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Lumia 620, the cheapest smartphone in Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 lineup, is now available for purchase in Indonesia, with a price tag of IDR 2,849,000 ($295 / 220 Euro) attached to it. Packing a 3.8-inch screen, a 1GHz Snapdragon S4 Processor and 512MB of RAM, the smartphone can provide users with an appealing e... |
9 February 2013
19:01 GMT |
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Asus has just introduced the 7-inch Memo Pad in Singapore. The affordable tablet will compete with Acer's Iconia B1 slate, which made its debut in the country a few weeks ago.
According to AndroidOS, customers in Singapore can now purchase the Memo Pad for only $200/€150. The slate is available in Sugar Wh... |
9 February 2013
19:01 GMT |
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A new flavor of the Hello Friends mobile application is now available for download for the owners of Windows Phone devices, namely version 4.0. The new app release arrives on handsets with 3 new Color effects, as well as with customizable Margin sizes. Furthermore, the new application iteration packs a bug fix for... |
9 February 2013
17:41 GMT |
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One of the most popular social apps for Android devices, Pinterest has just been updated with new features, which will make users' overall experience smoother than before. With the latest version of Pinterest, users will be able to accept or ignore new board invitations. In addition, leaving group boards is now... |
9 February 2013
17:31 GMT |
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iPhone owners who want to jaibreak their devices now have a new tool available which also happens to run on Linux, which has been already been updated a couple of times already.Even if the recent Apple patch hasn’t covered the exploit which lead to the jailbreak, the developers of the Evasi0n have already relea... |
9 February 2013
16:31 GMT |
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VueScan, an easy-to-use replacement for the software that usually comes with scanners and that supports most flatbed scanners, printer/scanners and film scanners, has reached version 9.2.05.VueScan 9.2.05 is a minor release in the series as it doesn’t bring any performance improvements for the Linux platform, j... |
9 February 2013
15:31 GMT |
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California ISO has released its official iPhone app that offers real-time power grid conditions and alerts. The app is also said to help consumers stay informed about the progress toward a cleaner grid.ISO Today offers access to information regarding the supply and demand of electricity, including the amount of green... |
9 February 2013
15:31 GMT |
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Recently, a report from AdDuplex has unveiled that Windows Phone 8 has already managed to get in front of Windows Phone 7 in the United States, but it seems that the same has happened in various other countries around the world as well. Windows Phone 8 was loaded on a bit over 50 percent devices in the US in early ... |
9 February 2013
15:31 GMT |
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On February 7, the journal Science Translational Medicine saw the publication of a new study stating that, as peculiar as this may sound, a small-molecule drug might hold the key for curing cancer. The scientists who investigated the TIC10 molecule and its effect on cancer cells explain that, as far as mice are con... |
9 February 2013
15:11 GMT |
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Rappers Tabanacle, L Jinny (Lyricist Jinn) and Proverbz have released the video of the #OpCensorDis2 song, considered to be the new anthem of #OpCensorThis, a campaign initiated by TeaMp0isoN hackers back in 2011 as a form of protest against censorship.
As expected, the video, a TrueVision Filmworks production, pict... |
9 February 2013
15:01 GMT |
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This week has been dominated by reports about used gaming and how it might not even be technically possible on the upcoming next-generation platforms, like the Xbox 720 or the PlayStation 4.
Second-hand gaming has been at the center of a crucial debate in the gaming industry in the last few years, as many retailers,... |
9 February 2013
15:01 GMT |
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A seal named Yule Log must now go on a diet and try to make amends for the fact that, throughout the past few months, it has been using its charms to trick its keepers into overfeeding it. Apparently, this animal managed to gain a whopping 18 st (124 kg) in just nine months' time.
