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Steam looks to provide safe environment with Family Options
Steam looks to provide safe environment with Family Options
Steam users can now restrict their account when other friends or family members are using their hardware, using the newly-released Family Options.
Jan. 9, 2014
Valve will release its own VR development tools next week
Valve will release its own VR development tools next week
Valve plans to release a virtual-reality software development kit at its Steam Dev Days conference next week, that it hopes will provide game developers with a standard interface to tackle VR.
Jan. 9, 2014
Nintendo snaps up 'patent troll's' patents after court win
Nintendo snaps up 'patent troll's' patents after court win
IA Labs tried -- and failed -- to sue Nintendo for patent infringement back in 2010, and this week Nintendo acquired the now-defunct patent troll's entire portfolio as part of a court-mandated sale.
Jan. 9, 2014
Halo and Destiny creative lead Joseph Staten joins Microsoft
Halo and Destiny creative lead Joseph Staten joins Microsoft
Former Bungie creative lead left the studio in September; as of today, it's been confirmed that he's joined Microsoft as a senior creative director.
Jan. 9, 2014
Palmer Luckey, Keiji Inafune and more will speak at D.I.C.E. 2014
Palmer Luckey, Keiji Inafune and more will speak at D.I.C.E. 2014
They join Robin Hunicke, Steve Gaynor and other industry luminaries speaking at the event, which will be held in Vegas next month.
Jan. 9, 2014
Narrative Authentication Builds Storytelling into Logins
Narrative Authentication Builds Storytelling into Logins
Keywords, passphrases, 25-digit alphanumeric codes, picture recognition, biometrics –authentication is a notoriously difficult thing to effect while thwarting hackers the majority of the time, given the boundaries of human memory and the rampant presence of human error. To that end, a group of researchers have proposed a new sort of authentication approach that relies on personal stories.
Jan. 8, 2014
Cisco Investments Shape the Disruptions that will Define Tomorrow’s World
Cisco Investments Shape the Disruptions that will Define Tomorrow’s World
It’s impossible to predict the future, especially when it comes to the impact of technology on our lives.  This has been true since the time of the very
Jan. 8, 2014
SecCon and the Limits of the Human Mind
SecCon and the Limits of the Human Mind
One of the things I like best about Cisco's focus on security is the internal SecCon conference we put on each year. It focuses on security threats,
Jan. 8, 2014
Public Sectors Worldwide Capture Value from the Internet of Everything
Public Sectors Worldwide Capture Value from the Internet of Everything
Today, Cisco announced that Public Sector entities worldwide could realize some US $4.6 trillion in value by embracing the Internet of Everything (IoE).
Jan. 8, 2014
Oculus to recruit game developers, to work with John Carmack
Oculus to recruit game developers, to work with John Carmack
According to a quote from CEO Brendan Iribe, "you'll see more and more game developers showing up" at the company over the coming months.
Jan. 8, 2014
Nintendo stock surging after China lifts ban on consoles
Nintendo stock surging after China lifts ban on consoles
UPDATED The news that game consoles may now be officially sold in China appears to have sparked renewed interest in Nintendo, causing its stock value to jump to a two-year high.
Jan. 8, 2014
Art and tech come full-circle in Sentris
Art and tech come full-circle in Sentris
Samantha Kalman is working on Sentris, a unique music game whose funding campaign attracted significant talent -- here, she shares her cross-disciplinary approach to music, art and technology.
Jan. 8, 2014