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Red Lambda develops auto-mining security intelligence software
Red Lambda develops auto-mining security intelligence software
Red Lambda has taken the wraps off an automatic data mining application that analyzes data on the organization's IT resources and archives – as well as on the internet – and presents the information in a drill-down dashboard format to the user.
Sept. 29, 2011
Is personnel turmoil behind DHS cybersecurity reorg?
Is personnel turmoil behind DHS cybersecurity reorg?
High-level turnover at the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) cybersecurity office may be a factor in the reorganization of the National Protection and Programs Directorate, which oversees the office.
Sept. 29, 2011
Opinion: Finessing The App Stores
Opinion: Finessing The App Stores
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Betable's David Tyler York offers advice on how to get your application or game noticed on the Android Market and other crowded mobile app stores.
Sept. 28, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Smurfs' Village, Zynga Poker Head App Store Earnings
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Smurfs' Village, Zynga Poker Head App Store Earnings
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Where's My Water? and Zynga Poker earning top iPhone sales, while Smurfs' Village and DragonVale remain big sellers on the iPad.
Sept. 28, 2011
Critical Reception: The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
Critical Reception: The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, which reviewers describe as "inventive and emotionally involving adventures."
Sept. 28, 2011
Best of GameSetWatch: From C64anabalt To Glider
Best of GameSetWatch: From C64anabalt To Glider
Gamasutra's alt video game blog GameSetWatch, rounds up this week's offbeat news, including an authorized Commodore 64 conversion for Canabalt, an iOS port of Mac classic Glider, _Bloody Wolf
Sept. 28, 2011
Opinion: Robust Inside and Outside Solid Voxelization
Opinion: Robust Inside and Outside Solid Voxelization
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Activate3D's Nick Darnell talks implementing a scene voxelization technique by applying "a heuristic model to the problem of determining the inside/outside status of
Sept. 28, 2011
Top-Grossing Android Games: Live Holdem Poker Pro Rivals My Country
Top-Grossing Android Games: Live Holdem Poker Pro Rivals My Country
Google's latest North American Android Market game charts by revenue see Cooper Media's My Country and Dragonplay's Live Holdem Poker Pro leading today's rankings, as Tap Fish and Drag Racing also report fast sales.
Sept. 28, 2011
THQ Reveals New $75M Credit Facility
THQ Reveals New $75M Credit Facility
THQ has announced a new four-year, asset-based credit facility that will provide the company with borrowings of up to $50 million for working capital requirements, with a limit of $75 million during peak sales periods.
Sept. 28, 2011
Syndicate Reboot Coming February 2012
Syndicate Reboot Coming February 2012
Electronic Arts has revealed release dates for the upcoming Starbreeze Studios-developed Syndicate first-person shooter reboot, with the game set to launch in February 2012.
Sept. 28, 2011
Fruit Ninja Creator Targeting 70M Chinese Downloads
Fruit Ninja Creator Targeting 70M Chinese Downloads
Australian mobile developers Halfbrick Studios are hoping localized, ad-supported versions of its popular title Fruit Ninja can attract an additional 70 million Chinese downloads for the game in the next six months.
Sept. 28, 2011
Unity Announces Version 3.5 Improvements, New Canadian Office
Unity Announces Version 3.5 Improvements, New Canadian Office
At its Unity 11 conference today, Unity Technologies unveiled version 3.5 of its popular game development environment, to be released later this year, with a raft of new features.
Sept. 28, 2011