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A new video has surfaced for Agni’s Philosophy, with the development team at Square Enix showing off the capabilities of the new Luminous engine. The video shows off animators from the studio quickly and easily changing aspects of the Square Enix trailer for Agni's Philosphy. Traditionally, this process i... |
29 January 2013
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What we know: Wasteland 2 is the story of the Desert Rangers, the only source of law for a strip of the United States after a nuclear holocaust that took place in 1998. The game will use party-based mechanics, allowing players to both create their own characters and recruit NPCs from the world. The team at inXile i... |
29 January 2013
20:41 GMT |
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Although it is almost certain that Samsung and HTC will not launch their next Android flagship devices at Mobile World Congress 2013 that takes place next month in Barcelona, LG and Huawei are expected to make important announcements in this regard. Digitimes reports LG is likely to announce the Optimus G2 in late F... |
29 January 2013
20:31 GMT |
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In addition to bringing new features Apple TV software update 5.2 includes patches for two vulnerabilities affecting 2nd-generation and 3rd-generation set-top boxes.
Apple has released an advisory according to which Apple TV 5.2 not only delivers new functionality but also squashes two bugs that hindered the securit... |
29 January 2013
20:31 GMT |
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Developer Crytek is the new owner of the Homefront franchise and the company says that development of the second game in the series is only minimally affected by the problems that former owner THQ faced and that a 2015 launch is still possible.
Nick Button-Brown, who is the general manager of games development at Cr... |
29 January 2013
19:31 GMT |
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We reported yesterday on the upcoming availability of iBall’s Andi 4.5q Android smartphone in India and now the company announced that the device could be purchased via leading retailers across the country. According to AndroidOS, customers who purchase the iBall Andi 4.5q will also receive a free dual cover a... |
29 January 2013
19:31 GMT |
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Chinese mobile phone maker ZTE is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a new smartphone powered by Google’s Android operating system, namely the ZTE Blade C V807.
The new device is expected to pack the 4.1 Jelly Bean OS on top, while being aimed at the low end of the market, and has already received Blueto... |
29 January 2013
19:01 GMT |
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Although Huawei Ascend G330 landed in India about a month ago, the Chinese company officially introduced the phone in the country only today. The guys over at UnleashThePhones report that Huawei suggests the Ascend G330 be offered for Rs 11,490 outright, which is about $215 or €160. However, several major reta... |
29 January 2013
19:01 GMT |
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Secure cloud hosting provider FireHost has released its web application attack statistics for the fourth quarter of 2012. According to the figures, the number of cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks has increased by 160% compared to the previous quarter.
In Q3 of 2012, the company’s servers in the US and Europe ... |
29 January 2013
18:51 GMT |
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It looks like Android enthusiasts in Australia will soon be able to get their hands on the recently announced Sony Xperia Z. AusDroid reports that Vodafone Australia has just confirmed via Google+ that Xperia Z arrived in its testing labs on January 25. This means it shouldn’t take more than a month until the... |
29 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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The development team at Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive are giving fans a chance to look at the first trailer for Cities in Motion 2 that uses in-game footage, revealing the quality of the game’s graphics and some of the core game mechanics.
The upcoming title “introduces dynamic cities&... |
29 January 2013
18:31 GMT |
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Crytek, in-between releasing brand new trailers for its upcoming Crysis 3 first-person shooter, has just posted a special gameplay video with another one of its titles – Warface. Besides working on its core sci-fi shooter franchise, Crysis, Crytek has branched out in a variety of directions and is working on p... |
29 January 2013
18:11 GMT |
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Today, Chinese mobile phone maker Oppo made its Find 5 smartphone available for purchase in its homeland market, after announcing its availability several weeks back. The handset lands on shelves in two different flavors, one featuring 16GB of internal storage, and another one packing 32GB of memory. The 16GB fla... |
29 January 2013
18:01 GMT |
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Jason Rubin, the former boss of publisher THQ, believes that his company could have survived and even thrived in a gaming future that’s dominated by digital distribution and online games.
Talking to Game Informer, the executive states, “Based on that change, in a few years, a THQ would be able to survive... |
29 January 2013
17:59 GMT |
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The development team at Valve says that it has updated Source Filmmaker to version 0.9.6.2, which is set to be automatically downloaded when the user starts the Steam digital distribution service.
The big changes for version 0.9.6.2 are:
- re-added plugins for Maya 2011;
- now forcing secondary windows on top of th... |
29 January 2013
17:06 GMT |
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Trend Micro experts warn users to be on the lookout for fake free Windows 8 “activators.” They’ve identified a couple of websites that serve malicious programs disguised as such cracks.
The first site offered users a free Windows 8 Activation, while the second one advertised an app called &ldq... |
29 January 2013
17:01 GMT |
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Scammers can make a lot of money from selling miracle cures and illegal pharmaceutical products. That’s why it’s important for users to know how these scams can be identified and avoided.
We see numerous examples each day. Twitter accounts are hijacked and abused to advertise miracle Acai berry diets, an... |
29 January 2013
16:31 GMT |
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After it accidentally fell into an 8-foot well (about 2.5 meters), a pony from England found itself needing urgent help getting out. Luckily for Nova, as this pony is named, as many as 30 firefighters agreed to lend it a helping hand. The firefighters were called in by Nova's owners, who grew restless when ... |
29 January 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Mountain View-based Internet giant Google is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a new generation Nexus 7 tablet PC, one that would sport better hardware when compared to the current model.
According to a recent article on DigiTimes, sources from the upstream supply chain claim that the new slate version will a... |
29 January 2013
16:01 GMT |
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The EA Sports team that created Madden NFL 13 says that the Baltimore Ravens will be the winners of Super Bowl XLVII, which will take place on Sunday, beating their rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, by 27 to 24.
The EA Sports driven simulation, which uses special data but runs on the core game engine, has managed to ... |
29 January 2013
15:54 GMT |
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Google’s online storage tool Google Drive has received an important update on iOS platforms. QuickOffice users can now open and save back to Drive, and they can perform diagonal scrolling. Google Drive version 1.2.2 enables multiple photo/video uploading and the ability to open and save QuickOffice files back ... |
29 January 2013
15:41 GMT |
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About a month ago (on December 25, 2012, to be more precise), the Warsaw zoo in Poland welcomed a new member: a baby Indian rhino.
Given the fact that this baby rhino is the first of its kind ever to be born in Poland, it need not come as a surprise that pretty much everybody is very fond of it.
The video above s... |
29 January 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Popular travel companion Yelp has just gotten a leg up on iOS. A new version is out with iPhone user profile pages, a tips section, and new filters for local bar screening.
The new iOS Yelp app features dedicated user profile pages for iPhone owners “with extra bling for those of you who are Elite,” acco... |
29 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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Along with the official release of Office 2013 today, Microsoft also made available for download a series of new applications aimed at expanding the functionality of the Suite, and the Telemetry Dashboard Administration Tool is one of these.
The app comes as a command-line tool that has been designed to help users ... |
29 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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Security experts from Vulnerability Lab have identified a couple of flaws in nCircle’s PureCloud vulnerability scanner, a cloud-based solution that allows organizations to identify weak points in their networks before they can be leveraged by cybercriminals. An attacker can exploit the security holes to injec... |
29 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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According to Adam Grant, a professor presently working with the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Management, average Joes (i.e. “normal people,” as he calls them) are more likely to be successful as leaders than introverts and extroverts are.
In all fairness, there is little chance t... |
29 January 2013
15:21 GMT |
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Facebook is never too far away from a privacy scandal. It knows this too, which is why it takes special care when unveiling a new feature. But Facebook has a mission to push the privacy boundaries and it can't do that without roughing up a few feathers.
The recently unveiled Graph Search is probably one of the... |
29 January 2013
15:11 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a new series of devices running under Google’s Android operating system during the first quarter of the year.