Yule Log now weighs an impres... |
9 February 2013
14:51 GMT |
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Developer Eugen Systems and Valve, the creator of digital distribution Stem, are offering Wargame: European Escalation is available with a 75 percent price cut until tomorrow, February 10.This means that real time strategy lovers can get the game for 7.49 Euro or dollars, which is a great price for one of the best mi... |
9 February 2013
14:39 GMT |
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Mozillux, a Linux distribution based on the popular Ubuntu and Debian GNU/Linux operating system, is now at version 13.2.1.Mozillux 13.2.1 aims to promote Mozilla embedded in a desktop software suite that can be used by beginners and intermediate users.The distribution is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with LXDE desktop, ... |
9 February 2013
14:32 GMT |
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SmartGit, a graphical client for the version control systems Git and Mercurial with optimized workflows for multiple platforms, is now at version 4.0.2.SmartGit provides some very important features such as local working tree operations, push, pull, fetch for all protocols, tag and branch management, and much more.Hi... |
9 February 2013
14:14 GMT |
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Two tortoises living at the London Zoo have recently been serenaded by Richard Clayderman. Apparently, the pianist hoped that his music would get the tortoises in the mood for love, and convince them to mate.
The two animals serenaded by this world-renowned pianist are currently listed as an endangered species, whi... |
9 February 2013
14:11 GMT |
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The folks at inXile have just released the first gameplay video of their Wasteland 2 title. The game has more than 60k backers on Kickstarter, and probably more who donate via devs' website, who are anxious to see where did their money go. Given the fact that this is a successfully funded Kickstarter project, de... |
9 February 2013
14:05 GMT |
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Microsoft released the official storage figures for the new Surface Pro a few hours ago, revealing that the 128 GB model actually comes with 89 GB of available space.
The recovery image has often been blamed because it takes up too much space on the disk, but it’s actually the Windows 8 operating system and th... |
9 February 2013
13:21 GMT |
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The emotion has quite a history, yet, unlike other things popular in the early web, it survived and flourished. It makes sense too, everyone understands an emotion and it's a very easy way of expressing emotions over the web, something plain text can't quite do.Facebook, as the biggest place for online soci... |
9 February 2013
13:11 GMT |
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The stock issues that LG’s Nexus 4 has been plagued with soon after becoming available for purchase last year appear to strike again, as the 8GB flavor of the device is currently listed in the US Google Play Store as shipping in 2-3 weeks. The handset was briefly listed as out of stock in the portal, but Google... |
9 February 2013
13:11 GMT |
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In the middle of January many angry Star Wars fans reacted to the announcement that the Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion would add same-gender relationships to Star Wars: The Old Republic by asking the development team at BioWare to revert the MMO to its previous state.
They claimed that the move was ruining Star W... |
9 February 2013
13:11 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is gearing up for the launch of new smartphones at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month, and some of the latest reports on the matter suggest that it might launch Windows Phone 8 handsets there.
The vendor has already confirmed plans to release ne... |
9 February 2013
13:01 GMT |
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The Internship is an upcoming movie about working at Google. It stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, so you shouldn't be expecting a documentary. In fact, it's unlikely to be a very accurate portrayal of what it's like to work at Google. Unlike the Social Network, at least it doesn't bill itself as... |
9 February 2013
12:31 GMT |
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While many iDevices continue to be plagued by the ever-present power drain bug, some iPhone owners who recently updated to iOS 6.1 are actually reporting improvements in the battery department.Numerous threads on Apple Support Communities have been actively discussing battery drainage on iOS 6 ever since the software... |
9 February 2013
12:11 GMT |
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Weblate is a Web-based Python tool that can add translations to a project hosted and developed via Git. And yes, Weblate is GitHub friendly.
Developed to simplify translations for any kind of project, not just Python, Weblate provides an easy-to-use Web interface where administrators can create translations, add the... |
9 February 2013
12:01 GMT |
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With the Surface with Windows 8 Pro prepared for launch, all eyes have been on Microsoft’s new device, as it has often been deemed as the perfect mix between a laptop and a tablet.
On Monday for example, the Surface Pro official made it to Microsoft Stores, allowing those interested to simply pay a visit to th... |
9 February 2013
11:31 GMT |
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The BBC iPlayer has been hugely popular in the UK, where it's available, showing that people prefer more flexibility in watching TV, or listening to radio for that matter. Still, the iPlayer has so far been mostly an afterthought, a place to watch shows you missed on TV.But the BBC is now working on a trial whic... |
9 February 2013
11:21 GMT |
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2012 was a good year for Romania-based security solutions provider Bitdefender. Bitdefender Internet Security has been named the product of the year by AV-Comparatives.
