Five years ago, Apple released the original iPhone, and it's not an overstatement to say that the iPhone fundamentally changed the way the world interacts with technology.
The list of smartphone features we now take for granted would have never been possible had it not been for the iPhone.
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http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/original-iphone-blueprint-modern-day-smartphone
Texas Students Hijack a U.S.
Government Drone in Midair
Source:
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-06/researchers-hack-government-drone-1000-parts
Texas Students Hijack a U.S.
Government Drone in Midair
Source:
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-06/researchers-hack-government-drone-1000-parts
Instagram now allows you to comment and edit your account info from the Web, along with a new look and bigger image views.
But no, there's still no discovery.
Instagram now allows you to comment and edit your account info from the Web, along with a new look and bigger image views.
But no, there's still no discovery.
With the drone era upon us�drones flying through US airspace, no less�securing these pilotless aircraft is of the utmost importance because of the threat an errant vehicle could pose to civilians.
Source:
http://gizmodo.com/5922102/with-1000-and-a-team-of-geniuses-you-too-can-hack-a-government-drone
It's official, Atari has hit middle age. Today marks Atari's 40th birthday.
That's right, it was waaay back on June 27, 1972, that Nolan Bu...
If you have a Nintendo DS or 3DS game console and are a fan of the Pok�mon video games that have been around for a long time, we have some good news on the launch of new games today. ...
Pitting Google search against Siri using a monster 1600-question test shows how useful Siri really is: not at all.
Google answered correctly 86 percent of the time.
Source:
http://gizmodo.com/5922332/google-search-beats-the-crap-out-of-siri-in-1600-question-test
Concept of a futuristic offshore city.
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http://i.imgur.com/KRTEY.jpg
Concept of a futuristic offshore city.
Source:
http://i.imgur.com/KRTEY.jpg
App discovery is a major problem, and most people really have no idea how to find great apps for their smartphones and tablets.
Ive even seen people who havent installed a single app on their iPhone or Android device. Weve focused on our favorite nine apps for the iPhone, Android phones, and the iPad in this weeks episode of The BGR Show...
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http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/28/best-iphone-android-apps-ipad-bgr-show-4/
Google Chrome for iPhone and iPad, available today
Source:
http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2012/06/chrome-apps-google-io-your-web.html
Google Chrome for iPhone and iPad, available today
Source:
http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2012/06/chrome-apps-google-io-your-web.html
Video: Dr.
NakaMats, the World's Most Prolific Inventor
Source:
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-06/video-dr-nakamats-worlds-most-prolific-inventor
Political activist group Demand Progress has filed a brief in the Megaupload case, urging the court to disregard the MPAA's concerns over the return of data to former Megaupload users.
The group argues that Hollywood lobbyists are out to make it impossible for Megaupload users to access their property, effectively using the court case as a backdoor SOPA.
Source:
http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-using-megaupload-case-as-backdoor-sopa-court-hears-120628/
Under the banner of the project Mobile Armour (literally, "mobile armor"), the Department of Defense U.S. on board a super-secure version of the operating system Android designed to equip smartphones and tablets used in the military.
Enrolled in the program continuity Fishbowl launched by the
iPhone users rejoice as there is a free app with mind-blowing security and privacy features like military-grade encryption, self-destructing messages, promotes anonymity and helps you be anti-forensic friendly.
Wickr helps you leave no trace and it's an extremely sweet app! It's a great example of how security can be sexy!
Caught by surprise by such wild demand for the Galaxy's newest model, the device manufacturer has had to play catch up to deliver the smartphone to suppliers....
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/wX4mcnmTkQY/
According to a New York Times expos, the company's retail stores are staffed with true believers, many of whom tolerate paltry paychecks to answer a higher calling
Source:
http://theweek.com/article/index/229766/5-signs-that-apple-is-a-cult
Google on Wednesday unveiled the latest version of its Android operating system and along with it, the companys first own-brand tablet.
Dubbed the Nexus 7,� Googles tablet is a direct response to the difficulty Android vendors have had thus far in competing with the wildly popular Apples iPad. The Kindle Fire burst onto the scene when it launched last year, but sales have seemingly fizzled since then and the buzz surrounding other A
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http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/27/nexus-7-ipad-comparison-sales-apple-google/
Before Halo, before Call of Duty -- heck, even before Mario -- there was Atari.
While the video game itself might have been invented before Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney decided to start the company, it was Atari that effectively � Continue reading ��
Source:
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/happy-40th-birthday-atari-184349799.html
Before Halo, before Call of Duty -- heck, even before Mario -- there was Atari.
While the video game itself might have been invented before Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney decided to start the company, it was Atari that effectively � Continue reading ��
Source:
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/happy-40th-birthday-atari-184349799.html
People can be trained to forget specific details associated with bad memories, according to breakthrough findings that may usher the way for the development of new depression and post-traumatic stress disorder therapies.
Source:
http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120622/10417/memory-emotional-disorder-ptsd-therapy.htm
People can be trained to forget specific details associated with bad memories, according to breakthrough findings that may usher the way for the development of new depression and post-traumatic stress disorder therapies.
Source:
http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120622/10417/memory-emotional-disorder-ptsd-therapy.htm
It's becoming harder and harder to maintain any sense of privacy on the internet.
