Spotify has 3 million paid subscribers, 20% of active user base

Spotify has 3 million paid subscribers, 20% of active user base
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Music streaming service Spotify has reached 3 million paid subscribers across the 12 markets it currently operates in. The figure, revealed at a recent event by chief content officer Ken Parks, means that more than 20% of its "active" user…

EU Parliament member quits ACTA, calling it a masquerade

EU Parliament member quits ACTA, calling it a masquerade
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • In an unprecedented move, the French MEP Kader Arif has quit his position of scrutinizing the upcoming Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) for the European Parliament, calling the passage through...

Twitter begins censoring tweets by country, when required by law

Twitter begins censoring tweets by country, when required by law
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 9:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in The Web
  • Twitter has confirmed that it will begin to censor tweets, if required by law, on a country by country basis. Until now the micro-blogging service has remained a free and open platform for millions of people worldwide, empowering its users…

Valve launches Steam Mobile for iOS and Android devices

Valve launches Steam Mobile for iOS and Android devices
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 8:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Mobile Computing
  • After years of begging, avid Steam users will finally be able to access Valve's gaming platform on mobile devices. The company announced yesterday that Steam applications for both iOS and Android are readily available for download through each operating system's…
Galaxy MDT GeForce GT 520: Quad-Display Budget Card
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 5:13 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot
  • Multi-monitor technology was originally designed for productivity and it's still the driving force behind such technology today. Graphic designers, video editors, stock traders and other professionals greatly benefit from several screens, but they don't necessarily demand the raw GPU power high-end gamers do.

    Hoping to address those needs, Galaxy has begun offering Nvidia's cards with enhanced multi-display support. Today we are going to test an affordable MDT X4 card based on the low-end GeForce GT 520.

Crytek teases Warface, upcoming free-to-play military shooter

Crytek teases Warface, upcoming free-to-play military shooter
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • Announced in November 2010, Crytek has mostly kept its upcoming free-to-play venture under lock and key, but it's hoping to pique your interest this week with a few new screenshots. Called Warface, the title is planned as a PC-exclusive military…

Paradox: DRM is a waste of money, only pleases investors

Paradox: DRM is a waste of money, only pleases investors
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
  • DRM has been a major point of contention between publishers and gamers in recent years. The former argues that restrictions are needed to prevent piracy, while the latter says that's a load of baloney because DRM-laced software lands on filesharing sites anyway...

Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere after source code leak

Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere after source code leak
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, Software
  • In a PDF outlining the impact of its proprietary source code being stolen, Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere until the next update is issued. This warning includes users who are running pcAnywhere 12.0, 12.1 and 12.5, which is the latest version.…

Intel buys RealNetworks patents and video codec software for $120 million

Intel buys RealNetworks patents and video codec software for $120 million
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
  • Intel has agreed to purchase roughly 190 patents, 170 patent applications and next generation video codec software from RealNetworks for $120 million. The buy isn’t expected to have any material impact on RealNetworks’ business as they will still retain certain…

Motorola targets iPhone 4S and iCloud in new lawsuit, probably with Google's blessing

Motorola targets iPhone 4S and iCloud in new lawsuit, probably with Google
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • The patent wars rages on in the smartphone and tablet markets and the latest salvo comes from none other than Motorola Mobility, which is currently in the process of being acquired by Google. On Wednesday, the company filed yet another…

AT&T records $6.7 billion loss despite record smartphone sales

AT&T records $6.7 billion loss despite record smartphone sales
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • AT&T posted financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011 today. Leading the way for AT&T was record-breaking sales of 9.4 million smartphones which is nearly twice as many sold in the previous quarter and doubles the company’s previous quarterly…

Scientists successfully cloak three-dimensional object in free space

Scientists successfully cloak three-dimensional object in free space
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Scientists at the University of Texas in Austin have successfully “cloaked” a three-dimensional object in free space for the first time. Unfortunately they were only able to do so for waves in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum, meaning…

Google: "Hundreds" of schools use Chromebooks‎

Google: "Hundreds" of schools use Chromebooks‎
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Google's Chromebooks haven't exactly seen the kind widespread consumer adoption the company would like, but apparently they are starting to make some small inroads in the education market. During his keynote at the annual Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) conference in…

Nintendo eyeing first annual loss in 30 years, reveals Wii U release date

Nintendo eyeing first annual loss in 30 years, reveals Wii U release date
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 10:35 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • Nintendo is on par to record their first annual loss in over 30 years. The once dominate gaming company has since fallen on hard times, posting a loss for the first three quarters of their 12-month reporting period with even…

HP's webOS to be fully open-sourced by September

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  • Posted January 26, 2012, 9:35 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
  • HP is moving ahead with its plans to open-source webOS and has provided a few details on how the process will develop. According to the company, the mobile operating system will be given to the open source community under an…

Ubuntu 12.04 to replace traditional menus with new HUD

Ubuntu 12.04 to replace traditional menus with new HUD
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 8:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News With Video
  • Ubuntu is set to replace the traditional menu system with a head-up display (HUD), enabling users to type or speak commands in its upcoming April 2012 long term support (LTS) release of the popular Linux distribution. Rather than using the…

Windows 8: Microsoft shows off "sensor fusion" support

Windows 8: Microsoft shows off "sensor fusion" support
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Software With Video
  • Expecting its Windows 8 operating system to end up on tablets, Microsoft is gearing up its next generation platform to include improved sensor support. Dubbed "sensor fusion", Microsoft illustrates their journey and experimentation with sensors on Windows 8 blog.
Graphics Card Overclocking: Is It Really Worth It?
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 2:14 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware
  • You go out to buy a new graphics card, set a budget, and it'd seem that for another $30-60 you can always go with the next step up that performs a little better. Or, you could save those extra dollars, go for the budget model and overclock it and basically match the next step up's performance.

    With that in mind, we have hand-picked three graphics cards that represent select price ranges to see just how much extra value can be obtained through overclocking. For the $100+ range we have the Radeon HD 6750, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti has been used to represent the $200+ market. Then at the top of the food chain we have the Radeon HD 6970 going for $300 and up.

AVG: QR code-based malware attacks to rise in 2012

AVG: QR code-based malware attacks to rise in 2012
  • Posted January 25, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • A new report from AVG suggests you should think twice before using your handset to scan unknown Quick Response (QR) codes. The Global Community Powered Threat Report for the fourth quarter of 2011 found an increase in mobile-related malware, with…

Adobe is bundling Shockwave Player with Norton's security software

Adobe is bundling Shockwave Player with Norton
  • Posted January 25, 2012, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software, IT Security
  • It's recently come to our attention that the installer for Adobe Shockwave Player is coming bundled with an optional installation of Norton Security Scan. The bundle was pointed out by Martin Brinkmann from gHacks and confimed by our Editor in Chief,…

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