156 articles found
We were wondering where is AMD at Computex 2012. We were even comparing this year’s Computex to an Intel/Microsoft party where AMD was not invited. Well, today AMD started teasing us with some rather intriguing products. We first saw Compal’s AMD tablet here and then Acer’s new Iconia with Windows ... |
6 June 2012
21:11 GMT |
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There's nothing like an international trade show to get companies together and try to one-up each other. That said, VTX3D has cheerfully brought out a pair of factory-overclocked graphics cards.
Although visitors have been on site for days, the Computex 2012 trade show has officially begun today (June 06, 2012... |
6 June 2012
21:01 GMT |
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OS X Mountain Lion will be a must-upgrade release from the Cupertino, California-based Apple Inc. this year. Why? Because Lion doesn’t cut it. Even Leopard was better. iCloud being practically the only incentive to upgrade to Lion when Apple released it in 2011, many people (including myself) discovered the ha... |
6 June 2012
19:41 GMT |
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Most of the journalists and experts covering this year’s Computex show were in complete agreement on the fact that it all looked like an Intel/Microsoft Windows 8 party. AMD let Intel enjoy a first day of impressive announcements, but last evening, it decided to crash it. One of the most impressive claims that... |
6 June 2012
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Taiwanese company Gigabyte has just announced the upcoming availability of four Android smartphones with dual-SIM capabilities.
The official announcement was made during Computex 2012 trade fair, though the handset manufacturer failed to offer any details on pricing options and/or release dates.
However, Gigabyte u... |
6 June 2012
18:01 GMT |
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With today's updates, Canonical upgraded the default web browser in all its supported Ubuntu operating systems to Mozilla Firefox 13.0.
The Firefox 13 web browser was officially released yesterday, June 5th, bringing a revamped interface and lots of other nice features, such as Speed Dial in the new tab page, ... |
6 June 2012
17:40 GMT |
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The GNOME Project unleashed a few minutes ago, June 6th, the immediate availability for download and testing of the second development release of the upcoming GNOME 3.6 desktop environment. GNOME 3.5.2 is a development release that updates the following packages: Nautilus, GNOME Shell, GNOME Terminal, Vin... |
6 June 2012
17:36 GMT |
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Nintendo presented quite a few big titles for its upcoming Wii U home console during yesterday’s E3 2012 press conference, among which Pikmin 3. This is a new installment in the classic strategy series, which received a full list of features, as well as a few screenshots and a gameplay video.
Nintendo is betti... |
6 June 2012
17:31 GMT |
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Usher is a respected artist but also a very handsome man, of which he's very aware. Asked in a recent interview whether he'd ever trade his good looks in, he says he's not quite so sure he'd do without them. It's no secret that Usher is one of the most attractive male presences on the R&B s... |
6 June 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Google's Street View has gone to plenty of places. The cars have scoured millions of miles, the trike goes where the cars can't, from Stonehenge to Versailles. Google even has a snowmobile to hit the slopes and mountains. But now, it's going even beyond that with the Street View Trekker, a backpack-mou... |
6 June 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Deep Silver has confirmed that a full-fledged sequel to last year’s Dead Island game is coming, in the form of Dead Island Riptide, which is currently in development at Techland.
Dead Island impressed quite a lot of zombie game fans and, even if it was a whole new property, the title managed to sell over 3 mil... |
6 June 2012
15:51 GMT |
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A new track from Justin Bieber's latest album, “Believe,” has emerged online and – trust us when we say it – it's unlike anything you have heard from him. Check it out above if you don't believe us. A collaboration with rapper Ludacris, “All Around the World” is mu... |
6 June 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Following our previous articles, News Lens, Pidgin Lens, Bliss Lens, Wikipedia Lens, Bookmarks Lens, ManPages Search Lens, Full Text Search Lens, GMusicBrowser Scope, Launchpad Lens, Dictionary Lens, Stock Quotes Lens, Cooking Lens, Music Search Scopes, Reddit Lens, Tomboy Lens, Ask Ubuntu Lens, Ubuntu Flickr/Shotwel... |
6 June 2012
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When announcing new ultrabooks, Intel and its partners have promised that the next generation, running Windows 8, will support touch input.
That, of course, means that new touch panels will have to start being manufactured.
According to Digitimes, mass production of touchscreens of 13.3 to 15.6 inches will take o... |
6 June 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Canadian carrier Mobilicity has just announced the immediate availability of the affordable BlackBerry Curve 9320. The smartphone can be purchased beginning today for a special introductory no-term price of $149.99 CAD price while supplies last.
According to Mobilicity, the phone’s price will jump up to $199.9... |
6 June 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Twitter is redesigning its logo replacing it with something more akin to its goals. It's the same Twitter bird as before, but a bit more optimistic, soaring towards the sky."Starting today you’ll begin to notice a simplified Twitter bird. From now on, this bird will be the universally recognizable symbol o... |
6 June 2012
14:43 GMT |
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As much as she was criticized and picked on for her weight, Kelly Clarkson never lost confidence in herself or the desire to stay true to the woman she knew she was. Now that she's lost some weight, she wants fans to know she's not going to change now. The singer is featured in the latest issue of Redbook... |
6 June 2012
14:41 GMT |
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Japanese computer hardware vendor Buffalo has announced the DiskStation HD-PATU3, an external hard drive that features high-bandwidth connectors and looks to kill. Complementing the Mac in every possible way, from function to form, the DiskStation HD-PATU3 boasts USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt, comes in two capacity option... |
6 June 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Star Wars: The Old Republic was one of the stars of last year’s E3, with publisher Electronic Arts and developer BioWare praising both the changes it would make to the core MMO gameplay and the way the game would deliver a storytelling experience equal to at least three titles in the Knights of the Old Republic... |
6 June 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Galaxy S III came to the market last week with great capabilities packed inside, including the ability to shoot videos in full HD resolution, courtesy of an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back. Apparently, this was not enough for some enthusiasts, who managed to come up with a tweak for the device, to boost bette... |
6 June 2012
13:41 GMT |
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While Bethesda and Zenimax Online Studios are still reluctant to completely reveal The Elder Scrolls Online, the two companies have presented two new videos of the MMO, one depicting a cinematic with three major characters, and the other consisting of a fly-through that spans the most important regions of the contine... |
6 June 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Google is among the large websites flipping on the switch for IPv6 and has been one of the big supporters for a while now. It's no surprise, Google employs Vint Cerf as its Chief Internet Evangelist.