Do a search for just about anything online, and somewhere there's a data collector compiling information about you and your searches. Even though the eyes on you at � Continue reading ��
Sonic.net chief executive Dane Jasper Dane Jasper's tiny Internet service provider Sonic.net briefly took the national spotlight last October, when it contested a Department of Justice order that it secretly hand over the data of privacy activist and WikiLeaks associate Jacob Appelbaum.
But Jasper's conversion into a privacy true believer began [...]
Apple Inc.s coming iPhone map application will include Yelp Inc.s check-in� feature to let users broadcast their whereabouts to friends, according to materials Apple distributed to software developers.
Source:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-25/apple-to-feature-yelp-check-ins-within-iphone-maps-app.html
Need I say that the videos are obviously a massive spoiler for the new Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut DLC which rolled out yesterday for the Xbox 360 and PC. So look away if you are still playing through ...
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geeky-gadgets/~3/yTKPGXLlNDQ/
Need I say that the videos are obviously a massive spoiler for the new Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut DLC which rolled out yesterday for the Xbox 360 and PC. So look away if you are still playing through ...
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geeky-gadgets/~3/yTKPGXLlNDQ/
Every May and June, different branches of the State Department paint contrasting portraits of how Washington views dozens of strategically significant countries around the world, in seemingly rivalrous reports by its Human Rights and Political-Military Affairs bureaus.
The TEDGlobal conference starts in Edinburgh with an entrepreneur who has come up with a novel diagnosis for Parkinson's disease.
The TEDGlobal conference starts in Edinburgh with an entrepreneur who has come up with a novel diagnosis for Parkinson's disease.
Morning newspaper round-up: Twin scientific achievements in space and in the sea are marked across the country.
New filing also accuses Ars Technica commenter of trademark violation.
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/06/charles-carreon-just-wont-give-up/
Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have identified a catalyst that provides the same level of efficiency in microbial fuel cells as the currently used platinum catalyst, but at 5% of the cost.
Since more than 60% of the investment in making microbial fuel cells is the cost of platinum, the discovery may lead to much more affordable energy conversion and storage devices.
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http://www.rdmag.com/News/2012/06/Energy-Bringing-Down-The-Cost-Of-Fuel-Cells/
While smartphones are taking on many of the features of personal computers, it is not really practical to leave them plugged into a wall throughout the day.
This is a problem as apps, navigation services and faster network connections are causing our batteries to run out of juice more quickly than ever.
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http://news.yahoo.com/five-not-so-obvious-ways-to-extend-the-battery-life-on-your-smartphone.html
A judge has dismissed Apple and Motorola's smartphone patent lawsuits against each other with prejudice, with harsh words for both sides. But, yes, the companies will probably appeal.
Via their Twitter account, Mozilla announced that something big is coming to Firefox for Android next week. Something fast, smart, and safe. Right now, Firefox for Android is still in beta where it is getting improved. We aren’t sure what the announcement will be, but we like the fast, smart and safe bit. Original Story ...
Collaboration promises to deliver all of the newspaper's content on the popular social news-reader app -- a milestone of sorts for both companies.
...
Via: http://news.cnet.com
Sahar Sabet of Alpharetta, Ga., says that when she was in a local Apple store last week to buy an iPad and an iPhone, she was told by a clerk that he couldn't sell the company's products to her.
He'd overheard her speaking Farsi.
If you're a loyal iPhone user you're probably used to toting around its charging adapter and cable just in case.
Apple has done a good job at making it tiny, but by cutting the cord, the JuiceBuddy looks even easier to pocket.
Like the iPhone's included charger, the JuiceBuddy packs a pair of...
Source:
http://gizmodo.com/5920743/the-worlds-smallest-iphone-charger-skips-the-cables-altogether
If you're a loyal iPhone user you're probably used to toting around its charging adapter and cable just in case.
Apple has done a good job at making it tiny, but by cutting the cord, the JuiceBuddy looks even easier to pocket.
Like the iPhone's included charger, the JuiceBuddy packs a pair of...
Source:
http://gizmodo.com/5920743/the-worlds-smallest-iphone-charger-skips-the-cables-altogether
The sixth flight of Gamera II, the second human powered helicopter from the University of Maryland's Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center.
Video evidence suggests...
The sixth flight of Gamera II, the second human powered helicopter from the University of Maryland's Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center.
Video evidence suggests...
The manufacturer and Microsoft partner changes its tone on the Surface tablet.
...
Via: http://news.cnet.com
The US Patent & Trademark Office has published Google's latest trademark application for their "Google Driverless Car" Icon under application 85650611.
Can you guess which one it is?
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http://www.patentbolt.com/2012/06/google-files-for-google-driverless-car-icon-trademark.html
If you have a love of donuts and vodka together, you might want to consider changing your diet to something more healthy. If you don't want to do that, at least combine them together with Glazed donut vodka. Original Story Glazed Donut Vodka � Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution ...
Even by using privacy add-ons and telling sites not to track you, tracking that builds behavior profiles is out of control.
Collusion is an add-on that will help you visualize that tracking. It was introduced by Gary Kovacs, CEO of Mozilla, during a TED talk titled Tracking the Trackers. Here is an interview with Ryan Merkley, Chief Operating Officer for the Mozilla Foundation, about Collusion, being tracked online and privacy.
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http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/track-trackers-collusion-interview-mozillas-ryan-merkley
The popular news-reader app, hitherto iOS only, can now be had on Android phones and on Kindle Fire and Nook tablets....
