145 articles found
Google has just updated its Gmail application for Android devices. The new version promises consistent improvements for those who use tablets and devices that run older Android versions.
According to Google, the latest version of Gmail brings Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich experience to Android 3.2 Honeycomb users.
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4 April 2012
20:31 GMT |
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We have already reported that white Galaxy Note has gone live at TELUS and is about to make its debut at Rogers within the next few days as well. Bell will also launch the white-flavored Galaxy Note.
However, to make things more clear, Samsung Canada has officially announced the upcoming availability of the white G... |
4 April 2012
20:01 GMT |
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In order to counter Microsoft’s entertainment apps on the Xbox 360, Sony has confirmed that PlayStation 3 owners from North America will now get to experience a special Amazon Instant Video application on their consoles. Microsoft has turned its Xbox 360 into a lean entertainment center device thanks to an arr... |
4 April 2012
19:41 GMT |
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One week ago Sony Mobile stated that it didn’t have an exact release date or availability or price details for Xperia S, instead it offered a tentative date of launching, which is April 10. Today, Sony India has officially confirmed that Xperia S will be available for purchase in the country starting April 10... |
4 April 2012
19:01 GMT |
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Although we thought that Sprint would announce the HTC EVO One today, it looks like the carrier decided to go with another name for the next-generation EVO family coming on its airwaves.
Dubbed HTC EVO 4G LTE, the new Android 4.0 ICS smartphone launched by Sprint will be available in Q2 2012. According to Sprint, cu... |
4 April 2012
18:16 GMT |
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Capybara Games has just confirmed that its very successful Superbrothers: Swords and Sworcery EP mobile game will be released soon on the PC and Mac platforms.Owners of iOS mobile platforms, including the iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, were delighted last year with the stunning adventure experience delivered by Superbr... |
4 April 2012
17:11 GMT |
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Major carrier Rogers has just added a new LTE-enabled device to its portfolio, the Sierra Wireless AirCard 763S, also known as LTE Rocket.
This is a mobile hotspot that measures 97.5 x 57 x 15.7mm. It allows users to create a Wi-Fi hotspot while on the move, for up to 10 compatible devices.
The handset supports Rog... |
4 April 2012
17:11 GMT |
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Firefox 14 promises quite a large drop in memory usage, particularly after longer sessions. Mozilla has been working on improving Firefox memory usage for the past several releases. The Memshrink team has been keeping track of progress and provides the "Are we slim yet?" website which illustrates all of the improveme... |
4 April 2012
16:31 GMT |
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Following our previous articles, Full Text Search Lens, GMusicBrowser Scope, Launchpad Lens, Dictionary Lens, Stock Quotes Lens, Cooking Lens, Music Search Scopes, Reddit Lens, Tomboy Lens, Ask Ubuntu Lens, Ubuntu Flickr/Shotwell Photos Lens, Ubuntu Spotify Scope, Ubuntu DeviantArt Scope, Ubuntu SSH Lens, Ubuntu... |
4 April 2012
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With temperatures soaring, so will the number of men and women experiencing that awkward moment when they realize they have sweat stains on their shirt. For the former, M&S has the perfect solution: the newly re-launched Dri-Guard, sweat-resistant shirt. Men will soon be able to commute to work without having to dr... |
4 April 2012
16:21 GMT |
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Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer is probably one of the best additions in the videogame series made by BioWare. Not only does it increase the lifespan of the title, but it also provides a new experience for fans old and new. I’ve already highlighted the ways through which the online mode makes you try out cla... |
4 April 2012
16:21 GMT |
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A ULA Delta 4 rocket took off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), in California, on April 3, carrying the NROL-25 spy satellite. The mission was contracted by the US National Reconnaissance Office, so the satellite payload was sent on a classified mission.
Launch occurred at 4:12 pm PDT (2312 GMT). Originally... |
4 April 2012
16:01 GMT |
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The latest issue of Marie Claire UK brings a very revealing interview with pop star Cheryl Cole who, despite her tiny size, admits to being no stranger to weight struggles. In fact, she says, she has clothes in various sizes just in case she gains a few extra pounds.
Cole, who is now getting ready for her music come... |
4 April 2012
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It looks like Bell won’t be the only Canadian carrier to offer the Samsung Galaxy Rugby this month. We’ve got more info that might indicate Rogers plans to launch the smartphone as well.
The guys over at MobileSyrup have been tipped on the upcoming release of the Galaxy Rugby at Rogers, along with full d... |
4 April 2012
16:01 GMT |
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A reliable tipster is telling Howtoarena.com that Apple is planning an iMac refresh in the coming months. The desktop computers will boast Intel’s 22nm-based Core i5 and Core i7 Ivy Bridge processors, and they’re expected to drop in the June-July time frame.
This allegedly reliable source in the Chinese ... |
4 April 2012
15:41 GMT |
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Ubisoft has confirmed that the upcoming Assassin’s Creed III title will feature more modern day sequences than its predecessors, as Desmond’s story is still quite important for the franchise. The Assassin’s Creed series kicked off back in 2007 with an in-game story that needed to end in 2012. Now ... |
4 April 2012
15:41 GMT |
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Pioneer has many products in its portfolio, but it is clear enough that the company has a special liking for multimedia consumer electronics, like its two new AV receivers.
