Menswear spring-summer 2012, Emporio Armani

For the spring-summer 2012 minimalist elegance, colors and cuts, it makes room in the male wardrobe. Essential style, soft and clean lines, looks so simple as to be sophisticated. This will be the common denominator of man who dominates the fashion scene in the hot season 2012, where the watchword is LIGHTWEIGHT.We have chosen to inaugurate a series of articles on men's fashion trends 2012, starting from this very simple and unstructured style, to emphasize the elegance that is synonymous with sobriety. The newfound desire for simplicity as the key concept of menswear, as well as the rules and trends, is best represented by catwalk designer Giorgio Armani at Milan Fashion Week.
If the Emporio Armani Men's S / S 2012 pants are a distinctive feature (modeled by two horses have pleats down and smooth lines, leaving uncovered ankles) and the color palette of icy tones seen as protagonists, is the line Giorgio Armani Men's S / S 2012 that man rediscovers the sex appeal of a time: lightweight jackets that are entering into with a single button, ties in regular patterns, chess yarn sweaters, shirts, clear, fine fabrics such as cracks and silk. The result is a refined style, away from the "artificial-tricks" that we are accustomed to seeing on the catwalk.

Precisely this was the reason for the controversy grew out of the words from "King George" post-parade: "I support things like that are made to the public, and not to sell fashion accessories. Enough of the fashion baraccona. And 'an insult to the male gender because men have to dress up as men "and we support fully the claims of the designer. Moreover, to express their personality superstructures are not only not necessary, even at risk of "flatten" the unique characteristics of each.

Because there is nothing more beautiful than feeling free to reject the eccentricity in favor of simplicity, to express themselves with great force, often saving time and (why not?) Money.

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RISEN 2: Dark Waters

In recent years, Western-style role-playing games have left their mark on the gaming market. Titles like Mass Effect, The Witcher, Skyrim and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, to name a few, have managed to carve out a significant proportion of supporters, while raising the quality of the genre. In this panorama of the highest level the guys from Piranha Bytes have decided to have their say, giving birth Risen 2: Dark Waters, direct sequel to the first chapter came out about four years ago on PC and Xbox 360. He thus returns to talk about pirates, rum and sea monsters in what in every way proved to be an old school way. It will be all gold that glitters?

Shiver me timbers!
Leave the warm beaches of Faranga, our nameless hero is stuck in the headquarters of the Inquisition, ravaged soul and with a glaring eye patch to remember details of their past battles. Caldera is in check and are months that supplies can not touch the ground, because of a Kraken guided by the will of the titans who besieged the waters, sinking any vessel attempting to get closer. Tired of helplessly watch the umpteenth massacre of innocent victims impugneremo our sword and we'll launch on the beach, determined to save as many lives as possible. Right here we will do our first meeting with Patty, literally snatching from the jaws of the demon of the sand and consequently going into her good graces. From this point on, it comes alive a long story that will take us through about twenty hours of play, between indigenous tribes, goblins, sea monsters and voodoo, all of course washed down with liters of Rum.
The bases are therefore more than sufficient to satisfy all those players that now too have a hard time setting with pirate titles, although this is certainly appeal and charm. Risen 2: Dark Waters in this case does not disappoint, although it will not miss even one of the classic cliché, fully meets the expectations giving talks funny, poignant and difficult political correctness, can tear a smile, but depending on the circumstances, of return even more serious tone and rich in pathos. In this sense, the English dub performs its job well, with an Italian version features subtitles kept and accurate.

