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Waze social GPS & traffic, a universal iPhone & iPad app that offers community-based traffic and navigation, has recently been updated to include alerts for the cheapest gas stations around you. Neat, huh?With gas prices skyrocketing every year, having a tool like Waze in your pocket is truly essential for any driver... |
28 June 2012
21:01 GMT |
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Los Angeles-based company, Modbook Inc., has finally announced the specifications of its highly-anticipated Modbook Pro tablet-PC. The device will come to the market this year, and it will probably be one of the most powerful tablets in the world. Years ago, Andreas E. Haas founded Modbook Inc. with the dream of bui... |
28 June 2012
21:01 GMT |
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Apple has released documentation that allows anyone to learn the system requirements and basic troubleshooting steps to resolve FaceTime for Mac activation, as well as usage issues. You don’t need to wait for Mountain Lion to launch to be able to do some face-time with your friends and family. You can do it ri... |
28 June 2012
19:41 GMT |
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James Spafford, who is the community manager at Media Molecule working on Little Big Planet, has said during a session at GDC Taipei that, when the game was first launched, “share” was less important than “play” and “create” because social media was still in its early days.
Since ... |
28 June 2012
19:41 GMT |
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The Last of Us, the upcoming survival game from Naughty Dog, won’t feature support for a cooperative mode during its story campaign, even if there are always two characters on the screen, in the form of protagonists Joel and Ellie. The Last of Us was revealed to the world late last year and received an impress... |
28 June 2012
19:41 GMT |
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Market research firm Frost & Sullivan has released a report praising Apple’s decision to roll out iTunes Store in 12 new countries across Asia, calling the move crucial to long term growth for the Mac maker. “Already available in Japan, Australia and New Zealand, now consumers with credit cards in Brunei... |
28 June 2012
18:41 GMT |
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Once the initial survival phase is done and dusted, there are two big choices to make in Sins of a Solar Empire – Rebellion as far as I am concerned: do I choose to develop capital ships or smaller vessels and do I take more resources or develop culture?I used to think that the first question was the more impor... |
28 June 2012
18:41 GMT |
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Sergey Brin crashed his own event yesterday to showcase one of the most exciting Google products in a while, Project Glass, the computer glasses. Google showcased the idea a while ago and showed a few prototypes. Googlers were spotted wearing the devices at various points. But Google wanted something special for I/O... |
28 June 2012
18:11 GMT |
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In addition to announcing the one year anniversary of Office 365, Microsoft unveiled a free service offering being put in place for students, teachers and faculty, namely Office 365 for education. The new service was designed to deliver the familiarity of Office — Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote, ... |
28 June 2012
18:11 GMT |
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Microsoft showed increased interest in virtualization lately, aiming to improve the experience its enterprise customers have in the area, while also setting to provide enhanced such capabilities to end-users as well. Currently, more and more people use multiple devices every day, including Windows-based computers th... |
28 June 2012
17:41 GMT |
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The creator of the Resident Evil series of undead fighting video games has expressed his admiration for the open-world genre and for its most recent success, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which was a critical and commercial success in late 2011. Shinji Mikami, who is now working with Bethesda, has told the PSM3 magaz... |
28 June 2012
17:31 GMT |
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Rockstar has confirmed that the first proper downloadable content pack for Max Payne 3, in the form of Local Justice, is out next week on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms, and later next month on the PC. Max Payne 3 came out last month on the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles and a few weeks later on the PC. Rockst... |
28 June 2012
17:21 GMT |
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Almost half a year ago, Food Network star Paula Deen announced that she'd been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, which would require her to ditch some of the food habits she'd acquired throughout the years. The results of her new diet are already very obvious. The 65-year-old star is featured on the cover of... |
28 June 2012
16:41 GMT |
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One of the leaders of well-known AAA developer Epic Games believes that the freemium business model is the future for video games globally and that soon well-funded Western companies will begin creating titles custom made for the big and unexplored Asian market.
