260 articles found
AVG Antivirus for Android devices has been updated with new features that will make users of the security application very happy.
With the latest version of AVG AntiVirus, users will be able to protect themselves much easier against spammers, hackers and scammers.
That will be possible with the new call and text me... |
5 February 2013
22:31 GMT |
 |
|
Geek Software Technology, developers of File Expert for Android devices have just released a new update that adds new features and improvements to the application.
With the latest version of File Expert users will be able to decompress files received via email to any directory they wish. Keep in mind that files atta... |
5 February 2013
22:01 GMT |
|
|
A new entry-level Android smartphone from S Mobility is now available for purchase in India, namely the Spice Stellar Buddy Mi-315, which features a price tag of only at INR 3,490 ($66 / €48).
The new device arrives on shelves with a 3.2-inch touchscreen display on the front, a 1GHz processor packed inside, compleme... |
5 February 2013
21:51 GMT |
|
|
Wondershare’s PowerCam application for Android devices has just been updated with new features and improvements. The easy-to-use application now comes with more capture modes and additional editing features.
The following Capture modes have been added with the latest update provided by Wonderhsare: Anti-Shakin... |
5 February 2013
21:31 GMT |
|
|
Today, Bluetooth SIG posted on its website the certification for a new Kyocera smartphone, featuring model number C6750 and expected to arrive on shelves under the name of Kinetic.
The handset is said to sport a 4.3-inch touchscreen display, while also packing support for 4G LTE connectivity inside, in addition to ... |
5 February 2013
21:01 GMT |
|
|
Even though Microsoft will soon release the Surface Pro, the company is still trying to make the RT version a more successful product, as unofficial reports point to a rather disappointing sales performance so far.
Some new figures provided by Chitika Insights indicate that Microsoft’s Surface has recorded onl... |
5 February 2013
20:51 GMT |
|
|
TangoMe, Inc. has released an updated version of “Tango Text, Voice, and Video,” a complete mobile communication solution that combines video calls, phone calls, text messages, photo sharing, and even games.
90 million people around the world are reaping the benefits of Tango. The app is said to offer th... |
5 February 2013
20:41 GMT |
|
|
The Cave is an adventure game and after starting it, I chose to try to complete the experience using The Knight, with his invincibility, the Adventurer and her grappling hook and, finally, the Hillbilly and his underwater skills.
The Double Fine created video game reacts to my selection and introduces three unique a... |
5 February 2013
20:41 GMT |
|
|
Android and iOS users might soon be able to enjoy a new mobile game on their devices, called Temple Run: Oz The Great And Powerful and developed in collaboration with Disney, the latest news on the matter suggest.
Apparently, the title will land as a Temple Run spin-off only several weeks after Imangi Studios made ... |
5 February 2013
20:31 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft has just confirmed the location of five new retail stores that are expected to open their doors to customers by this summer.
Just like the other stores belonging to the Redmond-based technology giant, the five new ones will allow everyone to purchase laptops, desktop computers, tablets, Windows Phones, con... |
5 February 2013
20:01 GMT |
|
|
Vonage Mobile allows users to make free call to U.S. and Canadian phone numbers for a limited period, up to 3,000 minutes per month.
The application is a cheaper version of Skype, though in some cases, calls may be a bit more expensive than with its main rival.
Fully compatible with Android platform, Vonage Mo... |
5 February 2013
20:01 GMT |
|
|
Would you click on a Facebook ad which says you can get 2 free Southwest Airline tickets? What about if the ad says one of your friends has already won?
GFI Labs experts have come across several Tumblr blogs that direct users to a bogus Southwest Airlines Facebook page. Here, internauts are instructed to install a F... |
5 February 2013
19:51 GMT |
|
|
A new Android-based smartphone from Pantech has been spotted in the AnTuTu benchmark, supposedly set to arrive on shelves as a high-end device.
The handset was seen with model number IM-A870L attached to it, but Pantech is also said to be planning the release of a sibling, namely IM-A870K.
According to a recent po... |
5 February 2013
19:51 GMT |
|
|
Many fans believe that Dead Space 3 is a more action-driven title than previous entries in the series, but the development team working on the game at Visceral wants to explain that the game still has plenty of moments dedicated to character buildings and horror.
John Calhoun, the associate producer working on Dead ... |
5 February 2013
19:31 GMT |
|
|
Indian handset maker Karbonn has just released a new mid-range Android smartphone, the Smart A111. The smartphone is available for purchase for Rs 10,290 outright, which is about $195 or €140.
According to AndroidOS, Flipkart is the first major retailer to offer the smartphone, but others might sell it as well.... |
5 February 2013
19:31 GMT |
|
|
A new expansion for Crusader Kings II has been announced by Paradox Interactive and it will be available on Steam for Linux. The forthcoming expansion, titled Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, will bring a lot of new features to an already complex game, including the ability to play as a Pagan or Zoroastrian ruler, e... |
5 February 2013
19:21 GMT |
|
|
Indian handset maker Lava Mobile has just announced the immediate availability of one of the cheapest Android smartphones in the country, IRIS 351.
According to AndroidOS, Lava IRIS 351 is now available for purchase via major retailers across India for only Rs 3,899 outright, which is about $75 or €55. Check it... |
5 February 2013
19:01 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft will soon release the Surface with Windows 8 Pro, an upgraded version of its RT tablet that’ll run the full version of the operating system to offer support for desktop apps.
Thanks to its features, the Surface Pro has the potential to become a real replacement for the traditional laptop, as it is ab... |
5 February 2013
19:01 GMT |
|
|
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has started to push its new Lumia 620 to shelves only last week, but the device has already seen increased popularity among end users.
Released as the latest Windows Phone 8 device from the company, and also the cheapest in the series, the Lumia 620 has just got “reviewed&rdqu... |
5 February 2013
18:51 GMT |
|
|
ZTE has just released a new high-end Android smartphone that is going on sale for a pretty low price, the V987. This is a cheaper version of the Grand S, though it still offers great features.
According to UnwiredView, the ZTE V987 is now available for purchase in China for only 1,700 yuan outright, which is about $... |
5 February 2013
18:31 GMT |
|
|
Skype has just announced that, starting today, Russian users can purchase credit from their mobile phones and pay either as part of the monthly bill or using the pre-paid account balance.
A similar service will be soon launched in the United States and Canada too, the company said in a press release, so Russian user... |
5 February 2013
18:31 GMT |
|
|
The official TED application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch now features subtitles in over 90 different languages and faster buffering, just to name a couple of the enhancements delivered in version 2.0.
Available for free to everyone, including iPhone and iPad users, TED presents talks from the world's most ... |
5 February 2013
18:31 GMT |
|
|
Owners of Windows Phone devices interested in downloading and installing an easy-to-use Last.fm song scrobbler for their handsets should have a look at ScrobbleMe, and application that landed in the Windows Phone Store only recently.
Offering support for both Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 devices, the applica... |
5 February 2013
18:21 GMT |
|
|
Spammers are trying to lure users to a dating website by sending them notifications entitled “You have received an e-card from lovebug1136.”
The emails, which appear to originate from Easy e-Cards, inform recipients that lovebug1136 has sent them an e-card and a message which reads: “Was hoping may... |
5 February 2013
18:01 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system is already available for purchase in China on devices coming from Nokia, HTC and Huawei, with a nice range of appealing features packed inside. Among these, there’s one that should make both users and application developers happy, namely support for local pay... |
5 February 2013
18:01 GMT |
|
|
On February 5, Canonical published in a security notice details about a QXL graphics driver vulnerability for its Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 11.10 operating systems.
According to Canonical, Guests using the QXL graphics driver could be caused to hang or crash.
It was discovered that the QXL graphics driver incorrectly... |
5 February 2013
18:01 GMT |
|
|
The just announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be the last title to use the name and Geralt of Rivia as the main character, according to the main developer working on the game.Adam Badowski, the leader of the CD Projekt RED studio, is quoted by VG247 as saying that, “People may ask if this is really going to ... |
5 February 2013
17:35 GMT |
|
|
Beeline Interactive, Inc. has released an updated version of Smurfs’ Village for iPhone and iPad, the free game where you can build a new village for the Smurfs to call home.
Version 1.3.4 arrives with the option to purchase Smurfette’s mountain chalet to earn daily XP, as well as an option to restore th... |
5 February 2013
17:21 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft is getting ready to launch the Surface with Windows 8 Pro, but its first tablet in history, the Surface RT, remains a very disappointing product as far as retailers across the globe go.
Citing a “major computer retail franchisee,” ITWire.com writes that Windows 8 tablets sales have been painful... |
5 February 2013
17:21 GMT |
|
|
The development team at Valve is launching a new update for Counter-Strike: Source, which fixes a number of issues with the game, adds new variables for servers and introduces Big Picture mode support.
The new update will automatically be applied once a player starts the Steam digital distribution service.
The most... |
5 February 2013
17:10 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft has recently launched the My Server application for Windows 8, allowing users to access server resources without leaving the Modern interface of their device.
“With My Server, you can manage users, devices, alerts, and access shared files in Windows Server 2012 Essentials. In addition, files that you... |
5 February 2013
17:01 GMT |
|
|
This is the time of year when cybercriminals launch tax-related scams in an effort to trick taxpayers into handing over their personal details. The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and experts are warning people to beware of identity theft and phishing scams.
Avast! experts provide some valuable advice on how to id... |
5 February 2013
17:01 GMT |
|
|
GTK+, a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces that provide a complete set of widgets, suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites, is now at version 3.7.8.
