Steam Hands Developers the Power to Ban Cheaters

Cheating in Multiplayer Games Isn't Big or Clever but, People still Think they Can Successfully Get Away with it. That's a Problem for the Folks at VALVe, Who are Constantly Trying to Ensure that, Steam is a Nice Place to Play. It's One of the Reasons that, the Company has Now Revealed that, it'll Hand the Power to Police Users Straight to the Developers Behind Each Game on the Service. Now, Rather than VALVe Staff Racing to Deal with Each Incident,...

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Play Classic MS-DOS Games Without Leaving Twitter

Although they Went Live at the Very Start of the Year, it was Like All of our Christmases had Come at Once When Archive.org Added 2,400 Playable MS-DOS Games to its Website. Retro Titles like Maniac Mansion, Oregon Trail and DOOM are All Available, with the Only Downside Being that, you Have to Visit Each Specific Game's Page to Play them. However, the Eagle-Eyed Folk at Wired, Noticed these Have Recently Started Working on Twitter, Meaning, you...

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VIDEO: "AVERT" (Autonomous Multi-Robot System for Vehicle Extraction and Transportation) - Tiny Robots Can Autonomously Move a Car

A Swarm of Small Robots Developed by a Team of European Scientists, Can Carefully Extract and Transport Vehicles Up to 2 Tons in Weight. These Tiny Machines and their Larger Deployment Unit are Collectively Called, Avert, Short for "Autonomous Multi-Robot System for Vehicle Extraction and Transportation". As the Name Implies, the System Needs Very Little Human Input: it Can Scan the Area and Look for Potential Obstacles to Plan its Safest Route....

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Twitter Has Over 300 Million Users but, is Still Losing Money

In the Fast-Moving World of Social Media, Twitter Can be Considered Something of an Old-Timer; After All, it just Turned 9 YearsOold this Past March. Yet, in Many Ways, it's still Struggling to Find itself. Twitter has just Reported its 1st Quarter Earnings Report -- which was Incidentally Published Early Due to an Unintentional Leak -- and while it Shows Respectable User Growth Numbers, the Company is still Very Much under Water. The Social Media...

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Microsoft Shows Off "Windows Holographic", Running Windows 10 Apps

When Microsoft Debuted its "Windows Holographic" Software and HoloLens Headset a Few Months Back, Windows 10 Apps were Mentioned as a Possibility. Well, at BUILD 2015 Today, the Folks in Redmond Offered a Look at Windows 10 Universal Apps in Holographic Action. During the On-Stage Demo, Apps could be Placed on Walls or Floated in Space and Resized Based on the User's Needs -- Something we'd Only Seen in Videos Up to this Point. Of Course, this Means...

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Cybercrime Gets Smarter and More Complex

There are 85,000 New Malicious IPs Launched Every Day and the Top Phishing Targets are Technology Companies and Financial Institutions. These are Among the Findings of a New Report from Threat Intelligence and Security Company, Webroot. The Webroot 2015 Threat Brief, Provides the Latest Cyber Threat Trends Collected from 10s of Millions of Users and over 30 Security Technology Partners. The Report Finds that, the United States Accounts for...

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VIDEO: Drones Will Deliver Mail in Switzerland this Summer

You Know which Organization Doesn't Want to Fall Behind Amazon, DHL and Alibaba When it Comes to Drone Deliveries ? The Swiss Post. Yes, Switzerland's Postal Service Wants to Deliver Small Packages Using Small Drones. In Fact, it will Start Using Quadcopters Developed by a Company Called, Matternet, to Drop Off its Customers' Parcels during a Pilot Program this Summer. Matternet ONE Can Carry Anything Up to 2.2 Pounds for over 12 Miles on a...

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Wi-Fi Software Security Bug, Could Leave Android, Windows, Linux Open to Attack

In an Email Today to the Open Source Software Security (Oss-Security) Mailing List, the Maintainer of Wireless Network Client Code Used by Android, the Linux and BSD Unix Operating Systems and Windows Wi-Fi Device Drivers Sent an Urgent Fix to a Flaw that Could Allow Attackers to Crash Devices or Even Potentially Inject Malicious Software into their Memory. The Flaw could Allow these Sorts of Attacks via a Malicious Wireless Peer-to-Peer Network...

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"Grand Theft Auto 5" Beauty / Maxed Settings Videos

Here's a Video (1) Showing Off the Beauty of "Grand Theft Auto 5" with Completely Maxed-Out Visual Settings. The Videoclip was Shot on an i7 3930K CPU with 2 GTX 970 GPUs. On a Related Note, this Video (2) Offers a Comparison of the Game's Textures in 3 Different Modes to Illustrate the Difference between Normal, High and Very High Quality Textures: https://youtu.be/ibS9dsbq96E https://youtu.be/G8WDPbvYbgg ...

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VIDEOS: DORA Offers a Realistic Telepresence Experience through Oculus Rift

Many Commercial Telepresence Robots are Merely Screens or iPads on Moving Platforms. DORA (Dexterous Observational Roving Automaton), however, Promises to Make Users Feel like they've been Transported to Another Location When it does Become Available. The System was Created by a Team of University of Pennsylvania Roboticists Who Want to Provide People a More Immersive Telepresence Experience without Draining their Bank Accounts. Their Robot...