Tim Sweeney, the chief executive officer and one of th... |
28 June 2012
16:31 GMT |
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On Monday, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Yammer, a leading provider of enterprise social networks, in an attempt to improve its presence in this market segment. The two companies have entered a definitive agreement through which Microsoft will purchase Yammer for $1.2 billion in cash. Moreover, the Redmond-... |
28 June 2012
16:31 GMT |
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The same as Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 was built from the ground up to provide increased security capabilities to its users. The platform, set to become commercially available sometime in the fourth quarter of the current year, will provide increased device and application management capabilities as well, to offer ... |
28 June 2012
16:11 GMT |
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Ke$ha was never one to fret much over what people say of her, and this is crystal clear from her latest tattoo, which she's showing off on her Twitter page. “Suck it,” it reads. Having once declared herself a fan of DIY tattoos, the pop star turned to a professional for help with her latest piece, ... |
28 June 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Windows Phone 8 does not bring changes only to the interface and to the overall end-user experience, but it also delivers a new set of goodies for enterprises. With the new platform, Microsoft adopted a better management approach, offering two options in the area, for increased transparency and improved results. ... |
28 June 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Ubisoft has released a statement about Ghost Recon: Future Soldier on the PC platform, promising that it’s going to launch a variety of updates in order to solve the wide array of bugs encountered by players.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier came out on consoles last month and, after a sudden delay, finally made it... |
28 June 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Softpedia is the first to announce today, June 28th, that the second Alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) operating system is now available for download. As usual, we've grabbed a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 12.10 development. What�... |
28 June 2012
15:22 GMT |
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With Chrome for Android now being a full-fledged product, Google is starting to showcase just what the web can do on mobile devices by launching several Chrome Experiments for the mobile web.
Chrome Experiments is a gallery of interesting stuff that can be done using web technologies exclusively.
The new mobile ve... |
28 June 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Final Fantasy XIV is set to receive one final set of updates before the team working on it at publisher Square Enix shifts its efforts fully to the development of the 2.0 version of the game, currently set to be launched at some point later in2012 or early next year. Speaking directly to the community that continues... |
28 June 2012
15:01 GMT |
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This week, Microsoft made available for download a second beta version of its User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), in conjunction with kicking off the 2012 TechEd EMEA conference in Amsterdam. Through this release, the Redmond-based software giant is making it simple for companies to come up with more flexible wo... |
28 June 2012
14:52 GMT |
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Canonical released earlier today, June 28th, the second Alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) operating system. Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 2 is powered by Linux kernel 3.5 and features the Beta versions of the upcoming Mozilla Firefox 14.0 web browser and Mozilla Thunderbird 14.0 email client. Ubunt... |
28 June 2012
14:45 GMT |
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The Olsen twins, Mary Kate and Ashley, have long established themselves as trendy fashionistas and, most importantly, groundbreaking fashion designers. Their latest offering is a fur backpack hailed as the hottest accessory for the perfect outfit. One year ago, the Olsens came out with an alligator backpack through ... |
28 June 2012
14:41 GMT |
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Canonical released today, June 28th, the second Alpha version of the upcoming Kubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal)8 operating system. Dubbed Quantal Quetzal, Kubuntu 12.10 Alpha 2 is powered by Linux kernel 3.5 and is built on top of the KDE Software Compilation 4.9 Beta 2 desktop environment. The second Alpha of Kubun... |
28 June 2012
14:40 GMT |
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Three years after launching a 10-inch iPad that soon became the benchmark for the entire tablet industry, Apple could be on track to unleash hell on earth for competitors by launching a smaller version catering to even broader audiences. According to a new research by Strategy Analytics, if these rumors hold any wat... |
28 June 2012
14:31 GMT |
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One of Microsoft’s new marketing brochures for Halo 4 has just been leaked on the web and, besides highlighting details we already knew about, it mentions the Spartan Ops downloadable content strategy, whose first season will see 50 missions be released throughout 10 weeks, thereby adding 12 hours of gameplay t... |
28 June 2012
14:21 GMT |
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On Wednesday, Microsoft celebrated one year of Office 365, a product designed to offer businesses an edge, and which already managed to attract a lot of companies all around the world. The product was launched in New York City one year ago, when Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer did say that it was bound to become... |
28 June 2012
14:07 GMT |
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In light of the recent “stunts” Madonna pulled on her MDNA Tour stops, it was to be expected for her to become topic of discussion on E!'s Fashion Police, which is precisely what happened the other day, as the video below will confirm. The Fashion Police squad featured Kylie Minogue as special guest... |
28 June 2012
14:01 GMT |
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One of the major complaints about Android has been fragmentation. Even now, it's easy to illustrate, only a small percentage of devices run Android 4.0 that was announced last fall, most run Android 2.3, which is more than a year old. This on the verge of the next major version, Android 4.1, being launched.
