Eric David
Latest from Eric David
Twitter now keeps tabs on your apps to show better ads
Twitter quietly rolled out a new change to its mobile application on Wednesday that now allows it to monitor the other apps you have installed on your device. The reason? “To help build a more tailored experience for you on Twitter.” According to the support thread describing the change, the new app graph feature will ...
UK report attacks Facebook for failure to disclose terrorist communications
A report by a United Kingdom committee criticizes Facebook Inc. for failing to disclose information that they say could have prevented the murder a British army soldier last year. On May 22, 2013, Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale attacked Fusilier Lee Rigby as he crossed the street outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in London. The two men hit Fusilier Rigby ...
Own a PS Vita? Sony might owe you money, says FTC
Sony must pay every US customer that bought a PS Vita before June 1, 2012, says the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC found Sony Computer Entertainment America, the American branch of the Japanese electronics company, guilty of using deceptive advertising to sell the handheld gaming device. For each US customer that bought a PS Vita before ...
A game controller that draws blood – Real product, or viral ad campaign?
A new campaign may have recently proven to be a little too much for the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.com – Blood Sport, a product that is equal parts game controller and blood donation machine, has had its campaign suspended after earning only $3,309 CAD. The controller is the invention of Taran Chadha and Jamie Umpherson, who use the name “Brand ...
Serious threats or harmless venting? Supreme court case tests boundaries of Facebook free speech
The ease of communication provided by social media like Facebook and Twitter is not always a good thing, especially when those sites are used to promote spousal abuse by posting threatening messages. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case next week that examines the difference between protected speech and harmful threats. “Freedom of speech” is ...
eSports athletes caught doping – Pro CS:GO players banned for hacking
Three professional Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) players have received permanent bans from the online game for the use of third party cheat software, just days before one of the largest game tournaments is set to occur. The three professional gamers in question are Gordon “Sf” Giry, Hovik “KQLY” Tovmassian, and Simon “smn” Beck. The ...
Hackers leak logins from PSN, Windows Live, and 2K Games
The hacker group DerpTrolling, who claimed responsibility for the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against Blizzard Entertainment during the launch of Warlords of Draenor last week, has leaked login information for 5,604 accounts from the PlayStation Network, Windows Live, and 2K Game Studios. “Let this be a warning to all,” the document that contained the ...
Facebook breaks into the drone business – for charity?
Facebook Inc. is rapidly increasing its Connectivity Lab project by adding over a dozen new jobs for aeronautical and thermal engineers, as well as other technicians and specialists. The purpose of the new hires? Drone development. The new drone team will be divided between Facebook Inc.’s Menlo Park, California, headquarters and its office in London, England. The ...
World of Warcraft back on top – 10 million subscribers for first time in two years
Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft has been the juggernaut of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) gaming for nearly 10 years, and with the subscription numbers released on Wednesday, it does not look like it is going anywhere anytime soon. The game’s latest expansion, Warlords of Draenor, has brought the MMO’s subscribed user base up to over 10 million people, ...
Facebook bus drivers have had enough, vote to unionize
Drivers of Facebook Inc.’s Silicon Valley shuttle service told the company they had enough of long hours and low wages. On Wednesday they voted 43-28 in favor of joining the local chapter of the Teamsters union. The drivers work for Loop Transportation, a shuttle-bus service that drives Facebook’s employees from San Francisco and surrounding areas to the company’s Menlo ...