts throughout the Big Apple. Set in New York City, the action in Ghostbusters is similar to that of the ‘80s film where you need to climb the tower, floor by floor,... |
25 January 2013
13:31 GMT |
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Star Wars gaming fans wielding a Mac can now download Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy from Steam for just $9.99 / €8,99. Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment in the Jedi Knight series of video games.
Players jump in the shoes of a new student who is eager to learn the ways of the Force from J... |
25 January 2013
13:21 GMT |
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The X.Org Foundation has announced that a new version of their XOrg Server is now available for download. According to the developers, X.Org X server 1.13.2 is the second point release in the 1.13 branch and comes with just a few bugfixes. Highlights of XOrg Server 1.13.2: • ARRAY_SIZE is now used rather than... |
25 January 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Samsung’s Galaxy S III is the latest device in India to have got a taste of the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system, the latest reports on the matter suggest.
Some of those who own the handset in the country are reporting successful updates to the newer OS flavor, a recent article on AndroidOS reads.
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25 January 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Managing your files on a Windows 8 device may be a bit difficult if you don’t wish to use the File Explorer option available on the desktop.
My Computer+ is an application that brings you the essential file managing options right in the Metro user interface of your Windows 8 device. It comes with features such... |
25 January 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Opera is getting ready to push the latest minor update to the desktop browser and has now made available the first release candidate for Opera 12.13. Opera is moving quite fast since it was only a week ago that the first snapshot release of Opera 12.13 was made available. Since it's such a minor release, there... |
25 January 2013
12:33 GMT |
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Fido is the second Canadian carrier that confirms plans to release the LG Nexus 4, after Videotron.
The operator has just opened its online reservations system for customers who wish to pre-book their Nexus 4 devices.
As MobileSyrup points out, Fido customers who wish to reserve their Nexus 4 units will have to pa... |
25 January 2013
12:31 GMT |
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It was inevitable perhaps, Facebook has been amassing all this data on you, it was time to do something with it besides sell better ads. The Graph Search is the perfect example of what Facebook could do with all the data it has and it seems that Facebook has big plans for it.But it goes beyond that, one area where Fa... |
25 January 2013
12:13 GMT |
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Tracker, a semantic data storage for desktop and mobile devices that uses W3C standards for RDF ontologies using Nepomuk with SPARQL to query and update the data, has just reached version 0.15.1.
Unlike the previous version of Tracker which has a large number of changes, Tracker 0.15.1 only has a few new features an... |
25 January 2013
12:01 GMT |
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File Directory List takes a list of files in a Web directory and pretty prints them on a page, with custom styles, icons and meta information.
It's not a complete replacement for the default server index, since it only detects and works with files, not folders.
File Directory List will simply take all the file... |
25 January 2013
12:01 GMT |
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The Leikr Team and their Linux watch have been on Kickstarter for quite some time and they only have a few days left to meet their goal. The Leikr Linux watch is an interesting product, but the Danish developer team will need additional funds to get the project going, even if the watch is actually production ready.... |
25 January 2013
11:24 GMT |
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft is reportedly working with its chipset supplier partners to build a Windows Phone 8 reference design, one that should be released sometime in the middle of this year.
Apparently, the reference design is expected to attract more handset vendors to Microsoft’s Windows Phon... |
25 January 2013
11:21 GMT |
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Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow) has launched without much fanfare, but the developers are already thinking about an important modification for Fedora 19.
One of the maintainers from the Fedora project, Eric Smith, has proposed the replacement of the default Gnome 3 interface with the Cinnamon desktop environment.
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25 January 2013
11:09 GMT |
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As Islamist rebels leave Timbuktu, in Southern Mali, the few residents that remain are left with nothing but a ghost town.
The town was occupied by Islamist rebels in April 2012, and has been freed a few days ago by French troops. The first residents to leave the town as rebels occupied it were Tuaregs. T... |
25 January 2013
11:01 GMT |
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’Tis the season for sticking with your New Year’s resolutions and all the important decisions you made for the year to come. MoneyBag is a colorful financial manager that should prove useful if your objectives involve keeping a stronger reign over your expenses. Taking a responsible approach towards spen... |
25 January 2013
11:01 GMT |
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The French don't care much for their neighbors the Brits, they don't care much for Americans either and they certainly don't care for English. Which is a bit of a problem when anything notable in the last century or so wasn't invented and thus named in France (only a slight exaggeration).
Nowher... |
25 January 2013
10:54 GMT |
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It's a good thing that the concept of windowed application isn't patented, or that those implementing it in the Android OS have it licensed if it is.
That way we can at least be sure that Microsoft won't sue Samsung for adding Window application mode to the user interface of the Galaxy Note 10.1 table... |
25 January 2013
10:51 GMT |
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Security solutions provider Avast has launched a new bounty program which gives researchers the opportunity to make some honest money by responsibly reporting the vulnerabilities they identify in the company’s products. This probably makes Avast the first security vendor to initiate such a program.
The issues ... |
25 January 2013
10:49 GMT |
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PHP, an HTML-embedded scripting language with syntax borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in, has been updated to version 5.5.0 Alpha 4.
Highlights for PHP 5.5.0 Alpha 4:
• Object members got trimmed by zero bytes;
• RFC has been implemented for Class Name Re... |
25 January 2013
10:46 GMT |
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Nokia has made a series of enhancements to its Maps recently, now offering support for more countries around the world, in addition to other new features and improvements.
All these changes should already be visible to the owners of Nokia Windows Phone 8 devices, the company notes.
Those users who haven’t been no... |
25 January 2013
10:38 GMT |
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The Bond Phone, commonly known as Xperia T, has just received the first official Jelly Bean ROM, which is aimed at developers.
Sony Mobile announced a week ago that the Xperia T would be among the first smartphones to receive the long-awaited Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update during February and March.
The Xperia TX an... |
25 January 2013
10:32 GMT |
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Featured on NBC’s Rock Center, Dr. Eric Topol, chief academic officer of Scripps Health, says smartphones are quite possibly the tool of the future for all physicians.
