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Google details how it fights Android malware, even when malware tries to fight back

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 12:48:01 +0000

The company's security engineers detailed some of the protocols designed to keep Android users safe. The company explained how it keeps a close eye on devices and apps even when they're infected. Read more...

Google gives in and starts manually reviewing apps before publication

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:36:01 +0000

Google has long held out on introducing a human element to their app review process but they have finally caved and will now review 100% of the apps uploaded to the Play Store. Read more...

Get $50 Google Play credit with any Android device on a two-year AT&T plan

Andy Weir — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:51:09 +0000

AT&T is running a promotion available to anyone buying an Android phone or tablet via its website, with a two-year plan or finance agreement, giving them $50 of free credit for the Google Play store. Read more...

HP reveals its new Chromebox, set for spring

Daniel Hull — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 19:56:48 +0000

Its now HP's turn at revealing what they have to offer when regarding the Chromebox OS, recently announced by Google. Asus and Samsung have shown their Chromebox products, now its HP's turn. Read more...

Google launches Play Games on Android devices

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:05:09 +0000

Play Games, Google's answer to the Xbox Games Hub, has finally launched on Android devices. The service allows you to see your game progress, check on your Google+ friends and launch multiplayer games Read more...

Google will deactivate Glasses if you loan them to friends

Ben Buffone — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:54:20 +0000

Google's terms of service reveal you won't be able to sell or lend your precious early specs once they arrive or the company will deactivate them. At $1,500, is it just too much to ask? Read more...

Google sends app buyer personal data to developers

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:29:28 +0000

Google has made a bit of a boob(le) and the sent personal information of users who purchased an app to the developer of that app; and it's enough for the dev to contact the users directly. Read more...

Microsoft launches new Play brand for Windows 8 games ... or not? [Update]

John Callaham — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:09:45 +0000

Microsoft has announced a new brand for its own Windows 8 published games called Play, which includes games like Solitaire, Pinball FX 2 and the upcoming Skulls of the Shogun. Read more...

Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.5.635

Razvan Serea — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:21:44 +0000

The Shockwave Player allows you to view interactive web content like games, business presentations, entertainment, and advertisements from your web browser. Read more...

K-Lite Codec Pack Standard 8.7.0

Razvan Serea — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:43:59 +0000

The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding audio and video formats. Read more...

Over half of adults play video games

Matthew Hopson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:02:39 +0000

According to a survey released on Sunday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, over half of American adults play video games of some kind. The survey shows that age is the biggest factor,... Read more...

PS3 Play TV gets price and date

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:23:07 +0000

Play TV, the PVR & digital tuner add-on for the PS3 has been given a release date and price. Play.com have it available for pre-order. They list a Â£99.99 price tag with a release date... Read more...

Unreal Engine 3 Licenses GameSpy: PC-PS3 Cross-Platform Play

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:48:21 +0000

Epic Games has agreed to incorporate GameSpy's suite of online technology into Unreal Engine 3, under the terms that the technology will be immediately available to any publishers or developers that license the engine. PlayStation... Read more...

Teach XP and Vista to play nice on networks

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:49:21 +0000

On small office and home office networks, Windows XP and Windows Vista cooperate about as well as cats and dogs. But you can teach them to get along. When you combine Windows XP and Windows... Read more...

Cabal Online to go free to play in June

Todd Tanner — Thu, 10 May 2007 19:16:09 +0000

For those of you who may not know, Cabal Online is an MMORPG that is purely action based, and one of the usual "Grinders" as it were. Either way, it is a fun game, and... Read more...

NPD: 62% of US gamers play online (mostly on PC!)

Todd Tanner — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:58:12 +0000

In a sign of the increasing importance of online gaming in today's video game market, The NPD Group's annual study on the online gaming landscape in the U.S. reveals that out of all gamers, 62... Read more...

ITV unveils on-demand play again service

Tom Warren — Wed, 02 May 2007 09:54:21 +0000

TV chairman Michael Grade yesterday admitted the broadcaster had fallen behind its rivals in adapting to the online world but promised to leapfrog them with its ambitious new broadband portal. A video on demand service... Read more...

Sony DVD's won't play on Sony DVD players

Steven Parker — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:37:18 +0000

Having recently settled various lawsuits over their use of invasive DRM in CD's, Sony has decided to try their luck with pushing more DRM into DVD's which has caused some recent issues in Sony's own... Read more...

HP is ready to play in the gaming market

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:13:42 +0000

In hopes of stealing a piece of the online gaming industry, Hewlett-Packard's gaming unit "Game On" (part of the company's Technology Solutions Group) is currently developing a gaming technology in its research centers. The company... Read more...

Mythos details, free to play MMORPG goodness

Todd Tanner — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:16:26 +0000

Gamers on a budget who want to get their massively multiplayer online role-playing game fix will have another option later this year with Mythos. The MMORPG is being developed by Flagship Studios Seattle, the Pacific... Read more...