Pioneer Electronics Inc. has issued a long and detailed press release in which it describes all the perks of having an Elite-branded AV receive... |
4 April 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Microsoft’s cloud-based Office 365 service is registering increased adoption on the market in Italy, Microsoft announced recently.
The company claims that eight companies and public agencies have joined the service, along with an increasing number of Italian customers interested in enhancing productivity.
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4 April 2012
15:11 GMT |
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TELUS has just released the white-flavored Samsung Galaxy Note, and it has been confirmed that Bell Canada will follow soon. Today, Rogers has just announced on its social network account that the Galaxy Note in white will come on its airwaves “as early as next week.” Rumor has it that the device might... |
4 April 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Ubisoft has finally pinned a release date on Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for the PC platform, confirming its arrival in June. The company also highlighted some of its features and a list of minimum and recommended system requirements. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was originally intended to appear exclusively on conso... |
4 April 2012
14:41 GMT |
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Today, Canadian mobile phone carrier TELUS launched the white flavor of Samsung’s largest Android-based device, the Galaxy Note. The handset was made available for purchase from the operator several weeks ago in black, and is now offering more color options for those who are interested. Just like the black ... |
4 April 2012
14:31 GMT |
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Film critics might have loved the recently released “Hunger Games,” but some of them were very harsh in their description of leading lady Jennifer Lawrence, who plays Katniss Everdeen. As they see it, she is too “fat” for the role of a starving girl from the fictional District 12. Tell that t... |
4 April 2012
14:31 GMT |
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A new beta build of SwiftKey for Android devices is now available for download. Dubbed SwiftKey 3, the keyboard app is only accessible to SwiftKey's more than 30,000 VIP users.
The application comes with several new features, including Smart Space, Themes, new punctuation functionality, additional languages, as... |
4 April 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Trend Micro researchers have thoroughly analyzed the latest threat that takes control of the affected machines, blocking them on behalf of various law enforcement agencies, demanding payments from the victims.
Experts found that the cybercriminals that target the computers of Internet users from numerous European co... |
4 April 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Lara Flynn Boyle has long been grabbing headlines for her obvious addiction to plastic surgery but, as Radar Online and various other media outlets point out, things have never been as bad as they are today. Her face is literally “melting.”The once-stunning actress, who rose to international fame on the c... |
4 April 2012
13:41 GMT |
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The Mac version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Ultimate Edition will be released on April 26, Feral Interactive has announced. Deus Ex combines gameplay elements of first-person shooters with those of role-playing video games.
The studio issued an official announcement today stating that, “When we began au... |
4 April 2012
13:31 GMT |
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To say Grooveshark has been having a bad year is somewhat of an understatement. It's being sued by all the four major labels, for different things, and now EMI, the only one it had a deal with, is pulling out saying that it hasn't seen the amount of money it was owed by Grooveshark.In fact, EMI sued Grooves... |
4 April 2012
13:11 GMT |
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Following the launch of Nokia Music and Nokia Reading services, the Finnish handset vendor confirms the upcoming availability of a new service, Nokia TV.
The new TV service will be available for Nokia’s Lumia smartphones. It will make its debut in Finland in the coming weeks. The company has yet to detail the ... |
4 April 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Owners of Nokia N9 devices running under the MeeGo platform can now download and install on their devices a new mobile application, namely Download Soundtracker.The mobile software was made available only as a beta release for the time being, and weighs 2.1 MB. According to the guys over at Nokia Beta Labs, this is a... |
4 April 2012
13:01 GMT |
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The new item that Stealth Computer has announced may not be the $25 Raspberry Pi, but it definitely ranks among the smallest computers out there. Then again, the company has a history of putting together undersized systems that still have everything they need, so we aren't as surprised as we might otherwise ha... |
4 April 2012
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Blogger is getting even more Google+ features, but the two additions make sense. The first is a +1 button for the blog, making it easier for people to recommend and share it, the second is a Google+ badge to link to a Google+ profile or page."Imagine being able to share your blog with like-minded people across the we... |
4 April 2012
12:31 GMT |
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The popular Dolphin Browser for iOS has been enhanced with voice commands for searching, sharing, bookmarks, and so on. The URL keyboard is also back, these being just two of the numerous enhancements in Dolphin Browser 4.0.
Dubbed “Dolphin Sonar,” the new voice-centric capability enables dolphin to list... |
4 April 2012
12:01 GMT |
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Mezzanine is a content management system (CMS) built on top of Python's powerful and versatile Django framework.
We've seen it grow from the bare-bones version we noticed on the PyPi index over a year ago, and now Mezzanine is all grown up, reaching its first stable version, the 1.x series, just a few week... |
4 April 2012
12:01 GMT |
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Google’s Android operating system is currently the leading mobile platform on the smartphone market in the United States, with a share of over 50 percent, according to the latest report from comScore. Android became the top OS in the United States several quarters ago, helped by great new devices coming from ... |
4 April 2012
11:51 GMT |
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The Kardashians surely love their family music videos. Apparently, fans do too, since they keep on making and releasing them. If you're one of them, good news: we have a new clip for you. Shot while the entire family was taking part in the shoot for the Christmas card, the clip features the girls, including Kris... |
4 April 2012
11:27 GMT |
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Google is making some additions that will have the Chrome web store act more like an app store, i.e. a new "Trending" section. As you can imagine, the section will list the hottest apps of the moment, making it easier to discover what everyone else is finding useful at any given time.
