Wednesday, May 18, 2011

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Kinect facial recognition feature coming to Xbox Live this spring

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The Kinect is a huge success for Microsoft considering that its the most popular peripheral sold by the company to date. The [...] Related posts: Xbox 360 Kinect still facing body recognition issues Microsoft’s Tsunoda promises object-scanning feature for Kinect later on E3 2010: Kinect – limitations and advancements

L.A. Noire – difference puts PS3 version ahead of Xbox 360?

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L.A. Noire is a legendary game in that its been in development for over seven long years. Team Bondi, the [...] Related posts: Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII crippled? Not likely Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII inferior to PS3 version? Microsoft frees up 1GB Xbox 360 disc space after five years

Facebook: ‘Like’ is a baby name, ‘Dislike’ is a spam scam

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In terms of Facebook, Like is now a legitimate name for a baby, at least according to one couple. While ‘Dislike’ is being used by spammers attempting to scam the vulnerable. What has the world come to? According to Mashable, quoting Israeli news source Galgalatz, the parents of a new baby girl have proudly named [...]

0.3% of Android phones absolutely fine for security

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An estimated 99.7 percent of Android handsets could be vulnerable to leaking personal data. But in practice it’s unlikely most users will be face a serious risk. The issue, discovered by researchers at a German university, involves authorization [...]

A hint of Sprint’s September salvation

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An iPhone rumor crumb trail that had previously vanished in a cloud of pecking birds has reappeared courtesy of an absolutely impeccable source. Perhaps wireless carrier competition in the US isn’t a lost cause after all? Late last year, we already knew that iPhone would only be available on Verizon (CDMA) and [...] Related Posts: [...]

Senate will look at security again- do users really care?

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The U.S. Senate, having just held hearings on the state of internet privacy in our fair land, have decided to do it again in a few days time. With users happily and freely giving away their information, does anyone really care? The Senate will be holding more hearings this week on the subject of location [...]

Dropbox accused of security confusion

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Ask a techhead what their favorite online service is, and there’s a decent chance Dropbox will get a mention. But one man says the company is misleading customers about security and has complained to the Federal Trade Commission about the issue. There are several points covered in the complaint, made by cybersecurity researcher Christopher Soghoian, [...]