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Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: A Side-By-Side Comparison
The biggest change—among many—in iOS 6 will undoubtedly be Apple's new Maps app. And though its turn-by-turn directions, Flyover and oh so sweet Siri look promising, the real question is how Apple's maps will compare to Google's.
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My Xbox Live app launches on Android, more functionality added to iOS version
A couple of big announcements for Microsoft's My Xbox Live today. First, the app has been released for Android devices, giving users of the OS access to Xbox Live features such as Achievements, messages and other social content. Meanwhile, the iOS version has seen some significant improvements, notably the ability to control the Xbox console remotely. Specifically, you can fire up games from ...read more
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Skype to insert ads on Skype-to-Skype calls
Microsoft is slowly but surely adding new "features" to its Skype Internet phone and video service. Today, the official Skype blog announced that it will be putting it what it calls "Conversation Ads" inside the window of free Skype-to-Skype audio calls on Windows PCs. if you have Skype Credit or use one of Skype's subscription services, these new ads won't appear. In the blog post, Skype ...read more
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TalkTalk latest UK ISP to block The Pirate Bay
Customers of TalkTalk's Internet service in the UK are the latest to get a notice stating they can no longer access The Pirate Bay. One of our Neowin forum members, BioHead, has confirmed in a post in our message boards, that today that TalkTalk has become the fourth UK ISP to block access to The Pirate Bay website. A court decision back in April ruled that a number of ISPs in the UK had to keep ...read more
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Skyrim: Dawnguard beta invites being sent out
Now, we don't want to get your hopes up too much with that headline, but if you signed up for beta access to Skyrim's first expansion, Dawnguard, you may want to check your email inbox. Bethesda has sent out invites to the select few who have been chosen to test the upcoming DLC. As of right now, less than half a percent of the people out of an "overwhelming" number of applicants will receive ...read more
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E3 - Hauppauge StreamEez
The Hauppauge StreamEez was first announced in April with limited information and images of the device itself but during E3 it was given a bit more lime light courtesy of the Hauppauge booth!
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eHarmony confirms breach around 1.5M passwords stolen
Hot on the heels of the LinkedIn passwords data swipe, the online dating website eHarmony is the latest website to confirm that "a small fraction" of member passwords have been stolen and leaked to the wild. The passwords, like LinkedIn, are also secured using SHA1 encryption which can be broken eventually as evidenced in the latest update for the LinkedIn breach, which is already showing user ...read more
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E3 - Technology Photo Dump
These are images that will be updated as the event progresses with images related to technology ! Click to view them in their true size and resolution.
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Afterglow Wireless Amplified Stereo Gaming Headset Revealed!
PDP has turned Afterglow from a simple word-to-word company to a dominating 45% of all third party hardware. With their sleek looking controllers, supporting all major consoles, it is safe to say that these amazing products are here to stay!
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Hacked LinkedIn accounts already being used by criminals
Earlier today, reports started coming in that over 6.4 million passwords from the business-themed social networking service LinkedIn had reportedly been stolen by a unnamed person or persons and posted on a Russian language forum. LinkedIn at first claimed that it was unable to confirm any kind of security breach. Later in the day, the company did admit that a breach of its servers did occur, but ...read more
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