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 Graphics With 'Unlimited Detail' Could Soon Be Reality 3D graphics have, for many years now, been based on the idea of polygons -- flat shapes fitted together to form three dimensional objects. Share:   |  Internet Explorer IQ Story Called a Hoax The BBC did some digging on the group that claimed to have authored the study and found that AptiQuant's website is only a month old and thumbnail photos on one page were pulled from a French psychometric testing company -- with the names changed. Share: | Chrome 13 Renders Pages Before You Click Google's latest Chrome browser version that pre-renders pages within search results is available for download Share: | How the IPad Will Change IT Forever Apple's tablet is pushing the 'consumerization of IT' trend in a way that IT can't stop--and doesn't need to. Share: | McAfee Warns of Massive 5-Year Hacking Plot The cybersecurity firm says targets of the five-year operation included the United Nations and governments in the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and India, and the scheme had the fingerprints of a nation state on it. Share: | Mobile Malware Spike Doubles Android Users' Chances of Infection By June, between 1 percent and 5 percent of Android users had been infected by mobile malware, according to Lookout Security, which develops anti-malware software for Android. Share: | Google Chrome Adds Instant Pages, Print Preview Google's Chrome browser has two new noteworthy upgrades. Share: | New BlackBerry Torch Guns for the iPhone Again The BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860 is the biggest BlackBerry yet, and sports a 3.7-inch display and a revamped BlackBerry 7 OS with a redesigned virtual keyboard. Share: | Six Black Hat Demos You Don't Want to Miss There are nearly 100 workshops at Black Hat -- here are six you don't want to miss. Share: | WIMM Wearable Platform: Microsoft SPOT Redux? WIMM's new wearable platform is a tiny watch-sized screen that's about as useful as a mini, less-powerful smartphone. Share: | Zediva's Streaming Video Loophole Closed by Judge Zediva launched out of beta last March, offering streaming rentals of new releases for $2 per night before they became available through Netflix and Redbox -- and it didn't pay a dime to movie studios. Share: | Google Acquires Deal Site The Dealmap In a bid to better compete with other deal sites, such as Groupon, Google buys its own deal company. Share: | Anonymous, LulzSec Could Up Their Game, U.S. Warns Anonymous and LulzSec have wreaked havoc against government and business websites and servers, from low-level defacement of websites up to more sophisticated actions such as stealing sensitive data. Share: | Google, Data Centers Using Less Power Than Expected Data centers have been using less electricity than you think ... or at least, than they have in the past. Share: | EA Props Up GameStop with $25 'Season Ticket' The $25 per year program gives EA Sports fans three days of early access to the label's biggest games via download, but then the downloadable copy self-destructs. Share: | Chromebooks You Can Buy Now Plus others still on the drawing board Share: | Check Point Has Sights Set on 1Tbps Firewall Check Point Software has new, heavy-duty security gateway hardware for data centers and service providers, including one chassis that will grow to support a 1Tbps firewall. Share: | Facebook Lets Expectant Parents Share the News with 'Expected: Child' The move, implemented so that parents-to-be wouldn't break Facebook's rules by creating a profile for someone who is underage, has stirred controversy for the social network. Share: | Is This the Next World of Warcraft Expansion? MMO site claims new Blizzard trademark for World of Warcraft expansion 'Mists of Pandaria'. Skepticism ensues. Share: | Experts Disagree on Android Call Recording 'Trojan' Some security sources are reporting discovery of new Android app malware, but others say it is simply a legitimate app with sneaky motives, and not a Trojan. Share: | |  | | Top News on PCWorld.com | Graphics With 'Unlimited Detail' Could Soon Be Reality 3D graphics have, for many years now, been based on the idea of polygons -- flat shapes fitted together to form three dimensional objects. Share: | Internet Explorer IQ Story Called a Hoax The BBC did some digging on the group that claimed to have authored the study and found that AptiQuant's website is only a month old and thumbnail photos on one page were pulled from a French psychometric testing company -- with the names changed. 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