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- Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: January 2015 - If you
don't have the time to research benchmarks, or if you don't feel
confident enough in your ability to pick the right processor for your
next gaming machine, fear not. THG has a simple list of the best gaming CPUs
offered for the money.
- 20 Of The Worst PC Setups - I
really like this monthly Worst PC Setups thing they do over at
ThinkComputers. I have no idea where they come up with all these, but
it sure does make you feel better about your rig :D
- Serious Security Flaw in MS Windows 8.1 - This
security issue exists on a up2date ms win 8.1 and was known to ms
since september, yet still unpatched.
- A Hacker's Hit List of American Infrastructure - According
to cyber-security professionals, the
Sony hack may be a prelude to a cyber attack on United States
infrastructure that could occur in 2015, as a result of a very
different, self-inflicted document dump from the Department of Homeland
Security in July
- Want to launch your own DDoS attacks? Just buy them from
Lizard Squad - Referred to as a "booter", LizardStresser
is a service you can sign up
for on a monthly or lifetime (five years really) basis. There are a
number of packages available that can be used to "stress test" a
particular server for anything from a couple of minutes to several
hours at a time. As soon as one attack, er stress test, is over, more
can be launched straight away at no extra cost, providing you are
within the same billing cycle. With monthly fees ranging from just
$2.99 up to $69.99, and lifetime subscriptions costing between $29.99
and $309.99, it's all very affordable stuff, ripe for abuse. Of course,
LizardStresser tool is not being directly marketed as a DDoS weapon.
Take a look at the terms of service -- yes, even a DDoS tool has such a
thing -- and you're told that: "Permission is granted to stress test
dedicated servers and networks owned by you. This is the opportunity to
make your firewalls better, not to misuse against the law."
- Sony offers compensation for PlayStation Network DDoS attacks -
All members of the PlayStation Network will be treated to a ten percent
discount code that can be used to obtain a one-time discount in the
PlayStation Store. The discount can be applied to the full contents of
a cart, so the more you buy, the more you save. The codes are not yet
available, but will be released "sometime this month".
- US sanctions North Korea over the Sony hacks - The US
government has sanctioned North Korea over the Sony hacks,
saying the country tried to intimidate US businesses and artists from
exercising their right of freedom of speech
- GOG.com Immense Interplay 50% off Weekend Promo - Some
Interplay classics for cheap. MDK 1 & 2, Sacrifice, Freespace
2, and the Descent Series come highly recommended.
- OS-agnostic smartphone works with Android, Windows, and
Mozilla OS - Alcatel OneTouch is apparently saving a few surprises
for the Consumer Electronics Show next week, because the press
release
announcing the Pixi 3 is particularly light on details. The
Pixi 3 boasts 4G LTE connectivity and comes in 3", 4.5", and 5"
variants, but that's all we know about it. There's no word on the
underlying hardware, which versions of each OS are supported, or when
the Pixi 3 will be available. Nothing in the press release suggests the
Pixi 3 is capable of hosting multiple operating systems simultaneously,
so dual- or triple-booting is probably out of the question.
- Apple sued over 'shrinking' storage - Apple
is facing a lawsuit for not telling users about the amount of
memory required by an upgrade its flagship operating system. The
complaint has been filed in California by Miami residents Paul Orshan
and Christopher Endara who say that iOS 8 can occupy up to 23.1% of the
memory available on some Apple devices. In addition, upgrading devices
from the earlier iOS 7 to 8 can cause people to lose up to 1.3
gigabytes of memory, said papers filed in support of the legal action.
- Theater Attendance At Its Lowest In 19 Years - North
America had its lowest number of folks heading to the movies in two
decades in 2014, reports the Hollywood
Reporter, citing about 1.2 billion consumers who purchased movie
tickets between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31. The last time things were this slow
was 1995, when only 1.21 billion people went to the movies. The figures
for 2014 aren't set in stone just yet - though without a working time
machine it'd be tough to go back and change them that much - as they
won't be released until the National Association of Theater Owners
calculates the average movie ticket price for the year. It's expected
to be around $8.15, up from $8.13 in 2013. Admissions have been up and
down over the years, HR notes, especially when there are more expensive
fees for 3D or IMAX movies.
- The Duff - Trailer #2 - The Duff
is scheduled to be released on February 20, 2015.
- Ant-Sized Ant-Man Trailer - Get a
miniature look at the very first teaser for Marvel's "Ant-Man" and
catch
the full thing during the two-hour series premiere of "Marvel's Agent
Carter"
Tuesday, January 6 beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC
- THE DARK VALLEY - Official US Trailer - A lone rider
arrives in a small high mountain village; nobody knows where he's
from and nobody wants him there. Greider introduces himself as a
photographer from America, and the town's patriarch, Old Brenner,
provides him with shelter for the harsh winter ahead. The village cut
off by snowfall and barely a ray of sunlight reaching the valley, a
tragic accident leads to the death of one of Brenner's beloved sons.
When another son is mysteriously killed, it's clear this is not a
coincidence: the time has come for Brenner's family to pay, and Greider
plans to settle a score long forgotten by everyone but him.
- The Interview - Red Band Trailer #2 - Columbia Pictures
released a
new Red Band trailer for The Interview, an upcoming American action
comedy film directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, co-written with
Dan Sterling. Starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Randall Park and Lizzy
Caplan. The Interview is now in theaters and on VOD.
- Liquid Nitrogen Cooled Gummy Bear vs. 12 Gauge - Shooting a
liquid nitrogen cooled "Worlds Largest" gummy bear with a 12 gauge
shotgun. Also, how to skin the worlds largest gummy bear.
- The best pics on the Internet #114 - All pictures
are carefully handpicked!
- Hottest Babes on the Internet #54 - Which one is
hottest? ;-)
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