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28 June 2012
13:51 GMT |
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It's been just one day of Google I/O and there have been plenty of announcements. With Google launching new tablets, spheres, and having people jump out of plans wearing its futuristic computer glasses, some of the less glamorous stuff got a bit pushed to the back. That doesn't make it any less important.... |
28 June 2012
12:41 GMT |
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A paper appearing in the latest online issue of the esteemed journal Annals of Internal Medicine argues that modern hospitals are so noisy that they actually make it harder for patients committed in these institutions to recover from their wounds or other afflictions. Sleep is definitely one of the most important as... |
28 June 2012
12:04 GMT |
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The success of the Skylanders toys and video game has been big enough to surprise Activision, the company that published it. Noah Kircher-Allen, who is a product specialist working at Activision, has told VideoGamer that, “When you launch any new IP you always hope it’s going to be big.” He added,... |
28 June 2012
12:01 GMT |
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HyperComments is a plugin for the WordPress platform, implementing new ideas when it comes to user feedback and site comments. Hanging around the WordPress plugin index, you'll see lots of add-ons for tweaking the default commenting system. Right on this premise, of developers and webmasters not happy with the ... |
28 June 2012
12:01 GMT |
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Making it easier for people to quit tobacco, nicotine and cigarettes could result in millions renouncing the habit within a very short time frame. A lot of people are afraid of the period of adaptation they need to undergo in order to quit smoking. A vaccine could help in this regard, experts say. A team of scientis... |
28 June 2012
11:57 GMT |
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Officials at the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) are pleased to announce that their next-generation design for the Modular Space Vehicle (MSV) has just been approved, based on the conclusions of a two-day Spacecraft Baseline Interim Design Review. The assessment completed the Spacecraft Bus Critical Design Review... |
28 June 2012
11:49 GMT |
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Well-known mini-PC manufacturer Shuttle has reportedly just announced the new Slim PC model XS35. This one comes with an Intel Atom D2700 dual-core processor, but it has AMD’s Radeon HD 7410M graphics card to help deliver acceptable 3D graphics. Intel’s Atom D2700 is a dual-core Cedar Trail processor wit... |
28 June 2012
11:41 GMT |
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Lana Del Rey is slowly establishing herself as one of those artists who love (love!) making short films instead of traditional music videos. Her latest, for “National Anthem,” is no exception. The video represents Lana's own take on an episode of American history that is still painful to think of to... |
28 June 2012
11:29 GMT |
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Recent observations of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b, conducted using the American space agency's Hubble and Swift space telescopes, reveal significant changes taking place in the atmosphere surrounding this alien world. One of the most remarkable things about this exoplanet is that it orbits at a distance of... |
28 June 2012
11:24 GMT |
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Gameloft has released The Amazing Spider-Man for iOS devices with a hefty price tag and graphics to back it. Touted as the official game app of this highly-anticipated 2012 blockbuster, the title puts players in Spidey’s shoes to play through the movie's storyline and face off against the Lizard and rampa... |
28 June 2012
11:21 GMT |
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Along with Android 4.1 and its very own tablet, Google also updated several key Android apps, like Maps and YouTube. The new YouTube app is quite impressive and a lot slicker than the previous version.
It's also lighter and cleaner. But, in what is surely becoming a trend, the app is Android 4.0-exclusive, lik... |
28 June 2012
11:21 GMT |
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Well-known memory company ADATA has just launched the new XPG SX910 Series SSD, on its official website. The new drive comes with even faster transfer rates than its older brothers, that we reported about here. The company is proud to say that its new XPG SX910 Series SSD comes with a 7 percent increased capacity ov... |
28 June 2012
11:11 GMT |
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Lady Gaga is known for maintaining a very close relationship with her fans (as close as possible for such a huge star), so it's no wonder she chose to debut a new song in concert, as a special gift to them. Check it out above.It's called “Princess Die” and it's a sad ballad about having sui... |
28 June 2012
11:09 GMT |
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After developing a complex historical record of seismic events in the regions around New Zealand, a team of experts determined that the nation is subjected to a 30 percent chance of experiencing a devastating earthquake within the next 50 years or so. The idea that large temblors occur regularly in this area was firs... |
28 June 2012
11:03 GMT |
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If you don't know what “Evil Dead” is, you're probably too young to be reading this. To honor the film franchise that wrote the horror history and inspired countless other films, Daniel Kanemoto has created the most awesome animated short film ever. Inspired by a similar project by another fra... |
28 June 2012
11:02 GMT |
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The JetStream 24-Port Gigabit L2 managed switch with 4 combo SFP slots, or TL-SG3424 product name from TP-Link, is the latest addition to our firmware category. Designed to help businesses manage components over a vast majority of network configurations, the TL-SG3424 switch delivers not only links between conn... |
28 June 2012
11:01 GMT |
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“Easy Money” (or “Snabba Cash” as it was initially called) is just one of those films that has been around for a very long time before it came out on the US market. Starring Joel Kinnaman, it just got a new trailer – with Martin Scorsese's stamp of approval. The Weinstein Company ... |
28 June 2012
10:49 GMT |
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Many fake emails that are part of spam campaigns can be spotted from a mile as being malicious, but experts have found that cybercriminals are working on improving them and making them more realistic. The SERT research team over at Solutionary have analyzed a classic FedEx spam message and have detailed not only the... |
28 June 2012
10:48 GMT |
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Californian officials made it public news that, as compared to the national average, this year more snakes ended up biting humans.
What makes matters even worse is that some of said snakes were venomous, so one could argue that the threats to public health and safety are quite considerable.
