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Analysis: Gaming Interfaces, Social Media, And The Path Of Least Resistance
Analysis: Gaming Interfaces, Social Media, And The Path Of Least Resistance
Gamasutra news director Leigh Alexander looks at recent gaming interface trends, suggesting audiences always want the most abstract route possible -- with notable implications for social media and gamification.
Feb. 1, 2011
Research: 26 Percent Of Android, iOS Apps Used Only One Time
Research: 26 Percent Of Android, iOS Apps Used Only One Time
Users are often willing to give iOS and Android apps a try -- but rarely do they come back for more, concludes a research report showing that 26% of apps downloaded in 2010 were used just once.
Feb. 1, 2011
Livingstone-Hope Report Recommends UKIE, TIGA Unity
Livingstone-Hope Report Recommends UKIE, TIGA Unity
The UK game industry's two leading trade bodies should unite to better address government, education and other parties able to help its workforce overcome significant challenges to its future, says an exhaustive new report.
Feb. 1, 2011
Indian government threatening BlackBerry ban again
Indian government threatening BlackBerry ban again
India may yet ban BlackBerry services after maker Research In Motion (RIM) said it was technically impossible to give government access to corporate e-mails.
Feb. 1, 2011
Belgacom taps CyberArk for privileged ID management in the cloud
Belgacom taps CyberArk for privileged ID management in the cloud
CyberArk has landed a prestigious project for protecting critical applications, identities and information in Belgacom's data centres in Belgium.
Feb. 1, 2011
NewNet Communication purchases encryption specialist Traxcom
NewNet Communication purchases encryption specialist Traxcom
Privately held network communications supplier NewNet Communication has acquired another business from within its own parent company – secure transactions provider Traxcom Technologies. The move is expected to strengthen the security of NewNet’s mobile commerce offerings.
Feb. 1, 2011
Poor firewall implementations pave wave for DDoS attacks
Poor firewall implementations pave wave for DDoS attacks
Research published today claims to show that the increasing problem of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks has been made worse by a tendency to misconfigure firewalls and intrusion prevention systems (IPS).
Feb. 1, 2011
Kaspersky Lab hit by anti-virus software source code leak
Kaspersky Lab hit by anti-virus software source code leak
Source code that apparently relates to v8 of Kaspersky anti-virus has appeared on BitTorrent and other file-sharing sites in the last few days. According to news wire reports, the source code was leaked by an employee of the IT security vendor who is now in jail for intellectual property theft.
Feb. 1, 2011
Hackers could take a security bite out of Android Gingerbread
Hackers could take a security bite out of Android Gingerbread
Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a flaw in the Android 2.3 Gingerbread mobile operating system that allows hackers to gain access to information on the phone's microSD storage card.
Feb. 1, 2011
Watch out for Super Bowl scams in your trash-talking tweets
Watch out for Super Bowl scams in your trash-talking tweets
No matter which team you root for in the Super Bowl this Sunday, be careful of scams that might be lurking in your trash-talking tweets or other online communication, warns Mark Maciw, web product manager at Clearswift.
Feb. 1, 2011
Google and Twitter join forces to beat Egyptian internet blackout
Google and Twitter join forces to beat Egyptian internet blackout
Google and Twitter have joined forces to enable Egyptians to tweet using the phone to bypass a government-imposed internet blackout.
Feb. 1, 2011
Interview: Tancharoen On Mortal Kombat's Sudden Screen Rebirth
Interview: Tancharoen On Mortal Kombat's Sudden Screen Rebirth
Gamasutra's editor at large Chris Morris talks to director Kevin Tancharoen on how the genuinely accidental YouTube release of his short spec film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth led to a gig with Warner Bros.
Jan. 31, 2011