According to the developers, GTK+ 3.7.8 incorporates new features and quite a few updates:
&bu... |
5 February 2013
17:01 GMT |
|
|
A two-year-old Saint Bernard from Swadlincote, Derbyshire is now the proud resident of a dog kennel worth a whopping ₤1800 (€2080 / $2830). Apparently, this overpriced dog kennel is actually a slightly smaller replica of his owner's three-bedroom house, and only took about 84 hours to piece together. Bes... |
5 February 2013
16:51 GMT |
|
|
Twitter client Tweetbot has been updated to version 2.7 to include the ability to open links in Chrome and 1Password. This and several other enhancements can be found in the latest version of Tapbots’ Twitter client for iOS devices.
Arguably one of the most popular apps of its kind, Tweetbot for Twitter (iPhon... |
5 February 2013
16:41 GMT |
|
|
Google and Motorola have been rumored lately to be planning the launch of a new superphone, one that would prove even more appealing than the popular Nexus series, and which might arrive on shelves as the Motorola X, although nothing has been officially confirmed on the matter for the time being.
There are no speci... |
5 February 2013
16:41 GMT |
|
|
Back in January 2010, Charlene Lanigan allowed her pet cat, McGee, to go outside and play for a while. Sadly, the feline went missing and, after spending several months trying to find him, the woman finally accepted that McGee might be lost forever and decided to adopt a new cat. In an interesting turn of events, M... |
5 February 2013
16:31 GMT |
|
|
The folks at Automattic, creators of WordPress application, have just announced that the BlackBerry 10 version is now available for download on BlackBerry World.
WordPress 2.2.6 now works on BlackBerry 10 devices as well as PlayBook tablets. Moreover, developers promise an even smoother overall user experience thank... |
5 February 2013
16:31 GMT |
|
|
Both the environmentalists working with Greenpeace and other nature enthusiasts worldwide are now busy celebrating the fact that paper giant APP (i.e. Asia Pulp & Paper) has finally agreed to cut its ties with deforestation.
It is Greenpeace's belief that the company's decision to begin paying closer atten... |
5 February 2013
16:31 GMT |
|
|
Windows Phone 8, the mobile operating system flavor that Microsoft made available back in October last year, has managed to top Windows Phone 7’s usage in the United States.
According to the latest data from AdDuplex, the number of Windows Phone 8 devices in the country is now larger than the one of those run... |
5 February 2013
16:21 GMT |
|
|
Recent news from Germany informs us that, in little over a month, the country will be home to the world's first zero-energy building, which relies entirely on algae for both power and shade.
Furthermore, it looks like two of the apartments that make up this building allow their potential residents to constantl... |
5 February 2013
16:21 GMT |
|
|
Google's Hotel Finder tool has been around for a while, but it's getting a decent update now. It's now easier to find the best places to stay in a city you plan to visit, both in terms of the actual hotel and the area where it's located. "Just go to www.google.com/hotels and choose the city you&r... |
5 February 2013
16:21 GMT |
|
|
Looking at the trailer for “Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters 3D” (above) and heading into the theater expecting some kind of solid drama or riveting cinematographic experience is ridiculous – and I know you’re not the ridiculous type. With this film, what you see is what you get: light, good look... |
5 February 2013
16:01 GMT |
|
|
Lumia 620, the latest Windows Phone 8 device from Nokia to become available for purchase in the UK, has already managed to enter the list of top selling smartphones in the country. uSwitch’s Mobile tracker currently shows the handset as placed 8th on the aforementioned list, which sounds pretty good for a bra... |
5 February 2013
16:01 GMT |
|
|
Cybercriminals have been trying to lure WWE fans to their malicious websites, with Facebook posts that say John Cena has died, since August 2012. However, the scammers are now also using Tumblr as part of the scam. The scam posts are pretty much the same as they were back in August. They read something like: &ldqu... |
5 February 2013
16:01 GMT |
|
|
Video game developer CD Projekt says that both The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition are now available with a 50 percent price cut on both Steam and on Good Old Games.
The offer is available until February 8 and gamers can pay just 9.99 dollars or E... |
5 February 2013
15:59 GMT |
|
|
Austin, Texas-based hippih has issued a press statement today announcing with great pride that Apple was now carrying its hipKey Proximity and Movement Alarm accessory in its US, UK, EU and Canada stores, as well as online. The hipKey can help you find your iPad, wallet and even your loved ones at a range of up to 5... |
5 February 2013
15:51 GMT |
|
|
According to a new report only recently made available to the general public, Apple is making significant progress towards greening up its working agenda by paying closer attention to the ecological footprint of its supply chain.
Thus, greenheads who have been keeping a close eye on this corporation for quite some ... |
5 February 2013
15:51 GMT |
|
|
With the Surface Windows 8 Pro almost here, a new study comes to confirm that most employees would actually choose a tablet running Microsoft’s operating system instead of an iPad.
Researchers at Forrester have found that only 2 percent of the 9,766 IT workers included in the study currently own a tablet, but ... |
5 February 2013
15:51 GMT |
|
|
Earlier today, the official website for the World Wildlife Fund witnessed the publication of an open letter written by the organization's Director General, Jim Leape, and addressed to the European Parliament.
The message is quite simple: those working in the European Parliament must do their best to promote su... |
5 February 2013
15:41 GMT |
|
|
WireframeSketcher, a wireframing tool that helps product managers, designers and developers quickly create wireframes, mockups and prototypes for desktop, web and mobile applications, is now at version 3.8.3.
Highlights of WireframeSketcher 3.8.3:
• External links are marked with a slightly different overlay i... |
5 February 2013
15:21 GMT |
|
|
Kim Dotcom has always said that he plans a powerful API for Mega. The API is not here yet and probably won't be for a while, but that doesn't mean there aren't developers interested in using the service.
Granted, some aren't exactly to Dotcom's liking, Mega Search for example, but others ar... |
5 February 2013
15:11 GMT |
|
|
Now that it’s February, scammers have started re-posting the old hoax which says that Facebook will be closed for maintenance between February 29 and 31. According to Hoax Slayer, French and English-speaking users are mainly targeted.
“WARNING!! Facebook will be closed for maintenance from February 29th ... |
5 February 2013
15:11 GMT |
|
|
Starting today, mobile phone users in Canada can purchase the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone in their local market, after the device was put up for grabs in the UK starting with January 31.
The same as in the aforementioned European country, the device has seen increased interest from end users in Canada even during ... |
5 February 2013
15:01 GMT |
|
|
Even though several hardware manufacturers have announced plans to release new Windows RT tablets, this won’t happen this spring, Tami Reller, the chief financial officer for the Windows division said in an interview.
The Redmond-based technology giant is focused on getting the existing Windows RT tablet close... |
5 February 2013
15:01 GMT |
|
|
CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been made official earlier today, though some details were only revealed some moments ago, along with the game's reveal trailer.
The good news is the game will be launched as early as 2014 simultaneously on all “high-end platforms.”
Sadly, CD Proj... |
5 February 2013
14:56 GMT |
|
|
Not very long ago, Ricky Gervais was asked by one of his fans to retweet a post so that the latter and his sister would be given permission to get a dog.
Besides agreeing to honor this request, on condition that the siblings adopt and not buy their future pet, Ricky Gervais decided to also share some of his opinion... |
5 February 2013
14:41 GMT |
|
|
As one can easily imagine, the fabrics used by the soldiers fighting in WW II had to be tough if they were to resist battlefield conditions.
Because of this, they are still functional, despite the fact that many years have passed since the war came to an end.
While some look at these fabrics as antiques, and woul... |
5 February 2013
14:21 GMT |
|
|
YouTube has been undergoing a major visual revamp recently. While the site itself is done, there are some components that are also getting an upgrade, particularly channels.
YouTube is getting ready to launch new channel pages, but is currently testing the feature with some brands and users.
The new page design wi... |
5 February 2013
14:11 GMT |
|
|
Postfix, a mail server that started life at IBM research as an alternative to the widely-used Sendmail program, is now at version 2.9.6.
Highlights of Postfix 2.9.6:
• Thanks to OpenSSL documentation, the Postfix 2.9.0..2.9.5 SMTP client and server used an incorrect procedure to compute TLS certificate PUBLIC-... |
5 February 2013
14:11 GMT |
|
|
Apple's Applications engineering team is seeking “an enthusiastic Cocoa engineer” to help the company “re-imagine how user interfaces should be built and work.”
With Scott Forstall out the door and Jonathan Ive now in charge of Human Interface, Apple is rumored to prepare a complete rede... |
5 February 2013
14:11 GMT |
|
|
Earlier today, we have learned that experts have identified a new attack method against the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and the Datagram TLS (DTLS) protocols. Dubbed Lucky 13, the attack can help cybercriminals gain access to sensitive information transmitted by regular users and organizations.
According to Ryan... |
5 February 2013
14:01 GMT |
|
|
The official Nook for Windows 8 app released by Barnes & Noble has just received an update to support Microsoft accounts.
Even though that may sound like a useless improvement for some users, it’s actually a pretty helpful feature supposed to simplify the overall reading and shopping experience when running th... |
5 February 2013
14:01 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft is seriously considering the release of their Office suite on the Linux platform by 2014, or at least this is the rumor.
According to an unknown source cited by Michael Larabel on phoronix.com, Microsoft is seriously analyzing the possibility of launching their Office suite for the Linux platform.
This in... |
5 February 2013
13:58 GMT |
|
|
The Dragonborn DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PC platform has just been released via Steam, finally allowing owners of the game to go on new adventures in new lands against new foes.Skyrim came out more than a year ago and, since then, developer Bethesda has continuously released new updates, patches, and... |
5 February 2013
13:57 GMT |
|
|
Beyonce did not disappoint with her Halftime performance at the Super Bowl 2013 the other night but, as the saying goes, you can’t please everybody. Voices are now saying her outfit was a bit too revealing for the occasion. As we also reported the other day, Bey’s Super Bowl performance stood out for var... |
5 February 2013
13:51 GMT |
|
|
Office 2013 is now up for grabs for everyone, but since it comes with so many great improvements, some beginners may have a hard time discovering them all.