Specialists are that t... |
28 June 2012
10:39 GMT |
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Valve culminated day three of its Pyromania update for Team Fortress 2 with the long-awaited Meet the Pyro short film, but the studio has also revealed quite a few new items and weapons that are now available in the game.
Team Fortress 2 has continued to draw in players for quite some time thanks to Valve’s wi... |
28 June 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Video game developer and publisher Atari has announced that it has plans to celebrate its 40th anniversary both by showing off the glorious history of the company and by getting fans a chance to win a number of interesting prizes.
A complex infographic created by Atari shows the important milestones in the history ... |
28 June 2012
10:28 GMT |
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Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs) are extremely sensitive devices, capable of handling structures such as DNA strands and single atoms, and also built atom-level structures. This is done through a probe called a cantilever, which is coated in gold. A new study shows the metal may not be necessary.
According to investi... |
28 June 2012
10:22 GMT |
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Apple is not the only one to boast about gorgeous 3D buildings in its map app, Google is not far behind. It may no longer be the default map app on iOS devices, but Google is making sure that iPhone users know what they're missing out on.
Google Earth has been the traditional way of checking out our planet in t... |
28 June 2012
10:11 GMT |
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It seems that famous mainboard manufacturer ASUS, also known for its powerful routers, gaming notebooks and innovative tablets, had a very tough time building the Nexus 7 for Google. Google’s Andy Rubin reportedly said that there is almost no profit margin for the device, “It just basically gets through.... |
28 June 2012
10:11 GMT |
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As we also reported the other day, Jeremy Renner is featured in the latest issue of Empire Magazine, with a spread and interview meant to promote his upcoming “The Bourne Legacy,” which he describes as a “huge responsibility.” Just coming off of “The Avengers,” Renner's futu... |
28 June 2012
10:11 GMT |
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Considering the large number of data breaches that have affected universities in the past months, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that many educational institutions fail to properly protect their infrastructures. This is reinforced by a new study made by TechWeekEurope on the SSL security of the websites owned by ... |
28 June 2012
10:01 GMT |
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After spending a long time in development and going through a variety of beta tests in recent months, Guild Wars 2 has finally received a release date of August 28.
Guild Wars 2 is set to revitalize the MMORPG scene by offering an online experience that doesn’t require players to pay a monthly fee or interact ... |
28 June 2012
10:00 GMT |
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Rovio, the creator of the very successful Angry Birds franchise, believes that when it comes to casual games reviews are less important for the normal gamer than the information that he/she gets from other players via word of mouth.
Teemu Huuhtanen, who is a vice president at Rovio, has said during a presentation at... |
28 June 2012
09:58 GMT |
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Published at the beginning of this month, Ozzie Zehner's book, “Green Illusions,” does exactly what its title suggests: it brings down a long-lasting myth that green industries and renewable energy sources are the way to go if we are to make this world a better place. In 464 pages, the scholar cond... |
28 June 2012
09:51 GMT |
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In a new study, scientists at the Stanford University have significantly increased the performances displayed by Thomas Edison's nickel-iron (NiFe) battery. The improvement is so significant that the team believes the new version of the battery may be used to power electric vehicles.
This type of battery was f... |
28 June 2012
09:48 GMT |
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Google’s new 7” tablet is already available in the corporation’s own online store. The pre-order prices vary in different areas of the world, as Google identifies the location of your IP address. The company will reportedly ship the desired toy in about 2 or 3 weeks from the pre-order date. In the... |
28 June 2012
09:31 GMT |
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The company making batteries for the next-generation iPhone is reportedly having some trouble churning out the necessary volumes in time for Apple’s planned unveiling this fall. The tidbit originates from China’s Sina.com, which Brian White can read without a problem. The logograms told the analyst that ... |
28 June 2012
09:30 GMT |
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If you saw “Warrior” with Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton and thought to yourself, “hey, this movie could use a bit more Kevin James,” today's your lucky day. Above is the trailer for “Here Comes the Boom.” On a more serious note, this new Sony comedy has nothing in common with t... |
28 June 2012
09:23 GMT |
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Google+ is finally getting an Events feature. That's not much of a surprise, everyone knew it was coming. What is a surprise is that the feature is not just a "me-too" effort, it's a much better implementation of an Events-type feature than any major social network or even dedicated sites have done so far.
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28 June 2012
09:21 GMT |
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Phone-based multi-factor authentication provider PhoneFactor released the results of a survey aimed at identifying how much sensitive information companies send via email, but also how well they protect it. The figures are not optimistic at all, in most of the cases an email username and a password being the only sec... |
28 June 2012
09:19 GMT |
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Scientists have recently used the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express orbiter to study rocks that were thrown out of large craters by powerful impacts that occurred long ago. The results of their investigation revealed that the Red Planet was rich in water until about 1 billion years after forming. In o... |
28 June 2012
09:18 GMT |
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Specialists from the SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York recently investigated how traffic jams can affect the health of those stuck in them and of those living close to intensely circulated highways.
