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Trackmageddon Lets Bad Actors Track Down Kids, Animals and More
Trackmageddon Lets Bad Actors Track Down Kids, Animals and More
Rogue parties can access real-time location data on devices ranging from smart dog collars to in-car navigation to kid-trackers.
Jan. 3, 2018
LockPoS Takes a Page from Flokibot to Achieve Stealth
LockPoS Takes a Page from Flokibot to Achieve Stealth
The malware is distributed from the same botnet used to distribute the Flokibot PoS.
Jan. 3, 2018
Intel Flaw: Performance Degradation Bombshell or Massive Overstatement?
Intel Flaw: Performance Degradation Bombshell or Massive Overstatement?
The patches needed to fix the issue could grind the cloud, via AWS and Azure, to a halt, some say.
Jan. 3, 2018
Multiple Intel Processors Generations Hit by Serious Security Flaw
Multiple Intel Processors Generations Hit by Serious Security Flaw
A serious security flaw has hit Intel Processors Generations affecting the performance of CPUs as these would become slower than usual.
Jan. 3, 2018
Video: Sprucing up cameras with math
Video: Sprucing up cameras with math
In this GDC 2016 session, SMU Guildhall's Squirrel Eiserloh discusses the math behind certain camera behaviors like split screen and screen shake.
Jan. 3, 2018
LawBreakers publisher blames Battlegrounds for poor reception
LawBreakers publisher blames Battlegrounds for poor reception
LawBreakers publisher Nexon blames PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds for the poor reception of their first person multiplayer game.
Jan. 3, 2018
Game developer uses Crypt of the NecroDancer for proposal
Game developer uses Crypt of the NecroDancer for proposal
Indie game developer Liselore Goedhart enlists the help of Crypt of the NecroDancer devs to create a custom build used for her marriage proposal.
Jan. 3, 2018
It's misleading to advertise with images from a different game, rules UK ad authority
It's misleading to advertise with images from a different game, rules UK ad authority
The ASA has upheld a ruling against King of Avalon: Dragon Warfare dev Funplus Interactive, saying that the developer ran misleading advertisements that featured images from an entirely different game.
Jan. 3, 2018
Microsoft has ended production of the Xbox One Kinect adapter
Microsoft has ended production of the Xbox One Kinect adapter
The decision looks to be the final nail in the Kinect coffin after the motion tracking peripheral itself was discontinued in late 2017.
Jan. 3, 2018
Get a job: Sanzaru Games is hiring an Environment Artist 2
Get a job: Sanzaru Games is hiring an Environment Artist 2
Sanzaru Games is hiring an Environment Artist to help define AAA scenery as a member of its California-based team.
Jan. 3, 2018
Tabletop games soar on Kickstarter as video games stagnate
Tabletop games soar on Kickstarter as video games stagnate
Kickstarter has revealed that crowdfunding for games leapt up during 2017, with the amount of cash being pledged rising by 30 percent since 2016.
Jan. 3, 2018
Apple acquires mobile development platform Buddybuild
Apple acquires mobile development platform Buddybuild
Buddybuild specializes in mobile development solutions, and is primarily known for offering an array of development tools through its eponymous platform.
Jan. 3, 2018