The Facebook “dislike” button is a scam
According to Facebook, the “dislike” button, which has reportedly spread virally through the social network, is a link that has not been officially authorized by the company – it is something of a scam!
Amazon offers BlackBerry Torch for $100 – almost half of AT&T’s $199 price tag!
Close on the heels of the somewhat lukewarm early reviews of Research In Motion’s August 12-released new BlackBerry Torch 9800, Amazon.com has recently listed the cost of the handset at $99.99 – which is almost half of the device’s original $199 price tag with a two-year contract through AT&T.
GameSpot website listing shows a slim PS3 with 160GB storage capacity
According to IGN, the listings on the online retail stores of GameStop and Newegg indicate that a new version of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) is apparently in the offing – with both the websites showing a deal for a new PS3 with 160GB storage capacity.
Climate change led to woolly mammoth’s extinction
Woolly mammoths became extinct because of climate change, rather than being hunted to extinction by not spear-wielding humans, a study by British scientists claimed.
According to the study carried out by researchers from Durham University, the mammoth and other extinct "megafauna" like the woolly rhino and giant deer could not cope with climate change that led to the massive reduction in grasslands and the spread of forests.
Kinect to hit UK on November 10
Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360's new hands-free controller, Kinect, would hit United Kingdom on November 10.
Kinect, which allow users to make their way around games and movies using movement and voice commands, will also go on sale in some other countries of Europe such as Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Russia. Outside Europe, it will be launched in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and South Africa.
The company expects that the new hands-free controller will help it broadening Xbox 360 console’s appeal.
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