As of next week if you have the Batman: Arkham City game you will be able to enjoying playing as Dick Grayson a.k.a Nightwing in the new pack which will be launched on November 1st.

Nightwing comes complete with his own unique gadgets and special moves, and is playable in all challenge maps in the game, as well as two additional challenge maps that are included with the pack: Wayne Manor and Main Hall. The pack also contains a bonus Animated Series Nightwing character skin. Watch the video after the jump to see Nightwing in action.

“At a young age, circus performer Dick Grayson watched his parents die due to a trap set by gangsters. Batman happened to witness this event, and seeing a younger version of himself in Grayson, decided to take him in and make him his ward. And thus, Dick Grayson became the first Robin. But a boy has to grow up, and Robin soon became Nightwing”

The Nightwing DLC pack will be available for download on November 1st and will cost 560 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live, or $6.99 on PSN.

Source: Kotaku

Here is tutorial that explains how to use Truecrypt software to protect your computer files.
Truecrypt is freeware open source software that allows you to encrypt your files , such way that they cannot be used by anybody else, without using your password. We’ll create virtual disk , and all files stored on the virtual disk will be protected with password. The same way you can protect the files on your USB disk .

STEP 1

Download TrueCrypt from this LINK and install it on your computer.

STEP 2

Launch TrueCrypt and click on Create Volume

STEP 3

I created encrypted file container , virtual encrypted disk , but if you like you can encrypt non-system drive as USB disk or encrypt entire system drive.

STEP 4
There are 2 option Standard and Hidden TrueCrypt volume . I chose standard.
The purpose of hidden volume is that instead one password you have two , so that if you’re ever forced to give up password you can give them the password that open fake files , not your real files.

STEP 5

Click Select File to choose a filename for the container and to select the location where you wish thecontainer to be created. If you select an existing file, Truecrypt will not encrypt it , the file will be deleted and replaced with the newly created Truecrypt container.
You’ll be able to encrypt existing files later on by moving them to the TrueCrypt container that you’re about to create now.

STEP 6
Here you can select encryption and hash algoritam that you want . I leave it to default

STEP 7

Select size of your virtual encryption disk.

STEP 8

You have option to use key file instead password. I used password

STEP 9

Move your mouse to create random encryption key and click on format.

STEP 10

Go to main windows of the Truecrypt and select TrueCrypt file that you created in steps above , click on Mount. Type your password and virtual encryption disk will be created.

Hides short messages in a fake spam; the recipient can decode them after receiving the real-looking “unsolicited commercial e-mail

Domain Theft Protection is a security service offered to provide an additional layer of security to Domains. This FREE service allows you to lock your Domain Names, guarding them against unauthorized Transfers. Enabling Theft Protection on your domain name will result in a Transfer Away Request for this domain name to another Registrar to fail at the Registry itself. 

Login in Your Domain Panel

Find the Domain Theft Protection

Apart from enabling Theft protection for your domain name, you can also place a Lock on it. Applying a Lock on your domain protects it from accidental modification of name servers and contact details.

T-Mobile recently announced that it would be launching two new tablets Android tablets, the SamsungGalaxy Tab 10.1 and the T-Mobile SpringBoard, and they have now announced the launch dates.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will land on T-Mobile in the US on the 2nd of November and the T-Mobile Springboard will be available from the 7th of November, although they haven’t announced any pricing details as yet.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with a 10.1 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, there is also a dual core 1GHz processor and it is capable of playing back full HD video in 1080p.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 features dual camera, with a 2 megapixel camera up front and a 3 megapixel camera on the back for photos and video, whilst the T-Mobile SpringBoard is based on a Huawei tablet.

Source Phandroid

How many times have you wanted a TV in a certain room of your home only to realize it wasn’t wired for cable? Alternatively, how many times have you wanted to put the TV on a wall in a room where the outlet was in the wrong place? I bet that happens to lots of people out there.

AT&T has a new product that will launch on October 31 that is a first in the industry. The product is called the U-verse Wireless Receiver. It does exactly what you expect, receives U-verse TV with no wire needed. That means you can put it wherever in the room you want or use it in rooms with no outlet.

The receiver connects to the residential gateway via WiFi to get the TV content. The device offers all the channels and services of a normal receiver. It will sell for a $49 onetime fee and then $7 monthly rental like any normal receiver.

Battlefield 3 is out today, and it’s a pretty big deal. The squad-based first person shooter is the prime competition for the juggernaut that is Call of Duty and, while always an excellent PC game, is a shining example of just want can be done with today’s consoles. And while the new FrostBite 2 engine is stunning, that’s not just on the technical front — in the past Battlefield has managed to coax actual teamwork out of consoles gamers and BF3 will do that once again.

Battlefield 3 is a direct sequel to 2005′s Battlefield 2, but when playing it the game feels most like the successor to Battlefield: Bad Company 2. That’s because Bad Company 2 was released in 2010 and it, and its Vietnam expansion pack, are where we last experienced the sort of action that onlyBF can bring. And that, in case you are curious, is a non-stop, large scale fray that combines both teamwork and tactics into a fun playing experience, complete with powerful (but hard to use) vehicles, impressively destructible environments, and counter-measures for every successful strategy your opponents might employ.

