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With both Sony and Microsoft unwilling to talk about the next generation of home gaming consoles, one video game industry executive believes that the next big battlefield for the two companies might be gaming-oriented television sets. Speaking to CVG, David Pery, one of the co-founders of Gaikai and the public face ... |
8 February 2012
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Game Insight has just launched another Android game, “My Railway.” This is a standard city-builder that allows players to develop and manage their own railroad empires.
Obviously, players won’t have to mindlessly lay miles of track, as the game requires some skills that can be obtained rather quick... |
8 February 2012
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Introduced in November 2011, Gigabyte’s GA-X79-UD7 motherboard was apparently a limited edition model, the Taiwanese company having just confirmed that the high-end LGA 2011 board is no longer in production.
The motherboard was recently deactivated by Newegg, which made Legit Review reach out to Gigabyte to fi... |
8 February 2012
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Star Wars: Battlefront 3 is one of the projects that fans have been desperate to see announced and that some have thrown into the vaporware category, but fresh rumors suggest that development on the game might be progressing well at a new company.
Information posted on the PlayStation Lifestyle site says that Spark ... |
8 February 2012
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The white-flavored Motorola RAZR has finally hit shelves in UAE. The smartphone will soon be available for purchase through authorized third-party retailers. Android enthusiasts living in UAE can now purchase both original Black and pristine White color combinations. However, Motorola also launched a purple version ... |
8 February 2012
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Motorola India has just slashed $80 off the RAZR’s no-term price. Even though the smartphone has yet to be offered by an Indian carrier, the new off-contract price option is now more attractive to Android fans.According to AndroidOS, several leading retailers, including Flipkart and Letsbuy, are now offering th... |
8 February 2012
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Motherboard makers started to get ready for Intel’s upcoming release of its first 22nm Ivy Bridge processors, sources in Taiwan claiming that some companies have already begun mass production of LGA 1155 boards based on Intel 7-series chipsets.
According to SweClockers, this list includes three major names in ... |
8 February 2012
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Samsung is definitely very persistent when it comes to big markets such as India and China. The Korean handset maker is trying to get as many of its devices as possible in these countries. The latest device about to make its debut in the country is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, which will be known in India as Samsung ... |
8 February 2012
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Naughty Dog, the studio behind the extremely popular Uncharted series, explored the idea of making an all-new Jak and Daxter game, but eventually scrapped it, as the studio couldn’t really do the classic series justice. Naughty Dog delivered lots of great games over the years, amazing PlayStation 3 owners with... |
8 February 2012
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As men stand shoulder to shoulder, pikes ready, I find myself thinking about how much pain someone can feel when ripped apart by a flying demon-bird. This is the sort of question that King Arthur II – The Role-Playing Wargame brings to the mind of a gamer who knows a little too much about how a weapon can rip t... |
8 February 2012
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WIND Mobile has just confirmed it will carry the HTC Radar 4G with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango on board. This would be the third carrier that officially announced the upcoming availability of the smartphone, after Videotron and SaskTel.
Although the smartphone is now on “Coming Soon” at WIND Mobile, there&r... |
8 February 2012
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Sprint aims at greatly expanding its LTE network this year, and has just announced plans to have the airwaves available for users in two new markets, namely Baltimore and Kansas City.
The wireless carrier announced that these markets would get a taste of its LTE services by mid-2012, and that they would also benef... |
8 February 2012
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Microsoft is gearing up for showing to the world the next version of Windows 8, which should land before the end of this month as Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Some more info on what the platform version is bound to include has started to emerge, suggesting that there could be no Media Center available inside it. ... |
8 February 2012
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The development team working on the upcoming Resident Evil 6 video game from Capcom have said that they are not looking to any previous title in the series for inspiration and are very much aiming to deliver their own take on the genre and the mythology.
Speaking to IGN Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, who is a producer workin... |
8 February 2012
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has just been released by Electronic Arts, after being developed by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games.
We’ve already talked about the massive role playing game in our quick look at its demo and we have kicked off this Gamer Diary series by dissecting the opening tutorial that lets you... |
8 February 2012
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U.S. Cellular and well-known mobile software developer Nuance have teamed up to offer the former’s subscribers a new Voice Mail to Text service. The new service is based on Nuance’s Dragon Voicemail-to-Text platform, which is fully automated. With Voice Mail to Text U.S. Cellular subscribers will be able... |
8 February 2012
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A new flavor of Google Voice is now available for download via the Android Market, bringing along a series of enhancements for users of devices powered by Google’s Android platform.
All those who own devices running under Android 1.6 and up can now download and install the new Google Voice app release, namely... |
8 February 2012
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Working hard on improving the Transformer Prime, Asus has just started sending out a new firmware update to its users, believed to fix some bugs and improve the overall performance of the tablet. So far, information about this new software is limited, but some owners of the Asus tablet are reporting that it fixes so... |
8 February 2012
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An application called Path described as a "smart journal" for iPhone owners appears to be breaking some of the App Store guidelines for developers, specifically those that say an app shouldn’t transmit personal content without their express consent.
Arun Thampi, a Singapore-based iOS developer, made the discov... |
8 February 2012
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Chrome for Android has been developed separately from the main Chrome, a fork, so there is no open source version of it. This means that the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) will continue to use the regular browser for the time being.
It also means that projects such as Cyanogen won't be able to use Chrome fo... |
8 February 2012
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The new iTunes U application for iPad and iPhone offers good examples of courses that include support for the enhanced features in iBooks 2, Apple informs via Inside iTunes.
“The new iTunes U app allows educators at universities, colleges, and K-12 schools to design and deliver full courses directly to your iP... |
8 February 2012
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Microsoft has been recently blamed for a number of security issues with the Xbox Live service and, in order to mark Safer Internet Day, the company has issued a statement showing its commitment to keeping Xbox Live users as safe as possible.
Alex Gardner, who is the general manager working on the Xbox Live service, ... |
8 February 2012
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The team behind the popular CyanogenMod has just announced that they need some more time before making the latest flavor of their software ready for public use.
The new CM9 is based on the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, namely Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Apparently, the changes tha... |
8 February 2012
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It's no secret that Kelly Ripa is ripped. In the latest issue of Good Housekeeping, the talk show host goes into the details of her strict workout routine – and explains why she simply has to work out daily, or she won't at all. A couple of years ago, paparazzi shots of Kelly at the beach made the rou... |
8 February 2012
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Metro applications in Windows 8 will receive access to the device’s resources based on one of the three possible states they could be in, Microsoft detailed today in a blog post.