In addition, the product ranked number one in the tests performed by AV-TEST in September and October. AV-TEST has also awarded Bitdefender th... |
9 February 2013
10:41 GMT |
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One of the most anticipated Indian Android handsets these month is the recently unveiled Micromax A116 Canvas HD.Announced less than three weeks ago, Micromax's A116 Canvas HD phablet has just been confirmed to arrive on February 14. As AndroidOS points out, the smartphone will be priced under Rs 15,000 ($280/&e... |
9 February 2013
10:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has been pouring billions into Bing and, more recently, into hate-filled ad campaigns, to get a piece of the ad money pie that Google gets to savor almost all by itself.Microsoft's search engine has been making some progress, but it seems that others with much smaller budgets are growing a lot faster t... |
9 February 2013
10:01 GMT |
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Mobile phone users in the United States interested in the purchase of a Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone can now take advantage of the special offer that Cartoys has in store for them, with the device available at only $0.01.
Of course, the phone requires the signing of a two-year contract agreement with AT&T, but it is ... |
9 February 2013
09:51 GMT |
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Sony is expected to reveal the PlayStation 4 on February 20, but now a report claims that the announcement will be coupled with the presentation of Killzone 4, a new first-person shooter from Guerrilla Games.
The Killzone franchise, while not becoming as popular as Microsoft's Halo or Gears of War, has delivere... |
9 February 2013
09:41 GMT |
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Google has made the case recently that WebP is ready for the big time. In fact, it has converted all of the graphics in the Chrome Web Store, to save bandwidth and improve page loading speed, but also to showcase that the new image format can be used by major websites. Google itself uses it, though the fact that it&... |
9 February 2013
09:21 GMT |
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Apple this week rolled out iOS 6.1.1 to developers, in what was the first iOS beta to ever focus solely on improving Maps (namely, for Japanese users). However, there’s more to iOS 6.1.1 Build 10B311 than meets the eye.In addition to the Maps improvements which we’ve already covered on February 7, iOS 6.1... |
9 February 2013
08:53 GMT |
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Richard Marx is the latest singer to bash the Grammys for extending an invitation to Chris Brown after he beat girlfriend Rihanna to a pulp back in 2009. He’s going public with it no less. On his Twitter, Marx is lashing out at the Grammys – and the music industry in general – for being so quick to ... |
9 February 2013
08:51 GMT |
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Unlike most billionaires, Google's owners don't seem too keen on living the big life. Granted, that's true of most Silicon Valley billionaires. However, there's one perk that tech billionaires have allowed themselves, private jets. Steve Jobs had one at his disposal and Google has an entire flee... |
9 February 2013
08:31 GMT |
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While the Surface with Windows 8 is getting all the attention these days, Microsoft continues to struggle to make the Surface RT a successful product.
The device will go on sale in several new European countries on February 14, but still no word on international availability of the Surface Pro.
The new markets to g... |
9 February 2013
08:21 GMT |
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Ethan Hawke, aka one of my favorite actors ever, has gone over to the dark blonde side. The actor revealed his new, shocking look the other night on the red carpet but, fret not, it’s all for art. Rocking peroxide hair (with roots showing, of course) and a serious case of guyliner, Ethan posed for pictures but ... |
9 February 2013
08:21 GMT |
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An Italian graphic designer who has previously released accurate mockups of unconfirmed Apple devices is outdoing himself with some concept imagery featuring the upcoming fifth-generation iPad.Reported hardware leaks have revealed that Apple is applying the design of the iPad mini to its full-size iPads starting with... |
9 February 2013
08:09 GMT |
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The developer at Disruptor Beam working on Game of Thrones Ascent has laid out the core ideas that the title based on A Song of Ice and Fire is built upon and their plans for long term improvement of the experience.The social game is created with a focus on: authenticity, staying true to the themes that R.R. Martin e... |
9 February 2013
08:07 GMT |
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The first alleged iPhone 5S spy shots have emerged in China showing an identical form factor (no surprise there), and some Foxconn staffers actually resting (big surprise there).Ever thought you’d hear “Foxconn staffer” and “slacking off” in the same sentence? Neither did we, but it seem... |
9 February 2013
07:51 GMT |
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Following recent reports that T-Mobile’s flavor of the Nexus 4 smartphone will become available for purchase via Walmart, the device is now available at the retailer, with a price tag of $148 (110 Euro) attached to it. Both new and existing T-Mobile customers can take advantage of the deal, with the signing o... |
9 February 2013
07:41 GMT |
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Although Sony Mobile stated the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL will not be released in all regions, it appears that Indian customers are among the lucky ones that will get both models.The folks over at XperiaBlog have just been tipped on the upcoming availability of both Xperia Z and Xperia ZL. The smartphones have been rece... |
9 February 2013
07:31 GMT |
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Twitter has been translated in quite a few languages so far. More recently, it's been relying on volunteers to provide translations for countries all over the world. The latest language added to Twitter doesn't really have a country though, not unless you count the internet as one.