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/ju7zfCECvbA/
Google's thirst for data doesn't end with your shopping and searching habits.
The tech giant digitizes books and art and, of course, our cit...
A new status code to reflect internet censorship could be named after Ray Bradbury's most famous novel, Fahrenheit 451
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jun/22/ray-bradbury-internet-error-message-451
Perhaps the first of many machines and devices that will be activated by a single tweet, a South African company has created a machine that trades delicious drinks for promotion on Twitter.
It's been 30 years since the release of cult film Blade Runner, and it's 10 since Minority Report.
But what elements of the films have come to pass?
Facebook has grabbed its latest executive hire from the ranks of Apple.
Source:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57458870-93/facebook-hires-former-apple-design-manager/
It's been 30 years since the release of cult film Blade Runner, and it's 10 since Minority Report.
But what elements of the films have come to pass?
Treehuggers have been powering their old Mercedes-Benz Diesel cars with used cooking oil for years, but now it's starting to creep deeper into the fuel we use to power our airliners
The day is fast approaching when the creative and energetic Air Guitarists amongst us will be given the gift of sound.
It appears that the wizards in Microsoft's Kinect division have devised a way to map hand and body gestures into musically notes by using the motion sensing Kinect as a MIDI controller. With Guitar Hero biting the dust, it looks like Microsoft is getting ready to take music gaming to the next level.
Source:
http://www.patentbolt.com/2012/06/microsofts-kinect-invention-an-air-guitarists-dream-come-true.html
Sexy super-heroines and cute costumed chicas were in abundance during Phoenix Comicon this...
The search engine revamps the quality of its image and video searches with some help from Getty's professional photographers.
...
Via: http://news.cnet.com
The search engine revamps the quality of its image and video searches with some help from Getty's professional photographers.
...
Via: http://news.cnet.com
According to a letter seen by TorrentFreak, Google are threatening action against one of the web's largest YouTube conversion sites.
The site, which according to Google's own stats is pulling in 1.3 million visitors every day, extracts MP3 audio from YouTube videos and makes it available for users to download. Google's lawyers say this must stop, and have given the site seven days to comply.
Source:
http://torrentfreak.com/google-threatens-to-sue-huge-youtube-mp3-conversion-site-120619/
Australia's consumer watchdog agency accused Apple of violating the country's consumer law by misleadingly labeling its new iPad as 4G-capable.
...
Via: http://news.cnet.com
Theres a hunt going on and an all-out hack-off competition among the world's hackers to discover who is the best digital ninja, the zNinja. � Welcome to the first ever Pentester's World Cup! The competition has just kicked off, so you can still join the world's best hackers in hacking the planet to name the zNinja.
This World Cup is the only competition where cheating is allowed and even recommended! If you win, you get a free ticket and hot
See the positive or negative sentiments unfold through Wikipedia through space and time.
Each location is plotted against the date referenced and cross refer...
In what is now a tradition in Microsoft Windows the new surface tablet blue screens during its debut! Way to go guys!
In what is now a tradition in Microsoft Windows the new surface tablet blue screens during its debut! Way to go guys!
A free language tutorial website aims to translate the entire web.
It's a project born out of guilt from the man behind those annoying online security checks involving random words.
BT joins other UK internet service providers (ISPs) in blocking access to The Pirate Bay, a ban the group says users have already circumvented.
Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They are From Nigeria?
Source:
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=167713
The MacBook Pro's Retina Display was lovingly disassembled on June 19, 2012.
Source:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Retina-Display-Teardown/9493/1
Microsoft is expected to unveil their first Windows tablet later today, we previously heard earlier today that Microsoft had teamed up with Barnes & Noble for their new Windows tablet. According to a spokesperson from Barnes & Noble, the company has nothing to do with Microsoft’s event later today, we wonder what Microsoft has planned ...
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geeky-gadgets/~3/7rXWbZ9FPf4/
The BioTac sensor was built to mimic a human fingertip and can outperform humans in identifying a wide range of materials, offering potential use ...
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http://www.gizmag.com/biotac-tactile-robot-finger/23002/
Microsoft Can't Catch a Break [PIC]
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http://i.imgur.com/DkaF3.jpg
Hello? A Visual History of the Phone.
Source:
http://www.slate.com/slideshows/life/hello-a-visual-history-of-the-phone.html
Chances are Facebook knows a lot about you.
But can it pick you out in a crowd?
Probably not yet, but that could be on the horizon. Facebook on Monday confirmed that it is buying the five-year-old Israel-based startup Face.com, maker of facial recognition software.
The Flame virus went undetected for two years by every online security firm.
Now they need to find a new way to protect the world's PCs from malware, writes John Naughton
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/17/flame-virus-online-security
If youre a Spotify (Premium) user and an iOS user, chances are youve already tried using Spotify on your device.
The Spotify iPhone app is very decent, and it was recently joined by a rather spectacular iPad application.
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http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/enjoy-spotify-radio-on-your-iphone-with-spoton-radio/
Want to treat yourself to a new iPad? Go ahead--we've collected a few great ways for you to make use of your old one.
Source:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/257429/10_ways_to_repurpose_your_old_ipad.html
Want to treat yourself to a new iPad? Go ahead--we've collected a few great ways for you to make use of your old one.
Source:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/257429/10_ways_to_repurpose_your_old_ipad.html
A brief account of innocent bystanders who lost their lives over Apple's smartphone.
