Earlier today there was a huge explosion near Waco from a Fertiliser Plant with more than 160 people injured and dozens of homes and buildings destroyed. Emergency services are still going from home to home trying to find survivors and a number of firefighters who had been tackling the huge fire blaze are still missing.

The explosion happened at West Fertiliser on the edge of West, a town of about 2,700 people some 20 miles north of Waco.

Sgt William Swanton of the Waco police department said he could not give an accurate figure of the number of people killed in the explosion - but estimated between five and 15. But with the search still going on, other officials suggested the final toll could be significantly higher. William Swanton also stated that at least 160 people had been treated at various hospitals.

He said the blast site was being treated as a crime scene, but that this was procedural and he had "no indications this was anything other than an accidental fire".

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Waco Fertiliser Plant Explosion

Earlier today there was a huge explosion near Waco from a Fertiliser Plant with more than 160 people injured and dozens of homes and buildings destroyed. Emergency services are still going from home to home trying to find survivors and a number of firefighters who had been tackling the huge fire blaze are still missing.

The explosion happened at West Fertiliser on the edge of West, a town of about 2,700 people some 20 miles north of Waco.

Sgt William Swanton of the Waco police department said he could not give an accurate figure of the number of people killed in the explosion - but estimated between five and 15. But with the search still going on, other officials suggested the final toll could be significantly higher. William Swanton also stated that at least 160 people had been treated at various hospitals.

He said the blast site was being treated as a crime scene, but that this was procedural and he had "no indications this was anything other than an accidental fire".

At least three people have been killed and more that 100 injured, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. 


TV footage showed bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris. Right now, the FBI stated that this was a "potential terrorist investigation". In a TV address, President Barack Obama said "we will find out who did this" and those responsible would feel the "full weight of justice". "we don't yet have all the answers," he said. "We still do not know who did this or why."

Details of the victims have not been revealed, however the Associated Press news agency reported that an eight-year-old boy was among the dead. Quoting a family friend, the report said the boy's mother and sister were also injured as they waited for his father to finish the race.

The city mayor's office has set up an emergency hotline for friends and relatives on +1 617 635 4500.

The Federal Aviation Administration has created a no-fly zone over the area, while security at keys sites in Washington DC and New York has been tightened. Vice President Joe Biden - breaking off from telephone conference call on gun control - said: "Or prayers are with those people in Boston who have suffered injury."

A doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital said "several amputations" had been performed there.

The first explosion came at about 14:50 local time (18:50 GMT) approximately two hours after the winners crossed the line.

There was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street just before the finish line sending some runners tumbling down while others were knocked down by those rushing to the scene. Another loud explosion came soon after, and smoke rose from the scene of the blasts.

Bloodied victims were initially rushed to a medical tent set up there for fatigued runners. Emergency services descended on the scene, which was quickly locked down.

Stragglers heading for the finish line were rerouted away from the smoking site for the blasts.

A fire then broke out at the John F Kennedy presidential library a few miles away from the finish line. Police have said that it might have been caused by an incendiary device but it is unclear whether it is related to the bombings. The annual Boston Marathon this year had a field of about 23,000 runners and was watched by hundreds of thousands of spectators. It is held on Patriots Day, a Massachusetts sate holiday which commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution in 1775.

British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international Marathon, following events in Boston.

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Breaking News: Explosion at Boston Marathon: Three People Dead, over 144 injured

At least three people have been killed and more that 100 injured, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. 


TV footage showed bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris. Right now, the FBI stated that this was a "potential terrorist investigation". In a TV address, President Barack Obama said "we will find out who did this" and those responsible would feel the "full weight of justice". "we don't yet have all the answers," he said. "We still do not know who did this or why."

Details of the victims have not been revealed, however the Associated Press news agency reported that an eight-year-old boy was among the dead. Quoting a family friend, the report said the boy's mother and sister were also injured as they waited for his father to finish the race.

The city mayor's office has set up an emergency hotline for friends and relatives on +1 617 635 4500.

The Federal Aviation Administration has created a no-fly zone over the area, while security at keys sites in Washington DC and New York has been tightened. Vice President Joe Biden - breaking off from telephone conference call on gun control - said: "Or prayers are with those people in Boston who have suffered injury."

A doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital said "several amputations" had been performed there.

The first explosion came at about 14:50 local time (18:50 GMT) approximately two hours after the winners crossed the line.

There was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street just before the finish line sending some runners tumbling down while others were knocked down by those rushing to the scene. Another loud explosion came soon after, and smoke rose from the scene of the blasts.