The biggest change with Battlefield 3 is the new engine. The role of this can’t be overemphasized — it’s the framework that the entire game is built around. The main ways players will feel this update are better animations/graphics, much higher sound quality, and destructible environments. It’ll affect all levels of gameplay, but these three are in your face the entire time you play. There is also the comeback of prone shooting/movement, improved loadout customization, jets are back, and you can now deny resuscitation. Those aren’t huge, but they add up to some nice fan service and a big change for dedicated players.

Other changes include the standard stuff — like better menus and new maps — but there is also the Battlelog social network. You’ll need an EA Origin account to use it, but once you are on you’ll have access to stats, messaging, VoIP, and more (so long as you are on Windows). It’s free and works across the game’s three platforms. Ultimately this probably won’t be a big deal for most gamers, but the hope is that it will tie people into the game and keep them playing over time.

I got the chance to play BF3 for a couple of hours last night (on the Xbox 360), before today’s official release. It wasn’t much time and it was only multiplayer (though multiplayer is all that matters withBattlefield), so I haven’t come to any major conclusions yet, but I did have some takeaways. First off, this is Battlefield. It might sound obvious, but it’s very much the same game that players have come to know and love. The classes, menus, controls, and other critical details are all what players will be expecting. Some of the menus were tweaked and other changes were made, but everything will be recognizable to BFBC2 players.

The graphics (and the new engine for that matter) look great. The environments look fantastic, the destructibility is superb (definitely a step up from BFBC2) and I saw no issues with slowdowns or pop-in. The online play, in my short time playing the game, was rock solid, with no stuttering or weird game drops. I did notice that some of the menus are a bit hard to grasp — lots of buttons are used as opposed to menu layers, but these shouldn’t be a problem.

The game, so far, seems almost free of structural annoyances, though I was bothered by a sort of artful screen jitter that happens when you move from one menu item to the next. It was cool once or twice, but bothersome after that. The engine has some minor issues with hit detection and clipping, but I didn’t hit anything major and I never got stuck in a wall or anything like that, so I don’t have any major complaints yet. I would have liked the environments to be even more destructible (building collapses, craters in the ground, etc.) but there has to be some limits if the map is to stay intact.

It’s way too early to comment on the player interaction in the game, but I have every reason to believe it’ll be as good as in previous Battlefield games. Last night things were extremely messy — players were learning the maps, there were a lot of noobs sprinting around as if they were playingCoD, and everyone was generally getting adjusted to the new game. Average lifespans seemed very short (at least mine did) and teamwork had yet to develop, but I have every confidence that things will go smoothly on this front.

I don’t love the new maps yet, but I’m keeping an open mind. They are complex, large, and have no lack of obstacles or hiding places. They do seem better designed to limit vehicle experts controlling the game, but we’ll see how that goes. Some matches I was in were balanced and others were far from it, with one team completely destroying the other one, but this should get better as there are more players and a larger pool of people in each server category (for example, I filtered down to just Rush games on East Coast servers).

Many of the same BF issues exist, and some are even exacerbated by the games improvements. For example, the game has huge maps, which means sometimes you spawn a good 500 yards (say 2 minutes run) away from where you need to be. So you sprint there wildly and in your rush almost always get killed because you aren’t being careful. Or you can wait for a vehicle to spawn, which can be downright boring. Also the combination of big maps with long sight lines means that snipers, tanks, and even some assault rifles can pick you off from huge distances. The worst parts ofBattlefield, at least for me, has always been dying without knowing why and then insta-deaths (such as when you spawn and your squad immediately gets hit with a tank shell). Both of these are still present, so, as always, it’s about learning to avoid them.

This isn’t a review, so I don’t want to leave off with any conclusions or anything too final, but so far is seems like Battlefield 3 will be just what BF fans are looking for. It’s an extremely well done squad-based first-person shooter with industry leading graphics and and excellent multiplayer experience.

I’ve yet to get into the single player campaign, but that’s not something I’m overly interested in — there are already a ton of great FPS games in my to-play stack and this isn’t necessarily an itch that I need BF3 to scratch. It’s still very early in the game, and I have a lot of leveling up to do, but so far it’s looking like Battlefield 3 will be one of my top games of 2011.

In the middle of 2010, Google finally cut the ribbon on the Chrome Web Store, making .CRX web apps available to users of Google Chrome around the globe. At first it was a bit of a mess — themes were still hosted on the original gallery site — as were extensions, and the overall design was a bit of a throwback.

But that’s all changed today, as Google has taken the wraps off a totally redesigned Chrome Web Store. The landing page has a much cleaner layout than the original version and it also now feels a bit like the Android Market — which was overhauled earlier this year. A panel at the top of the page cycles through featured apps, and Google has enabled infinite scrolling below. Keep flicking your wheel, and Google will continue displaying additional apps for you.

Categories and a search box are provided on the left side, along with a link to popular downloads and Google’s curated collections. Detail pages have also been revamped, and there’s now a much greater emphasis on screenshots and videos. Details and user reviews have been moved to separate tabs.

There’s also more than a hint of tablet-friendliness (which probably won’t surprise faithful Geek readers): elements are generally larger and spaced to better accommodate finger taps. Tablet sales have now surpassed netbooks, and it’s known that Google is working on two of its own products that would benefit from this change. The first, of course, is a tablet-ready version of Chrome OS. The second is the Chrome browser, now thought to be headed to the Android OS — which is already powering millions of tablets.

More at Google Operating System