Using an iPhone to check a patient’s heart condition, Dr. Topol explains that in the future, everything will be done by sensors that comm... |
25 January 2013
10:31 GMT |
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The patent war between Apple and Samsung has become so akin to a television drama that spectators cannot help but become involved.
The latest bystander to meddle in this matter is one that actually has business being there: the International Trade Commission.
From what we can gather, not all the decisions taken dur... |
25 January 2013
10:31 GMT |
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After resuming the release of new Spartan Ops episodes this week by launching the sixth part in the DLC series, Microsoft has now posted a trailer for Episode 7 of Halo 4's co-op experience.
Besides delivering a great single-player campaign and a sprawling competitive multiplayer experience, 343 Industries has ... |
25 January 2013
10:27 GMT |
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Organizers of the Game Developers Conference have announced the list of nominees for the Choice Awards that will be given out on March 27 in San Francisco, with titles like Dishonored, FTL, XCOM and Hotline Miami fighting for top honors.
The complete list of nominees is made up of:
Game of the Year
Dishonored - Ar... |
25 January 2013
10:27 GMT |
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San Francisco's mayor Ed Lee is suggesting a ban be set on hard liquor during this year's Big Game.
Lee is thinking ahead, and taking into consideration past events that affected the city during the Super Bowl. Riots breaking out, as they did the last time when the giants won the World Series, is something... |
25 January 2013
10:26 GMT |
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XWiki Enterprise, a professional wiki that has powerful extensibility features such as scripting in pages, plugins and a highly modular architecture, has reached version 4.4.1.
Highlights of XWiki Enterprise 4.4.1:
• Some application pages had their translation flag wrongly set to 1;
• {{html}} is now lon... |
25 January 2013
10:26 GMT |
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Experts from SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab have identified a critical SSH backdoor which affects several Barracuda Networks products, including the Spam and Virus Firewall, Message Archiver, SSL VPN and Web Application Firewall.
According to researchers, cybercriminals could use several undocumented user accounts to... |
25 January 2013
10:24 GMT |
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Logitech announced some really harsh decisions over the past few days, like the spin-off of the Harmony remote division, the abandonment of the video conferencing industry, and the interruption of console peripheral manufacture.
Since people started to worry that Logitech might do something similar on the PC Gaming... |
25 January 2013
10:20 GMT |
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Cheap tablets are a rare luxury, even today, but Pardo Group felt it might as well try to provide this luxury to the best of its ability.
To that end, it created the Canvas Maximo and Canvas Minimo, both with 7-inch touchscreens in 800 x 480 pixels resolution.
The slates are quite similar, with Allwinner A10 proces... |
25 January 2013
10:12 GMT |
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The mystery of an exoplanet that has been giving astronomers a hard time has been explained, or at least some big pieces of the puzzle have been discovered.
HAT-P-7b, orbiting around the HAT-P-7 star some 1070 light years away, had an unusual retrograde orbit around its parent star, it circled it in the direction o... |
25 January 2013
10:12 GMT |
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Earlier this week, United States senators John Rockefeller, Tom Carper and Dianne Feinstein have introduced a new cyber security bill, the Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013.
After the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 failed to pass Congress twice, the Obama administration decided that it wou... |
25 January 2013
09:58 GMT |
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Rumor has it that the artist we all know as Shaggy has died, but, fortunately, it's all a hoax. Someone killed off Orville Richard Burrell on Twitter and added the hashtag #RIPShaggy. "[Shaggy] is like a cat with 9 lives … but I can happily report that he’s alive and kicking and in the same buildin... |
25 January 2013
09:55 GMT |
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About three years ago, an Alaskan husky dog named Gonzo began losing its eyesight, and many assumed that this would end up costing the pooch its job as a sled dog.
However, thanks to some much needed help that its brother Poncho is more than willing to offer it, Gonzo can still go on runs as it used to prior to its... |
25 January 2013
09:51 GMT |
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Canadian wireless carrier Rogers is reportedly gearing up for the release of a white flavor of the LG Optimus G smartphone on its network as soon as the next month.
The handset will be exclusive to the carrier, and will sport a price tag of $24.99 on Rogers’ 3-year “Talk, Text, and Internet” plan,... |
25 January 2013
09:47 GMT |
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As tablets, smartphones, e-readers and other portable gadgets become more popular than PCs, the layout of the tech industry is changing.
The most recent news from that side, or rather the most recent rumor, has to do with the dynamic random access memory market.
The proportion of mobile RAM chips is about to go up ... |
25 January 2013
09:39 GMT |
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After confirming that a special multiplayer open beta stage will take place for Crysis 3 next week, developer Crytek has now posted a special video with the game, showcasing the unique Nanosuit.
Crysis 3 is set to deliver a visually-impressive first-person shooter experience, as Crytek wants to once again show off t... |
25 January 2013
09:36 GMT |
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In 2011, a man was convicted for the murder of congressional intern Chandra Levy. The conviction could be thrown out, as new information has surfaced and an appeals was filed.
Illegal immigrant Ingmar Guandique, of El Salvador, was found guilty of killing 24-year-old Levy, in 2001. The victim’s body was found in a p... |
25 January 2013
09:32 GMT |
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The folks at Hothead Games have managed to secure a marketing agreement with Dennis Rodman, which will see the famous NBA player star in a series of short ads meant to raise the hype around “Big Win Basketball,” the new Android game launched by the developer. Big Win Basketball allows players to create t... |
25 January 2013
09:31 GMT |
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Strike Suite Zero, a space fighter simulation game in which the players will have to save the Earth with the help of craft that can transform into a lethal suit of space armor, might arrive on Steam for Linux.
Strike Suite Zero managed to raise enough money on Kickstater and they've already launched the game on... |
25 January 2013
09:31 GMT |
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This footage is part and parcel of BBC's first episode of a new documentary titled “Africa.” The 20-second-long clip has gone viral following people's being quite amused by how the squirrel featured in it reacts when noticing a leopard in its proximity.
