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This OS could turn Google Glass into a game device
This OS could turn Google Glass into a game device
A San Francisco start-up has launched a real-world operating system that it hopes will soon serve as a visual layer for wearable computing devices such as Google Glass.
May 10, 2013
Security firm ensuring Watch Dogs hacking is believable
Security firm ensuring Watch Dogs hacking is believable
"Sometimes they say, 'Yeah, that's possible, but change that word'" - Watch Dogs' Dominic Guay explains how the game's hacking goes through a security firm to make sure it's fairly realistic.
May 10, 2013
Sega's video game business is still not coping with change
Sega's video game business is still not coping with change
Although it would appear at first glance that Sega's last fiscal year was rather healthy, with soaring profits recorded, this is actually far from the truth.
May 10, 2013
Gree lays off staff at its U.S. studio
Gree lays off staff at its U.S. studio
Japanese mobile gaming giant Gree moved its U.S. headquarters to San Francisco just over a year ago -- but now the company has been forced to cut back on its staff numbers at the studio.
May 10, 2013
Warren Spector: Use the storytelling tools that work for games
Warren Spector: Use the storytelling tools that work for games
"Respect the medium and the player" was Warren Spector's message in his presentation at UC Santa Cruz's IFOG symposium. There are strengths to games that must be harnessed to tell better stories.
May 10, 2013
SMS phishing leads to an advance fee spam scam across Europe
SMS phishing leads to an advance fee spam scam across Europe
A web text phishing scam is spreading across Europe, with users being tricked into allowing thousands of spam text messages to be sent from their accounts – and sometimes resulting in huge phone bills.
May 9, 2013
ISO approves eDiscovery standards development
ISO approves eDiscovery standards development
The International Organisation for Standardisation has given its final approval for the development of an international standard for the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI), aimed at giving greater credibility to digital evidence in legal matters and forensics through the implementation of a secure framework and guidelines for the process.
May 9, 2013
Despite widespread adoption, companies fail to implement BYOD policy
Despite widespread adoption, companies fail to implement BYOD policy
As the influx of personal mobile devices into the workplace continues apace, a new survey shows that security is both the top concern and top measure for success for enterprises implementing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs.
May 9, 2013
Foundational Network Traffic Collection and Analysis Setup
Foundational Network Traffic Collection and Analysis Setup
This introductory post explains how one of Cisco’s security research groups established a network data collection capability for large amounts of network traffic. This capability was necessary to support research into selected aspects of the Domain Name Service (DNS), but it can be adapted for other purposes.
May 9, 2013
Cloud for Local Government Global Blog Series, A Better Economy in the Cloud
Cloud for Local Government Global Blog Series, A Better Economy in the Cloud
My colleague Norm Jacknis (former CIO of Westchester County, New York) passed along a list of CIO concerns for 2013 that was prepared by Alan Shark of
May 9, 2013
InfoVista Highlights the Significance of Cisco AVC to Application Visibility for Operators
InfoVista Highlights the Significance of Cisco AVC to Application Visibility for Operators
InfoVista recently announced its support for Cisco’s Application Visibility & Control (AVC) as part of its Application Visibility Services solution
May 9, 2013
All GDC 2013 content live and mobile-ready on the Vault
All GDC 2013 content live and mobile-ready on the Vault
GDC Vault, the most comprehensive collection of talks and slides from game industry thought leaders, has gone live with all GDC 2013 content on the newly-redesigned website.
May 9, 2013