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http://www.complex.com/tech/2012/06/a-history-of-people-dying-for-iphone/
Nearly 10 years ago, "Cleanfeed" was designed to protect the British public from child abuse imagery. A decade later, the same system is used to enforce ISP blocks on sites like The Pirate Bay. How did the U.K. fall into "censorship creep"?...
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/ga4Eu7B6sR8/
Nearly 10 years ago, "Cleanfeed" was designed to protect the British public from child abuse imagery. A decade later, the same system is used to enforce ISP blocks on sites like The Pirate Bay. How did the U.K. fall into "censorship creep"?...
Source:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/ga4Eu7B6sR8/
Unless Stumbleupon can find a way to help drive far more activity than it is seeing, the hiatus for the channels feature could be a long one.
Source:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57452365/stumbleupons-redesign-falls-flat-update/
Unless Stumbleupon can find a way to help drive far more activity than it is seeing, the hiatus for the channels feature could be a long one.
Source:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57452365/stumbleupons-redesign-falls-flat-update/
To the surprise of absolutely no one, that single-scene preview Walmart is offering of The Amazing Spider-Man is now on YouTube.
Twitter users will now be able to see how many times a tweet has been favorited or retweeted, even when the count goes over 50.
We celebrate the 25th anniversary of the most mispronounced and awesome file format.
Source:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/15/happy-25th-birthday-gif
We celebrate the 25th anniversary of the most mispronounced and awesome file format.
Source:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/15/happy-25th-birthday-gif
An algorithmically designed mirror promises to do away with the visual mysteries of the road.
Source:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/06/the-blind-spot-a-requiem/258449/
Whether you're traveling or just trying to get out of the house a bit more, there's one thing that plagues us everywhere we go: Wi-Fi.
We may not have that cloud of Wi-Fi covering the planet yet, but you can find free Wi-Fi almost anywhere, if you know how to look.
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http://lifehacker.com/5918856/top-10-ways-to-get-free-wi fi-anywhere-you-go
What do fireflies, nanorods, and Christmas lights have in common? Someday, consumers may be able to purchase multicolor strings of light that don' t need electricity or batteries to glow.
Scientists at Syracuse University found a new way to harness the natural light produced by fireflies using nanoscience. Their breakthrough produces a system that is 20 to 30 times more efficient than those produced during previous experiments.
What do fireflies, nanorods, and Christmas lights have in common? Someday, consumers may be able to purchase multicolor strings of light that don' t need electricity or batteries to glow.
Scientists at Syracuse University found a new way to harness the natural light produced by fireflies using nanoscience. Their breakthrough produces a system that is 20 to 30 times more efficient than those produced during previous experiments.
Popular direct links download site OneDDL has announced its immediate closure.
The site, which has been around for the best part of seven years, is the latest casualty in the ongoing cyberlocker and linking controversy. What was once a legal gray area - the indexing and linking of copyright works - has now become a matter of black and white, the site's owner reports.
Source:
http://torrentfreak.com/warez-download-site-oneddl-calls-it-quits-citing-legal-concerns-120614/
Popular direct links download site OneDDL has announced its immediate closure.
The site, which has been around for the best part of seven years, is the latest casualty in the ongoing cyberlocker and linking controversy. What was once a legal gray area - the indexing and linking of copyright works - has now become a matter of black and white, the site's owner reports.
Source:
http://torrentfreak.com/warez-download-site-oneddl-calls-it-quits-citing-legal-concerns-120614/
Apple's success � driven by the vision of Steve Jobs � has been to distil its ideas to their essence.
By contrast, too many companies are overly complicated
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jun/15/secret-apple-success-simplicity
Today at Kogan we've implemented the world's first "Internet Explorer 7 Tax".
The new 6.8% tax comes into effect today on all products purchased from Kogan.com by anyone still insistent on using the antique browser.
But don't worry, we're making it easy to get around this one with a simple upgrade to a browser that the rest of the world is using :).
Click 'Read More' to view the full article
Today at Kogan we've implemented the world's first "Internet Explorer 7 Tax".
The new 6.8% tax comes into effect today on all products purchased from Kogan.com by anyone still insistent on using the antique browser.
But don't worry, we're making it easy to get around this one with a simple upgrade to a browser that the rest of the world is using :).
Click 'Read More' to view the full article
A child born today has a greater chance of hearing a cloned dinosaur roar than a phone's busy signal.
Source:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/13-tech-sounds-that-no-longer-exist
Today at Kogan we've implemented the world's first "Internet Explorer 7 Tax".
The new 6.8% tax comes into effect today on all products purchased from Kogan.com by anyone still insistent on using the antique browser.
But don't worry, we're making it easy to get around this one with a simple upgrade to a browser that the rest of the world is using :).
Click 'Read More' to view the full article
The founder of one of Europe's former leading illicit movie streaming portals has been convicted.
The man, known as Dirk B, received a reduced sentence after giving a full confession and apology for this activities on Kino.to, the site hit by a massive international police operation in 2011. Despite his overtures, Dirk B received a 4.5 year jail sentence and was ordered to forfeit $4.7m of the claimed $8m he earned from the site.
Source:
http://torrentfreak.com/download-site-founder-receives-4-5-year-jail-sentence-forfeits-4-7m-120615/
The founder of one of Europe's former leading illicit movie streaming portals has been convicted.