That’s why Microsoft has decided to release some quick start guides for all those who wish to explore the new features available in Office 2013 without was... |
5 February 2013
13:41 GMT |
|
|
GNOME Control Center, GNOME's main interface for configuration of various aspects of your desktop, is now at version 3.7.5.
Highlights of GNOME Control Center 3.7.5:
• Sort Pictures in the order of most recently modified;
• Allow the user to remove automatically added profiles;
• Show a summary ... |
5 February 2013
13:35 GMT |
|
|
Verizon and HTC published last week the official changelog of the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update for HTC Thunderbolt.
Although the carrier did not reveal any details on the exact release date of the long-awaited update, it needed less than a week to make it available to HTC Thunderbolt owners.
The folks at... |
5 February 2013
13:18 GMT |
|
|
Gearbox Software has just deployed a new round of hot fixes for Borderlands 2, this time solving a variety of new problems that were encountered by players, including issues with the Commando's different class mods, the Shock Spike shield, and much more.
Borderlands 2 came out back in September and, since then,... |
5 February 2013
13:16 GMT |
|
|
Today, online retailer Clove UK confirmed that it will start shipping the Sony Xperia Z smartphone on February 28, 2013.
The handset is currently available for pre-order via this retailer, featuring a cost of £522 ($822 / €609), which is now said to be the official initial price it will sport at launch. ... |
5 February 2013
13:11 GMT |
|
|
The Chrome Experiments website is where Google and developers go to showcase their skills and what the modern web can do. Google has some of the most interesting or at least the most complex experiments there, but that would make sense since it's also the one building Chrome.
The latest such experiment is dubbe... |
5 February 2013
13:01 GMT |
|
|
A new flavor of the Stitcher Radio application is now available for download for the owners of Android-based smartphones, with brand new features packed inside, and an updated user experience. The application, meant to provide users with access to favorite news, comedy, sports and talk radio shows straight from the... |
5 February 2013
12:31 GMT |
|
|
We’ve already told you that the official Dropbox client for Windows 8 was a pretty disappointing software solution, so here’s an app that could really lend you a hand when it comes to managing files stored in the cloud. The so-called 8FilesInABox is a Dropbox client that comes with a great feature packag... |
5 February 2013
12:31 GMT |
|
|
Canadian carrier Fido has just added the Nexus 4 to its portfolio. Unfortunately, those expecting to be able to place an order on the carrier’s online store will be disappointed as the smartphone is already out of stock. As MobileSyrup points out, Fido Nexus 4 is cheaper than both Videotron and WIND Mobile&rsq... |
5 February 2013
12:31 GMT |
|
|
Adblock and the myriad of clones and similar add-ons and tools have been hugely popular and for good reason. The web is littered with annoying, sleazy or downright dangerous ads.
A way of getting rid of them was welcomed by most. But the web also depends on ads, most of what you use is paid for by advertising.
Ad... |
5 February 2013
12:22 GMT |
|
|
Sony has just confirmed that the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance hack-and-slash game will feature a very special bonus on the PlayStation 3, in the form of 30 extra virtual reality missions that include all sorts of challenges and even let players take control of the infamous Dwarf Gekko.
Metal Gear Rising: ... |
5 February 2013
12:11 GMT |
|
|
Social network Facebook wants to become a better home for video games during 2013, which means attracting more ambitious titles like ChronoBlade and adding more titles that use traditional mechanics and features.
Sean Ryan, the leader of the game partnerships division at Facebook, is quoted by VG247 as saying, &ldqu... |
5 February 2013
12:11 GMT |
|
|
Lazarus, a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) that allows users to create visual (GUI) and non-visual Object Pascal programs, using the Free Pascal compiler to generate the executable, is now at version 1.0.6.
Highlights of Lazarus 1.0.6:
• Reapply brush and pen after the DC restore;
&bull... |
5 February 2013
12:11 GMT |
|
|
BlackBerry 10, the latest mobile operating system flavor from Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry, arrives on shelves with support for a great deal of Android applications, the same as the BlackBerry PlayBook did before it.
Soon, the support for these apps is set to be expanded, as BlackBerry confirmed that the ... |
5 February 2013
12:01 GMT |
|
|
Inspired by the Modernizr library, Conditionizr provides a way to detect browser Retina and pixel ratio, and supply the appropriate JS and CSS assets. Developed in a collaboration between Todd Motto and Mark Goodyear, Conditionzr was originally created to work on top of jQuery. But since v2, the library has been red... |
5 February 2013
12:01 GMT |
|
|
One of the enhancements that Sony Mobile has packed inside the latest Xperia update for its devices was a new Messaging application, now available for non-updated handsets as well.
Although the aforementioned update was based on Android Jelly Bean, enthusiasts managed to extract the app from the update, and made it... |
5 February 2013
11:41 GMT |
|
|
MySQL, one of the most popular open source databases in the world, has just reached version 5.6. Unlike regular releases, the new MySQL version brings increased performance, scalability, reliability and manageability. “MySQL 5.6 Release Candidate received great feedback from the community and helped us to ef... |
5 February 2013
11:41 GMT |
|
|
Twitter loves TV and the other way around. If there was any doubt, the recent Super Bowl should have dispelled it. Twitter was mentioned in half of the ads aired during the game, several times more than any other social network or site. It's no secret that a lot of people watch TV and tweet at the same time.
It... |
5 February 2013
11:39 GMT |
|
|
As if in support of AMD's FX-Series central processing units, Huntkey has introduced a couple of power supplies with red boxes and FX labeled clearly on the cardboard. Called FX500SE and FX620M, the two are actually quite peculiar as far as PSUs go, in that the lower-wattage one has a better efficiency than the... |
5 February 2013
11:21 GMT |
|
|
Jodi Arias has taken the stand to defend herself in the Travis Alexander murder trial. This time, Arias admits to taking her boyfriend's life, but adds that she has acted in self-defense.
According to NY Daily News, Arias is accused of stabbing Alexander 27 times, as well as shooting him in the head in his Mesa... |
5 February 2013
11:18 GMT |
|
|
It appears that Canadian carrier Bell has decided to match Rogers’ offer on BlackBerry Z10. Initially priced at $150/€110 on 3-year terms, the smartphone is now available for purchase for just $140/€105.
Although it’s not such a big price cut, at least it’s the lowest in Canada. The no-te... |
5 February 2013
11:14 GMT |
|
|
A total of 76 Turkish government websites have been breached and defaced by hackers of HacKingZCrew.
The hackers haven’t defaced the sites’ index pages. Instead, they’ve added a separate defacement webpage to each one of them.
According to Cyber News, all the impacted websites are hoste... |
5 February 2013
11:12 GMT |
|
|
Dead Space 3 is just being released in North America today, February 5, and already publisher Electronic Arts has confirmed that a story-based downloadable add-on will be released next month, called Awakened. Dead Space 3 is out today in North America and hits other territories like Europe and the rest of the world ... |
5 February 2013
11:08 GMT |
|
|
In a somewhat strange but perhaps expectable move, Amazon has unveiled its very own virtual currency dubbed Amazon Coins and restricted to its Kindle tablets for now.
The Coins are coming to the US in May and will enable users to buy apps, games or in-app content on their Kindle Fire.
Amazon plans to give away qu... |
5 February 2013
11:01 GMT |
|
|
A new tablet will soon start shipping in Europe, bearing Samsung's brand. According to Unwired View, a 10.1-inch slate is on the way. Called Galaxy Tab 3 Plus GT-P8200, it has Bluetooth support and a high-resolution screen, higher than Full HD (2560 x 1600 pixels). It isn't clear whether the device will... |
5 February 2013
10:59 GMT |
|
|
While visiting a zoo in Miami, Florida, young Matthew got the opportunity to make a new friend: a lioness which seemed more than eager to spend some quality time mirroring his movements.
Apparently, the feline started out by being rather aggressive towards the young boy, yet soon enough curiosity took over and the ... |
5 February 2013
10:58 GMT |
|
|
Evan Wells, the co-president of Naughty Dog, explains that during the development of The Last of Us, the team focused on offering a number of interesting experiences to the player, manipulating the story in order to get the main characters into specific situations.
Evan Wells, the co-president of Naughty Dog, tells ... |
5 February 2013
10:51 GMT |
|
|
On Monday, wireless carrier T-Mobile announced the availability of a new software update for the owners of a Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone on its network, based on the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich platform.
Available for download as version T879UVMA1, the new update will be delivered to devices over-the-air, an... |
5 February 2013
10:49 GMT |
|
|
Google Chrome, a browser built on the WebKit layout engine that aims to be minimalistic and versatile at the same time, is now at version 26.0.1403.0.
The dev version of Google Chrome is now out for Linux users, and it’s quite a big one if we take a look at the new features.
Highlights of Google Chrome 26.0.1... |
5 February 2013
10:35 GMT |
|
|
D35m0nd142, the hacker from Germany, has managed to breach a website owned by Foxconn, the major electronics manufacturer. The subdomain he penetrated, cq.foxconn.com, appears to belong to the factory from Chongqing, China.
The hacker has exploited a Blind SQL Injection vulnerability to gain access to a database whi... |
5 February 2013
10:34 GMT |
|
|
As expected, WIND Mobile has just become the second Canadian carrier to offer the Nexus 4. The smartphone is now available for purchase for as low as $250/€185 on WINDtab.
Additional pricing options are available as well for customers who are willing to pay a bit more in order to get a shorter agreement:
- $34... |
5 February 2013
10:31 GMT |
|
|
Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise over half a year ago, but she’s ready to start dating again, a new report says. However, she’s being very cautious about it.
