World Bio Markets Launches New Biorefinery Design Track for 2014

Beta Renewables, Abengoa and Gevo to participate in biorefinery stream, with Coca-Cola, Bridgestone and Bayer speakers to enliven debates in the main event12 December 2013 – World Bio Markets, the global integrated Biofuels and bio-based chemicals event is to launch a new extended segment on biorefinery plant design and optimisation for the first time in 2014.

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Wii U Expected To Sell 25 Million Units In Its Lifetime, According To Market Research Firm

It is no secret that at the moment, Nintendo's Wii U console is not doing as well as it should. In fact even against the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, the Wii U appeared to be struggling, with many claiming the lack of blockbuster titles as one of the main reasons. However there are developers who are also staying away from the console because of that, which does seem like a pretty vicious cycle. In any case while it remains to be seen how many units the Wii U will sell in its lifetime, a market search conducted by DFC Intelligence has suggested that the Wii U will sell about 25 million units in its lifetime.

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Deal of the Day - 13.3″ HP Spectre 13t-3000 1080p Core i5 Touch Ultrabook with 128GB SSD

Friday's LogicBuy Deal is the configurable 13.3″ HP Spectre 13t-3000 Touch Ultrabook, starting at $824.99.  Base model features:. Core i5-4200U 1.6GHz Dual-core CPU4GB RAM128GB SSD13.3″ 1080p touchscreen, Intel HD 4400 graphicsBacklit Keyboard, webcam, and mic820.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2×21-year McAfee LiveSafeWindows 8.1.
$999.99 – $175 coupon code = $824.99 with free shipping.  If you configure over $1199, a $250 discount coupon will apply.

This deal expires December 15, 2013 or sooner.

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Winners announced for Christmas gift card and voucher design competition

UK Gift Card and Voucher Association (UK GCVA) has chosen the winners of its Christmas gift card and voucher design competition The UK Gift Card and Voucher Association (UK GCVA), the trade body representing the UK’s £4.7 billion voucher, gift card and stored value solutions industry, has today announced the winners of its Christmas gift card and voucher design competition. The winners, who successfully translated their vision of Christmas into a card design, each received a prize of £150 on a gift card.

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CICA Gets IT System Justice with LANDesk

LANDesk implements Service Desk to help CICA spend more time helping victimsLondon, UK 13th December 2013: LANDesk Software, a global leader in integrated systems lifecycle management, endpoint security, enterprise mobility, asset management and IT service management, today announced that the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), the organisation that pays compensation claims to innocent victims of violent crime, has implemented LANDesk Service Desk.

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NPD: Xbox One Won First Round Of Sales Against PS4 In Australia

Both the Sony PS4 and Microsoft's Xbox One seem to be tangled in a bitter fight with one another, and there will be different victors in various regions around the world. What I can say about the Xbox One is this, in Australia, it seemed to have emerge as the victor in the first sales round against the PS4. This particular bit of information was gleaned from the statistics department of retail sales research firm NPD Group, where they claimed that 65,917 units of the Xbox One console actually moved within its first three days in Australia, which is a whole lot less than the 1 million figure we saw Stateside.

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Fiat set to invest $12B on new models, stop Euro losses in 3 years

Naturally, you'd expect a massive automaker like Fiat to have an in-depth plan to exit the current European-market doldrums, and you'd expect that plan to include plenty of new vehicles to attract those precious buyers that still remain despite the financial downturn. And you'd be right, though Fiat does seem to have a few unexpected twists up its corporate sleeve. Perhaps the biggest shocker is a report that Fiat will completely drop the Punto, a car with mass-market appeal aimed at small-car buyers cross-shopping the popular Volkswagen Polo.

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LG G2 struggling against the competition, sales lower than expected in Q4

LG went all out with the G2, a smartphone that competes against the best of the best. Many of you know the LG G2 is actually my favorite device right now. I use it as my daily driver and am more than satisfied with it (read my review of the LG G2). Is the phone all that LG wanted it to be, though.
Life doesn't seem to be so good for the Korean manufacturer. They have reported good sales, but not as good as they were expecting them to be. The LG G2 has sold about 2,250,000 units, which is several hundred thousands less than the 3 million units they were expecting to sell in Q4, 2013.



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Epic prank aims to prevent DUI No. 6

What do you do about a friend whose drinking and driving problem has reached epic – five-DUI-infractions epic – proportions. Well, if you're a self-professed YouTube "prankster" you might do something to scare him straight. The subject of the video was allegedly completely passed out drunk, in his pickup truck, when his concerned, prank-pulling buddies scooped him up and deposited him in a staged hospital room for a little bit of tough love.

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Microsoft Accounts Receive New Security Features

After finally adding two factor authentication to Microsoft accounts back in April, the company today announced that over the next couple of days it is going to add additional security features to accounts that are designed to give users more control and visibility of their Microsoft accounts. One of the features being added is the ability to see recent activity. Users will now be able to see recent sign-ins as well as other account activity, such as recent password changes. The recent activity screen will display information such as successful and unsuccessful sign-in attempts, addition and deletion of security information and more.

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Intel NUC Mini Desktop Computer

Mini desktop machines are not exactly in vogue when you think about it, but they sure as heck are useful to get some of the more basic computing tasks done without having to take up too much clutter on your physical workspace. Well, we have seen the likes of the Linutop 5 earlier this month, and here we are with Intel's new range of NUC models that will arrive with 2.5" bays, opening up the door for you to enjoy just about any kind of hard drive or SSD solution in a tiny package. These new NUC systems will purportedly be made available to the masses before the year is over.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Gameplay Trailer (VGX 2013)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has received a new gameplay trailer that was shown at VGX 2013. You could check it out after the break.

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Survey Finds 1.2 Billion Apps Were Opened During Thanksgiving Weekend

Is there any time in the year where one might see an increase in app usage. Well according to new data from Flurry Analytics, it seems that during Thanksgiving weekend this year, it has been found that there have been more than 1.2 billion app starts on iOS devices, such as on iPhones and iPads. In fact by comparison, last year's Thanksgiving weekend saw only 800 million app starts, suggesting that smartphone usage is starting to become even more popular than ever, with more users using them compared to before.

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