Adult Films to Play on Blu-ray

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:04:59 +0000

Vivid Entertainment Group will become the first adult filmmaker to put out a movie in Blu-ray Disc when it releases "Debbie Does Dallas...Again" in late March, but it's not saying who is helping it make... Read more...

3Com Takes on Cisco with Open Source Play

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:28:24 +0000

3Com Monday unveiled its strategy to combat the all-in-one networking approach espoused by rival Cisco Systems via a new Linux-based networking module it will use to integrate a variety of applications with its routers and... Read more...

Everquest II: Play The Fae Trial

Todd Tanner — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:41:25 +0000

That's right, that other big MMORPG Everquest II is still going strong. As you guys may know, SOE just launched the newest expansion for Everquest II a couple of weeks ago - aptly named... Read more...

ArchLord Goes Free To Play (With a catch though)

Todd Tanner — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:29:33 +0000

Thanks to Bluesnews for the scoop. ArchLord, the MMORPG from Codemasters which almost across the board got horrible reviews, will go "Free To Play" starting January 4th, 2007. But there is a catch -... Read more...

Anarchy Online Free Play Extended Until 2008 + Expansion

Todd Tanner — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:40:54 +0000

Sorry for not posting this before today, I took a couple days off from posting news as I was getting a bit burnt out doing near 60 stories in about a week, but I'm back... Read more...

Ultimate Baseball Online to remain free to play

Todd Tanner — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:59:04 +0000

I figured since it is going to be a slower newsday than it has been lately, what with me spamming gaming news the past couple of weeks or so, that I would post about lesser... Read more...

Legislation to Require ESRB Play Entire Game

Mike Brown — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:02:03 +0000

Direct from the "It sounded like a great idea at the time" files comes the latest development in video game ratings legislation. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) is currently attempting to move the Truth in Video... Read more...

Online play dropped from key PS3 launch title

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:05:18 +0000

Neversoft has dropped online play from the PlayStation 3 version of Tony Hawk's Project 8, a key third-party launch title for Sony's next-gen console. The developer has only recently received development kits for the PlayStation... Read more...

Device records smells to play back later

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:46:41 +0000

Imagine being able to record a smell and play it back later, just as you can with sounds or images.Engineers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan are building an odour recorder capable of... Read more...

Apple Makes Blu-Ray iPod Movie Play

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:38:30 +0000

Apple is asking movie studios to include iPod-ready versions of their films on future Blu-Ray disc releases. CNN claims Apple - who signed up to support the Blu-Ray standard in March 2005 - is using... Read more...

Play Day of Defeat for free!

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:57:18 +0000

This forthcoming weekend Valve is giving everyone the opportunity to play their Source-powered WW2 shooter Day of Defeat completely free of charge. Utilising the Steam platform to its full... Read more...

Planetside going free to play

Todd Tanner — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 02:25:50 +0000

Sony Online Entertainment's MMOFPS Planetside will, according to plans outlined in a forum post, become subscription free starting sometime in February. The subscription free period will last approximately one year, and will only be valid... Read more...

45% of Mario Kart DS Buyers Play Online

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:20:03 +0000

Huge uptake for online play of Mario Kart reported as Wi-Fi Connection rolls out Nintendo is claiming massive early success for its Wi-Fi Connection online play system for the Nintendo DS handheld,... Read more...

Sean Connery to play Bond once again

Todd Tanner — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:40:49 +0000

EA Games has signed Sean Connery to reprise his role as James Bond in the upcoming "From Russia With Love" set to be released sometime this fall. Sean Connery will record all new dialogue for... Read more...

Logitech Play Link wireless extension

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:46:50 +0000

Logitech today eliminated a major nuisance for online gamers: connecting a gaming system to an inconveniently located broadband Internet connection. The new Logitech Play Link wireless extension offers one-step wireless. Consumers just plug it... Read more...

EA's Warren Wall talks PSP launch, wireless play

Fri, 15 Oct 2004 20:51:19 +0000

The brain behind Electronic Arts' PSP titles spills some tantalizing details on the PSP's wireless link play and launch titles planned for the US and Japan. In an interview posted on Electronic... Read more...

Play Ghost Recon 2

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 22:14:06 +0000

With Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory delayed until next year, Ubisoft only has one military action game on its menu for the holidays. Red Storm's latest, Ghost Recon 2, is coming this November for Xbox and... Read more...

Toshiba presses play on 60GB audio player

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:25:38 +0000

Toshiba on Monday announced in Japan that it's increasing the song capacity of its Gigabeat line of hard drive-based digital audio players. The HDD Audio Player Gigabeat line will top out at 60 gigabytes and... Read more...

RealNetworks Says Files Can Play on IPod

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:50:00 +0000

RealNetworks Inc. says it has created technology that allows songs purchased through its online music services to be played on Apple Computer Inc.'s popular iPod player, just a few months after complaining that Apple was... Read more...

Play Halo 2 This Week

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:30:48 +0000

Bungie and Mountain Dew unveiled on the website that the deadline to win a chance to play Halo 2 has been extended to the end of the day tomorrow, July 21. Mountain Dew is heading... Read more...