Since she blindsided Tom with the divorce papers, Katie has been focusing mostly on her daughter Suri, with whom she’s picture... |
5 February 2013
10:28 GMT |
|
|
Among the many mini personal computers on the market, Zotac's ZBOX have a reputation due to their box-like shape and glowing circle on top. It makes them noticeable but in an unobtrusive way.
The company has now announced an update to the ZBOX nano XS series, one that has an AMD E2-1800 accelerated processing u... |
5 February 2013
10:27 GMT |
|
|
Well-known Paradox Interactive games publisher has just announced the upcoming availability of the new Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet game for Android and iPad tablets.
The upcoming title brings the highly-acclaimed PC franchise on smaller screens, but not so small. According to Paradox, “Magicka: Wiza... |
5 February 2013
10:24 GMT |
|
|
Greek police are in hot water over ill treatment towards prisoners, hid with the use of Photoshop, ITV writes.
The photo posted on the left shows how bruises have been removed from a young boy's mug shot. The image on the right is an extract from an article published locally, depicting the same prisoner as he ... |
5 February 2013
10:22 GMT |
|
|
The fact that sodas and other similar drinks seriously take their toll on people's teeth is no news. Still, there are many who buy and consume them on a regular basis, thinking that doctors and researchers are probably exaggerating.
William Kennewell's story stands as proof that, when it comes to drinking... |
5 February 2013
10:21 GMT |
|
|
Back in 2009, Kevin Bacon was mugged on the subway and, in a desperate bid to get his phone back, chased down the robber but lost him in the crowd. Today, the actor still rides the subway, he says in a new interview.
For starters, this is the fastest way he can move around New York, Bacon reveals in the interview c... |
5 February 2013
10:11 GMT |
|
|
Quite recently, Twitter revealed that it too was the victim of an attack and that data on 250,000 accounts was leaked. Twitter asked all those users to reset their passwords, but it seems that the attack hit a little too close to home for Twitter.
Apparently, it is now thinking of implementing a two-step or two-fac... |
5 February 2013
10:11 GMT |
|
|
Dell has officially gone private for approximately $24.4 billion (€18 billion), with Microsoft to be one of the companies that will provide financial support for the transaction. Even though it remains to be seen whether Microsoft will actually benefit from its involvement in the Dell privatization, the Redmond... |
5 February 2013
10:06 GMT |
|
|
Video game hardware maker Sony is sending out reminders for its upcoming February 20 event, which many believe will see the company officially reveal the PlayStation 4 gaming console, also known under the codename Orbis.
The company has sent out messages encouraging all those interested to sign up for quick updates ... |
5 February 2013
10:06 GMT |
|
|
BlackBerry confirmed late last month that its full-touch Z10 smartphone would go on sale in early February, but the Canadian company could not offer details on the upcoming release of BlackBerry Q10. The QWERTY-enabled smartphone is now rumored to arrive on the market as early as March, though release dates are usua... |
5 February 2013
10:01 GMT |
|
|
The Last of Us, the upcoming survival game from Naughty Dog for the PS3, has just received a brand new batch of screenshots, this time showing off protagonist Joel, his sidekick Ellie, and his partner Tess, as they explore a ruined city by night and face off against different mutants.
The Last of Us will put players... |
5 February 2013
09:59 GMT |
|
|
Jenny McCarthy is ready to make her transition from talk show guest to talk show host: this Friday, her new show, aptly called The Jenny McCarthy Show, premieres on VH1. Below is a video of the star talking about it on The Today Show.
However, before doing that, she gushes a bit about her first tattoo ever: a flowe... |
5 February 2013
09:54 GMT |
|
|
The past couple of weeks were filled to the brim with reports and speculation about Dell and how its founder wanted to make it private, in order to free it from the damaging effects of shareholder conflicting interests. Now, Dell itself has published a press release in which it announces the buyout. The financing h... |
5 February 2013
09:54 GMT |
|
|
A new report pieced together by the Center for Economic Policy and Research maintains that, all things considered, climate change can efficiently be dealt with if people agree to spend less time working and more time playing.
More precisely, it looks like the working model people all around the world must embrace i... |
5 February 2013
09:51 GMT |
|
|
Town officials in Abbottabad, Pakistan, have decided to give the location where Bin Laden was captured a new look. Bin Laden lived here with his family until May 2011, when he was killed in a U.S. raid.
In an effort to revive tourism in the area and prove to the world that theirs is not a terrorist destination, the... |
5 February 2013
09:48 GMT |
|
|
Bitcasa, one of the many companies offering cloud storage, is going out of a rather lengthy beta. Bitcasa's selling point is infinite storage, that is, for a fixed fee users get to upload as many files as they need. There are other companies offering cheap storage, the newly launched Mega offers 50 GB for free, ... |
5 February 2013
09:41 GMT |
|
|
By all accounts, the hard disk drive market should have suffered a serious revenue drop in 2012, due to the Thai flooding of the previous year when HDD and component factories were flooded.
Massive price increases prevented that from happening though.
Only now that prices have begun to erode again has the situation... |
5 February 2013
09:36 GMT |
|
|
Jeremy Hammond – the LulzSec hacker accused, among other things, of providing WikiLeaks with the Stratfor files – has been moved to solitary confinement for an undetermined period of time.
According to his supporters, the reason behind the decision is unknown.
“This injustice was further co... |
5 February 2013
09:34 GMT |
|
|
The cheapest Windows Phone 8 launched by Nokia, the Lumia 620 is about to make its debut in Canada via TELUS and Koodo Mobile carriers. According to MobileSyrup, the smartphone might be priced under $300/€220 off contract. Nokia Lumia 620 has previously been rumored to launch at Rogers sometime in early March, ... |
5 February 2013
09:31 GMT |
|
|
Canada’s wireless carrier Rogers was the first operator in North America to have activated a BlackBerry Z10 device, the company announced.
Both Nadir Mohamed, president and CEO, Rogers Communications, and Thorsten Heins, president and CEO, BlackBerry, were present at the wireless carrier’s flagship stor... |
5 February 2013
09:29 GMT |
|
|
Despite not becoming a huge financial success when it first came out, the Dead Space franchise from Electronic Arts and Visceral Games is now on its third installment and continues to offer a survival horror experience that, in this day and age, is becoming quite a rarity.
A year ago horror games delivered some grea... |
5 February 2013
09:26 GMT |
|
|
As Florida gets a new logo, women's groups argue that the manner in which the state is represented is discriminatory.
Officials are trying to create a brand image that should attract investors and new business for the state. To this end, they have put forward the greenish logo accompanying this article, to whic... |
5 February 2013
09:25 GMT |
|
|
Philips has released firmware version 214 for the 5000 series LED TVs. According to the changelog, with this update, Portico is added to NetTV and the display now fully supports Closed Caption.Closed Caption is often mistaken for subtitles because they basically look alike. CC (as you may find it on YouTube, for exam... |
5 February 2013
09:23 GMT |
|
|
While Facebook isn’t planning a Windows 8 application for those who wish to access the social network without leaving the Metro UI, most users turn to the so-called Facebook Touch, a simple tool that comes with a pretty great feature package.
As you may find out by simply reading its name, the app is fully optimized... |
5 February 2013
09:22 GMT |
|
|
Chinese software company Qihoo has seen all of its applications removed from the App Store listings after Apple discovered “systematic abuses of its iOS ecosystem,” according to Tech in Asia citing China’s QQ Tech.
Over 20 applications coded by Qihoo are reportedly banned from the App Store as a re... |
5 February 2013
09:20 GMT |
|
|
Expeditions Conquistador is a turn-based mix of role playing and tactics created by Logic Artists, using funding obtained via Kickstarter. The game might just be the biggest surprise of 2013 for me, a delightful experience that illuminates an obscure slice of history and mixes traditional role playing, exploration, ... |
5 February 2013
09:20 GMT |
|
|
Today, internauts are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Safer Internet Day. The best way to celebrate this day is by taking a look at some of the important tips provided by experts and apply them as best as you can.
Symantec and Sophos provide some tips for young Internet users. Parents should seriously ... |
5 February 2013
09:16 GMT |
|
|
Beyonce performed at the Halftime Super Bowl 2013 and pretty much killed it. Not only did the show include a Destiny’s Child reunion, but fierce dance moves, live music and even fiercer attitude.
If one is to believe reports online – and even some photos as well – the show might have included some... |
5 February 2013
09:13 GMT |
|
|
Verizon and Samsung have yet to roll out the hotly anticipated Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for Galaxy S III.
However, the South Korean company has been confirmed to work on this major upgrade, so it’s just a matter of time until the update goes live at the Big Red.
Until then, the folks over at XDA offer... |
5 February 2013
09:01 GMT |
|
|
Another month, another change to AMD's leading staff. This time around, a new vice president and general manager of the Client Business Unit has been selected.
The newest addition to AMD's list of high-ranking employees is a man by the name of Bernd Lienhard.
48 years of age, he has a Diplom-Ingenieur deg... |
5 February 2013
08:55 GMT |
|
|
A Justice Department memo made public on Monday allows agents operating overseas to attack and kill American citizens associated with terrorist organizations. Washington Post notes that the provisions refer only to Americans that constitute an “imminent threat” to agents' lives or that have the pote... |
5 February 2013
08:53 GMT |
|
|
The development team at Ubisoft working on Silent Hunter Online is giving fans of the series a chance to get some more details about the coming game, focusing on the way players will be able to manage their fleet of U-boats and enhance their performance.
Gamers will start the game with a Type II-A U-boat and will th... |
5 February 2013
08:51 GMT |
|
|
Gnome System Monitor, an application that enables users to display basic system information and to monitor system processes, usage of system resources, and file systems, is now at version 3.7.5.