Twitter has added a LOLC... |
9 February 2013
07:21 GMT |
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Crytek has just released the first update for the ongoing multiplayer beta stage for Crysis 3 and has confirmed that this is the final weekend for the online test phase. Crysis 3 is eagerly awaited by millions of gamers from around the world as the new shooter from Crytek has gotten lots of people interested in the ... |
9 February 2013
07:11 GMT |
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Since the first quarter of every year is known as the “slow season,” it isn't so hard to imagine that tablets, like everything else, would sell less.
The drop in shipments might still come across as a shock though. Over 20% isn't exactly a small percentage.
Indeed, shipments are expected to ... |
9 February 2013
07:07 GMT |
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Developer Epic Games announces that development of Infinity Blade: Dungeons is currently on hold and that the team working on it is disbanded.
Tim Sweeney, the founder of Epic Games, says in a statement that, “When former members of Big Huge Games approached Epic last year, we saw the opportunity to help a gre... |
9 February 2013
07:05 GMT |
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Two officers in the U.S. Marine have been charged over an offensive video showing them urinating over the corpses of Afghan insurgents.
Captain James V. Clement and noncommissioned officer (NCO) Sgt. Robert W. Richards will be tried for violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice, writes Marine Corps Times.
Rich... |
9 February 2013
06:59 GMT |
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It appears iOS 6.1 is full of connectivity bugs, as Vodafone is urging its customers to stay away from the update and now AOL has disabled some functionality due to a bug causing iPhones to experience a “continuous loop” when managing calendar meetings.
AOL’s corporate Enterprise Messaging Operatio... |
9 February 2013
06:57 GMT |
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“If you’ve not already downloaded iOS 6.1 for your iPhone 4S, please hold off for the next version while Apple fixes 3G performance issues,” reads a text message sent out by Vodafone to iPhone customers.
The provider of wireless services carrying iPhones worldwide has released a statement this week... |
9 February 2013
06:41 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone Store is reportedly inaccessible from Windows Phone 8 or Windows Phone 7 devices at the moment, displaying error 805a0193 when users try to enter it to download apps or games. As WMPoweruser notes, this is not the first time that the aforementioned error emerges on devices when tryin... |
9 February 2013
06:38 GMT |
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The world's main manufacturer of chips can safely say it had a good January, with sales increasing both sequentially and on-year.
As Digitimes was all too eager to report, TSMC has consolidated revenues of NT$47.44 billion (US$1.6 billion / 1.20 billion Euro).
That sum is 27.7% higher than the one in Decembe... |
9 February 2013
06:34 GMT |
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Cydia founder Jay Freeman (aka saurik) has released some crazy numbers regarding visits coming from iOS 6 devices jailbroken with evasi0n, the latest jailbreak from a new team of hackers dubbed the evad3rs.
Speaking to Forbes this weekend, Freeman said his alternative app store for hacked devices had received hits f... |
9 February 2013
06:31 GMT |
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The leader of an Amish section from Ohio has reportedly been sentenced to 15 years in jail on hate crime charges.
As reported at the time, Samuel Mullet Sr. has been convicted in September last year for targeting men in his community on religious grounds.