It’s the same Vint Cerf that invented the TCP/IP stack that would serve as the basis for the internet and most ... |
6 June 2012
13:21 GMT |
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Corsair is proving to be quite the busy little bee, having brought to Computex 2012 products for pretty much every business avenue it has tackled so far. The company has officially introduced a new collection of USB flash drive units: Flash Voyager Slider USB 3.0. It is obvious what sort of performance buyers can... |
6 June 2012
13:21 GMT |
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Lenovo has used the “ThinkPad” brand for its Android tablets for quite a while now, but the name has now been applied to slates of other types. The company hasn't officially titled the tablet revealed at Computex 2012 and examined by Engadget. It's just convenient for us and them to use that n... |
6 June 2012
13:11 GMT |
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As expected, three US-based carriers have just kicked off pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S III super-phone. Verizon, AT&T and Sprint are accepting pre-orders for Samsung’s third Galaxy S smartphone. All three carriers offer the 16GB model of the Galaxy S III for as low as $199.99 with a new two-year agreeme... |
6 June 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Unveiled earlier this week for the United States, Samsung’s Android flagship Galaxy S III has already become available for pre-order on the airwaves of large wireless carriers in the country. Best Buy has announced the immediate availability of reservations for the device for AT&T, Sprint and Verizon through ... |
6 June 2012
12:41 GMT |
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Nintendo revealed quite a lot of things about its upcoming Wii U at yesterday’s E3 2012 press conference, including the full list of system specifications and the features of the upcoming home console.
Nintendo is confident that its Wii U will deliver a whole new type of interactive experience to gamers and no... |
6 June 2012
12:11 GMT |
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According to a report published in the latest issue of the journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience by experts Jean-Louis Reymond and Mahendra Awale, it would appear that the number of “small molecules” available for synthesizing new drugs is one novemdecillion (1 followed by 60 zeros). Put into common terms, t... |
6 June 2012
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Experts from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), in Greenbelt, Maryland, have just released a composite image showing Venus transiting the Sun. The photo was put together from multiple images collected between June 5 and 6. All data were collected by the Atmospheric Imager Assembly (AIA) instrument aboard t... |
6 June 2012
12:02 GMT |
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Redactor is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) text editor, written for the jQuery JS framework, allowing web users to style their text and see the results in real time. It's not easy to write pure HTML code that styles up text. To do so, you first need to actually know HTML. To avoid this inconvenience ... |
6 June 2012
12:01 GMT |
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If you're at a Kanye West concert, it's best if you let his people handle the lasers for the light show. One fan thought he could do it alone, and he got put back in his place by Kanye himself, as the video below will confirm. Kanye was on stage performing on a “Watch the Throne” date wit... |
6 June 2012
12:01 GMT |
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PowerColor’s Tahiti X2 initiative never ceases to amaze us. We’ve already seen it before here and here, but now the monster reveals its naked muscles. The card is reportedly controlled by a PLX PEX8747 PCIe 3.0 bridge chip and a VRM comprised of 5+2+1 for each graphics processing unit (GPU). All the com... |
6 June 2012
11:51 GMT |
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Scientists know that Huntington's disease is partially caused by a protein called huntingtin, which is modified from its usual self via a genetic mutation. A new study reveals that the proteins huntingtin encounters inside nerve cells can lead to reactions that promote the condition. After a large number ... |
6 June 2012
11:50 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of Michigan (U-M) believe that the existence of the hypothesized Higgs boson could be either confirmed or infirmed by this summer. They say that the stage is set for this discovery, which will be remarkable regardless of the result. This particular boson is the fifth force carrier in th... |
6 June 2012
11:34 GMT |
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Microsoft has been long touting the features and capabilities that customers can benefit from when choosing to adopt one of its cloud services.
A recently published study showed that customers enjoy better security on cloud, as well as decreased costs associated with maintenance, but there are other aspects that th... |
6 June 2012
11:03 GMT |
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The Linux community is getting more and more games, and now it seems that the resurrection of a gaming icon, Carmaggedon, is coming to our beleaguered platform.
Carmageddon: Reincarnation is a game developed by Stainless Games, the original producer of the Carmageddon game. Now, they are asking for support, through... |
6 June 2012
10:59 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices is no longer a spectator on the tablet front. Through coordinated efforts with Acer, it has led to the Trinity second-generation APU being used in an Iconia Tab.
This is not the first Trinity-powered tablet that we write about. Computex 2012 has already become the stage for the launch of the ... |
6 June 2012
10:58 GMT |
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Two years ago, after their brief romance went sour, Taylor Swift had her revenge on ex John Mayer by penning a scorching ballad exposing him as a heartbreaker, “Dear John.” In a new interview, Mayer calls it a cheap shot, adding that Swift humiliated him. Taylor has quite a reputation for pouring her he... |
6 June 2012
10:57 GMT |
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We can’t put our finger on this, but there’s something going on at Apple’s Deals section. The Mac refurbs area is drowned in MacBook Pros, and three almost-identical configurations have had their images replaced with an Apple shipping box. There has been a lot of talk surrounding a potential displa... |
6 June 2012
10:56 GMT |
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More than 150 million years ago, insects were not the small, squashable, terror-inducing critters they are today. Flies were enormous in size, and they ruled supreme over Earth's skies. But something happened that caused all insects to become smaller, and now investigators think they know what happened.
