'Blood & Glory' Delivers the Goods but Might Bleed Your Wallet Dry

Though the gladiatorial game "Blood and Glory" sports some good graphics, it doesn't quite match the fun or interest of something like "Infinity Blade." But it is good for a few hours of slashy-bloody combat fun. Although the game is free, it might require a few in-app purchases to see all the game has to offer -- unless you're willing to devote many, many hours of your life to earning in-game loot...

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Can a Software Update Quench Kindle Firestorm?

Amazone.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) will release a software update for the Kindle Fire in about two weeks, company spokesperson Kinley Pearsall told TechNewsWorld. "We're rolling out an over-the-air update ... that will improve performance, touch navigation, and give customers the option to choose what items display on the carousel," Pearsall elaborated. The moves comes in the wake of a spate of complaints from disgruntled consumers perturbed by, among other things, a lack of parental controls and privacy features, an inability to turn off Amazon's noted 1-Click ordering feature, and issues with the hardware controls. "Kindle Fire is the most successful product we've already launched," Pearsall adde...

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Toshiba Portege Z830 Ultrabook

It seems that ultrabooks are increasingly taking the place of netbooks in the market. Ultrabooks offer the same and even better features than the erstwhile netbooks but with slightly larger screen sizes, making them a better option nowadays for many people. That is why many companies are now getting on board the ultrabook bandwagon by introducing their own ultrabook models. One of the more recent ones is the Toshiba Portege Z830 Ultrabook Series.The Toshiba Portege Z830 Series comes in 4 models with different internal specs and options for different people’s needs. It is being marketed as the world’s lightest 13-inch ultrabook. A Toshiba Portege...

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Fujifilm X-S1 has a 26x Optical Zoom

Camera category of 'bridge' or bridge camera will soon be launched by Fujifilm. With up to 26x zoom favor, the X-S1 Fujifilm cameras enliven the competition which is the incorporation of this compact and DSLR.He will go on sale in February next year with a tag of 699 Pounds Sterling or USD 9.8 million (1 GBP = USD 14 115). Here it is 10 points which deserve the highlights of the camera:1. 26x Optical Zoom Can Be PromotedLong zoom lens is the flagship bridge camera features such as the one in Canon Powershot SX40 where it offers 35x zoom and f/2.8 maximum aperture. Although zoomnya shorter than the SX40, but is equipped with Intelligent Digital...

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5 Tips to Avoid Tired Eyes in Front of Monitor

Some of us would have the habit of working for long in front of a PC monitor, either to work or doing other things like playing games and browsing. As a result the effects of eye fatigue and dizzy head was unavoidable.While many consider this fact is not entirely true, but in reality it is still affecting the health of our eyes. The effect we sometimes a little difficult to focus the object of view, and so on. This of course caused a radiation monitor for too long while we work.As quoted from Softpedia here are some tips to avoid eye fatigue, while in front of the monitor:1. Keep your distance from the monitor.Being too close to the monitor is a bit dangerous for our eyes. We should maintain visibility into our monitors well. The recommended distance is about 20-40 inches (50-100cm) from the...

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Newest Apple TV released on 2013

New realm of digital TV seems tested by two big names, Apple and Google. Apple was preparing a TV set for launch early 2013.Information quoted from an internal source who declined to be named said Jeff Robbin, Apple engineer who helped create the iPod and iTunes are leading the cultivation of this product.But as usual, Apple refused to confirm or comment on rumors about the presence of its new product.Apple says an internal resource person, company from Cupertino, California, United States wants to let users easily access TV show by integrating all the available content sources such as cable TV, an online movie rental services and iTunes.Before...

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Fujifilm FinePix JX420 Digital Camera

Compact digital cameras need not be always the latest in terms of features in order to be popular and catch attention. Sometimes it just needs to be affordable to a greater number of people in order to become one. Fujifilm might be taking this route when it comes out with the new FinePix JX420 Digital Camera in Japan.The new Fujifilm FinePix JX420 Digital Camera features a 16MP CCD sensor in a slim body that also houses a 28mm wide Fujinon lens with 5x optical zoom. It also comes with a 10cm macro mode, an ISO range between 100 to 1600 and expandable to 3200. Other features include a 2.7 inch LCD screen, support for HD video recording and expandable...

