 AT&T Confirms Strong Nokia Lumia Sales Dec 6th 2012, 20:21 Wireless carrier AT&T is enjoying strong sales of Nokia’s latest Lumia handsets, which arrived on shelves with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system loaded on them. AT&T Mobility Chief Executive Ralph de la Vega told reporters at the UBS media and communications conference that, while handsets did sell very well, stock was tight for these devices, Economic Times reports. The wireless carrier also said that it managed to sell over 6.4 million smartp... (read more) |   The Last of Us Out in Spring 2013, Retailer Says Dec 6th 2012, 20:11 Large U.S. retailer Walmart has started taking reservations for the upcoming The Last of Us survival game, claiming that it's going to be released in spring of 2013. The Last of Us is one of the big upcoming PS3 exclusive games, delivering an intense story-based survival experience that centers around two characters: Joel and Ellie. While the game is expected next year, Sony has yet to confirm an actual release period. Now, Walmart, via IGN, is claiming t... (read more) |  Windows Tablets Will Still Trail Behind Android and iOS in 2016 Dec 6th 2012, 19:51 Microsoft hasn’t released official sales figures for the Surface RT tablet running Windows RT, but analysts claim that its performance has been pretty disappointing so far. Although there are several Windows tablets on the market, they’ve yet to become a serious threat for Android and iPads, so sales remain pretty low for the time being. And they will remain so until 2016, IDC said. Apple’s very own iPad mini has increased tablet sales this year, but... (read more) |  iPad Beats Every Tablet in Battery Life Tests Dec 6th 2012, 19:41 Apple’s iPads trumped competition in “Which?,” an electronics endurance test that measures battery life for gadgets. The full-size iPad zoomed past competition with a 811-minute score, leaving tablets like the Xperia S in a trail of dust. Every tablet was tested in lab conditions with the screen brightness set to 200 n... (read more) |  Global Warming Changes Spain's Christmas Menu Dec 6th 2012, 19:41 More often than not, scientific studies concerning the impact of global warming and overfishing on marine biodiversity are overlooked by the general public, simply because some words scribbled down on a piece of paper hardly seem to have anything in common with the real world. Still, this year's Christmas is bound to force Spain's resi... (read more) |  Mass Effect 3 Gets Operation: ONSLAUGHT Starting Tomorrow Dec 6th 2012, 19:38 Developer BioWare reveals the next multiplayer based operation for Mass Effect 3, called ONSLAUGHT, that will be live tomorrow, on December 7, with the end set for Sunday. Gamers will only have an individual goal for this operation, to get 75,000 points worth of damage using just the assault rifle category of weapons on any map, using any difficulty level. All points are counted across games and extraction is not required to get the reward, a Commendation Pack. read more) |  Google+ the Ghost Town Has 500 Million Users Dec 6th 2012, 19:21 Along with launching Google+ Communities and debuting the Snapseed app for Android, Google also announced new numbers for its "ghost town" social network. And, while the critics haven't backed down, it's starting to look less and less like a ghost town. It's no Facebook, but it's seeing some solid usage. Google says some 135 million peopl... (read more) |  First Enterprise-Level 802.11ac Access Point Launched by Huawei Dec 6th 2012, 19:11 One wouldn't be inclined to believe Huawei's claims that its 802.11ac access point is the first of its kind, until they realize that the IEEE 802.11ac is a relatively recent development. IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless computer networking standard of 802.11 that is still under development and which provides a high data th... (read more) |  Crysis 3 Launches on February 19 in North America, the 22 in Europe Dec 6th 2012, 19:02 Crysis 3 will be launched on February 19 of next year in the United States and on February 22 in Europe, according to Cevat Yerli, the man who leads development of the game at Crytek. The launch will take place at the same time on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the PC via the Original digital distribution service. The dates come from an event hosted by publisher Electronic Arts that focused on the big titles that it will deliver during the fi... (read more) |  Dell Experts Warn About Fake Bank Emails Spreading ZeuS Malware Dec 6th 2012, 18:51 Experts from Dell SecureWorks' Counter Threat Unit (CTU) are warning users and companies about a new spam campaign initiated by the cybercriminals behind the Gameover ZeuS banking Trojan. Apparently, the spam operation relies on the Cutwail botnet. Recipients of these emails are informed that they’ve received a new encrypted message from a certain financial institution. “You have received a secure e-mail message from [name of the bank]. We care about your ... (read more) |  Sony Releases Beta of Flash Tool for