Their findings, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immuno... |
28 June 2012
09:00 GMT |
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Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis are no longer together and yes, he did cheat on her with countless women, but the fault for the split lies all at Vanessa's door. He only cheated because she made him miserable, a new report in Us Weekly tries to argue. Ever since before they confirmed their decision to go their... |
28 June 2012
08:52 GMT |
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Google Maps just got a lot more useful on the go. Google had a brand new version of the Android app ready for the Google I/O conference and the updates are quite impressive. One thing that Google is boasting about is offline access.
This is actually a big thing, users can now download the mapping data for any regio... |
28 June 2012
08:51 GMT |
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Facebook employees in charge with the company’s iOS division are said to be coding hard to spit out an Objective-C version of the Facebook application for iPhones and iPads. The switch from HTML5 is said to have a single purpose: speed. Two Facebook engineers who asked to remain anonymous (for obvious reasons)... |
28 June 2012
08:46 GMT |
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Getting a first-person puzzle platformer right is a hard thing to do and, given the fact that Valve has already achieved so much with its Portal series, many companies have given up on trying to break into the genre. Fortunately, Airtight Games and Kim Swift, one of Portal 1’s co-creators, have tried to compet... |
28 June 2012
08:41 GMT |
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A collaboration of scientists from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and an industry partner were recently able to reverse diabetes in mice using stem cells. This is the first time this type of treatment was demonstrated successfully.
If these results are confirmed and duplicated, then there is a very real p... |
28 June 2012
08:38 GMT |
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Google Chrome has made its big debut on Android. Well, its debut was a few months ago, but it is now stable and even the default browser on upcoming Android 4.1 devices. People that have been using it so far can now update to the stable version.
Granted, Chrome for Android is a bit behind the desktop version. It... |
28 June 2012
08:31 GMT |
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The Western Australian Auditor General has released its 2012 Information Systems Audit Report which reveals that most government organizations still have a hard time implementing efficient security measures.
First, the audit focused on the security of online transactions. The figures show that five out of nine agenc... |
28 June 2012
08:28 GMT |
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Whitney Houston fans will be happy to know that a brand new video for one of the tracks she worked on before her sudden death in February this year has just been released. You can see it above. The diva's final project was a film called “Sparkle,” in which American Idol alum Jordin Sparks also star... |
28 June 2012
08:06 GMT |
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Developer Red 5 Studios has announced that its Firefall MMO now has more than 500,000 registered members and that the company is now ready to reveal the PC system requirements for the game, which will allow a large number of players to get and play the title.
The minimum system requirements are:
Windows XP either t... |
28 June 2012
08:03 GMT |
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Although being able to turn the lights in your home or at the office without actually having to stand up and hit the switch is nothing new – all hail remote controls –, it seems that soon enough you will be able to perform this task by using your smartphone.
Thus, researchers developed a new lightbulb t... |
28 June 2012
08:00 GMT |
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S21sec experts notice two major improvements implemented by malware authors into the infamous Citadel Trojan. Its encryption algorithm is changed, but it has also been fitted with a mechanism that detects if it’s executed inside a virtual machine or a sandbox.
The enhancements have already been seen in the wil... |
28 June 2012
07:46 GMT |
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One of the most popular maps in Call of Duty: Black Ops – Nuketown – will return in the upcoming Black Ops II but it will only be available to those who pre-order the game, at least according to various signs in retail stores.
Call of Duty: Black Ops impressed through its top-notch multiplayer map design... |
28 June 2012
07:41 GMT |
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If you ever wanted to check out the weather in the other camp, now you have a chance to do so without actually buying a Droid. Just download and install the alpha release of BlueStacks’ Android App Player and test it all out on your Mac. Released on OS X after a successful Windows debut, the Android App Player... |
28 June 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Specialists in Cuba have been working on bettering local crops for quite some time now. Their end-goal is to develop vegetables that show extreme resilience to the effects of climate change, and apparently they are well on the path of reaching it.
