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POLYBLAST a New Arcade Game

Discover PolyBlast – an increasingly challenging arcade game with a puzzle twist that requires precision, speed and most importantly focus to get through to the next round!

As part of their game creation process, Game Cooks goes on the hunt for extraordinary people from Lebanon, people to get inspired from for new games. They pick the brains of teachers, comedians, mathematicians, Geeks… even politicians! PolyBlast, a direct product of the Game Cooks process, is the result of a rewarding collaboration with Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui – a politician, game enthusiast and most importantly Geek.

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U.S. to Extend Internet Oversight Role

The U.S. is extending its oversight of a body that controls part of the Internet's structure, the Department of Commerce said, postponing a possible handover of responsibilities to a private entity.

Assistant secretary for communications Lawrence Strickling posted an update Monday on plans to hand over domain name system oversight to a private body.

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U.S.: Software Update May be Responsible for Air Traffic Control Malfunction

A technical problem at an air traffic control center in Virginia that caused hundreds of flights to be delayed or canceled along a large swath of the U.S. East Coast was possibly caused by a software upgrade, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday.

The FAA said the upgrade was designed to provide more tools for controllers, but that the new features have been disabled while the systems contractor completes an assessment of the malfunction.

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Gaming Fans Resurrect Beloved 1980s ZX Spectrum in UK

A gaming console that was the forerunner of today's PlayStation and Xbox has been brought back to life more than 30 years later after an online fundraising campaign by nostalgic fans.

The ZX Spectrum became a classic after its release in Britain in 1982 and its success helped introduce a generation to computing and simple but addictive games.

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'Infinity' Creators Have Faith in 'Force Awakens' Edition

It probably would have been easier to break into the Death Star.

For the video game makers working on "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" content in the forthcoming installment of the "Disney Infinity" toys-to-life franchise, getting their hands on the top-secret script involved high-security protocols rivaling the Galactic Empire.

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LG to Put OLED First as Chinese LCD Makers Narrow Gap

South Korea's LG Display said Monday that it will change its investment priority to advanced displays called OLEDs as Chinese manufacturers quickly catch up with their South Korean rivals in the LCD market.

LG Display Co., a supplier to Apple Inc., said that over the next three years it plans to spend 10 trillion won ($8.4 billion) on future displays including OLED, flexible displays and high-end LCD screens. It did not give breakdown figures, saying the size for each type of display will hinge on market situations.

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Report: Leaked NSA Documents Show AT&T Helped Spy Agency

The U.S. National Security Agency has used a unique, decades-old partnership with AT&T to snoop on Internet usage, according to newly disclosed documents leaked by Edward Snowden.

The documents provided by the former NSA contractor and reviewed by The New York Times and ProPublica described a "highly collaborative" telecom giant that demonstrated an "extreme willingness to help."

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Australia Court Sides with Internet Firms in Piracy Row

Australians who illegally downloaded the movie "Dallas Buyers Club" will not be asked to pay for the film just yet, after the Federal Court on Friday decided not to release their names and addresses.

The Federal Court ruled in favour of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who had argued that the release of their customers' details could lead to the practice of "speculative invoicing" in which web users are asked to pay large bills or face legal action.

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Google Gets Third Extension to Answer EU Case

Brussels has given Google an extension until the end of August to answer an anti-trust case alleging that it abuses its search engine's market dominance, a company spokesman said Thursday.

The two-week extension is the third given to the California tech giant. 

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Samsung Unveils S6 Edge+, Note5

Samsung unveiled two new smartphones Thursday to ramp up its efforts to win over consumers seeking large-screen handsets, and announced launch dates for its mobile payment service.

The moves are aimed at keeping the South Korean giant atop the global smartphone market and countering U.S. rival Apple, which has made gains with its large-screen iPhone 6 and 6-Plus and its tap-to-pay feature.

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