"Starting today, Chrome Web Sto... |
4 April 2012
11:21 GMT |
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The other day, the Daily Mail ran a piece by Samantha Brick that wasn't titled – but should have been – Women Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful. It's now gone viral, prompting another essay from Brick herself. To sum up the original piece, though it's best if you read it for yourself if ... |
4 April 2012
11:16 GMT |
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Members of the Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have resumed their normal duties yesterday, April 3, following the arrival of a resupply spacecraft last week.
During the weekend, the six astronauts unloaded the cargo stored aboard the third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) space caps... |
4 April 2012
11:04 GMT |
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We said we'd be covering the Vertex 4 solid state drive line when we wrote about the Indilinx Everest 2 controllers and, sure enough, here it is. OCZ seems to have taken a page out of AMD's book when it comes to making big and blunt claims regarding the worth of its products. Where AMD said that Trinity... |
4 April 2012
11:01 GMT |
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In addition to bringing Lumia 900 to AT&T this weekend, Nokia is getting ready to have its latest Windows Phones available for purchase on more markets around the world. The handset will land on shelves in the UK in the near future, and will be accompanied by Nokia’s most affordable Windows Phone to date, the... |
4 April 2012
10:51 GMT |
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When designing Windows 8 and its Metro Start screen, Microsoft thought of providing users with new means to stay connected with their favorite apps and sites. The live Tiles featured in Windows 8’s Start screen were destined exactly for that, as well as for providing updates right on the user’s desktop.... |
4 April 2012
10:49 GMT |
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This amazing video is a virtual tour through the Linear Coherent Light Source (LCLS), a free-electron laser installation located at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The facility can produce X-rays of extreme intensities.
The LCLS shot its first laser beam through its lo... |
4 April 2012
10:49 GMT |
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Google managed to convince another big time movie studio to allow it to rent its movies. Paramount flicks, such as the Transformers series or The Godfather, will be available for rent on YouTube but also on Google Play, making them available on Android devices.
"When it comes to movie rentals, we’ve been focus... |
4 April 2012
10:42 GMT |
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The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), an application which can be used as a simple paint program or as an expert quality photo retouching program, is now at version 2.7.4. There are several changes in GIMP 2.8.0 RC1 (a release in the unstable branch) and some new dependencies. Highlight of GIMP 2.8.0 RC1: &m... |
4 April 2012
10:40 GMT |
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Security solutions provider Comodo released a free service called SiteInspector, designed to scan websites for pieces of malware and compare them against a range of blacklisting services, such as the ones offered by Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank or Malwaredomainlist.
SiteInspector allows users to choose 3 pages on... |
4 April 2012
10:39 GMT |
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OCZ has finished work on its newest and greatest solid state drive controller, the Indilinx Everest 2, which will start out as part of the Vertex 4 SSDs.
We aren't going to talk about the vertex 4 just yet. That will come later. Instead, we'll try to sum up the main benefits of the new chips.
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4 April 2012
10:36 GMT |
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Even if some of the things she says don't sit well with some, at least Kate Winslet deserves credit for being honest. In a recent interview to promote “Titanic 3D,” the actress had a very funny way of describing her relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio. The two first worked together on the set of th... |
4 April 2012
10:35 GMT |
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FileMaker has announced version 12 of its flagship product, which delivers new database creation tools and themes and 64-bit compatibility for wide area network support, large database support, and fast file and multimedia-content streaming. The iOS app is now free. FileMaker 12 is said to mark the beginning of &ldq... |
4 April 2012
10:23 GMT |
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Karl Lagerfeld is so sorry he upset Adele earlier this year by saying about her in an interview she was “a little bit too fat” that he's literally showering her in Chanel bags and accessories, says a new report. It all started in February when, speaking of his music preferences, Uncle Karl said tha... |
4 April 2012
10:15 GMT |
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Google has provided a (long) list of search updates that it implemented in March. It's becoming a tradition now and more transparency is certainly welcomed by webmasters and SEOs. Of course, just because Google lists some of the things it's done in the past month, 50 or so, it doesn't mean that you... |
4 April 2012
10:14 GMT |
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Although HTC has already started the rollout of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in Europe, Three UK customers who own the device have yet to receive it.
The good news is that the Android 4.0 build for HTC Sensation devices purchased via Three is now in testing. The bad news is that the carrier cannot confi... |
4 April 2012
10:13 GMT |
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People who want a new digital camera, but aren't interested in star gazing, might want to take a look at the Samsung ST200F. Granted, looking at it won't do you much good if you want to buy it, unless you live in South Korea, but still. The product was first seen at this year’s Consumer Electronics ... |
4 April 2012
10:11 GMT |
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Last week we learned that Microsoft managed to disrupt a major botnet powered by the infamous ZeuS Trojan. However, it turns out that they didn’t sinkhole all the command and control (C&C) servers, as three of them escaped the long arm of the Redmond company.
FireEye researchers analyzed the botnet targeted by... |
4 April 2012
10:04 GMT |
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In an interesting series of new experiments, scientists sought to figure out just how deep under the ice lifeforms on the Jovian moon Europa would have to be, in order for them to survive. Conditions on the surface are simply too harsh to allow organisms to survive.
The main issue on Europa's surface, other tha... |
4 April 2012
10:04 GMT |
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It's really nice to see Asus trying their best to mend things with their successful Transformer Prime Android tablet, from a software point of view. We can now announce the new firmware, reaching version 9.4.2.21.