Xperia Devices Dec 6th 2012, 18:51 Today, Sony Mobile announced the availability of a new beta flavor of its flash tool for Xperia handsets, providing developers with the possibility to load custom software on devices with unlocked bootloaders. According to Sony, the feature has been long requested by the Android community, and the company is now offering official... (read more) |  FTL: Faster Than Light Is 40% Cheaper On Steam until Monday Dec 6th 2012, 18:37 Developer Subset Games and Valve are making FTL: Faster Than Light available on Steam with a 40 percent price cut until Monday, December 10 at 10 AM Pacific Standart time, which means that players can get it for 5.99 dollars or Euro. FTL might just be the best indie title of the year, a rogue like which takes players to space and allows them to control a spaceship and its crew as it runs away from Rebel forces and must navigate a complex universe. The game is tense and en... (read more) |  Kubuntu 13.04 and Edubuntu 13.04 Alpha 1 Released Dec 6th 2012, 18:21 Canonical, through Stéphane Graber, announced a few minutes ago, December 6, the immediate availability for download and testing of the first Alpha release for the upcoming Edubuntu 13.04 and Kubuntu 13.04 operating systems. First of all, we would like to remind everyone that the Ubuntu operating system will not be available... (read more) |  British Airways Launches Windows 8 Modern App Dec 6th 2012, 18:11 British Airways is the second airline company after Emirates to release a Windows 8 app, as it tries to allow its customers to discover new destinations using Microsoft’s new OS. The so-called British Airways Inspiration App is a downloadable software solution developed to help discover destinations based on temperature and month,... (read more) |  AT&T Readying LG E940 Superphone with 1080p Display Dec 6th 2012, 18:01 Although LG recently launched its Android flagship smartphone, the Optimus G, the company is already planning the next superphone powered by Google’s platform. The folks over at Techkiddy have just spotted an unannounced LG E940, which seems to be Optimus G’s spiritual successor, as the phone is also known as LG E930.<... (read more) |  Huawei Ascend Mate Allegedly Confirmed with 6.1-Inch Screen Dec 6th 2012, 18:01 Samsung’s Galaxy Note II smartphone is a very impressive device, courtesy of its 5.5-inch touchscreen display, but it seems that it might soon be dwarfed by a new phablet coming from Huawei. Said to sport the name of Huawei Ascend Mate, the handset is reportedly confirmed with a 6.1-touchscreen display on the front, which will make it one of the largest Android smartphones in the world. The aforementioned 6.1-inch display on Ascend Mate will boast a full HD 10... (read more) |  Alien Spotted by Wildlife Cam on Deer Trail in Pennsylvania Dec 6th 2012, 18:01 A wildlife cam set up in the woods captured more than just deer, as infrared footage reveals an alien in the background. You don't have to look very closely to spot the scary ghost-like creature in the back, but, if you missed it, there are arrows pointing at it. The photo was supposedly taken in North West Pennsylvania, USA in November, Before It's News writes. Even with the creepy music and the zooming in, this picture doesn't convince me. I dub it a fa... (read more) |  Spotify Has 5 Million Paying Users, 4.7 Million Playlists Called "Love" Dec 6th 2012, 17:51 Spotify is gearing up to make some big announcements later today. The speculation is that this means a follower model, like on Twitter, and, finally, a web app. Before all that though, Spotify is doing a bit of bragging and publishing some user numbers. The big one is that the service has over five million paying customers all over the world. That's a big number, bigger than any of the competition can hope for. One million of those are in the US. It's still probably not ... (read more) |  Google Authenticator for Android Updated with UI Improvements Dec 6th 2012, 17:34 Google Authenticator is one of the several Android applications updated by the search giant today. The application that provides 2-step verifications for users’ accounts has been improved with a few bug fixes. According to Google, the latest version of the application features various UI improvements as well. Several bug fixes in account setup flow are another addition brought by this update. Keep in mind that, with 2-step verification, users signing in will be ... (read more) |  Wii U Is Getting Access to Google Maps Functionality Dec 6th 2012, 17:21 Nintendo says that one of the new features that will be added to the Wii U home console via the eShop is functionality taken from Google Maps, which allows users to control the panoramic Street View via the touchscreen included in the GamePad. Gamers can also scan photos in a 360 degree view. Street View can be seen on the GamePad or can be transferred to the big television sets to which the Wii U is connected. Nintendo plans to offer a demo of the featur... (read more) |  CoolTweak Is a Simple Solution for Batch Image Resizing and Watermarking