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Blizzard removes LAN Multiplayer on Starcraft II

Without a doubt, Blizzard’s upcoming sequel Starcraft II is one of the most anticipated games in recent memory. The first Starcraft created such hardcore fan appreciation that up to this day — 11 years after it was released — thousands of people still play the game. That is unprecendented and anyone would be hardpressed to think of any game that... [Read more of this review]

Firefox 3.5: The need for speed

All throughout the testing phase of Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5, we’ve been tracking the often very granular, very minor speed tweaks that developers have been making to the browser — a one percent improvement here, a two percent dip there. And some of our readers have been wondering why. With computers that are already fast enough for many... [Read more of this review]

Facebook criticised over privacy

The social networking site Facebook has come under fire for planned changes to its privacy settings. It wants to “simplify” the process so users only have to set them once, instead of for each individual feature. Facebook says the change will help people share more information with one another. However, critics argue the new set up could... [Read more of this review]

BlackBerry vs. iPhone 3.0: Smackdown Revisited

The new iPhone 3.0 OS is now old news, but do its enhancements overcome any advantages that the BlackBerry has over the iPhone? In May, I pitted the BlackBerry Bold in a head-to-head competition against the iPhone 3G, which handily beat RIM’s business standard in most areas. After all, the iPhone 3.0 OS enhances the e-mail, calendar, and search... [Read more of this review]

Apple Rushes To Fix SMS Bug In iPhone

Apple is scrambling to fix a critical iPhone SMS vulnerability that could allow a malicious hacker to break into a mobile operating system and control it remotely. Specifically, the vulnerability occurs in the way the iPhone receives and sends text messages via its Short Messaging Service, or SMS. Attackers could take advantage of weaknesses in the... [Read more of this review]

Will security paranoia kill wireless health IT?

Frost & Sullivan is out with a piece praising the potential of wireless technologies in health IT, but warning of security concerns. Yesterday’s piece about WellAWARE is a good example of what’s possible. Short-haul wireless links monitor patients without their having to wear anything. Cellular phone calls can alert caregivers to problems, and... [Read more of this review]

Michael Jackson hackers hijack Sydney website

A Sydney radio show has been caught up in a global Michael Jackson spam storm, after its website was hijacked in a bid to infect users with malware. Cyber criminals hacked into the web server of Beatz Radio, a weekly dance music show that airs on Friday nights on FM 99.3, and used the site to host a file that purported to be unseen videos and pictures... [Read more of this review]

Bing searches to include Twitter results

Microsoft has announced a new feature for its Bing search service, which will allow users to receive information on Twitter posts. The new service generates results from thousands of “carefully selected” Twitter users, according to Microsoft, including its own employees, search experts, bloggers and personalities such as Al Gore. “Today... [Read more of this review]

Blizzard prepares for ‘Cataclysm’

World of Warcraft maker files trademark application for dramatic disaster term on everything from computer games to greeting cards. It’s safe to assume Blizzard has some big deals on its slate of unannounced projects, but new filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office suggest one of them is particularly dire. Game industry sleuthing... [Read more of this review]

Grease dances to Wii, DS

Earlier this year, Paramount Digital Entertainment promised to expand the “core casual gaming audience” by publishing several games based on three teenage coming-of-age films. Paramount’s “Pretty in Pink” (1986), “Clueless” (1995), and “Mean Girls” (2004) were adapted for the PC and Nintendo DS to... [Read more of this review]