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News archive: 6th of January 2013


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300 Animals Found in Florida Home, Owners Arrested for Animal Cruelty

Jeffrey O’Neil and Jennifer Kovacs called 911 on Sunday after realizing they could not find the 16-month baby girl left in their care. When police arrived at their Florida home, they were shocked to find nearly 300 animals on the premises. The baby is ok: she had been taken by a relative, who left a note. The...

6 January 2013
23:48 GMT

“Criminal Minds” Star Thomas Gibson Busted for DUI

Thomas Gibson, the handsome and talented actor known for his roles on “Dharma and Greg” and “Criminal Minds,” is making headlines for non-work related issues: he was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of DUI. Though he hardly makes the news for something scandalous, Gibson is now getting...

6 January 2013
23:30 GMT

Octomom Nadya Suleman Is Back on Welfare

Nadya Suleman has been making headlines for some time now, since she gave birth to healthy octuplets, which earned her the nickname Octomom. She has 14 kids in total and, as of just recently, is back on welfare once more. The controversy around Octomom began when word got out that, even though she’d just give...

6 January 2013
23:13 GMT

FIFA 13 Is the Most Accessible Game for Disabled Players of 2012

The organization Able Gamers, which caters to those players who have to deal with a disability, has awarded FIFA 13 from EA Sports with the title of most accessible video game of 2012, for the extended ways in which it makes customization a core gameplay element. This means that the variety of options the developme...

6 January 2013
18:31 GMT

Rumor Mill: Activision's James Bond Games Pulled Because of Expired License

On Friday, video game publisher Activision pulled its James Bond themed video games from both its own store front and from Valve’s Steam, although the company failed to offer a clear reason for the move. Now, a source inside Activision, quoted by NeoGamr, states that the titles are no longer sold because the l...

6 January 2013
17:09 GMT

Softpedia Exclusive Discount: 50% Off Aurora 3D Text & Logo Maker

Our third and final offer from Aurora’s suite of 3D software is an app that will help you, as the name suggests, create high-quality 3D logos and text with just a few clicks. Instead of spending a lot of money on buying professional programs that have a very steep learning curve, you can now buy Aurora 3D ...

6 January 2013
13:21 GMT

Script of the Day: jCore

Incredibly packed with features, jCore is a modern CMS (content management system) for all developers fond of working with PHP and MySQL. Ranking as one of the best CMSs our Scripts team has ever tested here on Softpedia, jCore can be used by anyone, with or without any programming experience behind them. Easy to d...

6 January 2013
12:01 GMT

Softpedia Exclusive Giveaway: Backup4all Lite

Any computer user should know by now that backing up your important data is a must, so today we’re offering you the chance to get a free license for Backup4all, an app that will create (automated) backups for your files and applications. First of all, Backup4all Lite isn’t your average data backup softw...

6 January 2013
12:01 GMT

Missoni CEO, Wife, Friends Missing as Plane Vanishes in Venezuela

A small plane carrying the CEO of prestigious Italian fashion house Missoni, Vittorio Missoni, his wife Maurizia Castiglioni, and 4 others has gone missing off the coast of Venezuela, it has been confirmed. The plane vanished shortly after takeoff on Friday mid-morning, with authorities being forced to call off sea...

6 January 2013
08:23 GMT

Mom Shoots Home Intruder 5 Times, Flees to Safety – Video

Paul Ali Slater, a man who has already been to prison 6 times according to online police records, picked the wrong Georgia house to break into. A mother and her two children were inside, and she did not hesitate to shoot him 5 times in the neck and face. Below is a video report that will provide all the necessary d...

6 January 2013
07:59 GMT

Josh Brolin Arrested for Public Intoxication

Josh Brolin is known for his on-screen charm and rugged looks but as it turns out, every once in a while, he too likes to let loose the party animal inside. The actor was arrested on New Year’s Day for public intoxication, it has emerged. Though he rarely makes headlines for such Lindsay Lohan-esque stunts, B...

6 January 2013
07:42 GMT

Justin Bieber Speaks Out After Alleged Drug Photos Emerge

Justin Bieber may have a squeaky clean image but, if recent photos of him are any indication, he might be hiding secrets underneath this façade. After photos of him allegedly smoking marijuana emerged online, The Biebs took to Twitter to speak out. As we also informed you the other day, on January 2, Bieber ...

6 January 2013
07:15 GMT

HTC Butterfly Up for Pre-Order in the UK, Shipping Scheduled for January 18

We reported a few days ago that HTC Butterfly went on pre-order in the US via Negri Electronics. However, no word on the upcoming release of the smartphone was available until today. It appears that UK-based retailer Mobicity has just added the Butterfly to its portfolio and is now taking pre-orders for HTC's s...

6 January 2013
05:51 GMT

A Gamer’s Week: January 6

It’s been another two day and a half workweek here at Softpedia as we continue to recover from the shocking amount of fun we’ve had on New Year’s Eve and on the first day of 2013, so once again we invite you to browse our impressive archive in search of reviews for the biggest titles of the past yea...

6 January 2013
05:21 GMT

Microsoft Updates Two Essential Windows 8 Apps

Microsoft has just released updates for the Windows 8 “News” and “Finance” Modern apps, two of the tools included in every version of the company’s new operating system.The “News” application has been improved with content from additional partners, but also with support for m...

6 January 2013
04:32 GMT

Skype Can Send Secret and Encrypted Messages

Researchers working for the Institute of Telecommunications in Warsaw, Poland have found a way to send secret and encrypted messages using Microsoft’s utterly popular VoIP app Skype. A New Scientist report shows that researchers have discovered that Skype continues to send data even when the connected users ma...

6 January 2013
04:04 GMT

The 60-Second Microsoft Roundup: IE Flaw, Windows 8 Ads and More

It’s been a pretty though week for the Redmond-based technology giant, especially because hackers have found a new bug in Internet Explorer 8 and older versions that would allow them to take control of a vulnerable system. On Monday, for example, Microsoft made the first move to patch this bug with a “Fi...

6 January 2013
03:41 GMT

Thief Breaks into Microsoft Building, Steals Nothing but iPads

Apple has managed to score yet another win in the battle against its Redmond-based rival Microsoft. An odd one, that is. According to a report published by the Daily Post, a thief has managed to break into a Microsoft building in its campus and even though the facility was full of gadgets belonging to the software g...

6 January 2013
03:27 GMT


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