“Our nation was founded on the bedrock principle that... |
9 February 2013
06:28 GMT |
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The Oscars are usually considered a very glitzy but dull awards show, but this year promises to be different. Dame Shirley Bassey has been confirmed as one of the performers of the night, the Los Angeles Times reports. Considering that Bassey is the voice behind the theme songs for the James Bond movies “Goldf... |
9 February 2013
06:24 GMT |
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Symantec experts have uncovered an interesting phishing campaign that relies on the potential victims’ curiosity to trick them into handing over their online banking credentials.
It all starts with an email that reads something like this: “We have been advised by our customer to wire $36,430 of the agree... |
9 February 2013
06:24 GMT |
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The evad3rs have released yet another updated version of evasi0n, the newly-emerged jailbreak tool for iOS 6 supporting all iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch models. Initially updated to version 1.1 to fix some nasty bugs, evasi0n is now at its third release with version 1.2 addressing a timezone issue: “Correct ... |
9 February 2013
06:21 GMT |
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Git, a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency, is now at version 1.8.1.3.
According to the developer, Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning-fast performance. It's considered similar ... |
9 February 2013
06:13 GMT |
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Microsoft has just expanded the Surface family with a brand new device, one that runs the full version of Windows 8 Pro and offers support for desktop applications. Unlike Surface RT, which runs Windows RT and is limited to Store apps, the Surface Windows 8 Pro can basically handle any Windows application that works... |
9 February 2013
06:01 GMT |
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The world of gadgets spreads far and wide, and not even Android-loaded wrist watches are unheard of. Still, the new such watch from Neptune deserves a special mention for being independent.
Some people might be tempted to say that the Neptune Pine, as the new smartwatch is called, is nothing special, not after all ... |
9 February 2013
05:59 GMT |
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Chris Poole, aka moot of the infamous 4chan, is well known in plenty of places and is a god among men on 4chan itself, but he's an entrepreneur at heart.
He built 4chan when he was very young and he's been involved with several other projects since. A few years ago, he set out to create a tool dedicated t... |
9 February 2013
05:59 GMT |
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Cee Lo Green and his management are being sued by concert promoter Cierra Management Group over a series of Christmas concerts that never took place but for which the singer reportedly cashed in a small fortune. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, it was Green’s people who first approached Cierra with... |
9 February 2013
05:57 GMT |
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Christina Applegate has left the building. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress announces that she’s done with “Up All Night,” the NBC series in which she was playing one of the two leads. Above is a trailer for the first season of the show. The novelty of “Up All Night”... |
9 February 2013
05:51 GMT |
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AntiX, a fast, lightweight and easy to install Linux Live CD distribution based on Debian Testing and MEPIS, for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems, is now at version 12.5 Beta 1.
AntiX 12.5 Beta 1 comes with just a few changes and updates, but, more importantly, with a version for the 64-bit architecture.
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9 February 2013
05:50 GMT |
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According to a new research whose findings were published in this week's issue of the scientific journal Marine Biology, a so-called flying squid is fully capable of giving Usain Bolt a run for his money. This is because these animals can allegedly propel themselves through the air at an impressive speed of up... |
9 February 2013
05:48 GMT |
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The manhunt for Christopher Dorner, an ex-LAPD officer accused of shooting and killing 3 people in a series of vicious attacks, continues. Meanwhile, word has gotten out that he personally sent a message to Anderson Cooper. Apparently, Dorner looks up to the CNN journalist, so he wanted to make sure the entire world ... |
9 February 2013
05:39 GMT |
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. is trying to reach out to fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner, asking him to stop his crime spree.
As we detailed earlier, Dorner has shot and killed a police officer and an engaged couple, all in the course of one week. A massive manhunt continues for the fugitive who has last been seen in th... |
9 February 2013
05:38 GMT |
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Bobby Kotick, the chief executive officer of Activision Blizzard, believes that the Skylanders franchise has a bright future ahead of it in spite of competition from the upcoming Disney Infinity concept.