The in... |
6 June 2012
10:51 GMT |
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I loved the first Crysis and tolerated the second game. As such, I was thrilled at E3 2012 when Crysis 3 showed some impressive visual chops and a solid if limited return to the core gameplay elements that made the franchise a hit – the freedom to use powers and weapons to take out enemies as one sees fit. Cry... |
6 June 2012
10:51 GMT |
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Blizzard has confirmed that Diablo 3 will receive a brand new patch later this month, in the form of update 1.0.3, which brings a wide array of changes to the role- playing dungeon crawler. These range from improved chances of getting good items, to a lower difficulty when playing with others, or a better balance whe... |
6 June 2012
10:48 GMT |
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Microsoft has designed Windows 8 to provide users with a great connectivity experience in a wide range of scenarios, and the included support for IPv6 is one of them. Soon, IPv4, the Internet Protocol that has been used for Internet connectivity for decades, won’t be able to keep the amount of users connected... |
6 June 2012
10:45 GMT |
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Los Angeles-headquartered company WikiPad has just announced that the company’s first gaming tablet would be powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 3 mobile processor. Tegra 3 is a quad-core ARM Cortex A9-based design that integrates a “12-core” GeForce graphics processing unit (GPU). Our first reaction w... |
6 June 2012
10:41 GMT |
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Along with Firefox 13, Mozilla released the latest version of its email client, Thunderbird 13. The new version has some new features, but the more interesting additions come from third parties, as Thunderbird now incorporates file-sharing services as well as email providers.
Email attachments have long been a probl... |
6 June 2012
10:40 GMT |
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The Bangladeshi 3xp1r3 Cyber Army has breached and defaced the Oribuzz website, considered to be one of the most important entertainment portals in the Indian state of Orrisa (Odisha). The hackers defaced not only the main site, but also 29 other subdomains hosted on oribuzz.com. As you can see from the screenshot,... |
6 June 2012
10:39 GMT |
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ChangeWave has carried out a study that revealed a not-very-surprising truth about the iPad, and about the Apple brand in general. People love them both and, to prove it, three quarters of them pledged to buy a tablet computer from the Cupertino giant within the next three months. Well, “pledged” maybe i... |
6 June 2012
10:32 GMT |
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Rocksteady and Warner Bros. promised last year that Batman: Arkham City would be coming to the Nintendo Wii U, but only yesterday, during Nintendo’s E3 2012 press conference did we hear the first details about Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition, the special version of the game that’s out this holiday sea... |
6 June 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Officially unveiled back in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate has finally received a release date.
The smartphone will be available in the United States via AT&T for as low as $49.99 USD with a new two-year agreement. Customers can purchase this eco-friend... |
6 June 2012
10:31 GMT |
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We dare say that after being subjected to the mind-bending attributes of the 40-Phase Z77 Wolverine and ASUS' Zeus dual-GPU motherboard, a mainboard that is high-end but without weird gimmicks is almost a relief.
ASRock is the company providing us with that relief. One of the products on display at its Compute... |
6 June 2012
10:29 GMT |
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Driven by the desire to reduce their negative impact on the environment, five major corporations have made public their decision to give up on using PET plastic packaging in favor of 100% plant-based materials and fibers. These soon-to-be-green companies are Coca-Cola Co., H.J. Heinz Co., Nike Inc., Ford Motor Co. ... |
6 June 2012
10:28 GMT |
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Officials with the American space agency have just released an amazing image of the solar transit that Venus carried out between June 5-6. This particular photo was snapped by the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which was one of the many telescopes trained on the Sun these couple of days. In this view, Venus ... |
6 June 2012
10:25 GMT |
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Would you pay $29.99 (€22.7) to obtain someone else’s Facebook password? If you’re thinking of doing it, we must warn you that the outcome of the decision would represent nothing more than a hole in your pocket.
Trend Micro security experts have come across a shady application called Facebook Hacker... |
6 June 2012
10:18 GMT |
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Today, Microsoft and General Electric Co., through its healthcare IT business, announced that they finalized the details on creating their 50-50 joint venture called Caradigm. The new entity is aimed at offering health systems and professionals the possibility to use real-time, organization-wide intelligence to del... |
6 June 2012
10:07 GMT |
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We have the pleasure of offering you the chance to download and install drivers and applications for ASUS ET2411INKI All-in-one PC, launched earlier this week. ASUS has come out with a new All-in-one PC that distinguishes itself from the other AiOs by the presence of touch-enabled screens and SonicMaster Technology.... |
6 June 2012
10:07 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is gearing up for the release of a new Galaxy smartphone from South Korean handset vendor Samsung, which leads to prices for the older models being cut. Galaxy Nexus is one of the handsets to have suffered such a treatment, now available for purchase for only $0.01 at Amazon. T... |
6 June 2012
10:01 GMT |
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It's been a long wait for Ciara fans but, by the looks of it, it's just come to an end. Above, you can find a brand new track off her latest album, “One Woman Army.” Check it out and, just to be sure, make sure you get your dancing shoes on. A collaboration with 2 Chainz, “Sweat” ... |
6 June 2012
09:59 GMT |
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Mozilla has officially released Firefox 13 and Thunderbird 13, and besides the improvements made in the performance and functionality department, the new variants also come with a number of fixes that address potentially dangerous security holes. As far as Firefox is concerned, a number of four critical, two high, a... |
6 June 2012
09:56 GMT |
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We already talked at length about ARM’s amazing Cortex A15 architecture here, but it seems that the company’s main performance design can be used for all kinds of technology demonstrations. Qualcomm is one of the biggest ARM performance integrators in the world. The company’s SnapDragon S4 processo... |
6 June 2012
09:51 GMT |
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One of the critical evolutionary steps in the history of early anthropoids has recently been understood, after researchers uncovered the fossilized remains of an ancient primate, in Myanmar. Anthropoids include humans, apes and monkeys, so the finding sheds some light on our evolutionary history as well.