According to a recent report from SamMobile, the company might be set to launch no less than eight such devices in th... |
29 January 2013
14:51 GMT |
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As usual, Apple’s latest iOS software update targets both customers and developers. A distinct set of changes has been instated for the latter group, enabling them to integrate third-party software with the official Apple Maps application.
The iPhone maker informs registrants of its annual development program ... |
29 January 2013
14:21 GMT |
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A recent announcement made by Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett says that a new national and marine park is soon to be established in this part of the world.
More precisely, it looks like both Australian officials and ordinary folks are now quite eager to better safeguard their iconic Horizontal Falls and the... |
29 January 2013
14:21 GMT |
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Antigua has been working on this for years and, despite repeated threats and maneuvers, nothing happened. But it now seems poised to launch a legal "pirate" site which will offer US music, movies, software and so on at a greatly discounted price.
It can do that because the World Trade Organization, which governs in... |
29 January 2013
14:11 GMT |
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CKEditor, a ready-for-use HTML text editor designed to simplify web content creation, has reached version 4.0.1.
CKEditor is a WYSIWYG editor that brings common word processor features directly to the web pages and enhances the website experience with a community maintained editor.
Highlights of CKEditor 4.0.1:
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29 January 2013
14:09 GMT |
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Those visiting the man-made Abraham Lake during winter time might be lucky enough to have a look at these stunning underwater ice bubbles up close.
Said lake is situated at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Canada, and researchers explain that its putting on such a show during the harsh winter months is a direct r... |
29 January 2013
13:51 GMT |
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Last week, SpectorSoft released a new version of SPECTOR 360, the company’s flagship activity monitoring solution, adding support for BlackBerry devices. SpectorSoft VP of Marketing, Nick Cavalancia, has come forward to explain the company’s decision.
“Organizations have been on alert for fraudulen... |
29 January 2013
13:51 GMT |
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A new flavor of the Amazon Kindle application is now available for download for the owners of Windows Phone devices, one that also offers support for the Windows Phone 8 platform.
For those out of the loop, we should note that the app was designed to provide users with access to Amazon’s catalog of over a mil... |
29 January 2013
13:31 GMT |
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The Goldilocks zone or the habitable zone is the region around a star where life on planets could potentially exist, that is, where water can be found in liquid form.
Whether water stays liquid on the surface of the planet depends on many things, but the biggest influences or, at least, the ones we can measure easi... |
29 January 2013
13:31 GMT |
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FxMovieManager, an application written to help users manage movie files and video clips, has just reached version 6.2.
FxMovieManager 6.2 includes a twin-panel file manager, a playlist, and a simple frontend to Mplayer. Both the file manager and the playlist can display thumbnails of movie files.
Highlights of FxMo... |
29 January 2013
13:11 GMT |
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YouTube is large enough that it harbors a huge ecosystem of video makers. Big money is being made and a rather impressive number of people make a living off of YouTube videos. Yet all of that comes from ad revenue. YouTube has been working on getting more people to watch the ads, getting advertisers to pay more and... |
29 January 2013
13:11 GMT |
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iOS 6.1 brings only a handful of new features to the table, but they’re all equally important, and Apple’s official release notes skip a couple. So here’s what’s new. According to the changelog, iOS 6.1 adds LTE support for more carriers, the ability to purchase movie tickets through Fandango... |
29 January 2013
13:11 GMT |
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The Nexus 4 is an extremely hard to find smartphone, especially for those who are looking to purchase the subsidized version available via Google Play Store. The device has already been sold out several times in the United States, including the carrier-bound version offered by T-Mobile. Well, it appears that Wirefl... |
29 January 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Sony has just revealed a brand new offer for its North American fans, as those who get a 1-year subscription into its PlayStation Plus service will receive three additional months for free.
The PlayStation Plus subscription service is definitely one of the most popular features of the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita platf... |
29 January 2013
12:21 GMT |
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Chip maker Intel is somehow a newcomer to the mobile market, but it seems that the company won’t rush new baseband capabilities inside its Atom SoCs for several more months.
The first chipsets from the company to pack 4G/LTE connectivity are expected to land on shelves inside smartphones only sometime next ye... |
29 January 2013
12:21 GMT |
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There is an incredible amount of software solutions to choose from if you want to batch convert a bunch of images. However, some applications offer more options than just convert the pictures to a different format. Such is the case of Tinuous, a nifty program that adds an impressive set of supplementary features apar... |
29 January 2013
12:21 GMT |
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Firefox has had a click-to-play plugins feature for a while now. It's a great feature too, enabling users to run plugins only when they need them, keeping them safer and keeping Firefox lighter and faster. Still, the feature has to be enabled by the user.
Mozilla only intervenes and switches it on by default f... |
29 January 2013
12:12 GMT |
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Even if he is retired from the gaming industry, former BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk understands fans who have asked him and partner Ray Muzyka to create more video games in their favorite series.
Speaking to Polygon he states, “they sort of respond that they are kind of mad at us for leaving because they th... |
29 January 2013
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Nokia Lumia 920 is a highly appealing device on the outside, but its internal circuitry too can prove as fascinating for enthusiasts. All those interested in learning more on what the device packs on the inside can now have a look at the service manual that has leaked online, in the form of an 81-page PDF file. A... |
29 January 2013
12:01 GMT |
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Slider Kit comes packed with lots of jQuery functions for building very versatile and professional looking image and/or content sliders.
Developed out of the need of having one script for all of the slider types available today, Slider Kit reduces development time by providing all the tools needed in creating the sl... |
29 January 2013
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Serious Sam 3: BFE is a very serious first-person shooter, as the name suggests. It’s developed by Croteam and it’s one of the launch titles for Steam on Linux.
The Croteam studio has been hard at work and it is trying its best to make Serious Sam 3: BFE one of the best shooters for Linux.
The latest up... |
29 January 2013
11:36 GMT |
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Porteus, a portable Linux operating system which can be installed on a USB device, CDROM, SD card or hard drive, and based on the Linux Live Scripts, has just reached version 2.0 RC2.
Porteus 2.0 RC2 has been released for the 32-bit and 64-bit architectures and it's the first distribution in the series based on... |
29 January 2013
11:18 GMT |
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The other day, Rick Ross was the intended target of a drive-by shooting in Florida, but he and his rumored girlfriend walked away unscathed from the attempt, and the subsequent car crash. Below is his response to the incident.
While most media outlets are struggling to get in touch with the rapper to find out what ... |
29 January 2013
11:11 GMT |
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While Christians have Christmas holidays to spend their cash on, the Chinese have their traditional Lunar New Year, which happens in February.
Spending sprees are common during that week, which is why XFX has launched a new graphics card in the Greater China region.
Called FX 7750 Monster, it has a GPU clock speed ... |
29 January 2013
11:07 GMT |
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Windows users should be careful when prompted to update Java on their computers, so as not to end up installing malware instead, Microsoft warns in a recent blog post.
Java, a popular software from Oracle, has recently been found to pack a series of vulnerabilities that could compromise affected systems, and cyberc... |
29 January 2013
11:05 GMT |
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Slax, a modern, portable, small and fast Linux operating system with a modular approach and outstanding design, is now at version 7.0.5.
Slax 7.0.5 has been dubbed Green Horn and it arrived fairly quickly after the previous version, bringing a few needed changes and a personalized Software Center.
Highlights of Sla... |
29 January 2013
11:00 GMT |
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On Monday, January 28, the Seattle Police Department put together a gun buyback program, in which residents could exchange weapons for $100 grocery certificates.
Among the 716 guns recovered in the program, four turned out to be stolen, and one was a missile launcher. Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that it had ... |
29 January 2013
10:56 GMT |
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Always the gentleman, actor George Clooney has found a very unique way of apologizing to a fellow diner in Berlin, after he and his company were a bit “rowdy” on a night out: he picked up the bill.
Clooney rarely makes headlines save for his acting career, his humanitarian work and, yes, his love life, ... |
29 January 2013
10:52 GMT |
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Few might believe it, just like few wanted to believe that Kodak was really leaving the camera market when it went bankrupt, but Dutch company Philips has decided to leave the consumer electronics market behind.
