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October 2015

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Google to Merge ChromeOS with Android by 2017 - WSJ

Google News

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Google to Merge ChromeOS with Android by 2017 - WSJ

Google gives up on ChromeOS, has high hopes for Android

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicGoogle Restructures as Alphabet, Larry Page Out as CEO The New Pixel C Android Tablet Is Sleek and Cool Enough to Beat Surface

Destiny's Trials of Osiris Returns Tomorrow with Hard King's Fall Level Rewards

Games

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Destiny's Trials of Osiris Returns Tomorrow with Hard King's Fall Level Rewards

Gamers will get a new matchmaking system

by Andrei Dumitrescu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicDestiny Update 2.0.2 Arrives in November, Trials of Osiris Returns on October 30 Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Reveals Carls Jr. Collaboration Featuring Charlotte McKinney, Season Pass

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Delayed to May 24, 2016, Quality Will Be Improved

Games

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Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Delayed to May 24, 2016, Quality Will Be Improved

It's unclear which feature is not working as intended

by Andrei Dumitrescu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicNeed for Speed Reboot Locations Revealed by Electronic Arts Battlefield 4 Receives Community Operations Update Created with Community's Help

Tor Project Releases Tor Messenger, Anonymous Instant Messaging Client

Security

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Tor Project Releases Tor Messenger, Anonymous Instant Messaging Client

A chat client that uses Tor to deliver messages

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicInfographic: The Darknet Mobile Threat Trends: Ransomware, Tor, and Pornography Apps

There's 5 Times More Mac Malware in 2015 than in the Previous 5 Years Combined

Security

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There's 5 Times More Mac Malware in 2015 than in the Previous 5 Years Combined

Report highlights an increased focus on Apple's customers

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicAfter Ruining Microsoft's Reputation, Tech Support Scammers Now Go After Apple Apple Bans Some Ad Blockers from the App Store for Breaking User Privacy and Wrecking SSL Security

Halo 5: Guardians Will Not Get Any Campaign DLC, Claims 343 Industries

by Andrei Dumitrescu, October 29th, 2015

Other content might be used to deliver narrative

Games

Avira Does Everyone a Favor and Sues Adware Distributor Freemium.com

Security

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Avira Does Everyone a Favor and Sues Adware Distributor Freemium.com

Avira goes after a famous German adware distributor

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicAVG Proudly Announces It Will Sell Your Browsing History to Online Advertisers Kaspersky Releases Free Decryption Keys for All CoinVault and Bitcryptor Ransomware Victims

PC Games

It's Now Legal to Use No-CD Cracks for Games with Dead DRM Servers

The new rule applies only in the United States

by Silviu Stahie, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicGTA Online Halloween Event Is Live, Slasher, Franken Strange, Lurcher Hearse Added Batman: Arkham Knight Lands Again on PC, Needs 12GB RAM for Windows 10

Music, Film & TV Blog

Johnny Depp Pranks Wife Amber Heard on Overhaulin’ Show - Video

Amber gets classic Mustang refurbished, dissolves in tears

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicBritney Spears Pranks Bodyguards with Neil Patrick Harris’ Help - Video Rose McGowan Makes Music Debut with Odd, Very Revealing “RM486” Video

Kaspersky Releases Free Decryption Keys for All CoinVault and Bitcryptor Ransomware Victims

Security Blog

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Kaspersky Releases Free Decryption Keys for All CoinVault and Bitcryptor Ransomware Victims

CoinVault victims can finally decrypt their files

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicMobile Threat Trends: Ransomware, Tor, and Pornography Apps FBI's Advice for Ransomware Victims: Pay Up!

Music, Film & TV Blog

Tom Hardy Would Love to Do James Bond After Daniel Craig

“If I did get the chance, I would smash it out the park”

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicStudio Is Spending a Fortune to Get “The Revenant,” Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar “Mad Max: Fury Road” Sequels Will Have More Max, Less Furiosa

Kinect For Xbox One Price Cut Temporarily to $99

by Silviu Stahie, October 29th, 2015

The Xbox One Kinect Bundle has been discounted as well

Games

GTA Online Halloween Event Is Live, Slasher, Franken Strange, Lurcher Hearse Added

Games

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GTA Online Halloween Event Is Live, Slasher, Franken Strange, Lurcher Hearse Added