The species... |
6 June 2012
09:49 GMT |
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Analyst Mingchi Kuo, employed by KGI Research, is telling his own clients that his company expects the iPhone 5 “to feature a 4.08-inch in-cell IPS panel screen with a display resolution of 1136 x 640 and 500-nit brightness.”It is unclear why Kuo felt anyone needed an update on the luminosity front. But r... |
6 June 2012
09:41 GMT |
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If you think SilverStone and Gelid have odd coolers, you probably haven't laid eyes on the new invention of Warm Tek.
And by new invention we mean the “Blonde Hedgehog” heatsink composed of a myriad of copper rods.
Said rods are held together at the base by a ring and come into direct contact wit... |
6 June 2012
09:30 GMT |
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Up until quite recently, one of the main problems with solar energy was that the lack of an efficient way to store it, which meant that both during night-time and during cloudy days this source was highly unreliable. However, Panasonic is about to launch a new type of battery system that can take care of this drawbac... |
6 June 2012
09:29 GMT |
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A 271-megabyte file containing hashes was published on a Russian forum a couple of days ago. The data allegedly represents encrypted passwords that belong to LinkedIn customers. According to a Norwegian publication, dangensit.no, a total of 6.5 million LinkedIn password hashes are in the file. The source cites Per ... |
6 June 2012
09:20 GMT |
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Sony confirmed during its E3 2012 press conference that Activision would launch a special Call of Duty game for the PlayStation Vita portable platform, in the form of Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified.
Even before the launch of the PS Vita this February, Sony was bragging that a special Call of Duty game would ap... |
6 June 2012
09:11 GMT |
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Miley Cyrus is ready to tie the knot: Liam Hemsworth, her boyfriend of 3 years, proposed to her just a few days ago – and she said yes. Confirmation comes from Miley herself in this week's issue of People magazine. “Wedding Party in the USA! Miley Cyrus and Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth are engag... |
6 June 2012
09:11 GMT |
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Since first obtained, in 2004, graphene has been heavily researched by the scientific community. Now, experts at the University of Maryland (UMD) announce that they've figured out a way to use the carbon compound for the creation of a sensitive infrared (IR) light detector called a hot electron bolometer.
The ... |
6 June 2012
09:06 GMT |
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Apple’s WWDC schedule for this year will include training sessions using the very developer tools employed by Apple engineers to assemble code for iOS and Mac OS. Apple promises to make WWDC worth every penny for those who were lucky enough to grab a ticket in the two hours it took to sell out. Devs will: &ld... |
6 June 2012
09:04 GMT |
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Today, at the Computex 2012 trade fair in Taiwan, Microsoft announced that it has sold over 600 million Windows 7 licenses since launching the product back in October 2009. During his keynote at the conference, Microsoft's Steve Guggenheimer also showed some of the latest Windows 7 devices out there, and he al... |
6 June 2012
09:01 GMT |
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The world is getting ready to switch to IPv6. In truth, World IPv6 Launch is mostly symbolic, IPv6 adoption has been growing recently, but it's still a long way from being meaningful. This won't change in a day, but it will make a lot more people more aware of the problem, the dwindling number of availabl... |
6 June 2012
09:01 GMT |
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G.Skill is here to help, just in case people actually have a chance of surviving the ASUS booth-induced death by overdose on absurd.
The company has put on display a memory kit with a total capacity of 96 GB. Yes, that's the correct figure. You'll need a dual-socket motherboard for all of them to be recog... |
6 June 2012
08:59 GMT |
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Scout Willis, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's 20-year-old daughter, got into a lot of trouble the other day, when she was arrested for having an open container of alcohol with her and she presented the officer with a fake ID. Scout is a student at Brown University and, of all the celebrity kids out there, she se... |
6 June 2012
08:52 GMT |
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Whether or not Rovio should have patented their slingshot gameplay scheme, it seems it’s a bit late for that as many games in the App Store rely on it. It’s like, no matter what story you choose, as long as there’s a slingshot on the screen, that game will sell.The same should apply for Elite Gudz&r... |
6 June 2012
08:51 GMT |
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Several days ago Motorola announced the upcoming availability of the XT390 Android phone at China Unicom. Today, the company introduced a similar smartphone in Europe.
The MOTOSMART seems to the European variant of the Motorola XT390. However, the former does not come with dual-SIM capability, while the latter offer... |
6 June 2012
08:46 GMT |
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We must congratulate Acer for quickly upgrading the company’s A-series tablets. Without much fuss, Acer simply displayed the younger brothers at the company’s Computex 2012 booth. The main upgrade that these who have received is, reportedly, the implementation of Nvidia’s Tegra 3 mobile p... |
6 June 2012
08:41 GMT |
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Not content with just showing up at Computex 2012, ASUS decided to try to steal the show and it seems to be succeeding, if only by virtue of how absurd some of its products are.
Sure, there is the regular supply of tablets and “regular” motherboards, but they haven't been getting much attention bec... |
6 June 2012
08:39 GMT |
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Firefox 13 has enough new things to make just about everyone interested and, for one, the changes are visible at first glance. Apart from the new tab page, the revamped homepage is the second most noticeable change in the latest release. You still get a custom Google Search engine page painted over with a Mozilla "... |
6 June 2012
08:31 GMT |
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In a paper published in the June 1 issue of the esteemed Astrophysical Journal Letters, astronomers detail the discovery of an extremely dim, faraway galaxy called LAEJ095950.99+021219.1. Light emitted by the object took around 13 billion years to reach Earth.