After 80 years of television sets, mobile phones and other products, the company is going to focus on med... |
29 January 2013
10:47 GMT |
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While Rdio is often touted as a Spotify competitor, it's mostly in name, as its subscriber and user numbers are much smaller than Spotify's and, more recently, than Deezer's.
Given that Spotify and Deezer barely make a living in the music streaming space, being far behind is not a great place to be.
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29 January 2013
10:46 GMT |
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A number of Apple customers are beginning to report issues with the newly released iOS 6.1 software update. Most reports seem to be centered around the OTA (over-the-air) update process which mostly affects iPod touch owners.
A growing thread on Apple Support Communities reveals there’s a problem with the iOS ... |
29 January 2013
10:43 GMT |
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Square Enix and IO Interactive have just revealed a gameplay trailer with the upcoming Hitman: HD Trilogy package, which is set to appear this week around the world for the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms.
Hitman games have entertained millions of fans from all around the world and the latest iteration, Hitman: Absolutio... |
29 January 2013
10:41 GMT |
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SOFA or Statistics Open For All, a user-friendly open-source statistics analysis and reporting tool, is now at version 1.3.2.
Highlights of SOFA 1.3.2:
• The application can now backup SOFA data, reports, and variable and project details, via an extension plug-in;
• Minor GUI bugs on the start screen have... |
29 January 2013
10:41 GMT |
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As previously reported, China's air pollution has now reached record levels, and people living in the country's most affected areas are nothing if not unwilling to leave their homes and venture out on the streets.
This is because smog is known to seriously impact on both one's lungs, and on one'... |
29 January 2013
10:40 GMT |
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After releasing lots of gorgeous videos and impressive screenshots, Crytek has finally launched the open multiplayer beta for its upcoming Crysis 3 shooter. Available across the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 right now, we decided to take the trial for a run and see if the two modes offered by the beta – Hunter and Cra... |
29 January 2013
10:37 GMT |
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When the red band trailer for “Evil Dead,” Fede Alvarez’s remake of the horror classic of the same name, came out, all I could think was how they’d run that in theaters under an R-rating. As it turns out, they couldn’t.
“Evil Dead” is a notoriously bloody film, but Alvarez ... |
29 January 2013
10:36 GMT |
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B&N is a bookstore chain, but its e-book and e-reader business, as well as the rising preference for online shopping, has led to its decision to reduce the number of brick and mortar shops. Barnes & Noble actually wants to compete with the likes of Amazon and Apple, and might start to diversify its hardware to do so... |
29 January 2013
10:31 GMT |
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105-year-old Edythe Kirchmaier from Santa Barbara, California has just passed her driving test in California, and got her license renewed.
A mother of two and great-grandmother to 17 children, Kirchmaier holds the record for oldest user on Facebook, oldest driver in California and oldest driver in the States.
Acco... |
29 January 2013
10:29 GMT |
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Hines Ward is a zombie now. The former Steelers receiver has used his connections and landed himself a part on the hit AMC series “The Walking Dead.” It might not be a major role, but it sure looks like fun.
A photo of Ward in character has emerged online – click above to see it in full.
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29 January 2013
10:25 GMT |
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Guild Wars 2 was hit by a number of problems, ranging from server crashes to security issues that left passwords exposed, but the ArenaNet team working on the game plans to increase both security and stability and avoid any new issues.
Colin Johanson, the game director working on Guild Wars 2, talks about the launch... |
29 January 2013
10:23 GMT |
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The Raspberry Pi has been a great hit, the small and cheap computer has sold in the millions. Yet, it's likely that most of the people that bought it are geeks and hobbyists, not schools and students like the Raspberry Pi Foundation initially envisioned.
The project was put together to make it easier and cheap... |
29 January 2013
10:21 GMT |
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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) say that WhatsApp has taken some steps towards ensuring that its messaging app doesn’t violate any privacy laws. However, they’re still not 100% satisfied.
One year ago, the OPC initiated a complaint... |
29 January 2013
10:21 GMT |
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China is now making plans to build one of the largest spherical structures in the world, and what makes this news so very special environmentally-wise is that it plans to do it using recycled CDs and DVDs.
The sphere is expected to measure a whopping 50 meters (roughly 164 feet) in diameter, and architects explain ... |
29 January 2013
10:20 GMT |
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Sold to the highest bidder, Nokia’s luxury brand Vertu has been acquired by EQT VI private equity group last year in June. Former Nokia exec Anssi Vanjoki became CEO of the EQT-owned Vertu back in October and promised that the company would start producing Android handsets that will replace the old Symbian pho... |
29 January 2013
10:20 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation might be gearing up for the launch of its long-rumored M7 Android smartphone on February 19, as it has just started to send out invites to a press event set for that day in New York City.
The press conference is set to kick off at 10:00am, MobileSyrup notes, but no speci... |
29 January 2013
10:16 GMT |
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The Tegra 4 system-on-chip is a straight ticket to new tablet and smartphone design wins, but NVIDIA has decided it wants more than just having a label on such devices.
At least this is what rumors running around the Internet are implying.
Basically, NVIDIA has supposedly decided to make its own tablet and smartpho... |
29 January 2013
10:16 GMT |
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HarperCollins recently made it public news that, in the aftermath of a green-oriented campaign carried out by the activists working with the Rainforest Action Network, it is to cut all ties with paper sourced from forest destruction.
As previously reported, the Rainforest Action Network made it quite clear that, ac... |
29 January 2013
10:13 GMT |
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Justin Bieber is getting real with his fans about issues in his personal life he never before discussed with the press, like his breakup from Selena Gomez. It’s “documented” on the brand new song “Nothing Like Us.”
Check it out below. It will be included on the “Believe: Acoustic&... |
29 January 2013
10:09 GMT |
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Android enthusiasts in North America rejoice as Google is about to restock the Nexus 4 on its Play Store. The superphone is heavily subsidized by Google, which is why it will be available for only $350/ €260 outright. According to Marc Baumann, Googler from Germany, Nexus 4 is now up for purchase in his home c... |
29 January 2013
10:06 GMT |
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Andromeda is our nearest galactic neighbor, our nearest big galactic neighbor at least, so it's been an object of interest for a long time. It's a spiral galaxy like our own and visible even with relatively simple telescopes.
If you have the mighty Herschel at your disposal though, Andromeda is more than v... |
29 January 2013
10:04 GMT |
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As soon as I move for the key I need to get in order to progress in The Cave, a careful crossbowman aims and fires at me quickly, faster than I can move my character through the small room we are both in.
I have a plan to distract him using the Knight and his invulnerability, but the time I have to move with my Adve... |
29 January 2013
10:01 GMT |
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Unveiled earlier this month at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL have been slated for a Q1 2013 release. However, Sony announced that the smartphones wouldn’t be available in all regions, so expect the Xperia ZL to be launched in a handful of countries and the Xperia Z in othe... |
29 January 2013
10:01 GMT |
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Many fans believed that developer BioWare would be restructured or shut down after it was acquired by publisher Electronic Arts, but one of the main executives who worked at the company believes that the team instead succeeded because of its inner strength.
Greg Zeschuk, former creative officer at the RPG group insi... |
29 January 2013
10:01 GMT |
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The following tutorial will teach Nexus 7 users, who installed the Ubuntu Linux operating system on their tablet, how to re-install Android and remove Ubuntu from Nexus 7. This guide was designed as a continuation of our previous tutorial, about how to install Ubuntu on a Nexus 7 tablet, offering users a way to ret... |
29 January 2013
10:00 GMT |
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A homeowner from Pennsylvania is suing the seller of the house for failing to disclose that a murder-suicide had occurred inside.
