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Analyst Estimates 3DS Raw Materials Cost Just Over $100
Analyst Estimates 3DS Raw Materials Cost Just Over $100
An "preliminary estimate" of the cost for the raw hardware inside Nintendo's new 3DS portable puts the guts of the system at just over $100, a cost which would see Nintendo generating significant profits from each sale.
March 24, 2011
NPD: Guitar Hero III Tops Lifetime New U.S. Sales By Revenue
NPD: Guitar Hero III Tops Lifetime New U.S. Sales By Revenue
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock has brought in more money in new U.S. retail sales than any game in recent history, according to new data released by the NPD group.
March 24, 2011
Have cybercriminals hacked Visa/Mastercard 3-D Secure?
Have cybercriminals hacked Visa/Mastercard 3-D Secure?
You're probably familiar with the 3-D Secure system of card security for online transactions - aka Verified by Visa (for Visa) and SecureCode (for MasterCard) - but now a security researcher is reporting that cybercriminals may have found a way around the online transaction security.
March 24, 2011
Scammers pounce on news of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's death
Scammers pounce on news of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's death
It appears that, within hours of the death of film star Dame Elizabeth Taylor being announced yesterday, cybercriminals were tapping in interest in her life - and death - by launching social engineering frauds on Twitter.
March 24, 2011
China's NetQin accused of installing mobile malware
China's NetQin accused of installing mobile malware
NetQin, a new Chinese mobile security firm, has been accused by several sources of installing viruses on users' mobiles when they execute the company's anti-malware software.
March 24, 2011
Stolen Apple MacBook Air traced after Twitter/Facebook detective work
Stolen Apple MacBook Air traced after Twitter/Facebook detective work
Technology is starting to beat the theft of computing devices. Earlier this week we reported on the successful retrieval of a stolen iPad by an Israeli owner using the MobileMe location service, and now a tech-savvy teenager in the US has traced his Apple laptop after the thief posted pictures and videos - taken by the laptop's camera - on the internet.
March 24, 2011
Hacker ‘Ghost Exodus’ sentenced to nine years in federal prison
Hacker ‘Ghost Exodus’ sentenced to nine years in federal prison
Jesse William McGraw, also known as ‘Ghost Exodus’, has been sentenced to 110 months in a federal lock-up this week after pleading guilty to hacking the computer system of a Dallas-area medical complex.
March 24, 2011
Play.com CEO responds to data breach coverage
Play.com CEO responds to data breach coverage
Play.com’s chief executive has responded to reports about customer data being compromised via a third-party email marketing service.
March 24, 2011
MocoSpace Funding Three HTML5 Mobile Game Devs
MocoSpace Funding Three HTML5 Mobile Game Devs
Mobile gaming destination MocoSpace announced that it has selected three developers to receive funding and marketing support to launch HTML5 titles on its platform.
March 23, 2011
Digital Ad Platform SocialVibe Raises $20 Million
Digital Ad Platform SocialVibe Raises $20 Million
SocialVibe, which integrates ads into websites and social games/apps, has raised $20 million in equity financing in a round of funding led by new investor Norwest Venture Partners.
March 23, 2011
Rochester Institute of Technology Publishes Game Design Journal
Rochester Institute of Technology Publishes Game Design Journal
The Interactive Games and Media branch of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has published the first edition of the Journal of Game Design & Development Education, a collection of games-related research and articles.
March 23, 2011
Critical Reception: Crytek's Crysis 2
Critical Reception: Crytek's Crysis 2
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Crytek's first-person shooter sequel Crysis 2, which reviews describe as "an exciting journey that's as much your own making as that of the developer."
March 23, 2011