The executive tells Gamasutra that, “we have a lot of confidence in the franchise for the longterm. I think... |
9 February 2013
05:38 GMT |
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Intel isn't only scrapping central processing units. While the news that 28 CPUs would go extinct definitely overshadows many other pieces of info, it isn't enough to completely distract us from the impending death of a certain set of products. According to new product change notices, some SSD 310 Series ... |
9 February 2013
05:34 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has been long rumored to plan the launch of a new Android-based device on February 19, previously spotted online as the HTC M7, and some more info on the phone’s capabilities is now available.
The handset has been previously said to arrive on shelves with a brand n... |
9 February 2013
05:30 GMT |
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Earlier this week, representatives of the US Federal Reserve stated that the recent Anonymous hack did not affect their critical operations. In addition, they said that the hacktivists’ claims were “overstated.”
To prove that they mean business, Anonymous have now released the names of thousands of... |
9 February 2013
05:19 GMT |
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A massive manhunt continues for ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner, accused of killing three people and injuring two others.
The Guardian quotes the officer as he describes his crime spree as “unconventional and asymmetrical warfare.” 33-year-old Dorner is possibly seeking retaliation against the force a... |
9 February 2013
05:19 GMT |
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AccuWeather is clearly one of the best weather apps for the newly-released Windows 8 platform, so it’s no surprise that it’s currently installed on plenty of computers running this fresh operating system.
A new version of the application is now available for download in the Store, bringing several stabil... |
9 February 2013
05:11 GMT |
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Eric Schmidt hasn't been involved with the day-to-day business at Google for a couple of years now. He's been talking for Google and representing the company in various negotiations and official positions, but his role at Google has been diminished.
Now, he is also selling a big chunk of his Google stock,... |
9 February 2013
05:10 GMT |
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AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) is a type of OLED that, while popular in phones, has proven hard to implement in larger things, like TVs.
With “normal” OLED panels having finally taken off, some people may think AMOLED will follow closely.
Not so, iSuppli analysts say (IHS). Even tho... |
9 February 2013
05:05 GMT |
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Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party is one of the biggest events of the year but Whitney Houston’s mother, Cissy Houston, thinks it’s “obscene” that she was invited to this year’s bash. As fans must remember, Whitney died last year, as she was getting ready to attend Davis’ party. ... |
9 February 2013
05:01 GMT |
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The networks of security solutions provider Bit9 have been breached by cybercriminals. The attackers have gained access to one of the company’s code-signing certificates and have utilized it to sign malware. Malicious hackers pose a serious risk these days, even if you’re an organization that helps other... |
9 February 2013
04:51 GMT |
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A new cheap tablet PC is now available for purchase in India, namely the Lava ETab Xtron, featuring a 7-inch touchscreen display and Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system loaded on top.
The new device is included in the company’s already popular ETab series, and is set to hit shelves in the c... |
9 February 2013
04:50 GMT |
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As predicted by meteorologists, the winter storm first observed forming only a couple of days ago has taken its toll on the North East Coast of the United States.
Information made available to the general public thus far says that this region will soon find itself buried under as much as three feet (roughly one met... |
9 February 2013
04:44 GMT |
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Dell recently confirmed it was going private, and HP was quick to pipe up and say the move would leave customers in the “curb,” so the company's founder felt some verbal reassurance was in order.
In an open letter, Michael Dell says that it took the company private because it is the easiest way to ... |
9 February 2013
04:39 GMT |
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Despite a recent delay to September of this year Rayman Legends is not facing any problems with the development process, according to publisher Ubisoft.
Sarah Irvin, a representative of the publisher, tells DigitalSpy that, “There are no issues with the game development. All of the information was in the press... |
9 February 2013
04:27 GMT |
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A casino cleaning woman from Lincoln, California has received a reward for finding $10,000 (€7,480) in cash in a restroom and choosing to return the money. Thunder Valley Casino 10-year employee May Saelee stumbled upon the money as she was cleaning one of the venue's restrooms. This is not the first tim... |
9 February 2013
04:27 GMT |
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Mobile phone users in the UK interested in the purchase of a new Android device that can provide them with fast connectivity capabilities should head over to Three UK’s website today and have a look at the new Samsung Galaxy S III Ultrafast that has just become available for them.