A sword 
No title on the pirates could be defined as such if it had its fighting with bayonets and Risen 2: Dark Waters, at this juncture, do not you pull some back. The choice of the type of weapon is mainly divided into three branches: the cutting swords, which include all types of swords and machetes, swords designed for drilling and rapier like stilettos and finally the launch, including the classic converge lance but also knives and bombs, of course, all with limited uses.For fans of the fighting in the long run, however, the division between rifles, pistols and muskets, distinct in scope and rate of fire. In this case, will the ammunition to be counted, but you can fill with peace of mind by the various merchants scattered across the archipelago.Despite this great difference, the combat system was pretty basic, and everything will be done at the push of the left mouse button, with which we can throw slashes and lunges with ease. Unfortunately the response command is not always immediate and the movements are sometimes rather woody, which partially limits the fun factor emerged. The second factor which must weigh in decisively on the success of fighting the enemy AI is too often deficient, simple to take a stroll while being riddled with bullets on the distance or, even worse, surprise no reason to turn in round is hit while undisturbed. Almost all of our attacks will also stagger for a few seconds the NPC and in some cases, especially against slower opponents, we can continue to tempestarli without these riescsno to react.Even when we come at once assailed by the most hostile things will not improve very often and we will see them hitting each other or observe massacriamo numb while one of their comrades. Unfortunately, the lock system on the camera and present problems, making collisions probably the lowest point of the entire produzione.Per regarding spells instead the system adopted by Risen 2, is based primarily on spells of weakness, mental control and evocation. It will be impossible to create a wizard but you can easily delight in creating potions and voodoo dolls with which to take possession of several NPC and force them to fight and work for us for short periods of time. Taking advantage of this mechanism will also be possible to complete several quests, either to the mere use of brute force.

Question of evolution 
The choice of Piranha Bytes to abandon the development of character through the canons experience points and level is worthy of attention. Killing enemies we will be rewarded with a variable number of points Gloria, winds harmless for animals up to the two hundred most dangerous enemies, with a balance to be fair is not always adequate. These can then be spent through the menu to passively increase the damage inflicted by us, our resistance, or the qualities of cunning and magical abilities. Putting then moves to attack everything on the game we can, with patience, get to pick up all these features and have a character capable of handling the most of every situation. To give more depth to the system, you will find NPCs willing to teach special moves and abilities around the game world. For example, acquiring the ability Football, when a fight we can fend off enemies before they sferrino still make a shot or shots loaded and countermoves. The skill, however, not limited to the fighting but also include the ability to open locks, intimidate people and create weapons, with a crafting system based on recipes and ingredients. This is pretty basic, and once the project came into possession of what you want to create will simply collect the necessary materials, go to a forge and begin the process to be instantaneously and without any danger of failure of the object wanted. During the adventure you will also find treasure maps, unique objects with which permanently increase the character's weapons or magic to rebuild. The availability of weapons and armor in the game is not surprising for some variety, and once you manage to forge a legendary weapon hardly going to change later, almost completely eliminating the search for new equipment.

Lost
The first hour of play in the company of Risen 2: Dark Waters we had really high hopes: enemies can cause a great amount of damage, no mini-map or indicator to tell us which way to go and real value of money, much to having to pick up just about anything to acquire the minimum required by merchants to travel in peace. Unfortunately, however, with the passage of time, the difficulty curve drops precipitously as soon as you have a weapon as soon as valid and get the tools to collect extra items from the spoils of your enemies, the money will start flowing into your pockets at a rate disarming, so that you can afford to buy anything without thinking twice. A shame then that the approach developed by Piranha hardcore and implemented early in the game is not continuing the adventure.
We greatly appreciate the other hand the decision to leave a few clues on the quest log, forcing the player to read your dialogue for more in depth information on where to go and what to do. This element must, however, in sharp contrast with the possibility to mark on the map the objective to be achieved and with the possibility of immediately teleport between zones have already been visited. There seems, therefore, that the study of German development has taken a middle road, leaving displaced the most demanding players.

Virtual Caribbean
Lush forests, clear seabed and well-built cities to help create a great atmosphere. The world is alive and believable, thanks to ever-changing climate, the remarkable amount of plants and shrubs and a general impact can kidnap more in the game world. There has thus left a bitter taste to observe that all the ships have been reproduced with the stencil, some better really enormous if we consider that this should be one of the points of greatest importance in a way motivated pirate. Also sad to not be able to freely navigate the sea but necessarily relying on preset routes. Instead the extraordinary sensation of water clarity, although there is significant to note the complete lack of physics and the same bad effect of waves on the shore. Instead they leave open-mouthed waterfalls, incredibly evocative. In general then the aspect that most impressed us in Risen 2: Dark Waters is the ability to involve, to drag the player into a maelstrom of colorful characters, funny situations and excellent locations. In this regard, during our adventure, we will enter into contact with a host of supporting actors, some of which are recruited directly into our crew. From the deck we can then pick one and take it with us on the mainland for spalleggiarci in combat. This aspect will affect not only the approach to combat, for example, some pirates may heal while others passively increase the damage inflicted, but it will also affect some of the dialogues, based on our diversified companies. A title so that overall meets but unable to achieve excellence already established by other members of the genus.


Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows XP (with Service Pack 3), Windows Vista (with Service Pack 1), Windows 7
Processor: Dual Core 2.1 GHz with
Memory: 4 GB System RAM, 5.5 GB free HDD space
Video Card: 512 MB ​​Radeon 3870 / GeForce 8800 GTX

Recommended Requirements:
OS: Windows XP (with Service Pack 3), Windows Vista (with Service Pack 1), Windows 7
Processor: Dual Core with 3 GHz
Memory: 4 GB System RAM, 5.5 GB free HDD space
Video Card: 1024 MB Radeon 4890 / GeForce GTX 260

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Battlefield 3: Close Quarters

Joining a crowded genre and reach the summit is not a walk. When your opponent is called Call of Duty, then, the conflict becomes almost unfair. Comparable to challenge a grizzly with a wooden spoon. But last year, EA has done the impossible, and was able to field a challenger to the top level with Battlefield 3, capable of winning the title something like fifteen million fans. The numbers of the cutting edge of Activision are still far away but not unattainable and, while waiting for the next challenger, Electronic Arts should be able to keep working on their servers fighters animate virtual online battles.The best way to do it? DLC. Ok, we know that these three letters usually shudder even the most impassive of gamers, but in this case there are bays for air. Battlefield 3 plans are very precise, and downloadable content gives the impression of being able to actually add something extra to one of the most highly praised titles last year. EA and Dice's strategy is simple: release three expansions are rich in content, focusing on a specific type of multiplayer, and calls Close Quarters, Armored kill and End Game. Predictably Close Quarters brings style main opponent of the Battlefield, with close battles and thrilling action, and Armored Kill will focus on armored vehicles and introduce very large maps. Total war also among 64 players on consoles? There is unfortunately impossible to know, and the last Expansion "End Game" has not even been described (seems to be secret, and ask for more than a few surprises). During the showcase in London but we have been able to try their hand close quarters, and now of course we will not fail to describe our experience.
Yo Dawg, I Heard you like CoD, so we put some in ur CoD BattlefieldOur test with Close Quarters was fairly quick, but it was enough to give us an idea of ​​the product in question. The map, Donya Fortress, was undoubtedly designed to force a short-range shooting, where tactics and positioning are not to lord it but mobility and reflexes, and was set in a sumptuous multi-storey Villone. The mode was presented a reinterpretation of the classic Domination, which included the conquest of flags and the maintenance of specific areas, and the setting was structured to make it very difficult to conquer some points, such as the one in the pitch center, surrounded balconies and attacked from all sides (there was even an underground tunnel to cross the battlefield undetected).Snipers have no place in the maps of this DLC. We have obtained very high scores when we armed with a shotgun, but things have become much more difficult when we decided to equip an assault rifle sights for accuracy. A lover of the killing from a distance can still have his say, but the locations where you can safely headshottare mercilessly are few, and easy to circumvent or simply destroyed by the physics engine Frostbite 2. Team play is still part of the equation of course, but its importance has been significantly resized. These are the first maps of Battlefield where it pays to imitate Rambo and even if you do not see players like rabbits hopping from room to room eliminating anything that moves, the feeling of playing on hardcore mode other fps more marked action is remarkable.The developers have stated that the expansion will contain many new weapons (10 in total, including the powerful shotgun SPAS 12) and dog tags. Clearly all the old weapons will be used, and all existing rules will become applicable to the new maps. Among the innovations also seems to be retouched and matchmaking servers, so as to make the experience more like that seen on PC.The references to Call of Duty in the interviews were wasted, as expected, but the developers do not care if I'm that much. The rivalry between the two brands seem not to touch the teams, who are aware of the quality of both products and their significant differences. They are absolutely right, in our opinion, even this DLC (designed specifically to make it more attractive gameplay of Battlefield on consoles) has a unique and unmistakable feeling thanks to the destructibility of the environments and the response of semi-realistic guns.DLC as well? Well-being. Significantly add to the gameplay of the title and extend substantially the online experience, making the game experience to meet any type of serious enthusiast.

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Amazon.com stock soars as earnings trump forecasts

 

Online retail titan Amazon.com saw its stock price soar after the release of quarterly earnings figures that trounced forecasts, with sales skyrocketing in the first three months of the year.

