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Square Enix Unveils New Gaming Engine
As we all know, E3 is currently in full swing and we’ve extensively tackled Microsoft, Nintendo, OnLive, Sony and Ubisoft’s offerings. But there’s still more to unearth. So let’s look at some of their other offerings announced at E3. Square Enix Square Enix, the Japanese video game developer, distributor, and publisher, unveiled their next-generation gaming ...
Google Warns Email Users of State-Sponsored Attacks
Google issued a warning to their users yesterday in a blog post, as they believe some of their users may be vulnerable to state-sponsored attacks directed at human-rights activists, journalists, officials and military personnels. Eric Grosse, Google’s VP Security Engineering, stated how the company is always on the lookout for malicious activities on their system, ...
LinkedIn’s Troubles: Leaked Passwords and Transmitting Mobile Calendar App
LinkedIn, the professional social networking website, has reportedly been hacked, compromising 6.5 million account details. The news came after a user in a Russian forum claimed responsibility for hacking the networking site, and uploaded 6,458,020 hashed passwords. No usernames were included, though it is believed that both details were acquired. Some think that this is just ...
Another Software Buy for Google in Mobile Cloud War Against Microsoft
Today’s mobile news roundup features a few interesting developments: Google acquires Quickoffice, Virgin Mobile has a prepaid iPhone, Nokia updates its feature phone line, and an emergency phone that runs on a single AA battery. Google acquires Quickoffice Google and Quickoffice, a small software company that makes the Quickoffice Pro productivity suite that serves as ...
Google+ Hastens Marketing Appeal with Meebo Buy
Google Inc. is beefing up their social networking portfolio as they acquire Meebo, the social networking platform which started in 2005. The announcement was made yesterday on Meebo’s site: We are happy to announce that Meebo has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Google! For more than seven years we’ve been helping publishers ...
OnLive Showcases New Games, MultiView, and SmartTV Compatibility at E3 2012
OnLive, the pioneer of on-demand cloud gaming, is creating a huge buzz at E3 as they released major updates, showcased new games, new features, and their effort to dominate SmartTVs. Instant Play OnLive release a major update to their In-Browser Gaming capabilities which enables publishers/retailers to offer one-click, instant play of hundreds of games from ...
Microsoft’s SmartGlass Overview: Consumer Cloud Done Right?
Even before E3 kicked off, rumors regarding the a new technology from Microsoft that would connect all your devices were abundant. It was identified as SmartGlass, which some believed was the same as the Xbox Companion Live, later confirmed via a spokesperson stating that “Xbox Companion was the predecessor to Xbox SmartGlass.” During their E3 ...
E3 Recap: Wii U, SmartGlass, Wonderbook and Watch Dogs
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is in full swing at the Los Angeles Convention Center as it officially kicked off today and will run through June 7th. So what’s new at this year’s convention? Read on to find out more on the next big thing in gaming. Nintendo’s Wii U Nintendo aims lure back gamers ...
AT&T Accepting Galaxy S III Preorders Tomorrow
Today’s mobile news roundup features the following: US carriers now accepting preorders for the Samsung Galaxy SIII, PlayStation gets deeper into mobile with HTC partnership while Apple waits for the Samsung injunction. Samsung Galaxy SIII preorders now open In yesterday’s mobile news roundup we mentioned that five US carriers will be selling the Samsung Galaxy ...
Facebook to Settle Yahoo Patent Dispute, Give Access to Kids, and Let Users Vote on Privacy Policy
Facebook has been in the headlines since their IPO and Mark Zuckerberg’s wedding. Some were quite disappointed with their initial public offering, stating that that ship sailed in 2009 and the 2012 IPO was way too late. Still, it’s quite early to say if Facebook’s IPO was amiss. Aside from the IPO and Zuck’s wedding, ...