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Is this the future of national security?

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Dust off your Olivetti.

It might be the future. The future of national security, at least.

This quaint thought comes to mind as the result of news emerging from the inner bowels of the Kremlin. It seems the prospect of porousness created by WikiLeaks and current Russian resident Edward Snowden has become all too much for delicate Russian dispositions to bear.

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In a bit of an unexpected jump on the film release season this year, BOND 24 has been announced – this the newest 007 film set for November of 2015 (or October if you live in the UK). This film will be rolling out with John Logan as screenplay writer and Sam Mendes returning as director of the film. And of course Daniel Craig is still Bond – James Bond.

This film appears to be taking on the hero title scheme accepted by so many high-powered media and device creators over the past year, bringing on note of which film this is, and that’s it. While The World may still be Not Enough, this agent-filled film will simply be known as its number.

You’ll also note that the first image sent out in support of this film continues the use of the modern-day 007 logo, complete with the pistol grip. This logo has been in use throughout the new millennium and signals the continuation of aims with the studio, actors, et all. The release of this film also follows suit.

Expect BOND 24 to be appearing in 2015 on the 23rd of October inside the UK. Meanwhile residents of the USA will have to sit and cry until the 6th of November. James Bond being a through-and-through British establishment, we’d expect nothing less.

Also note that this news was hereby splattered on the screen by the infamous @007 twitter account, a rare oddity in the Twitter world made for the one true Bond. That means it’s official.

BOND 24 brings Daniel Craig back in October of 2015 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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After months of anticipation, Path is finally bringing its social network to the Windows Phone, and it’s starting with the Nokia Lumia 1020. The app, which is still in the works and hasn’t been assigned a launch date, will take advantage of the company’s new imaging SDK and its plethora of photo filters. Although the main focus of Path’s announcement was centered on the new Lumia, it also mentioned that the app will indeed come to “all Windows Phones.” No word on if the launch will occur across the board at the same time (nor if this includes Windows Phone 7.5 or only affects WP8 users) or if it will be featured only on the 1020 at first, but we’ll update you as soon as we know. In the meantime, there’s a press release for you to digest below the break.

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If your Glass ever starts showing "A Clockwork Orange" in the corner of your eye against your will, we're all in trouble.

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It’s a science fiction trope that keeps many folks, particularly our less tech-savvy relatives, up at night. What happens if the machines take over?

Those of us who are a little more familiar with the world of technology tend to be less concerned, in my experience, about a real-life Skynet becoming self-aware and reinterpreting its own code to call for the extermination of its creators.

But surely there’s no harm in being prepared, right? So why not try to identify those gadgets that are currently out there now that would pose the biggest threat (or just be downright creepy) should they be granted the gifts of sentience and free will?

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