| LulzSec continues to blend the funnies and the serious Posted: 
Hacking collective LulzSec has made few tweaks to its operating style, stepping up the profile of its targets while stepping back the severity of the attacks. It’s also launched a telephone hotline, which appears to be a joke on all concerned. As we’ve previously reported, the group has claimed credits for a string of attacks, [...]  |
| A look at Fable: The Journey Posted: 
One of the few surprises out of Microsoft's press conference at E3 was Peter Molyneux's announcement of the next Fable game. This was definitely something unexpected as the last game released not that long ago. It appears that The Journey will not be a proper follow up with a number at the end, but is [...]  |
| 2K fires PR firm over Duke Nukem Forever controversy Posted: 
The reviews for Duke Nukem Forever have been rolling out and the scores have been fairly abysmal. The Redner Group, which does PR work for 2K Games criticized some of the reviews resulting in the publisher dropping the firm. PR work is a tough gig as it requires one to craft an image of a [...]  |
| Windows Azure used by Baker Laboratory to study proteins Posted: 
University of Washington's Baker Laboratory has paired with Microsoft to use Microsoft's cloud computing service Windows Azure to study proteins. Researchers are using Microsoft's cloud computing platform to study protein structures and protein folding that could lead to treatments or cures for such illnesses as Alzheimer’s, Malaria, cancer and salmonella poisoning. The partnership between the [...]  |
| Spotify finally closing in on U.S. launch with Universal signing, Warners tempted Posted: 
Spotify could finally be closing in on a U.S. launch, with three of the major record labels having signed up to provide the service with content, and the fourth and last rumored to be close to doing so. And about time too. I’ve been writing about Spotify wanting to launch in the U.S. for over [...]  |
| Google’s instant gets even faster Posted: 
Google has refined the way it delivers search results so that users can get to the top result even quicker. But the method it has chosen will may require the company to take additional care. The new feature, Instant Pages, is not related to Instant Search, which begins delivering results before the user has finished [...]  |