Sales rose 34 percent to $13.18 billion while net income sank about the same percentage to $130 million when compared to the same quarter last year, the Seattle, Washington-based firm reported.

Amazon said that it continued to invest in digital television shows, films, and books for its "Prime" online service or hot-selling Kindle e-readers.

"I'm excited to announce that we now have more than 130,000 new, in-copyright books that are exclusive to the Kindle Store -- you won't find them anywhere else," said Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos.

"Kindle is the bestselling e-reader in the world by far, and I assure you we'll keep working hard so that the Kindle Store remains yet another reason to buy a Kindle."

Amazon's stock price jumped more than 12 percent to $220.30 a share in trading that followed the release of the earnings figures.

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HTC One S launches on T-Mobile for $199.99 on April 25th

 T-Mobile on Wednesday announced availability details for the HTC One S smartphone. The handset will be the carrier’s first device powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the first to run Sense 4 as well. HTC unveiled the One S a few months back at the annual Mobile World Congress trade show. The sleek device features a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 16GB of internal storage plus 25GB of free cloud-based Dropbox storage for two years, an 8-megapixel rear camera and HSPA+ 42Mbps connectivity. It’s all packed within a unibody aluminum case that measures only 7.95 millimeters thick, making it T-Mobile’s slimmest smartphone to date. The HTC One S will be available on April 25th for $199.99 with a new two-year agreement.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 18, 2012 — Today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. and HTC Corp. announced the highly anticipated HTC One™ S will be available at T-Mobile® stores nationwide on April 25. As HTC’s premier launch partner in the U.S., T-Mobile will be the first to offer the ultra-sleek HTC One S, which is the company’s first device to ship with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and HTC Sense™ 4.

The latest smartphone from T-Mobile to take advantage of 4G (HSPA+ 42) technology on America’s Largest 4G Network,™ the HTC One S provides T-Mobile customers with an amazing camera and authentic sound technology, plus a diverse selection of apps and services that give customers amazing 4G experiences.

With the HTC One S, customers will find a fantastic music experience that works seamlessly on T-Mobile’s 4G network. Customers can listen to their music libraries — up to 20,000 songs — straight from the cloud and purchase new music on the go with Google Play. Virtually all audio experiences sound better on the HTC One S thanks to its built-in Beats Audio™ technology, which provides a richer and more authentic sound experience whether consumers are watching movies, listening to music or playing games.

Featuring an 8-megapixel back-side illuminated camera and HTC ImageSense,™ which provides a variety of enhancements to the camera’s lens, sensor and software, the HTC One S is always ready to capture pictures in the blink of an eye. Consumers have immediate access to their cameras from their home screens and a super-fast auto focus with continuous shooting to take continuous photos at 4 frames per second simply by holding the shutter button. In addition, the smartphone enables high-quality video recording with a full high-definition (HD) 1080p camcorder and the ability to concurrently capture HD video and still images at the same time. With access to 25 GB of free cloud storage from DropBox, HTC One S customers also can bring their photos, documents and videos virtually anywhere they go and upload new content to the cloud via

T-Mobile’s network or Wi-Fi. HTC One S also gives customers a new way to share their content through use of HTC’s wireless Media Link HD accessory.* The small accessory allows easy sharing of any content on the phone with any TV that supports HDMI.

Also included with the HTC One S are applications that deliver added value, utility and fun.
T-Mobile TV makes it possible to enjoy free or premium live and on-demand programs, from the hottest TV shows to kids’ programs. With the Amazon Mobile application, T-Mobile customers can search and buy millions of products directly from their device and receive special offers on select merchandise. Also highlighted is a T-Mobile-exclusive version of the popular “Where’s My Water?” game from Disney Mobile, with ten levels that can’t be played anywhere else.
The ultra-sleek and modern HTC One S will be available in gradient blue and is T-Mobile’s thinnest smartphone (7.95mm). In addition to featuring a beautiful 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED screen, the HTC One S is equipped with a 1.5GHz, dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor by Qualcomm® and access to T-Mobile’s fastest 4G (HSPA+ 42) speeds, making the HTC One S a powerful device ideal for customers seeking a fantastic mobile experience.