One of these would include applications that are actively running in the foreground, and which will have access to CPU, disk, memo... |
8 February 2012
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You wouldn't say so at first sight, especially since she's considered one of the most beautiful women in showbiz right now, but Eva Mendes too has her “off” moments. However, there's a lesson to be learned from them, she says.
Mendes is promoting her latest film, “Girl in Progress,&... |
8 February 2012
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Sony has deployed a fresh video about its upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld console, this time taking a look at the social features that allow owners not just to play games with their friends, but also to connect with people around their area.
The PlayStation Vita is going to deliver the best handheld gaming experi... |
8 February 2012
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G.Skill is living up to its name as world-class supplier of memory products by unleashing a new range of DDR3 RAM for smaller systems and other unusual desktops.
G.Skill already has an extensive collection of RAM products for high-end, huge PCs, so it figured it may as well see what other people need.
Thus it was ... |
8 February 2012
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Google Chrome for Android comes with plenty of features. It's got the WebKit engine from the desktop Chrome and the V8 JavaScript engine as well, optimized for ARM processors. One thing that it hasn't got though is support for Adobe Flash.
And it's never going to get it either, since Adobe made it ver... |
8 February 2012
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The developers at Adhesive Games have announced that they are planning to launch Hawken , their indie developed mech simulation, on December 12 of this year, using a free-to-play business model.
The developer has created a new entity, called Meteor Games, which is set to handle the publishing duties for the new game... |
8 February 2012
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Media players might not be as popular as they were just a few years ago, but this hasn’t stopped Cowon from releasing a new PMP model, the Z2 Plenue running Google’s Android OS. Behind that classy looking chassis, the company installed a 1GHz Telechips ARM Cortex-A8 processor which enables it to play bac... |
8 February 2012
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus is available for purchase in Canada for quite some time now, which is one of the main reasons why the smartphone has already seen a few price cuts.
Today, the guys over at MobileSyrup have learned that Rogers and Fido Galaxy Nexus smartphones will be discounted even more starting this Friday.
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8 February 2012
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Galaxy Nexus is the latest Android-based smartphone that has arrived on shelves at Videotron. Today, the smartphone is available for purchase for the wireless carrier’s users both on contract and at full retail.
The first smartphone in the world to run under Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich oper... |
8 February 2012
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Snacking has just been overhauled. Marks & Spencer has introduced the first-ever pop-up pizza that is made in a toaster in just 4 minutes and, more importantly, is very light in calories and tastes just like a full-sized pizza. The Daily Mail reports that the M&S toaster pizza is the first of its kind and comes with... |
8 February 2012
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One of the great features the Microsoft decided to include inside Windows 8 was the ability of Metro Applications to take advantage of the performance of Internet Explorer 10 when displaying web content.
Microsoft explains that web content will always be JIT compiled and hardware-accelerated when it comes to Metro... |
8 February 2012
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BioWare, besides getting ready to roll out Mass Effect 3 onto full-fledged platforms like the PC, PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, has just confirmed that two special apps based on the series will soon be released onto the iOS platform for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The Mass Effect series is set to end its trilogy th... |
8 February 2012
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Logitech appears to have taken quite the liking to the idea of mice without buttons, as its newest peripheral is this very sort of item.
The name of the Logitech Touch Mouse M600 does a fairly good job of describing that this is not the sort of thing people are accustomed to.
Quite simply, instead of implementing ... |
8 February 2012
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Apple is promoting its new Cards application as a way to let your loved one know how you feel this Valentine’s Day. “Send some love this Valentine’s Day with Apple’s Cards app. Mail beautiful cards from your iPhone or iPod touch,” reads a tweet from the Cupertino giant. Apple’s C... |
8 February 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Mobile app marketers received letters from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding a number of six mobile applications used to perform background checks. The FTC warns the companies that if their applications are used for employment screening, housing or credit purposes, they must comply with the Fair Credit Rep... |
8 February 2012
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After all sort of leaked specs and images bombarded the Web in these last few weeks, Olympus has finally brought forth the OM-D E-M5 retro-looking interchangeable lens camera that uses the company’s own Micro Four Thirds sensor format.
The first thing that one notices when taking a look at the new OM-D is just... |
8 February 2012
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For some months now, Kelly Osbourne has been rocking gray-ish, purple-ish hair that does nothing for her complexion or her style. She recently explained why she chose such an “unfavorable” color – and it's not what you'd expect.
On The Talk the other day, the topic of Kelly's hair c... |
8 February 2012
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It may not have seemed like it, but January was a busy month for the Docs team. Several new features have been introduced, from the hard to miss customizable paragraph styles to more subtle changes such as progress bars for Google Sites uploads. Earlier this week, the Google Docs document editor got a much welc... |
8 February 2012
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Fashion brand rag & bone and Samsung have just announced they teamed up to offer AT&T customers who purchase the Galaxy Note a custom case that emphasizes the US launch of the upcoming smartphone.Designed by Marcus Wainwright and David Neville the custom case is a perfect match for the Galaxy Note, which will be avai... |
8 February 2012
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Softpedia is the first to announced today, February 8th, that Google has just unleashed the stable and final release of the Google Chrome 17 web browser for the Linux, Macintosh, Windows and Chrome Frame platforms. Google Chrome 17 (the actual version is 17.0.963.46) includes features such as new extensions APIs, a... |
8 February 2012
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Developers will love Chrome for Android since it comes with a full set of dev tools. You can connect it to a remote debugger, which you can run on your desktop, and enjoy all of the tools that the desktop version provides. "In addition to support for the latest web technologies, we hope to make interactive web conte... |
8 February 2012
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An update is available for those who read the News and Announcements section for Apple developers. Cupertino is encouraging all those who make a living in the App Store to delight their customers by adding local and push notification support in their software.
“Engaging Users with Local and Push Notifications,... |
8 February 2012
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Google’s just announced Chrome browser for devices running under Android 4.0 or newer will not enjoy the benefits of Flash, Adobe has confirmed.
This is in line with what Adobe revealed last year, namely that it would no longer develop the Flash Player for mobile devices.
Chrome for Android Beta does not of... |
8 February 2012
13:03 GMT |
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AT&T and Samsung have come live with the long-awaited Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Samsung Infuse 4G last week. However, it appears that the update was pulled due to an issue that affects a small number of users. Samsung and AT&T have yet to reveal more details on the specific issue that forced them to put... |
8 February 2012
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After Panasonic, Canon and Nikon have all announced their rugged camera options for 2012, it’s now Olympus’ turn to show us their own take on the matter.
