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StarCraft II match-fixing scandal leads to arrests and lifetime bans in Korea

By Eric David Oct 19, 2015

A major match-fixing and illegal betting scandal has swept through the professional StarCraft II scene in South Korea, with about a dozen individuals arrested in connection with the scheme, including esports team coaches, players, and…

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AllSeen Alliance releases major security update for IoT standard

By Maria Deutscher Oct 19, 2015

The advantages of extending the web beyond traditional end-points into everyday life can only be attained so long as hackers aren’t able to turn that expanded reach against the users whom it’s supposed to…

The Martian is a technically brilliant film but not without some tech oddities (SPOILERS)

By James Farrell Oct 19, 2015

Ridley Scott’s film The Martian, based on a 2011 novel (also called The Martian) written by ex-software engineer Andy Weir, deserves all the plaudits it has so far received. It’s beautifully shot, with the…

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What you missed in Big Data: BI rules the agenda

By Maria Deutscher Oct 19, 2015

The analytics ecosystem returned to its roots last week with a raft of updates from the old guard of business intelligence. It was SAP SE that appropriately fired the opening shot by pulling back the…

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What you missed in Cloud: Old rivalries flare up

By Maria Deutscher Oct 19, 2015

Microsoft Corp. took over the cloud spotlight last week after the torrent of news from Amazon Inc.’s infrastructure-as-a-service event subsided at last with the addition of new security functionality to its rivaling platform that…

9 cool things you can do with 3D Touch on your iPhone 6s

By Collen Kriel Oct 19, 2015

Perhaps the coolest new iPhone feature – and one of the few that sets the new iPhone 6s apart from the old iPhone 6 – is 3D Touch. Based on Force Touch, which we…

Microsoft sweetens the deal for Windows 10 with ‘Easy Trade Up’ program

By Mike Wheatley Oct 19, 2015

Microsoft is hoping to bait new Windows 10 buyers through a new program called “Easy Trade Up” that’s designed to let them cash in on their old machines. For a limited period only, Microsoft…

Time snaps up women-focused lifestyle site Hello Giggles for $20-$30m

By Duncan Riley Oct 19, 2015

Time, Inc. has acquired women-focused lifestyle site Hello Giggles, Inc. for a figure around $20-$30 million. The terms of the deal were not officially disclosed, however, The Wall Street Journal puts the figure at…

iPhone tips and tricks: How to automatically delete old messages to free up space on iPhone, iPad

By Collen Kriel Oct 19, 2015

If your iPhone or iPad is running out of storage space, the most likely cause can be your bloated Messages app. Text messages, photos, videos, gifs, and audio notes combined can take up a…

Steve Ballmer takes an $800 million stake in Twitter

By Mike Wheatley Oct 19, 2015

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has revealed he’s taken a four percent stake in Twitter, in a move that makes him a bigger shareholder than new CEO Jack Dorsey. “Glad I bought 4% past few…