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Notch attacks Windows 8 - refuses to port Minecraft
Outspoken Mojang co-founder Markus Persson has launched a scathing attack on Windows 8. In what is the latest notorious Tweet from the Minecraft creator, Persson told his followers: "Got an email from Microsoft wanting to help 'certify' Minecraft for Windows 8. I told them to stop trying to ruin the PC as an open platform". At the time of publishing, the message has been retweeted more than ...read more
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Minecraft's latest snapshot has a witchy woman
Minecraft is getting a Halloween-related update in October, and among a slew of other changes (including updated sounds) a new creature is being added to the game. She's a witch! Mojang developer Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams said the witch will be a ranged attacker, and will use the "Testificate" humanoid model, along with a polygonal nose that will wiggle and twitch. Dinnerbone also hinted at a ...read more
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iPhone 5 lands over two million pre-orders in first 24 hours
iPhone 5 pre-orders topped two million units in just 24 hours. That's more than double the previous record of one million held by iPhone 4S, according to Apple. While the company says the majority of pre-orders "will be delivered" to customers in time for the iPhone release date of September 21, it adds that "many are scheduled to be delivered in October". "iPhone 5 pre-orders have ...read more
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New iPod Nano and iPod Touch revealed
Apple continued its iPhone 5 press conference today by talking about new designs for its iPod Touch and iPod Nano media players. The iPod Nano gets the biggest change, from its previous small and square case with no video to a taller version with a 2 inch video screen. News.com reports that even with the taller screen, the new iPod Nano is 40 percent thinner than the last version. It can not ...read more
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Apple iPhone 5 unveiled with taller screen and 4G
Apple has unveiled a taller, 4G-enabled iPhone at an event in San Francisco. The device's new size allows it to display an extra row of app icons on its home screen. The firm said it was 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S. The screen measures 4in (10.2cm) which is still smaller than rival devices from Samsung, Nokia, Motorola and HTC. It said it would work on Everything ...read more
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Pirate Bay Co-Founder Lands In Sweden, Immediately Charged By Police
After being deported from Cambodia yesterday Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svatholm is now back on Swedish soil. The big question now concerns the motivations of the authorities in having him brought back to Sweden. It now seems almost certain that they want Gottfrid for more than just the Pirate Bay case. TorrentFreak.com is informed that upon his arrival the 27-year-old was immediately charged ...read more
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Google launches its own Youtube app for iOS
Google, the company behind YouTube, has released a new Youtube application to replace Apple's version of the popular video app. Back in the time when the original iPhone was launched, Apple and Google signed a 5-year licensing agreement to offer Youtube on Apple's mobile devices. But because Apple announced it will no longer include the app on iOS 6, Google has come up with a replacement. Part ...read more
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The real source of Apple device IDs leaked
A list posted anonymously online containing the personal information of millions of Apple users was stolen not from under the noses of the FBI itself but from a Florida software company, NBC News reported on Monday. A hacker group affiliated with Anonymous had posted a link to the database earlier this week. A note claimed the data was stolen in the still of the night from the laptop of an FBI ...read more
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iPhone 5 sales could hit 10 million in first week
Apple iPhone 5 sales could climb as high as 10 million, and that's just in the device's first week, says Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. The iPhone maker sent out invitations yesterday to a product event on September 12 in which it's expected to launch the next-generation iPhone. Previous reports had pointed to that day and also cited Friday, September 21, as the date the phone will go ...read more
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Hackers leak 1 million Apple device IDs
To cap off a summer of devastating corporate data breaches, hackers yesterday posted online what might be the crown jewel of 2012 data dumps: 1 million identification numbers for Apple iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch's, all purportedly stolen from the FBI. There may also be an additional 11 million Apple device IDs yet to be released, many with users' full names, addresses and telephone numbers ...read more
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