In case you haven't received the OTA update, you can download the Asus Transformer Prime firm... |
4 April 2012
10:01 GMT |
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Nokia’s “Amazing Everyday” caravan has finally reached Romania. The Finnish company has announced the upcoming availability of its first two Windows Phone devices, Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. No details on availability and pricing options have been given yet, but major carrier Orange has already liste... |
4 April 2012
10:00 GMT |
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Astronomers say that our planet constantly has more than one moon. A new computer model indicates that objects other than the Moon enter orbit around our planet for various periods of time, before resuming their paths through the solar system.
The group, based at the Paris Observatory, explains that most of these mo... |
4 April 2012
09:54 GMT |
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A short while ago, Nick Cannon said that he planned to use his recent health issues to help others in the same situation, and he's definitely keeping his word. Above is the first episode of his new web series. Called the “NCredible Health Hustle,” the series documents the events after the kidney fail... |
4 April 2012
09:53 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices hasn't officially said much about the Trinity series of accelerated processing units, but leaks and reports are doing a great job of satisfying everyone's curiosity. As if the promising benchmark of the A8-4500M APU weren't already enough to spark people's yearning, we now... |
4 April 2012
09:45 GMT |
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Officials in charge of compiling the Senior Review guiding NASA's decision on which astrophysics missions to continue funding, and which to discontinue, say that all nine spacecraft that were brought to their attention should continue collecting data until at least 2014.
The review was requested on account of ... |
4 April 2012
09:33 GMT |
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Twitter has rolled out a new version of its dedicated iOS client fixing a bunch of issues reported by owners of iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices that like to blog on the go. The Twitter iOS app is a full-fledged tool to browse your interests, find & follow friends, tweet, retweet, favorite, follow, exchange di... |
4 April 2012
09:31 GMT |
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Anticipation for the official video for Justin Bieber's latest single “Boyfriend” has just reached alarming quotas with the release of a brand new teaser. The single is already out and available for purchase, but a video companion is pending. The Biebs has been working on it and is keeping fans in th... |
4 April 2012
09:30 GMT |
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One of the latest applications that Windows users can download on their computers to benefit from advanced personalization options is Bing Desktop, which was just released in beta. The application was meant to put the Bing homepage on the users' desktop, providing them with both fast access to search on the we... |
4 April 2012
09:27 GMT |
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It took Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace about four months to reach 80,000 apps submitted, after the store exceeded the 50,000 apps barrier back in December.
AAWP reports that as of April 1st, Windows Phone Marketplace has 82,234 apps, 20,327 developers, whilst the proportion of quality apps (rated five o... |
4 April 2012
09:27 GMT |
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LSI has just announced its new lineup, made up of SSD drives with PCIe interface and the software solutions for the dynamic cache storage, on their official website. The product family includes the Nytro XD PCIe SSD with intelligent caching software and the Nytro MegaRAID RAID card with caching SSD built-in. Separa... |
4 April 2012
09:24 GMT |
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The Joomla Project released Jomla 2.5.4. The latest variant contains 3 new features and a large number of fixes that address problems which affected the previous variants.
The new features include the option to show full CMS version number in the generator tag, access level for content languages, and an improvement ... |
4 April 2012
09:20 GMT |
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Google's unified privacy policy is starting to bear fruit, the latest example being Google Contacts data in Google+. Essentially, any info you have on any of your contacts, from Gmail, will be available on their Google+ profile pages, but only visible to you.
It's just another place for you to view info y... |
4 April 2012
09:20 GMT |
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It looks like there will soon be a new graphics card roaming online and physical stores, one made by Gigabyte.
The product is called Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 OC Edition and is exactly what it says on the tin: an overclocked GTX 680 board.
Nevertheless, some things have to be mentioned, such as the custom PCB (print... |
4 April 2012
09:16 GMT |
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Khloe Kardashian or, some voices dub her online, the nicest of the Kardashian sisters, has always been very outspoken about her weight issues, just as she's been about her fertility problems. She opens more on the same in the latest issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. Khloe shocked the world when she announced she&#... |
4 April 2012
09:12 GMT |
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Penny Arcade fans can now rejoice, as their favorite webcomic heroes will return with a brand new game, in the form of On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3, which has just been confirmed for release this summer across a variety of platforms. While it looked like Penny Arcade’s On The Rain-Slick Precipice ... |
4 April 2012
09:08 GMT |
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Pericom Semiconductor Company has announced today, the mass production and availability of the USB 3.0 ReDriver chips during the IDF (Intel Developer Forum). These products are intended for use in electronic devices with USB 3.0 support that require an increase in the length of the connection without compromising sig... |
4 April 2012
09:06 GMT |
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As ultrabooks get off the ground, the so-called competition between them and Apple's Macbook Air will be highlighted even though it has barely even sparked, if at all.
As it happens, Anand Kajshmanan, an Intel product manager, touched on the matter during a recent interview with PCWorld.
According to him, Int... |
4 April 2012
08:48 GMT |
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The 6th Annual Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit will be held this year in San Francisco, California, at Hotel Nikko, on April 5th. For those of us who are not privy to exclusive information, The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit is an exclusive, invitation-only summit gathering core kernel developers, dist... |
4 April 2012
08:46 GMT |
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In a paper published in the April issue of the scientific journal SLEEP, researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that people who experience sleep apnea are more likely to become depressed.