Called the Tough TG-820, the 12MP snapper comes in a variety of colors and Olympus says it’s not only waterproof to depths up to 10 meters but also sho... |
8 February 2012
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Since being first to market with a large sensor, prime lens compact hasn’t helped Sigma all that much, the outfit has now returned with two new DP-series cameras that take things one step further.
While from the outside the DP1M and DP2M don’t look all that special, deep inside their compact bodies Sigma... |
8 February 2012
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For all those of you wondering how the upcoming Bourne film might handle the story considering that Matt Damon was no longer in it, and neither was Jason Bourne, here's the first teaser trailer for it. “The Bourne Legacy” stars Jeremy Renner as the leading man. Today brings the first official teaser,... |
8 February 2012
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Fongo and Dell Canada have teamed up to offer Android and iOS users living in Canada the possibility to reduce the cost of their mobile phone bills by using a VoIP application. With Dell Voice users can avoid costly long-distance charges, as well as daytime calling restrictions applied by their carriers. In this reg... |
8 February 2012
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For those that missed it, FlashGot moved today from release candidate to the stable version 1.3.8. Actually, no sooner did the application hit the first release candidate that it went stable.
The developer, who also maintains and improves NoScript extension for Mozilla-based browsers, published today the changes for... |
8 February 2012
12:33 GMT |
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Antec just expanded its line of Gaming Series computer enclosures with the addition of a new chassis, known as the One, especially designed in order to provide user-friendly cooling and convenient features at an affordable price.
The chassis features a pretty simple and stylish design which bears an eerie resemblanc... |
8 February 2012
12:32 GMT |
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When Katy Perry and Russell Brand got married a little over a year ago, they were so convinced it was for life that, unlike other celebrities, they didn't even consider signing a prenup. Even so, Brand doesn't want her money. Katy and Russell announced they were ending their 14-month marriage before the yea... |
8 February 2012
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Google has provided updates for Chromebook owners in the dev and the beta channel. Dev channel users get Google Chrome 18.0.1025.6, part of Chrome OS 1660.13.0, along with the new Verizon portal that is already available to beta users.
Beta channel users get Google Chrome 17.0.963.51, part of Chrome OS 1412.174, a m... |
8 February 2012
12:21 GMT |
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "iPad at Work" is now available for the masses, Research and Markets has announced. Written by industry expert, David Sparks, co-host of the Mac Power Users podcast, iPad at Work offers ideas and advice on using your Apple tablet as a business tool.
Research and Markets notes ... |
8 February 2012
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Video game publisher Activision Blizzard has announced that the Skylanders brand will get its first full expansion during the autumn of the year, using the Giants name that a number of rumors have been suggesting for some time.
The new expansion will introduce eight new legendary Giant characters that are twice as b... |
8 February 2012
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Canadian mobile phone carrier TELUS is expected to add LTE smartphones to its offering in the near future, and the LG Optimus LTE is said to be the very first of them. The company hasn’t yet announced official details on the availability of this device, but it is expected to launch it before the Galaxy Note, ... |
8 February 2012
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Over the weekend, Madonna performed at the Super Bowl during Halftime, on what was definitely the most talked about performance of her career. It was, however, shaded by one particular incident, one that got her very upset. As we also reported on Monday, at the end of her verse on Madonna's “Give Me All Yo... |
8 February 2012
12:11 GMT |
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The fifth beta revision for Spybot Search & Destroy 2.0 has been released, featuring quite a sum of improvements and modifications. Not only looks are affected, but performance and efficiency as well, as detection criteria is now capable to nail more malicious files and RAM usage has been reduced.In the new build the... |
8 February 2012
12:06 GMT |
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Rumor has it that Nokia is getting ready to nail Symbian’s coffin, and that we’ll soon see the last handset powered by this OS being unveiled to the world.
The phone is said to be a high-end device, and info on it has just emerged online courtesy of BGR, who claims that Nokia will launch it in May with ... |
8 February 2012
11:46 GMT |
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Becoming an Angel for Victoria's Secret might be every model's dream but Kylie Bisutti has lived been living it for 2 years and decided it wasn't what she wanted. As she puts it, being a lingerie model clashed with her religious beliefs.Consequently, she's retiring, opting to offer all the girls w... |
8 February 2012
11:39 GMT |
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I've been reading about the positive health effects of exercising, and thus far I've learned that it's useful for improving the cardiovascular system and reducing the symptoms of depression. A new study now shows that it can also boost excitement and optimism in people.
I can't help but wonder i... |
8 February 2012
11:37 GMT |
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Mozilla is toiling away at BrowserID, its attempt at a decentralized identity and login system. It has now announced a major step forward, other entities can now be identity providers, helping a great deal with the "decentralized" part.
"Last week we pushed out a BrowserID feature that gets us closer to the decentra... |
8 February 2012
11:31 GMT |
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Of all the companies that deal in large TVs, Mitsubishi has turned out to be the most efficiency-minded and has the recognition to prove it.
The company's 75-inch LaserVue TV, a beast of a flat-panel television set, has earned the Most Efficient ENERGY STAR designation for 2012.
The reason for this is that, e... |
8 February 2012
11:26 GMT |
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Toilet paper, paper towels and tissue made out of wood harvested from endangered Indonesian rainforests – which are also incidentally the last habitats for local tigers – has been found at a vast number of stores, supermarkets, schools, hotels and restaurants in the United States.
A report compiled by t... |
8 February 2012
11:22 GMT |
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Softpedia was proud to introduce yesterday, February 7th, the brand-new Comice OS 4 Linux operating system, built on top of the GNOME 3 desktop environment and customized to look like Mac OS. Comice OS 4 is based on both Ubuntu 11.10 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS distributions, containing Linux kernel 3.2, GNOME 3.2.2, Mozill... |
8 February 2012
11:21 GMT |
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We continue to bring you BIOS for Lenovo notebooks, as promised, while at the same time offering you new software for a lot of other gear. Today it's the Lenovo ThinkPad 520i notebook, with the 1.36 BIOS, correcting a password-related issue in WMI. Next in line are some new BIOSes from MSI, designed for the Big... |
8 February 2012
11:13 GMT |
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After identifying vulnerabilities in the sites of a large number of important US universities, members of TeamHav0k add another one to the list. It seems that the official website of Yale University contains an SQL Injection vulnerability that allowed the hackers to gain access and leak tons of information. A Pasteb... |
8 February 2012
11:05 GMT |
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Olympus’ newly released OM-D E-M5 might pack all the flexibility and features that one needs, but for those of you looking for a much simpler camera, the company has also introduced the SP-620UZ.