Experts currently estimate that the object developed ju... |
6 June 2012
08:24 GMT |
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Samsung Galaxy S III, the latest flagship Android-based mobile phone from the South Korean handset vendor, is expected to make its way to Verizon’s network in early July, the latest reports on the matter suggest. Users who would like to acquire the smartphone with a contract agreement at the carrier will be ab... |
6 June 2012
08:21 GMT |
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Parallels Inc. customers will be glad to learn that the latest Windows 8 preview is now obtainable through the interface of Parallels Desktop for Mac, thanks to a recent update. In fact, the sole purpose of the update was to add support for Windows 8 Release Preview, albeit “experimental” (geek talk for ... |
6 June 2012
08:14 GMT |
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As a result of climate change and global warming in particular, the Arctic tundra is faced with having to accommodate types of vegetation that up until now had no business there. Thus, as a report published in the Nature Climate Change indicates, patches of forests are starting to grow in this part of the world. ... |
6 June 2012
08:12 GMT |
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Bethesda is aiming for a June 26 release date for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim upcoming Dawnguard expansion, but the studio emphasized that it could delay the DLC depending on the feedback it got from the future beta stage.
Skyrim delivered a huge experience filled with a variety of quests, but now developer Bethesda... |
6 June 2012
08:11 GMT |
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Hannibal Lecter is making a comeback but, this time, it's on TV and not the big screen. Work on NBC's “Hannibal” series is slowly coming along, with Mads Mikkelsen having officially signed to play the lead. Deadline reports that “Hannibal” will mark the US debut of the Danish-born... |
6 June 2012
08:10 GMT |
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Trusteer experts have come across an underground hacking forum on which they’ve found tutorials that detail how the fraud detection systems set in place by financial and e-commerce providers can be circumvented.
The anti-fraud mechanisms usually fingerprint a device in order to identify signs of misuse. They c... |
6 June 2012
08:06 GMT |
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Thunderbird 13 has been released recently and, as usual, the list of modifications is not generous. But this time around the new features are quite interesting, as they touch on the size of the attachment you can send and on the personalization of your email address.
The new release lets you send larger attachments ... |
6 June 2012
08:02 GMT |
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Verizon Wireless is one of the mobile phone carriers in the United States who went official this week with plans to add the new Galaxy S III smartphone to its offering. However, the company did not mention a possible release date for the device, although others did unveil such specific information. A recently lea... |
6 June 2012
08:01 GMT |
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In an effort to keep users safe, Google has taken active steps to ensure their security, for example notifying users when Google believes their accounts may have been compromised or when they stumble upon an infected web page via Google Search or Chrome.
Now Google is taking another bold step by notifying users that... |
6 June 2012
08:00 GMT |
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Today, at the COMPUTEX show in Taipei, Microsoft announced the immediate availability of the second community technology preview (CTP) for Windows Embedded Standard 8. The new version of the platform comes with all the features on Windows redesigned for specialized devices running line-of-business applications with... |
6 June 2012
07:59 GMT |
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This Friday, Ridley Scott's “Prometheus” arrives in theaters and, with it, the first trailer for Quentin Tarantino's latest film, “Django Unchained.” Below is a teaser for it, courtesy of Entertainment Tonight. In its typical fashion, ET got their hands on a preview for the insanely... |
6 June 2012
07:51 GMT |
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It’s obvious by now that this year’s Computex is practically an Intel/Microsoft party and AMD doesn’t seem to be invited. Nevertheless, that’s not going to keep the Texas-based CPU designer from spoiling Intel’s party. AMD and Compal are presenting at the show a Windows 8 prototype tabl... |
6 June 2012
07:41 GMT |
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We already saw a series of Google Nexus handsets made available for purchase around the world, but it seems that the Internet giant is gearing up to launch some larger devices in the Nexus lineup. One of these should be a 7-inch tablet PC coming from Asus, long rumored to be on its way to the market with Google&rsqu... |
6 June 2012
07:41 GMT |
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The British Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR, for short) recently made it clear that, unless ways are found to get national manufacturers to switch from gas-emitting technologies to more environmentally friendly options, the country doesn't stand a chance of meeting its low-carbon economy goals. Thus... |
6 June 2012
07:27 GMT |
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These days, perhaps the best indicator for the success of a movie trailer is in the number of parodies it generates online. If so, the upcoming “Prometheus” and “The Dark Knight Rises” are certified hits – not that we didn't know that already. Two brand new fan-made trailers have e... |
6 June 2012
07:27 GMT |
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The application featured in this episode of our Security App of the Week series is Sandboxie, a piece of software designed to allow users to run potentially untrusted apps in a virtual, secure environment. Moreover, Sandboxie is a program that should be installed on the computers of all security enthusiasts.
The ap... |
6 June 2012
07:25 GMT |
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It probably doesn’t surprise anyone that Craigslist and other similar e-commerce websites are full of scam artists who try to make a profit by tricking unsuspecting individuals. Since these schemes seem to be flourishing, we’ve decided to provide a few more examples of how crooks operate in hopes that us... |
6 June 2012
07:13 GMT |
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As expected, Mozilla announced last evening (June 5th) that the thirteen release of both Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird products are available for download for all supported platforms, including Linux, Mac and Windows. The Mozilla Thunderbird 13.0 news and email client, used by default on popular Linux distributio... |
6 June 2012
07:11 GMT |
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Actor Matthew Modine will be playing the role of John Sculley in the upcoming jOBS biopic starring Ashton Kutcher as the visionary genius on his journey to make a dent in the universe from 1971 through the 21st century. "The interesting thing about that is some people may look at John Sculley as a villain in the stor... |
6 June 2012
07:08 GMT |
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NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 680M hasn't been out long, but already notebook suppliers are announcing systems equipped with it. Eurocom is one of those making its contribution.