The wireless carrier promise... |
9 February 2013
04:24 GMT |
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A subdomain of the Los Angeles Times publication has been found to be redirecting users to a website that hosts the notorious BlackHole exploit kit.
Journalist Brian Krebs was among the first to spot the compromised subdomain. Researchers from Avast! Have decided to check it out and they have found that the subdomai... |
9 February 2013
04:15 GMT |
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“Do No Harm” showed some promise but, after just 2 episodes aired on NBC, it became clear for network executives that it was not a ratings winner. The series has been canceled. Deadline has confirmation of it. After just 2 episodes, “Do No Harm” is dead in the water, and will be yanked off the... |
9 February 2013
04:15 GMT |
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Ultrabooks haven't been selling as well as netbooks did in the beginning, but they, and other ultrathins, have still grabbed the hearts of many. Still, a new report reveals some worrying facts.
Long story short, ultra-slim PCs are in tight supply, and will experience undersupply for a while, because of the low... |
9 February 2013
04:07 GMT |
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This could be confirmation (of sorts) that they’re dating. Golfer Tiger Woods has offered skier Lindsey Vonn, who was seriously injured earlier this week, his private plane to fly out of Austria, it has emerged. TMZ even has photos of Lindsey boarding what is believed to be Woods’ private jet. “Pro... |
9 February 2013
04:02 GMT |
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The Surface with Windows 8 Pro is sold in two different flavors, with 64 GB and 128 GB of storage space, but it’s not a secret anymore that users actually get a lot less space.
According to some initial storage specs released by Microsoft, the 128 GB was believed to be offered with 83 GB of available space, bu... |
9 February 2013
03:58 GMT |
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Months after Kristen Stewart was caught cheating on her boyfriend Robert Pattinson with director Rupert Sanders, and photos of the two making out in a parking lot were splattered all over the net, Emma Watson is speaking out on the controversy and coming to her friend’s defense. Until now, Emma carefully avoide... |
9 February 2013
03:41 GMT |
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News has just broken of a serious car accident southwest of LaGrange, in Georgia state, reports say. A two-car crash has proven deadly for five people.
The Georgia Department of Public Safety has issued a statement, clarifying that drivers Willie L. Hooks, 28, and Melanie Kay Lemmon, 23, both from LaGrange, were kil... |
9 February 2013
03:40 GMT |
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Some people no doubt hoped that the next series of add-in graphics cards from Advanced Micro Devices would be launched in the first half of 2013, perhaps around the same time as the Richland APU series, but the company roadmap has revealed otherwise. Advanced Micro Devices hasn't actually released the details ... |
9 February 2013
03:37 GMT |
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The picture above was taken yesterday by NOAA's GOES-13 satellite and shows winter storm Nemo beginning to form.
As previously reported, this blizzard comes as a direct result of two separate storms merging to form a brand new one.
“Two storms will merge quickly enough to bring colder air, heavy snow a... |
9 February 2013
03:30 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has made available for download a new flavor of the Nokia Xpress browser for Windows Phone 8 devices, providing users with a series of enhancements when compared to the previous flavor of the app.
According to the release notes of the application, the new flavor packs various bug fi... |
9 February 2013
03:29 GMT |
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Chinese mobile phone maker Huawei is reportedly gearing up for the launch of new devices running under Google’s Android operating system and Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, and some more info on the matter is now available.
Apparently, the company has its devices categorized in four different famili... |
9 February 2013
03:20 GMT |
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Amanda Bynes recently said that she was tired of getting media attention that she never asked for but, ironically enough, she’s still on Twitter – and making headlines for it, nonetheless. Just the other day, she called Jay-Z “ugly.”After a series of run-ins with the law and countless reports ... |
9 February 2013
03:17 GMT |
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A 23-year-old man from Turkey not only dubs himself a real-life vampire, but believes he is addicted to blood.
He claims his addiction is making him attack others, and he is under investigation for repeated stabbings committed during times of "starvation."
According to doctors' accounts, the unidentified man ... |
9 February 2013
03:09 GMT |
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Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III smartphone is now available for purchase in India at a lower price tag than before, namely INR 28,900 ($539 / 403 Euro).