Like all super zooms, the most important asset of the SP-620UZ is its 21x lens, enabling it to reach focal lengths ... |
8 February 2012
11:04 GMT |
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As an avid (for some reason) fan of Saturn, I constantly keep track of the images the NASA/ESA Cassini orbiter sends back to Earth. Therefore, I couldn't resist the temptation of sharing the latest image the spacecraft snapped of Enceladus, while the ice-covered moon was at its crescent.
Backdropped by the rin... |
8 February 2012
11:04 GMT |
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At the 2012 edition of the ISE trade show, Prysm showcased a new example of its unique display technology, LPD, short for Laser Phosphor Display. This year's edition of the Integrated Systems Europe show took place in Amsterdam between January 31 and February 2, 2012. It so happens that Prysm made an appearan... |
8 February 2012
11:00 GMT |
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Open Advice book, a knowledge collection from a wide variety of Free Software projects that answers the question what 42 prominent contributors would have liked to know when they started, is now available for purchase. The book is edited by Lydia Pintscher who is part of KDE Community Working Group and is the Google ... |
8 February 2012
10:59 GMT |
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Here's another piece of news related to Sony's gaming console, but this time we're talking about the PS Vita.
The Japan-oriented portable PlayStation console dubbed Vita receives new firmware and we're also offering a download link for the said software. Like with most similar products, the manuf... |
8 February 2012
10:54 GMT |
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If you're running a computer powered by one of Intel's SandyBridge processors, you might like to know that we've listed the latest display drivers for their embedded graphics chipset. The new software is designed to work with Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 units, no matter whether you have the desktop o... |
8 February 2012
10:44 GMT |
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Just as it promised during CES 2012, HP has added the Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook to its website today, enabling customers in the US to pre-order this glass-covered laptop for $1,399.99 (about 1,100 EUR). Built as a “premium Ultrabook,” the Spectre certainly features a daring design that uses a special scr... |
8 February 2012
10:44 GMT |
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The developer and publisher Paradox Interactive have announced that they are launching a pre-order campaign for their upcoming grand strategy title Crusader Kings II, allowing those who get the game early to get access to two pieces of downloadable content.
The Mongol Families DLC for Crusader Kings II includes a fe... |
8 February 2012
10:42 GMT |
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While it gets ready to make a strong push on the display market, Samsung is also operating on the camera segment, where it most recently prepared the ST77.
Launched in South Korea, the product is a particularly thin camera based on a 16.7-megapixel sensor.
It also boasts a 25mm wide-angle lens and 5x optical zoom, ... |
8 February 2012
10:39 GMT |
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Xamarin has announced MonoTouch 5.2, an update to the company’s software development kit (SDK) that introduces new capabilities to improve application performance and reduce the time it takes to build iPhone and iPad apps.
The company says MonoTouch 5.2 enables faster and easier creation of iPhone and iPad Dia... |
8 February 2012
10:32 GMT |
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Hacktivists part of TeaMp0isoN continue their operations against the governments they consider to be corrupt, their latest targets being the ones from Nigeria and Peru.
The hackers leaked around 200 megabytes worth of sensitive data obtained from the servers of the Peruvian government, mainly consisting of pdf file... |
8 February 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Google+ is still relatively small, compared to Facebook, but it's growing. And it already has close to one hundred million registered users. You can imagine then that some of them may not post the best quality comments and some may be out right spammers.
Even if they're not spammers, they may be annoying e... |
8 February 2012
10:30 GMT |
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Stranger things have happened. If Arnold Schwarzenegger could make it as Governor of California, there's no reason why Dwayne Johnson, aka “The Rock,” couldn't dream of one day becoming President of the United States of America.
For the time being, though, Dwayne is happy with just being an ac... |
8 February 2012
10:29 GMT |
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The current snapshot for Opera 12 fine tunes the address field, as a result of users complaining that the full address is not shown anymore. The modifications are UI related and regard the way suggestions are displayed.
Earlier builds would show the details on three columns, which referred to icon, URL and title of ... |
8 February 2012
10:27 GMT |
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Video game publisher Electronic Arts and the developers at 38 Studios and Big Huge Games have offered information on the day-one downloadable content that is included with copies of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. A statement from Electronic Arts says, “The Grand Champion Tyr Magnus will challenge players to co... |
8 February 2012
10:27 GMT |
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The white San Francisco II smartphone is finally up for grabs at Orange UK. Customers can only get this one for free on select plans, as the carrier has yet to announce the phone’s availability on PAYG (pay as you go).
Orange San Francisco II requires customers to commit to a 24-month plan starting at £1... |
8 February 2012
10:26 GMT |
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Barely has the Steam Workshop functionality been added to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and already lots of intrepid modders have released add-ons for the massive RPG through the system, after tweaking them with the Creation Kit that was just released yesterday. While Skyrim impressed through great gameplay and story,... |
8 February 2012
10:21 GMT |
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Samsung has a clear idea of how it wants its TV business to progress this year, and the numbers are quite ambitious.
For the entirety of 2012, the company wants to reach flat-panel TV shipments of around 50 million, half of which will be smart TVs.
As a reminder, smart TVs are TVs which also have Internet connectiv... |
8 February 2012
10:19 GMT |
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Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) is a compound that was discovered about a decade and a half ago. Though it is one of the most promising materials for rechargeable batteries, no one managed to discover how it actually worked until a paper published this week appeared.
The study is a continuation of a paper that was... |
8 February 2012
10:12 GMT |
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Aussie Android fans are the first to take advantage of the LTE-enabled HTC Velocity 4G. The smartphone was launched a few weeks ago in Australia and is now available for purchase through major carrier Telstra.
However, the folks over at The Unwired spotted the European version of the smartphone earlier last month. A... |
8 February 2012
10:12 GMT |
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After Shank 1 impressed gamers with its sharp 2D side scrolling brawler mechanics, Klei Entertainment and Electronic Arts have returned with Shank 2.
Promising to tweak the gameplay for a more fluid combat experience and to tone down the difficulty of end-level bosses, the new game is definitely looking like an impr... |
8 February 2012
10:11 GMT |
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Sony's new Spider-Man film might have a new viral campaign out, but Russia has the upper hand. While some people have problems walking on a suspended bridge, here's a guy who can do so much more. Uploaded the other day on LiveLeak, the video above shows a Russian teen doing the kind of (parkour) stunts on... |
8 February 2012
10:07 GMT |
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One would not have expected this to happen after the recent loss Rambus suffered against NVIDIA, but the two appear to have decided to drop all actions and just sign a license agreement.
Long story short, NVIDIA and Rambus have signed a patent license agreement that covers a broad range of integrated circuit (IC) ... |
8 February 2012
10:02 GMT |
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Sony announces the imminent release of new system software for their popular gaming (and not only) console, PlayStation 3.