For the new research, scientists investigated more than 9,700 American adults, all of whic... |
4 April 2012
08:43 GMT |
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Opera released a new snapshot for the upcoming major version of the web browser. The new build brings to the table some pretty important changes, such as hardware acceleration fixes. It also includes all the repairs available in version 11.62.
Apart from repairs and improvements, build 1359 of Opera 12 (32-bit and 6... |
4 April 2012
08:42 GMT |
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The Spanish Sinde anti-piracy law went into effect on March 1 and one month later the country’s Ministry of Culture reports that copyright holders have already filed 213 complaints and demanded that 79 websites should be taken down for violating the legislation. According to TorrentFreak, the Copyright Commiss... |
4 April 2012
08:30 GMT |
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With only a few months away from the next iPhone unveiling, the Waynesboro, Virginia-based nTelos Wireless today announced that it would begin carrying Apple’s iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 starting April 20.
US customers will be able to purchase the iPhone 4S starting at $149.99 for the 16GB model, $249.99 for the 3... |
4 April 2012
08:28 GMT |
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Acer has a new monitor listed, for the price of 299 Euro, $394 according to exchange rates.
Envisioned for designers, researchers and office workers, it has a considerable screen size (27 inches in diagonal), but the rest of the spec sheet is pretty generic, minus the contrast ratio at least.
To elaborate, the dyna... |
4 April 2012
08:27 GMT |
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The development team of the KDE Project have unleashed earlier today, April 4th, the second maintenance release for the KDE Software Compilation 4.8 environment. There's no official announced at the moment, but we've dug up the raw changelog (as usual) and it looks like the KDE Software Compilation 4.8.2 ... |
4 April 2012
08:22 GMT |
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Instagram for Android became available for download roughly a day ago, and the application has already hit the 1 million downloads mark. The app was put up in Google’s Play Store, which reports over one million installs at the moment, thus confirming the success that most people were already expecting for it ... |
4 April 2012
08:20 GMT |
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Over the weekend, Ashton Kutcher made a surprise appearance at the Country Music Awards 2012, where he presented the award for Female Vocalist of the Year to Miranda Lambert. His brief moment on stage did not fail to upset some country music stars. Oddly enough, Us Weekly reports, Miranda was one of them. The act... |
4 April 2012
08:17 GMT |
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Experts from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, led by cardiologist Nausheen Akhter, say that cardiovascular diseases are now the leading cause of death in women. In the past, it was thought that stroke or cancer were responsible for most preventable deaths.
According to a series of new statist... |
4 April 2012
08:15 GMT |
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Facebook has responded to Yahoo's patent lawsuit with one of its own. The social network is claiming that the ancient web giant is infringing on 10 of its patents, "its patents" being a relative term since most of them did not originate from within Facebook but were acquired along the way.
For years, but even m... |
4 April 2012
08:10 GMT |
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The Anonymous community has once again united its efforts to fight censorship. This time, the targets were all the subdomains owned by Globo, the major Brazilian TV network that’s considered to be the fourth largest in the world.
OpGlobo started on April 2 and, since, a number of subdomains hosted on globo.com... |
4 April 2012
08:04 GMT |
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Adding to the considerable multitude of optical disk drives is I-O Data, whose labs have once again produced some Blu-ray units.
The company has launched the BRP-U6C line, composed of three versions of the same product.
They are called BRP-U6C, BRP-U6CK and BRP-U6CR and are colored Pearl White, Piano Black, and Ori... |
4 April 2012
07:53 GMT |
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Sony has just released a brand new firmware version for its PlayStation Vita handheld console, taking it to version 1.66 and solving a small problem that appeared after yesterday’s release of software 1.65.The PlayStation Vita has been around for over a month and, since then, Sony has relied on software updates... |
4 April 2012
07:53 GMT |
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Motorola has just announced the upcoming availability of the MOTOLUXE in Poland. The US-based company has confirmed that the smartphone is expected to arrive at leading authorized retailers this month.
Android enthusiasts who are looking for a budget-friendly device should know that Motorola MOTOLUXE will be introdu... |
4 April 2012
07:52 GMT |
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Lex Friedman has released “Sams Teach Yourself iTunes Match in 10 Minutes,” a reference guide to using Apple's iCloud service, iTunes Match. The eBook takes users through signing up, upgrading their library, understanding various iTunes Match settings, getting around the 25,000 song limit, using the... |
4 April 2012
07:51 GMT |
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Today, Sony Mobile announced that it has appointed a new President and CEO of Sony Mobile Communications. Effective May 16th, 2012, Kunimasa Suzuki will be the division’s new leader. Also starting that day, Bert Nordberg, currently president and CEO, will step down and will become Chairman of Sony Mobile Comm... |
4 April 2012
07:51 GMT |
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One of the projects that has been keeping movie buffs on alert is “7 Days in Havana,” whose number one peculiarity is that it's directed by 7 different directors. Below is the first official trailer for the daring release. The anthology film aims to tell 7 different stories, each taking place in th... |
4 April 2012
07:49 GMT |
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Google has released a new Dev version for their web browser, incrementing the build number to 19.0.1084.9. The new revision is available for all supported platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. Apart from fixes, the set of changes also includes an update for the JavaScript engine, to build 3.9.24.7. Perfor... |
4 April 2012
07:43 GMT |
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Ashton Kutcher, best known for playing Walden in “Two and a Half Men” more recently, is ecstatic about the Steve Jobs role in an upcoming independent biopic based on a script by Matt Whiteley, and directed by Joshua Michael Stern.