Availability
The HTC One S will be available on April 25 at T-Mobile retail stores, select dealers, national retailers and online at http://www.t-mobile.com for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate card with qualifying two-year agreement. For more information, visit http://www.t-mobile.com/one or http://www.htc.com/us/products/htcones-tmobile.

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Smartphones had become our traveling companions

Smartphones have become an indispensable companion for travelers. Smartphone owners are now using their mobile device to plan every step of their journey from booking a hotel to organizing their holiday itinerary or finding the best places to visit.

A new study from market researcher comScore has found that more than half of smartphone owners (51 percent) in the US used their device to access travel content in the three-month period ending February and close to one in five used their device to book a holiday.

“The on-the-go convenience of smartphones has facilitated their emergence as an essential companion for travelers,” said Mark Donovan, comScore SVP of mobile. “We all know how hectic a travel experience can be, but smartphones have really stepped in to meet a variety of needs for travelers, such as coordination of schedules, locations, trip itineraries and transactions.”

The most popular travel-related smartphone activity for users in the US is checking airline prices while on the go. Looking up business or airline phone numbers, checking flight schedules and making sure the flight is on time are also popular activities for smartphone owners who are planning a trip.

According to comScore males and younger smartphone owners are more likely to use their smartphone to consume travel content than females or people aged over 44.

If you’re a smartphone owner wanting to organize a holiday there are numerous apps that can facilitate every aspect of your journey. Lifehacker and Macworld have put together guides that are packed full of apps that will help you decide what to pack, how to find cheap flights or how to free WiFi when you are traveling.

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Skype debuts on PlayStation Vita game handsets

Skype made its debut Tuesday on PlayStation Vita, making its leading Internet video or voice calling service available on Sony's sophisticated videogame handset.

A Skype application for PS Vita devices began rolling out to PlayStation Store in the United States and was due to become available for download in Europe and Asia on Wednesday.

The service includes free calls between Skype users along with video call capabilities that take advantage of front- and rear-facing cameras on PS Vita handsets. Low rates are charged for other calls.

Sony's slick handheld videogame gadget hit major markets around the world in February as the Japanese entertainment titan bucked a trend towards play on smartphones.

Sony packed movies, music and the Internet into PS Vita handsets, along with what it called the "biggest and best launch lineup" of games in PlayStation history.

Vita handsets that link to the Internet with Wi-Fi only were priced at $250 in the United States, while models also capable of connecting to 3G telecom networks were priced at $300. AT&T is the exclusive US carrier for Vita.

The Japanese film, music and consumer electronics colossus has sold more than half a million Vita devices since it launched in Asia in December, according to executives.

Vita made its worldwide debut in Japan on December 17 and was released elsewhere in Asia close to the end of the month.

The next-generation PlayStation Vita aims to take a bite out of the growing smartphone games market.

US technology giant Microsoft last year made an $8.5 billion deal to buy Skype.

Skype users can make low-cost or free phone calls over the Internet using their computers or smartphones. Skype bypasses the standard telephone network by channeling voice and video calls over the Web.

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GOOGLE DRIVE: a new way to store Files in the Cloud, Prices & Details

Drive is the new Google service to store files in the cloud and access them from your PC, Mac, and tablet. Five gigabytes free, but you can buy space. Here are all the prices and details.

Google Drive is finally among us. A service which is discussed for some time, but so far in Mountain View had kept as a trump card. Dropbox and other services such as Microsoft's SkyDrive, however, began to depopulate, and Google has responded by removing the veils of the new creature.

"Drive is a place where you can create, share and store all your files. Whether you're designing something with a friend, or planning your wedding, or even keeping track of household expenses, you can now do so through Google Drive. Within a Google Drive you can load it all, really all, your files, including video, photos, Google Docs, PDF and more. "

With Google Drive you can create and collaborate in real time. Google Docs is now integrated into Google Drive and this allows you to work with others in real time on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. After they shared, you can post comments to any document (PDF, images, videos, etc..) And receive notifications as a result of comments received.

You can access your files anywhere - home, office, while you're out - and on any device. You can install the drive on your Mac or PC, or download the app and Drive Tablet Android smartphone. Google is working to make an app available for iPhone OS systems, while on Linux there is still a client, but should arrive in the future. For blind users, Drive is accessible via a screen reader.

