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Lenovo Computers Banned by the 'Five Eyes' Spy Agencies
Lenovo Computers Banned by the 'Five Eyes' Spy Agencies
A new report claims that computers from the world's largest PC manufacturer, China's Lenovo, have been banned from use within the interconnected intelligence networks of the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
July 29, 2013
Twitter Troll Arrested
Twitter Troll Arrested
Caroline Criado-Perez successfully campaigned for the inclusion of women on British banknotes. But from the moment it was announced she had succeeded and that Jane Austen will appear in 2017, she has received a barrage of abuse and threats via Twitter.
July 29, 2013
Google's Chromecast Video Streaming Product Hacked Already
Google's Chromecast Video Streaming Product Hacked Already
Google's Chromecast, a $35 device for streaming internet video to the TV, has been rooted within days of its launch.
July 29, 2013
4 Steps to Write the Perfect Pitch for Your Start-Up
4 Steps to Write the Perfect Pitch for Your Start-Up
In every sales training I have attended, this question is always posed to me: “You meet the CIO in the corridor, how do you get a meeting with him?” To be
July 29, 2013
Using Social Media to Create ‘The Event’
Using Social Media to Create ‘The Event’
As final preparations are underway for the July 31st (9am PT) Let’s Chat! #Ciscosmt Training Series USTREAM broadcast, let’s get the conversation going
July 29, 2013
People + Process + Data + Things = JOBS
People + Process + Data + Things = JOBS
“If you don’t get off that computer game, you’ll never amount to anything!” It’s a familiar lament in modern families. Yet as parents fret about the time
July 29, 2013
Apple's smartphone marketshare drops to less than 14 percent
Apple's smartphone marketshare drops to less than 14 percent
Smartphones shipped a record-breaking 230 million units globally in the last three months, but the iPhone is continuing to cede territory from Samsung, dropping to less than 14 percent marketshare.
July 29, 2013
Puzzle & Dragons' jaw-dropping daily sales from last quarter
Puzzle & Dragons' jaw-dropping daily sales from last quarter
Puzzle & Dragons developer GungHo continues its market dominance, reporting a nearly 1000 percent sales increase in the past six months, with an average of $4.9 million in revenue per day.
July 29, 2013
Unreal Engine 3, coming to a U.S. Army training sim near you
Unreal Engine 3, coming to a U.S. Army training sim near you
Military contractor Intelligent Decisions has become the latest partner with Epic's Unreal Government Network, licensing the Unreal Engine 3 for use in developing training tools for the U.S. Army.
July 29, 2013
When choice is bad: finding the sweet spot for player agency
When choice is bad: finding the sweet spot for player agency
In this reprint from the May 2013 issue of Game Developer magazine, Soren Johnson contends that sometimes small yet elegant choices work best.
July 29, 2013
Get a job: Join Blizzard's props team on World of Warcraft
Get a job: Join Blizzard's props team on World of Warcraft
"Do you have a solid background in the foundations of art such as structure, composition and color? If so, the World of Warcraft Prop Team wants to meet you."
July 29, 2013
Q&A: Learning from Shadowrun Returns' Kickstarter success
Q&A: Learning from Shadowrun Returns' Kickstarter success
Shadowrun Returns was the highest-pressure game of Jordan Weisman's long career. Here's how he was able to pull it off successfully, and how you might be able to do the same.
July 29, 2013