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Capable multitasker The Samsung Galaxy Note II has an oversized 5.5in screen that will make it easier for mom and dad to watch HD video and tinker with their apps. Its blazingly fast too, thanks to the 1.6GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.1 JellyBean and 2GB of RAM.

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Now the spinning wheels of light began to merge, and the spokes fused into luminous bars that slowly receded into the distance, rotating on their axes as they did so. They split into pairs and the resulting sets of lines started to oscillate across one another, slowly changing their angles of intersection. Fantastic, fleeting geometrical patterns flickered in and out of existence as the glowing grids meshed and unmeshed; and the man-apes watched, mesmerized captives of the shining crystal.                   They could never guess that their minds were being probed, their bodies mapped, their reactions studied, their potentials evaluated. At first, the whole tribe remained half crouching in a motionless tableau, as if frozen into stone. Then the man-ape nearest to the slab suddenly came to life.                   He did not move from his position, but his body lost its trancelike rigidity and became animated as if it were a puppet controlled by invisible strings. The head turned...

Risks of allowing programs through a firewall? When you add a program to the list of allowed programs in a firewall, or when you open a firewall port, you allow a particular program to send information to or from your computer through the firewall. Allowing a program to communicate through a firewall (sometimes called unblocking) is like punching a hole in the firewall. Each time you open a port or allow a program to communicate through a firewall, your computer becomes a bit less secure. The more allowed programs or open ports your firewall has, the more opportunities there are for hackers or malicious software to use one of those openings to spread a worm, access your files, or use your computer to spread malicious software to others. It's generally safer to add a program to the list of allowed programs than to open a port. If you open a port, it stays open until you close it, whether or not a program is using it. If you add a program to the list of allowed programs, the ...

Important account security tips: - Make sure you have regular access to your recovery phone so you can easily   pass Google's security measures if you ever forget your password. - Always keep your recovery phone number current. A phone is more secure than a   recovery email or your security question because, unlike the other two, you   usually have physical possession of your phone.

Myanmar reformed its copper mining project investigation commission Monday with 16 members replacing the 30-member commission originally formed on last Saturday, according to a revised order of the President's Office. However, the reformed commission, which is tasked to probe into Letpadaungtaung copper mine project being implemented in Monywa, northwestern Sagaing region, is still led by Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of the Lower House's Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility. The commission is set up to investigate into if the copper project is carried out in line with the international norms and employ appropriate technology for environmental conservation, the impacts and profits of the project on social and natural environment, if the project is profitable for the state and the people and if the copper mine project should be allowed to continue or not, the order said. The commission is set to submit the investigation report to the president before Jan. 31, 2013 ...

Singapore shares closed 0.14 percent lower on Monday, as stagnant U.S. budget talks threatened to derail the world's largest economy and kept investors cautious, but price drop was limited as further signs of a stabilizing Chinese economy boosted investors' sentiment . China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to a 7-month high of 50.6 in November, following up on a preliminary private sector survey which revealed factory activity reviving to a 13-month high. A number of central banks, including the Reserve Bank of Australia , the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, will hold their policy meetings this week. The monthly U.S. nonfarm payrolls data is due out on this Friday. SIAS Research said "we could see the index testing 3,080 points resistance level, with immediate support at 3,060 points and 3,040 points levels." DBS Group Research said "trading activity should taper down over the next three weeks before picki...