Producer Mark Hulme revealed in an interview that “He [Kutcher] is a... |
4 April 2012
07:41 GMT |
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The Indian Government will start distributing an improved Aakash II tablet in May (2012), and now we know just what will work better. You'd think that improvements would demand some rise in price, but that is not the case. In other words, the 7-inch Android 2.3-loaded tablet will get a free boost. For one, th... |
4 April 2012
07:30 GMT |
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Peter Baldwin announced last evening, April 3rd, that the first Release Candidate of the upcoming ClearOS Community 6.2.0 operating system is now available for download and testing. ClearOS Community 6.2.0 RC1 is a major release including lots of interesting changes and improvements, especially that it is built on ... |
4 April 2012
07:21 GMT |
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The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is accused by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of conducting a wash sale scheme from which it gained hundreds of millions of dollars. The financial institution is also suspected of making false statements and hiding information.
According to the CFTC, the RBC traded h... |
4 April 2012
07:16 GMT |
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Gmail is experimenting with a new way of viewing YouTube videos in Gmail. Email remains one of the preferred way of sharing links, such as videos, for many people so the ability to view the videos in an optimal way without visiting the YouTube site should be handy.
Videos from emails are displayed in an overlay, sim... |
4 April 2012
06:51 GMT |
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Roberto J. Dohnert informed us today, April 4th, about a new release of the OS4 operating system, based on the Xubuntu distribition. OS4 12 Workstation is now available for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures and it comes with Linux kernel 3.0.0-17, the lightweight Xfce 4.8 desktop environment and Recall full text... |
4 April 2012
06:41 GMT |
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LG announced its new L-Style lineup of phones back in February, ahead of the Mobile World Congress 2012 trade fair. The new series comprises entry-level and top-tier smartphones alike, all powered by Google’s Android platform.
The Optimus L3 is among the cheapest devices in the L-Style lineup. The smartphone w... |
4 April 2012
06:31 GMT |
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PDF Expert, “the ultimate solution for all your PDF needs,” has been enhanced with Retina display support, PDF Portfolios and Videos, as well as Document Thumbnails. PDF Expert not only lets you read and annotate PDF documents, it also allows you to highlight text, draw with your finger and save these ch... |
4 April 2012
06:31 GMT |
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A special event, dedicated to KDE SC and openSUSE, will take place at COSCUP (Conference for Open Source Coders, Users and Promoters), the largest FLOSS conference organized by local communities in Taiwan. openSUSE and KDE will organize a full two-day track, and interested parties are asked to present their proposa... |
4 April 2012
06:30 GMT |
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Like clockwork, BioWare has released a brand new balance update for the multiplayer mode in Mass Effect 3, this time improving quite a few powers, while modifying the stats of characters like the Turian or Human Soldiers. Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer is a great experience, even if it has a few awkward glitches.... |
4 April 2012
06:21 GMT |
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The white flavor of Samsung’s largest mobile phone running under Android is expected to become available in Canada as soon as today. Rumor has it that wireless carrier TELUS might be set to make the white Galaxy Note available on April 4th, priced at $199.99 (around 150 Euro) on a 3-year contract. Leaked do... |
4 April 2012
06:21 GMT |
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The first carrier to offer the HTC One X and One S in the UK is Three. The operator has just announced the smartphone is now available for purchase online, in white and grey colors.
Customers who are anxious to grab one should know that both devices are available for free from £27 - £38 on monthly pay.
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4 April 2012
06:02 GMT |
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Adobe Systems released an open source tool called Adobe Malware Classifier, designed to aid administrators, security experts and virus analysts determine if a binary file contains pieces of malware.
“Part of what we do at PSIRT is respond to security incidents. Sometimes this involves analyzing malware. To ma... |
4 April 2012
06:01 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles found in a study conducted on unsuspecting lab mice that moderate caloric restrictions applied to infants with low birth weight prevents them from becoming obese during childhood and adolescence.Children who weigh below average at birth have been demonstrated ... |
4 April 2012
05:58 GMT |
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People exploring the Canon official website may run upon a certain new entry on the products section: the EOS 20Da digital SLR camera.
As opposed to the majority of consumer cameras that follow a sort of standard feature set, this particular device is more specialized.
Sure, it still has everything it needs for pe... |
4 April 2012
05:57 GMT |
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Dropbox's killer feature and the secret to its success isn't its simplicity, reliability, speed, platform support and so on. It's the referral bonus, users gain free storage space for every new user they bring in. Up until now, users got 250 MB for every recruit, but with Google Drive looming, Dropbox... |
4 April 2012
05:53 GMT |
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Writing a special for the Harvard Business Review, biographer Walter Isaacson is keen to let the world in on the real leadership lessons taught by Apple’s iconic co-founder, Steve Jobs.
“His saga is the entrepreneurial creation myth writ large: Steve Jobs cofounded Apple in his parents’ garage in 1... |
4 April 2012
05:41 GMT |
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An international group of investigators recently announced that the value for the half-life of samarium-146, previously thought to be 103 million years, is in fact 68 million years. The new number is very important, since 146Sm is heavily used in a number of dating methods.