The two notebooks that will now let buyers choose the GeForce GTX 680M GPU are called Neptune 2.0 and Racer 2.0.
The move is no differe... |
6 June 2012
07:07 GMT |
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Many big games were presented at E3 2012 but, amidst a variety of sequels and reboots, Ubisoft revealed a whole new intellectual property, in the form of Watch Dogs.
Ubisoft has started taking a lot of risks in recent times and Watch Dogs, a new open world action game from Ubisoft Montreal, reflects the company&rsqu... |
6 June 2012
07:00 GMT |
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The following tutorial will teach Linux users how to install the Diablo 3 game on their open source operating system. The third installment in the Diablo franchise, Diablo III, is a dark horror/fantasy-themed role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. The game features elements of th... |
6 June 2012
06:51 GMT |
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Galaxy Nexus, the latest Google phone out there, is still one of the most appealing Android-based mobile phones on the market today. The handset was made available in November last year with the new Ice Cream Sandwich platform on board and was recently updated to the latest version of the OS, namely Android 4.0.4. ... |
6 June 2012
06:41 GMT |
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Today, 6 06 2012 is World IPv6 Launch day, the day that several large websites, ISPs and CDNs turn on support for IPv6 by default. What this means is that devices properly configured to use IPv6, running on IPv6 networks, will be able to connect to websites via IPv6 addresses rather than old IPv4 ones without any s... |
6 June 2012
06:31 GMT |
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Nintendo presented a wide array of big games for its upcoming Wii U home console last night during its E3 2012 press conference, chief among which being New Super Mario Bros. U, a new platformer starring the company’s iconic mascot and his friends. The Nintendo Wii U is going to deliver an interesting experien... |
6 June 2012
06:11 GMT |
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Singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. The shock announcement comes from the 50-year-old star herself, though she insists fans have nothing to worry because she'll be fine. Speaking with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sheryl says she's been experiencing some memory loss a... |
6 June 2012
06:04 GMT |
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Officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) have just released a video showing the solar transit that Venus made between June 5-6. The rare astronomical event will not take place again until December 2117 and 2125, respectively.
This time-lapse video is put together from data collected by a Belgian solar imager ins... |
6 June 2012
05:58 GMT |
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In conjunction with the launch of Windows 8 Release Preview, Microsoft also made available for download updated versions of its development tools that enable the building of apps for the upcoming platform. Visual Studio 2012 is one of them, and the SDK for its Release Candidate version is now up for grabs for all t... |
6 June 2012
05:56 GMT |
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At a ratio of 10-to-1, the number of bacteria in the human gut far exceeds that of cells in the gastrointestinal tract. In a new study, investigators have demonstrated that the type of microorganisms in the gut plays a role in determining people's weight.
According to estimates, there are between 500 and 1,000... |
6 June 2012
05:46 GMT |
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Let's see if we get this media aphorism right: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Yes, we do believe that's how it went.
Anyways, if a picture is worth a thousand words, what about a 5 minutes and 7 seconds animation that somehow manages to comprise several images, all of which deserving m... |
6 June 2012
05:44 GMT |
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MTV has long ceased to be the Music Television Channel it was when it launched. After delving into reality television, it's now turning its attention to scripted shows. “Scream” is now in the pipeline. Fans of horror movies and not only must already know who Ghostface is and how Ghostface kills. If... |
6 June 2012
05:41 GMT |
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Researchers from Skycure Security have taken their time to analyze the iOS version of the LinkedIn application and they’ve discovered what they call a privacy issue. They have reached the conclusion after they found that the mobile app sends detailed calendar entries back to the company’s servers.
The fe... |
6 June 2012
05:39 GMT |
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Sony Mobile has reportedly started the rollout of the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Xperia mini pro and Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman smartphones. Although the Japanese handset maker has yet to update the SI numbers lists in their respective threads, there have been reports that confirm the avail... |
6 June 2012
05:38 GMT |
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On the last day of May (2012) we cheerfully reported on the existence of a super-fast memory line from Corsair, but the information supplied back then has turned out to be partially incorrect. Yes, Corsair has built a new series of DRD3 RAM (random access memory), yes the line is very fast, but the speed rating pro... |
6 June 2012
05:31 GMT |
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Firefox 13's biggest feature, or at least the one that's going to get the most noticed if only because it's a very visible change, is the new tab page.
Some users have been asking for this for years and Mozilla has been experimenting with the idea as far back as 2009.
It didn't get very far fr... |
6 June 2012
05:30 GMT |
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Taipei-headquartered memory company Silicon Power has some interesting new products on display at this year’s Computex show. The modules in question are high-speed DDR3-2400 MHz memories with big aluminum heatspreaders on them. The modules are perfectly compatible with Intel’s XMP memory profiles that pr... |
6 June 2012
05:23 GMT |
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Studies carried out in France with respect to the bee populations here indicate that, as of lately, the number of bee hives to be found throughout the country's territory has been steadily decreasing. Apparently, this is due to the intense usage of the Cruiser OSR insecticide. France's National Agency for... |
6 June 2012
05:18 GMT |
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A new series of chemical reactions developed by American researchers has the potential to underlie a novel mechanism for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen in a noncorrosive, nontoxic manner. This could lead to improvements in existing hydrogen gas production methods.
Scientists at the California Institute of... |
6 June 2012
05:01 GMT |
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Samba, an app that seamlessly integrates Linux/Unix servers and desktops into Active Directory environments using the winbind daemon, is now at version 4.0 Beta 1.