Bloodied victims were initially rushed to a medical tent set up there for fatigued runners. Emergency services descended on the scene, which was quickly locked down.

Stragglers heading for the finish line were rerouted away from the smoking site for the blasts.

A fire then broke out at the John F Kennedy presidential library a few miles away from the finish line. Police have said that it might have been caused by an incendiary device but it is unclear whether it is related to the bombings. The annual Boston Marathon this year had a field of about 23,000 runners and was watched by hundreds of thousands of spectators. It is held on Patriots Day, a Massachusetts sate holiday which commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution in 1775.

British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international Marathon, following events in Boston.

Xbox live is currently experiencing some major problems to the service, with many users reporting problems when trying to sign in to Microsoft's online gaming platform. The outage came across inconveniently during the peak weekend gaming hours. Many of the most popular apps on the Xbox 360 such as Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu, and YouTube are tied to Xbox live Gold subscriptions; which means if you're unable to sign in, then you will not be able to access any content. Microsoft has confirmed the ongoing issue on its Xbox support website, pledging that "every available resource" is currently working to get players back online. IN the meantime, the company is providing status updates every 30 minutes. 

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Xbox live outage!

Xbox live is currently experiencing some major problems to the service, with many users reporting problems when trying to sign in to Microsoft's online gaming platform. The outage came across inconveniently during the peak weekend gaming hours. Many of the most popular apps on the Xbox 360 such as Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu, and YouTube are tied to Xbox live Gold subscriptions; which means if you're unable to sign in, then you will not be able to access any content. Microsoft has confirmed the ongoing issue on its Xbox support website, pledging that "every available resource" is currently working to get players back online. IN the meantime, the company is providing status updates every 30 minutes. 

iMore reports that they have heard that the next generation iPhone, new iPod nano, and the new 7.85" iPad mini will be announced on September 12th. They also said that the actual launch date for the next iPhone is September 21, 2012.

"iMore has heard that Apple is planning to debut the new iPhone at a special event on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, with the release date to follow 9 days later on Friday, September 21. This information comes from sources who have proven accurate in the past."

The next-generation iPhone, is expected to have a 4" screen as shown in the photo above. Rumours have also suggested that the phone may include high speed LTE wireless networking.

As many of us generally refer to the next iPhone ans the "iPhone 5", Apple may follow the example of their most recent iPad release, by dropping the numbering scheme.

There has been a giant increase in rumours about the 7.85" iPad mini. The smaller iPad is believed to help Apple fill a cheaper price point in their tablet lineup.

iMore has been an accurate source of information in the past, such as pinpointing the iPad 3 launch date, as well as pre-order date for the iPhone 4S.

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iPad Mini to be Announced on September 12th with iPhone 5 Release September 21st

iMore reports that they have heard that the next generation iPhone, new iPod nano, and the new 7.85" iPad mini will be announced on September 12th. They also said that the actual launch date for the next iPhone is September 21, 2012.

"iMore has heard that Apple is planning to debut the new iPhone at a special event on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, with the release date to follow 9 days later on Friday, September 21. This information comes from sources who have proven accurate in the past."

The next-generation iPhone, is expected to have a 4" screen as shown in the photo above. Rumours have also suggested that the phone may include high speed LTE wireless networking.

As many of us generally refer to the next iPhone ans the "iPhone 5", Apple may follow the example of their most recent iPad release, by dropping the numbering scheme.

There has been a giant increase in rumours about the 7.85" iPad mini. The smaller iPad is believed to help Apple fill a cheaper price point in their tablet lineup.

iMore has been an accurate source of information in the past, such as pinpointing the iPad 3 launch date, as well as pre-order date for the iPhone 4S.

Well, it looks like there maybe an Android-based competitor to the iPod touch. Details are still quite thin regarding this new product, but it has a 3.5-inch screen, and, most importantly, runs Android 4.0 complete with access to Google Play.

Just that alone should make this a good competitor against the Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6. We still do not know what hardware it will be using to power Ice Cream Sandwich, but it does come in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB models. Sony is also claiming 4.5 hours battery life for video and 20 hours for audio. We are still unsure on the price yet, or a release date, but we will let you know when we do.

Source: Sony

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Sony announces Walkman F800 with 3.5-inch screen and Android 4.0

Well, it looks like there maybe an Android-based competitor to the iPod touch. Details are still quite thin regarding this new product, but it has a 3.5-inch screen, and, most importantly, runs Android 4.0 complete with access to Google Play.

Just that alone should make this a good competitor against the Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6. We still do not know what hardware it will be using to power Ice Cream Sandwich, but it does come in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB models. Sony is also claiming 4.5 hours battery life for video and 20 hours for audio. We are still unsure on the price yet, or a release date, but we will let you know when we do.