59-year-old Janet Milliken, of California, moved to Thornton, Pennsylvania in June 2007, ABC News reports. She bought a home for $610,000 (€454,000), and was not aware about what sh... |
29 January 2013
09:57 GMT |
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Taylor Swift is finally with the love of her life and, before you even think about bashing her for being a serial dater, you should know that it’s not a real person. Check out the video above if you’re intrigued. The country singer has just announced her partnership with Diet Coke, which includes lots o... |
29 January 2013
09:57 GMT |
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Today, Microsoft made available a reinvented flavor of its Office Suite, in the form of the Office 365 Home Premium, which comes to customers as a cloud service aimed at enabling end users to take their work at home when needed. While Office 365 Home Premium arrives as a different offer when compared to previous fl... |
29 January 2013
09:56 GMT |
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Argus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek word Argos, which was the name of Argus/Argos Panoptes ("All-Eyes"), a giant with a hundred eyes from Greek mythology.
DARPA probably figured the reference fit well with a flying drone capable of seeing and tagging targets from a distance of 20,000 Feet (6100 Meters) ... |
29 January 2013
09:55 GMT |
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Kdenlive, an intuitive and powerful multi-track video editor, which supports DV, AVCHD and HDV editing, is now at version 0.9.4.
Highlights of Kdenlive 0.9.4:
• The DVD Wizard was mostly rewritten, now allowing 16:9 menus. It now also autodetects the format of your videos and proposes a trandcoding if it is ne... |
29 January 2013
09:46 GMT |
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According to a new study published only yesterday in PLOS Currents: Influenza, climate change is quite likely to foster more severe flu seasons.
Furthermore, the study claims that the global shifts in weather patterns will also toy with the flu seasons' onset, meaning that this medical condition could soon deb... |
29 January 2013
09:43 GMT |
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Cevat Yerli, the leader of the Crytek studio, says that the newly created USA studio is set to work on a number of online game projects, but in time, it will also come to tackle more complex AAA titles.
Speaking to Gamasutra, the chief executive officer stated, “It would be pretty much safe to say that this te... |
29 January 2013
09:39 GMT |
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TLC won’t stop until it has included all the weirdest things out there in a reality show. A new preview for “My Strange Addiction” introduces the world to Lisa, the woman who is addicted to eating cat hair.
Check it out in the video below. The full episode airs on February 13.
Lisa calls eating ... |
29 January 2013
09:37 GMT |
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At one time, Rambus made most of its money from suing IT companies that actually produced things instead of relying on licensing fees and lawsuit settlements.
The licensing company has lost a few high-profile suits though, which makes it a very fortunate thing that, compared to other trolls, it actually does have so... |
29 January 2013
09:36 GMT |
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Kexi, a visual database creator that can be used for designing database applications, inserting and editing data, performing queries, and processing data, is now at version 2.5.5.
Kexi 2.5.5 is considered to be an Open Source competitor for powerful applications such as Microsoft Access, FileMaker and Oracle Forms. ... |
29 January 2013
09:35 GMT |
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The Crysis 3 Open Multiplayer Beta is now available for download on the PC and Xbox 360 platforms and will soon be released on the PlayStation 3 later today, January 29.
Crysis 3 is eagerly awaited by lots of shooter fans as developer Crytek has gotten many people interested in the gorgeous game by releasing plenty ... |
29 January 2013
09:33 GMT |
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Security firm ESET has presented its analysis of a botnet called PokerAgent. Identified around one year ago, the threat was designed to steal payment information from Facebook users who play Zynga Poker, one of the most popular online poker games in the world.
PokerAgent was mainly active in Israel. In March 2012, i... |
29 January 2013
09:33 GMT |
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Vittorio Missoni, the CEO of prestigious Italian label Missoni, is still missing. He and his wife, together with two family friends and crew of a small aircraft, went missing at the beginning of the month – but families are still holding on to hope that they will be found safe and sound. Missoni and his wife ... |
29 January 2013
09:24 GMT |
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Owners of PCs running under Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Windows 7 platform versions, as well as those who purchased Windows RT devices, can now download a new theme to customize their desktops, namely the Ancient Egypt theme.
Just as its name suggests, the new theme will take users in a virtual journey to the w... |
29 January 2013
09:23 GMT |
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Facebook has released a highly anticipated update for users of its iOS application enabling voice messages and a new ability to record and share videos straight from the app on your iDevice.
Facebook says version 5.4 is all about “sharing your moments with voice messages and video recordings right in the app.&... |
29 January 2013
09:13 GMT |
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After confirming last week that the upcoming PC version of Resident Evil 6 has a special The Mercenaries: No Mercy mode, Capcom has now posted a few impressive screenshots with the experience.
Resident Evil 6 has already appeared on the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms last year and, while it didn't exactly thrill fa... |
29 January 2013
09:08 GMT |
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LFTP, a sophisticated file transfer program with command line interface that supports FTP, HTTP, FISH, SFTP, HTTPS and FTPS protocols, has reached version 4.4.1.
Every operation made with LFTP is reliable, which means that, if any non-fatal error occurs, the operation is retried automatically.
Highlights of LFTP 4.... |
29 January 2013
09:06 GMT |
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Tablets, ultrabooks, hybrid notebooks, and desktop PCs can all benefit from using a solid state drive, and MyDigitalSSD did its best to make its newest drives in such a way that they are suited for all those types of products. It was a tall order though, so the company settled for releasing two drives with their own... |
29 January 2013
09:02 GMT |
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The 128GB iDevice discovered by developers in iOS 6.1 betas has been confirmed! Apple has issued a press statement confirming that the 128GB iPad with Retina display is going on sale next week. Apple has announced a beefed-up 128GB version of the fourth generation iPad with Retina display which doubles the storage o... |
29 January 2013
09:02 GMT |
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Bradley Cooper might have revealed more than he intended to when he spoke to the press last week and said he’d be interested in playing Lance Armstrong in the upcoming biopic. Turns out, he’s really in talks for the role.
Even though Cooper immediately backtracked on his comments saying that he was talk... |
29 January 2013
09:02 GMT |
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Google has just released a new update for its Wallet application for Android devices. Although it’s a small update, it brings major features including support for credit and debit cards.
More specifically, Google Wallet now supports any credit or debit card from Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.... |
29 January 2013
09:01 GMT |
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64-year-old postal worker Deborah Ford is retiring with what one might call a perfect record – 44 years worked, not one sick day filed.
That is a total of 11,000 days worked without her becoming ill. Asked by a reporter how come she never needed time off from work to tend to her health, she swiftly responded, ... |
29 January 2013
08:57 GMT |
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The development team at Cryptic is revealing the three founders packs that fans of the universe can buy before Neverwinter launches and the three beta periods that will allow the community to play the game before it is actually out.
The normal Neverwinter’s Founder Pack will cost 10 dollars or Euro and players... |
29 January 2013
08:49 GMT |
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ASRock's new BIOS improves CPU compatibility for the Fatal1ty X79 Champion motherboard. This version fixes system hangs that occur with some CPUs and the failure to wake up from USB device in Windows 7 x64 GPT mode.The new release comes with three installation options: via Windows, an Instant Flash version and t... |
29 January 2013
08:47 GMT |
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Not long ago, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, who rose to fame on MTV’s “The Hills,” were pretty much everywhere in the US: the tabloids, the media, online, on TV. They recently wrapped a stint on Celebrity Big Brother UK but it was probably an experience they’re not looking to relive.
Thoug... |
29 January 2013
08:46 GMT |
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The Philippines Bureau of Immigrations has revealed that 17 Chinese nationals wanted for cybercrimes and online fraud in their home country were arrested last week. The suspects, 15 of which are women, have been arrested in Makati City as part of an operation conducted by the agency’s fugitive search unit. Th... |
29 January 2013
08:46 GMT |
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Minecraft for the Xbox 360 has finally received a full changelog for Title Update 8 and might even be released this week, provided it goes through certification without any big issues, according to developer 4J Studios.
Minecraft is a huge success across its many platforms, ranging from the PC, to smartphones and ev... |
29 January 2013
08:43 GMT |
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The latest iOS update from Apple fixes over two dozen vulnerabilities in the mobile operating system powering iPhones and iPads worldwide. Most bugs were found in WebKit, Apple’s open source web browser engine.
