May 25, 2013

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IE9 RC expected to be released on February 10

IE9 RC expected to be released on February 10

Microsoft has just sent out invitations to an event to be held in San Francisco on February 10, The software giant is anticipated to unveil the Release Candidate version of Internet Explorer 9 at an event in San Francisco on February 10, it appears the software giant has opted for a lavish launch party. The [...]

Redbox Locations – How to Find Places Near You?

Browse Redbox site to find the location nearest Redbox DVD kiosks in their city and state. It also lists information about the store or place that hosts each Redbox machine and give you the opportunity to read and post comments and other information about your experience with Redbox. Another thing, One of the interesting features [...]

Call of Duty: Black Ops first DLC expected to be launched 1st February

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The first downloadable content package for Call of Duty: Black Ops. “First Strike,” as the new content is called, is a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360 and will be out on February 1 for 1200 MS Points/$15. ‘First Strike’ the DLC will feature a new multiplayer map pack that contains four new regular maps [...]

Google Distributes First NFC-Equipped Google Places Hotpot

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Google has  announced that it will be starting its first local rollout of Hotpot, the Google Places recommendation/rating engine, in Portland, Oregon. Google is sending out kits, complete with window decals, to businesses around Portland. The businesses can set up the kit, set up an info page on Google Places, and slap the decal on [...]

The WHERE Brings “Local Discovery Apps” for iOS and Androids

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Location media company “WHERE” launched its new local discovery service that “empowers and inspires people to discover their next favorite place.” At the moment, the mobile application is available for the iPhone and Android-powered devices, with release on BlackBerry and other major platforms (though we’re not sure which platforms) expected by year’s close. WHERE’s key [...]

XBOX “Live Reward Program” Opened for UK and US Users

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The Xbox Live Rewards program which will let users earn Microsoft Points for activity on the online gaming portal has now launched. The service was first tested a year ago and has now been available to all Members who are 18 and over in the UK and the US. The system works pretty much like [...]

“Nokia Situations” announced: make your mobile behave according to situations

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Nokia has launched new app forNokia users called Nokia Situations, which you can use to define how you want your phone to behave in different situations, like “In a meeting”, “Sleeping”, or “Playing with the kids” The applications smartly will determine a certain condition based on a variety of parameters like time, GPS location, network [...]

Buffalo launches Link Station Pro LS-VL series network storage

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Buffalo Technology is a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of wired and wireless networking and network and direct attached storage solutions. Buffalo Technology recently announced LinkStation Pro LS-VL series network storage. Buffalo Technology recently announced LinkStation Pro LS-VL series network storage. Users can effortlessly share their important data and access files over [...]

World’s first “Ice touchscreen display” built by Nokia NRC Tempere

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Researchers from the Nokia Research Center in Tampere, Finland, have turned a wall of ice into a huge interactive touchscreen display. Using infrared emitters and detectors to determine hand location and movement, the team projected images onto the blocks of ice so that users could see flames behind their hands. Happily, users didn’t need to [...]