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Tips boot windows XP computer to be faster

Here are the steps to boot windows faster:Step 1:Open the notepad applicationType "del c: \ windows \ prefetch \ ntosboot-*.* /q "(without the quotes) and save as the namentosboot.bat in drive c: \Step 2:Then click the Start menu-> Run-> and type gpedit.mscStep 3:Click Computer Configuration-> Windows Settings-> Scripts-> then click 2 times on ShutdownStep 4:In the Windows ShutdownProperties click Add then browse.then find the location of the file ntosboot.batthat you created earlier and click openStep 5:Then click OK, Apply and OKlonger to completeStep 6:Then click the Start menu-> Run-> devmgmt.msc andStep 7:Click IDE ATA / ATAPI controllers-> Primary IDE Channel (click 2 timesto open the properties)Step 8:Select Advanced SettingsIn Device 0 or Device 1Change the...

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10 Tips to Save Energy On PC And Laptop

Below are ten tips that you can use to save energy consumption on the pc and laptop. 1. Adjust monitor brightness and contrast Maybe for the layman or novice in using computers, they rarely pay attention to their monitor settings. What is meant in this case is the level of illumination and contrast are set too high to be able to spend a lot of energy. So for that you should be able to adjust lighting and contrast, to adjust lighting and contrast of these monitors use the button under the monitor. 2. Turn off the monitor Tip of the two is to turn off the monitor, especially the monitor type is the type of CRT (Cathode Ray Tubel), because these types of monitors consume more electricity. So, if you want to leave the PC in a long time, you should turn off your monitor. You can also set...

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Knowing the IP Address Email Sender

When you read an email may be only visible date information, to, cc, bcc, subject and message. Yet every email sent must include the complete information such as message id, mailer, ip addresses, and so on. If you want to know the ip address and isp email sender which is used you can read the following tips. Yahoo Mail: Login to Yahoo Mail. Choose one of the emails that you want to check. Click on the menu or Full Header link located in the lower right. Locate the "Received: from [...] by". In the example below the IP addresses are 61.94.152.147. MS Outlook Express: Open the Outlook Express program. Right click on one of the emails that you want to check. Click the Properties menu. Click the Details tab. If you already get the ip address further information...

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Google has added Games facilities to Google +

Google has added a game / games in the Google + primarily Flash-based games, including titles such as Poker Zynga Zynga and the Angry Birds from the Rovio and the Blitz Bejeweled from PopCap. Google informs that this game, updates the status of Game and game performance data will only appear in the Games tab. Game applications / games need to be adjusted to the Game API of Google to be able to fully connect to the Google social network + this. About 16 games will be available as a start. Add game / games to Google + is considered as an important step for Google to reduce the dominance of Facebook from the social we...

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Tips for Choosing Web Hosting

When we want to buy a Web hosting service, sometimes we like dizzy because of the many hosting services available. With any luck, then we will get satisfaction when you first choose a Web Hosting. But how about vice versa? Luck will not come without us working on it. Perhaps time for us to be smart in choosing a Web hosting service. Here are some tips for you in choosing a Web hosting service: 1. Quality Web Hosting Quality Web Hosting is an important thing we must note. Do teriming hereafter by a very low price. Need to first check the quality of Web Hosting. For example the power of the computer servers used, security, access speed, etc.. 2. Facilities and Features It is also important in a Web Hosting melilih. Inspect existing facilities, whether it meets what we need. One important...

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Jika Sebuah Komputer Berupa Pena

Gagasan di dunia IT selalu muncul dari pencermatan terhadap cara hidup manusia. Bagaimana aktivitas manusia itu menjadi lebih mudah dan gampang. Menulis misalnya, yang digantikan oleh mengetik, lalu muncul PC untuk texting. Lalu, apakah semua orang kemudian harus menggantikan kebiasaannya dari menulis dengan pena menjadi mengetik dengan komputer?Ternyata tidak. Sebuah riset yang digelar oleh Livescribe, sebuah perusahaan penyedia produk inovatif dari Oakland, Kalifornia, Amerika Serikat, menunjukkan bahwa konsumen sample yang menyatakan setuju untuk meninggalkan menulis dengan pena ke komputer sebesar 72 persen. Sementara yang 28 persen menyatakan tidak.Akibatnya konsumen jumlah terakhir ini terus-menerus amat tergantung dengan kertas, pena, dan tinta. Mereka seolah menjadi bagian yang tersingkirkan...

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