IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 13/02/2013

Larger-than-usual Patch Tuesday to address 57 security vulnerabilities Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday is upon us and this time, Windows users are in store for a much larger batch of fixes than usual. A recent post on Technet highlights the fact that tomorrow’s update will address 57 different security vulnerabilities that will require 12 individual updates to repair. ... Read More ...

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Thermaltake launches Tron-inspired Chaser A31 enthusiast mid-tower Thermaltake has updated its Chaser series with a new Tron-inspired mid-tower aimed at gamers and enthusiasts. Said to exude an "e-sports appearance," the Chaser A31's aesthetics have been greatly tamed over the Chaser MK-1's hyper-aggressive looks by using smoother surfaces and straighter lines. It seems like an increasingly popular decision... Read More ...

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Minecraft now available free of charge for Raspberry Pi owners The incredibly popular sandbox game Minecraft continues to expand to a number of different platforms following its arrival on the PC back in May 2009. As of today, the hit title is now available on the Raspberry Pi, the affordable micro-sized computer designed to help people learn to write code. Read More ...

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Australia subpoenas Microsoft, Apple to explain why products cost Aussies more Australian parliamentary officials have launched a formal inquiry which aims to examine why many tech products cost Aussies up to 50 percent more than they do for American consumers. Reportedly, Microsoft, Apple and Adobe are among some of the companies who have been ordered to appear on March 22 in... Read More ...

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After months of supply issues, Google highlights Nexus 4, Google Now in Grammys commercial Google’s first primetime commercial for the Nexus 4 was largely overshadowed by another key service from the search giant. The spot aired during the Grammy Awards on Sunday evening and had a clear emphasis on Google Now, the company’s real-time information service designed to compete with Apple’s Siri voice assistant. ... Read More ...

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Crytek wants to go free-to-play only in 3-5 years It's no secret that Crytek is interested in free-to-play gaming. Starting with its upcoming F2P multiplayer military shooter Warface, company CEO Cevat Yerli revealed last summer that the studio was interested in shifting away from full priced retail titles in favor of high quality free options. Not only is that... Read More ...

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Surface Pro sells out quickly - due to high demand or low supply? Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet hit retail shelves last Friday but you wouldn’t know it if you happened to venture into any number of big box stores this weekend. That’s because the slate was nowhere to be found – sold out in virtually every location, we’re told. ... Read More ...

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Daylight will use Unreal Engine 4, procedurally-generated maps Independent game developer Zombie Studios officially announced their next big project called Daylight during the DICE summit last week. So far, so good, but the really interesting side of the story is that Daylight will use Epic's Unreal Engine 4 and leverage the engine's dynamic lighting and blueprint features that allow... Read More ...

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Rumored Apple "iWatch" to feature curved glass design Fueled by sources purportedly familiar with Cupertino's developments, a report by The New York Times indicates Apple's rumored wristwatch-like device will feature curved glass. Rumors suggest the "iWatch", as it is being called for now, could enter production as early as this year. Read More ...

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Twitter raises the price of Promoted Trends to $200K per day Twitter has increased the price of their Promoted Trends feature to $200,000 per day. The new pricing went into effect earlier this year and represents a 33 percent increase over the previous price of $150,000 and a 150 percent increase over the $80,000 asking price when the service launched in 2010. Read More ...

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Cybercriminals targeting online gamers, by the thousands Phishing sites and emails designed to look like official bank notifications are nothing new, but perhaps you should look closer next time you get a suspecting email for your favorite online game. Kaspersky Labs is reporting that during 2012 they tracked over 7,000 daily attempts to break in gamers online... Read More ...

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Alleged iPhone 5S photos from inside Foxconn leak online A new batch of alleged next generation iPhone photos have found their way online courtesy of a Chinese website. The pre-production images appear to have been taken inside a manufacturing facility – said to be Foxconn – and show the front and rear panels of a device that looks very... Read More ...

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Eric Schmidt to cash in half of his shares in Google for $2.51 billion Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is planning to sell nearly half of his shares in the company he helped turn into a household name according to documents recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read More ...

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Dead Space 3 Tested, Benchmarked The third installment in the Dead Space series was released this month, and considering the game made our list of 2013's most anticipated PC games we thought we would check it out to see how it looked and performed. Dead Space 3 is the direct sequel to the January 2011... Read More ...

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Dead Space 3 PC Graphics Test

Dead Space 3 might be a direct console port but it's done right, at least as far as I can tell after a few hours of gameplay. The game might not have DirectX 11 features or a high resolution texture pack, but I personally found it to be quite enjoyable. Read More ...

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