Thursday, June 2, 2016

Paid ads no longer allowed on Microsoft's Minecraft gaming platform and other top stories.

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  • 'North Korean Facebook' hacked by Scottish teen

    'North Korean Facebook' hacked by Scottish teen
    A Facebook clone thought to have originated in North Korea has quickly appeared and disappeared off the internet.The site was discovered by Doug Madory, a researcher at network management company Dyn Research, who told the BBC that it is "rare to see any websites hosted in the secretive nation".He added the clone clearly wasn't intended to be accessible from outside North Korea – its .kp address, the country's equivalent of .co.uk, gave the game away.StarCon.net.kp had many of the features expe..
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  • Deus Ex pre-E3 live stream to feature new projects, Mankind Divided gameplay on June 8

    Deus Ex pre-E3 live stream to feature new projects, Mankind Divided gameplay on June 8
    Eidos Montreal will broadcast a Deus Ex: Mankind Divided pre-E3 2016 showcase via Twitch next Wednesday, June 8 at 9:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. ET, the developer announced. The broadcast teases a “first look at our new projects” and an “exclusive Deus ...
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  • Australia installing pavement traffic lights to alert distracted mobile addicts

    Australia installing pavement traffic lights to alert distracted mobile addicts
    We are all aware of the perils of distracted driving, but inattentive pedestrians are now also posing major hazards, both to themselves and those around them. In the past, the German city of Augsburg introduced the novel idea of putting ground-level traffic lights next to railway tracks to alert distracted smartphone addicts of oncoming trains. Australia is now expanding upon that approach in one of its largest cities. The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is planning to bring pavement ..
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  • Obtain Manaphy this Month for Pokémon's 20th Anniversary

    Obtain Manaphy this Month for Pokémon's 20th Anniversary
    Obtain Manaphy this Month for Pokémon’s 20th Anniversary Nearly a decade ago, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl debuted plenty of new legendary creatures. Some are scary but Manaphy is the complete opposite. It possesses the power to create bonds of friendship with others. Now, Manaphy and the Pokémon Company International are spreading the love with its latest distribution. Fans can now add the legendary Pokémon to their copies of X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire via the Nintendo Network. J..
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  • BMW has facelifted the 3-Series GT

    BMW has facelifted the 3-Series GT
    Last year, Bee-Em's well-established 3-Series went under the knife for some minor tweaks to bring it inline with Jaguar's XE. Today, the longer, taller, hatchbacked version of BMW's compact – the Gran Turismo – has had the same treatment. As you can ...
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  • Security is 'senior leaders' business'

    Executives increasingly realise the importance of cybersecurity, but more needs to be done to maximise the effectiveness of the relationship between senior management and specialist staff. Security is "senior leaders' business," rather than something to be left to IT or security staff, according to Major General Stephen Day, former head of cyber at the Department of Defence and former head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre. "Senior leaders have to own the risk," he told iTWire. Not that..
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  • Vi is a fitness coach inside a pair of smart headphones

    Vi is a fitness coach inside a pair of smart headphones
    There are plenty of smart devices that want to be your personal coach by providing actionable insights and while some like the Moov Now fitness tracker do a decent job, they still have a long way to go in giving genuinely helpful information. That's where Vi wants to be different.Not to be confused with the AI named Viv, Vi is essentially a self-learning 'hearable' that's also a personal trainer and has started its Kickstarter campaign which has already surpassed its $100,000 goal with 48 days ..
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  • Facebook Messenger adds 1500 emoji to 'increase diversity'

    Facebook Messenger adds 1500 emoji to 'increase diversity'
    Thursday 2 June 2016 Facebook is introducing a new raft of better, and more diverse, emoji.ADVERTISEMENT The tech company said the move is its attempt to "make emojis more representative of the world we live in"."Emojis have changed the way we talk to each other and people love them!" wrote the company in a post. "In fact, nearly 10 per cent of mobile sends in Messenger include emojis."Read more"However, not all platforms have kept up with emoji standards as they've evolved - which means somet..
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  • Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 6S Hacks and Tricks

    Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 6S Hacks and Tricks
    There are a ton of things you can do with your Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 6S, and there’s a good chance that you aren’t aware what they are. More often than not, there are a lot of features that you could use better (or that you didn’t even know exist!) Users will be happy to learn that we’re writing an article exclusively on some of the newest and most secretive new updates for the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 6S. There are a couple complex steps, but in no time at all, you’ll feel like an iOS mob..
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