Truth be told, there are few who might r... |
25 January 2013
09:31 GMT |
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Graphene will surely play an important role in the industry, being a good material for everything from super processors to high-capacity storage. The University of Cambridge wants to make sure it does everything to crack its mysteries.
To that end, the educational and research institution has put together plans for ... |
25 January 2013
09:28 GMT |
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A new version of the popular CCleaner software solution is now available for download, as Piriform has added quite a great pack of improvements to an otherwise excellent application.
CCleaner 3.27 comes with support for Windows 8 and the integrated Internet Explorer browser that runs in the Metro/Modern interface, t... |
25 January 2013
09:23 GMT |
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Cliff Bleszinski, the former leader of the Gears of War team, says that Saints Row might actually challenge the Grand Theft Auto series for the title of best open-world game as long as the team at Volition dials down some of the silliness that defines the series.
The ex-Epic Games public face states via Twitter that... |
25 January 2013
09:23 GMT |
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Wikipedia Zero aims to bring the site and all of its knowledge to everyone on the planet for free or as free as it can be. What this means is waiving data traffic costs, but to do this, Wikipedia needs to cooperate with carriers around the world.
For the past few years, it's been doing just that and Wikipedia ... |
25 January 2013
09:11 GMT |
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Vigil Games, the developer of games like Darksiders 1 and 2, was working on a special project, codenamed Crawler, that was set to blow people away, according to one of its designers, but this didn't get companies to invest in the studio.
THQ's bankruptcy auction saw the sale of plenty of big developers and... |
25 January 2013
09:00 GMT |
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The Denver Zoo has recently welcomed a new male red panda named Chewbacca. This 6-year-old red panda was brought to this animal sanctuary for the sole purpose of meeting Daisy, whom most people expect to soon become its girlfriend.
Given the fact that Daisy is presently a single lady, and that Chewbacca is nothing ... |
25 January 2013
08:59 GMT |
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On January 23, GitHub unveiled major improvements made to the code search engine. However, the new search infrastructure has turned out to be even more efficient than expected, revealing the private Secure Shell (SSH) keys of some repositories.
On Thursday, users began to notice that SSH keys could be easily found o... |
25 January 2013
08:54 GMT |
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The RP-VITA isn't exactly the sort of robot one would think of after seeing droids and mechas in films and animations, but it is the closest thing to a robotic nurse yet.
Having been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in hospitals, it can act as a means for remote doctor-to-patient c... |
25 January 2013
08:53 GMT |
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The Lego company has created a palace for Jabba the Hut that apparently resembles a Turkish mosque, a bit too much. The model is part of their Star Wars-inspired series, and it is aimed at teenagers around the age of 14.
It was supposed to be a fun game about freeing Han Solo from the Palace, as seen in the Return ... |
25 January 2013
08:51 GMT |
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Google’s video sharing app YouTube Capture has a lot going for it. You can shoot quick videos, retouch them and whisk them away to the likes of Facebook and Twitter, and now you can upload 1080p recordings as well.
That’s right. You can never have enough quality when it comes to shooting video, and YouTu... |
25 January 2013
08:45 GMT |
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Ever since Windows 8 got to see daylight, Microsoft was continuously criticized for the changes it made to the operating system, with some people blaming Steve Ballmer, the current CEO of the company.
Both users and analysts said that Ballmer should go, as Microsoft urgently needs a change of management that could r... |
25 January 2013
08:44 GMT |
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Sony has just confirmed that the PlayStation Store can now be browsed from any computer with an active internet connection, allowing owners of PlayStation 3, PS Vita, or PSP consoles to browse and select the content they want for their devices.
The PlayStation Store has become a pivotal feature for Sony's diffe... |
25 January 2013
08:33 GMT |
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is dodging questions about whether or not he is in a relationship with former Indy Car racer Danica Patrick.
Stenhouse responded to a series of questions during his Sprint Media Tour, on Thursday, January 24. As expected, a lot of them were about him dating fellow Sprint Cup driver Patrick.
The... |
25 January 2013
08:32 GMT |
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We've seen a full-ATX motherboard and now we can look at a significantly smaller one, courtesy of Axiomtek.
The company has introduced the MANO872 motherboard, a mini-ITX platform that somehow manages to cram not just support for every Core-series CPU up to Core i7 (LGA 1155), but also room for 16 GB RAM, a PCI... |
25 January 2013
08:31 GMT |
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Here are all the Achievements that players can earn in the upcoming Crysis 3, which will be launched in late February on home consoles and on the PC and which is set to get a multiplayer beta during the coming week.10 GamerpointsBreaking the Lore - Single Player: Retrieve all CELL IntelBang For The Buck - Single Play... |
25 January 2013
08:28 GMT |
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One would think that the FX-series of central processing units wouldn't bother with low-end motherboards, with their core number going up to 8, but this doesn't seem to be the case.
Micro-Star International has actually introduced an entry-level AM3+ motherboard based on the AMD 970 chipset.
Called 970A-G... |
25 January 2013
08:24 GMT |
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Webminstats, a basic system static logging application that graphs the results and which uses webmin as a base web server and tools package, is now at version 2.6.
Highlights of Webminstats 2.6:
• An error uninitialized value in subtraction has been fixed in diskio;
• Macos code has been added for find_nu... |
25 January 2013
08:23 GMT |
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The Pope has only been using Twitter for only a month or so, but he's already one of the most popular users on the site, even if he's only made 26 tweets.
It didn't take long for him to become a full convert though, he's now preaching the word of Twitter to anyone who'll listen.
Or rather,... |
25 January 2013
08:23 GMT |
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The staff at the Ritz hotel in Paris have recently came across a painting which dates back to the 17th century and which depicts the killing of Trojan princess Polyxena.
The masterpiece is one of Charles Le Brun's works, and it looks like its being discovered and brought back in the spotlight is the direct res... |
25 January 2013
08:17 GMT |
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Assassin's Creed 3 is going to receive the first chapter in its special Tyranny of King Washington expansion, titled Infamy, on February 19, for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, and later in the year for the Wii U.