Rumor has it that the Cuban government is well aware of how the futu... |
28 June 2012
07:41 GMT |
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After a couple of months of just standing by and waiting for more on the sci-fi thriller / action movie “Looper,” we finally have our hands on a brand new, extended international trailer. Check it out above. The film sees Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Joe, a paid hitman, who specializes in killing mafia men f... |
28 June 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Users who want to access their Google Drive files on the go will be able to do so on their iOS device soon enough. Google has opened the software development kit (SDK) to Apple platforms, in addition to Android. A fresh post on the Google Developers Blog specifically states, “Today, we're announcing full ... |
28 June 2012
07:37 GMT |
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The first stable version of Chrome for Android has been released. It runs on Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich or later and can be downloaded from Google Play store. Based on the desktop version, Chrome for Android follows the same principles of speed and simplicity. Omnibox is still the main component as it caters to... |
28 June 2012
07:31 GMT |
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Kaz Hirai, who is the current president of Sony, has announced that he has retired from his role as chairman and representative director of Sony Computer Entertainment, completing his move to the highest level of the company. Hirai is currently both president and chief executive officer and the former holder of the ... |
28 June 2012
07:30 GMT |
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With the Atlantic Hurricane Season underway for a few weeks, Tropical Storm Debby is the fourth atmospheric event to be intense enough to receive a name. It formed on June 23, in the central parts of the Gulf of Mexico and has already drenched Florida in massive amounts of precipitations.
The image above was snapped... |
28 June 2012
07:28 GMT |
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Spam campaigns that rely on the reputation of an airline company are highly common, but it’s clear that they still record a success, otherwise spammers wouldn’t bother launching them. This Delta Airlines example is a classic, but the payload is somewhat different from what we’ve seen before.
An ema... |
28 June 2012
07:16 GMT |
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Crystal Dynamics, the developer of the upcoming Tomb Raider title, has confirmed that the game, which reboots the long-running franchise, will be followed by other adventures, practically confirming that a sequel is already planned.
The Tomb Raider series has been around for quite some time and saw quite a few reboo... |
28 June 2012
07:11 GMT |
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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, first rumored to be dating in April this year, are apparently getting very serious. They went on another date over the weekend and, as expected, details of the romantic outing have emerged online. For the record, Mila has already denied dating her former co-star and good friend, sayin... |
28 June 2012
06:57 GMT |
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As the London 2012 Olympics approach the numbers of spam messages and malicious operations launched by cybercriminals grow. Experts have come across at least three new scam versions that currently make the rounds.
The first one is a classic. It reads, “your name and email was randomly picked by Visa/Master Car... |
28 June 2012
06:51 GMT |
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Google unveiled quite a lot of things during the first day of Google I/O, several new devices, plenty of updates. But it couldn't cram everything into the keynote speech, or even in the subsequent announcements.
One of the new things that flew somewhat under the radar is an update to the Play Store website, wh... |
28 June 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Well-known mainboard manufacturer, Taiwanese company MSI, maker of the world’s fastest Ivy Bridge notebook that we reported about here, has just announced the new Wind Top AE2281G All-in-One (AIO) computer. The new AIO system from MSI is powered by a capable Intel Core i5 processor with four processing cores i... |
28 June 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Square Enix will avoid creating big AAA gaming projects in-house and is ready to work with outside companies in order to outsource a large part of development duties.
Motomu Toriyama, the game director who has worked on both Final Fantasy XIII and its XIII-2 sequel, has told the audience at GDC Taipei that, “W... |
28 June 2012
05:54 GMT |
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Given the fact that, throughout the years, Beijing has grown to have countless sewage treatment plants and other such waste management facilities, it is not difficult to guess that maintaining air quality here within reasonable limits is quite a challenge.
However, it seems that the government has succeeded in com... |
28 June 2012
05:53 GMT |
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In 2018, the American space agency plans to launch the next-generation James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Over the past year or so, things have begun moving along efficiently, as demonstrated by a new, successful test conducted on the large observatory's massive sunshield.
This component is of critical importa... |
28 June 2012
05:53 GMT |
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Symantec has identified a new crimeware kit that’s mainly designed to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks against companies, with the purpose of blackmailing them. It’s Dubbed Zemra, it costs only around $125 (100 EUR) and researchers believe that it has been active since June 25, 2012. ... |
28 June 2012
05:52 GMT |
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In accordance with rumors saying Apple will refresh iTunes, Bloomberg reports this week that Tim Cook & Co. will unveil a revamped version by the end of 2012, marking one of the biggest changes to the service since its debut almost a decade ago. Multiple rumors are swirling around discussing a potential iTunes refre... |
28 June 2012
05:51 GMT |
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WordPress 3.4 took quite a while to bake. Especially in the late stages, the team took its sweet time. But now that it's out, the updates are already coming.
WordPress 3.4.1 is here and, as you'd expect, it's a bug-fixing release. There's no new feature, but WordPress should be smoother and more... |
28 June 2012
05:41 GMT |
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Giving up radio TV seems like a bad idea to us, since nowadays everybody must pay some sort of fee to receive the TV signal, as opposed to the times when only the electrical bill was paid; however, we believe that this is a useful initiative. Gone are the times when independent TV stations could be started in Americ... |
28 June 2012
05:31 GMT |
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A resume from the lead programmer working at developer Ruffian Games suggests that the upcoming Ryse project from Crytek, based around motion tracking via the Microsoft-made Kinect, will have a number of multiplayer modes.
