Wer sich als wirklich guten Gamer bezeichnet, kann ab nächstem Jahr E-Sports studieren. Eine südkoreanische Universität schreibt einen entsprechenden Studiengang aus.
Für Fernsehsender zählen Einschaltquoten, für Videoportale Kundenbindungsquoten. Video-on-Demand-Anbieter versuchen mit exklusiven Serien, Nutzer an die eigene Plattform zu fesseln.
Die Game Developers Conference hat sich zu einer der wichtigsten Spielmessen gemausert. Auch für Schweizer Entwickler. Gute Deals sind dennoch nicht garantiert.
Ein Drittel aller Twitter-User spricht auf dem sozialen Netzwerk über Fernseh-Shows. Diese Zahl soll künftig noch steigen, um dem US-Konzern mehr Werbeeinnahmen zu bescheren.
Endlose Chats, Barbaren-Schlachten, virtuelle Süssigkeiten und flatternde Spielfiguren: Diese zeitfressenden Apps können selbst die beste Beziehung auf die Probe stellen.
Sony entwickelt ein eigenes Virtual-Reality-Headset für die Playstation 4. An der Game Developers Conference in San Francisco wurde ein erster Prototyp vorgestellt.
Mit dem G Flex hat Hersteller LG ein Smartphone im Angebot, das sich selbst heilt. Doch besteht das krumme Handy auch den Kratztest mit dem spitzen Veloschlüssel?
«Dark Souls 2» ist das härteste Spiel seit Beginn des Jahrtausends. Dennoch macht das endlose Sterben Spass.
Wie Facebook-Gründer Mark Zuckerberg findet auch Googles CEO Larry Page das Ausspionieren der Bürger durch die US-Regierung «ausserordentlich enttäuschend».
Das grösste soziale Netzwerk arbeitet an einer Software, die Gesichter fast so zuverlässig erkennen soll wie der Mensch.
Die neue Google-Oberfläche namens Android Wear soll auf Uhren und anderen Kleinstgeräten zum Einsatz kommen. Damit ist der Weg frei für Smartwatches unterschiedlichster Hersteller.
NSA-Enthüller Edward Snowden trat in Vancouver auf - via ferngesteuertem Roboter, Kamera und Mikrofon. Interviewt wurde er unter anderem von Tim Berners-Lee.
Von gleichgültig bis verständnislos: Die Reaktionen auf den offiziellen Launch der Xbox One im September fallen im Playstation-Land Schweiz unterschiedlich aus.
Schweizer Datenschützer konnten bei Microsoft Änderungen durchsetzen, die das Benützen des Cloud-Dienstes unbedenklich machen würden. Bei Streitigkeiten gilt nun Schweizer Recht.
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The encrypted messaging app is selling its security tools to other companies to make money—and to make your information safer.
A remote access tool used to commandeer a Windows PC has been found to also include an Android component, an indication that hackers are seeking cross-platform RATs for PCs and mobile devices, a researcher says. The Android application package file (APK) was found in the WinSpy RAT sold on the Web. Such tools are legal, but are often used in malware. FireEye spotted WinSpy in an email sent to a U.S. financial institution during a spear-phishing attack. In examining the application, FireEye found that it also contained the Android APK. The authors likely made the application cross-platform because of a growing demand among attackers for Android-based RATs, Nart Villeneuve, senior threat intelligence researcher for FireEye, said. Other recently discovered RATs have been built exclusively for Android. Examples include Dendroid, AndroRAT and GimmeRAT.
A U.S. government effort to encourage agreement among copyright holders and Web-based services on how to improve the notice-and-takedown process in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act began Thursday with some disagreement about what direction the discussions should take. Several participants in the Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force’s Standardized notices could make the process easier for both copyright holders and for websites receiving the notices, several participants said. The agency has convened the discussions on the DMCA after its task force
Citing the need to protect users from government cyber-spying, Google has tightened Gmail’s encryption screws by removing the option to turn off HTTPS. Google first gave people the “Starting today, Gmail will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you check or send email,” Nicolas Lidzborski, Gmail Security Engineering Lead, wrote in a
Gosalia started his talk with some truisms that influenced the design of DirectX 12: GPU performance will continue to increase aggressively, while CPU core count is unlikely to aggressively increase. So what did developers want from DirectX and Microsoft? It was manifold: a console-like "closer to the metal" API, more control, an elimination of overhead, predictability, consistency, advanced rendering techniques, better debugging tools, and broad availability.
Every person’s first tweet was boring. That reminder might encourage new users to explore Twitter’s potential.
The wearables company has already issued a full recall of its activity-tracking wristband. And now this.
Huawei has abandoned plans for a smartphone that dual-boots Android and Windows Phone. The company Previously, Huawei marketing chief Shao Yang said that the company was working on a
Taking place on Wednesday during the Game Developers Conference each year, this double-helping of award show pomp and circumstance doles out accolades to the industry's top studios, games, and developers. Votes for both shows are cast by panels comprised of noteworthy industry figures, drawn from the global community.
International Data Group (IDG) announced Thursday with great sadness that its Founder and Chairman, Patrick J. McGovern, died March 19, 2014, at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California. “IDG has lost a true visionary, and the IT community has lost one of its most exceptional citizens,” said newly elected IDG board chairman, Walter Boyd. “Pat’s foremost desire was for IDG to make the world a better place through the medium of information technology. He created a unique workplace where we have the outstanding leadership team in place to ensure that the company he created will continue to grow and prosper.”
Yahoo is trying to lure third-party mobile and Web game developers with the launch of a back-end development platform. Yahoo Games Network puts Yahoo’s claimed 800 million users, including 400 million on mobile devices, in reach of game developers. It includes services that can help monetize games and share them across social networks. The site will also provide “ongoing operational support for growth,” Yahoo Games leader Jesper Jensen, former CEO of PlayerScale, wrote in a The developer services on Yahoo Games Network include PlayerInsight, which provides stats such as the number of active users and revenue generated by a particular game. Another feature, Sitebox, lets users create Facebook apps, while Achievements tracks player awards and milestones.
App makers are running at the opportunity to develop for Google's newly released wearables platform.
You don't want some evildoer to take over your system remotely, and neither does Adobe. Citing this potential vulnerability, Adobe This is an update well worth doing. Adobe identifies each specific vulnerabilty by a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure numbers: For instance, this update addresses CVE-2014-0498, describing a remote execution vulnerability, and CVE-2014-0499, which covers some unsecured code addresses. But the third one's the kicker: CVE-2014-0502 involves a bizarre situation where the same memory is being freed twice, possibly leading to a buffer overflow. You may wonder what this has to do with anything, but Adobe is "aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2014-0502 exists in the wild, and recommends users update their product installations."
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