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Turkish Hackers Deface Major Websites, Tweet They Did So for Fun

A number of major sites have had their DNS settings hacked today and many visitors redirected to a Turkish hacker's Web site.The hacked Web sites include The Daily Telegraph, UPS, Vodafone, National Geographic and The Register among others. All the hacked Web sites are currently experiencing disruption according Zone-H, a site that monitors Web site defacements.The hackers responsible told The Guardian in an email interview that they were expert in exploiting web vulnerabilities and ...
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Noricum Gold Shares Soar

Noricum Gold shares have soared over 20 per cent after positive news on the exploration results from Austrian gold projects
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Irene Forces Partial Shutdown of N.J. Nuclear Plants

Three nuclear reactors in southern New Jersey have powered partway down due to debris from the aftermath of hurricane Irene that is now blocking essential cooling water intakes, the Daily Mail has revealed.
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Vince Cable: 'Disingenuous' Bankers Stalling Financial Reforms

Vince Cable has denounced bankers as being 'ingenuous' and manipulative of the current economic turmoil. As increasing volatility and outstanding public debt become the focal points for a tottering economy, Cable asserts that it is absolutely, "disingenuous in the extreme to use the current context to argue against reform. Banks are in a way trying to create a panic around something, which they know has got to happen."
Nintendo Place Hopes in New Games Line-Up

Nintendo Place Hopes in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Following the company's recent disastrous financial quarter and the ongoing poor performance of its newest 3DS handheld, Nintendo has issued a statement reiterating its belief that its next wave of games will reverse the company's ailing fortunes.
Motorola DEFY+ Unveiled Following Google Purchase

Motorola Defy+ Could Face Strong Apple Led Competition

Motorola has released fresh data regarding its forthcoming Defy+ smartphone, pegging it for a September release and leading many analysts to question whether it will be able to compete with the slew of confirmed and rumoured devices sharing its release window.
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Google Voluntarily Offers to Pay More Tax!

However "flattering" Google's CEO's words might be, for a charitable and willing "legal" contribution ("tax" in general parlance), Britain cannot accept it. That surely is one big surprise.
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Microsoft Confirms it Won't Cut the Xbox 360 Games Console's Price

Following Sony's decision to drastically cut the price of its flagship PlayStation 3 console, Microsoft's vice president of interactive entertainment Chris Lewis has confirmed that the company will not follow suit, promising consumers that the Xbox 360's RRP will remain the same.
IDC Cites Nintendo Wii U as Key to Console Market's Future

IDC Cites Nintendo Wii U as Key to Console Market's Future

Running contrary to most analysts predictions regarding Nintendo's future Wii U console, the International Data Corporation (IDC) has issued a fresh report suggesting the machine will be a key turning point in the games industry's future.