 

 Inside Google Drive, you can search by keyword, file type, by owner and more. Drive can recognize words within scanned documents, using OCR (Optical Character Recognition). So you can, for example, search for a word within the scan of a newspaper page you've loaded on Drive. In addition, Google has begun incorporating image recognition: if you save the photos in the Drive of your trip to the Grand Canyon, the next time you try [Grand Canyon] will be shown. This is a technology still being defined, which will improve over time.

The first 5 GB of storage are free but if you just can not do an upgrade to 25 GB for $ 2.49 per month, 100 GB for $ 4.99 per month or even 1 TB for $ 49.99 per month. You get up to 16 TB $ 799.99 per month (here the complete list of prices, capacities and other details). When making one of these upgrades, the space in your Gmail account will be extended up to 25GB. Drive is designed to work in a completely integrated with other Google products. You can already share your photos from Google Drive + and soon will also be possible to attach files to drive directly into your Gmail messages.

 "Drive is an open platform: in fact we work with many web application developers can make you do things like send faxes, edit video and create mockups of sites directly from Drive. To install this app, visit the Chrome Web Store where you can find more applications in the future, "said the home of Mountain View. To start using Drive, go to page drive.google.com / start. Drive parallel to the debut, Google has also announced that Gmail space in the next few hours will be about 7.5 GB to 10 GB.

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Delete yourself from the Internet

The Internet companies that power your online life know that data equals money, and they're becoming bolder about using that data to track you. If they get their way, your every online step would be not only irrevocable, but traceable back to you. Fortunately, there are some positive steps you can take to reclaim your online history for yourself.

The online privacy software company Abine, which makes Do Not Track Plus, also offers a service called DeleteMe, which removes your data from numerous tracking sites and keeps it from coming back. In an unusual gesture, though, they've made public how to do for yourself everything that DeleteMe does. Here's my take on their advice.
Be warned, though. The following are not easy instructions, and it's not because they're technically complex. They require a tenacity and wherewithal that is likely to either exhaust you, drive you borderline bonkers, or both. (And no, I haven't followed the instructions to remove myself because it's essential to my job that I can be found by strangers.)

Step 1: Prepare yourself: You're going to have to be polite.
These instructions require patience for the antics of others and determination to get the job done. It's not a bad idea to get something inanimate to take your frustrations out on, because often getting your data successfully removed or changed will require the good faith of the person you're dealing with. Things are not likely to go your way the first time around.

Step 2: Aggressively track sites that aggressively track you.
This is where the DeleteMe service comes in. They currently charge you $99 to un-track you from the tracking data clearinghouses, which in turn sell your data to others entities. You can follow Abine's list of services and do the deed yourself, and that means writing many e-mails, sending numerous faxes, and placing enough phone calls to make you wish for a time machine so you can go back to the 19th century to do violence unto Alexander Graham Bell.
One thing that isn't clear from Abine's list is that most of these data aggregators will re-add you within a few months, so I recommend at least bi-annual checks to see if they've sucked up your data again. Be tenacious, be polite, and if this is important to you, stick with it until you get what you want. If you're concerned about privacy and people making connections between your birthday, your address, and your Social Security number, you owe it to yourself to perform at least one Web search for your name and see what comes up. You might be unpleasantly surprised.

Step 3: To protect your reputation, removal must be done from the source.
To get Google, Bing, and other search engines to notice a change in information as it is presented on the Web, the original site hosting that information must change. It doesn't matter which site is the source. It could be Facebook, or a local blog, or a gaming forum. If it's showing up in search results, it has little to do with the search engine and everything to do with the site of origin. Once that site has changed, then you'll see a change in the search results.
Getting something removed from a site is not a scientific process, even though you must be methodical about it. Ask politely, and as I noted above, you're likely to have to ask more than once and using more than one way to communicate. You likely will have to be a rake at the gates of Hell, but one that uses words like "please" and "thank you".
Look for the name of a writer, or Web site manager, and if no contact information is listed, do a WhoIs search by typing "whois www.site-name.com". Be sure to include the quotes. That will tell you who registered the site, which is a good place to start on smaller Web sites. Look for phone numbers, e-mail, and fax numbers, and follow up your initial communication.
Once you have a name, even if you can't find a phone number or e-mail, you can probably take an educated stab at one. Use a site like E-mail Format to help you out. And in your e-mail, be sure to explain clearly, concisely, and logically why your request ought to be honored.
A willingness to compromise can get you better results, too. If, for example, your initial request to fully remove your name gets refused, see if asking to have your identity anonymized will work. And if one person at the site you've contacted keeps stalling you, see if there's another you can contact instead.

