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Apple not afraid of Facebook's Spartan

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Apple Inc., the manufacturer of iPhone and iPad, knows about Facebook’s secret project “Spartan” and is believed to be lending some minor support to the project as it is not afraid of it at all, according to TechCrunch's reporter MG Siegler.
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Facelift in the offing for Google TV?

Industry watchers were took by surprise as Google bought DVR software and set-top box company SageTV. The announcement came hours back. Sage TV customers received an email announcement which was also posted on Sage TV website.
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Apple iPhone 5, iPad 3 will be fire-proof, patent application suggests

Apple has filed a patent application for an advanced halogen-free flame retardant material which could be used in future Apple products. Patently Apple reported that the new material will be integrated into the manufacturing of Apple products like keyboards, mice, iPods, the iPad, cabling and more.
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A TV that emits scented fragrance? Yes, doable!

Suppose a beautiful lady walks by on your TV screen. What if they not only trigger your emotions and minds through your senses of sight or sound but your sense of smell as well? What if you actually smell her perfume? Is it possible? “Yes, it is quite doable.”
An artist's impression of a growing supermassive black hole located in the early Universe is seen in this NASA handout illustration released on June 15, 2011.

Black hole rips apart Sun-like star in impulsive once-in-million-year feeding frenzy

A hungry black hole far out in the cosmos, about 4 billion miles from Earth, got into an unusual feeding spree when a massive Sun-like star crossed its path, or to be accurate, passed by its gravitational sphere. The massive star was ripped apart, shredded into pieces as the giant black hole devoured it, unleashing some of the most powerful gamma ray flashes astronomers have ever seen. For the black hole,
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Sega hack: Who is LulzSec and what does it want?

Lulz Security or LulzSec, which bills itself those evil bastards from Tweeter, made headlines earlier this week by threatening to destroy rival hacker group that hacked into Sega network - but who is LulzSec and what does it want?
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Apple, Intel to vie for Nortel patents: report

Apple Inc, Intel Corp and Ericsson are vying, along with Google Inc, to buy patents from bankrupt telecom maker Nortel Networks Corp in a sale slated for later this month, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Top 10 great apps for dad on Father's Day

Top 10 great apps for dad on Father's Day

June 19 is Father's Day and if your dad is a geek, you're in luck - below are the top 5 useful and fun apps you can gift you dad and we bet he'll love them to death.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - Best Android but Far Behind iPad 2 [VIDEOS]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was unleashed across the U.S. on Friday as the company's latest entry in the tablet market. Those who snagged this lightest tablet to date can probably testify to whether it was worth it or not, but here are some reviews that suggest how and why Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the best among the Android tablets, and yet lags behind Apple's iOS-based iPad.
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Trojan targeting Bitcoin fake or true?

There has been news going around that popular digital decentralized currency Bitcoin is being targeted by a Trojan that steals funds from your Bitcoin wallet. Security firm Symantec warned the Bitcoin users on Friday about a Trojan, following an alleged hack on a Bitcoin user Wallet that cost him bitcoins, or about $500,000. What Symantec says is that the 'Infostealer.Coinbit' Trojan tries to find your wallet file and then mail it to the attacker.
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Vatican turns to Internet to stem sexual abuse

The Roman Catholic Church, often accused of dragging its feet on sexual abuse scandals, will turn to the Internet with a new e-learning center to help safeguard children and the victims of molestation.
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LulzSec hacked: “What if we hadn’t told you?”

Hacker group LulzSec released their 1000th tweet statement, so called a manifesto, to its friends and foes providing its rationale for its recent activities, proclaiming that “this is the lulz lizard era, where we do things just because we find it entertaining.”
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Top 10 Mortal Kombat 9 Fatalities

Mortal Kombat was the only reason for the creation of ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board). The brutalities with which the gamers dispatch their enemies is something to be taken very seriously. Here is a list of the Top 10 from the latest Mortal Kombat 9
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Apple-Samsung patent dispute: Who is right?

Apple- Samsung copyright dispute has flared up the interest of industry watchers as well as smartphone users. News features, discussions boards, blogs and other online forums are trying to put the gadget-giants' conflict into perspective. Apple has said that they feel harassed by Samsung who have allegedly copied the look and feel of iPhone and iPad.
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'iPhone 5 will have improved flash for its camera unit'

Apple’s iPhone 5 will catch up big time with its myriad Android rivals -- this suggestion infuriates Apple fans, for they believe iPhone is THE device and Android tribe are imposters. But truth to say, many Android OS-based smartphones already sport an 8MP camera. Now, reports say iPhone 5 will have an improved flash unit for its camera.
Facebook has attempted to downplay privacy concerns after the company quietly switched on technology that automatically identifies people in photographs.

Facebook helps in retrieving stolen bike

Simon Mulhall, a resident of Banbury in UK, made good use of social networking site Facebook to retrieve his stolen bike. The incident gained wide attention after it was reported by the BBC.

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