Source: Sony

After ignominious footsteps of Linkedln and eHarmony, Last.fm is today disclosing that it too has suffered a security breach that has led to "the leak of some Last.fm user passwords." The company doesn't go into any more depth than that. Last.fm tweeted that a security issue is being investigated and advising that, as a precaution, all users should log in and change their passords.

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Last.fm hacked, change your password!

After ignominious footsteps of Linkedln and eHarmony, Last.fm is today disclosing that it too has suffered a security breach that has led to "the leak of some Last.fm user passwords." The company doesn't go into any more depth than that. Last.fm tweeted that a security issue is being investigated and advising that, as a precaution, all users should log in and change their passords.

This morning, thousands of companies and millions of websites have switched on the next generation of Internet Protocol, IPv6.

Google, Facebook and Yahoo, are switching (as expected), as well as ISPs in more than 100 countries, Cisco, Akamai, Comcast and more are also switching.

Heres what you need to know:

It's necessary, because we're running out of space. The last blocks of 4.3 billion IP addresses enabled by the current Internet Protocol - IPv4 - were assigned in February 2011. Asia Pacific has already run out of room. Europe will run out of room this year. The U.S will run out of room next year.

The Internet of things depends on it. IPv6 provides more than 340 trillion, trillion, trillion addresses - Which is essentially an "unlimited number, "

This "holiday had to happen. For a while, we have known that we were going to run out of IP addresses but a few were willing to make the first move.

The internet will not break. 

The new addresses are not virgin territory anymore. If you were hoping to somehow avoid distributed denial of service attacks with the switch. Then think again...

This is no hype; this is serious! Vint Cerf the Internet's Godfather says "it's not a technical freedom that's at stake - its a matter of avoiding state censorship, too.

You can test your iPv6 connectivity here.

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IPv6 Rolling Out Today! Here's what you need to know

This morning, thousands of companies and millions of websites have switched on the next generation of Internet Protocol, IPv6.

Google, Facebook and Yahoo, are switching (as expected), as well as ISPs in more than 100 countries, Cisco, Akamai, Comcast and more are also switching.

Heres what you need to know:

It's necessary, because we're running out of space. The last blocks of 4.3 billion IP addresses enabled by the current Internet Protocol - IPv4 - were assigned in February 2011. Asia Pacific has already run out of room. Europe will run out of room this year. The U.S will run out of room next year.

The Internet of things depends on it. IPv6 provides more than 340 trillion, trillion, trillion addresses - Which is essentially an "unlimited number, "

This "holiday had to happen. For a while, we have known that we were going to run out of IP addresses but a few were willing to make the first move.

The internet will not break. 

The new addresses are not virgin territory anymore. If you were hoping to somehow avoid distributed denial of service attacks with the switch. Then think again...

This is no hype; this is serious! Vint Cerf the Internet's Godfather says "it's not a technical freedom that's at stake - its a matter of avoiding state censorship, too.

You can test your iPv6 connectivity here.

Google today has just announced that they have acquired Quickoffice. Quickoffice was originally founded in 2002 and known for its productivity suite for iPhone and iPad.

Googles move was a smart one. Google Docs is quite good on the desktop, but many people still are not impressed with how Google Docs has been handled on the iPad. The desktop version of Google Docs made its way to the iPad in 2010, and many people say that the performance was disappointing.

It will be an interesting ride to see what Google does with the App. It would be awesome if the app will become an official Google Docs app, and dropping the app cost.

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Google Acquires Quickoffice

Google today has just announced that they have acquired Quickoffice. Quickoffice was originally founded in 2002 and known for its productivity suite for iPhone and iPad.

Googles move was a smart one. Google Docs is quite good on the desktop, but many people still are not impressed with how Google Docs has been handled on the iPad. The desktop version of Google Docs made its way to the iPad in 2010, and many people say that the performance was disappointing.

It will be an interesting ride to see what Google does with the App. It would be awesome if the app will become an official Google Docs app, and dropping the app cost.

The Pirate Bay is a Swedish website that hosts links to download mostly-pirated free music, video and more.

Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media needs to prevent any of their users accessing the website.

"Sites like The Pirate Bay destroy jobs in the UK and undermine investment in new British artists," - The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) Said.

The BPI's chief executive Geoff Taylor Said: "The High Court has confirmed that The Pirate Bay infringes copyright on a massive scale"


"Its operators line their pockets by commercially exploiting music and other creative works without paying a penny to the people who crated them."


