Month: January 2014
- News
Twitter and IBM Agree On Deal For 900 Patents, Gives Twitter More IP Protection
Twitter has acquired over 900 patents from IBM. The deal, which includes a cross-license agreement, was made last month, but the two companies have now formally announced it. IBM has received more patents in the U.S. than any other company for 21 consecutive years. “This acquisition of patents from IBM…
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Apple Named Alongside Companies Sworn To Support Long-Term Unemployment
President Obama is hosting a meeting of CEOs at the White House later today to promote his efforts on the subject of long-term unemployment. White House officials say that about 300 businesses have agreed to alter hiring policies, including 21 of the 50 biggest American corporations, and 47 out of…
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“Ditch Your PS3 And Get $100 Store Credit Towards Xbox One” Campaign Backfires
Microsoft just can get a break recently and while I’m personally unbias when it comes to consoles, since I own all major formats anyway, I can’t help but have a giggle while I sit back and watch a large portion of the community battle it out. The latest shots were…
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Codemasters Humble Bundle Weekly Sale Launched
Codemasters have launched full force into epic sale mode with the launch of the latest Humble Bundle Weekly Sale. Massive discounts are available, as well as the option to donate to charity and pick up seven PC games that would normally set you back around $100 / £70 on Steam…
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- Storage
Western Digital Black² Dual Drive Review
Introduction Solid state storage as we know it today is certainly the way forward and this is proven by the fact that it is the storage medium of choice for any enthusiast or performance user. Whilst the speeds are fantastic, there is still a slight cause for concern to be…
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$40K Samsung TV Spawns Hundreds Of Mock Reviews On Amazon
When we first saw this 85″ Samsung TV at CES in Las Vegas, we spent about 30 minutes just standing there in awe, it really is a sight to behold and we would happily clear out half of our house to get one of these installed. Of course the big…
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Dutch Court Overturns Ban On The Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay is one of the most famous names when it comes to the topic of piracy, downloading files, torrenting and all the other associated buzzwords, it’s been the centre of a lot of controversy, court cases, and the battle between the sites users and operators vs the people…
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Office Of Fair Trading Clamps Down On Unauthorised In-App Purchases
In their resent press release “principles for online and in-app games” the Office of Fair Trading have laid out their plans to keep unauthorised in-app purchases in check. For years now there have been countless stories of people being ripped off by extortionate in-app purchases, children racking up huge bills…
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EA Reveal Huge Range Of Titalfall Merchandise Ahead Of Launch Date
With Titanfall just weeks away from release on the Xbox One, Xbox 360 and of course PC, it couldn’t be a better time to reveal that there will be a huge range of merchandise released alongside the game, and we wouldn’t have expected anything less given that it is a…
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Razer And Microsoft Join Forces To Create Xbox One Accessories
This week saw legendary peripherals manufacturer Razer reveal that they would begin creating new products for the recently released Microsoft Xbox One. The new deal that was struck with Microsoft will see them continue their trend of high quality 3rd party controllers, something that has been missing from the new…
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Yahoo! Mail Suffers Unknown Number Of Stolen Email Accounts And Passwords
Since the massive Yahoo! ad-malware problem was not enough, apparently Yahoo! Mail got hit ‘big time’ recently, leading to an unknown number of Yahoo mail user account names and passwords stolen. Yahoo mail users seem to be the most recent victim of mass data theft. Yahoo, in a security update…
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More Smartwatches Are Rumored To Come This Year, This Time From ASUS
Asus looks like wants to join the wearable gadgets market. It is rumored that the Taiwanese computer maker wants to unveil a wearable device at Computex in June. After both Sony and Samsung launched smartwatches last year and Apple is widely expected to unveil its own entrant this year, Asus’…
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GitHub Launches Bug Bounty Program, Calls All ‘Bounty Hunters’ For A Challenge and Cash!
GitHub has launched its GitHub Bug Bounty, a program aimed to help security researchers in finding bugs and flaws in system. The company is reportedly willing to pay between $100 and $5,000 for each security vulnerability discovered and responsibly disclosed by hackers. Only the GitHub API, GitHub Gist, and GitHub.com.…
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Microsoft Offer To ‘Ditch’ Your Old PS3 With A New Xbox One
Tired of your PlayStation3? How about your old Xbox 360? Have you thought of upgrading to an Xbox One but haven’t been able to ‘ditch’ your old console? Well you’re in luck, because Microsoft apparently has an offer to take your worn-out console off your hands. Microsoft has stepped up…
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US Government Pointing Fingers At Edward Snowden’s ‘Accomplices’, The Reporters
Given the news surfaced from former NSA analyst, Edward Snowden, it seems that U.S. officials are proving to be desperate, having one of their representatives stating that journalists are Edward Snowden’s ‘accomplices’. The U.S. officials are still attempting to reason with Snowden and his continuous espionage disclosures from his former…
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