The man, known as Dirk B, received a reduced sentence after giving a full confession and apology for this activities on Kino.to, the site hit by a massive international police operation in 2011. Despite his overtures, Dirk B received a 4.5 year jail sentence and was ordered to forfeit $4.7m of the claimed $8m he earned from the site.
Source:
http://torrentfreak.com/download-site-founder-receives-4-5-year-jail-sentence-forfeits-4-7m-120615/
Grace Digital's rugged new Ecoxpro case with built-in speaker and headphone jack fits any MP3 player or smartphone, and you can get one for free. How H2O-so-great is that?...
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/EmSHSO_4ZJ4/
Grace Digital's rugged new Ecoxpro case with built-in speaker and headphone jack fits any MP3 player or smartphone, and you can get one for free. How H2O-so-great is that?...
Source:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/EmSHSO_4ZJ4/
Every day we see more people using their smartphones to make payments whether through apps directly on them or by using them to pay for purchases at stores.
The rise of mobile payment types is only being outpaced by adoption which is accelerating at ...
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http://www.techi.com/2012/06/a-breakdown-of-our-mobile-payment-future/
Millions in the developing world lack access to clean and safe electricity.
Now, an innovative new football gives them a way to produce power with every kick.
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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120614-dawn-of-a-new-footballing-power
Building interactive multisensory experiences helps engage your customers on and emotional level.
Members of Ads Integrity Alliance will share information about scams and malware distributed via ads....
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/EhopUsJvMHA/
An implant that fits in the retina could help those with degenerative eye disease see again.
Source:
http://news.discovery.com/tech/retinal-prosthesis-120613.html
With a higher-resolution display, thin chassis, and up-to-date components, the Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch with Retina display is the new king of high-end desktop replacement laptops.
Today at Kogan we've implemented the world's first "Internet Explorer 7 Tax".
The new 6.8% tax comes into effect today on all products purchased from Kogan.com by anyone still insistent on using the antique browser.
But don't worry, we're making it easy to get around this one with a simple upgrade to a browser that the rest of the world is using :).
Click 'Read More' to view the full article
Technology: smaller, faster, better
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http://i.imgur.com/2yG0h.jpg
FEMA concluded a National Level Exercise that depicted potentially catastrophic cyberattacks by hacktivists 'The Void' who were armed with zero day exploits to attack Americas critical infrastructure.
The cybersecurity exercise is purely fictional, but it was the first time the FEMA NLE was cyber-centric focused. It also included an ex-employee with system access, an employee falling for a social engineering USB attack that created backdoors,
Social network is expected to file a motion to consolidate a wave of investor lawsuits and addressing the stock exchange's role in the fumbled offering.
...
Via: http://news.cnet.com
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has spent nearly three years fighting its rivals in a global smartphone patent war.
Now, setbacks in two key U.S. court cases are laying bare why a drawn-out
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http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/13/apple-google-lawsuits-samsung-idINDEE85B0GG20120613
These are the kinds of jellyfish you dont need to be afraid of.
They look and swim like jellyfish, but theyre actually water-dwelling fuel cells attached to an artificial muscle, and they might just be the answer to a powerful and cheap way to monitor the worlds oceans.
Within the past 24 hours, user-contributed link aggregator reddit.com has compiled a secret list� of banned domains�including reputable news sites including The Atlantic, Business Week, PhysOrg, and ScienceDaily.
But the controversy doesnt end there...
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregvoakes/2012/06/13/reddit-reportedly-banning-high-quality-domains/
Mobile phone giant Vodafone has created the Booster Brolly, a concept umbrella aimed at festival-goers. The umbrella not only charges your phone and boosts its signal --- it also keeps the rain off your head. Nice. ...
On Wednesday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will release a list of some 2,000 proposals for new Internet address suffixes.
They can represent hobbies, ethnic groups, corporate brand names and more. Here's how it will work.
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http://techland.time.com/2012/06/12/dot-anything-how-the-internet-will-get-new-domain-name-suffixes/
Apple's new iOS 6, which is coming to next iPhone later this year, is looking pretty good. Will be it enough to beat out the current crop of Android 4.0 phones? Ask Maggie offers some insight.
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Apple's new iOS 6, which is coming to next iPhone later this year, is looking pretty good. Will be it enough to beat out the current crop of Android 4.0 phones? Ask Maggie offers some insight.
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Via: http://news.cnet.com
Apple dropped a lot of shiny new products and some gorgeous software to drool over at yesterday's action-packed WWDC keynote.
Among them, a beautiful new retina display MacBook Pro, refreshed MacBook Airs, Mountain Lion OS X, and iOS 6, along with a few other goodies that didn't necessarily...
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http://gizmodo.com/5917698/what-apple-didnt-announce-yesterday and-why-it-matters
Apple dropped a lot of shiny new products and some gorgeous software to drool over at yesterday's action-packed WWDC keynote.
Among them, a beautiful new retina display MacBook Pro, refreshed MacBook Airs, Mountain Lion OS X, and iOS 6, along with a few other goodies that didn't necessarily...
Source:
http://gizmodo.com/5917698/what-apple-didnt-announce-yesterday and-why-it-matters
OK�this thing is a space monster.
Apple just dropped a Next Gen MacBook Pro with the highest resolution screen in laptop history, and the thinness of the air. Retina Display spewin', HD chewin' supercomputer. This is Apple's crown jewel of computing.