Affecting all iPhones, iPads and iPod touch players that support iOS 6, multiple memory corruption i... |
29 January 2013
08:41 GMT |
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Many neighborhoods across the US stand to lose their Barnes & Noble libraries, as the company has announced that they will be closing more stores.
Of 689 stores they now own, the number is set to decrease by about a third in the next decade. The board plans to dump about 20 locations per year, LA Times writes, quoti... |
29 January 2013
08:41 GMT |
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Gigabyte may be one of the greatest suppliers of motherboards for the PC market, but it ships mainboards to customers from other fields as well, in this case companies and, by extension, their server and workstation administrators.
The company has launched three new mainboards, called GA-7PESH3, GA-6PXSV4 and GA-7P... |
29 January 2013
08:38 GMT |
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Late last year, Facebook voted to abolish voting on the site. As expected, only a small number of people voted so Facebook's plan, to do away with the voting process which has proven inefficient to say the least, was put in motion. At the time, Facebook promised that even if the vote was going away, it was goi... |
29 January 2013
08:34 GMT |
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You might appreciate Taye Diggs for his acting chops or his incredible good looks, but you should probably know that he’s also a bit of a crime fighter as well. The star has managed to single-handedly thwart a home robbery, it has emerged.
Over the weekend, Taye was in attendance at the SAG Awards 2013, taking... |
29 January 2013
08:31 GMT |
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WinZip 17 (reviewed here) recently received an update (available at no cost) that expands the file sharing capabilities of the application by adding support for Box Cloud Service.
Thus, with Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive on the side, the number of popular file sharing platforms directly integrated into WinZip i... |
29 January 2013
08:30 GMT |
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With iOS 6.1 out and in the hands of millions of iDevice owners worldwide, the infamous group of hackers responsible with jailbreaking the software now has clearance to roll out the goods.
“Responsible” as in they took it upon themselves to code the hacks when no one else would.
It’s not exactly a... |
29 January 2013
08:28 GMT |
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The Yellow flavor of Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 flagship Lumia 920 smartphone is expected to become available for purchase in the UK on February 18 at online retailer Clove.
The company already had the Black, White and Red versions of the device available for its customers (with the Red variant now expected to b... |
29 January 2013
08:25 GMT |
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Sheriff David Clarke Jr. of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is asking residents to buy weapons and take lessons on how to use them.
In a pre-recorded message, aired by local radio stations, he is basically encouraging the population to learn to fend for themselves, at least until police are able to help them.
“It... |
29 January 2013
08:25 GMT |
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Colin Johanson, the game director working on Guild Wars 2 at ArenaNet, believes that Guild Wars 2, despite its popularity, will have less overall downtime than its MMO predecessor and will offer a better overall experience to player. The developer tells VG247 that, “We set a legacy with the first Guild Wars we... |
29 January 2013
08:14 GMT |
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A new variant of the notorious Citadel crimeware kit has been spotted on the systems of Canadian financial institutions and a company that uses point of sale (POS) devices to process payments.
Experts from security firm Sophos say that the cybercriminals behind this particular variant are using different tactics tha... |
29 January 2013
08:11 GMT |
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Previously only available to registered Apple developers, Xcode 4.6 is now available as a free download in the Mac App Store with SDKs for OS X 10.8 and iOS 6.1.
In tandem with the release of iOS 6.1 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, Apple pushed out the latest version of Xcode, the company’s developer toolset ... |
29 January 2013
08:01 GMT |
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Possibly the worst thief in the world has been caught on camera at a gas station. This poor attempt at a theft is so embarrassing, it probably leaves career criminals chuckling.
This video was uploaded to YouTube by appworld7, who doesn't give us much context into the robbery. Somewhere in Germany, a man walks... |
29 January 2013
07:59 GMT |
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Everyone who's ever owned a PC knows what mice look like, but that doesn't mean there aren't mice that look like completely different objects. Genius actually has one that looks like a fountain pen.
The Pen Mouse actually isn't a new invention, although the latest iteration of it has only been ... |
29 January 2013
07:58 GMT |
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Tano, an open-source cross-platform IP TV player that combines the Qt and Videolan libraries, is now at version 1.2.
The developers have made this software because there was a real need for a simple IP TV player on Linux which could provide EPG (Electronic program guide).
Highlights of Tano 1.2:
• The Tano Co... |
29 January 2013
07:49 GMT |
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On January 29 – 31, Accra, the capital city of Ghana, will host the West African Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Workshop. The workshop is the result of a collaboration between the United States Department of State and the government of Ghana.
Representatives of Anglophone nations from West Africa will discuss is... |
29 January 2013
07:48 GMT |
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Over the course of the past three weeks, the bodies of ten pygmy elephants were discovered by wildlife rangers in Borneo's Gunung Rara Forest Reserve.
Seeing how the species is presently listed as an endangered one, and several reports state that only 1,500 such elephants are now inhabiting these regions, it c... |
29 January 2013
07:42 GMT |
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More rumors on the upcoming release of HTC’s next Android flagship smartphone, the M7, have just surfaced. The device had been previously slated for an early January launch at CES 2013, but HTC decided otherwise. According to Digitimes, HTC plans to officially unveil the M7 in early February during a launch ev... |
29 January 2013
07:40 GMT |
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QEMU, a generic and open source emulator and virtualizer that can run on a machine OSes and programs made for a different machine, is now at version 1.3.1.
QEMU 1.3.1 supports virtualization when executing under the Xen hypervisor or using the KVM kernel module in Linux.
Highlights of QEMU 1.3.1:
• The sendke... |
29 January 2013
07:35 GMT |
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The popular UC Browser application has just seen a minor update on devices running under the Symbian platform, and is now available for download as version 8.8.1.252.
The new app release was meant to resolve some of the issues previously found to affect users’ experience, such as one which resulted in saved p... |
29 January 2013
07:31 GMT |
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AIDA64 (both Extreme and Business edition) has been updated to version 2.80 today. The fresh release integrates new features and improvements. Among the highlights for this revision, there is an optimized set of benchmarks for Intel Atom Z2760 “Cloverview” SoC (CPUID Panel, Cache & Memory Benchmark panel... |
29 January 2013
07:29 GMT |
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VNC received an update recently, to version 5.0.4, available for all supported platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux). It does not introduce any new features as the developer focused on improving its functionality.
As such, the new release delivers a fix for an issue present on all platforms that touched on copying and ... |
29 January 2013
07:26 GMT |
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Valve has just posted a small update for Left 4 Dead 2, its popular zombie shooter, which aims at solving a few glitches with the custom campaign select screen as well as with the recently added Workshop feature.
Left 4 Dead 2 attracted a lot of players to its cooperative zombie-shooting experience and Valve, just l... |
29 January 2013
07:22 GMT |
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Curiosity is finally getting ready to poke a hole in a rock. It's been preparing for it for the last few weeks and NASA is probably eager to get it over with.
The Mars rover will test its rock drill for the first time, paving the way to new wonderful discoveries on what Mars is made up of and one step closer t... |
29 January 2013
07:21 GMT |
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Video game publisher Sony is launching a new teaser called Game Day 2013, which suggests that the company is getting ready for a big reveal set to take place on Friday, February 1.
The name of the mysterious video, which only shows one woman moving in slow motion, is linked to the 2013 Super Bowl, which is set to ta... |
29 January 2013
07:16 GMT |
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Edging closer to the 1 billion apps mark, Apple has confirmed that its App Store currently offers a total of 800,000 titles for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Roughly a third of those are tailored for tablets.
Announcing its iOS 6.1 software update for iPhone and iPad users, Apple has confirmed a new milestone for it... |
29 January 2013
07:12 GMT |
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A hippo living in Zimbabwe has recently found itself needing medical attention.
