Month: January 2016
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Elon Musk Says Hyperloop “Is Really Going to happen”
SpaceX just staged a 3-day event at the Texas A&M University, where the pioneering space company brought together teams of engineering students from around the world to compete for a chance to have their pod designs built and tested on SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s proposed Hyperloop transportation system. Musk himself even made…
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China Releases True Colour HD Photos of the Moon
The China National Space Administration has released a series of beautiful images from its recent moon mission. The photos – all true colour and high definition, taken by the Chang’e 3 lunar lander and Yutu rover in 2013 – are available for download from the Chinese Science and Application Center…
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Fake Hack gets Over 3,000 CS:GO Players VAC Banned
A mischievous gamer got over 3,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players VAC banned by releasing a series of fake multihacks. Reddit user AndroidL posted his antics to the Global Offensive subreddit, revealing that his fake hacks garnered over 5,500 downloads, with more than 3,000 offending users subjected to Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)…
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18TB of Hacked Data from Largest US Police Union Leaked
A massive cache of private files belonging to the largest police union in America was leaked online following a breach of its website. The Fraternal Order of Police, which represents around 330,000 US police officers, admitted on Friday that its servers had been hacked after around 18TB-worth of data from…
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Xfinity User Creates Bot to Tweet Comcast Whenever His Internet Speed Drops
An industrious Comcast Xfinity customer, disgruntled over poor internet speeds, has created a bot that auto-Tweets Comcast whenever his broadband drops below advertised speeds. Redditer AlekseyP used a Raspberry Pi to monitor his internet speed, checking every hour, which sends a Tweet to the official Comcast Twitter account every time…
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Fable Legends DX12 Engine Offers up to 40% Performance Gains
Fable Legends is an upcoming free-to-play cooperative action RPG developed by Lionhead Studios. This is a major departure from the traditional Fable formula which focuses on providing an enthralling single player experience via humorous characters and a thrilling story. Sadly, the series has progressively got worse and I really didn’t care…
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Counter-Strike Players Unhappy about Valve’s New Mod Restrictions
Counter-Strike is definitely one of the most versatile and popular games in the world right now, but it looks like its creators want to change things up a bit as far as modding support is concerned. To be more specific, Valve has recently decided to restrict all server mods that…
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Google’s SkyBender Drones Could Provide Super Fast Internet
Google is actively trying to bring internet access to some of the world’s most remote areas, and of course it would have every reason to do so as increased internet coverage would dramatically increase the company’s reach and revenue. Apart from Project Loon, which aims to provide internet access using a…
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The Witness is on Track to Sell More in a Week Than Braid Sold in Its First Year
Jonathan Blow is one of the most well-known figures in the independent development scene and created the hit puzzle game, Braid. Arguably, Braid showcased the kind of creativity and visual flair many indie studios had the potential to create. Prior to the release of Braid, it was still quite uncommon…
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Processor Design Expert from AMD and Apple Hired by Tesla
The race to develop self-driving cars is very competitive, with a growing number of companies doing their utmost to beat out the competition to develop the technology. One company, in particular, is taking self-driving car technology very seriously, Tesla, who have already rolled out a very limited form of the…
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RollerCoaster Tycoon is Making a Comeback in 2016!
The PC platform is home to a huge array of iconic simulation games including Theme Hospital and RollerCoaster Tycoon. During my childhood, the ability to open a hospital, and try to manage the budget while offering good healthcare was a fairly enticing proposition. Admittedly, I preferred it to the theme…
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Tomb Raider 2013 Heading to Linux and SteamOS?
Are you a fan of gaming on SteamOS or Linux? Although admittedly the two operating systems aren’t mutually exclusive anyway. Well, it looks like the 2013 release of Tomb Raider may be heading to the platform in the not too distant future, as the game was recently discovered in the…
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How Much Did Google Pay The Guy Who Bought Google.com?
If there’s one that that is integral to the operation of Google.com it is their domain name. Sure, they have .co.uk and a whole host of others from around the world, but owning their own .com is a vital part of their search engine and the hub for the US…
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Check Out These Gorgeous ENBSeries Grand Theft Auto V Screenshots
Grand Theft Auto V was already an impressive looking game when it launched on PC, but that hasn’t stopped the GTA V modding community from breaking it down into tiny pieces and building it all back up again. The latest screenshots from ‘dpeasaant’ and ‘Ryuken’ have been shared on the…
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Noctua NH-D15S CPU Cooler Review
Introduction Noctua is one of the leading cooling manufacturers in the world. Time and time again they’ve proven that they can deliver the highest quality products, with class leading and award winning cooling and acoustic performance. Of course, more often than not, this premium performance and quality come with an…
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