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http://gizmodo.com/5917438/apples-next-gen-macbook-pro-is-the-most-amazing-weve-ever-seen
Left handed? Fear not, you will no longer be discriminated against on the Internet -- at least within Google Chrome.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/12/silvio-lorusso-left-handed-cursor_n_1589413.html
Left handed? Fear not, you will no longer be discriminated against on the Internet -- at least within Google Chrome.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/12/silvio-lorusso-left-handed-cursor_n_1589413.html
If you're still pirating music, stop.
It's illegal and wrong and stealing and bad and yadda yadda. But it's also dangerous because you don't even know who you can trust anymore.
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http://gizmodo.com/5917783/record-labels-are-paying-students-to-narc-on-students-who-pirate-music
When the Secret Service used honeypots to catch Romanian hackers, it was less about tracking attackers to improve cybersecurity and more about using good old-fashioned seduction in social engineering to lure the alleged cybercriminals to the U.S. where they were arrested.
Imagine flying from Florida to D.C. with nowhere to sit, no A/C -- not even a bathroom.
NASA kept two 747s set up this way on purpose.
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http://www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/features/shuttle_museum.html
Apple has also revealed a number of enhancements for its new OS X Mountain Lion at WWDC 2012. Confirming that their new OS X is a major new release with hundreds of new features, some of which we have already seen in previews released. Apple also revealed that their OS X Lion operating system, was ...
If you have been waiting for them to introduce an update version of the Mac Pro the wait is now over as Apple unveiled their 2012 Mac Pro at this years WWDC. There are three models of the 2012 Mac Pro to choose from, and entry level quad core version with a single quad core ...
Forty years after Vietnam's most famous photo, incendiary weapons still kill and injure children
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http://www.salon.com/2012/06/08/white_phosphorous_the_new_napalm/
It's been one the big questions hanging over WWDC -- will Apple actually toss Google to the side and launch it's own mapping
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/apple-officially-gives-google-maps-the-boot-launches-own-maps-a/
There are a handful of cool features coming to the iPhone with iOS 6, Scott Forstall announced at today's WWDC keynote.
First up is Do Not Disturb, which tells your phone not to bother you with any push notifications or texts.
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http://gizmodo.com/5917473/ios-6-gives-you-amazing-control-over-which-calls-you-receive
There are a handful of cool features coming to the iPhone with iOS 6, Scott Forstall announced at today's WWDC keynote.
First up is Do Not Disturb, which tells your phone not to bother you with any push notifications or texts.
Source:
http://gizmodo.com/5917473/ios-6-gives-you-amazing-control-over-which-calls-you-receive
Android chief says he just lends free office space to the startup at the center of the rumor and has no plans to leave the Web giant. Also: 900,000 new Android devices activated every day....
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/zy-BqUVTipQ/
Android chief says he just lends free office space to the startup at the center of the rumor and has no plans to leave the Web giant. Also: 900,000 new Android devices activated every day....
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/zy-BqUVTipQ/
Streaming music sites are a dime-a-dozen, but internet radio services --the kind where you press play, sit back, and enjoy music that you know you'll love and only interact if you hear something you don't-- are a rarer breed.
Sometimes you're in the mood to just listen to music, not be a DJ.
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http://lifehacker.com/5917063/five-best-internet-radio-services
By Dan Levine SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - An Apple Inc lawyer said the iPhone and iPad maker may seek a legal order stopping the launch of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy S III phone in the United States later this month.
At a hearing on Thursday in a San Jose, California federal court, Apple attorney Josh Krevitt said the company could file for a temporary restraining order against Samsung as early as Friday. "Once sales are made, the h
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/apple-galaxy-s3-us_n_1579236.html
Wow and yikes, there's nothing quite like the big raunchy oops at the Norwegian Developers Conference when launching the new Windows Azure Services.
The presentation included dancing women in shorts and techno-rap lyrics like
Both devices missing from a purported full list of developer releases for Apple's next-generation mobile OS.
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Via: http://news.cnet.com
Both devices missing from a purported full list of developer releases for Apple's next-generation mobile OS.
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Via: http://news.cnet.com
Cyclists of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains (and derailleurs)
The show is over, but the discussion and reflections on E3 are just beginning. So who impressed us the most? Check out our list of the best of 2012’s E3.
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http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/best-of-e3-2012-awards/
The show is over, but the discussion and reflections on E3 are just beginning. So who impressed us the most? Check out our list of the best of 2012’s E3.
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http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/best-of-e3-2012-awards/
The following video intends to show some of the major events to happen in this next decade, by year (2010-2019)
Of all the craziest things for Mark Cuban to invest in, a one-man startup consisting of a horrible dancer who sits at his kitchen table drawing kindergarten-style pictures of cats must be at the top of the list.
But Cuban obviously knows what he's doing: he's already got most of his investment back.
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http://venturebeat.com/2012/06/08/i-want-to-draw-a-cat-for-you/
A company called AGA is about to deal a real blow to the frozen dinner industry.
Its new iTotal Control stove can be remotely operated from a phone or computer with a net connection, letting users remotely turn on their oven, ensuring a hot meal awaits them when they get home.
The iTotal Control...
