YIKES: Samsung’s massive list of possible Gear VR side effects should terrify any sane gamer
You know how when you watch ads for drugs like Flomax or Cialis and it seems like the vast majority of the ad is dedicated to listing possible negative side effects? Well it looks like Samsung’s Gear VR headset is a lot like that because Ars Technica reports that it comes with a gigantic 1,000-word list of potential hazards and disclaimers that should send any sane gamer running for the hills.
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Hackers ask Sony to pull ‘The Interview’ from theaters
Hacker group Guardians of Peace (GOP), which attacked Sony Pictures stealing more than 100 terabytes of information, and revealing some of it online, have asked the company to pull a controversial comedy from theaters, Variety reports.
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Barack Obama is the first U.S. president to code
The 44th President of the United States happens to be the first president to write a computer program, Wired reports. Barack Obama on Monday hosted a special “Hour of Code” event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, part of the annual Computer Science Education Week, during which he wrote a simple computer program that draws a square on a screen.
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It’s officially possible to make a smartphone that’s too thin
It seems that every generation of new smartphones tries to create the lightest, thinnest devices we’ve ever seen. That said, there comes a point where it makes no sense to try to make smartphones any thinner and it looks like we might have finally reached that tipping point with the new Oppo R5 Android phone that was unveiled earlier this year by little-known Chinese OEM Oppo.
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BlackBerry’s chief tormentor releases yet another knockoff keyboard for the iPhone 6
That sound you hear is BlackBerry’s legal team cracking its knuckles and getting ready to go back to work. Typo, the iPhone keyboard attachment accessory company cofounded by Ryan Seacrest, has again thumbed its nose at BlackBerry and has released yet another knockoff BlackBerry keyboard for the iPhone 6. BlackBerry has successfully won injunctions against Typo in the past for allegedly infringing upon its smartphone keyboard designs, although this hasn’t stopped the company from cranking out new ones.
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BlackBerry’s chief tormentor releases yet another knockoff keyboard for the iPhone 6
That sound you hear is BlackBerry’s legal team cracking its knuckles and getting ready to go back to work. Typo, the iPhone keyboard attachment accessory company cofounded by Ryan Seacrest, has again thumbed its nose at BlackBerry and has released yet another knockoff BlackBerry keyboard for the iPhone 6. BlackBerry has successfully won injunctions against Typo in the past for allegedly infringing upon its smartphone keyboard designs, although this hasn’t stopped the company from cranking out new ones.
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Sony’s PlayStation Network temporarily falls prey to hackers, but service has resumed
Following the massive cyber attack that hit Sony Pictures, Sony confirmed that some hackers also targeted its PlayStation Network store, which was on Monday down for more than to hours, from 8:52 a.m. to 11:18 a.m. Tokyo time, Reuters reports.
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Microsoft ready to sue you for activating too many pirated Windows and Office products
Even though Microsoft doesn’t really take action against all the pirated Windows and Office versions in use out there, the company is ready to go to court when it detects certain usage patterns related to illegal Windows and Office activations. Torrent Freak reports that Microsoft has already filed a complaint against persons behind an AT&T subscription who have activated multiple pirated copies of Windows 7 and Office 10.
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LG will reportedly only launch one major flagship smartphone next year
LG is preparing a major change for its smartphone business, according to South Korean site heraldcorp.com, as the company has apparently decided to only launch a single flagship handset next year, instead of two such devices, as it did in the past.
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Here’s how to fix iTunes 12’s most annoying issues
Not too long ago, Apple updated its iTunes app with a new design, but unfortunately, some users who upgraded to iTunes 12 immediately encountered various issues. The user interface might seem confusing all of a sudden, and managing music libraries, or performing syncing tasks might be very annoying, at least for some people. However, Wondershare has put together a quick infographic that walks you through everything you need to do to regain control of iTunes 12.
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