The smartphone can be acquired from Flipkart at this cost but, being one of the most appealing high-end Android devices available in India at the moment.
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9 February 2013
03:05 GMT |
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A brand new report has appeared on the web concerning the upcoming Sony PlayStation 4, confirming that the new console will be bundled with an upgraded version of the PlayStation Eye device, which will now be called the Dual Camera.Sony is expected to present to the world the next generation PlayStation console on Fe... |
9 February 2013
02:34 GMT |
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As you probably know by now in case you’re a Windows 8 adopter, Microsoft offers its newest operating system with several pre-installed Metro/Modern apps. Regardless if we’re talking about Sports, Bing, Photos, Messaging and Mail, all of them are considered to be the essential apps for the average Window... |
9 February 2013
02:21 GMT |
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Microsoft is trying to become a more active player in the hardware industry and the growing family of Surface devices is the living proof. Of course, this isn’t good news for the other manufacturers already in the market, but the company may actually change the traditional partnership model and thus hurt the en... |
9 February 2013
01:57 GMT |
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Dead Space 3 came out this week and, after quite a lot of debates and controversies, fans were finally able to see if the full version of the game delivers a great experience, despite its different microtransactions or the fact that the PC version is a direct port of the console editions.We already posted our own rev... |
9 February 2013
01:36 GMT |
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We’ve already told you that Windows Blue is very likely to spawn updates for many other Microsoft products beside Windows, but it seems like the Redmond-based technology company has many more plans for the upcoming OS version.According to a new job listing published by Microsoft and spotted by ZDNet, the softwa... |
9 February 2013
01:33 GMT |
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Panos Panay, the man in charge with the Surface division at Microsoft, has just confirmed in a short tweet that Microsoft would host a Surface Pro launch party in Las Vegas tomorrow.“Jon M. Chu and I are going to hang out at Fashion Square Mall Vegas tomorrow, at Microsoft Store,” Panos Panay said.In addi... |
9 February 2013
01:17 GMT |
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A recent research rolled out by Forrester revealed that company employees are ready to dump their iPads in the favor of Windows 8 tablets, but it seems like interest in a device running Microsoft’s latest operating system is quickly declining.Forrester analyst Ted Schadler told InformationWeek that Microsoft&rs... |
9 February 2013
01:04 GMT |
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Even though the Redmond-based technology giant won’t organize a launch party due to the NYC snowstorm, the Surface with Windows 8 Pro would still go on sale in just a few hours in both the United States and Canada.In addition, Microsoft has just started the pre-order program for the new tablet, even though we&r... |
9 February 2013
00:47 GMT |
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The Linux Foundation proudly announced a few hours ago, February 8, that they have officially unleashed the highly anticipated UEFI secure boot system for all Linux distributions, courtesy of the Microsoft Corporation. James Bottomley, the Director of The Linux Foundation was happy to announce on his blog the immedia... |
9 February 2013
00:47 GMT |
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After a couple of leaks in the last few weeks, Aliens: Colonial Marines developer Gearbox Software has confirmed that it's going to release a special Season Pass DLC bundle for the upcoming shooter and that the first add-on covered by this pack is called Bug Hunt.Aliens: Colonial Marines is eagerly awaited by mi... |
9 February 2013
00:26 GMT |
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Microsoft has already announced that it will fix a total of 57 security flaws on Patch Tuesday, but it’s also very important to note that every single version of its in-house browser is going to be updated next week.Basically, the company will try to fix security flaws in Internet Explorer version 6 to 10 becau... |
9 February 2013
00:25 GMT |
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Linus Torvalds announced a few hours ago, February 8, that the seventh Release Candidate of the upcoming Linux 3.8 kernel is available for download and testing. Linux kernel 3.8 RC7 is comprise of mostly drivers updates for networking, Radeon, USB, sound and regulator, but it also includes patches for other stuff, su... |
9 February 2013
00:19 GMT |
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Windows Vista, the product that’s considered to be the biggest flop in Microsoft’s history, has recently turned six, as the operating system was officially launched on January 30, 2007.With Windows 8 now alive and kicking, Windows Vista is losing ground even quicker, as figures provided by Net Application... |
9 February 2013
00:10 GMT |
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