Assassin's Creed 3 came out at the end of last year across many different platforms, ranging from the ... |
25 January 2013
08:10 GMT |
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The number of apps available in the Windows Store is a clear indication that the Windows 8 platform is becoming more appealing for developers and software companies across the world.
Now Falcom has confirmed that four YS games will be launched for Windows 8 on March 22, according to a report by Siliconera.
Ys Origi... |
25 January 2013
08:09 GMT |
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Hype is building up on the iPhone front as Apple is rumored to unveil multiple new models this year. Some rumors say the iPhone 6 is reserved for 2014 (and if history is any indication, this will be the case), but Dakota Adney couldn’t wait any longer.
Adney, and artist from a small town near Tulsa, Oklahoma, ... |
25 January 2013
08:07 GMT |
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Samsung has just revealed the Galaxy Xcover 2, one month ahead of Mobile World Congress 2013 trade fair. Rumors on the upcoming release of the smartphone leaked a couple of days ago, along with details on Samsung’s roadmap for the first half of 2013.
It appears that Samsung has other products readied for MWC 2... |
25 January 2013
08:02 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is reportedly gearing up for the release of a new software update for its BlackBerry Dev Alpha devices, and should make it available for download starting with January 30.
According to a recent post on bbin.in, the new software update will arrive on devices with BlackB... |
25 January 2013
08:01 GMT |
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Dennis Haskins, known as the iconic Mr. Belding, would be interested in starring in a Saved by the Bell reunion, if there was ever one put together, sources say.
TMZ caught up to the star, who stated that he would be excited to participate in a Bayside High reunion.
“I have always supported a reunion of any k... |
25 January 2013
08:00 GMT |
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A new version of the GeForce driver is available for download. Among its key features are the security update for nvvsvc.exe, added support for NVIDIA TXAA, multiple performance boosts, and updated SLI and 3D Vision profiles.
To begin with, the American manufacturer announces that GeForce 6 and 7 series will pass on... |
25 January 2013
07:56 GMT |
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The development team at Paradox Interactive is updating its grand strategy title Crusader Kings II with patch 1.091, designed to eliminate most of the new issues introduced with The Republic, the DLC that was launched about one week ago. The entire list of fixes and changes is available on the official forums of the... |
25 January 2013
07:54 GMT |
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The new ASUS Android firmware is here and it brings improved performance and stability for the PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station, higher 3G/Wi-Fi connection stability and increased Garmin navigation performance.
It optimizes launcher stability, email fonts, contacts app performance as well as the HDR and automatic whi... |
25 January 2013
07:52 GMT |
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GeoServer, an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data, is now at version 2.2.4.
GeoServer 2.2.4 is designed for interoperability, as it publishes data from any major spatial data source using open standards.
Highlights of GeoServer 2.2.4:
• The monitorin... |
25 January 2013
07:50 GMT |
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Not much has been happening lately, as the IT industry seems to be taking a sabbatical after the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013), but the world isn't completely bereft of new product introductions.
Deepcool has made a token effort to interrupt the monotony, having revealed the latest cooler in the Gammax ... |
25 January 2013
07:46 GMT |
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All God of War: Ascension copies will include access into a special demo for The Last of Us, the upcoming survival game from Naughty Dog for the PS3.
Many PlayStation 3 owners are looking forward to the release of quite a few upcoming games, chief among which being God of War: Ascension and The Last of Us.
Now, in ... |
25 January 2013
07:43 GMT |
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Now that Microsoft has officially released sales statistics for the fourth quarter of calendar year 2012, it’s pretty clear that Windows 8 had a lower impact on the overall Windows sales than any of its predecessors.
According to CNN Money, Windows sales rose 76 percent after Windows 7 was officially introduce... |
25 January 2013
07:43 GMT |
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The red flavor of Nokia Lumia 822 has already arrived on shelves at Verizon in the United States, and is currently available on the carrier’s website for free with the signing of a two-year contract agreement.
The device has been launched in the brand new Red color as part of a special promotion that Big Red i... |
25 January 2013
07:41 GMT |
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Heidi Klum made a stunning appearance on Jay Leno's Tonight Show on January 23, as she climbed on his desk and started dancing.
According to NY Daily News, Heidi was on the show promoting season 11 of “Project Runway.” She was prompted to discuss an incident in which she allegedly danced on a table ... |
25 January 2013
07:30 GMT |
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It is a well-known fact that Labradors are a rather soothing presence, especially if they happen to be trained therapy dogs.
Still, the news that one such pooch has recently helped a woman deliver her baby is bound to take some people by surprise.
The staff at the St. Michael's Hospital in Bristol explain th... |
25 January 2013
07:17 GMT |
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As promised, Google has been keeping the new Chrome for Android beta updated and in sync with the desktop version. But that's not all, the latest beta update also came with a couple of new features, the most interesting of which being support for chrome://flags.
chrome://flags is an internal configuration page ... |
25 January 2013
07:11 GMT |
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Republican Mitch Greenlick is now drawing significant media attention following his proposing a bill that would make smoking illegal in Oregon.
Thus, smokers living in this state might soon have to choose between giving up on their habit of lighting up a cigarette every once in a while and moving in some other part... |
25 January 2013
07:11 GMT |
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the classic open world game, is set to hit the PlayStation 3 platform next week, via the PlayStation Store.
Rockstar Games is currently working hard on the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V, but this doesn't mean that it's forgotten about previous entries in the series.
After releas... |
25 January 2013
07:09 GMT |
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The Edge HD mini personal computer from Sapphire established itself as the world's smallest fully featured PC in the world, or at least these were Sapphire's words back in 2011 when it launched it.
The newest mini PC to leave Sapphire's labs is called Edge HD4 and is just as small as its predecessor,... |
25 January 2013
07:06 GMT |
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With the long-expected Samsung ATIV Odyssey already available for purchase in the United States on the network of Verizon Wireless, it was only natural for Samsung to start promoting the device.
