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Firefox could get even more Chrome style
Early design concepts for Mozilla Firefox indicate that the browser continues to bend toward the light emanating from Google Chrome. Designs released for the interface-focused branch of the nightly version of Firefox reveal a look that brings the browser even closer to looking like its Google competitor, although it definitely has its own approach.This design mock-up from the Firefox nightly ...read more
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Alleged LulzSec spokesperson "Topiary" released on bail
The person arrested in the UK last week and believed to be the spokesperson for the hacker group LulzSec is a free man, at least for the moment. The Guardian web site reports that Jake Davis, an 18 year old from the Shetland Islands, was released from jail on bail today. Earlier last week, Davis, who the UK police believe to be "Topiary", the spokesperson for the well known hacker group LulzSec, ...read more
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Gamestop Now Sells HD-PVRs!
One of the most popular capture cards is now available by Gamestop. Expensive, yet effective and definately worth it for the price, Hauppauge now is selling through Gamestop. Trying to obtain one of these godly capture cards before may have been a hassle, but Gamestop may be carrying them in stores as soon as tomorrow, August 2, 2011. This is the same capture card many "famous" youtubers have ...read more
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LulzSec spokesman "Topiary" charged by UK police
Earlier this week the UK police announced that they had arrested a suspected member of hacking group LulzSec. “Topiary” the apparent spokesperson was today charged with conspiracy to carry out a DDOS attack and unauthorised computer access. The 18 year old who was revealed to be Jake Davis is being faced with five charges against him. His punishment is likely jail time if prosecuted ...read more
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The Endermen are coming for you in Minecraft mob update
Notch has already seriously cut into our sleeping time simply by creating Minecraft, but with this new, horrific mob we'll be lucky if we sleep one wink per week. Notch's "Endermen" were designed specifically to creep players out -- to not only be scary, but to be gut-twisting terrifying. In his blog post, "The psychology of the reticle and the feeling of control," Notch describes how he created ...read more
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Gamestop Employee Fired For Planking
Unfortunately planking is not a laughing matter for some people and one unfortunate Gamestop employee has been fired after five years of service for planking within a Gamestop store. John Mazzocchi pictured below posted a picture of himself planking between two in-store kisoks and posted it with : When I go #planking I go hardcore..
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Investor says Microsoft "stole" Skype from eBay
Microsoft's announcement back in May that it was spending $8.5 billion to acquire the Internet phone company Skype was considered by many to be a bit of a game changer for Microsoft. In the past the company had not spent that much money in terms of buying other companies or technologies. Now, a major venture capital investor and a co-founder of one of the companies that previously owned Skype ...read more
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New Mobs Coming to Minecraft 1.8
Notch has been working on the upcoming update for Minecraft 1.8 and today the developer revealed a little information about a new mob creature that he has been working on for the game. How exactly these new terrifying characters are going to work is still undisclosed, but at first glance it appears that one of them is collecting blocks. Over on Google + where Notch revealed the new mob to fans of ...read more
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Microsoft giving away 1 million Microsoft points
Microsoft is offering 400 free Microsoft Points to the first 2500 people who actually make a purchase from the Games for Windows Marketplace between now and the beginning of August. Microsoft's latest and greatest step in its ongoing effort to save PC gaming was the recent folding of Games for Windows into Xbox.com and to celebrate that bold maneuver, the company is holding a "One Million ...read more
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Microsoft sued over its motion-sensing tech
Ever since its launch last year, it’s been a relatively smooth ride for Microsoft’s Kinect except for a few bumps on the road such as [very cool] hackings, which were ultimately condoned by the software giant… more or less. But as of a few days ago, the very first real snag hit when Impulse Technology claimed Microsoft had allegedly intruded on several of its patents. “The Xbox Kinect ...read more
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