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PCs Hacked Through Source Engine
A vulnerability in Valve’s Source Engine allowed hackers to take control of gamers’ PCs. According to OneUpSecurity, hackers targeted games such as CS:GO, Left 4 Dead 2, and Team Fortress 2 as vessels to inject malicious code. The culprits used custom assets in user-created maps to carry the malware. In…
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Wikipedia Bans Daily Mail as “Unreliable” Citation Source
Editors on Wikipedia have voted in favour of a soft ban the Daily Mail as a source for citations on its entries, branding output from the newspaper (specifically, but not exclusively, its website) as “generally unreliable.” While the ban is surprising considering Wikipedia’s acceptance of other sources of concern –…
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Gabe Newell Confirms More Games on the Way in Reddit AMA
It’s not Half-Life 3, at least we don’t think it is, but it’s now confirmed that Valve is working on some new games, and that’s a step in the right direction. Gabe Newell took to Reddit for an AMA (Ask Me Anything) this week, and it was obvious from the…
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TP-Link Routers Must Support Open Source Firmware
When you begin creating a new internet network, the core component is your router. From the ones you receive at the very start of a new internet contract to the models that you see advertised for a lot of money. TP-Link is one of the most well-known companies behind routers but…
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Apollo 11 Code Now on GitHub
When it comes to historic spacecraft, the Apollo 11 is a big one. With this in mind, the source code for Apollo 11’s guidance computer has been available online for years but now it’s available on GitHub. The source code was made available by former NASA intern Chris Garry and features…
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Facebook Announces its Open Phone Network – OpenCellular
Facebook is not one to shy away from trying to create new networks or systems. These initiatives are focused on bringing technologies to developing countries and are not always warmly received. The latest plan comes in the form of OpenCullular, a plan to bring mobile networks and internet connectivity to the…
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China Bans News Based on Social Media
When it comes to your news, you can find out the latest from anywhere these days. From a text from a friend to finding it on your favourite technology site, you will find out massive amounts of information on an everyday basis. With the number of people on social media,…
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Facebook Will No Longer Link Their Videos to Other Sites
When it comes to watching your daily selection of kitten videos or people doing silly things, YouTube has often been the place to go. This has started changing in recent years with the addition of videos to many social networking sites, including the likes of Facebook. Now it would seem…
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Microsoft to Show “Super Solid Lineup” And New Xbox Hardware During E3
With E3 just around the corner, the rumour mill is in full force with numerous sources making claims about what will be shown. Perhaps the most credible source stems from Shinobi602 who has been known to provide accurate information in the past. According to this very reliable source, Microsoft is going to…
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GeIL’s New Memory Kit Sports Innovative LED Technology
GeIL is a highly-respected manufacturer of various products including peripherals and computer memory. Throughout the years, they’ve unleashed a number of intriguing designs and continues to shake up the market with new creations. Their latest memory kit entitled the EVO-X supports a huge range of frequencies from 2666MHz all the way…
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GCHQ Releases Open-source Spy Tool on GitHub
Open source surveillance has changed the ball game somewhat after British Intelligence security service GCHQ has created an account on well-known code repository site, and one of the fairly recent targets of China’s Great Cannon attack tool, GitHub. What has exactly been created? It’s an open sourced tool by the…
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Facebook Plans to Send Breaking News Alerts with New App
Facebook has taken an interest in the news business for some time and has pushed to take a piece of the market share since then. We’ve seen it deliver the latest breaking news on the social media platform and from what I’ve seen, the news pushed by the social media…
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Image Too Blurry to Identify Someone in a Security Footage? Fujitsu Has the Answer
A new image-processing technology has been developed by Fujitsu, who claims that it now can be used to track people even in heavily blurred footage from security cameras. The company states that this tech is the first of its kind that can detect people in low-resolution imagery where faces are…
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NZXT Source 340 Mid-Tower Chassis Review
Introduction Earlier this year we brought you news of the new NZXT Source 340 (S340), the new budget friendly mid-tower from one of the industries leading chassis manufacturers. Now we’re very happy to bring you the full review of the latest chassis from NZXT. The S340 is the latest edition…
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Samsung Tease Eye-Controlled Mouse
Set to help the disabled use computers with ease, Samsung’s eye-tracking technology will allow users to control their computers functionality without needing to handle a physical mouse. Developed in-house by Samsung engineers, this technology is an advancement of their EYECAN system, a mouse control device utilized through glasses worn by…
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