The company has already published two promo videos for the smartphone, showcasing some of the custom applications that it... |
25 January 2013
07:01 GMT |
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Users are reporting that Microsoft’s very own Security Essentials anti-virus no longer receives virus definition updates due to what seems to be a bug on specific systems.
H-Online writes that while the automated update option stopped working a few days ago, manually clicking the “Update” button ma... |
25 January 2013
06:41 GMT |
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The Ascend W1 is Huawei’s first Windows Phone 8 device. The smartphones was officially announced a few weeks ago and is slated for a February release.
Huawei Ascend W1 is a mid-range smartphone that is meant to compete with the likes of Nokia Lumia 620. According to WMPoweruser, Huawei’s WP8-based handse... |
25 January 2013
06:31 GMT |
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One month and a half after WordPress 3.5 came out, the first minor update, WordPress 3.5.1 is here. A you'd expect, it comes with a few fixes, some tweaks and some security patches, nothing spectacular, but you should definitely get the update anyway.
Among the fixes, some HTML elements are now no longer being ... |
25 January 2013
06:21 GMT |
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Major carrier Safaricom and Intel teamed up to offer customers in Africa the first Android smartphone integrating Intel Inside technology.
Dubbed Yolo, the smartphone will be initially launched in Kenya where Android enthusiasts will be able to purchase it for only Ksh 10,999 off contract, which is about $125 or &eu... |
25 January 2013
06:21 GMT |
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Wireless carrier AT&T will be among the first to deliver the long-awaited Windows Phone 7.8 software update to its Nokia Lumia 900 users, starting with the next week.
According to a recent article on WPCentral, the operator is planning the release of this upgrade for January 30, one day earlier than previously rumo... |
25 January 2013
06:21 GMT |
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Microsoft will soon debut the Surface Windows 8 Pro, but the company is apparently looking into ways to bring more Surface devices on the market in the upcoming months.
Peter Klein, Microsoft’s chief financial officer, hinted in a Q&A session after the company’s conference call with analysts that some ot... |
25 January 2013
06:11 GMT |
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US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano says that a cyber 9/11 could happen any day. The official warns that the country’s critical infrastructure is highly susceptible to cyberattacks, Reuters reports. "We shouldn't wait until there is a 9/11 in the cyber world,” the DHS... |
25 January 2013
05:59 GMT |
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Ever since the rebooted SimCity was announced, the development team working on the game has emphasized the multiple city play concept behind the new incarnation and recent comments suggest that players will be unable to fully develop a city without the help of others.Jason Haber, a producer working at Maxis, tells VG... |
25 January 2013
05:59 GMT |
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Apple has released its annual Supplier Responsibility Report in which it provides the results of its 2012 audits, including the work the company is carrying out on a general basis to correct issues and improve the suppliers’ performance each year.
Available as a PDF document (download here), Apple’s Supp... |
25 January 2013
05:55 GMT |
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One of the devices that South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is expected to make official in the coming months is the Galaxy Note 8.0, an 8-inch tablet PC included in the increasingly popular Note series.
The device was spotted online not too long ago, and a new set of photos with it are now available for your v... |
25 January 2013
05:54 GMT |
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Kim Kardashian was spotted in Paris on Tuesday, January 22, and she was proudly showing off her baby bump.
The Kardashian-Kanye West couple dined at the upscale Lasserre restaurant in the French capital.
Seeing the photo above, posted by Radar Online, reminds me that women don't necessarily need to wear loose... |
25 January 2013
05:53 GMT |
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The development team at Sony Online Entertainment is continuing its war against aimbots and is not even afraid to issue bans to those players who have already paid money in the official Planetside 2 store.
John Smedley, the chief executive officer of the company, states via Twitter that bans have been issued to a nu... |
25 January 2013
05:52 GMT |
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KDE-Services, a program that extends the features of the right mouse click on the Dolphin File Manager for KDE-4 graphical environment and specially designed for OSes based on Red Hat, is now at version 1.7-8.
KDE-Service 1.7-8 can be used to convert several video formats to MPEG-1, MPEG-4, AVI, VCD,8 SVCD, DVD, 3GP... |
25 January 2013
05:50 GMT |
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Roughly 900 bottlenose dolphins have recently been killed by a group of villagers who seem to have no issues in admitting that they have only slaughtered these animals because of a money-related quarrel.
The incident has occurred in the Malaita Province, in the Solomon Islands, and has sparked anger amongst conserv... |
25 January 2013
05:45 GMT |
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In a recent interview with Billboard, Prince spoke ill of pop culture icon Madonna and the Maroon 5 band, criticizing their need for attention and lack of originality.
Where Madonna is concerned, the artist currently known as Prince complains about how "it was always about Madonna," back in the day.
"She was gett... |
25 January 2013
05:38 GMT |
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Minecraft Explorer, a Mojang-endorsed Minecraft guide for iOS, has received a “full content update” with Xbox and Pocket Edition items and mobs. The app acts as a full-fledged wiki for Minecraft on all platforms, including the iOS Pocket Edition and Xbox 360 edition. Minecraft Explorer 2.0.2 adds “... |
25 January 2013
05:38 GMT |
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On Thursday, we learned that extortionist hackers from the Rex Mundi collective were threatening to publish information stolen from the databases of Belgian financial institution Buy Way, unless the firm agreed to pay 20,000 EUR ($26,000). We’ve reached out to the company’s representatives and they admit... |
25 January 2013
05:37 GMT |
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A few days ago, Samsung started the delivery of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean to its Galaxy S II users, both over the air and through the company’s Samsung Kies desktop software.
Users who would like to grab the update, however, should be able to do so via the leaked ROMs that have already started to emerge online... |
25 January 2013
05:34 GMT |
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Nothing really happens on Mars, it's just one big desert. It seems that anything interesting there happened a long time ago. But it's not all dead, some spectacular phenomena can still be spotted.
NASA has put together a video showing some of the things happening at Mars' frozen poles where water and... |
25 January 2013
05:34 GMT |
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Zim, an application that brings the concept of a wiki to the users’ desktop by helping them store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup, is now at version 0.59.
