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If You Do Not Have a Landline, the CDC Says You Are Probably a Drunk and Get Sick A Lot
Posted on Monday, 14 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
If you have ever wondered about the veracity of studies (any kind really) done then we have a great article for you. For many people the thought of someone putting in the time to perform a study means they will…
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Will VR hurt real social interaction?
Posted on Monday, 14 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Recently a comment from former Valve contractor, Fabian Giesen that VR is “bad news” brought up an interesting point. On the surface the technology has some interesting implications for making gaming, multi-media and even social networking more interactive and engaging.…
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Scientists develop superblack material from carbon nanotubes
Posted on Monday, 14 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
If you thought carbon nanotubes were just for making CPUs then you (just like us) were way off. It seems that in addition to their usage in building smaller and faster CPUs they can also be used to make materials…
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China Claims the iPhone is a National Security Threat and Windows 8 is Spyware...
Posted on Friday, 11 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Yesterday we reported that Apple had lost a big to toss out a patent suit aimed at their iPhone and iPad in China. This was quite a blow to the company that has made China its manufacturing home. Normally Apple…
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Newegg, Google, Canon, Dropbox, SAP and othes join to fight Patent Trolls.
Posted on Friday, 11 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Have you ever heard of a PAE? No? Well it stands for Patent Assertion Entity, Still not sure what they do? You might recognize them if we call them patent trolls. PAEs are companies that own the rights to patents…
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New photos of the upcoming Microsoft Windows Phone device have leaked. This time the represent the new cheapest device on this mobile platform, Luma 530 which will be the successor of the famous model 520 which is currently the best…
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Unpatched AVG SafeSearch Leaves Users Open to Script Exploits
Posted on Friday, 11 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
There is nothing like finding out that the application you bought to keep you safe on the internet can actually be used to insert malicious code. Well this is what AVG Secure Search toolbar users are finding out this morning…
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says Microsoft Has to Find Thier Soul
Posted on Friday, 11 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has finally come out and publicly said what we have been reporting for the last couple of months. Things are changing from the Ballmer way. What that exactly means is yet to be determined though as…
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Apple Could Face a Ban on the iPhone and iPad in China
Posted on Thursday, 10 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Apple is having a rough time in China again and the situation seems very ironic to many following is (not to mention the whole Karma angle). In 2012 a Chinese company by the name of Zhizhen filed a patent infringement…
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New Botnet Targeting POS Terminals with Simple Passwords
Posted on Thursday, 10 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Point of Sale Terminals are a new target for malicious individuals. At least this is a trend that many security researchers are seeing over the last few months. These systems can be a treasure trove of information for someone looking…
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Samsung's Gear VR to be a Phone Dock...
Posted on Wednesday, 09 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Virtual reality is one of the new “buzz” words in the industry these days and it seems that everyone wants to have a headset of their very own. So far in this round of VR (there have been companies doing…
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In the mid-late 1990s the computer world was rocked by a new plague that spread very quickly through most Windows PCs that were running any form of Microsoft Office. This was the Macro virus and there were plenty of examples…
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10 million of Xiaomi Mi3 smartphones sold worldwide
Posted on Tuesday, 08 July 2014
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Damir Brodjanac
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has proudly announced that their flagship model Mi3 has surpassed 10 million copies sold. The unit started selling in October last year and is at the moment available only in five countries: China (excluding Hong Kong),…
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Applications for Evolve Alpha test phase are open
Posted on Tuesday, 08 July 2014
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Damir Brodjanac
Turtle Rock on Friday confirmed that the closed alpha testing of the upcoming title Evolve will be available only for players from the United States, but soon after on the official website appeared open registration for players from all corners…
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Oculus Stops Selling Developer Kit in China Due to too Many People Reselling it
Posted on Monday, 07 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
If it only takes a couple of people to ruin a good thing then what happens when it is lot more than a couple? Well in the end things get shut down, just ask Oculus. After launching their development kit…
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Microsoft Releasing Kinect for Windows on July 15th, But will Anyone Buy It?
Posted on Monday, 07 July 2014
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Sean Kalinich
Eight days… that is all you have to wait if you want to get Kinect for your Windows PC. At least that is the word out of Redmond today. Despite the fact that many gamers do not see the need…
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