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PopCap iOS Sale Raises $200K For Japan Relief
PopCap iOS Sale Raises $200K For Japan Relief
Casual game giant PopCap Games' recent 48-hour iOS sale of all its games like Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies raised $200,000 to be donated to earthquake relief in Japan.
March 22, 2011
iPad stolen and reclaimed in 90 minutes - and a 10 mile chase
iPad stolen and reclaimed in 90 minutes - and a 10 mile chase
An Israeli iPad user - working in concert with his wife and daughter back at home - has successfully retrieved his tablet computer after a 90 minute, 10 mile chase, attended by the police.
March 22, 2011
Australia needs cybersecurity czar, Senate panel told
Australia needs cybersecurity czar, Senate panel told
Australia needs a cybersecurity czar to coordinate its various governmental and industry efforts to improve cybersecurity, a private sector representative told a Senate panel.
March 22, 2011
HIPAA fines prompt action by health care firms on data storage
HIPAA fines prompt action by health care firms on data storage
With the recent fines imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rules, firms are starting to feel the pain and take steps to archive and secure patient data.
March 22, 2011
Android Reveals Application Statistics Dashboard For Developers
Android Reveals Application Statistics Dashboard For Developers
The Android team has revealed a new dashboard that gives a better overview of the installation performance of apps and games for Android developers, allowing for comparison with apps across the Android Market.
March 21, 2011
Homefront Takes Top Spot From Dragon Age II On UK Sales Charts
Homefront Takes Top Spot From Dragon Age II On UK Sales Charts
Kaos Studios and THQ's Homefront debuted at the top of the UK software sales charts this week, despite average reviews for the first-person shooter, reports tracking firm Chart-Track.
March 21, 2011
EA Sports Drops Paper Instruction Manuals
EA Sports Drops Paper Instruction Manuals
Electronic Arts' EA Sports label confirmed that it will no longer include paper instruction manuals with its games in order to go green and save money, according to media reports.
March 21, 2011
Nintendo Installing 6,000 3DS Kiosks At U.S. Retail
Nintendo Installing 6,000 3DS Kiosks At U.S. Retail
Nintendo of America said Monday that it plans on installing over 6,000 3DS demo kiosks at U.S. retailers, showing off the glasses-free 3D feature that is difficult to convey in marketing materials.
March 21, 2011
Opinion: The Mugglification Of The Gaming Market
Opinion: The Mugglification Of The Gaming Market
In this opinion piece, Tadhg Kelly compares the divide between casual and 'real' gamers to Muggles and Magicals from the Harry Potter world, and discusses the differences between the two.
March 21, 2011
EA Expands Fan Voting Program For Madden NFL Cover Athlete
EA Expands Fan Voting Program For Madden NFL Cover Athlete
EA is once again asking fans to pick the cover athlete that will grace the cover of this year's Madden football title, expanding a public voting program started last year.
March 21, 2011
White-Hat Hacker Helps Solve Rift Security Exploit
White-Hat Hacker Helps Solve Rift Security Exploit
A player of Trion Worlds' Rift MMO has helped the development team identify and patch a security hole that opened up to 1 percent of user accounts to hijacking and griefing.
March 21, 2011
Nexon Invests $5 Million In Social Developer A Bit Lucky
Nexon Invests $5 Million In Social Developer A Bit Lucky
Social game start-up A Bit Lucky, creators of Facebook game Lucky Train, raised $5 million in a Series A round of funding lead by free-to-play online game publisher Nexon America.
March 21, 2011