With Zim 0.59, creating a new page is as easy as linking to a non-existing page, as everything is stored in a folder structure that can... |
25 January 2013
05:32 GMT |
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What we know:
Star Wars games haven't exactly been of the highest quality in recent years, as while some tried to deliver new experiences, like The Force Unleashed, others fell short of their expectations, like Star Wars: The Old Republic.
With Star Wars 1313, LucasArts promises to deliver a gritty third-perso... |
25 January 2013
05:25 GMT |
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CloudMosa has released a more stable version of its “wicked-fast” web browser for iPhone and iPad which fixes crashes on iOS 4.3, adds better connection management for users on slow networks, and more.
The developers behind the Puffin Browser say their app leverages a massive cloud computing data center ... |
25 January 2013
05:25 GMT |
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Michael Bublé's wife Luisana Lopilato is pregnant, and they decided to break the news themselves, on YouTube. The singer's hit "I Just Haven't Met You Yet” is set in the background as they make their announcement. "Big News..." the title of the clip reads, as posted on Bublé'... |
25 January 2013
05:24 GMT |
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When making a device in the hopes to turn it into a best seller, or at least a mildly successful product, there are two main ways of going about things, one of which Cooler Master followed when making the Sirius S headset. The two ways to ensure success, or a measure of it, are to try something completely new and t... |
25 January 2013
05:22 GMT |
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A few months back, Google promised that starting with 2013, all Chrome versions would be kept in sync, as much as possible. That is, the desktop, Chrome OS and Android release should be fairly similar and not too long one after the other.
Chrome 25 is where this will happen for the first time and, for now, Google s... |
25 January 2013
05:15 GMT |
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As we all know, Shakira and Gerard Pique's son Milan was born this week and his first photo has already been posted to Twitter by the proud father. The first glimpse we get of Milan is of his legs, as he is still in the hospital. A hospital ID band can be seen on his right ankle. The baby is already preparing f... |
25 January 2013
05:13 GMT |
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Several days ago, Steve Chaney, a former employee of the National Park Service, stumbled upon two lynx while driving down a road in southwest Colorado.
Steve Chaney was quick in snapping a picture of these two rare and elusive cats, and soon enough the Colorado Parks and Wildlife agreed to share the photo on their ... |
25 January 2013
05:12 GMT |
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Video game publisher SEGA is officially talking about its acquisition of developer Relic and says that it plans to use the company in order to improve its PC game development capabilities on the Western market and to create titles for the online gaming one.
SEGA acknowledges the quality and sales performance of the ... |
25 January 2013
05:04 GMT |
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Given the fact that obesity rates in the United States seem to be only going up, regardless of whatever strategies the country's high officials are trying to employ in order to convince people to lead a healthier lifestyle, it need not come as a surprise that some are quite convinced that drastic measures are in... |
25 January 2013
04:59 GMT |
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Remaining THQ franchises, including Darksiders, MX vs. ATV, and much more will be sold at a different auction, according to THQ's president Jason Rubin.
THQ, after plenty of financial problems, was forced to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy and auction off its different franchises and studios.
We already saw the... |
25 January 2013
04:56 GMT |
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BitTorrent, the company behind the technology with the same name and behind the BitTorrent and uTorrent clients, has been looking to branch out for a while now. It's trying to turn its technology into a legitimate business, with varying degrees of success.
Mostly, it has relied on BitTorrent and uTorrent'... |
25 January 2013
04:53 GMT |
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After Valve launched the original Half-Life on Linux, now it seems that the original Counter-Strike will also make an appearance on Steam. Valve as probably just realized that most of their games have OpenGL support and the porting can be done by people in their lunch break. After releasing Half-Life on Steam for ... |
25 January 2013
04:50 GMT |
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Django Unchained toys will no longer be available, reports say, having been banned from retailers and eBay alike.
It seems African-American advocacy groups were outraged, perhaps because some of them depicted slaves. I guess it's understandable that most people wouldn't want their child playing with their ... |
25 January 2013
04:48 GMT |
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Before Thailand got hit by floods back in late 2011, hard drives were very cheap, much cheaper than they are now. The prices went up by factors of 2 and 3 immediately after the disaster though, and it is a sad fact that the return to normal levels won't be nearly as fast.
Of course, that HDDs continue to be ov... |
25 January 2013
04:33 GMT |
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The most qualified person in the world to rate the 1-minute "jOBS" clip released yesterday, Steve Wozniak says the whole thing is wrong – the personalities, the dialog, pretty much the whole story. In April 2011, the media caught wind of an indie Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher as the leading man. P... |
25 January 2013
04:32 GMT |
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Burger King will be dropping a contract with a firm that provides beef with traces of horse meat, reports say.
According to the Christian Science Monitor, they will be ending their collaboration with Silvercrest Foods, owned by ABP Food Group, over their meat not being 100 % beef.
"This is not a food safety issue... |
25 January 2013
04:31 GMT |
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The hacker Davy Jones continues to target high-profile websites from Sri Lanka. His latest victim is the official website of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (investsrilanka.com).
The site’s entire database, including the details of over 2,000 investors and other “important” documents, has been... |
25 January 2013
04:28 GMT |
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The development team at Techland is giving gamers another chance to take a look at the gameplay of the upcoming Dead Island: Riptide via a new trailer designed to show off action set pieces and the new defense hub battles.
The video is packed with zombie fights and is based on an alpha version of the game, which mea... |
25 January 2013
04:24 GMT |
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Facebook is pulling a "Twitter" and has started blocking third-party apps from accessing its friends data. Well, it started blocking them more often, Facebook has never been forthcoming about that data. But, up until recently at least, Facebook directed its ire towards the bigger players, Google, Twitter and so on.... |
25 January 2013
04:22 GMT |
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Quite a while ago, Obie the morbidly obese Dachshund made headlines following his more or less willingly going on an extreme weight loss program. As reported, Obie was separated from his former owners and entrusted to Nora Vanatta, who did her best to help this pooch shed some of the pounds that were taking their t... |
25 January 2013
04:22 GMT |
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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm will drastically improve the Replay system, allowing players to watch them in sync, start playing as one of the factions in the game, or even recover matches that were interrupted due to technical problems and other such things. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty brought the real-time str... |
25 January 2013
04:13 GMT |
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Users from Turkmenistan who have attempted to access websites such as YouTube.tm, Gmail.tm, MSDN.tm, Intel.tm, Xbox.tm, Orkut.tm or Google.tm over the past few hours have been greeted with a defacement message posted by hackers.