Local veterinarians agreed to help it regain its health, yet the animal's size and unpredictable behavior made it quite clear that, unless the hippo was sedated and blindfolded, it would be virtually impossible to come anywhere nea... |
29 January 2013
07:12 GMT |
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It was bound to happen eventually: Kris Jenner has finally landed her own daytime talk show. The Kardashian – Jenner momager / matriarch has partnered with Fox Television and Twentieth Television for the new project.
Deadline has confirmation of the happy news (for all Kardashian fans out there), including de... |
29 January 2013
07:06 GMT |
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The European Union did not create the Graphene Flagship. The members of the consortium, like Nokia and the University of Cambridge, actually gravitated towards one another due to similar interests.
The EU does have every intention of encouraging the research of this material though.
As a perceived key to everythi... |
29 January 2013
07:02 GMT |
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As expected, HTC India has just announced the upcoming availability of its Android flagship smartphone, the Butterfly. Although previous rumors suggested HTC Butterfly might be priced at Rs 44,000 ($820/€610), it looks like the Taiwanese handset maker put a slightly higher price on the device. AndroidOS report... |
29 January 2013
07:00 GMT |
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Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters have announced that they’re temporarily suspending Operation Ababil because the “main copy” (the one with most views) of the Innocence of Muslims movie has been removed from YouTube.
“This is a clear indication of progress and establishment of logic instead... |
29 January 2013
06:58 GMT |
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Chinese handset maker Huawei has just announced that the Ascend G600 was available for purchase in India for Rs 14,990 outright, which is about $280 or €210. However, the smartphone has been up for sale for about 10 days now and customers can grab it via major online retailers, including Flipkart, Infibeam, Sna... |
29 January 2013
06:21 GMT |
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With Google Maps, you can travel all around the world and see the most remote places in great detail, thanks to satellite imagery, Street View and everything in between. Yet, there were still some places that felt barren, like North Korea. No more, Google has now revealed a greatly improved map of North Korea thanks... |
29 January 2013
06:21 GMT |
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Wireless carrier T-Mobile has started to push out a new software update to the owners of Windows Phone 8X by HTC devices on its network, in an attempt to provide them with a better audio experience when using the VoIP app Skype.
Released on devices starting with January 28, the new software update does not seem to ... |
29 January 2013
06:11 GMT |
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Percona XtraBackup, a free MySQL hot backup software that performs non-blocking backups for InnoDB and XtraDB databases, is now at version 2.0.5.
Highlights of Percona XtraBackup 2.0.5:
• New option --defaults-extra-file has been introduced. This option specifies from what extra file to read the default MySQL ... |
29 January 2013
05:58 GMT |
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Sunny Cross, whom reality television fans might recognize as the girl who starred in the first episode of MTV’s series “Catfish,” was arrested the other day for suspicion of driving under the influence, it has emerged.
The photo attached to this article was the mughshot snapped on the occasion, wi... |
29 January 2013
05:58 GMT |
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The prosecution has put in final arguments in the case of suspected terrorist Mohamed Mohamud. His father Osman Barre is defending him, claiming that he acted under the guidance and influence of the FBI. The 21-year-old is accused of trying to set off a bomb at Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square. The Oregonia... |
29 January 2013
05:57 GMT |
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Treyarch has just confirmed that the Revolution DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on the Xbox 360 is now available for download, via the in-game store.Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 came out in November and once again impressed the franchise's millions of fans from all around the world.Now, developer Treyarch has jus... |
29 January 2013
05:56 GMT |
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Pinterest, perhaps learning a thing or two from Facebook mistakes, is letting people know that it will start testing a redesigned site soon. Though it will only affect a small number of people at first, Pinterest wanted them to have a place to find out about it and know what's going on.
It's not a huge rev... |
29 January 2013
05:52 GMT |
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This year's Super Bowl is just around the corner, and green-oriented group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) are doing their best in trying to convince the people attending this event that vegetarian and animal-friendly snacks and culinary delights are the best way to go. The organization team... |
29 January 2013
05:48 GMT |
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A presumably fake copy of Grand Theft Auto V has just been spotted in Shanghai, showing off a rather impressive possible cover for the upcoming open world game.
Without a doubt one of the biggest titles to appear this year is Grand Theft Auto V from Rockstar Games.
While it's set to appear in spring for the PS... |
29 January 2013
05:41 GMT |
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Intel trumpets press releases when it unleashes truly powerful chips or next-generation architectures, but it seems to quietly introduce central processing units all the time, something that most recently happened a few days ago.
As shown by the refreshed chip lineup, the company has introduced three new Celeron-se... |
29 January 2013
05:41 GMT |
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With over 40,000 apps already available for download for the owners of Windows 8 and Windows RT computers, Microsoft’s Windows Store is picking up steam, and the company is making sure that this continues.
The company has just announced a new feature available for app builders with software submitted for appr... |
29 January 2013
05:36 GMT |
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Police are currently investigating an incident involving rapper Rick Ross, in which he crashed his car in an apartment building as he was trying to escape gunfire in a drive-by shooting. It wasn’t as bad as it might seem, 50 Cent says on his Twitter.
Fiddy has been known to pick feuds with other rappers and p... |
29 January 2013
05:35 GMT |
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Git, a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency, is now at version 1.8.1.2. According to the developer, Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning-fast performance. It's considered similar ... |
29 January 2013
05:33 GMT |
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The rebooted Tomb Raider will not launch on the Wii U because developer Crystal Dynamics does not want to settle for a simple port and wants to create an experience that is tailor-made for the new Nintendo device.
Noah Hughes, the creative director at Crystal Dynamics, tells TrueGaming in a video interview that, &ld... |
29 January 2013
05:29 GMT |
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Apple strangely rolled out a press release with its iOS 6.1 software update release confirming one key addition in the software - LTE for 36 extra carriers - as well as some exciting numbers. It’s actually not that strange that they decided to issue a press statement alongside the iOS 6.1 download. Apple had s... |
29 January 2013
05:20 GMT |
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A group of women have defended themselves during a home invasion by calling out the Lord, scaring off a robber that had threatened them with a weapon.
14 women were present when the incident occurred in Lake City, Florida, according to WJXT News 4. 24-year-old Derek Lee broke into one of the ladies' Lakeview Av... |
29 January 2013
05:19 GMT |
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Tina Fey wrote the script for the iconic teen comedy “Mean Girls” and she’s now working to get it on stage, as a musical – as soon as possible.
For fans hoping a sequel of some sorts would be made, even though plans repeatedly fell through, this must be exceptional news.
Fey herself confir... |
29 January 2013
05:18 GMT |
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Ruby on Rails 3.0.20 and 2.3.16 have been released. Users are advised to update their installations as soon as possible because the new releases address an extremely critical vulnerability.
Ruby on Rails 2.3.x and Ruby on Rails 3.0.x are affected by the security hole.
The vulnerability, present in the JSON code, ca... |
29 January 2013
05:17 GMT |
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Those of us old enough to remember the Twitpocalypse of 2009 know how close Twitter came to utter destruction. Not that close, it turned out. Surprisingly, it seems that bloggers and journalists alike made it sound like a much bigger problem than it was, much like the Y2K bug before it.
The problem was that tweet ID... |
29 January 2013
05:16 GMT |
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Opera, an Internet browser developed by Opera Software that provides support for RSS feeds, BitTorrent, IRC chatting, contact management, and many other features, is now at version 12.13 RC2.
Opera Software has released the second Release Candidate version from the upcoming 12.13 branch of Opera.
Highlights of Oper... |
29 January 2013
05:14 GMT |
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What we know:
Disney Infinity is the next big game from the famous company that aims at giving Activision's hugely successful Skylanders franchise a run for its money.
After Skylanders showed that toys being sold for use in video games is a great practice, Disney is looking to follow this recipe while leveragi... |
29 January 2013
05:13 GMT |
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To stay as one of the top two suppliers of storage units, Seagate has to become well known on the solid-state drive market, which means it needs to sell as many SSDs or as many kinds as possible. To achieve this, it has enlisted the help of Virident.