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http://gizmodo.com/5916630/remote-control-stove-lets-you-start-dinner-before-you-even-leave-work
AMD has pulled the wraps off of a tiny little nettop computer that should be easy to place in a crowded office or entertainment center. The machine is called the LifeBox and has no part that has to sit on your desk. The entire computer plugs into your AC outlet in the wall. Original Story ...
Giving more strength to the rumors that the search god, Google - is planning to foray into the cable TV business, a new device with Google brand has been spotted at the FCC.
Interestingly, the device is an IP set top box.
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http://www.devicemag.com/2012/06/07/google-fiber-ip-set-top-box-spotted-at-the-fcc/
As the music labels of the RIAA prepare to launch their six-strikes initiative in the United States, elsewhere in the world their strategies are somewhat different.
In Europe, labels including EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner are pumping money into an anti-piracy company who do everything from cyberlocker takedowns to the dirtiest of all anti-piracy tactics - extracting cash settlements from Internet users. According to an insider, the company emp
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http://torrentfreak.com/big-four-music-labels-hire-students-to-chase-file-sharers-120607/
The weak CME on February 26, 2012 did produce some amazing aurora for high latitude observers.
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News022512-cme.html
The weak CME on February 26, 2012 did produce some amazing aurora for high latitude observers.
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News022512-cme.html
Leveraging social recommendations of nearly one billion Facebook users, the new Facebook App Center promotes app discovery for both Web and mobile platforms.
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http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/facebook-launches-app-center-to-help-you-discover-new-apps/
Leveraging social recommendations of nearly one billion Facebook users, the new Facebook App Center promotes app discovery for both Web and mobile platforms.
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http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/facebook-launches-app-center-to-help-you-discover-new-apps/
With series like True Blood, Game of Thrones, and Boardwalk Empire, HBO is one of the premiere places for ultra-popular original content, and the company's HBO Go app lets subscribers take that programming with them wherever they go.
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With series like True Blood, Game of Thrones, and Boardwalk Empire, HBO is one of the premiere places for ultra-popular original content, and the company's HBO Go app lets subscribers take that programming with them wherever they go.
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With "hacktivist" groups like Anonymous and stories like the LinkedIn security breach constantly popping up in the news, it's easy to grow numb to matt
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http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/07/hacked-insider-account-atm-black-hat/
Ideal for anyone that subscribes to HBO through a premium television service, Kindle Fire owners have a new reason to celebrate their purchase of the Android tablet.
Ideal for anyone that subscribes to HBO through a premium television service, Kindle Fire owners have a new reason to celebrate their purchase of the Android tablet.
While Robonaut has been busy testing its technology aboard station, NASA and GM have been working together to find new uses of those technologies.
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/robo-glove.html
Apple will unveil iOS 6 next week at WWDC, and the Maps app will reportedly be getting a complete overhaul.
Here's a breakdown of the tricks Apple may have up its sleeve.
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http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/what-expect-apples-upcoming-maps-app
...Today, on the 68th anniversary of D-Day, we take a focused look at the gadgets and weapons American paratoopers took into battle.
Their design is archaic, but each artifact speaks to the viscerally personal nature of combat.
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http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/06/d-day-paratrooper-gear-gadgets/
By John D.
Sutter, CNN (CNN) --- The U.S. legal drinking age is 21. Should Facebook have the same requirement? Plenty of people light-heartedly say the 900-million-person social network is "addictive," since so many of us spend hours a day checking up on what our Facebook friends are doing.
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http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/05/the-big-idea-facebooks-minimum-age-should-be-21/
Samsung and AT&T have announced their latest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate, and the handset will be available from AT&T from this Sunday the 10th of June. AT&T will be offering the Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate for $49.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier, it will come with a ...
Samsung and AT&T have announced their latest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate, and the handset will be available from AT&T from this Sunday the 10th of June. AT&T will be offering the Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate for $49.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier, it will come with a ...
June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. sought to block sales of Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest Galaxy smartphones in the U.S., deepening their worldwide patent...
The FBI is investigating who spilled national security secrets, this time about Stuxnet and the classified cyberattack program the U.S. launched against Iran nuclear facilities.
Senator Feinstein has called for Capitol Hill hearings into the leak since 'disclosures of this type endanger American lives and undermine America's national security.'
The FBI is investigating who spilled national security secrets, this time about Stuxnet and the classified cyberattack program the U.S. launched against Iran nuclear facilities.
Senator Feinstein has called for Capitol Hill hearings into the leak since 'disclosures of this type endanger American lives and undermine America's national security.'
The MPAA and RIAA, helped by all major Internet providers in the United States, will begin to warn and punish copyright infringers in the months to come.
Those caught sharing copyright works will receive several warning messages and subsequent punishment if they continue to infringe. Today we provide an overview of the upcoming scheme, busting some of the scary myths floating around online, and confirming others.
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http://torrentfreak.com/how-scary-is-the-us-six-strikes-anti-piracy-scheme-120605/
In news that should surprise no one, the Wall Street Journal said this morning that the split between Apple and Google Maps is coming.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2012/06/05/wsj-apples-ouster-of-google-maps-from-ios-is-coming/
A user in a Russian forum is claiming to have hacked LinkedIn to the tune of almost 6.5 million account details.
The user uploaded 6,458,020 encrypted passwords, but no usernames. It's not clear if...
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http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/6/3067523/linkedin-password-leak-online
Sony has added a new compact camera to their line up with the launch of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 which comes with a 20.2 effective megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100also comes with an F1.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T 3.6x optical zoom lens and an ISO range of up to 25600, plus a ...
