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Atari Files for Bankruptcy, Separating from the French Parent
Atari, the iconic game company whose roots date back to the dawn of video gaming industry, has filed for the bankruptcy protection. Reportedly, the gaming company has done this as part of a move to separate from its French parent company. Founded by Nolan Bushnell in 1972, Atari will continue to operate during the bankruptcy ...
Valve Launches Steam Guides
Valve, the entertainment software company, and the creator of some of the world’s most award-winning games, has officially launched a Guides tab in its community hub, allowing players to get some much needed hints, tips, and tricks from fellow gamers. Known as Steam Guides, the section can be found via the Steam Overlay or from ...
‘Anonymous’ Hacks Australian University’s Email, Protests Bulk iPad Buy
Protesting the bulk purchase of iPad devices by the University of Western Sydney, the Anonymous hacktivist group has hacked the Oz University’s e-mail server. A hacker or hackers, signing their work with ‘Anonymous’ has used the University’s servers to send spam and has also subscribed students to various commercial mailing lists. Reportedly, the Oz University uses ...
BYOD Creates Security Challenges for Federal Government
A recent report from Telework Exchange has revealed that the BYOD advantage taken by the Federal employees is creating mobile security challenges for the Federal Government itself. The report, named as 2013 Digital Dilemma Report, is sponsored by EMC, VMware, Cisco, and Carahsoft, reveals that 55 percent of Federal smartphone users use their personal smartphone ...
Next Gen PS4 May be More Powerful than Xbox with 50% More Raw Power
If rumors are to be believed, the next PlayStation may be considerably more powerful that the next Xbox. The buzz came out from the CES 2013 where developer sources told that the next PlayStation, codenamed Orbis, will have a run-capability of 1.84 teraflops, and the next Xbox, codenamed Durango, will be able to achieve 1.23 ...
Candy Crush Saga Beats Zynga’s Top Game Titles on Facebook
It was all about Zynga’s social games last year, when Farmville and Cityville were on our minds. But wait, here comes the brand new winner of the race–King.com, whose social mobile game–Candy Crush Saga has broken all the records of popularity. Beating out Zynga’s top titles–FarmVille 2 and Texas HoldEm Poker–King.com’s Candy Crush Saga has ...
Report: Blocking Websites Not an Effective Way of Combating Piracy
A recent research conducted by Boston’s Northeastern University reveals that blocking websites has no long-term effects on combating the spread or availability of pirated materials. Even if there is an effect, it is only for a short-term. The researchers at the Northeastern University monitored thousands of files across several popular file-hosting websites such as Uploaded, ...
Botnets are Spreading Fast–Reveals the Global Botnet Map
We all hate botnets and the worst part is that there is not enough we can do about it. In fact, they are spreading fast, more than ever! And this is quite evident from the Global Botnet Map, recently published by Trend Micro. The map shows active C&C (Command and Control) servers, highlighted by red ...
Hackers Attack Mexican Defense Ministry Website
An Anonymous Mexican group has hacked the Mexican Defense Ministry website, posting a manifesto from the Zapatista rebel group. The manifesto was up on the website for two hours in front of a black background, with phrases from the manifesto of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN). The Anonymous MexicanH Team conveyed the message on ...
Swedish School Makes Minecraft Compulsory for Classrooms
Games are an amazing way of educating yourself and boosting creativity. Exactly is true for the renowned Minecraft game, and that’s why a Swedish school has made Minecraft a compulsory addition to the curriculum for 13-year old students. The school has also made it must for teachers, hoping that this computer game will encourage the ...