Microsoft Alerts Internet Explorer Users Of ‘Zero Day' Security Hole

There are a number of web browser options out there available for your computer, but if you're a PC user who doesn't know much about the big, scary world of web browsers, then you're probably an Internet Explorer user. And if you're an Internet Explorer user, then Microsoft is urging you to update your browser immediately as they have found a new security hole over the weekend you're not going to want to take a chance on.

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Acase Arachne premium leather case for iPad mini

Did Santa forget to bring you a nice case for the new iPad mini you got for Christmas.  If you like leather folio cases, you need to investigate the Arachne case from Acase.  The Arachne is made of 100% leather and has a frame to hold the iPad mini securely in place.  The case folds into a stand that can be used for viewing or for typing on the on-screen keyboard.  It even has magnets to sleep/wake the iPad mini.

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BlackBerry X10 N Series Gets Another Round Of Photos

We did manage to grab a look at the BlackBerry X10 recently, although those images were blurry to say the least, where the BlackBerry X10 will be part of the upcoming N Series smartphone, but this time around, here we are with more images of this N Series smartphone which boasts of a QWERTY keyboard, sporting far sharper images. I guess the ninja who took the photo had steadier hands, or perhaps, a better window of opportunity beckoned for the camera to make a decent capture. Other than newer images, no additional details concerning the BlackBerry 10 smartphone have been made public.

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GM, Volkswagen face off for China sales title in 2013

Automotive News reports General Motors and Volkswagen will vie for the the sales title in China next year. Buyers in the country have been keen to snap up Audi sedans, and the cars' popularity amongst Chinese bureaucrats has helped bolster Volkswagen in the region. Next year, analysts project the German automaker will sell 2.7 million vehicles in China through 2013, thanks in part to new or revised versions of the Volkswagen Santana and Golf as well as the Skoda Octavia and Audi Q3. Meanwhile, analysts project GM will move some 2.7 million units in China next year.

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North Koreans Develop First Video Game, Pyongyang Racer

North Korea sure likes to do things their way. They kidnapped a South Korean director and his wife to make a Godzilla rip-off; they had a reality show that exposed citizens whose haircuts do not conform with the “socialist lifestyle”. Just recently, North Korean programmers working for software firm Nosotek developed the country's first video game. “Pyongyang Racer” is played in-browser and has since become unavailable as of post time after being crashed by throngs of netizens who visited the website.

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Dock Minimal is a versatile dock stand for tablets

The Dock Minimal tablet stand is an indiegogo project.  It has a bow tie shape, and it's made of ABS plastic with a rubber coating in Arctic White, Black Onyx, Glacial Blue, or Lava Red.  It comes with a kickstand that can be used to adjust the stand to 20 different viewing angles.  It also has four connector fittings and three side fittings to adjust the Dock Minimal for use with iPad, iPad mini, Kindle, Samsung, and Nexus tablets/e-book readers.  You'll also receive a color-matched stylus.  The funding period ends January 31, 2013, so there is still time to support this project.

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Free in iBooks: Hubble Space Telescope Discovery eBook

If you have any interest in astronomy – backyard hobbist or more serious scientist – you need to download this free eBook to your iBooks app on your iPad.  (Requires an iPad using iBooks 2 or later and iOS 5 or later.)  This is a huge book, almost 1GB, that's chock full of informative text, interactive photo galleries, and movies.  It documents the more than two decades of the history and discoveries of the Hubble space telescope.  The Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries ebook is free in Apple's iBookstore.

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Oppo Find 5 Has A 32GB Model, Will Hit The Global Market In Q1 Next Year

Chinese electronics company, Oppo Digital, has managed to dropped a special gift for all its “Ofans” around the world. Oppo posted a new teaser of the Oppo Find 5 smartphone on its official Facbook page earlier today showing a much larger 32GB version of the “phablet” which costs $569. When Oppo took the wraps off the Oppo Find 5 earlier this month, we only know of one model – a 16GB which is priced at $499. It's good to know that interested buyers can opt for a 32GB variant for their bigger storage needs.
Additionally, the teaser also reveals that the device is coming to a list of countries soon.

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Winbot to Debut at CES 2013

When it comes to window cleaning, Ecovacs Robotics has wiped out the competition and moved up to a distinctly higher plane of robotic cleaning. Executive General Manager, Nick Savadian said, "While others are still trying to clean floors, we've move on to windows and I'm very pleased to say we do windows really well too." Winbot, the first successful robotic device exclusively created for cleaning inside and outside windows, will debut on Jan.

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Audiogalaxy Will Be Shutting Down 31st January 2013

Earlier this month we reported that Audiogalaxy had been acquired by Dropbox, and on Audiogalaxy's blog, they stated that they would no longer be accepting new users. It would have been a fair speculation to think that they would no longer accept new users until the new management took over, but as it turns out the reason they aren't accepting new users is because the service will be shutting down on the 31st of January 2013. This was announced by Audiogalaxy on their Facebook page where they simply said that their service would be shutting down.