The application shows active processes and how processes are related to each other. It also provides detailed information ... |
5 February 2013
08:49 GMT |
|
|
ASRock has just added version 2.1.221 of the Lucid Virtu MVP driver to its Z77 Extreme11 motherboard driver database. This release comes with Windows 8 and DirectX 11.1 support. Among the fixes, we find the Cyberlink Media Espresso issue, integrated/Discrete GPU indications in Control Panel MainTab and license issues... |
5 February 2013
08:47 GMT |
|
|
The update for the HWiNFO 4.12 is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. It integrates several enhancements, repairs and support for new hardware.
The developer includes in this version several Haswell processor brand numbers, adds the possibility to monitor overall SMART health status as well as reporting ... |
5 February 2013
08:42 GMT |
|
|
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) always checks how the worldwide chip industry is doing, and periodically publishes reports for previous quarters and whole years.
Most recently, it posted its findings for the year 2012, and they may be surprising.
In short, the semiconductor sales, that means CPUs, DRAM... |
5 February 2013
08:41 GMT |
|
|
The new evasi0n jailbreak utility was released only a few hours ago, but the developers over at iH8sn0w moved pretty quickly to update their very own sn0wbreeze jailbreak utility to support iOS 6.1. As you probably know by now, sn0wbreeze is a software tool running on Windows exclusively, so in case you’re usi... |
5 February 2013
08:40 GMT |
|
|
In January, the MITRE Corporation announced that starting with January 1, 2014, the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) syntax would be changed so that a larger number of vulnerabilities could be tracked in a single year. Now, the CVE syntax supports only 9,999 unique bugs. That’s because the current syn... |
5 February 2013
08:36 GMT |
|
|
Apple last month introduced a new version of the iPad with Retina display which doubles the amount of on-board storage from 64GB to a whopping 128GB, setting a new benchmark for Flash storage on tablet computers.
Announced on January 29 via a traditional press release from Cupertino, California, the new iPad has onl... |
5 February 2013
08:32 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft has released an official statement concerning yesterday's Steam database leak, which seemingly hinted that Halo 3 together with Halo 2 and Halo: Combat Evolved were coming to the PC, via Steam, saying that it has no current plans about such a thing.
Steam's database can be explored by tech-savvy ... |
5 February 2013
08:24 GMT |
|
|
BlackBerry has just unveiled, at the BlackBerry Jam event in Amsterdam, it will offer a brand new BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C device to qualifying developers.
According to BlackBerry, this device is a developer version of the upcoming BlackBerry Q10 device, which is expected to go on sale next month.
With the new Bla... |
5 February 2013
08:22 GMT |
|
|
The latest revision for Wise Disk Cleaner does not bring to the table a lot of modifications, but the developer managed to include a filter feature for the residence drive for Mac operating system. Wise Disk Cleaner 7.75 also integrates an optimized view for the last cleaning time, making available different date an... |
5 February 2013
08:21 GMT |
|
|
With all the hubbub caused by lawsuits and the display division, it is more than possible to forget that Samsung actually makes many more sorts of products than PCs, monitors and TVs.
It does though. In fact, it will soon release a new audio player, though only on its home market (South Korea).
Called YP-U7, it h... |
5 February 2013
08:21 GMT |
|
|
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is the surprise new number one in the United Kingdom video game sales chart for the week ending on February 2, taking the title away from the shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a Japanese role-playing game published by Namco Bandai and crea... |
5 February 2013
08:14 GMT |
|
|
Robert De Niro is appreciated and loved by millions for his talent, his dedication, his art. As of today, fans will also love him for showing he’s a big softie inside.
The actor and co-star Bradley Cooper and “Silver Linings Playbook” director David O. Russell were on Katie the other day to promote... |
5 February 2013
08:11 GMT |
|
|
Police in Washington D.C. need help identifying the woman pictured above, who is wanted for two robberies. She managed to pull off both thefts at two separate banks in the capital city, on the same day. What's more incredible is that the banks were robbed in 15 minutes’ time. Some outlets, including W USA... |
5 February 2013
08:07 GMT |
|
|
It was only yesterday when the news broke that some remains found by researchers back in last year's September belonged to Richard III, a 15th century monarch whose death changed the course of history. Using the skull found together with Richard III's bones, specialists have managed to reconstruct the lat... |
5 February 2013
08:07 GMT |
|
|
Jailbreaker pod2g has issued a quick fix for the crippled Weather application on devices treated with evasi0n. The instructions are aimed at “power users” according to the French hacker. Pod2g acknowledges on his blog that “People have been complaining about Weather.app not working anymore after ap... |
5 February 2013
08:03 GMT |
|
|
Users in India can now take advantage of the capabilities of Android on a series of three new tablet PCs coming from HCL, namely the ME U2, ME V1 and ME Y3.
All three sport 7-inch touchscreen displays and come with cheap price tags, at Rs 6,999 ($131 / €97), Rs 7,999 ($150 / €111) and Rs 11,999 ($225 / &e... |
5 February 2013
08:01 GMT |
|
|
Fortinet has released its FortiGuard threat landscape research report for October 1 – December 31, 2012. The study highlights some interesting things about money-making malware and about the tools used by hacktivists in the last quarter of 2012.
The company detected high activity levels in the use of ZmEu, a w... |
5 February 2013
07:59 GMT |
|
|
Empathy, a messaging program that supports text, voice and video chat, and file transfers over many different protocols, is now at version 3.7.5.
Highlights of Empathy 3.7.5:
• Empathy's chat window will now automatically display more logs when scrolling up (retrieve all the past history when scrolling ba... |
5 February 2013
07:57 GMT |
|
|
The firmware is compatible with the S100, S800, and S900 Media Players. It enhances support for the BD 3D movies by solving the stuck or blurred screen issues. It fixes the YouTube playback issue as well.All these 3 media player models are based on the SigmaDesigns SMP8643 chipset, with a 667 MHz frequency and 512 MB... |
5 February 2013
07:57 GMT |
|
|
Video game developer Spicy Horse announces that Akaneiro: Demon Hunters has secured its funding via the Kickstarter crowd-funding service, raising a little over 200,000 (148,000 Euro) from fans.
The extra resources means that the team can create a number of new features for Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, including coopera... |
5 February 2013
07:57 GMT |
|
|
Convertible tablets and notebooks are fairly common at this point, but hearing the term convertible all-in-one PC might throw people for a loop, since it begs the answer of what a convertible all-in-one PC is.
Two things, it turns out. The answer to that dilemma is that there are all-in-one PCs that can lay complet... |
5 February 2013
07:48 GMT |
|
|
The fresh update for Dropbox Experimental brings to the table a batch of repairs designed to increase the functionality of the application as well as stability on some of the supported platforms.
The developers eliminated some issues that affected the new tray pop-up UI; one such problem tampered with its ability to... |
5 February 2013
07:45 GMT |
|
|
Android fans in Australia rejoice as Nexus 4 16GB is now back in stock on Google Play Store. There’s no telling how fast it will be sold out this time, but for the time being Google states all placed orders will ship in 2-3 weeks.
According to AusDroid, some Nexus 4 orders placed last week have already been de... |
5 February 2013
07:43 GMT |
|
|
Up until recently, it was a common held belief that Neanderthals and modern humans got to coexist for a while in central and southern Iberia.
However, a new study published in the PNAS (the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) says that the Neanderthals had ceased to occupy these regions long before mode... |
5 February 2013
07:38 GMT |
|
|
A couple from Stuttgart, Arkansas have reeled in massive earnings on their latest fishing trip. They have bought one lottery ticket while they were traveling to Greers Ferry Lake for fishing, and have acquired a second one on their way back. As it happens, both were winners and Stephen and Terri Weaver made $1 milli... |
5 February 2013
07:37 GMT |
|
|
Most users who download content from torrent or file-sharing websites have at least once stumbled upon fake files. This has inspired the Japanese government to come up with a new program that’s meant to educate users about online piracy. In October 2012, Japan introduced a new anti-piracy bill. In an effort to... |
5 February 2013
07:32 GMT |
|
|
Starting today, mobile phone users in Canada will be able to purchase the new BlackBerry Z10 device via various wireless carriers in the country, just as BlackBerry officially announced on January 30.
Those who would like to take advantage of the features and capabilities of the re-designed BlackBerry 10 operating ... |
5 February 2013
07:31 GMT |
|
|
Evasi0n is finally here to enable all iDevice owners to break the shackles and install mods, themes and tweaks on their iOS 6 iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch players. This guide here will show you how to do that. Before we begin, we need to stress that Apple doesn’t condone jailbreaks. In the offset chance that... |
5 February 2013
07:29 GMT |
|
|
Rob Zombie is the kind of director (and writer) that you either love or hate passionately, there’s hardly ever an in-between where his work is concerned. The same seems to apply to his latest project, “Lords of Salem.”
The new horror pic has just gotten a new extended trailer ahead of its April rel... |
5 February 2013
07:28 GMT |
|
|
Officially unveiled last month, Samsung Galaxy S II Plus is now available for purchase in Europe. Finland is the first country to get the smartphone, though only the blue-themed version is up for grabs.
According to EsPhoneBlog, the smartphone is available via major retailer Gigantti for only €380/$515 outright... |
5 February 2013
07:28 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft and researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have developed a new technology that can predict disasters based on old news reports.
The new software uses New York Times articles and online data provided by several other sources to issue warning regarding disease outbreaks, natural ... |
5 February 2013
07:23 GMT |
|
|
In addition to GALAXY Young, Samsung also announced the upcoming availability of its new Samsung GALAXY Fame, an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean device that offers fast access to various services.