More events will be announced for the weekend

by Andrei Dumitrescu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicGTA Online Lowriders Weekend Event Features Caps, Prizes, Special Playlist, More GTA Online Will Have Halloween Event, Lowriders Data Mining Shows

Celebrity News

Olivier Martinez Has an Explosive Temper, Felt Emasculated by Halle Berry

As promised, the divorce battle is taking a nasty turn

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicHalle Berry Is Divorcing Olivier Martinez, and It’s Already Getting Nasty Halle Berry Is Not Divorcing Olivier Martinez, She Just Lost Her Engagement Ring

000Webhost.com Loses Data of All 13M Customers, Passwords Stored in Plaintext

Data Breaches

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000Webhost.com Loses Data of All 13M Customers, Passwords Stored in Plaintext

Hacker is selling the 000Webhost database on the Dark Web

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicTeenager Arrested in Connection to TalkTalk Hack Sustained Cyber Attack Helps Hackers Steal Data of 4 Million TalkTalk Customers - UPDATE

Celebrity News

Jennifer Garner Forgives Ben Affleck, Gives Marriage Another Try

“She made a big mistake in letting him go”

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicBen Affleck Is Relying on His Mother, Junk Food to Deal with Jennifer Garner Divorce Jennifer Garner Ruined Marriage Before Ben Affleck Cheated, Matt Damon Believes

Mobile Games

Titanfall Games Coming to Android & iOS in 2016

The games will be released by Nexon, the same publisher that brought Titanfall Online to Asian markets

by Cosmin Vasile, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicDeck Heroes Trading Card Game Launched on Windows Phone Gameloft's Sniper Fury Shooter Coming Soon to Windows Phone, Android & iOS

Taylor Swift on Doomed Harry Styles Romance: It Felt Very Fragile - Video

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

Singer does acoustic “Out of the Woods,” talks inspiration

Music

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth & Rising Tide for Linux Review

Game reviews

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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth & Rising Tide for Linux Review

The new Civilization game demands you learn it again

by Silviu Stahie, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicClipGrab Review - Downloading Online Videos with Ease Fotoxx Review - A Powerful Photo Editor

Motorola Moto X Force with Shatterproof Display Launched Internationally

Mobile World

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Motorola Moto X Force with Shatterproof Display Launched Internationally

No word on pricing options and availability yet

by Cosmin Vasile, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicCNN Tries to Shatter Motorola DROID Turbo 2 Display, Fails Miserably Motorola and Verizon Introduce DROID Turbo 2 and DROID Maxx 2

Server related

BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) Attacks Intensify - WSJ

Dyn Inc. is reporting on over 20 attacks per day

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topic80% of Users Run an EOL Version of Adobe Flash Teenager Arrested in Connection to TalkTalk Hack

Music

Annoyed Justin Bieber Walks Out of Awkward Spanish Interview - Video

Pop star gets lost in translation while promoting new album

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicJustin Bieber’s New “Sorry” Song Is Part of Upcoming Dance Movie - Video One Direction Is Totally Chill About Justin Bieber and Their Albums’ Release Date

Mobile World

OnePlus X Announced with Onyx and Ceramic Body, Priced at Only $250

The mid-range phone will be launched in Europe in November

by Cosmin Vasile, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicOnePlus X Confirmed to Arrive on October 29 Could This Be the OnePlus X?

Firebug Will Be Integrated with Firefox's DevTools - Screenshot Tour

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

Get your first look at the Firebug 3 - DevTools integration

Web resources

Television

Raven Symone Blames Student Dragged by Cop at Spring Valley High School - Video

Co-host angers with yet another unpopular opinion

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicAnn Coulter Drags Raven Symone on The View - Video Raven Symone Is Sorry for The View Gaffe, Would Hire Someone Named Watermelondrea

Celebrity News

Amber Rose Is Done with Talking About Kanye West, the Kardashians

Watch What Happens Live segment went viral because she was the worst celebrity guest ever on Plead the Fifth

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicAmber Rose Breaks Down in Tears over Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa Diss Amber Heard Made Johnny Depp Sell the Yacht He’d Bought for Vanessa Paradis

Copy-Pasting Google Search URLs Leaks Previous Searches - UPDATE

Security

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Copy-Pasting Google Search URLs Leaks Previous Searches UPDATE

Issue seems to be fixed, only affected Chrome and Firefox

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topic80% of Users Run an EOL Version of Adobe Flash WhatsApp Collects Information on Phone Numbers, Call Duration