Cyber News reports that this is the work of Iranian hackers.
The sites themselves... |
25 January 2013
04:11 GMT |
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The cheapest Windows Phone 8 handset is expected to arrive in the UK in the next few weeks. The smartphone is already available for purchase in several countries, including China, Hong Kong and Thailand. Russia is the only European country that received the budget-friendly Windows Phone 8 device, but Nokia promised ... |
25 January 2013
04:07 GMT |
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Since micro-ATX motherboards are sufficient for computers with processing and graphics capabilities high enough to easily handle any game, Fractal Design figured it would be a good idea to launch a small case for compact but mighty PCs.
The newest result of its R&D efforts is called Arc Midi R2 and is designed with... |
25 January 2013
03:57 GMT |
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While gearing up for the launch of its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is also exploring new options aimed at expanding the market share of its platform, such as licensing it to other handset vendors.
RIM’s CEO Thorsten Heins said that in a recent interview w... |
25 January 2013
03:53 GMT |
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Scotty Maloney, a junior at Unionville Community High School in Bedford County, Tennessee, has become Homecoming King after all the nominees for the award stepped down. Maloney suffers from Williams Syndrome, which impedes his speech and learning. As the homecoming dance was nearing, the senior who had been voted Ki... |
25 January 2013
03:50 GMT |
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With iOS 6.1 Beta 4 set to expire on Monday, Apple will either have to release a new beta or even the GM (Gold Master) build. Hackers Cyril (@pod2g), David Wang (@planetbeing), Nikias Bassen (@pimskeks), and @MuscleNerd are anxiously awaiting its release.
A Gold Master release is most likely as Apple seems to have w... |
25 January 2013
03:50 GMT |
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McDonald's has just made it public news that, in an effort to green up its working agenda, it will make sure that the seafood served in all of its restaurants across the United States comes from sustainable sources alone.
Just for the record, this makes McDonald's the country's first national restaur... |
25 January 2013
03:48 GMT |
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Microsoft continues its efforts to promote specific apps in the Windows Store with a new temporary section that showcases “apps for kids.”
The category comes with software solutions specifically aimed at children, including games, drawing software and education tools.
“Need help keeping the kids b... |
25 January 2013
03:47 GMT |
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Earlier this week, we learned that cybercriminals were sending out fake DocuSign emails in an effort to trick users into installing a piece of malware on their computers. Now, DocuSign is warning customers about a new variant of the malicious campaign.
Initially, the malware-spreading emails impersonating DocuSign n... |
25 January 2013
03:44 GMT |
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Imangi Studios launched yesterday the Android version of their second installment in the Temple Run series.
With almost 50k downloads on Google Play Store in the first day, Temple Run 2 promises to be one of the most popular games for Android devices.
One day after its official release, Imangi Studios delivered th... |
25 January 2013
03:35 GMT |
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Half-Life is without a doubt one of the most influential titles in the history of gaming and now it's also available on Linux, with a 14-year delay. Half-Life is based on a heavily modified Quake engine and has both Direct3D and OpenGL capabilities. A Linux release would have been possible a long time ago, but ... |
25 January 2013
03:33 GMT |
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Crytek has released an official statement after buying the Homefront franchise from THQ, confirming that the acquisition won't affect the work that its UK studio is already doing on the upcoming Homefront 2.
Homefront 1 wasn't that successful and forced THQ to partner with another developer, Crytek, to cre... |
25 January 2013
03:33 GMT |
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Vine is now available for iPhone and iPad. A Twitter-owned service, Vine is touted as the best way to see and share life in motion. “Create short, beautiful, looping videos in a simple and fun way for your friends and family to see,” says Vine Labs.
Vine is a simple social networking app that lets you cr... |
25 January 2013
03:29 GMT |
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Developer 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft are planning to introduce a new multiplayer update for Halo 4 on Monday, which will come complete with two extra specializations for players to try out and with a Griffball-only playlist. The new playlist is separate from all others and that means gamers who don&rsquo... |
25 January 2013
03:29 GMT |
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This week, week 7 of Operation Ababil 2, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters haven’t stopped after taking down the public website of 10 US banks. Instead, according to Hilf-ol-Fozoul, they've continued the attacks and added 14 new financial institutions to their target list.
The list of organizations... |
25 January 2013
03:23 GMT |
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Light emitting diodes (LED) were a luxury a few years ago, but they have since disposed of this disadvantage, which is why cold cathode fluorescent lights have been steadily drifting away.
CCFL was the technology used in most monitors and TVs, both because of their price and the fact that they didn't have any ... |
25 January 2013
03:21 GMT |
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A man living in the northern regions of Mexico recently reached the conclusion that his neighbor's three dogs were simply too loud and too annoying for him to be able to stand them much longer.
Thus, he decided to take matters into his own hands and ended up killing the dogs and barbecuing them.
To make matt... |
25 January 2013
03:14 GMT |
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Computer maker ASUS has made available for download a new firmware update for its PadFone 2 smartphone-tablet combo, currently listed on the company’s website as version 10.4.11.13.
The new software update arrives less than a month after the previous firmware version was made available for the device, as Andr... |
25 January 2013
03:06 GMT |
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Dota 2 has just received a brand new update which includes not just the traditional bug fixes and improvements to existing mechanics, but also adds a new hero – the Troll Warlord – as well as a new All Random setting to the matchmaking system plus a tournament calendar view to the Watch tab. Dota 2 may s... |
25 January 2013
03:05 GMT |
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The newly launched DmC: Devil May Cry is performing well on the Japanese market and has managed to take the number one in the video game chart while the hardware side of the market is still dominated by the Nintendo-made 3DS.