The resume says that Ruffian Games is working on “a multiplayer map for a first person, ... |
28 June 2012
05:31 GMT |
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Astronomers from the Leiden Observatory, in the Netherlands, developed a new technique for observing the atmospheres of extrasolar planets, which does not require the object to travel in between Earth and its parent star. The approach provides highly detailed information, the team explains.
The work, led by LO astr... |
28 June 2012
05:13 GMT |
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Apple posted a guide for the features in Mountain Lion Server, presenting general requirements and what’s included. Cupertino also details the means to obtain and install the software, as well as how to manage and optimize OS X Server for different environments. The lengthy documentation segment for OS X ... |
28 June 2012
05:11 GMT |
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The case against Kim Dotcom and MegaUpload is looking increasingly weak. The New Zealand High Court has found that the warrant used to raid Dotcom's house was illegal. What's more, having data taken from the house handed over to the FBI was also illegal.
What this means is that the FBI won't be able ... |
28 June 2012
05:11 GMT |
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Security researchers have found that the infamous Blackhole and other exploit kits have been fitted by malware authors with a mechanism that dynamically generates pseudo-random domains. Symantec experts have analyzed a variant of Blackhole which uses this technique in order to ensure that in case the location or th... |
28 June 2012
05:08 GMT |
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Romania's capital city, Bucharest, has long had a problem with stray dogs. However, Hilary Swank offers to lend a helping hand in dealing with this issue and advises local authorities to neuter, rather than kill the animals.
During a recent visit to Bucharest, she took a genuine interest in the projects the V... |
28 June 2012
04:58 GMT |
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Mission controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, announce that the Mars Odyssey spacecraft was finally returned to active duty on June 25, after suffering a glitch that sent it into a protective safe mode on June 8.
The vehicle has been operating in orbit around the Red Plan... |
28 June 2012
04:51 GMT |
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The launch of the much-awaited Pokemon Black & White 2 has managed to produce a new number one when it comes to the Japanese video game chart while the Nintendo 3DS handheld continues to hold on to its number one in the hardware space. For the week that ended on June 24, the Nintendo 3DS has managed to sell 68,056 u... |
28 June 2012
04:49 GMT |
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Display expert Ray Soneira (of DisplayMate) has issued his own take on the troubles surrounding Apple’s new 15-inch Retina display employed by the 2012 MacBook Pro with all-SSD storage and 8GB of RAM.
In a post on DisplayMate’s news area, Soneira points out that such issues are not restricted to IPS (in ... |
28 June 2012
04:43 GMT |
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Together with the Nexus 7 tablet launch, Internet giant Google has also presented the Nexus Q ball computer. This is literally a nice, ball-shaped device that’s running Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. Nexus Q’s reason for being is music and media sharing. The device is powered b... |
28 June 2012
04:41 GMT |
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The attorney who defended Casey Anthony on the trial that saw her accused of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, Jose Baez, says she's not guilty of murder – she's just dealing with “serious mental issues.” It's a wonder then that prosecutors never stopped to think whether ... |
28 June 2012
04:37 GMT |
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Dariusz Ganski, 27, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for hacking into public phone booths and making free calls worth around $15,000 (12,000 EUR).
According to prosecutors, cited by This Is Bristol, Ganski made around 648 calls, totaling 43 hours, by using a router to tap into a BT phone box in Kelston, No... |
28 June 2012
04:26 GMT |
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Developer Hi-Rez Studios has announced that its free-to-play multiplayer-oriented shooter Tribes: Ascend has been made available via the Steam digital distribution service from Valve, allowing gamers easier access to the experience.
There are now more than 1 million registered players for Tribes: Ascend and the numb... |
28 June 2012
04:15 GMT |
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has talked about the future of the gaming industry and, after revealing that Infinity Blade is actually his company’s most profitable title, emphasized the role of free-to-play games that are available across multiple platforms all over the world.
Epic Games is one of the largest ind... |
28 June 2012
04:13 GMT |
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Seeing how there are only 350 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, it is no wonder that the people working at the San Diego Zoo Safari are quite proud of their latest “settlers:” two cubs belonging to said species.
Just recently, the cubs were introduced for the first time to zoo visitors.
Together with ... |
28 June 2012
04:09 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces the development of a new type of flame-inhibiting coating, which should be able to prevent house furnishings from catching fire.
These furnishings – including furniture cushions, children's car seats, and c... |
28 June 2012
04:01 GMT |
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Useful especially for non-technical users, the new build simplifies even more the update process for software on your system, in order to keep exploitable vulnerabilities at bay. After spending four months in the beta stage of development, Secunia Personal Software Inspector 3.0 moved today to the stable releas... |
28 June 2012
03:59 GMT |
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Matt Bomer, the handsome star of “White Collar” and the more recent feature film “Magic Mike,” came out as gay in a speech he held in February this year. He did not place that much importance on the act of coming out, he says, because he doesn't believe it's that big a deal to begin ... |
28 June 2012
03:59 GMT |
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Just recently, high officials in Cambodia made public their decision to once again lease out four areas supposedly belonging to the country's protected lands, in an attempt to boost national economy.
