Heather McLellan Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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“Flame” Spy Virus May Be of U.S./Israeli Origin

Government sources say the spy-virus is part of an anti-Iranian cyberwarfare attempt. When the sneaky spy virus nicknamed “Flame” was first discovered by ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 20, 2012

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Voyager 1 Spacecraft About to Leave Solar System

11 billion miles from home, Voyager 1 is on the verge of interstellar space. Launched in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft was charged ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2012

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Interactive Kinect Ads Coming to Xbox This Fall

Microsoft’s “NUads” will soon be released to the public. “NUads,” a type of interactive Kinect commercial which encourages you to engage in marketing ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2012

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American Supercomputer Named World’s Most Powerful

IBM’s Sequoia is red, white, and huge. Twice every year, computer scientists help one another compile a list of the Top 500 Supercomputer ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 18, 2012

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Titan’s “Tropical Lake” Excites Scientists

New observations suggest that Saturn’s biggest moon might have a hidden secret. Titan, the largest of Saturn’s 62 moons, is known as being ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 14, 2012

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Former Judge Joins Fight to Release Megaupload Data

Former New York judge Abraham Sofaer has come out on the side of consumers. When the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took down ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 14, 2012

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George W. Bush’s Severed Head Gets Game of Thrones Cameo

Turns out Joffrey stuck the former President’s head on a spike in season one. Whoops? In the mythical land of Westeros, daily survival ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 14, 2012

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Artificial Pancreas Passes Human Trial

This fully-automated insulin delivery system could change the lives of millions. Type 1 diabetes is a nasty disease. The root of the problems ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 13, 2012

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Devs Announce Medal of Honor: Warfighter Charity Project

Project HONOR will aim to assist injured soldiers and their families. EA has announced a raft of charitable connections attached to its upcoming ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 13, 2012

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UK Ad Agency: Mass Effect 3 Advertising “Not Misleading”

The British advertising watchdog says that the endings and the adverts match up just fine. Although the untempered rage that seized the internet ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 13, 2012

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Microsoft Sort Of Apologizes for Bizarre Dance Song

Sadly, no amount of apologizing will ever make this song stop hurting. Though non-Norwegians may have missed it, Oslo played host last week ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 11, 2012

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DayZ Servers Hacked

The popular ArmA II mod has suffered a serious security breach. Popular zombie-survival-horror-funtime ArmA II mod DayZ has come under attack from a ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorJune 11, 2012

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