Samba 4.0 Beta 1 contains all the technology parts, more specifically a file server and the AD domain controller previously known as 'samba4'.
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6 June 2012
05:01 GMT |
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A number of five subdomains hosted on the website of Office of the People’s Counsel – District of Columbia (opc-dc.gov) have been defaced by a group of hackers that call themselves the “Brothers Team.”
Cyber War News informs that the list of affected subdomains includes: the Green Office (gre... |
6 June 2012
05:00 GMT |
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After a lengthy wait and plenty of rumors, Blizzard has finally posted patch 1.5.0 for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, which, although still in beta, offers players access to the long-awaited Arcade service from where they can download custom games for the strategy title.
StarCraft II offered a great experience when... |
6 June 2012
04:57 GMT |
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Come this summer, Chris Nolan, one of Hollywood's most prized and talented directors, will be officially free of the Batman franchise, with “The Dark Knight Rises” literally marking the end of an era. This begs the question of where Nolan might turn his attention to next. Given the way in which he r... |
6 June 2012
04:56 GMT |
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Google Apps hasn't taken the world by storm, but things move slower in the enterprise world. But Google is amassing a nice collection of apps and services for the office, leading with the Docs apps. Yet the office is increasingly becoming mobile and, despite having a solid Docs app, Google has acquired Quickoff... |
6 June 2012
04:44 GMT |
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Famous mainboard manufacturer, Taiwanese company ASUS has been on a roll lately. The company presented one amazing product after another and today it has just made public that it’s working on a new 802.11ac network adapter to integrate in its notebooks. The G Series from ASUS are famous for being well-built an... |
6 June 2012
04:43 GMT |
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Two years after Floating Power Plant, a Danish energy company, introduced the general public to its prototype Poseidon 37 power generator, Australia decides to follow in their footsteps and go double or nothing in terms of off-shore renewable energy. Thus, a new project aims at having revolutionary power capture de... |
6 June 2012
04:35 GMT |
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Anonymous hacktivists have initiated a campaign against individuals suspected of spreading adult content involving children.
They have started by publishing a post on Pastebin in which they name around 100 Twitter accountholders that allegedly participate in such illegal activities.
“This is a list of [child... |
6 June 2012
04:27 GMT |
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After much debate and a petition racking up 17,600 votes begging Apple to say something about the future of the Mac Pro, reliable sources are saying that “Apple will, in fact, unveil a new Mac Pro at WWDC next week.” It seems 9to5’s sources are not shooting their mouths either, as they have part nu... |
6 June 2012
04:22 GMT |
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Rovio has made available for download an updated version of its latest Android title in the Angry Birds franchise, Angry Birds Space. The updated Angry Birds Space provides users with the possibility to enjoy 10 new levels on the food planet of Utopia. “These 10 delectable new levels filled with popcorn, co... |
6 June 2012
04:22 GMT |
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Since it would not be a complete week without a few all-in-one systems coming out, ASUS has revealed the ET2411, an AiO with attitude and a special screen.
By special screen we mean a display panel that supports touch input. And here people will say that there is nothing special about touchscreens, but they would b... |
6 June 2012
04:18 GMT |
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In between showing off a wide array of games during its E3 2012 presentation, Microsoft also revealed the five games that will be included in this year’s edition of the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade promotion – Deadlight, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Hybrid, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, and Wreckateer.
Micros... |
6 June 2012
04:11 GMT |
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Investigators from the Purdue University and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are currently compiling a series of simulations depicting what happens during a nuclear explosion at unprecedented resolution. The performance of nuclear weapons can be simulated in precise molecular detail within these... |
6 June 2012
04:04 GMT |
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The Linux Foundation has announced that Samsung Electronics, has joined the organization as a Platinum member.
Samsung is a well-known electronics company that uses Linux-based products in a lot of its hardware. By joining The Linux Foundation, Samsung will help the Linux community with innovations and ideas that e... |
6 June 2012
03:59 GMT |
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The current number 1 at the US box office, “Snow White and the Huntsman,” is in a world of trouble with little people all across the country for the producers' decision to use normal-sized actors to play the 8 Dwarfs. They're even planning to stage a protest to make themselves heard. As we als... |
6 June 2012
03:58 GMT |
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Google has been actively notifying customers whose accounts are suspected of being taken over by unauthorized individuals, but now they’ve stepped up their game.
Users who may be targeted by phishing or malware are presented with the following message: We believe state-sponsored attackers may be attempting to... |
6 June 2012
03:52 GMT |
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Up until now, providing developing countries with modern electricity facilities was all about helping them improve on their economy and their lifestyle. However, recent news from Tanzania inform us that introducing modern electricity there is a must, not just for economical purposes, but so that people will stop ki... |
6 June 2012
03:50 GMT |
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The line of processors that the E1-200 and E2-1800 chips are part of has now been officially launched by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
All those rumors that AMD would launch the Brazos 2.0 platform in June, 2012, have finally come true, not that it's a surprise.
After all, even before the announcement came o... |
6 June 2012
03:48 GMT |
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Administering HIV medication to people suffering from visceral leishmaniasis is a very complicated process, especially in the developing world. For these individuals, experts have created a new drug delivery system, which is currently about to start further clinical development.
The system – which is used to ... |
6 June 2012
03:47 GMT |
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We can definitely expect a lot of new stuff at WWDC this year, or so we’re left to understand from Apple’s event banners stating “where great ideas go on to do great things.” As every year goes, the Worldwide Developers Conference will greet attendants with immense colorful banners chock full... |
6 June 2012
03:46 GMT |
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Today’s smartphones offer a great deal of features and capabilities to their users, but there’s always room for more, at least this is what Microsoft believes. Thus, the company announced the launch of a new application and website for the owners of Android-based devices, called on{X} (pronounced '... |
6 June 2012
03:45 GMT |
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2X OS, a light, straightforward and efficient Linux operating system offering a variety of connectivity clients including 2X RDP, Citrix ICA, VMware View, VNC and Linux NX and HTML, is now at version 7.1.
