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Congress to examine location-tracking issue after allegations about Apple and Android devices
Congress to examine location-tracking issue after allegations about Apple and Android devices
Congress will hold a hearing about mobile phones and privacy after claims that Apple (and Android) devices have been secretly tracking users' location data.
April 27, 2011
US Congress to examine location-tracking issue after allegations about Apple and Android devices
US Congress to examine location-tracking issue after allegations about Apple and Android devices
The US Congress will hold a hearing about mobile phones and privacy after claims that Apple (and Android) devices have been secretly tracking users' location data.
April 27, 2011
Millions apply for Olympic tickets despite site crash
Millions apply for Olympic tickets despite site crash
Around 20 million tickets for the London 2012 Olympics were applied for on Tuesday night despite a surge in demand causing the site to crash.
April 27, 2011
Developers Say PSN Outage Affecting Sales, But Remain Hopeful
Developers Say PSN Outage Affecting Sales, But Remain Hopeful
In the wake of multi-day PlayStation Network issues, PopCap, Creat and Beatshapers tell Gamasutra the network outage has negatively affected sales, but they remain hopeful for a solution soon.
April 26, 2011
Opinion: In-Game Advertising's Big New Play
Opinion: In-Game Advertising's Big New Play
Instead of shoving messages down the gaming world's throat, EA's new ad guy Dave Madden wants to give away free stuff, including console DLC games, sponsored by brands -- Gamasutra talks in-depth to him.
April 26, 2011
Top iPhone Game Apps: Updated NBA Jam Heads Paid Charts
Top iPhone Game Apps: Updated NBA Jam Heads Paid Charts
Sister site FingerGaming rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from NBA Jam and Tiny Wings to Stupidness 2 and more.
April 26, 2011
Reports: Layoffs Hit Obsidian Entertainment
Reports: Layoffs Hit Obsidian Entertainment
Information from a number of employees at Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment indicate a new round of layoffs hitting the Irvine, California-based company.
April 26, 2011
EA COO John Schappert Moves To Social Game Giant Zynga
EA COO John Schappert Moves To Social Game Giant Zynga
John Schappert, chief operating officer at publisher Electronic Arts, has resigned from the company and taken up an executive post at social gaming giant Zynga, according to media reports.
April 26, 2011
Minecraft Mod Developer Accounts On The Way, Free To Sign Up
Minecraft Mod Developer Accounts On The Way, Free To Sign Up
Minecraft developer Mojang today announced its intent to introduce a licensing deal that will allow mod developers to download the source code for the game for creating modifications for the popular indie title.
April 26, 2011
Minecraft Passes 2 Million Sales Mark
Minecraft Passes 2 Million Sales Mark
Markus Persson's indie sensation Minecraft continues to taking the online gaming community by storm, passing the two million sales mark just months after hitting the one million milestone.
April 26, 2011
Portal 2 Scores Valve First Ever Top Spot In UK Sales Charts
Portal 2 Scores Valve First Ever Top Spot In UK Sales Charts
Valve and EA's first-person puzzler Portal 2 entered the UK software sales charts this week at number one, signalling Valve's first ever all formats top spot in the UK charts.
April 26, 2011
Iwata: 3DS Selling Below Expectations, Company Recommitting To Promotion
Iwata: 3DS Selling Below Expectations, Company Recommitting To Promotion
Admitting that sales of the new 3DS portable have slowed worldwide post-launch, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata committed to turning that situation around with a renewed marketing campaign.
April 26, 2011