Archive for May, 2011 - Page 12

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Leaked iPhone 5 Back Plate Photograph by… iPhone 5 Of Course

Forensic Tech VooDoo Seems to Confirm Certain Specs & Features of the Next iPhone: Camera & Flash Location]
Filed by on Thursday, 26. May 2011

A recent leaked image showing the alleged back plate of the iPhone 5 seems to have been the source of an interesting discovery. The picture itself was taken with an iPhone 5 and, thanks to the current tools at our disposal, this fact seems to have been already proven.

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Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Getting Online-Only DRM On PC

Capcom Utilizing Online-Only DRM That Turns The PC Version of SSFIV: Arcade Edition Into A Glorified Demo In Order To Combat Hacking
Filed by on Thursday, 26. May 2011

Capcom boss Christian Svensson has revealed that the PC version Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition will have an online-only DRM to prevent piracy and hackers from ruining the competitive aspect of the title. This, of course, adds to the long list of publishers who implement frustrating DRMs that only [...]

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PayPal Already Sues Google for Google Wallet; NFC-based eWallet Was Just Announced Today

PayPal Hits Google With New Lawsuit; It’ll Probably Not Stop Google Wallet Plans to Proceed As Scheduled
Filed by on Thursday, 26. May 2011

Just earlier today we showed you more details about that rumored NFC-based eWallet payment system coming to Google, now called Google Wallet, and it looks like the new Google product is already pissing off the competition. In a surprisingly fast blow PayPal decided to sue Google on the same day [...]

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Infinity Ward: Modern Warfare 3 Will Be Equal Across All Platforms

Infinity Ward Says They 'Don't Have Lead Platforms' When It Comes To Modern Warfare 3, Xbox 360 & PS3 Versions Being Created Equally
Filed by on Thursday, 26. May 2011

There’s likely a handful of PS3 players out there who are still pissed off about Call of Duty: Black Ops. Yes, the game got great reviews and it’s the best-selling game in US history, but there were quite a few PS3 owners who felt that they got an inferior version [...]

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BMW, Ford & GM Testing Ways to Harness Energy From Exhaust Gas

Auto Manufacturers Trying to Regain Power From Waste Heat Using Thermoelectric Semiconductors
Filed by on Thursday, 26. May 2011

No matter how fuel-efficient your internal combustion engine is, it will inevitably waste some energy in the form of heat. To make engines more eco-friendly, auto manufacturers are experimenting with harnessing energy from a car’s exhaust gas.

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David O. Russell Leaves Uncharted Movie

The Film Adaptation of Uncharted: Drake's Forture is Given a Fresh Start with the Departure of Writer & Director David O. Russell
Filed by on Thursday, 26. May 2011

A few months ago, Uncharted fans seemed to be ready to go on an all out offensive against David O. Russell, the man attached to write and direct a film adaptation of the first title in Naughty Dog’s beloved game series.

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Netflix for Android Update Brings Support For More Smartphones, HTC Thunderbolt Still Out

LG Revolution, Motorola Droid & Casio G’zOne Commando Now Ready to Run Netflix for Android Thanks to New App Update]
Filed by on Thursday, 26. May 2011

Netflix is available on various Android handsets right now, with the majority of them not really supporting the app officially. We’ve shown you a bunch of ways to make the app work on rooted and unrooted unsupported devices, and a special tweak to make it run on the Thunderbolt, but [...]

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HTC Thunderbolt, Sensation & EVO 3D Successors to Come With Free Bootloaders, Peter Chou Says

HTC Confirms Via Facebook It Has Dropped the Locked Bootloaders Policy for Its Phone; Is Motorola Next?
Filed by on Thursday, 26. May 2011

Earlier today we told you that HTC is considering dropping its locked bootloader policy for its mobile devices and it looks like the Taiwan-based company has reached a decision.

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iPhone 5 Ad Being Shot Months Ahead of Actual Release?

Craigslist iPhone 5 Commercial Casting Ad Surprises Everyone With Crass Lack of Secrecy, iPhone 5 Launch Date Nowhere Near Confirmation
Filed by on Thursday, 26. May 2011

While Apple PR is reportedly trying to convince UK journalists to cover live the WWDC 2011 event, other people are looking for actors for an upcoming iPhone 5 commercial. That’s right, the next-gen smartphone isn’t even here, and we have no release dates for you yet either, but a recent [...]

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Verizon 4G LTE Expands to Wisconsin, Utah & Idaho

Verizon 4G LTE Expanded In 25 New Markets, Just In Time For Samsung Droid Charge & LG Revolution Release Dates
Filed by on Thursday, 26. May 2011

Verizon’s 4G is considered by many to be the best and fastest 4G network out there, and now, it’s expanding further. The top carrier announced a ton of new markets that will be getting Verizon 4G on June 16th, just a few weeks ago. We’ve got the whole list below [...]

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