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Tap Zoo Maker Pocket Gems Passes 40 Million Downloads Cross-Catalog
Tap Zoo Maker Pocket Gems Passes 40 Million Downloads Cross-Catalog
Games from free-to-play mobile games company Pocket Gems (Tap Zoo, Tap Store, Tap Pet Hotel) have been downloaded over 40 million times, the San Francisco company said Wednesday.
July 13, 2011
L.A. Noire Debuts On Top In Japan
L.A. Noire Debuts On Top In Japan
Rockstar's 1940s adventure game L.A. Noire was the best-selling game in Japan last week, pushing over 71,000 copies across its two versions ahead of Sony's Infamous 2.
July 13, 2011
Fruit Ninja's Halfbrick Partially Acquires Animation Studio
Fruit Ninja's Halfbrick Partially Acquires Animation Studio
Award-winning animation studio The People's Republic of Animation has been partially acquired by Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick. The first collaboration will be on the upcoming Machine Gun Jetpack.
July 13, 2011
EA: PopCap Deal 'Makes Us A Force To Be Reckoned With'
EA: PopCap Deal 'Makes Us A Force To Be Reckoned With'
Gamasutra speaks to EA and PopCap about the huge acquisition deal, detailing how the companies will work together, with PopCap founder
July 13, 2011
Vishing attacks now five years old says Symantec
Vishing attacks now five years old says Symantec
Last Sunday was the fifth anniversary of the first vishing attack - an attack methodology involving the use of voice telephony - and says a Symantec senior analyst, the security problem shows no sign of going away.
July 13, 2011
News of the World phone hacking spills into the world of malware
News of the World phone hacking spills into the world of malware
A number of authors are reporting that the Sunday Times - amongst other papers - may have attempted to infect their computers with malware in an attempt to learn printable secrets.
July 13, 2011
Cyber terrorism set to increase after al-Qaeda calls for more cyber attacks, says government
Cyber terrorism set to increase after al-Qaeda calls for more cyber attacks, says government
Cyber terrorism will become an increasing problem as the tools and techniques needed for cyber attacks become more widely available, according to a report on the government's new counter-terrorism strategy.
July 13, 2011
Most enterprises disappointed in virtualisation cost savings
Most enterprises disappointed in virtualisation cost savings
Research just released by Computer Associates (CA) claims to show that 60% of IT decision makers from medium and large-sized enterprises were disappointed by the cost savings resulting from their migration to virtualisation.
July 13, 2011
Azerbaijan at centre of pharma and fake AV card processing says researcher
Azerbaijan at centre of pharma and fake AV card processing says researcher
In his continuing research into which banks are processing card transactions for spamming rogue pharma websites - which supply drugs without the need for prescriptions - Brian Krebs says that a number of banks in Azerbaijan are now central to this type of business.
July 13, 2011
GCHQ has lost up to £1m worth of equipment, ISC report reveals
GCHQ has lost up to £1m worth of equipment, ISC report reveals
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), which is responsible for key aspects of the UK's cybersecurity, has lost equipment worth up to £1m, the latest Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) report reveals.
July 13, 2011
Defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton comes clean on hack
Defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton comes clean on hack
After hiding behind a “no comment” regarding Anonymous’s claim that it stole 90,000 military email addresses and password hashes from the defense contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton has admitted that it did in fact suffer a data breach.
July 13, 2011
Texas Comptroller hires chief privacy officer after massive data breach
Texas Comptroller hires chief privacy officer after massive data breach
Fulfilling a pledge she made in May, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs has hired a chief privacy officer to oversee data security in her office following a data breach in April in which personal information on 3.5 million citizens was exposed.
July 13, 2011