| iOS more secure than Android Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:40 PM PDT 
A “new” report from one of the usual suspects states Apple’s mobile operating system has “full protection” against malware attack and that Android has “little protection.” So, will this news cause you to drop Android and/or switch to iOS? If not, what are you personally doing to protect yourself? Quoting Symantec’s 23-page “A [...] Related [...]  |
| L.A. Noire studio being investigated over ruthless work policy Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:40 PM PDT 
Team Bondi, the studio behind the critically acclaimed title, L.A. Noire has been coming under fire around its alleged intense work policy. Some have come forward to accuse the studio of enforcing an unethical work policy. Some developers have come forward claiming to have worked 100 hour weeks in the office during crunch time. Others [...]  |
| Sony: PS3 exclusive Sorcery still in development Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:40 PM PDT 
The most interesting game out of the PS3 Move lineup from last year's E3 was probably Sorcery. However, the game was missing in action at this year's E3, leading many to speculate the game's cancellation. . Sorcery is an action adventure game with a magic theme. The game plays out in third person view. The [...]  |
| Google+ is a Facebook-baiting social network with multiple elements Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:20 PM PDT 
Google has finally seen fit to detail its new social networking effort, Google+, after months of rumors and hearsay that something big was being planned. Google+ is an attempt to bring much more interaction between Google and its legion of users. It’s a social network that has Facebook directly in its sights, with various elements [...]  |
| Android hardware most unreliable, flawed study claims Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT 
“Android devices more likely to develop hardware faults than competitor smartphones” is the headline of a press release for a new study. A study, it might be added, that is more likely to display logic faults than most. The extent of the <a [...]  |
| A real Mac Mecca? Wellesley, Massachusetts Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:20 PM PDT 
The hyper liberal Bay State might not be your cup of tea, but it’s hard to imagine you won’t find a few friends given how numerous Mac users are there. It’s a similar demographic picture in other liberal redoubts around the country, though there are plenty Red State refuges for the more conservative [...] Related [...]  |
| Android hardware most unreliable, flawed study claims Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:20 PM PDT 
“Android devices more likely to develop hardware faults than competitor smartphones” is the headline of a press release for a new study. A study, it might be added, that is more likely to display logic faults than most. The extent of the published data from British consultants WDS is as follows: a study of 600,000 [...]  |
| US government leads world in Google data demands Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:20 AM PDT 
The United States government makes twice as many demands for Google to hand over personal data than any other country, the search company has revealed. But a look behind the stats suggests this isn’t necessarily a sign that the US is “worst” for snooping. The figures come in the third edition of Google’s transparency report, [...]  |