Batman: Arkham Knight Lands Again on PC, Needs 12GB RAM for Windows 10

PC Games

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Batman: Arkham Knight Lands Again on PC, Needs 12GB RAM for Windows 10

A few other problems have been reported by gamers

by Silviu Stahie, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicBatman: Arkham Knight Returns to PC on October 28 PlayStation 4 Price Gets Cut in Europe

Security

Mobile Threat Trends: Ransomware, Tor, and Pornography Apps

Mobile ransomware is as powerful as the one seen on PCs

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicChinese Marketing Firm Spreads Adware to Promote Its App Portfolio - UPDATE The World Is Now Richer with 21 Million New Types of Malware, 230,000 Each Day

“Dirty Grandpa” First Trailer: Robert De Niro, Zac Efron Will Party Until You’re Pregnant - Video

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

Here is one spring break like no other we’ve seen

Music, Film & TV Blog

Linux

Batman: Arkham Knight for Linux Delayed Until Spring 2016

Feral Interactive needs more time for the Linux port

by Silviu Stahie, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicUbuntu Touch Developers Preparing for a Possible Rebase on Xenial Xerus GTK+ Prepares for GNOME 3.20, Adds New APIs and Wayland Fixes, More

Security

Iran Interested in RATs (Remote Access Trojans) Targeting Android Devices

Iranian hackers seek help for Android RATs on hacking forums

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 29th, 2015

more on this topic18,000 Android Apps Contain Malicious Code That Steals SMS Messages LTE 4G Networks Put Android Users at Risk of Overbilling and Phone Number Spoofing

Ubuntu Touch Developers Preparing for a Possible Rebase on Xenial Xerus

Linux

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Ubuntu Touch Developers Preparing for a Possible Rebase on Xenial Xerus

Feature freeze is now in effect on Ubuntu Touch

by Silviu Stahie, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicGTK+ Prepares for GNOME 3.20, Adds New APIs and Wayland Fixes, More Snappy Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Will Support Nvidia and AMD Drivers, Says Mark Shuttleworth

Music, Film & TV Blog

Marvel Wanted Matthew McConaughey for “Guardians of the Galaxy 2” Villain

He passed on the chance, casting should be completed soon

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicJared Leto Says Playing The Joker Was “Painful,” like “Giving Birth”“Batman V. Superman: Dawn on Justice” en Route to Becoming the Most Expensive Movie Ever

Movies

Brad Pitt Loves Being Directed by Angelina Jolie - Gallery

Actor promotes family drama “By the Sea” in V Magazine

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicSienna Miller Isn’t Flirting or Sleeping with Brad Pitt: I Only Met Him Twice Angelina Jolie and All 6 Kids Do Vogue - Gallery

Khloe Kardashian Isn’t a Horrible Person for Talking About Lamar Odom to People Magazine

by Elena Gorgan, October 29th, 2015

Interview was booked before Lamar’s near-fatal drug OD

Celebrity News

LibreOffice 5.1 to Start Twice as Fast, Has MS Office 2016 Interoperability

Linux

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LibreOffice 5.1 to Start Twice as Fast, Has MS Office 2016 Interoperability

The developers are now in the process of bug squashing

by Silviu Stahie, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicGTK+ Prepares for GNOME 3.20, Adds New APIs and Wayland Fixes, More Snappy Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Will Support Nvidia and AMD Drivers, Says Mark Shuttleworth

Microsoft Promises to Do “Something New” with Windows 10 Mobile Builds Today

Mobile OS

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Microsoft Promises to Do “Something New” with Windows 10 Mobile Builds Today

An official announcement is expected to go live later today

by Cosmin Vasile, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicWindows 10 Mobile Overtakes Windows Phone 7 Market Share for the First Time Microsoft's Surface Phone Hinted at in Behind-the-Scenes Report

Open Source Software

GTK+ Prepares for GNOME 3.20, Adds New APIs and Wayland Fixes, More

GL legacy profiles are now supported in GTK+

by Marius Nestor, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicSnappy Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Will Support Nvidia and AMD Drivers, Says Mark Shuttleworth GNOME's Evolution Groupware Client Now Uses OAuth2 for Google Sources