Dec 6th 2012, 17:21 Some image-related tasks are so simple that they are not worth the effort of launching a full-blown photo editor to carry them out. In some cases there isn’t even the possibility to process the items in batches. CoolTweak is an easy solution for those that need to resize, watermark or publish photos online without having to launch an image editor. It carries ... (read more) |  SystemRescueCd 3.1.2 Is Based on Linux Kernel 3.2.34 Dec 6th 2012, 17:17 On December 5, François François Dupoux announced a new release of his popular SystemRescueCd Linux-based operating system for rescue and recovery tasks. SystemRescueCd 3.1.2 comes with important changes and improvements, but the most prominent one is the switch to a new version of the LTS Linux kernel. Highlights of SystemRescueCd 3.1.2: • The standard kernel is now the Long-Term-Supported linux-3.2.34 (rescuecd + rescue64) &bull... (read more) |  Qt 5.0 RC Surfaces with a Swath of Changes Dec 6th 2012, 17:02 Qt, a cross-platform application and UI framework with APIs for C++ programming, is now at version 5.0 RC. Highlights of Qt 5.0 RC: • The signatures of the connectNotify() and disconnectNotify() functions have changed. The functions now get passed a QMetaMethod that identifies the signal; • Unite clipping support has been removed from QPainter; • The old macros TRUE and FALSE have been removed; • The historical language and count... (read more) |  Script of the Day: Kube Dec 6th 2012, 17:01 Kube is a framework, originally written in LESS and compiled to CSS, to help developers get a basic wireframe in place for their upcoming Web projects. A product of Imperavi Ltd, creators of the highly successful Redactor HTML5-based WYSIWYG editor, Kube provides a cross-browser and mobile-friendly CSS framework to quickly get website projects off the ground. Kube comes with a responsive layout and support for mobile browsers, allowing developers to build from the get... (read more) |  Steam for Linux Will Get Eight Amazing New Games Dec 6th 2012, 16:50 The Steam Greenlight program initiated by Valve has just cleared eight great games that will arrive on Linux, along with the other platforms. Now that Steam for Linux is a certainty, a lot of developers want to see their games on Linux, especially if their games can be ported easily. The latest wave of games that passed ... (read more) |  YouTube Is Part of the In-Flight Entertainment on Virgin America Now Dec 6th 2012, 16:50 Google is no stranger to working with Virgin America, it offered free WiFi to passengers even free Chromebooks. Now, passengers are getting free YouTube which, well, isn't that much of a big deal. YouTube is already free after all and there's WiFi on board. In fact, it's not even the entire YouTube, just five channels from Warner Brothers. But you'll be able to watch them on the in-flight entertainment system, if that's worth something to you. The channels will only be available i... (read more) |  Jurassic Prank – Victims Are Scared by Man in Dinosaur Costume Dec 6th 2012, 16:47 Comedians at Sketch Empire put together a prank in which one of them dresses up like a dinosaur and tries to take people by surprise. Their "Jurassic Prank" proved widely popular, with almost 1.4 million views in the last three days. The idea is quite different, as you really do not see a lot of people in dinosaur costumes on the street. KHA Entertainment provided the Hollywood-level animatronic costumes featured in the clip. Without them, this prank would have been m... (read more) |  The Elder Scrolls Online Introduces Jorunn the Skald-King Dec 6th 2012, 16:41 Developer ZeniMax Online and publisher Bethesda are offering fans of The Elder Scrolls Online a chance to go deeper into the lore of the upcoming MMO via a new series of stories that will profile the main characters that will populate the game world. The first to be profiled is Jorunn the Skald-King, who will be leading the Ebonheart Pact when The Elder Scrolls Online starts. The game takes place a thousand years before the events of the single-player Elder Scrolls ti... (read more) |  Create an Outdoor Wireless Network with EnGenius Wi-Fi Bridge Dec 6th 2012, 16:31 Home networks used to be rare, then they became common but used lots of cables and at least one switch. Then Wi-Fi came along, and nothing was the same. EnGenius Technologies is helping with the next step. Wireless networks are used in many homes, but that doesn't apply that well to the exterior of homes, unless a parti... (read more) |  Top 10 Most Searched Words in 2012 Dec 6th 2012, 16:26 The Merriam-Webster dictionary has released which were the year's top 10 words, according to their users. Keeping in my mind that it is an election year, politics dominated the public's choice of wording. According to how many times a word was searched on the dictionary, two top the list − socialism and capitalism. The rest of the words, relayed by Gizmodo in alphabetical order, are: bigot, democracy, globalization, marriage, meme, professionalism, schadenfreude end t... (read more) | |
