Month: December 2012
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Next-Gen iPad due in march with iPad Mini-like design elements
Apple is rumoured to be preparing the launch of yet another new iPad in just a few months, even though its not been overly long since the launch of the fourth generation iPad. According to the report by a Japanese site Macotakara, the 5th gen iPad is said to release in March, 2013 and…
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Microsoft to open six new retail stores in 2013 across United States
As part of an idea to reel in more consumers, Microsoft is going to open six new retail stores in 2013 across the United States. The shops will be open in the following locations: La Cantera, San Antonio, Texas Dadeland Mall, Miami, Florida Beachwood Place, Beachwood, Ohio Westfield San Francisco…
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Netflix blames Amazon for Xmas Eve outage
Netflix subscribers in Canada, Latin America and U.S. suffered an outage during Christmas eve , which saw users not being able to stream any content available. This affected outage 27 million out of the 30 million worldwide subscribers. The unavailability happened because Amazon Web Services’ cloud computer center in Virginia suffered downtime…
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Public smartphone charging Kiosks can be used to hack or write malicious software to steal data
An experiment was undertaken during the DefCon conference, where a Kiosk with nothing more than a screen on a station that offers free power to passers by charge their mobile phone. Once the device was connected, a computer hidden inside the device would then automatically connect to the users phone.…
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Intel patents proximity sensors on gaming consoles for player’s safety
Intel was recently granted a patent where proximity sensors will be built into gaming consoles. The patent states that the gaming console with proximity sensors will trigger an alert or even pause a game if a player is caught too close to an object in his/her surroundings which could lead…
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ZTE officially announces Nubia Z5
Its been few days since news on the Z5 popped up, but ZTE officially launched the Nubia Z5 today. The smartphone comes either in a black or white coloured aluminum unibody casing, with a 5″ 1080p screen with 443 ppi, made by Sharp. The phone measures 5.43″ tall and 2.71″ wide,…
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Hollywood Studios caught downloads of pirated movies by employees
Fresh information is being leaked, which reveals that employees at Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Disney, Sony Pictures and 20th Century Fox are downloading movies, TV Shows and even PC Games illegally. TorrentFreak teamed up with BitTorrent’s monitoring company “Scaneye” and found that piracy is very much present even within the…
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Microsoft patents long-distance virtual handshakes and hugs
Microsoft recently has been granted a patent for force-feedback via telepresence. The description of the patent specifically states that the concept uses a type of interactive device which can transmit some “essence” of interaction. The patent clearly states the following: “For instance, a participant can feel or receive feedback when physically interacting…
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Rockstar games treats its fans with five brand new GTA V Screenshots
Rockstar games have revealed five new screenshots from the fifth chapter of their Grand Theft Auto Franchise. The new screenshots show gigantic sharks and a mini submarine shows that the players will be able to explore the ocean for the first time in the game. There also seems that there will be…
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China to consider real-time registration law for its Internet Users
The Chinese government is considering to introduce a law for real-name registration for its more than 500 Million internet users. According to The Next Web, ISPs would be given the task of collecting and securing the real names of its users. Ever since the countries internet infrastructure has been put…
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Coolermaster forum’s member builds the most Impressive PC Case/Desk Hybrid system
This guy has taken the meaning of an ideal workspace to new heights. A user on the Coolermaster forums called “Paslis” has built built one very impressive desk/PC Case system. Paslis has named this system ‘Next Level’. The system and dual monitors have all been integrated and fabricated into…
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Mark Hadley’s Indie Horror hit Game “Slender: The eight pages” gets a sequel
Mark Hadley has created a short Indie game as an experiment which has became a hit. Slender: The Eight Pages is an Indie Horror game where you must travel through the dark woods at night with one simple goal of collecting all eight pages. Eventually, you will be stalked by…
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Partially confirmed specs for the upcoming Blackberry “Z10” revealed
Following the leaked images of the potentially new Blackberry handset, some specifications have come to light, although its not known how much of this is correct and if there is more to be added. RIM claims that there will be 70,000 apps at launch of this smartphone with BB10 OS.…
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U.K. Court rules Motorola’s patent for synchronizing message statuses as invalid
A few days ago, Microsoft won a case filed against Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Judge Richard Arnold made a decision that Motorola’s patent for technology for synchronizing message statuses across multiple device is “invalid” and should be revoked. The trial between the two companies lasted for a week. Judge Arnold…
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OCZ Vector 256GB Solid State Drive Review
For a number of years, OCZ have been producing drives that have set not only technological milestones but also performance milestones as well. Such milestones have included being the first to debut the SandForce controller, the first 1TB SSD and in 2011 they unveiled the highest capacity SAS SSD at…
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