"This is wrong - musicians, sound engineers and video editors deserve to be paid for their work just like everyone else"




The ISPs said they would not block the site unless a court order was made. Virgin Media told the BBC they will now comply with the request.

"As a responsible ISP, Virgin Media complies with court orders addressed to the company but strongly believes that changing consumer behaviour to tackle copyright infringement also needs compelling legal alternatives such as our agreement with Spotify, to give consumers access to great content at the right price."

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The Pirate Bay Must Be Blocked By UK ISPs, Court Rules

The Pirate Bay is a Swedish website that hosts links to download mostly-pirated free music, video and more.

Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media needs to prevent any of their users accessing the website.

"Sites like The Pirate Bay destroy jobs in the UK and undermine investment in new British artists," - The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) Said.

The BPI's chief executive Geoff Taylor Said: "The High Court has confirmed that The Pirate Bay infringes copyright on a massive scale"


"Its operators line their pockets by commercially exploiting music and other creative works without paying a penny to the people who crated them."


"This is wrong - musicians, sound engineers and video editors deserve to be paid for their work just like everyone else"




The ISPs said they would not block the site unless a court order was made. Virgin Media told the BBC they will now comply with the request.

"As a responsible ISP, Virgin Media complies with court orders addressed to the company but strongly believes that changing consumer behaviour to tackle copyright infringement also needs compelling legal alternatives such as our agreement with Spotify, to give consumers access to great content at the right price."

So, what will CISPA do if passed?

CISPA will remove all the legal barriers that currently stop internet service providers, government agencies and others from arbitrarily spying on internet users. The name "Cybersecurity," a term that is undefined in the bill, CISPA will allow internet users to be surveilled by the government without a search warrant, which is a violation of users' constitutional civil liberties.

So basically, websites like Google, Facebook and Twitter can intercept emails, text messages and other private information that might be considered a threat to "Cybersecurity". The government can also demand access to the information even if it has nothing to do with copyright infringement, which is one of the biggest excuses why the bill was put there in the first place.

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What Will CISPA Do If Passed?

So, what will CISPA do if passed?

CISPA will remove all the legal barriers that currently stop internet service providers, government agencies and others from arbitrarily spying on internet users. The name "Cybersecurity," a term that is undefined in the bill, CISPA will allow internet users to be surveilled by the government without a search warrant, which is a violation of users' constitutional civil liberties.

So basically, websites like Google, Facebook and Twitter can intercept emails, text messages and other private information that might be considered a threat to "Cybersecurity". The government can also demand access to the information even if it has nothing to do with copyright infringement, which is one of the biggest excuses why the bill was put there in the first place.

Ok, since SOPA and PIPA, people have been thinking that the threat to internet free speech has become less serious. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is the latest internet censorship to hit the U.S Congress. Unless the American people start speaking now, the bill could in fact be passed.

CNET, the popular technology news website that was one of many who spoke up against SOPA and PIPA and is also one of many now sounding the alarm about CISPA!

So, what will CISPA do if passed?

CISPA will remove all the legal barriers that currently stop internet service providers, government agencies and others from arbitrarily spying on internet users. The name "Cybersecurity," a term that is undefined in the bill, CISPA will allow internet users to be surveilled by the government without a search warrant, which is a violation of users' constitutional civil liberties.

So basically, websites like Google, Facebook and Twitter can intercept emails, text messages and other private information that might be considered a threat to "Cybersecurity". The government can also demand access to the information even if it has nothing to do with copyright infringement, which is one of the biggest excuses why the bill was put there in the first place.

Act now! Stop CISPA, the latest threat to internet free speech!!!

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Worse Than SOPA: CISPA, Cybersecurity Bill May Censor The Web!

Ok, since SOPA and PIPA, people have been thinking that the threat to internet free speech has become less serious. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is the latest internet censorship to hit the U.S Congress. Unless the American people start speaking now, the bill could in fact be passed.

CNET, the popular technology news website that was one of many who spoke up against SOPA and PIPA and is also one of many now sounding the alarm about CISPA!

So, what will CISPA do if passed?

CISPA will remove all the legal barriers that currently stop internet service providers, government agencies and others from arbitrarily spying on internet users. The name "Cybersecurity," a term that is undefined in the bill, CISPA will allow internet users to be surveilled by the government without a search warrant, which is a violation of users' constitutional civil liberties.

So basically, websites like Google, Facebook and Twitter can intercept emails, text messages and other private information that might be considered a threat to "Cybersecurity". The government can also demand access to the information even if it has nothing to do with copyright infringement, which is one of the biggest excuses why the bill was put there in the first place.

Act now! Stop CISPA, the latest threat to internet free speech!!!