Although environmentalists and members of the local communities keep protesting against such decisions, members... |
28 June 2012
03:49 GMT |
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After a lengthy wait, Valve has finally released the last in its series of Team Fortress 2 short films, this time introducing the mysterious Pyro.
Team Fortress 2 allows gamers to play online with others while controlling different characters.
Over the years, Valve has released themed updates for the game, which cu... |
28 June 2012
03:40 GMT |
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While spam campaigns launched by cybercriminals whose first language probably isn’t English still dominate the threat landscape, the number of schemes that are almost perfectly designed is constantly growing. Such is the case of the latest PayPal phishing emails. Hundreds of thousands of well-designed fake ema... |
28 June 2012
03:39 GMT |
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The second iOS 6 beta seeded to developers this week comes with a few enhancements and bug fixes for Apple TV, including the ability to move icons about, just as you would on an iPhone or iPad. The change is not documented in the release notes, apparently. Released in tandem with iOS 6 for portable iDevices, iOS 6 f... |
28 June 2012
03:31 GMT |
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Engineers at the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida, are seen in this image as they were conducting work to install replica shuttle main engine (RSME) number 2 on the orbiter Atlantis.
The spacecraft is currently located inside the Orbiter Processing Facility-1 (OPF-1). Three such replicas are scheduled to... |
28 June 2012
03:24 GMT |
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UK’s ActionFraud is advising internauts to beware of fake NatWest emails that purport to come from Stephen Hester, the head of RBS.
The messages are designed to steal sensitive information from unsuspecting customers who may actually believe that they will be locked out from their accounts, unless they comply ... |
28 June 2012
03:13 GMT |
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Mass Effect 3, the space-based action and role-playing mix from developer BioWare, has just received the Extended Cut downloadable content, but it seems that the team working on the game has more planned, although they are not ready to offer clear details.
Mike Gamble, who is one of the producers working on the Mass... |
28 June 2012
03:08 GMT |
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Rockstar Games has just deployed a brand new update for Max Payne 3 that solves a variety of issues with the game’s multiplayer mode on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and adds a few new fixes to the PC version of the game.
Max Payne 3 came out last month and, since then, quite a lot of people have enj... |
28 June 2012
03:08 GMT |
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There have been countless cases of stars discovered and promoted by Disney who hit a very rough patch with puberty and, as The Disney Channel President Gary Marsh puts it, went “off the rails.” Still, it's not Disney's responsibility to raise children, Marsh says in a new interview. Considering... |
28 June 2012
03:07 GMT |
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Just yesterday, during an event suggestively entitled “The Foundations of a Blue Economy,” the Center for American Progress (CAP) made a case of how important oceans are for the US economy and pinned down ways of making better use of this natural resource.
Apparently, for the time being, most citizens a... |
28 June 2012
03:04 GMT |
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During its annual developer-focused conference, Internet giant company Google has launched its first Android tablet. The new device has a 7” diagonal size and sports a 1280 by 800 pixel resolution. This is the first 7” tablet that’s being endorsed and marketed by one of the world’s biggest IT... |
28 June 2012
03:04 GMT |
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Steven Shiau has announced last night, June 27th, the immediate availability for download of the Clonezilla Live 1.2.12-67 Linux operating system.
Being based on the Debian Sid repository as of June 20th, 2012 and powered by Linux kernel 3.2.20-1, Clonezilla Live 1.2.12-67 includes updated software, bugfixes and mi... |
28 June 2012
02:57 GMT |
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Apple has rolled out its $99 / €80 set-top box to nine more countries after debuting its iTunes Store in even more territories across Asia this week. In Hong Kong, for instance, the device sells for HK $788. Checks with the company’s international online stores, retail stores, and authorized Apple reselle... |
28 June 2012
02:56 GMT |
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Developer Tecmo Koei and publisher Namco Bandai have announced that the new character for the upcoming Dead or Alive 5 will be Rig, a Canadian fighter who is well versed in a number of Tae Kwon Do styles.
The voice for Rig will be provided by Hiroki Touch.
The two companies have also officially announced that Bass ... |
28 June 2012
02:33 GMT |
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Epic Games has confirmed that it will finally unveil its Fortnite project next month, at the San Diego Comic-Con as part of a special panel focused on the game.
Fortnite was originally presented to the world through a short teaser trailer late last year. Since then, Epic has been silent, declining to reveal anything... |
28 June 2012
02:32 GMT |
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