2X OS 7.1 provides two desktop implementations, depending on the users’ experience and on the hardware capacity... |
6 June 2012
03:42 GMT |
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After revealing the existence of Star Wars 1313 last week, LucasArts is now showing off the impressive action adventure game and posted two special gameplay videos right from the E3 2012 conference. Star Wars games haven’t exactly attracted lots of fans over the years, but LucasArts is hoping to change this wi... |
6 June 2012
03:38 GMT |
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Actress Amanda Bynes is officially in trouble with the law: she's been charged with DUI from her April arrest, when she allegedly got behind of the wheel intoxicated and clipped a police car. However, she knows someone who could help: the President himself. TMZ reports that, even though Bynes' situation s... |
6 June 2012
03:28 GMT |
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An international collaboration of researchers warns that too many of the underground water resources in the United States are currently being overexploited, with potentially dangerous consequences for the country's food security. In addition, removing groundwater also leads to sea level rise.
The investigation... |
6 June 2012
03:22 GMT |
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One of the latest Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) analyzed by security researchers is the campaign known as IXESHE, or i-sushi. Since Trend Micro has been actively involved in monitoring and mitigating the threats posed by it, we’ve requested further details from Nart Villeneuve, a senior threat researcher,... |
6 June 2012
03:20 GMT |
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Most of the changes in the fresh, official release of Firefox 13 focus on improvements for developers, but the overall performance and functionality of the browser have also been enhanced. The new tab page now displays thumbs with the most visited pages while the default home page has been redesigned to offer quicke... |
6 June 2012
03:13 GMT |
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Ubisoft has confirmed Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation for the PlayStation Vita, a spinoff game based on the full-fledged AC3, which stars, for the first time in the series, a female protagonist named Aveline.
Assassin’s Creed games have delivered some impressive experiences in recent years but, with the... |
6 June 2012
03:12 GMT |
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A surprise software update is available from Cupertino, California targeting owners of a second- or third-generation Apple TV set-top box. iOS 5.0.2 (9B830) for AppleTV2,1 and AppleTV3,1 was released yesterday, June 5th, at 4:00 PM with the sole purpose of addressing an issue which caused content restrictions to be ... |
6 June 2012
03:04 GMT |
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I have a feeling that E3 2012 has managed to be even more popular with both the gaming industry and the press this year when compared to 2011 and that makes it more interesting to attend and more difficult to survive without major scars. This first E3 day only has a six-hour schedule, and at least one full hour is c... |
6 June 2012
03:03 GMT |
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Officials at the Boeing Company announce the successful conclusion of a second parachute drop test for the Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 capsule they are developing under a NASA Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program.
The test – the second in a series of three – occurred in Alamo, Nevada, abov... |
6 June 2012
03:02 GMT |
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Medal of Honor was rebooted without the resounding success that publisher Electronic Arts was expecting, but the publisher is still interested in the series and developer Danger Close has now lifted the lid from the multiplayer mode of the Warfighter sequel.
The core innovation of the mode is the Fire Team, a link b... |
6 June 2012
02:52 GMT |
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Most people tend to think in clichés. So, should we go out and ask around which animals are the coolest, we're probably gonna get answers such as “duh, the lion,” “the tiger, obviously” or “I think I'm gonna choose the dolphin.”
Granted, these are all pretty awes... |
6 June 2012
02:52 GMT |
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An X-ray telescope has recently produced this amazing image of the solar surface, revealing the presence of an impressively large coronal hole. This particular structure is many times larger than our entire planet, NASA solar physicists explain.
An interesting aspect of these phenomena is that they are usually confi... |
6 June 2012
02:51 GMT |
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Today, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has announced the launch of three new devices in its Asha series, all three of them featuring only touchscreens, namely the Nokia Asha 305, Nokia Asha 306 and Nokia Asha 311. Included in the company’s new Asha Touch series, these phones bring the number of Asha devices ... |
6 June 2012
02:35 GMT |
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FIFA 12 was such an evolution for the football (being in the United States, I might need to say soccer) simulation series from Electronic Arts that it’s hard to see how the development team at EA Sports would be able to improve on it with FIFA 13.
I played the game at the E3 2012 stand of Electronic Arts ... |
6 June 2012
02:32 GMT |
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The new SimCity, a reboot in more than name, is a revolution when it comes to city building, although the game might prove to be one of the most divisive in recent memory because of its use of always-on connections to drive a significant part of gameplay.
When it comes to the core city building segment, SimCity is i... |
6 June 2012
02:30 GMT |
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Microsoft revealed one new feature, in the form of Internet Explorer for the Xbox 360, and a big improvement to an existing one, namely a better version of the Bing voice search thanks to the Kinect sensor.
The Xbox 360 has been around for quite some time but, ever since its original release in 2006, many owners com... |
6 June 2012
02:23 GMT |
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Battlefield Premium is not actually a game but the reply that developer DICE and publisher Electronic Arts have created after Activision introduced the Elite service for Call of Duty. Some might say that Premium is too little too late, but the two companies seem to have big plans for it and there are 4 downloadable ... |
6 June 2012
01:11 GMT |
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted is the best racing video game I saw and played in the last few years and might be the title that finally connects the legacies of Criterion’s Burnout and the classic Need for Speed series. Last year’s E3 event allowed me to take a look at Need for Speed: The Run, which got pre... |
6 June 2012
00:35 GMT |
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