In an official statement issued on Sony's blog related to PlayStation, system software version 4.10 is mentioned, with an expected release date of February 8. So far the new firmware is not... |
8 February 2012
09:57 GMT |
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The World Bank and Fotopedia have announced a new compelling app for those interested in human cultures around - Women of the World. Using photos from professional photographer Olivier Martel (who traveled to more than 75 countries to assemble the images), “Women of the World” shows women from every corn... |
8 February 2012
09:50 GMT |
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When made available for the general public later this month, Windows 8 Consumer Preview will include a series of pre-installed applications.
Clearly, this is something that many have been expecting, but no specific info on what these applications will be all about has emerged until now.
Today, however, we learn ... |
8 February 2012
09:45 GMT |
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Even though they aren’t as popular as its motherboards, ECS also builds and sells a series of compact desktop PCs designed around various Intel platforms, such as the ECS BR95IIX that recently popped up online featuring Intel Sandy Bridge processors.
The compact computer, which resembles a nettop more than a f... |
8 February 2012
09:45 GMT |
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Great news for fans of the older True Crime: Hong Kong game, as after it was abandoned by publisher Activision, the game will still be released by developer United Front Games, with the help of Square Enix, under the name of Sleeping Dogs. True Crime: Hong Kong was announced a few years ago as an all-new installment... |
8 February 2012
09:35 GMT |
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The Scythe Kaze Master Flat is the sort of fan controller that fits into one of those spare 5.25-inch bays that desktops always get landed with.
Thus, it should fit more or less every case out there, though perhaps it won't completely satisfy hardcore overclockers and gamers.
The reason? It can only manage 4 f... |
8 February 2012
09:33 GMT |
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A collaboration of investigators from the Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that specific waves of electrical activity develop in the human brain according to the different states the brain is in at any given time.
By analyzing these wave patterns, investigators say that it m... |
8 February 2012
09:33 GMT |
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Digital imaging company Canon U.S.A. has announced two new AirPrint-enabled devices - the PIXMA MX512 and MX432 Wireless2 Office All-In-One inkjet printers.
Introduced by Apple in iOS 4.0, AirPrint is a wireless printing standard that enables iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users to beam their photos, email, web pages a... |
8 February 2012
09:26 GMT |
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There is a new external hard drive unit in town, one that does not place as much stock on raw capacity as it does on programmability.
The Buffalo DriveStation HD-LS1.5U2J, according to Hermitage Akihabara, has a capacity of 1.5TB.
It connects to a PC via USB 2.0 and will start shipping in Japan this month (February... |
8 February 2012
09:14 GMT |
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After much anticipation from the iOS gamer fan-base, Electronic Arts has unleashed Battlefield 3: Aftershock on the iTunes App Store. Approved by Apple today, Battlefield 3: Aftershock comes with a free multiplayer map brought to you by Act of Valor. Players will sharpen their skills with “pulse-pounding comb... |
8 February 2012
09:06 GMT |
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Google Chrome for Android may differ a lot from the desktop version, but it's got enough in common to warrant the name. Chrome for Android is a big upgrade over the regular Android browser and it's not all in how it looks.
Under the hood, Chrome for Android has plenty to show for itself. The browser is sti... |
8 February 2012
09:01 GMT |
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HTC Sensation XE has already been confirmed for an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade “early this year,” so customers who already purchased the smartphone should not be worried about this.
Today, UK-based retailer Clove announced it would offer the white version of the HTC Sensation XE. Moreover, the smartphone... |
8 February 2012
08:57 GMT |
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An amateur hacker revealed how easy it would be for someone to exploit one of Ireland’s most popular modems and routers. Ross Canpolat showed that, with the use of a simple software and a few other basic steps, almost anyone could access a device and cause serious damage.
Even though the technique may work on ... |
8 February 2012
08:53 GMT |
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Owners of the Nook Simple Touch e-book reader from Barnes and Noble may have found that not all was well after getting the 1.1 software upgrade.
Barnes & Noble, after looking into the situation, has reportedly admitted that the update really did cause problems.
People who stopped by the e-reader forum may already... |
8 February 2012
08:51 GMT |
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Vonage has launched an iPhone app that offers low-cost calls and texts. Users aren’t required to subscribe and they can save more than 70 percent on international calls than those who don’t have the app installed.
The app works over Wi-Fi, 3G and even 4G wireless data networks, and provides ultra-low-cos... |
8 February 2012
08:51 GMT |
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RealPlayer has been updated to a new build that sports several improvements, among which compatibility with Firefox 10, and bug fixes. No new features are available in this release.
Version 15.0.2.72 of RealPlayer takes care of an issue that caused the application to crash when cancelling a conversion process, ... |
8 February 2012
08:43 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is gearing up for the release of a new high-end smartphone before the end of this month, recent reports suggest.
The company is expected to come to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month with a new high-end device in its pocket.
The new gadget will be in line with the ... |
8 February 2012
08:39 GMT |
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Apparently, if you're a true fan, the thing to do when a new trailer comes out is to watch it in full HD, frame by frame – and you will find the first hints of a viral campaign.
The same goes for “The Amazing Spider-Man,” for which a new trailer was released yesterday.
Collider was the... |
8 February 2012
08:37 GMT |
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Google has updated aerial imagery for 23 cities in Google Maps. People in 14 US cities and 9 international ones can now explore their home towns from a bird's eye perspective.
Aerial imagery is a step up from satellite imagery that, while fairly detailed, can't go too close to the ground. What's more,... |
8 February 2012
08:20 GMT |
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Unveiled a month ago during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Motorola MOTOLUXE has just been officially confirmed in the UK for late February.
Motorola MOTOLUXE and DEFY MINI are already available for pre-order in the UK through leading retailers and authorized sellers across the country.
Android ... |
8 February 2012
08:17 GMT |
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If you're into cheeky humor, shameless exploitation of certain topics and a healthy side dish of zombies, here's a movie for you: “Osombie.” Above is the first teaser trailer for it.
“Osombie” is now in post-production, accepting donations to complete this stage and hopefully find ... |
8 February 2012
08:07 GMT |
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During the last couple of years, the popularity of Single-level Cell NAND Flash has declined to the point that this sort of memory is pretty much confined to rugged small-capacity SSDs, but Hitachi GST is set to revive SLC NAND with its recently announced Ultrastar SSD400S.B enterprise solid state drives.
Initially... |
8 February 2012
08:01 GMT |
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It appears that the management changes at Advanced Micro Devices are far from over, with yet another company executive taking his leave.
