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ICO Raps NHS Trust over Protection Failure in Google Trial
ICO Raps NHS Trust over Protection Failure in Google Trial
Privacy shortcomings found in NHS and Google trial, says ICO
July 3, 2017
Zeus Variant Takes Aim at POS Data
Zeus Variant Takes Aim at POS Data
Neutrino is custom-made to collect credit card information from point-of-sale systems, among other things.
July 3, 2017
Massive AdGholas Malvertising Campaign Infects Millions
Massive AdGholas Malvertising Campaign Infects Millions
It infected as many as 1 million computers per day with a variety of geo-focused banking trojans.
July 3, 2017
Android Vulnerabilities in Lenovo Vibe Allow Jailbreaking
Android Vulnerabilities in Lenovo Vibe Allow Jailbreaking
The flaws affect mobile phones running on Lollipop and earlier versions of the Android OS.
July 3, 2017
Tencent imposing time limits on children to allay addiction fears
Tencent imposing time limits on children to allay addiction fears
Chinese video game and internet giant Tencent will soon start imposing time restrictions on young Honour of Kings players to allay fears surrounding video game addiction.
July 3, 2017
Disney Tsum Tsum lifetime revenue passes $1 billion
Disney Tsum Tsum lifetime revenue passes $1 billion
Popular free-to-play puzzler Disney Tsum Tsum has pulled in over $1 billion in lifetime revenue since launching in 2014.
July 3, 2017
Five Nights at Freddy's creator steps back from horror franchise
Five Nights at Freddy's creator steps back from horror franchise
"Each game should be better than the last! But that pressure starts to mount, and I fear that I've been neglecting other things in my life for the sake of trying to keep up with those expectations."
July 3, 2017
Devs respond to the recently completed 1000 Game Makers Thread
Devs respond to the recently completed 1000 Game Makers Thread
Steve Cooke just wrapped up his 1000 Game Makers Thread project, linking to the work of a thousand indie devs that caught his fancy. We got reactions from over 40 creators whose work was singled out.
July 3, 2017
Warframe dev shares drop rates for nearly all the free-to-play game's loot
Warframe dev shares drop rates for nearly all the free-to-play game's loot
Digital Extremes notes that its monetization methods mean it has to pay special attention to how it balances in-game drops against gear players can purchase with real-world currency.
July 3, 2017
Get a job: Be a Character Artist at Insomniac Games
Get a job: Be a Character Artist at Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games is looking for a character artist to create models, textures, and shaders for characters and other key assets for its games in Burbank, CA.
July 3, 2017
Pokemon Go surpasses $1.2 billion in revenue
Pokemon Go surpasses $1.2 billion in revenue
Niantic’s augmented reality game Pokemon Go took the world by storm last summer, and just one year later it seems that the game’s revenue has passed the $1 billion mark.
July 3, 2017
The Nintendo Switch and the Long Game
The Nintendo Switch and the Long Game
What has Nintendo learned from their 3DS game library about the Switch? Do they recognize the value of Switch as a mobile device, or are they thinking of it as a home console?
July 3, 2017