Weekend Open Forum: What kind of television do you have?
I recently had to replace the second-hand television in my bedroom. I’d purchased it from a friend a few years back after it developed a series of vertical lines on the right side of the screen and he no longer wanted it. I was able to overlook the visual distractions... 
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Facebook bug silently tallies up extra "likes"
Facebook is once again finding itself under investor scrutiny after a U.S. security researcher uncovered a flaw in its "like" system which appears to be responsible for liking sites an unintended number of times. Although Facebook has pointed to a feature glitch as the indubitable cause, some cynics believe Facebook... 
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Happy Birthday: The ThinkPad turns 20 years old today
Lenovo is celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the ThinkPad today by releasing a collection of classic media designed to guide consumers along a trip down memory lane. The ThinkPad line, named after a classic notepad given to IBM employees with the word “Think” written across the front, was first... 
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Weekend game deals: Five EA titles $10, Hitman: Blood Money $2
Deals are aplenty this weekend with THQ titles discounted at Steam, savings on The Elder Scrolls series at GamersGate, and a solid EA bundle on Amazon with Mirror's Edge, Bulletstorm, The Saboteur, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames and Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box for only $9.99. Amazon also has 40%... 
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3M teams up with Roku to unveil tiny streaming projector
Roku and 3M have partnered up to announce a new pico projector that’s small enough to fit in your hand and can beam images in WVGA resolution up to 120-inches across with a brightness of 60 lumens. The device is bundled with a Roku Streaming Stick so you can stream... 
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Rovio hints at Star Wars-themed Angry Birds sequel
Rovio’s recent spinoff of the Angry Birds series, Bad Piggies, proved the studio still has what it takes to top the mobile gaming charts. In the meantime, however, our agitated feathered friends have been cooking up something of their own that could have an even larger impact on the franchise,... 
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New algorithms could allow lithium-ion batteries to charge twice as fast
A new take on battery technology could mean that we’ll soon be able to charge our device batteries twice as fast as what’s possible today. Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new charging algorithm that slashes recharge times in half and helps them run more... 
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Sony halts Xperia Tablet S sales due to manufacturing fault
Sony has reportedly had to stop production of the recently released Xperia Tablet S following the discovery of a manufacturing error. The Japanese firm is recalling 100,000 or so tablets that have already been sold because some units are susceptible to liquid damage. Normally this wouldn’t be cause for concern... 
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Apple remembers Steve Jobs's life on anniversary of his passing
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Steve Jobs’ passing and to commemorate the occasion Apple has updated its website with a video tribute to its late co-founder and CEO. "Remembering Steve" presents a slideshow highlighting some iconic moments and famous quotes from Jobs’ time at Apple, including the launch of... 
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Mozilla Foundation releases preview build of Firefox for Windows 8
Mozilla has released a preview version of Firefox specifically designed for Windows 8. The popular web browser has been re-engineered to work as a standalone desktop program as well as a Windows Store app but as the preview moniker suggests, there’s still a lot of work to be done before... 
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The War Z beta starts October 31, preorder bonuses revealed
Folks eager to play Hammerpoint Interactive's upcoming sandbox survival title will be able to get in on the action as early as October 15 or October 31, depending on how much you're willing to pony up. The War Z is now available for preorder with an array of bonuses offered... 
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HP looks to hire 50+ Open webOS devs, no new smartphones in 2013
Open webOS looks to be alive and well following HP’s release of version 1.0 earlier this week. Those needing more proof that the company has recommitted to the mobile operating system should have a look at recent job listings for webOS developers. In total, HP is looking to fill 53... 
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Major scamware creator fined $163 million by U.S. authorities
Software scam artist Kristy Ross has been fined $163 million by U.S. authorities for running an unscrupulous "scareware" operation. The Federal Trade Commission had been following Ross since 2008 in hopes of closing in on her dealings and the judgment includes six others involved in her illicit scheme. ... 
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AT&T will be the first to launch Samsung's Galaxy Camera in the US
Samsung’s Galaxy Camera surfaced a couple of months ago during IFA 2012. At the time, it was unclear if the device would ever rival Nikon’s Android-powered Coolpix S800c on US soil but we’ve now learned that at least one carrier will soon be adding the camera to their wireless catalog. ... 
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Cliff Bleszinski leaves Epic Games after 20 years on the job
We’ve recently learned that Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski has left the company following 20 years of service. Bleszinski has been in the gaming industry since he was a teenager and simply said it was time for a much needed break. He was responsible for a number of key... 
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Regulators crack down on telemarketing scareware scammers
Regulators from five countries including the US FTC have announced a crackdown on six scareware operations that imitated tech support agents to trick unwitting users into paying for the removal of fake malware. The scammers were mostly based in India and targeted English-speaking computer owners in the US, Canada, the... 
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Jolla gives new life to MeeGo mobile OS, reborn at Sailfish
Finnish mobile developer Jolla has announced plans to showcase its upcoming MeeGo-based mobile operating system at the two-day Slush startup conference in Helsinki, Finland starting November 21. The company, comprised of several former Nokia employees, has managed to raise €200 million ($258 million) in funding in addition to €10 million... 
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Nokia Lumia 920 to be an AT&T exclusive, arrives in November
Microsoft and Nokia jointly announced the Lumia 820 and 920 at a press event in New York last month, but stopped short of committing to a price point or release date. Though that’s still pretty much in the air for would-be US buyers, today AT&T announced it will carry both... 
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Guild Wars 2 Review
The true heart and essence of Guild Wars 2 lies in its map. It took me three weeks of playing and a chat with my colleague Kirk to realize and articulate how much magic lies in that seemingly simple function. The map of Tyria isn't just utilitarian; it's beautiful. Even mired... 
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Facebook breaks past one billion active users milestone
A million active users isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? A billion active users… and Facebook has just crossed that milestone as revealed in a short post by the company’s CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg. To put that into perspective, the world’s population is thought to be over seven billion... 
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Razer asks gamers if they want Project Fiona to become a reality
Razer unveiled their gaming tablet concept at CES early this year under the codename Project Fiona. The idea sparked a great deal of feedback from the gaming community (both in favor of and against) but we haven’t heard much about it since January. That all changed yesterday as Razer CEO... 
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Acer launching $800 Iconia W700 Windows 8 tablet on October 26
It’s clear at this point that there will be no shortage of Windows 8 systems when the OS launches in just over three weeks. We profiled Acer’s Aspire S7 Ultrabook series just a couple of days ago but now the attention turns to tablets as the company has released more... 
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New Facebook feature lets you pay to promote photos and posts
Facebook has unveiled a new experimental feature that will allow members to promote important status updates or photos for a nominal fee. If you’re willing to shell out an average of $7, Facebook will guarantee that your paid-for post will be prominently shown at the top of your friend’s news... 
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ProgDVB is the universal and very power software for watching digital TV and listening to radio channels.
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Copernic Desktop Search 3.6.1
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TeamDrive 3.0.6.194
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Amazon Cloud Drive 1.4.0
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HMonitor 4.5.3.3
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LibreOffice Productivity Suite 3.6.2 for Linux
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Sysinternals DebugView 4.8
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Anvil Studio 2012.10.01
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