The new device will arrive on shelves in pearl white and metallic blue, featuring a stylish design, a 3.5-inch HVGA TFT display ... |
5 February 2013
07:21 GMT |
|
|
Video game publisher Sony announces that it is cutting all its ties with the development team at SuperBot, the creators of the recently launched PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale.
An official statement from the company reads, according to AGB: “Sony Computer Entertainment can confirm that the working agreem... |
5 February 2013
07:18 GMT |
|
|
Matt Damon is getting the hang of TV comedy, by the looks of things. After hijacking Jimmy Kimmel’s show, fans should expect to see him this Sunday on Showtime’s comedy “House of Lies.”
Embedded in this blog post are two videos: the one above is ahead of Matt’s arrival, while the other ... |
5 February 2013
07:13 GMT |
|
|
A Sunwing flight has been diverted on Friday, February 1, following a smoking incident on the plane. An entire family was smoking in the restroom, and refused to stop once asked to do so by the crew.
The Hollywood Gossip placed the incident at around 9:55 p.m., the time when Bermuda police were called in to settle t... |
5 February 2013
07:12 GMT |
|
|
Facebook already knows more about you than just about anyone else, including yourself. But other companies, notably Google, still have access to info Facebook can't get, location data for example.
Google Maps includes a feature that enables the company to keep track of its users wherever they go.
Facebook is ... |
5 February 2013
07:11 GMT |
|
|
Resident Evil producer Masachika Kawata has looked back on the performance of the franchise in 2012 and noted that, while three different titles were released in those 12 months, the games may have saturated the market and caused the negative reception encountered by Resident Evil 6.
Capcom's Resident Evil seri... |
5 February 2013
07:10 GMT |
|
|
In order to thank the developers who had supported BlackBerry 10 platform before it went live last month, BlackBerry decided to offer them limited edition BlackBerry Z10 devices. According to CrackBerry, there will be only 12,000 limited edition BlackBerry Z10 devices specially manufactured for developers. They will... |
5 February 2013
07:01 GMT |
|
|
A new flavor of the Motorola DROID RAZR M smartphone is now available for purchase in the United States via Best Buy, all dressed up in Platinum, with blue accents on it. This special edition of the device was spotted listed as up for grabs through the retailer with a price tag of $49.99 attached to it, with the si... |
5 February 2013
07:01 GMT |
|
|
In order to capture decent photos of very small objects, cameras need sensors with very high resolutions. They also need to be very close to the objects in question, and even then they can only snap a picture of one side.
Not so for the Multi Angle Snowflake Camera, or MASC for short. Developed by researchers from ... |
5 February 2013
07:01 GMT |
|
|
Sources in Taiwan are telling BrightWire (a business-to-business resource for portfolio managers) that AU Optronics is starting the first production stages of the next-generation iPad mini 2. The investment news service cites sources with Apple’s Taiwan-based suppliers as saying on Sunday that “AU Optron... |
5 February 2013
06:41 GMT |
|
|
Sky+ application for Android devices has just been updated with new features and improvements. Keep in mind that in order to fully enjoy the newly introduced features, users will need a Sky+HD compatible box connected to the same broadband network as their Android device. First of all, the update adds a new featur... |
5 February 2013
06:41 GMT |
|
|
Ricki Lake’s return to the talk show circuit wasn’t as successful as she had hoped: The Ricki Lake Show was canceled after just one season because of disappointing ratings.
Lake’s first show ran from 1993 to 2004 but, this time around, she wanted to switch it up a bit in the hope of reaching out t... |
5 February 2013
06:40 GMT |
|
|
Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a successor for its DROID DNA smartphone (pictured to the left), one that might sport the codename of DLXPLUS. Nothing has been officially confirmed on this for the time being, but @LlabTooFeR suggests that the device will indeed arriv... |
5 February 2013
06:31 GMT |
|
|
Chrome OS has come a long way in the couple of years it's been around. With the big Aura update a year ago, Chrome OS looks and feels like a proper operating system and it's getting better all the time. But some things are still missing, even big, obvious things like the ability to add screensavers. Goog... |
5 February 2013
06:21 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft has just kicked off the new 4Afrika Initiative, which is meant to bring a series of smartphones custom-developed for the continent.
The first device that is being launched as part of Microsoft’s initiative is called Huawei 4Afrika and it will be available later this month in seven African countries: ... |
5 February 2013
06:21 GMT |
|
|
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is the first to admit that he is at an unhealthy weight and could stand to lose some, so it should probably not come as a surprise that he’s the first to laugh at fat jokes.
Christie made his first ever appearance on David Letterman the other night and, as previews released ... |
5 February 2013
06:01 GMT |
|
|
A number of players and one video game developer are criticizing Gearbox for the creation of Tiny Tina, one of the central characters of Borderlands 2, whom they believe to be racist.Twitter messages from Mike Sacco, the creative developer working at Cryptozoic Entertainment, and from a number of players suggest that... |
5 February 2013
05:59 GMT |
|
|
Security researcher Charlie Miller working with consulting firm Accuvant has released a prediction regarding the future of iOS jailbreaking. And it’s not pretty, as far as end users are concerned. Softpedia readers are no strangers to infamous hacker Charlie Miller, the guy who hacked the bits out of Apple&rsq... |
5 February 2013
05:56 GMT |
|
|
By the looks of it, the core of the Loch Ness monster-based tourism industry might soon shift from the Scottish Highlands to Siberia. This is because a team of Russian researchers now claim to have found remains belonging to one such legendary animal at the bottom of Lake Labynkyr.
This particular lake is located s... |
5 February 2013
05:53 GMT |
|
|
Donald Trump has zero sense of humor: he’s threatening to sue comedian Bill Maher after he failed to donate the $5 million (€3.7 million) he promised if he (Trump) could prove that he’d not been fathered by an orangutan. The controversy began in early January, when Maher poked fun at Trump’s ... |
5 February 2013
05:46 GMT |
|
|
Today is Safer Internet Day, the tenth edition and plenty of companies are using the occasion to tout their security or inform users. Google is doing both with an updated Good to Know page which now includes more info and guides for staying secure online on Google and elsewhere. "We’re updating Good to Know ... |
5 February 2013
05:46 GMT |
|
|
Logitech's Keyboard Cover is one of many keyboard docks made for Apple's iPad. The company has taken the concept further now, making a smaller version just right for the other tablet that Apple sells.
The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is ancient at this point, having been formally launched back in Apr... |
5 February 2013
05:42 GMT |
|
|
T-Mobile customers in the United States might soon be able to purchase the Nexus 4 smartphone through Walmart as well, the latest reports on the matter suggest. Apparently, the retailer is already gearing up for the addition of this device to its offering, which should prove a great option for many users, since the... |
5 February 2013
05:41 GMT |
|
|
Security researchers Nadhem AlFardan and Kenny Paterson have identified a way to launch man-in-the-middle attacks against the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and the Datagram TLS (DTLS) protocols used by many websites to secure sensitive information. The attack has been dubbed “Lucky 13” because the TLS ... |
5 February 2013
05:34 GMT |
|
|
The Norwegian developer rolled out the first release candidate for Opera 12.14. The reason behind this unexpected update (there was no beta stage for it) is trouble with the recently released Opera 12.13. Less than a week after releasing Opera 12.13, the developer is urging users that work with the stable version to... |
5 February 2013
05:33 GMT |
|
|
Orca, a free, open source, flexible, and extensible screen reader that provides access to the graphical desktop via speech and refreshable Braille, is now at version 3.7.5.
Orca works with applications and toolkits that support the Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface (AT-SPI), which is the primary assist... |
5 February 2013
05:31 GMT |
|
|
Ron Paul has taken to Twitter to dish out his views on the death of SEAL Chris Kyle, slain by a veteran who suffered from PTSD. According to police reports, which I covered yesterday, he has been gunned down by 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh, whom he was trying to help deal with life outside a combat zone. In an iron... |
5 February 2013
05:27 GMT |
|
|
Halo 4's Spartan Ops mode has just received Episode 8, a new DLC chapter that moves the story of the cooperative experience forward, while bringing new missions for players to complete alongside their buddies.
Halo 4 pleased lots of different people through the single-player campaign, the Infinity competitive m... |
5 February 2013
05:27 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft will soon release the Surface Pro, the second tablet in its history, but sources familiar with the matter indicate that many more devices are currently in the pipeline. One of them could be a smaller tablet, possibly with a 7-inch screen, which may run either the full version of Windows 8 or Windows RT. ... |
5 February 2013
05:24 GMT |
|
|
Jenelle Evans, star of MTV’s “Teen Mom 2,” recently had a miscarriage, while engaging in a public spat with her husband Courtland Rogers on Twitter. Rogers is now saying that she lost the baby because she never stopped using drugs.
Amidst speculation that MTV is considering pulling the plug on the... |
5 February 2013
05:24 GMT |
|
|
Jailbroken users under iOS 6.1 will be able to fix their Weather applications using an upcoming patch. Hacker pod2g says the fix will be released through Cydia.
Offering no timeframe for the wait, the renowned hacker writes on Twitter, “About Weather.app, we now know how to fix it. We are working on modifying ... |
5 February 2013
05:22 GMT |
|
|
The development team at Harebrained Schemes is giving fans a chance to see more of the world it is creating for Shadowrun Returns via a new set of screenshots, which show off various areas of the game and the actual editor in action.
The team says, “Please note that these images are not in-game screenshots. Th... |
5 February 2013
05:18 GMT |
|
|
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 12.14 RC.
The developers from Opera Software have rapidly gone through a few development versions and have pushed the first Release Cand... |
5 February 2013
05:03 GMT |
|
|
Hold on to your hats! Apple may be already testing OS XI version 11.7 of the Mac operating system, according to our server logs.