Virident Systems is “a provider of flash-based storage-class... |
29 January 2013
05:13 GMT |
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After rolling out a new version of its mobile operating system powering iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch players, Apple quickly pushed out iPhone Configuration Utility 3.6.2 for Windows, an updated build of the iDevice management tool which supports iOS 6.1.
Apple’s iPhone Configuration Utility is mostly used by... |
29 January 2013
05:10 GMT |
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Admittedly Katy Perry is one of the most beautiful and sensual female pop stars of the moment but, should this music thing fizzle out for her, there’s always a career in it for her as a drag presenter.
I kid, of course.
A smartly dressed Katy Perry, in full disguise, helped Ellen DeGeneres celebrate her bir... |
29 January 2013
05:06 GMT |
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With less than a month until Mobile World Congress 2013 kicks off, we continue to receive new info on upcoming devices that will be showcased at the trade fair.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has already been confirmed for MWC 2013 and now we are waiting for the South Korean company to announce more details on the tablet&r... |
29 January 2013
05:05 GMT |
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Video game developer Guerrilla and publisher Sony have chosen to reveal more information about their upcoming Killzone Mercenary via a Polish magazine, offering details on the engine that will power it and on the core features of the experience.
NeoGAF extracted information out of the PSX Extreme feature and believe... |
29 January 2013
04:59 GMT |
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A security researcher called “someLuser” has identified a number of vulnerabilities in security camera digital video recorders (DVRs), which could be leveraged by cybercriminals to gain root access to the devices.
someLuser has found that an attacker could leverage the security holes to gain access to th... |
29 January 2013
04:58 GMT |
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The baby seal in this picture was recently rescued from a car park at a ferry terminal in Cairnryan, a small Scottish village.
Apparently, the seal pup got confused because of the stormy weather, and this caused in to leave its natural habitat and set out to explore the ferry terminal.
Despite the fact that the p... |
29 January 2013
04:56 GMT |
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Kimberly McCarthy's execution, scheduled for Tuesday, January 29 in Austin, Texas, marks the 13th occasion in which a female prisoner's death penalty is carried through, in the last 40 years. Since 1976, when the capital punishment was reinstated, women's executions have represented a minute percentag... |
29 January 2013
04:56 GMT |
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A class presentation at the performing arts Las Vegas Academy high school is sparking controversy, as a teacher allowed students to bring KKK robes to class.
Two students held a demonstration in a US history class, attempting to present information on the Klux era. However, one of them stepped outside of the classro... |
29 January 2013
04:48 GMT |
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The development team at Codeamsters is launching a new trailer for its upcoming GRID 2, which shows the famous Brands Hatch circuit and the McLaren MP4-12c supercar.
The video uses Chris Harris, an automotive-focused journalist, getting around the track and also offers in-game footage of the same areas of the circui... |
29 January 2013
04:48 GMT |
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Analysts say, don’t be fooled, Apple is indeed coming out with a cheaper iPhone this year. Apple says, don’t trust the rumors, think different. Yet according to one recent leak, both parties are right (and wrong), at the same time. Reliable sources are telling iLounge that Apple is coming out with a rede... |
29 January 2013
04:46 GMT |
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On January 28, in a security notice Canonical published details about a libssh vulnerability for its Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 11.10, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS operating systems. According to Canonical, libssh could have been made to crash, if it received specially crafted network traffic. It was discovered... |
29 January 2013
04:44 GMT |
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Despite already having a truckload of different camera models up for sale, Canon has launched three more, all of them unlikely to score too many sales, simply because of their nature.
High-end technology products always score aesthetics, performance and quality points and, thus, raise the prestige of the one that m... |
29 January 2013
04:43 GMT |
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Crysis 3's open multiplayer beta is set to begin today, January 29, and developer Crytek has now posted a fresh tutorial video that shows off the two modes included in the test phase – Hunter and Crash Site.
Crysis 3 is set to appear next month and the hype surrounding it has reached critical mass thanks ... |
29 January 2013
04:39 GMT |
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A disagreement over rules saw Google back out of sponsoring the Pwn2Own security competition last year and launch its own, Pwnium. Now through, Google and HP's ZDI, which organizes Pwn2Own, have teamed up once again and Google is more involved than ever. However, while Google is behind the 2013 Pwn2Own competi... |
29 January 2013
04:37 GMT |
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Only yesterday, Ford, Nissan and Daimler went public with the news of their entering a partnership whose goal was that of rolling out affordable fuel cell electric vehicles as soon as possible. More precisely, the three car manufacturers are fairly confident that, as early as the year 2017, those wishing to purchase... |
29 January 2013
04:37 GMT |
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Adam Howard, a software engineer from the UK, has found that over 85,000 HP printers are publicly accessible on the Internet. The number has been determined via a “well crafted” Google search.
“There's something interesting about being able to print to a random location around the world, with ... |
29 January 2013
04:31 GMT |
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Bradley Cooper might not be playing Lance Armstrong in the upcoming doping biopic after all. Though he said last week he’d love to star in the film as the disgraced cyclist, Cooper is now calling the rumors “nuts.”
“Oh my God, that's so nuts!” he recently said of the rumors, as cit... |
29 January 2013
04:18 GMT |
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X³: Reunion, one the most complex and action-oriented space simulations ever created, was officially launched on Steam for Linux, in its Beta form.
X³: Reunion is developed by EGOSOFT and as the name implies, this is not the first release for the developers. They are actually doing this for a long time and... |
29 January 2013
04:15 GMT |
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Crytek, the independent developer responsible for plenty of franchises, including Crysis, has just confirmed that it's set up another regional studio, this time in Austin, Texas, in the form of Crytek USA, which has just employed the core team of now-defunct Vigil Games. Vigil Games has been in the news in the ... |
29 January 2013
04:07 GMT |
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A Chinese accessory maker is flashing images of an iPad enclosure claiming it’s designed for the next-generation iPad 5. Apple suppliers have indicated that the tablet won’t see the light of day until fall of 2013.
Obtained from a China-based iPad accessory maker, the photos in question depict the rear s... |
29 January 2013
04:01 GMT |
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HGST has introduced what it claims to be the only 1.2TB 10,000 RPM enterprise-class SAS hard drive in the IT industry, the Ultrastar C10K1200. The storage device maker dubs it the “ultimate solution for 24x7 enterprise applications.”
For those that want to know exactly what “enterprise application... |
29 January 2013
03:59 GMT |
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Dan Houser, one of the co-creators of GTA and leader of Rockstar, believes that his series might make the jump into science fiction as long as the development team finds a good justification and themes that are worth exploring.
The Official Xbox Magazine quotes the developer as saying, “One of our strengths is... |
29 January 2013
03:51 GMT |
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Just as expected, Microsoft made the Office 2013 suite available for purchase around the world, including Australia, the UK, various European countries and the United States.
The entire Office 2013 lineup was put up for grabs today, January 29, including the Home and Student flavor, the Home and Business SKU, and t... |
29 January 2013
03:47 GMT |
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Hackers of the Ashiyane Digital Security Team have breached and defaced a number of 27 websites owned by the government of the State of Maranhão, Brazil.
The breached websites belong to the Military Police, the Attorney General’s Office, the Ministry of Women, the Department of Public Safety, the Suppli... |
29 January 2013
03:47 GMT |
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313.95 Beta from NVIDIA is targeted especially at gamers rushing to play Crysis 3 Open Beta, because it increases performance by up to 65% on some boards. There’s more to it, however. Other game performances have been optimized: Assassin’s Creed III by 27%, Civilization V by 19%, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2... |
29 January 2013
03:45 GMT |
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It's been a long time coming, but the Linux platform has finally been recognized as a valid entertainment medium, and the first ones to take a major step in this direction were the guy from Valve, with their Steam for Linux client. Steam was initially launched in a time when the retail business was booming and ... |
29 January 2013
03:41 GMT |
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Just in time for the release of the Crysis 3 beta stage later today, January 29, Nvidia has released a new set of beta drivers for its GeForce graphics cards that deliver massive improvements in performance for the upcoming test stage, as well as other games like Assassin's Creed 3, Far Cry 3, or Call of Duty: B... |
29 January 2013
03:36 GMT |
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Students at Mahanoy Area High School for boys, in Pennsylvania, are requested to “sign out” toilet paper every time they use the bathroom. The measure comes after repeated vandalism incidents, according to school officials, quoted by the Republican Herald. "We've had serious destruction to our bath... |
29 January 2013
03:32 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, the first-person shooter from developer Treyarch and publisher Activision, has returned to the top of the United Kingdom video game chart for the week that ended on January 26, beating the recently launched DmC: Devil May Cry.