The LL version of the handheld, offering players a bigger screen and more battery time, sol... |
25 January 2013
02:58 GMT |
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Apple has handed developers a new seed of OS X 10.8.3, the third upcoming maintenance update for users of its Mountain Lion operating system. Developers say the build further makes improvements to Wi-Fi connections.
Released via the OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility, OS X 10.8.3 build 12D58 asks tester... |
25 January 2013
02:54 GMT |
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The news has broken that, according to information made available to the general public by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a new strain of stomach bug is now spreading across the country.
Thus, several of the country's residents were left with no choice except seek medical assistance followi... |
25 January 2013
02:54 GMT |
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Version 0.9.16 of the Ebook reader and management software Calibre was announced on January 18, 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... |
25 January 2013
02:52 GMT |
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Two of the Anonymous hackers from the United Kingdom, involved back in 2010 in the distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks against PayPal, have been sentenced to prison by the Southwark Crown Court in London.
Christopher Weatherhead, who pleaded not guilty in November 2012, has been sentenced to 1.5 years in pr... |
25 January 2013
02:48 GMT |
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Chinese company Huawei has already confirmed a sequel to one of the slimmest Android smartphones available on the market, the Ascend P1.
Dubbed Huawei Ascend P2, the smartphone aims to be among the sleekest handsets on the market, though by the time it goes on sale, other brands will probably take the crown for worl... |
25 January 2013
02:47 GMT |
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Since quantity over quality doesn't seem to cut it anymore, Acer is doing all it can to add value and appeal to its most relevant products. What we've just learned is precisely what products will get this consideration.
Up until 2008-2009, Acer lived mostly off netbooks, since they were cheap but just goo... |
25 January 2013
02:44 GMT |
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Video game publisher SEGA says that Bayonetta will be launched on the PlayStation Network service from Sony on January 29 in the United States and one day later on the European market.
The price for gamers in North America is set at 19.99 dollars while those in Europe will have to pay 14.99 Euro.
Bayonetta is a new... |
25 January 2013
02:38 GMT |
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Mary Kay Beckman of Las Vegas, Nevada is suing the dating website Match.com for pairing her up with a man that then tried to kill her.
In her suit, filed on Friday, she is claiming $10 million (€7.5) for the company failing to provide her information on the level of danger she is in by joining and meeting anoth... |
25 January 2013
02:35 GMT |
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After confirming that it's going to release Resident Evil: Revelations onto the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U after launching it on the Nintendo 3DS last year, Capcom has now revealed that a PS Vita version won't be made. Resident Evil: Revelations impressed quite a lot of 3DS owners back in early 2012 and ... |
25 January 2013
02:34 GMT |
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Roughly one week from now, all the info we wanted to learn on the upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform and smartphones from Research In Motion should be official, just as the company announced a few months back.
In the meantime, however, we still have no specific confirmation on what the upcoming devices will look like,... |
25 January 2013
02:34 GMT |
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Microsoft recently announced that it would retire the Windows Live Messenger application on March 15, but according to some new reports, the iOS application has already been discontinued.
It appears that Microsoft’s recent announcement only concerned the Windows platform, as the iOS application is no longer av... |
25 January 2013
02:33 GMT |
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On January 24, François François Dupoux announced a new release of his popular SystemRescueCd Linux-based operating system for rescue and recovery tasks. SystemRescueCd 3.3.0 comes with important changes and improvements, but the most prominent one is the switch to a new version of the LTS Linux kernel... |
25 January 2013
02:29 GMT |
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It’s only been two weeks since Google announced the Chrome Beta channel for its Android browser and the application already received several updates that fix a bunch of bugs.
Today, Google released the new Chrome Beta 25.0.1364.47, which is now available for download on the company’s app store. The updat... |
25 January 2013
02:22 GMT |
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A new flavor of the Skype application is now available for download through the official channels, namely version 3.1.0.6458, which was meant to provide owners of Android tablets with a new feature, which is portrait calling. Furthermore, the new flavor of the mobile client arrives on devices with more localization... |
25 January 2013
02:17 GMT |
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Peter Klein, chief financial officer, revealed in the company’s conference call with analysts that users started the migration to a newer Windows version, showing signs that the Windows XP transition could be completed before mid-2014.
Microsoft will stop providing support for Windows XP in April 2014, so cons... |
25 January 2013
02:08 GMT |
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South Africa was recently hit by heavy rain which caused the Limpopo river to flood the regions found in its proximity. Due to the fact that this river also flooded a local crocodile farm, as many as 15,000 such reptiles have managed to escape.
More precisely, the reptiles were able to make a swim for it after some... |
25 January 2013
02:06 GMT |
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With only a month left until Mobile World Congress 2013 grand opening, handset manufacturers around the world are making the last preparations for their big announcements that will weigh heavily on their financial stats in the first half of the year.
HTC is one of the important brands that, sometimes, think it&rsquo... |
25 January 2013
01:57 GMT |
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Peter Klein, Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft, said during the conference call with financial analysts that the company expects Windows 8 to perform better this year, but he emphasized that the operating system is already selling very well, with 60 million copies delivered so far.One of the most interesting state... |
25 January 2013
01:36 GMT |
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Verizon customers are probably still disappointed by the fact that their carrier was not able to secure an agreement with Nokia that will allow them to purchase the Lumia 920 on their favorite network.
However, this is about to get fixed as rumors suggest the Big Red and Nokia are planning to launch a new Windows Ph... |
25 January 2013
01:23 GMT |
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The Redmond-based technology titan Microsoft has recorded total revenues of $21.46 billion (€16 billion) for the fourth quarter of the 2012 calendar year and the second quarter of the 2013 fiscal year.The company reported a net profit of $6.38 billion (€4.7 billion), a slight decrease over the $6.62 billion... |
25 January 2013
01:14 GMT |
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