BlueStacks' subscription-based GamePop microconsole will run Android games. That much we knew already. However, with its LookingGlass emulation software, the GamePop looks to bring in games designed for Apple devices as well.

Microsoft's Xbox One has some public relations problems, but don't count the company out -- like the Kinect, Xbox One could become a success through sheer force.

"It's not about escaping," says Minority Media's Vander Caballero, who says the studio's upcoming Silent Enemy was the result of looking inward and realizing the games can help confront reality, rather than provide a fantasy.

Sony Santa Monica is looking for an experienced game designer. "The ideal candidate is a hands-on implementer and builder of systems as well as an accomplished communicator."

At last count, Clash of Clans studio Supercell is raking in $2.4 million daily, while GungHo's Puzzle & Dragons pulls in at least $2.5 million every day for the company.

Court documents filed earlier this week show that Interplay acquired the rights to the FreeSpace franchise from THQ and Volition for a mere $7,500 earlier this year.

To accompany the annual D.I.C.E. Summit held in Las Vegas, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences today revealed D.I.C.E. Europe, a two-day event set for September.

The Guardian newspaper has exposed a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) ‘top secret’ order requiring Verizon to provide the NSA with all ‘telephony metadata’ for communications within the USA and between the USA and abroad.

In today’s world, everything from refrigerators to cars are beginning to get “connected” and given the ability to talk to you and to other things via broadband networks. Much of this still seems like science fiction, but when it comes to connected TVs, the concept has already jumped the chasm to the mainstream. And, like anything connected to the internet, smart TVs are turning out to be another threat vector for hackers.

A new examination of mobile threat data from the Lookout Platform in five countries has found that threats to consumers run the gamut, from annoying to extremely invasive. The study has uncovered that adware and malware threats like spyware, surveillanceware and trojans are in particular proliferating.

By Henky Agusleo, Vertical Manager, and Neeraj Arora, Director, IBSG Service Provider With nearly a billion smartphones and tablets in use today, the time

Microsoft has clarified its position regarding the Xbox One's previously-reported 24-hour periodic check in, as well as providing its networking recommendations to make best use out of the cloud-connected console.