Step 4: Get Google to hustle on search engine changes.
If you've been successful in changing a site, but Google is still showing the older version, you can use Google's URL Removal Tool to accelerate the process. Note that this will require a Google account, and that if you get Google to change, you're going to have to submit requests to other major search engines like Bing separately.

Step 5: Paint over the bad with good.
In cases where you can't get the site to remove the content that's negatively affecting your reputation, you can create new, fresh, positive content to counteract it. The idea is that the Positive You will bury the Negative You. Rick Santorum is a great example of how this can work in reverse, and no, I'm not going to link to it for you.
You can also use social-networking sites to bury bad news. From About.Me to Flickr to Twitter, social networks tend to rank highly in search results. By creating and maintaining accounts that use your real name, you can elevate the social networking results for your name and, ideally, drop the results you want to bury onto the second page of results. Since studies show that second-page results are viewed significantly less often than first-page, this could be a successful burying strategy.
However, a key component of this is linking the networks, so be prepared to do far more social networking than you had been.

Step 6: Go (politely) nuclear. Get a lawyer.
If you suspect something is actually defamatory, seek out legal advice. Gather your evidence, be polite and firm, and seek out someone who can guide you through the thorny legal thicket. This will also depend on your country -- England has much broader defamation and libel laws than the United States does -- and your budget.

The bottom line:
There is no foolproof method for changing how you're presented on the Internet, whether looking at purely personally-identifiable data or the much more subjective presentation of your personal reputation. However, if these are concerns of yours, you're not alone out there, and these six steps will give you concrete actions you can take to reclaim your identity and repair how others see you.

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GTA V - news about the game and the possible date of the release! ..ex Rockstar Games employee reveals it..

 Grand Theft Auto V could come in May 2013. Some time ago we were dressed as wizards Otelma novels and watching the first trailer of the game, we had "fired" a release date: May 24. Perhaps we were wrong, but only on the year, according to the latest rumors.
The latest rumors are to be those taken with extreme caution because they were posted on the website Gamespot forums (the post was deleted, but is still visible through Google's cache) from an alleged friend of a former employee of Rockstar North that he would not be very well with previous employers and with whom he would no longer "the bond of secrecy."
So why remain anonymous? In short, the story stinks quite a bit 'but according to this "tip", the protagonist would be a certain Albert de Silva (already seen in the trailer), a component of a half-Hispanic criminal gang of Vice City, which apparently does not die at the end of the game, contrary to what happened in the past. Albert had a son, Kevin, described as a "lazy boy, who writes useless and racist insults online."
The player can take the drugs, which will impact not specified. Smoking weed on the street will get a star, and then put the "who goes there" law enforcement. The police cars v'inseguiranno even if you pass the speed limit, and high speed colliding with other cars or obstacles will have consequences for the health of your character - in short, nothing new. The game world would be five times larger than that of the previous chapter and will be divided into three parts. Los Santos dial it about half of the total map. There is also a multiplayer mode that will play games on consoles to 32 players.
With regard to the PC version developers would still be decided. In multi-player you can create gangs to rob or steal weapons from military laundries. The positioning of different groups in the standings will be decided based on a reputation system.
At the completion of the game in all aspects lacking about six months, after which it is conceivable they will pass to the stage of polishing, ie optimization of all platforms. A playable demo should be shown at E3 2012. It only remains to take all this information for what they are, something that is not confirmed, and wait for further details.

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Jay Sean Interview

Music News recently caught up with Jay Sean to talk about living across the pond, his superstar friendship group (including a certain Ms Minaj) and his plans for the New Year....take a look below....

You have worked with some big names over in the US, Lil Wayne and Sean
Paul to name a few, who have you got your eye on next for a collaboration
with?

You know I've been very fortunate to have worked with some of the most
prolific and talented artists out there, from Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj to
Mary J Blige and Busta Rhymes. I really can't ask for more!

Does hanging out with people like Nicki Minaj overwhelm you or are you
pretty unfazed by it all now?

As artists, we respect each others craft and if we're lucky enough to
strike up a friendship, we consider each other peers. Nicki is cool as
hell, talented and down to earth. She's a sweetheart. We all respect each
others grind, especially since we're signed to the same label.