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Book Of Sarth iPad App

For those who like to get a better experience from their iPad, the different game apps out there may only offer a variation of the same experience. It may take a different app to give users the unique experience that they look for. Those who look for such apps may want to check out the Book of Sarth iPad app for a change. The Book of Sarth iPad app is not a game app but a unique graphical album. It comes with an 8-song experimental album as well as an 80-page animated graphical novel. A 30-minute portion of the app allows users to direct their experience by reordering the sequence using touch.

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My Son Asked for PS3

Your son is yelling PS3 at you all time.

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MSI S20 Ultrabook Up For $1100

Are you in the market at the moment for a spanking new Ultrabook. If you have answered in the affirmative, then you might be interested to pick up something that is slightly different from the usual suspects that are Lenovo, Dell, Samsung and Toshiba. Ever considered what MSI is able to conjure up. Well, assuming you have $1100 thereabouts to spare, you might want to make a pit stop for the MSI S20 Ultrabook that does seem to resemble a somewhat chunky tablet at first glance, that is, until you slide out the keyboard from under the display.

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Toshiba Excite 10 Gets Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Update

The Toshiba Excite 7.7 is not the only tablet from Toshiba to receive the Jelly Bean update today, as the Toshiba Excite 10 too, is on the receiving end of the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update, and it will be done via Over The Air (OTA). So far reports available concerning the latest Jelly Bean update for the Excite 10 are few and far in between, but it is still being pushed out in stages to the AT300 and AT305.

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Walking Dead Game Free On Xbox 360 For A While

TellTale Games have more or less confirmed this piece of information over Twitter, letting the whole world know that The Walking Dead – Episode 1: A New Day will be made available on the Xbox 360 for free, although this will be a limited time offer. Basically, this window of opportunity will be open until January 31st, 2013. I am quite sure that this will be just like the TV series itself, where watching a single episode is never going to be enough, so playing the first episode for free is more or less going to guarantee that you will fork out 400 Microsoft Points for the other four episodes after that.

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GM, PSA scrap large car program, move forward with small engine development

The partnership between General Motors and PSA Peugeot-Citroën isn't expected to produce any results until 2016, but it has created plenty of news (and speculation) since it was formed back in February. Now, GM is laying out some of the specifics of the deal while Automotive News Europe is reporting plans have been scrapped to produce a shared platform for a midsize sedan.

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Watch Motor Trend give the 2013 SRT Viper a thrashing

It's no secret the boys and girls at Motor Trend don't look at the 2013 SRT Viper through rose-tinted lenses. After all, the publication recently chose the Corvette ZR1 over the new supercar from Chrysler, saying the Chevrolet was easier to drive quickly. That's bad news given there's a new Corvette coming down the pike. But until now, we haven't been able to watch Motor Trend give the Viper a proper thrashing.



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TableTop Translator iPad App

The Internet has allowed people from different parts of the world to easily connect to each other. Now, it is more than possible to have a chat with someone who lives on the other part of the globe than ever before. But still, there are some limitations and obstacles that face people even when having a face to face conversation with someone. The language barrier is just but one of them.

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ZOMM Wireless Leash review

The ZOMM Wireless Leash (available in white, pink, or black) is a small key-fob sized Bluetooth hands-free speakerphone and alarm for any Bluetooth-enabled phone or, for that matter, any other BT device that can partner with it. It's touted as having three features: It sounds an alarm if it loses connection to its paired device, it is a hands-free Bluetooth speakerphone, and it's a “panic button” personal alarm and alert system. I'll look at all those functions and see how the Wireless Leash accomplishes them.










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Mysterious ASUS P1801-T Spotted At The FCC

Thanks to a recent FCC filing, a certain ASUS P1801-T has been revealed. Unfortunately apart from the model number, not much else is known about the device but according to the folks at Engadget, they are speculating that this could be the ASUS Transformer AiO prototype which was demonstrated earlier this year at Computex 2012. For starters they reasoned that with the ASUS Eee Slate B121 featuring a 12.1" display, the P1801 could suggest that it might feature an 18"-ish display, and the "T" at the end suggests that it might be a tablet of sorts, although at 18" can it really be called a tablet.

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Deal brokered to get Saab warranty service honored at GM dealers

When Pontiac, Hummer and Saturn were killed off, at least current owners never had to question where they would have to take their vehicle in case it needed to be serviced. The same couldn't be said for Saab owners. until now. General Motors and Saab Automobile Parts North America (the remaining entity of the bankrupted automaker) have signed an agreement that provides 179 service centers to current Saab owners to receive factory-trained technicians and official Saab replacement parts.