Mobile World

HTC One M9e Officially Launched with Octa-Core Helio X10 CPU, 2GB RAM

The smartphone is available in China for $425 outright

by Cosmin Vasile, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicHTC One A9 Will Cost $100 ($500) More After November 7 HTC One A9 Goes on Pre-Order in the UK, Outrageously Priced at £450

Open Source Software

GNOME's Evolution Groupware Client Now Uses OAuth2 for Google Sources

Evolution 3.19.1 is now available for download and testing

by Marius Nestor, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicGNOME Photos 3.20 Enters Development, Fixes Many Annoying Issues openSUSE Tumbleweed Receives KDE Plasma 5.4.2, KDE Apps 15.08.2, Qt 5.5.1

Skype for Android & iOS Updated with Fun Filters, 3D Touch Support

by Cosmin Vasile, October 29th, 2015

New Halloween emoticons have been added too

Mobile Apps

Open Source Software

GNOME Photos 3.20 Enters Development, Fixes Many Annoying Issues

To be distributed as part of the GNOME 3.20 desktop

by Marius Nestor, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicopenSUSE Tumbleweed Receives KDE Plasma 5.4.2, KDE Apps 15.08.2, Qt 5.5.1 GNOME Logs Open-Source Log Viewer for the systemd Journal Has a New Maintainer

Mobile OS

Windows 10 Mobile Overtakes Windows Phone 7 Market Share for the First Time

The former is now on nearly 6% of Windows Phones

by Cosmin Vasile, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicGeanee Launches Affordable Windows 10 Mobile Phone, for Sale in December for $105 Pinball FX2 Arrives on Windows 10 Mobile

openSUSE Tumbleweed Receives KDE Plasma 5.4.2, KDE Apps 15.08.2, Qt 5.5.1

Linux Distributions

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openSUSE Tumbleweed Receives KDE Plasma 5.4.2, KDE Apps 15.08.2, Qt 5.5.1

KDE Frameworks 5.15 has also been added to the OS

by Marius Nestor, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicGNOME Logs Open-Source Log Viewer for the systemd Journal Has a New Maintainer Ubuntu-Based Black Lab Linux 2015.10 Gets a Fourth Release Candidate Build

Open Source Software

GNOME Logs Open-Source Log Viewer for the systemd Journal Has a New Maintainer

GNOME 3.19.1 is now available for download

by Marius Nestor, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicUbuntu-Based Black Lab Linux 2015.10 Gets a Fourth Release Candidate Build Linux Kernel 3.10.92 LTS Is a Small Release, Adds M68k and SPARC Fixes

Linux Distributions

Ubuntu-Based Black Lab Linux 2015.10 Gets a Fourth Release Candidate Build

Seamonkey 2.38 and Opera 34 are now included

by Marius Nestor, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicLinux Kernel 3.10.92 LTS Is a Small Release, Adds M68k and SPARC Fixes 1-Net Is Canonical's First Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud Partner in South East Asia

Geanee Launches Affordable Windows 10 Mobile Phone, for Sale in December for $105

by Cosmin Vasile, October 29th, 2015

The smartphone will be available in Japan only

Mobile World

Open Source Software

Linux Kernel 3.10.92 LTS Is a Small Release, Adds M68k and SPARC Fixes

All users of the Linux 3.10 LTS branch must upgrade

by Marius Nestor, October 29th, 2015

more on this topic1-Net Is Canonical's First Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud Partner in South East Asia Linux Kernel 4.4 Will Be an LTS Release

Linux

1-Net Is Canonical's First Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud Partner in South East Asia

1-Net Singapore is a subsidiary of MediaCorp

by Marius Nestor, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicLinux Kernel 4.4 Will Be an LTS Release Chakra GNU/Linux to Use KDE Plasma 5 as Default Desktop Environment

Mobile OS

Huawei Confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow Beta for Honor 7 Arrives in November

The update should hit smartphones in a matter of weeks

by Cosmin Vasile, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicHuawei Mate 8 Coming in November/December as World's Most Powerful Smartphone Huawei Announces Android 6.0 Marshmallow Updates for 15 Smartphones

Mobile Apps

Microsoft Arrow Launcher for Android Hits Google Play Store

The Android application is finally out of beta

by Cosmin Vasile, October 29th, 2015

more on this topicMicrosoft Arrow Launcher Gets Updated to Beta 4, Changes Logo and Ads New Feats Microsoft Launches Arrow Launcher Beta for Android