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Anti-Scam Website Founder Agrees to Pay Millions in Scam Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will collect more than £5.8 million in assets from two men that were a part of a mobile phone text messaging scam that tricked ...

June 16, 2014 at 12:49 am by

Large Number of Pinterest Accounts Hacked, Weight Loss and Asian Fruit Spams Appear

Pinterest, the popular ‘virtual discovery tool’, has apparently been hacked again. This time however, there were no butt pictures in the spams (unfortunately). ...

June 15, 2014 at 11:45 pm by

XOLO Readies “World’s Lightest Smartphone” Powered by Windows

The attempt to draw as many OEMs as possible looks to be successful for Microsoft, having its Windows Phone operating system gain some ground in the smartphone and tablet ...

June 15, 2014 at 10:45 pm by

Irish Netflix Users Warned of Growing Phishing Security Issues

Netflix users in Ireland have been warned of a phishing scam that asks users to update their payment information or their accounts will be suspended.  There are around ...

June 15, 2014 at 7:22 pm by

Vanishing Spray Draws Attention During World Cup Free Kicks

If you’re watching the 2014 World Cup from Brazil, you’ve probably seen referees spray a white line on the field before free kicks.  The high-tech vanishing spray is ...

June 15, 2014 at 7:20 pm by

Nintendo Doesn’t Plan to Cut Price of Wii U Game Console Anytime Soon

Nintendo is full-steam ahead promoting its Wii U game console, despite continued reports of disappointing sales throughout most of 2014. The Japanese electronics company – ...

June 15, 2014 at 8:16 am by

Mass Effect 3 Tweaked to Run at 8K Resolution

A plucky modder has taken the adventures of Colonel Sheppard to new highs, OK maybe no so much, but they have ramped up the games resolution to 8K. This means that the game ...

June 15, 2014 at 7:55 am by

Rockstar Promises GTA V PC Will Be Truly Next-Gen

I’ve avoided buying Grand Theft Auto V simply because there wasn’t a doubt in my mind that the game would be ported to PC eventually, I wanted my first experience ...

June 15, 2014 at 7:39 am by

Virtual Reality Going Mainstream, With Gaming Pushing the Boundaries

Virtual reality is gearing up to take the gaming industry by storm, as hardware makers, software developers and game studios prepare to appease gamers. Realistically, virtual ...

June 15, 2014 at 7:30 am by

LinkedIn Facing Lawsuit over Access of Email Accounts

LinkedIn has been ordered to stand trial by a U.S Federal judge over allegations from users that they have been sending and accessing emails without consent. LinkedIn has been ...

June 15, 2014 at 7:30 am by

Critics Recommend Bitcoin Miners Abandon GHash Mining Pool

The volatile nature of the bitcoin cryptocurrency took another hit today, as its value dropped 5 percent down to £331 ($563 USD). Growing concern of a bitcoin ...

June 14, 2014 at 8:50 pm by

Casual Sex Mobile Apps Increase Exposure to Sexually Transmitted Infections

The rise in popularity of smartphones has led to casual sex apps, but using these types of apps to find one-night stands also increases sexually transmitted infections ...

June 14, 2014 at 8:15 pm by

CIA Jumps Into Social Media Fun, Joins Twitter

Lookout social media, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is now active on Twitter. CIA officials hope to use social media to engage directly with the public, sharing ...

June 14, 2014 at 7:10 pm by

Sony Announces Specs for Project Morpheus VR Headset

With all the buzz regarding Virtual Reality gear, Oculus Rift seems to take the prime stag, having released a lot of information, plans and what consumers would expect from it ...

June 14, 2014 at 5:39 pm by

GTX 800 Series To Be Significantly Faster And Cheaper Than Current GTX 700 Series

We haven’t heard much in the way of GTX 800 series rumours since early April but some new rumours coming out of China suggest that Nvidia could be opting for a change of ...

June 14, 2014 at 4:25 pm by

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