As we were gazing at the OS X 10.9 visits from Cupertino to confirm reports of increased traffic (signaling a potential beta release soon), we happened upon this crazy reference to “... |
5 February 2013
05:02 GMT |
|
|
Google has been recently reported to be planning the launch of a new flavor of its mobile operating system in the coming weeks, and proof of that is now available.
Supposedly set to land on devices as Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, the new platform release has already been spotted on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, as can be ... |
5 February 2013
05:00 GMT |
|
|
The development team at Platinum Games and publisher Konami are offering fans yet another trailer for the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, designed to show off the weapons that the bosses of the game will use.
The trailer is interesting because it also shows that Raiden, the main character, will be able to p... |
5 February 2013
04:59 GMT |
|
|
A lot of people are against the current Syrian regime, which they accuse of murdering innocent people. Cybercriminals have been relying on this in an effort to steal the email account credentials of users who support the Syrian opposition. Back in December, Symantec experts identified a phishing website which ... |
5 February 2013
04:59 GMT |
|
|
Cal State Fullerton assistant women's basketball coach Monica Quan has been killed in a shooting in Irvine, California. Police discovered Quan's lifeless body alongside that of her fiancé Keith Lawrence's on Sunday, February 3, writes ABC affiliate KABC. At 9:10 p.m., someone walking by the v... |
5 February 2013
04:57 GMT |
|
|
Wilko Johnson, star of “Game of Thrones” and Dr Feelgood musician, has less than a year to live but he’s feeling slightly euphoric at the thought. He no longer fears death, the stars admits in a new interview with Reuters.
Johnson announced last month that he’d been diagnosed with terminal c... |
5 February 2013
04:50 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8 was officially released on October 2012 and, even though some unofficial reports point to a rather disappointing sales performance, Microsoft claims that everything is going as planned.
Tami Reller, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer and chief financial officer, said in a Q&A session that people wer... |
5 February 2013
04:48 GMT |
|
|
This is a capitalist world, which means that anything available free of charge will ruffle the feathers of at least one group of people. The FCC has managed to ruffle the plumage of a few very important parties indeed.
A report from the Washington Post provides no reason for readers to do anything but rejoice and w... |
5 February 2013
04:47 GMT |
|
|
Reports indicate that Apple is getting close to release the first developer beta of OS X 10.9, an unconfirmed (yet very likely) new version of the company’s desktop operating system.
A spike in traffic from Apple’s Cupertino campus using Intel computers running OS X 10.9 has been observed lately, includi... |
5 February 2013
04:44 GMT |
|
|
Parsix GNU/Linux, a live and installation DVD based on Debian that aims to provide a ready-to-use, easy-to-install, desktop and laptop optimized operating system, is now at version 4.0 R2. Parsix is slowly advancing and the final version should be available in the near future. The ultimate goal of the developers is ... |
5 February 2013
04:43 GMT |
|
|
People die, as much as we like to ignore that. Facebook has one billion active users and, as unlikely as it may seem, some of them die as well. Facebook and most other social networks have policies in place to deal with this. On Facebook, a friend or family member can ask for a profile to be "memorialized" as long... |
5 February 2013
04:41 GMT |
|
|
Far Cry 3 received the High Tides DLC pack a few weeks ago on the PlayStation 3 platform and now Ubisoft has released the add-on on the PC platform, adding two new maps for the cooperative mode, as well as new skins for the four different characters.
Far Cry 3 delivered a sprawling experience with not just a great s... |
5 February 2013
04:38 GMT |
|
|
The latest issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine has witnessed the publication of a new study stating that men who watch too much TV are likely to have their fertility significantly affected by this presumably relaxing habit.
More precisely, the researchers who looked into this issue explain that, all thin... |
5 February 2013
04:37 GMT |
|
|
The Black Dahlia case has left law enforcement officials and the public wandering since 1947. A new lead may have been uncovered, in the form of evidence found in the main suspect's home.
The San Bernardino Sun reveals that a cadaver dog has been brought in to search George Hill Hodel's former residence.
... |
5 February 2013
04:36 GMT |
|
|
There used to be a time when TVs were just common displays, and Smart TVs were rare, but things have changed. Samsung's latest product announcement makes that more than clear.
The company has formally launched a wide collection of displays that all qualify as Smart television sets.
One of them, by the name of... |
5 February 2013
04:32 GMT |
|
|
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has been rumored not too long ago to be planning the launch of new Windows Phone 8-based devices with higher camera resolutions, and some more confirmation on the matter is now available. Nokia hasn’t confirmed the existence of this device as of now, but sources close to the c... |
5 February 2013
04:19 GMT |
|
|
Samsung’s Windows Phone flagship smartphone, the ATIV S has finally arrived in Germany. The device was slightly delayed a few times due to unknown reasons, but the South Korean company had overcome all issues and launched the handset.
The folks at WPCentral have just learned Samsung ATIV S is available in Germ... |
5 February 2013
04:17 GMT |
|
|
Mozilla posted the new version for Firefox on their servers, but there are no release notes available at the moment. You can download it for Windows, Mac or Linux from Softpedia as well. Nothing official has been released yet, but word on the web says that the cause for rolling out Firefox 18.0.2 is a bug that accou... |
5 February 2013
04:16 GMT |
|
|
Want free tickets to Disneyland? I don’t know where you can get some, but you’ll certainly not receive any if you like and share some shady post on Facebook.
Scammers are trying to trick users into visiting a survey website by promising them free Disneyland tickets.
The scammy posts read something like ... |
5 February 2013
04:14 GMT |
|
|
Google is moving fast with the Now integration into Chrome, it's now laying the groundwork with a new style of rich notifications which will eventually contain Google Now cards. The latest dev channel release comes with rich notifications support, though the feature is hidden behind a flag ("Enable rich notifi... |
5 February 2013
04:13 GMT |
|
|
The MSI 990FXA-GD80 motherboard, an AM3+ based socket, combined with the latest AMD FX-8350 Vishera processor, managed to successfully run at 8370.93 MHz, currently holding the 5th place in the world for highest CPU frequency ranking. The current world record is held by AndreYangs from Taiwan, with an astonishing 867... |
5 February 2013
04:07 GMT |
|
|
Officers have stormed a bunker in Alabama in which a young boy was being held hostage by a 65-year-old man. Ethan has been rescued and is now safe and sound, announces The Courier.
Law enforcement agencies have worked together to end a hostage situation that has kept us at the edge of our seats for more than a week... |
5 February 2013
04:02 GMT |
|
|
Philippe Bergeron, the mission director working on Assassin’s Creed 3, reveals that the development team at Ubisoft wanted to add an important cooperative element to the first game in the series, but dropped it because of resource concerns. The developer tells The Official Xbox Magazine that, “Before we ... |
5 February 2013
03:59 GMT |
|
|
Back in November 2012, Group IB claimed to have found a zero-day vulnerability that affected Adobe Reader X/XI. Adobe has addressed some security holes, but it’s uncertain if they’re related because the company has never received a detailed proof-of-concept.
At the time, Group IB said the zero-day &ndash... |
5 February 2013
03:59 GMT |
|
|
Jailbreakers have discovered that evasi0n, the new hack tool released by the evad3rs, causes jailbroken devices to reveal stuff that was previously hidden to the naked eye. The hack also messes up the Weather application on iPhones. Early adopters of the jailbreak tool have discovered that their Weather app was no l... |
5 February 2013
03:53 GMT |
|
|
Shortly after Xperia T, another smartphone is now receiving its promised Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, the Xperia V.
According to XperiaBlog, Sony Xperia V owners in several European countries, including Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden have already received the Jelly Bean update.
It appears that X... |
5 February 2013
03:53 GMT |
|
|
Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has revealed that the newly formed Crytek USA studio, which includes the veteran team from Vigil Games, won't continue working on the Darksiders franchise, as Yerli believes the new company should focus on other things.
THQ's bankruptcy auction saw plenty of franchises and studios p... |
5 February 2013
03:51 GMT |
|
|
Justin Timberlake is making his music comeback right now but, as he puts it on Twitter in more or less words, he wouldn’t dream of getting back in the saddle on someone else’s expense – let alone publicly insult his famous ex, Britney Spears. Over the weekend, Justin performed at one of the Super ... |
5 February 2013
03:47 GMT |
|
|
A new financial report from publisher Capcom states that Resident Evil 6 has been a disappointment in terms of sales, but the company seems to have no plans to put out less content for the series in the near future.
Masachika Kawata, a producer working on Resident Evil, tells VideoGamer that, “I think certainl... |
5 February 2013
03:46 GMT |
|
|
Rachel Carmody, a researcher currently working with the University of Harvard, now claims that calorie labels are more often than not inaccurate and that they must be updated as soon as possible.
More so seeing how quite a lot a people are presently dealing with various weight issues and find themselves in dire nee... |
5 February 2013
03:39 GMT |
|
|
Police reports dub a 6-year-old girl responsible for an automobile crash in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The little girl, whose name has not been disclosed, has taken her mother's BMW car in an attempt to visit her father.
Local station WPXI places the incident on Sunday, at approximately 9 a.m. Police Sgt. Jerr... |
5 February 2013
03:36 GMT |
|
|
Anyone reading the Wall Street Journal will have probably run across a certain article about what will come of the reported decision of Dell's founder regarding the company. For those that haven't been keeping an eye on things, rumors have been going around the web about Dell going private. Michael Del... |
5 February 2013
03:34 GMT |
|
|
It’s been almost 4 years of radio silence for Fall Out Boy but the band is back now, with a vengeance. Above is the official video for the band’s first single, off the yet to be released album. Called “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up),” the track is pretty much what fans ... |
5 February 2013
03:28 GMT |
|
|
The much hyped evasi0n jailbreak from the evad3rs hit a record 270,000 downloads in the first hour since the tool debuted for Mac, Windows, and Linux. The figure could be in the millions now.