In a rather short announcement, Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has let the world know that Emilio Ghilardi is departing.
The man had held the position of sen... |
8 February 2012
08:01 GMT |
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Sony has announced a Starhawk Limited Edition that will be sold through GameStop and all those who pre-order the game will be upgraded to it at no extra cost, while also getting a code that gives access to Warhawk. The Limited Edition includes: - Maw of Despair Outcast Pack – comes with the Maw of Despair co-... |
8 February 2012
07:56 GMT |
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All RealPlayer variants contain a number of seven highly critical remote code execution vulnerabilities and as a result RealNetworks released the 15.02.71 version to address the issues. According to Secunia, unspecified errors exist in rvrender when processing RMFF flags. Other similar errors affect the products whe... |
8 February 2012
07:53 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Three UK has just made available for purchase on its airwaves a new smartphone from Research In Motion, none other than the BlackBerry 7 OS-powered BlackBerry Bold 9790.
The new mobile phone, the latest addition to the popular Bold lineup from the Canadian handset vendor, is available at Three, bo... |
8 February 2012
07:53 GMT |
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The Aakash tablet which gained worldwide fame for its price of $35 / 27 Euro may end up not bearing any price tag at all.
According to a report by IndiaToday, the Indian government wants to distribute the product for free to students of learning institutions.
It is unclear if this means all institutions or just s... |
8 February 2012
07:45 GMT |
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The Webconverger project, an evolution of the hybrid client for deployments in places like offices or Internet cafes where only web applications are used, is now at version 11.2. The previous version of Webconverger, 11, has managed to become a popular release, so the developers have decided to expand it a little and... |
8 February 2012
07:45 GMT |
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Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt got divorced 7 years ago, but the “Team Aniston” and “Team Jolie” debate is still raging on. As Aniston sees it, it's just one of those stories that will never go away.
Aniston is featured in the latest issue of InStyle magazine, to promote her upcoming fi... |
8 February 2012
07:43 GMT |
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Due later this year, Microsoft’s Windows 8 platform is expected to offer a new approach to the manner in which applications make use of device’s features, including the battery.
One of the main focuses when developing Windows 8 was on the power efficiency of applications, so that users could benefit fr... |
8 February 2012
07:35 GMT |
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Foxconn.com, the site of the multinational electronics manufacturing company that works with some major industry names such as Intel, IBM, Microsoft and Apple, was taken offline after a group of hackers that call themselves Swagg Security breached their systems and leaked tons of data.
Cyberwarnews reports that the ... |
8 February 2012
07:35 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier T-Mobile has just announced a special offering for all of its customers on February 11th. All of the company’s phones will be offered for free on that date, as part of the carrier’s promotion for the upcoming Valentine’s Day.
In fact, the carrier has announced that handsets a... |
8 February 2012
07:31 GMT |
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Facebook is rolling out the brand new photo lightbox that has been in testing and was spotted by some users last week. The new photo viewer definitely borrows a page out of Google+, not that that's a bad thing. Comments have been moved to the right, the background now fades to black rather than to white and the... |
8 February 2012
07:25 GMT |
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We've all seen and marveled at them. The before and after weight loss / muscle building photos are everywhere, especially online. Furious Pete is here to show us how they're done. As the video above will show, they could be shot at just 5 hours apart and with some help from trick lighting, angles and Phot... |
8 February 2012
07:23 GMT |
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Even though Stratfor took a lot of measures to prevent any misuse of the information Anonymous hackers obtained from them as a result of the hacking operations from December 2011, some of their customers are not content and they filed a lawsuit against the organization demanding more than $50 million (35 million EUR)... |
8 February 2012
07:21 GMT |
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A method has been invented that will monumentally accelerate the transfer speeds of hard drive units.A team of physicists has discovered a new way to write data on magnetic storage units.Data on HDD platters is recorded by inverting the poles of a magnet. So far, this inversion has been achieved through the applicati... |
8 February 2012
07:20 GMT |
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A new build for Google Chrome has been released on the dev channel. It is available for all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame) and besides improving the stability of the application, it also solves synchronization of New Tab Page icons across different instances of the web browser.
Synchroniz... |
8 February 2012
07:18 GMT |
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Activision has just confirmed that the third content drop for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, in the form of a new multiplayer map, will arrive on the Xbox 360 platform for Call of Duty Elite premium subscribers later this month.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 broke sales records last year when it arrived on the PC,... |
8 February 2012
07:11 GMT |
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Video game developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts have confirmed that they have shipped the entire Collector’s Editions for the upcoming Mass Effect 3 to retailers and that they simply do not have the time to create more of them.
This means that those gamers who were only now coming around to the idea... |
8 February 2012
07:05 GMT |
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The latest stunt pulled by Anonymous hacktivists raised a lot of concerns among the FBI and other law enforcement agencies and they admit that cyberattacks may soon become a bigger threat than even terrorist attacks.
According to Mobiledia, FBI’s director Robert Muller admitted in front of the US Senate that t... |
8 February 2012
07:01 GMT |
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Sharks were apparently more aggressive in 2011 when compared to previous years. A statistical analysis released on February 7 shows that sharks attacked 75 people last year, killing 12 of them (16 percent). The death toll is well above the average for the past 20 years, experts say.
What I find particularly interest... |
8 February 2012
06:57 GMT |
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Another season of NBC's The Voice, fresh claims that the one judge who's making it impossible to work for the others is Christina Aguilera. Terrified that her more recent weight gain will show, Christina is being quite a diva on set, it has emerged.The National Enquirer (story via PopCrush) claims that, no ... |
8 February 2012
06:50 GMT |
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Representatives from the European Space Agency (ESA) announce that the next Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now loaded and ready to launch. The spacecraft is the third unmanned space capsule that the organization constructs for resupplying the International Space Station (ISS).
Dubbed Edoardo Amaldi, ATV-3 follo... |
8 February 2012
06:41 GMT |
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AMD has just added two new processors to its Athlon II X4 range, both of these chips being based on the Llano architecture traditionally used for A-Series APUs.
With the launch of Llano in mid-2011, everybody expected AMD to retire the Athlon II and Sempron brands that were previously used for mid-range processors o... |
8 February 2012
06:11 GMT |
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A species of primates native to the southeastern parts of Asia, called the Philippine tarsiers (Tarsius syrichta), were discovered to communicate with each other using ultrasounds. This is a nearly-unbreakable code, and no other species of primates is known to use it.
The sounds they make are above the highest soun... |
8 February 2012
06:08 GMT |
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Symantec researchers came across a large number of spam messages that try to trick the recipient into clicking on a link that points to the malicious Blackhole toolkit.