The actual value for the element's h... |
4 April 2012
05:41 GMT |
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Researchers warn that even though companies that offer virtual wallets for mobile phones are putting great efforts into ensuring that they’re secure, there are still some flaws that make these money bags a tempting target for thieves.
McAfee’ Mobile Security Researcher Jimmy Shah informs that organizatio... |
4 April 2012
05:37 GMT |
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Dropbox released a new build for the Experimental version (1.3.30). There are very few notable changes available, most of them relating to its aesthetics on Windows. As such, Windows users should notice a splash screen when starting Dropbox and improved looks as far as the progress bar is concerned. The development... |
4 April 2012
05:33 GMT |
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More than a dozen iPhone owners have received positive feedback from AT&T as they requested to have their phones unlocked. The reason? Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, ordered it.
What appeared to be a one-time exception last month has turned into a regular practice at Apple / AT&T in recent weeks.
After confirming the... |
4 April 2012
05:20 GMT |
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In a first-of-its-kind achievement, investigators at the Stanford University were recently able to introduce a property called piezoelectricity into a nanoscale material. The substrate they selected was graphene, one of the most remarkable compounds in the world.
Graphene is a 2D carbon compound that boasts a hexago... |
4 April 2012
05:16 GMT |
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Opera has just made available for download a new version of its Opera Mini browser for devices running under Google’s Android operating system. The new Opera Mini 7.0.1 browser flavor arrives on with a series of fixes, to resolve a problem with pages not loading completely. The new version of the mobile app... |
4 April 2012
05:15 GMT |
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The grey hat hacker from Germany known as D35m0nd142 identified an SQL Injection vulnerability on the official site of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The hacker describes the security hole as, “an SQL flaw with possible denial of service attack using #refref or any similar tool and Direc... |
4 April 2012
04:59 GMT |
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Batman: Arkham City is getting ready to receive a special bit of downloadable content soon, as a bunch of leaked trophies from its PlayStation 3 edition hint at a set of upcoming adventures focusing on Robin and Harley Quinn.Batman: Arkham City delivered a stunning experience that, unlike lots of games these days, fi... |
4 April 2012
04:59 GMT |
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Whether you love or hate her music, there's absolutely no denying that Katy Perry is huge right now, even knocking down some old world records with her releases. She's now preparing a massive surprise for fans. Just recently, Katy announced that she too would be coming out with a 3D documentary / concert ... |
4 April 2012
04:56 GMT |
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NASA Headquarters exoplanetary biology researcher Shawn Domagal-Goldman is convinced that the American space agency's Kepler Telescope will discover another Earth within two years. The term is used to refer to a planet outside our solar system that is capable of supporting life as we know it.
This hypothetic s... |
4 April 2012
04:51 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is gearing up for the release of its next-generation flagship Android device, none other than the long rumored Galaxy S III. The smartphone is expected to become official before the end of April, and might arrive on shelves starting next month. In the meantime, the device i... |
4 April 2012
04:45 GMT |
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For many, Robert Pattinson will for ever be the sparkly vampire Edward Cullen in “The Twilight Saga,” but there are also those who are rooting for him, to forge a career in movies outside this franchise. For these, we have the official US trailer for the period piece “Bel Ami.”Boasting an envi... |
4 April 2012
04:41 GMT |
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Customers who prefer basic mobile phones rejoice as Motorola GLEAM+ has just made it to the UK. The clamshell is now up for grab at Tesco Mobile, both in shops and online, from £10 a month.
The sequel to the Motorola GLEAM, which was launched on the market last year, the GLEAM+ comes with a slightly larger mai... |
4 April 2012
04:40 GMT |
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Internet security experts warn that an old email scam is hitting inboxes again, offering Siberian Husky puppies to anyone who promises to take good care of them.
Commtouch Café reports that the shady email advertises six puppies, three male and three female, all “registered from multi-championship blood... |
4 April 2012
04:33 GMT |
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Far from taking a 5-year break to focus on her personal life, Adele is actually in the process of recording new music. If that's not good news enough, here's more: a new song will be out by the end of the year. After her fabulous 2011, which culminated with 6 Grammy wins, Adele seemed to hint in an interv... |
4 April 2012
04:26 GMT |
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Microsoft has just unveiled a brand new reward scheme for its Xbox 360 owners all around the world. They are offering free MS Points for different types of activity on their consoles, ranging from actually playing games to enjoying entertainment apps or social services. The Xbox 360 has transcended its gaming role a... |
4 April 2012
04:25 GMT |
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In a study funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), investigators from the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in Piscataway, New Jersey, found that consuming caffeine and exercising provide a protective effect against skin cancers triggered by excessive exposure to sunlight.
The investigation, whic... |
4 April 2012
04:20 GMT |
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We reported yesterday on the first press photo of HTC EVO One, Sprint’s own version of the HTC One X, which is about to hit shelves globally this week.
However, it appears that the first live photos of the smartphone have leaked as well, along with some impressions on its overall performance.
The folks over a... |
4 April 2012
04:18 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices is going to launch its 32nm-based Trinity accelerated processing units this year (2012) and there is now some extra information on the line.
To be more specific, the Internet has uncovered some details about one of the chips that will be part of this product collection.