“Wow! 270,000+ active users on http://evasi0n.com !!!,” hacker pod2g wrote roughly half an hour into the release ... |
5 February 2013
03:18 GMT |
|
|
Around two weeks ago, the computer systems of the US Department of Energy were targeted by a sophisticated group of cybercriminals. It’s believed that the attackers have managed to compromise the personal details of several hundred employees.
According to The Washington Free Beacon, the Energy Department and t... |
5 February 2013
03:18 GMT |
|
|
The picture above got over 4,000 likes on Facebook shortly after having been posted, and some are now busy arguing that it might just be the picture of the century. Marcin Ryczek, the man who took this photo, says that, when making the decision to introduce the online community to it, he had no idea that the otherw... |
5 February 2013
03:16 GMT |
|
|
In between ads for cars, beer, food and snacks, web services and pretty much everything else in between, that ran at the Super Bowl 2013, there was also a 60-second spot for the Church of Scientology. You can find it below, embedded at the end of the video. The ad is extremely classy and simple, until the sciento... |
5 February 2013
03:14 GMT |
|
|
Electronic Arts' Sports division has just confirmed that the FIFA 13 Ultimate Team mode and other online services for FIFA 13 are currently down for maintenance today, February 5. FIFA 13 impressed millions of players from all around the world with its top-notch soccer/football simulation and with special exper... |
5 February 2013
03:12 GMT |
|
|
Since February 2013 is here and the ThinkPad Helix isn't, people started asking Lenovo, on Facebook, what the wait was about. The response given by the company was less than reassuring.
Even though, back at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013), Lenovo said the ThinkPad Helix would be shipping from this mon... |
5 February 2013
03:09 GMT |
|
|
A bus crash in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, has left 22 passengers dead and 24 others injured. According to Xinhua News, the bus collided with a truck in Al Ain on Monday morning, January 4. It was carrying migrant workers from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, traveling to the Emirates for cleaning jobs. ... |
5 February 2013
03:05 GMT |
|
|
Forza Horizon, the latest entry in the Xbox 360-exclusive racing game series will receive a brand new DLC car pack today, February 5, which includes six impressive cars, including lots of classic vehicles.
Forza Motorsport games have delivered some truly impressive racing experiences on the Xbox 360 platform over th... |
5 February 2013
03:02 GMT |
|
|
iPhone owners who want to jaibreak their devices now have a new tool available which also happens to run on Linux. Linux support for iPhone jailbreaking tools has been sparse in the past, but the new software evasi0n has been launched with multiplatform support. A comprehensive tutorial detailing the complete proce... |
5 February 2013
03:01 GMT |
|
|
The Go Daddy Super Bowl ad featuring Bar Refaeli and some chubby, curly-haired, red-cheeked nerd was definitely one of the most talked about commercials to air during the game. It has also boosted the nerd’s profile considerably. Speaking of which, above is the extended version of the ad. Be warned though tha... |
5 February 2013
02:58 GMT |
|
|
Today, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics has made official the GALAXY Young smartphone, a new device aimed at younger audiences.
The new handset will arrive on shelves in white, deep blue, wine red and metallic silver color flavors, while running under Google’s Android operating system.
Th... |
5 February 2013
02:57 GMT |
|
|
The international HTC One S already received the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade a few months ago, but some carrier-bounded models have yet to get the promised update.
However, the Taiwanese handset maker launched a slightly different version of HTC One S last year, which was only available for purchase in several co... |
5 February 2013
02:52 GMT |
|
|
On Monday, the website of advertising network NetSeer was hacked and infected with malware. The hackers only breached the third-party hosted corporate website netseer.com, but that was enough for Google to catalog the site as being malicious.
Despite the fact that they share the same domain, the company&rs... |
5 February 2013
02:47 GMT |
|
|
The highly anticipated evasi0n jailbreak tool for iOS 6.1 is now available for download on evad3rs’ website, coming with a dedicated Windows version for those still using Microsoft’s operating system. As you probably know by now, this one-click jailbreak solution is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, iP... |
5 February 2013
02:46 GMT |
|
|
Apple has updated its Sever software which lets administrators share files, schedule meetings, synchronize contacts, configure Macs, iPhones and iPads, remotely access networks, host websites, and more.
The changelog for OS X Server version 2.2.1 mentions the Caching Server feature which speeds up software downloads... |
5 February 2013
02:46 GMT |
|
|
Google released a new update for the dev channel of Chrome browser. The fresh revision is available for all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame) and integrates plenty of fixes.
One of the important changes included in this build is that showing Google Now notifications ... |
5 February 2013
02:45 GMT |
|
|
Lil Wayne already has a reputation of a troublemaker but, at least, he knows when to walk away from a fight. Check out the video above to see him get into an altercation with a cameraman at the Super Bowl 2013 over the weekend.
The first part of the vid shows the rapper yelling at the cameraman to “look at me... |
5 February 2013
02:42 GMT |
|
|
The development team at Blizzard is launching an official hub for the upcoming Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, designed to give players all the information they need about the ceremonies linked to the release of the new game.
The page reads: “Top StarCraft II pro-gamers will play Heart of the Swarm show match... |
5 February 2013
02:42 GMT |
|
|
As the heiress to In-N-Out Burgers, 30-year-old Lynsi Torres has been dubbed the youngest female billionaire in America. Wikipedia informs that her grandparents Harry and Esther Snyder started the business in 1948.
She mostly keeps to herself, which makes the photo posted above very rare. It has been captured after ... |
5 February 2013
02:40 GMT |
|
|
Last week, Australian wireless carrier Vodafone announced that the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system was being delivered to its Galaxy Nexus, and it seems that another operator in the country has started to roll out the software, namely Optus.
Users are already reporting that the update has been sent to the... |
5 February 2013
02:39 GMT |
|
|
New leaked information about the next home console from hardware maker Microsoft, which is codenamed Durango, suggests that the device will use a Graphics Processing Unit that supports DirectX 11. VGLeaks offers a detailed breakdown complete with tables showing the exact architecture of the new consoles, compiled by... |
5 February 2013
02:30 GMT |
|
|
Beyonce, Kelly and Michelle, aka Destiny’s Child, were reunited at the Super Bowl XLVII, during Beyonce’s Halftime performance. Above is a video of the singer right after the show, in which she gushes about the reunion.
Also featured are other celebrities (Alec Baldwin, John Travolta, and others) talkin... |
5 February 2013
02:29 GMT |
|
|
After teasing a special reveal last month, CD Projekt Red has now confirmed its next big project, in the form of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a new fantasy role-playing game that uses the RedEngine 3 technology and is set to appear in 2014 on the PC and "all high-end platforms available." The Witcher franchise has deli... |
5 February 2013
02:28 GMT |
|
|
The news has broken that researchers studying a fossil reef located in northern Spain have recently stumbled upon the world's oldest spider crabs, i.e. the Cretamaja granulata and the Koskobilius postangustus.
Information made available to the general public thus far says that these crustaceans used to inhabit... |
5 February 2013
02:27 GMT |
|
|
February 14 has special significance in some parts of the world. The US included, because it is the official holiday dedicated to lovers. So, naturally, Amazon is helping the holiday spirit by offering discounts.
The discount that caught our eye is the one applied to a certain tablet that started shipping around th... |
5 February 2013
02:20 GMT |
|
|
There have been lots of rumors in the last couple of months suggesting Facebook will launch its own phone powered by Google’s Android platform.
Even though there are no official statements regarding the release of such a device, it looks like there’s a new leak that indicates the Facebook Phone is real a... |
5 February 2013
02:15 GMT |
|
|
The Surface with Windows 8 Pro will go on sale on February 9, even though the company initially said that it planned to debut the device in January 2013.
The reason appears to be a delay approved by Microsoft because it wanted to make sure that retailers were ready for the new tablet. As compared to the Surface RT, ... |
5 February 2013
02:13 GMT |
|
|
Wireless carrier T-Mobile is reportedly gearing up for the launch of some appealing new devices in the United States before the end of this quarter, and a LTE-enabled flavor of the Galaxy S III should be among them.
A recently leaked internal document from the company that emerged over at TmoNews shows that the car... |
5 February 2013
02:09 GMT |
|
|
Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is known to be planning new devices for this year, with one of them expected to become official as soon as February 19, under the form of the long rumored M7 smartphone, recently said to feature a brand new camera sensor, never seen before inside a mobile phone.
At the m... |
5 February 2013
01:56 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8 was officially released on October 26, but even though Microsoft expected the new operating system to become a successful product in just a matter of weeks, unofficial reports claim this is not the case.
Microsoft said that it had managed to sell a total of 60 million copies in just two months after launch... |
5 February 2013
01:52 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro will go on sale on February 9, but those who wish to give it a spin before it goes live can do so by paying a visit to the closest Microsoft Store.
The Redmond-based technology giant has started sending out invites to users to test drive the Surface Pro, as the device is now show... |
5 February 2013
01:40 GMT |
|
|
While the Redmond-based technology giant doesn’t provide too many details on the sales performance of the newly released Windows 8, Tami Reller, chief financial officer for the Windows division, says the company is not at all concerned about the way the new OS is doing right now.
Reller said in an interview wi... |
5 February 2013
01:18 GMT |
|
|
Windows 8 remains a pretty controversial product more than three months after its debut, mostly because of several GUI changes that include the removal of the old-school Start button and the introduction of a Start Screen.
Tami Reller, chief marketing officer and chief financial officer, says that people are finally... |
5 February 2013
01:00 GMT |
|
|
Find us on Google+