Over 200 unique URLs have been identified in a series of emails that urge users to verify their accounts after some discrepancies were identified by... |
8 February 2012
06:07 GMT |
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The divorce between Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries is about to take a nasty turn. Because Kris is determined not to go down without a fight, he wants to be offered the chance to prove in court that Kim married him for a boost in ratings, it has emerged. Because he wants to show that to the entire world and thus cl... |
8 February 2012
06:06 GMT |
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Australian mobile phone carrier Telstra is set to bring to the country a new series of devices that will provide users with access to its LTE network, and tablet PCs might also be included among them.
Moreover, rumor has it that the wireless carrier could plan the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE tablet... |
8 February 2012
06:01 GMT |
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Cybercriminals are coming up with new techniques to make sure webmaster don’t spot their malicious codes too easily. Researchers found a piece of code cleverly masqueraded to look like a legitimate Google Analytics piece of code on compromised websites.
Websense experts found that the ill-intended code is desi... |
8 February 2012
06:00 GMT |
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It appears that even the latest low-power CPUs and APUs released by Intel and Advanced Micro Devices haven't won the hearts of notebook makers. There are things afoot on the mobile consumer electronics market, things that don't paint a promising picture for AMD and Intel. According to Digitimes, neither ... |
8 February 2012
05:54 GMT |
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Security experts came across a piece of malware that’s cleverly programmed to steal documents from the infected computer. While this may not be new, the twist to this story is that the malicious element is designed to upload the obtained Microsoft Word and Excel files to the hosting site sendspace.com Trend Mi... |
8 February 2012
05:51 GMT |
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Chrome for Android has finally landed. It's a pretty big project and it meant rewriting and adapting most of the existing Google Chrome code to the Android platform and the special requirements of mobile devices. While the Android browser already shared several components with Chrome, they were different beasts... |
8 February 2012
05:50 GMT |
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Apple is considering an expansion of its Apple Store-in-store program with Walmart subsidiary Sam’s Club, which already sells the iPhone, iPad, and iPod players.
People familiar with the situation said Apple was not content with its existing partnerships (with Best Buy and Target) and that it wanted to expand ... |
8 February 2012
05:48 GMT |
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Jared K. Smith, the project leader of Fedora, has announced that he is stepping down from his position to make way for Robyn Bergeron. Jared K. Smith was part of the Fedora project ever since it departed from Red Hat Linux. In his role of FPL (Fedora Project Leader) he had overseen the releases of three major versio... |
8 February 2012
05:48 GMT |
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The developers at Eat Sleep Play and publisher Sony have announced that the launch date for the European version of Twisted Metal is now set for March 7, with the two companies confirming that players will have abilities to paint their own cars.
The game has been delayed for some time because of issues with localiza... |
8 February 2012
05:46 GMT |
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ATP Electronics, a company specialized in developing memory products for the embedded and industrial markets, has just announced a new series of ruggedized Single-level Cell (SLC) SSDs designed to operate in rough environments that would make most other solid state drives fail.
ATP’s new SSDs were released int... |
8 February 2012
05:42 GMT |
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There’s no doubt about it, LG wants to make its third Prada phone more appealing to the masses by all means necessary. Obviously, this is a good thing for Android fans who can afford to pay a certain amount of money to grab a Prada-branded phone.
Starting today, actor Edward Norton and Ukrainian/Canadian model... |
8 February 2012
05:42 GMT |
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Investigators at the University of York Department of Physics led an international collaboration of researchers who recently announced the development of an improved method for magnetic recording. The achievement could be used to develop very advanced hard drives, as well as other devices. Information stored on suc... |
8 February 2012
05:38 GMT |
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Indie Royale is preparing a brand new independent games bundle, just in time for Valentine’s Day, that can now be pre-ordered even if the actual titles that are included in the package haven’t been announced.
We’ve been flooded with many indie bundles in the last few months, as services like the Hu... |
8 February 2012
05:24 GMT |
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Starting today, Microsoft’s OneNote is available on more mobiles than before, as it has just landed on devices powered by Google’s Android operating system.
The OneNote Mobile for Android application has been made available for download via the Android Market, with access to all of the features and cap... |
8 February 2012
05:16 GMT |
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Nokia is slashing more jobs. The Espoo-based company has just announced plans to make a series of changes at its factories in Komarom, Hungary, Reynosa, Mexico and Salo, Finland.
The handset vendor also confirmed that these changes were bound to affect around 4,000 jobs across the company.
The company will make ... |
8 February 2012
04:51 GMT |
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Pentax is one of the few companies that has waterproof cameras which don't necessarily drain people of all their funds. The new Optio WG-2 is one of them.
Pentax has officially introduced the Optio WG-2 series of consumer-oriented cameras, even though it is not ready to sell them yet.
Still, it should not tak... |
8 February 2012
04:50 GMT |
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Sandboxie moved to a higher version, which sports plenty of improvements, touching on usability, compatibility with other software and programs running under it. Sandboxie 3.64 should load the start menu faster and programs installed into the sandbox appear in a separate group in the menu. Also, the shortcuts now h... |
8 February 2012
04:49 GMT |
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Sony and Tecmo Koei have confirmed that the Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus game is now set to arrive on February 22, right on the launch day of the PlayStation Vita platform.
The PS Vita is getting ready for its release and, alongside it, a variety of games, both from Sony itself and from third party companies are also pre... |
8 February 2012
04:36 GMT |
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Video game hardware maker and publisher Sony has announced the launch of the 4.10 firmware version for the PlayStation 3 home gaming console and has offered some information on the content of the new update. The official announcement from Sony states that the main change introduced is the renaming of the classic Pla... |
8 February 2012
04:31 GMT |
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Material known as iron-based superconductors may have just been brought one step closer to practical applications and widespread use, thanks to an achievement managed by investigators at the University of Maryland and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
The group was able to discover a memb... |
8 February 2012
04:23 GMT |
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The latest version for Miranda is, like many others before it, a maintenance build that simply fixes issues in order to improve overall stability of the program and its functionality.
As such, Miranda 0.9.43 brings to the table better image services and repairs various problems with three of the bunch of supported p... |
8 February 2012
04:18 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced a new, white flavor of its Lumia 800 smartphone only a few days ago, and the device is already available for pre-order in the UK.
Lumia 800 is the first Windows Phone device from Nokia, and has been available for purchase in the UK ever since November.
However, mobile ph... |
8 February 2012
04:05 GMT |
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Paul McCartney is celebrating the release of his new album, Kisses On The Bottom, with a free streaming performance from Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, at 7 p.m. PST Thursday, February 9. The show will be available through iTunes.
