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Kim Dotcom claims he invented two-factor authentication
Kim Dotcom claims that he is the inventor of two factor authentication and has the patent to prove it. Dotcom was commenting on the news that Twitter has joined a growing number of internet firms that ...
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Microsoft weighs Windows 8 against an Apple iPad
Microsoft has released a video in which it lampoons the Apple iPad and suggests it is only fit to play Chopsticks. The video posted on Youtube shows two tablets being compared. One quickly moves through its designated tasks, while the other doesn't and instead lags behind bemoaning all the things that it can't do. "Sorry, I don't update like that", it says. ...
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Nvidia releases refreshed Geforce GTX 780
Nvidia has refreshed its range topping single GPU enthusiast graphics card with the 2,304 core Geforce GTX 780. Nvidia's Geforce GTX 680 was announced over a year ago and competed ...
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Nokia Siemens and Intel collaborate on base station hardware and software
Nokia Siemens will collaborate with Intel to drive computing power into network base stations, in a bid to push more content to users. Nokia Siemens has been busy trying to win contracts for 4G deployments around the world and is looking at ways of increasing the capabilities of mobile base stations in order to provide network operators ways to make more money. The firm announced that it has ...
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Blackberry 10 owners boycott Netflix
are ticked off about Netflix's revelation that it won't be making an app for Blackberry's latest mobile operating system (OS) and apparently have decided to boycott the service. Earlier this week, Netflix's CEO spoke about the company's future mobile plans and said ...
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Parody of a Hollywood genre film is easy: Find the excesses and exploit them. However, making a parody of a Hollywood film that works simultaneously as that which it is parodying is something else altogether. And, as they did with Shaun of the Dead (2004), their horror-come ... ...
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HTC One sales reportedly hit five million
HTC One handsets since its release earlier this year, as it bounces back from speculation that the firm is in a state of turmoil. This figure comes from an unnamed HTC ...
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Review Googles new music plan solid serendipitous but touchy interface can cause mis-taps
LOS ANGELES - Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers. The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the ...
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Xbox One gamer backlash over fee for pre-owned titles
Xbox One, and the future looks gloomy.Upon purchase of a game, a unique code linked to Xbox Live is issued that can only be used once and is verified online. Other users wanting to play a game will then have to buy the right to play the game - at full price.The code "sits on your hard drive and you have permission to play that game as long as you'd like," Microsoft corporate vice ...
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BlackBerry launches EMI scheme for Z10 Curve 9220 in India
the rest in installments. Samsung has offered EMI options on the Galaxy S4 while its offering cash back on other smartphones in the Galaxy range such as the Note and Grand. Customers can purchase the Z10 by paying an EMI of Rs 4,799 per month for nine months. A similar scheme for BlackBerry Curve 9220 is available where customers can use their credit card to buy the device and pay an EMI of Rs ...
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Lenovo scores record sales amidst PC industry slump
reported record results for its fiscal year ended March 31. For the year, Lenovo captured sales of $34 billion, a 15 percent increase from the prior year. Earnings hit $635 million, up 34 percent. And its PC shipments grew by 10.2 percent, compared with an overall industry drop of 8.1 percent. Lenovo's 15.5 percent market share for the year put in within reach of stealing the top spot from ...