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4 April 2012
04:04 GMT |
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An email titled “Apple Discount Card – 100 AU$” may land in the inboxes of unsuspecting users, falsely informing them that they can win credit worth $100 (75 EUR) if they purchase a $9 (6.75 EUR) Apple Discount Card.
The email, provided by Hoax Slayer, looks something like this:
Dear Apple Custome... |
4 April 2012
03:59 GMT |
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When launched later this week through AT&T in the United States, the Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia 900 is expected to turn into the next great hit from the Finnish handset vendor. The device packs all the necessary elements for that: it runs an appealing OS, which also proved to be incredibly fast lately, and it ... |
4 April 2012
03:52 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new study, it would appear that about 51 percent of the people who have had cancer at one point in their lives die from this condition. On the other hand, the paper also indicates that as many as 49 percent of former cancer patients die from other disorders.
These statistics indicat... |
4 April 2012
03:45 GMT |
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IO Interactive and Square Enix have released a brand new trailer for their upcoming Hitman: Absolution title, once again showing off the protagonist, Agent 47, as he executes enemies through all sorts of violent means. The Hitman series has been dormant for quite some time but, with the upcoming Absolution, develope... |
4 April 2012
03:42 GMT |
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A few experts have taken their time to thoroughly analyze Apple’s iCloud and they concluded that it clearly follows the industry’s best practices in ensuring that customer data and privacy are protected.
However, according to ArsTechnica, Apple doesn’t hide the fact that even though everything is p... |
4 April 2012
03:37 GMT |
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It appears that Nokia Maps Suite is reportedly out of beta and available for update via Nokia Suite or OTA (over the air). The beta version of the application is still listed in the Betalabs, and no official changelog has been released for the final version yet.
MyNokiaBlog reports that Nokia Maps Suite 2.0 is now o... |
4 April 2012
03:27 GMT |
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SSD caching may not be particularly widespread yet, but it is only a matter of time before it turns common if Intel has anything to say about it, and it does.
The Santa Clara, California-based company has introduced the 313 series of solid state drives, based on single-level cell (SLC) NAND Flash chips.
They aren&... |
4 April 2012
03:16 GMT |
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An unfortunate combination of elements is conspiring to remove most star-forming materials from within the boundaries of a nearby galaxy. Astronomers have termed this process the leaf blower effect. This was discovered in studies conducted using the NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) spacecraft, which surveys th... |
4 April 2012
03:13 GMT |
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Escape Plan, the nifty little puzzle platformer for the PlayStation Vita, will receive a special update next week, which includes not only improvements, but also a free downloadable add-on in the form of Bakuki’s Lair.PlayStation Vita owners were treated with a wide array of games at the end of February when th... |
4 April 2012
03:06 GMT |
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Internet users are advised to be on the lookout for malicious emails that purport to come from US Airways, bearing information regarding an online ticket reservation.
Kaspersky Lab experts inform that the phony notifications are well designed, even displaying a link to the company’s privacy policy.
However, b... |
4 April 2012
03:00 GMT |
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Qt, a cross-platform application and UI framework with APIs for C++ programming, is now at version 5.0 Alpha. Nokia said that the first Alpha of Qt 5.0 is the biggest release since the Qt Project went live, and that a lot of features from people who are not affiliated with Nokia, have been contributing constantly.... |
4 April 2012
02:58 GMT |
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak trusts Ashton Kutcher to do a good job portraying his late friend and partner, Steve Jobs. An upcoming biopic directed by "Swing Vote's" Joshua Michael Stern and based on a script by Matt Whiteley will feature Kutcher in the main role - the iconic Apple co-founder, CEO, and spirit... |
4 April 2012
02:54 GMT |
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Both Samsung and AT&T promised the Galaxy Note would receive the Ice Cream Sandwich update at some point, but neither gave a specific release date. The latest official statement comes from the South Korean handset vendor who stated that Samsung Galaxy Note would be upgraded to Android 4.0 sometime in Q2 2012. Initi... |
4 April 2012
02:52 GMT |
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Some product types and technologies come and go within a few years, but NAND Flash memory is one of those inventions that has already lived a long time and will continue to do so for years.
Toshiba is particularly enthused about the long way that the NAND Flash memory market has come since the first products showed... |
4 April 2012
02:44 GMT |
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Disney’s upcoming Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two title is also going to arrive on the PC and Mac platforms, besides other consoles, at least according to a brand new report. Epic Mickey impressed lots of Nintendo owners back in 2009, when it appeared for the console. Now, with Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two,... |
4 April 2012
02:33 GMT |
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Instagram is one of the most appealing ways to share photos with the loved ones straight from the mobile phone in your hand, and is now available on Android.
The mobile software was available only on iOS before, where it became widely popular, and its developers decided to bring it to Android as well.
The applica... |
4 April 2012
02:27 GMT |
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Apple has patched a nasty set of flaws in the Mac version of Java with the release of Java for OS X Lion 2012-001 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 7.
Last month, several security software vendors sounded the alarm on a new vulnerability in Apple’s Mac operating system, prompting the Cupertino, California comp... |
4 April 2012
02:27 GMT |
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Today, the fashionable PRADA phone by LG 3.0, the latest handset in the series developed jointly by LG and Prada, has arrived in Vodafone Australia’s online store. The smartphone is set to become available through the wireless carrier’s brick and mortar stores nationwide as well, starting Wednesday April ... |
4 April 2012
01:49 GMT |
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