Performing at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, where much of the recording took place,... |
8 February 2012
04:03 GMT |
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Last year when several HP TouchPads were shipped with Google’s Android platform on board, everyone thought it’s a mistake, or a miracle.
Although HP said it had nothing to do with the Android build development and the port of the ROM on its TouchPad tablet. In the end it turned out that the company knew... |
8 February 2012
03:57 GMT |
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You might know and love her as Alice in “The Twilight Saga,” but Ashley Greene is determined to make you remember her years from now. In the latest issue of Lucky magazine, the actress talks about her career and how she's suddenly playing in the big league.Though some critics would point out that Gre... |
8 February 2012
03:54 GMT |
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A post on the European version of the official PlayStation forums says that Sony has managed to solve the error which blocked, for a number of users, the ability to download content and make any purchases from the PSN.
The problem appeared last week, after a period of worldwide maintenance for the PlayStation Networ... |
8 February 2012
03:53 GMT |
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Sony has revealed that it won’t be offering the UMD Passport service to PlayStation Vita owners in the U.S., meaning those who already bought games for the older PSP won’t be able to play them on the Vita. The PSP, while not that huge of a success, still sold tens of millions of units, as well as plenty ... |
8 February 2012
03:52 GMT |
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European ministers proposed the ExoMars mission to the Red Planet back in 2005, and the European Space Agency (ESA) wanted to include NASA in it as well. Though the American space agency accepted at first, it now looks like it will retire from this ambitious scientific endeavor.
An official announcement has not yet ... |
8 February 2012
03:49 GMT |
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As a result of an investigation conducted by the US Secret Service’s New York Field Office, a number of 12 individuals were charged by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York after presumably participating in a cell phone cloning scheme that earned them $250 million (175 million EUR).
“Thes... |
8 February 2012
03:40 GMT |
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Thanks to a team of researchers from North Carolina State University, we may not have to wait until 2014 for faster hybrid APUs and CPUs to become available.
AMD said, during the Financial Analyst Day, that it would have “fully fused” accelerated processing units by 2014.
Fortunately, we won't ha... |
8 February 2012
03:31 GMT |
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Tim Schafer, the famous game designer behind cult classics like Grim Fandango or Full Throttle, as well as newer titles, like Costume Quest, Stacking or Iron Brigade, has revealed that, while coming up with new intellectual properties is easy, getting publishers to invest in them is extremely hard.
Lots of gamers, a... |
8 February 2012
03:25 GMT |
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Eurocom, a company well renowned for its high-performance notebooks and mobile workstation, has just announced that it updated its high-end Panther series laptops to support Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E processors.
Just as before, Eurocom based its mobile workstation on a Clevo design, the P270WM, which includes an ... |
8 February 2012
03:17 GMT |
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The conclusions of a new scientific investigation reveal that several large-scale climate patterns interacted in such a way during December 2011 that they were able to prevent snowfall from falling over huge parts of North America and Europe. The month was one of the driest on record in the United States, as well a... |
8 February 2012
03:14 GMT |
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Devil-Linux, a distribution created by IT administrators for IT administrators which is primarily used as a router/firewall, is now at version 1.6.0 RC2. The most important change in Devil-Linux 1.6.0 RC2 is the introduction of a new Linux kernel, version 3.2.4, an update from the previous RC version, which had Linux... |
8 February 2012
03:14 GMT |
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Going by an email sent out to registered Apple developers this week, Cupertino wants all titles in the App Store to feature high-resolution Retina display graphics. The email mentions that developers must upload new screenshots in the RGB field with at least 72 dpi (dots per inch) and a resolution of 960 x 640 pixel... |
8 February 2012
03:11 GMT |
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Some BioWare fans were disappointed by the relative lack of customization options included in Mass Effect 2, and the developers at the company are keen on making sure they know that the third title in the franchise will offer them all the freedom they need. Speaking to CVG as part of a bigger interview, Michael Gamb... |
8 February 2012
03:02 GMT |
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Anyone who owns a desktop personal computer or laptop powered by an Intel Core i3, Core i5 or Core i7 central processing unit (CPU) may want to get the latest graphics driver. The GMA HD component of these chips isn't exactly all that powerful, especially compared to notebook discrete cards and desktop add-in ... |
8 February 2012
02:59 GMT |
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Experts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, say that the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity is carrying an unusual calibration target for one of its cameras – a coin attached to a plaque the size of a standard smartphone.
The object will primarily be used for calib... |
8 February 2012
02:57 GMT |
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Three new firmware updates are available for download onto 2010 Mac computers, enabling Internet Recovery on systems running OS X Lion.iMac EFI Update 1.8 “enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection on iMac (Mid 2010) models,” says Apple.MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.6 does the same thing for M... |
8 February 2012
02:51 GMT |
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Fabio Erculiani proudly announced last night, February 7th, the immediate availability for download of the Sabayon Linux 8 operating system, designed for Linux enthusiasts who want the latest packages and the best performance, but don't want to spend days getting things working properly. Including Linux kernel... |
8 February 2012
02:43 GMT |
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Bethesda is celebrating the release of its Creation Kit and official High Resolution Texture Pack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by slashing the prices of the actual game and its predecessors, Oblivion and Morrowind, for a limited time.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim delighted millions of players and, according to Bet... |
8 February 2012
02:39 GMT |
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There was a report, a few days ago, saying that IBM was making processors for Advanced Micro Devices, but the Sunnyvale, California-based chip company has now denied the rumor. Though there is indeed a sort of collaboration with AMD, IBM has not made any chips for it and is not about to start doing so either. Ins... |
8 February 2012
02:38 GMT |
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LG plans on playing with the big boys on the smartphone market, as the company is preparing for the launch of a new, high-end device, supposedly called LG Optimus Vu. Rumor has it that this new mobile phone will be like nothing else you’ve seen before from the South Korean handset vendor. In fact, it will ... |
8 February 2012
02:34 GMT |
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The developers at EA Sports have revealed yet another character driven trailer for SSX, showing off one of the fan favorites, Elise Riggs and her special La La La Lockstep move, which will be available to all those who buy the game.
Elise Riggs is one of the first characters to be revealed for the game.
SSX will of... |
8 February 2012
02:27 GMT |
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Microsoft’s note-taking application, “OneNote Mobile” has just been launched on Android. Those who use the PC version on a regular basis will probably recognize some of the features that have been integrated within “OneNote Mobile” for Android. Users will be able to create notes with im... |
8 February 2012
02:26 GMT |
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