How do you find living in the US, what are the best bits?

I love it there to be honest. I think a change of scenery is healthy. It's
almost like a reset button and a chance to start to appreciate everything
all over again. To hustle, to watch things grow and see your career
blossom. It gives me a sense of achievement to see what I did. What most
artists dream of. And it makes me want to keep it. I like that they
celebrate success out there, instead of being so cynical and wanting to
watch you fall, they want to see people reach the top because it gives them
hope. Its like The Rocky story.

The UK scene is doing very well at the moment, who has been your favourite
in 2011 and who do you think will shine in 2012?

I've always felt proud of the UK's urban scene finally getting its
recognition. I started off in that scene 10 years ago, when people laughed
at the thought of UK hip hop cracking the top 10. I worked with Skepta and
BBK, Chipmunk, Tinie Tempah, Wiley, all before they blew up, I guess we got
the last laugh because now that's all radio in UK seems to play!

Can you give us a peek into what you have planned in the New Year?

I'll be performing in New York, and what better way than to bring it in
with my song featuring Nicki Minaj, "2012"!?

Finally can you give a message out for the fans?

Big up and respect always for your ongoing love and support, you're the
reason I'm still allowed to do what I love most everyday of my life and for
that I'm eternally grateful. Watch out: 2012 is gonna be a massive year,
new album out 1st quarter, plus FREE album on www.jayseanworldwide.com right
now, 15 rnb tracks, called "The Mistress" go get it!

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Wrath of the Titans

Men do not pray or if they are disaffected of their gods, and as a result these are gradually losing their powers, including immortality, which makes them ever young. Some are dead. Intimidated by what is happening some survivors plan to revive Chronos from Tartarus, unseat Zeus and wipe out the world. To avoid disaster is invoked in battle Perseus, who after defeating the mythological Kraken has retired to life as a fisherman. But it will be forced to put his hand on his sword after being found out by the dying uncle Poseidon the father of the gods (as well as his) has been captured.After the exciting results of Clash of the Titans, or the takings of just over budget and a poor reception from critics that most of the spectators, the Titans return with the small t (this is not mythological figures, always absent in both films, but the adjective that defines the characters involved), brought into a room completely different creative team.A new director and new writers, but the same idea of ​​making a film from the epic dimension, that compares the human with the divine to bring out the first (and with it the idea of ​​heroism Hollywood solitary).The result this time, however, is higher, Rage of the Titans is more solid than its predecessor, though it is not exactly a masterpiece of writing for the screen, has all the qualities of a good entertainer.Definitely on a firmer hand in working that adaptation wild Hollywood, in a mild or trodden, always practice on Greek myths. Without any desire to respect the fundamental stories or reports of individual characters, Liebesman and his team use Andromeda (already seen in earlier but here played by Rosamund Pike), Ephesus, Poseidon, Zeus, Perseus and the Minotaur only for their evidence more superficial, leaving unaltered the font most notoriously associated with the name change and all that is needed. This makes it possible to contaminate the plot with stimuli from other mythologies (such as Christian or Buddhist) and apply a film language taken from myths still several (large panoramic bird's eye view of The Lord of the Rings). The objective is the transition from a typical structure of ancient Greece, the storytelling of American myth, that of the second occasion, the paternal relationship problems and the one against all.Rage of the Titans, however, is shot with a frenzy of action that is combined with impeccable technique. Always understand, even in the most confused and enjoyable for its immediate impact, has the advantage of not to exceed in seriousness, to mock himself and especially his two predecessors (as well as that of two years ago, also the namesake of 1981).A disappointing part of the 3D stereoscopic, like the previous film, has no virtue, and not even enhances the look in Hades or in large panoramic flights of Pegasus, or in shipments through the labyrinthine maze.

Personal Vote: 7.5/10

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TuneIn is a new way to listen to the world through global and local radio stations live, wherever you are. Whatever your interests - music, sports, news or current affairs, TuneIn Radio offers more than 50,000 issuers and 1.2 million on-demand programming to choose from. The TuneIn Radio app allows you to fully live this experience directly to your Android device.

Important Update: This new version of TuneIn (5.3) includes the Auto mode, which allows you to listen to music, sports and news of your choice through a simple voice command to your tablet or Android phone. This update also includes buttons for an enlarged view and control easier.

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