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Temple Run Is One Hot Download This Christmas

I guess you know that smartphones and tablets are one hot ticket item this Christmas, otherwise how else do you explain the massive download of the Temple Run game over the Christmas period. Keith Shepherd, founder of Imangi Studios, the very same studio behind the highly addictive Temple Run game, just announced on Wednesday that their game received more than its fair share of love over Christmas. In fact, this game was downloaded over a million times on iOS, and also more than one million times on the Android platform.

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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Beta Test Plans

Square Enix has been quick off the blocks to share with the world their plans for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, which is due for an upcoming beta test. This beta test is said to be divided into four different phases, where it will be available at first only for the PC version of the game. Expect the beta test to begin sometime in the middle of February, with the PlayStation 3 beta test to follow a wee bit later on. The first phase is a closed beta with an NDA in place, and will take anywhere from a fortnight to a month, followed by half a month of debugging, where it will continue with the subsequent phases.

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Apple Patent Describes Mouse With Built-In Motion Detectors

The Apple Magic Mouse already accepts multitouch gestures, although with Apple's iOS devices featuring gyroscopes and accelerometers, we guess we can't say we're too shocked to learn that Apple might be interested in incorporating some of that into a mouse perhaps somewhere down the road. While it remains to be seen if such a device will be realized, at the very least we know that Apple has interest in it thanks to a patent discovered by the folks at Apple Insider.

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Dog Elevator For Your Home

Hmmm, it seems that obesity is not the only disease to strike and plague us humans, as we have also seemingly brought this "curse" upon our four legged friends – dogs. Assuming your pooch is overweight and needs some assistance to get around, how about this pet elevator that will let your dog go up and down the stairs without putting additional strain on those joints of theirs. Basically, this prototype comes with a start button that is close to the ground, allowing your dog to learn to push said button with its paw in order to have it ride the basket up or down, depending on the direction where it wants to go.

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Next-gen Smart lineup growing to three models

Still in the testing phases of the next-generation Smart Fortwo and the new Forfour model, Smart could also be planning a new crossover to reach into a more mainstream vehicle segment. According to Auto Express, soon after the redesigned Fortwo arrives in 2014, the Smart lineup will grow to include the other two models by 2015. As expected, the renderings of the new Fortwo, Forfour and the unnamed Smart SUV are inspired heavily by recent concepts like the 2011 Forvision Concept and the 2012 Forstars Concept (pictured above).

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[HEALTH] Aromatherapy trends: herbal vaporization

Ancient records show that Asian cultures have been steaming and vaporizing medicinal herbs way back before Christ (end of 8 B.C. when recalling the oldest recording known to archived data). Mainly China, Indochina, Japan and Taiwan were the first to discover the benefits of inhaling medicinal plant fumes. The volatile vapors of plants such as Laurel, Passion flower, mint, wild Chamomile and various Tea shrubs natively found in the Asian continent caught the attention of many European scientists to start conducting trials on the efficiency when such plant material is heated.










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Windows Phone 8 Portico Has Auto-Screen Brightness Bug?

I am quite sure that majority of the folks who own the Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone and are on AT&T or Rogers are extremely happy with the Windows Phone 8 Portico update, but it seems that Murphy has decided to drop by on the upgrade rollout by affecting a handful of folks who have installed the Portico update with an auto-screen brightness bug.

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Raspberry Pi In DIY Cellphone Tower

I guess you can call the Raspberry Pi as the little computer that could. After all, it was just earlier yesterday when we covered a DIY Raspberry Pi Linux-powered notebook, and here we are with the Raspberry Pi under the spotlight yet again. This time around, this $25 piece of marvelous electrical engineering has been used to construct a DIY cellular phone tower, thanks to PA Consulting in the UK.

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ATOMS Express Toys Kickstarter Project

I have been a builder all my life. To this day, I still love playing with LEGOs and Erector sets. So, it is exciting when folks use modern technology to take these classic thinking-toys to the next level. The designers and engineers at The Seamless Toy Company have created the ATOMS Express smart block system to bring life to kids' (both big and small) creations. ATOMS Express Toys are designed/built to work with stuff kids already have, like LEGOs, costumes, stuffed animals, Barbies, action figures, etc.


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PSA: Nintendo TVii Now Available For Wii U

Yesterday, we reported on Nintendo's TVii application being available today, and wouldn't you know it, it's now currently available for your TV-watching-while-using-the-Wii-U needs. Nintendo TVii should now be available for you to fire up without needing to download any fancy, shmancy firmware update as it'll be right there, waiting for you to select and to enjoy your second-screen experience on. If you were looking for Netflix integration, you're out of luck for now as that feature is expected to be available in early 2013. DVR support is also missing from Nintendo TVii via TiVo.

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