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geeky-gadgets/~3/IBMGaP-iOfQ/
Sony has added a new compact camera to their line up with the launch of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 which comes with a 20.2 effective megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100also comes with an F1.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T 3.6x optical zoom lens and an ISO range of up to 25600, plus a ...
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geeky-gadgets/~3/IBMGaP-iOfQ/
Verizon announced the Droid Incredible 4G a while back, and they put the device up for pre-order, unfortunately they did not give an exact launch date for the handset. Now it would appear that we may have a launch date of the 28th of June for the Droid Incredible 4G, as a number people who ...
Finding out your Gmail account was hacked would be bad news, but how about if that attack was from suspected state-sponsored hackers?
Finding out your Gmail account was hacked would be bad news, but how about if that attack was from suspected state-sponsored hackers?
The IPv6 launch has expanded the Internet's address almost infinitely, crucially updating a system that was running out of new connections.
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http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/06/technology/ipv6/index.htm
What's worse than hiring scantily-clad "booth babes" to show off gadgets at an electronics conference populated mostly by men? Sending lascivious tweets about their appearance from the official company account.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/04/asus-rear-tweet_n_1567696.html
Microsoft on Monday revealed that its Xbox 360 gaming console is now the worlds top selling console, beating out the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii, during its keynote at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.
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http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/04/microsoft-e3-2012-xbox-music-smartglass/
What if your video-game console, TV, tablet and smartphone all worked together to enhance gaming, movies and TV shows for you?
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/04/tech/gaming-gadgets/e3-microsoft-event/index.html
HP slips a full range of Ivy Bridge silicon into the high-end Envy 15 and 17....
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/OQ6NvLxfvCo/
Mophie has just announced a new addition to its lineup of battery pack cases for the iPhone 4 and 4S smartphone, in the form of the new Mophie Juice Pack Pro. The Juice Pack Pro has been designed by Mophie to add an extra 150 percent of life to your iPhone 4 or 4S. Together ...
Do newly developed pungent stink bombs sidestep the Chemical Weapons Convention? IMAGINE being hit by a smell worse than anything you've ever encountered.
It combines the reek of sewage with pungent rotting meat. It is nauseating, and so intense that you rush for the door. That is what it would be like to experience a malodorant - a non-lethal weapon being developed by the US to drive targets out into the open.
The use of chemical agents in war
Analyst Eric Jackson has told CNBC that he believes Facebook will disappear by 2020 as it struggles to monetize the mobile platform.
Send text messages from your OS X dashboard, and see Growl notifications for incoming messages.
If you use Google Voice, this is one of earths only useful dashboard widgets.
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http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/gv-connect-use-google-voice-from-the-mac-dashboard-2/
The USS Mississippi was christened yesterday.
Some of our readers will remember the Sony ST21i that was leaked back in April, the device was rumored to be an entry level Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone. Now it looks like we may have a name for the handset, as it is rumored to be launching as the Sony Xperia Tipo, the ...
Do you want to be able to buy downloadable content at Gamestop? Well, if you are in Europe or Australia you are in luck. Sony wants to compete with Nintendo and PC games in the downloadable content arena, so that's why the company's European arm is taking its digital products to GameStop. Original Story Sony ...
Do you want to be able to buy downloadable content at Gamestop? Well, if you are in Europe or Australia you are in luck. Sony wants to compete with Nintendo and PC games in the downloadable content arena, so that's why the company's European arm is taking its digital products to GameStop. Original Story Sony ...
Youve probably heard that you need to overwrite a drive multiple times to make the data unrecoverable.
Many disk-wiping utilities offer multiple-pass wipes. This is an urban legend: you only need to wipe a drive once.
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http://www.howtogeek.com/115573/htg-explains-why-you-only-have-to-wipe-a-disk-once-to-erase-it/
Youve probably heard that you need to overwrite a drive multiple times to make the data unrecoverable.
Many disk-wiping utilities offer multiple-pass wipes. This is an urban legend: you only need to wipe a drive once.
Source:
http://www.howtogeek.com/115573/htg-explains-why-you-only-have-to-wipe-a-disk-once-to-erase-it/
Women make up growing proportion of video gamers, but some have experienced graphic and threatening sexual harassment, says the BBC's James Fletcher.
Women make up growing proportion of video gamers, but some have experienced graphic and threatening sexual harassment, says the BBC's James Fletcher.
Vacuum trains promise to speed between Europe and the US faster than a plane.
But will they ever make it off the drawing board?
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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120601-high-speed-pipedreams
Spectacular images from the Hinode spacecraft show the solar eclipse, which darkened the sky in parts of the world yesterday.
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hinode/eclipse_120520.html
Spectacular images from the Hinode spacecraft show the solar eclipse, which darkened the sky in parts of the world yesterday.
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hinode/eclipse_120520.html
A lot of people, including many health care professionals, believe the world is made up only of alcoholics and nonalcoholics.
But our research shows us that there is another group.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/03/the-risk-of-becoming-an-almost-alcoholic_n_1566027.html
Despite the perceived shortcomings of game streaming services like OnLive and Gaikai, it seems the latter has caught the attention of none other than Sony. A deal to bring first and third party PS2 games back to the PS3 is apparently in the works, both as a means of replaying old favourites, but also as ...