Black Ops 2’s revival is probably linked to the launch of... |
29 January 2013
03:28 GMT |
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Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the government’s intention of establishing a new Australian Cyber Security Center (ACSC) sometime this year in Canberra.
This is not a surprise considering that in 2012, around 5.4 million Australians were victims of cybercrime and the economy ... |
29 January 2013
03:26 GMT |
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Next month (February 2013), FSP will release four new power supply units, two of which will have what used to be highest efficiency level on the 80 Plus scale, and two that will be just one step below.
What we mean by “what used to be the highest efficiency level on the 80 Plus scale” is the 80 Plus Gol... |
29 January 2013
03:23 GMT |
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Casey Anthony has seen more than a fair share of the inner workings of the US legal system, so she might as well use all that experience to get herself out of the financial gutter her murder trial has thrown her into. So says her attorney in a statement to ABC News. Anthony was acquitted of all murder charges i... |
29 January 2013
03:22 GMT |
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Sequoia may no longer be the world mightiest supercomputer (that's the Titan now), but it is the second greatest, and the one that the US National Nuclear Security Administration will use to make top-secret analyses, but noise will have to do as subject matter in the meantime. Indeed, the petascale Blue Gene/Q... |
29 January 2013
03:10 GMT |
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Apple has released a new version of the Apple TV software adding the ability to browse and play purchases from your iCloud account, Bluetooth keyboard support, AirPlay audio, and more. Apple TV 5.2 arrives with enhancements for iTunes in the Cloud users, allowing them to browse and play their purchased iTunes music ... |
29 January 2013
03:09 GMT |
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A new flavor of the SwiftKey Flow for Android devices is now available for download, namely version 4.0.0.76, which is still part of the Beta releases from the company.
This is one of the last beta iterations of the app set to arrive on devices before the final, gold app flavor is made available for download, and b... |
29 January 2013
03:03 GMT |
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Nintendo is no longer capable of keeping up with Sony or Microsoft, according to analysis firm Screen Digest, which believes that the upcoming consoles from the two companies – the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 – will leave the Wii U isolated on the market.
Nintendo may have been the first company to releas... |
29 January 2013
03:03 GMT |
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The official release of Apple’s iOS 6.1 is likely to make iPhone 5 and iPad users very happy. The update adds LTE capabilities to no less than 36 carriers that offer the iPhone and 23 operators that sell the iPad mini and iPad with Retina display.
According to Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice preside... |
29 January 2013
03:02 GMT |
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Happy news for fans of former “Sopranos” star Jamie-Lynn Sigler: the 31-year-old star has just gotten engaged to Cutter Dykstra, as they both confirm on their respective Twitter feeds. Cutter is a Washington Nationals infielder, son of former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra. Sigler is best known for he... |
29 January 2013
03:00 GMT |
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The bodies found in Mexico are believed to be those of band members reported missing on Friday, January 25. The Kombo Kolombia Mexican band was last seen at a concert they held the day before.
The band last performed at La Carreta, a bar 30 miles (48 km) north of Monterrey, located on the highway. After not being ab... |
29 January 2013
02:58 GMT |
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The John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has recently made it public news that it has successfully performed a double arm transplant surgery on a US soldier and war hero who was left without any limbs back in 2009, while fighting in Iraq.
More precisely, Brendan Marrocco became a quadruple amputee on Easter Sunday 20... |
29 January 2013
02:55 GMT |
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Shortly after announcing the upcoming availability of Galaxy Xcover 2, Samsung revealed another Android smartphone, the Galaxy Express. Although we don’t have any details regarding the phone’s pricing options and release date, we do know it will be launched in Europe and Asia. The phone’s main sel... |
29 January 2013
02:51 GMT |
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Hacktivists from Team GhostShell have initiated ProjectSunRise, a campaign that focuses on “Africa’s heart.” As part of this operation, the hackers have targeted organizations from South Africa, but also from other countries such as Nigeria, Algeria, Kenya and Angola. “In South Africa things ... |
29 January 2013
02:46 GMT |
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The independent ESL announces that it is working with RaidCall to launch the biggest DOTA 2 eSports tournament yet, which will run all through this year and will only include teams from Europe that have mastered the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena title.
The ESL is not affiliated with Valve, the developer of DOTA 2,... |
29 January 2013
02:45 GMT |
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After teasing its release last week, Microsoft has just made available the Spartan Ops Episode 7 DLC for Halo 4, allowing owners of the game to engage in brand new cooperative adventures and see how the story of the special mode develops.
Halo 4 has delivered to fans of the series not just a great single-player expe... |
29 January 2013
02:34 GMT |
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Tomorrow is a big day for both BlackBerry enthusiasts out there and for the company that makes the platform and handsets powered by it, Research In Motion, as the long-touted BlackBerry 10 OS is set to become official at a press event held internationally.
RIM is expected to take the wraps off both the new mobile p... |
29 January 2013
02:34 GMT |
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Rumors suggest that Junction Point, the Warren Spector led development studio that created the Epic Mickey series, might soon be closed down by parent company Disney Interactive. Support for the rumor comes from Roberts Space Industries, the team currently working on Star Citizen, but their Twitter message has been ... |
29 January 2013
02:26 GMT |
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Apple this morning rolled out iOS 6.1, the latest update to its popular mobile operating system powering iPhones and iPads. Notably, the update adds LTE (4G networking) capabilities to 36 additional iPhone carriers and 23 additional iPad carriers worldwide.
According to the release notes accompanying iOS 6.1, Apple ... |
29 January 2013
02:23 GMT |
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Gangsta rapper Rick Ross was the intended target of a drive-by shooting that took place in Florida the other day, police have confirmed. The identity of the other intended victim has also been released to the press.
As we also informed you the other day, Ross crashed his Rolls Royce in an apartment building as he w... |
29 January 2013
02:19 GMT |
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A doctor has been found shot to death in Hoag Health Center in Newport Beach, Southern California, reports say. The man had been killed in the examination room.
Police responded to an alert at approximately 2:45 p.m. at 520 Superior Avenue, the OC Register writes, and found Ronald Franklin Gilbert lying in the exam ... |
29 January 2013
02:13 GMT |
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The popular UC Browser has been updated to version 2.8 on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 platform, and is now available for download for all those who own a device powered by this operating system.
The new version of the browser arrives on devices with a nice range of enhancements, including a series of renderin... |
29 January 2013
02:11 GMT |
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It was only last week when two Michigan retailers, Gab Halal Foods and Jouni Meats, Inc., decided that roughly 1,000 lbs. of ground beef must be recalled on account of their possibly being contaminated with salmonella.
The country's Food Safety and Inspection Service says that the ground beef recalled by Gab H... |
29 January 2013
01:47 GMT |
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Research In Motion (RIM) confirmed a couple of months ago that it would launch the BlackBerry 10 operating system on January 30. Today, the Canadian company announced it would be broadcasting the whole launch event via webcast. Keep in mind that these important events will happen at the same time in New York, Toront... |
29 January 2013
01:43 GMT |
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With only a few days left until Research In Motion’s (RIM) big launch announcement, carriers and retailer prepare to sell the first BlackBerry 10 devices, such as the Z10 and N10.
We have had numerous leaks regarding these two smartphones’ specs sheet, as well as design, so we can safely assume they will... |
29 January 2013
01:31 GMT |
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