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Friday, 14-December-2012 13:01:22 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Rob sent word of a new IE flaw, with more info here. A new Internet Explorer vulnerability has been discovered that allows an attacker to track your mouse cursor anywhere on the screen, even if the browser isn’t being actively used. All supported versions of Microsoft’s browser are reportedly affected: IE6, IE7, IE8, IE9, and IE10.
In something that sounds like it belongs in a Philip K Dick novel, scientists are experimenting to see if we're all living in a computer simulation. In a nutshell the physicists will be looking at the distribution of the highest energy cosmic rays in order to try and detect patterns that could suggest that the universe is the creation of some futuristic computer technology.
HotHardware reckon they've collected the most addictive PC games ever. Gaming is something we've done quite a bit of over the years, but sitting down to pick a list of the most addictive games ever proved surprisingly tricky. Addictive games aren't necessarily the top sellers, or record-smashing behemoths. Sometimes, their appeal is measured in near-perfect execution of a narrow concept, while other games keep us up 'til 3 AM because, despite their flaws, they offer a compelling, challenging experience.
Tech Report wonder if Windows 8 and Radeons have an issue. Last week, we published a rematch between the Radeon HD 7950 and the GeForce GTX 660 Ti in which the Radeon took an unexpected beating. Readers asked: could Windows 8 be the culprit? We investigated, and what we found may surprise you.
I'm sure we haven't heard the last of this, but John McAfee is out of custody and back in the USA. Investigators in Belize said that McAfee was not a suspect in the death of Faull, a former developer who was found shot in the head in his house. McAfee told ABC News that the poisoning death of his dogs and the murder just hours later of Faull, who had complained about his dogs, was a coincidence.
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