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There's an Easy Way to Bet on Competitive VideoGames

Competitive Gaming is Big Enough Now in the US that, it's Catching ESPN's Attention so, it Stands to Reason that you'd Want a Way to Bet on those Virtual Matches, Doesn't it ? Ex-Microsoft Manager (and Engadget Expand Panelist) Rahul Sood Thinks so. He just Launched, Unikrn, a Website that Makes it Easy to Wager on eSports. If you Live in a Country Where the Company will Accept Bets (currently Australia), you Can Plunk Down Real Cash and Win Jackpots,...

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Europe is Making In-Car Emergency Calling Standard by 2018

More than 25,700 People Died Driving on European Highways Last Year. In an Effort to Reduce these Incidents, the European Parliament has Voted to Outfit Every New Passenger Car and Light Truck in the EU with an Auto-Dialing System that Rings 112 (Europe's 911) in the Event of a Major Accident. Known as 'eCall', it will be "a public service, free of charge for all citizens, irrespective of the type of vehicle or its purchase price", MEP Olga Sehnalova...

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Marilyn Manson Released his Latest Album on Early PlayStation CDs

The '90s are Back in Style, in More Ways than One. Kill Screen has Revealed that, Marilyn Manson Released his Latest Album (The Pale Emperor) on the Black CDs Used for Original PlayStation Games, Made in the Same Sony Plant. No, they're Not Meant to Rekindle 2 of your Fondest Teenage Memories. Manson's Art Directors Chose these Discs because they Help Underscore the Album's Themes of Darkness and Light. They Start Out Pitch Black but, a Newly-Added...

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Unreal Game Engine Will Support HTC's Virtual Reality Headset

The Crew at Epic Games has Made a Point of Welcoming Virtual Reality with Open Arms and it's Not about to Shy Away Anytime Soon. The Studio Recently Updated its Roadmap with Indications that Unreal Engine 4 will Support Steam VR (and by Extension, the HTC Vive Headset) No Later than May. Also, Epic Isn't Wasting Much Time Getting Up to Speed with Sony's Newer Project Morpheus Gear -- there's Promises of Silky-Smooth 120Hz Visuals, among Other Things....

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Hackers Deface Tesla's Website and Twitter Accounts

It's All Too Common to See Ne'er-do-Wells Compromising a Website or a Social Network Account but, Tesla just Got Hit with a Triple Whammy. At Least One Group has Hijacked Not just the Electric Car Maker's Website and its Twitter Account but also, Founder Elon Musk's Account. Both Social Services were Quickly Back in Running Order but, the Website is Going Up and Down as of this Writing. The Attackers Appear to be Attention-Seeking Pranksters (they...

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Your Tor-Based Email Isn't as Secure as You Think

A Recent Security Breach just Provided a Painful Reminder that, Tor's Anonymity Network Isn't Completely Foolproof against Truly Determined Intruders. The Email Service, SIGAINT, is Warning Users that Someone Recently Launched a Sustained Attempt to Break into its Servers and Snoop on Messages. While that Direct Attack Wasn't Successful, the Culprit also Tried Setting Up Malicious Exit Nodes (Where Data Reaches the Normal Internet) in Hopes of Spying...

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Infrared Implant Brings Practical Sight to the Blind

You Can Already Get a Retinal Implant to Restore Some Sight, When you're Blind but, the Quality is usually Too Poor to be Useful for More than Avoiding Collisions. A Better Solution is Close at Hand, however: Pixium Vision has Successfully Tested an Implant that Should Go Beyond Basic Vision. The Tiny Chip Sits just Behind the Retina and Uses Infrared Light to Both Stimulate Images in your Brain and Power the Whole Device. Tests in Rats Generate...

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Someone Got "Android Wear" Running on "Samsung's Gear 2" Watch

Don't Despair if you Bought Samsung's Gear 2 Smartwatch, Only to Realize that, you Wanted the Android-Powered Gear Live instead -- there Might be a Solution in the Works. XDA Tinkerer, 'biktor_gj', has Successfully Loaded Android Wear on the Gear 2 after 4 Months of Work. It's in a Very Rough State, as you Might Imagine. Only Touch and Rudimentary Bluetooth Support are Working Right Now. Android Wear Doesn't Have an Open Source Project the Way that...

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Facebook Brings Video Calling to Messenger

Facebook is No Stranger to Video Chat but, it's been Keeping a Low Profile as of Late. Well, it's No Longer Content to Sit on the Sidelines while Skype and Hangouts Steal the Show -- the Company has just Introduced Video Calling in Messenger. Whether you're Using Android or iOS, you Only Need to Tap a Single Button in an Existing Conversation to Start a Face-to-Face Session. The Feature is Available Now in 18 Countries (including the UK and the US)...

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Apple Sold 61 Million iPhones Last Quarter, Thanks to China

Back in January this Year, Apple Recorded a Blockbuster of a Quarter Thanks to Holiday Sales of its New, Larger-Screened Handsets. It Sold a Whopping 74.5 Million iPhones in the Last 3 Months of 2014, Chalking Up $74.6 Billion in Revenue in the Process. While Today's 2nd Quarter Results Don't Quite Match that Number, Cook & co. still Managed to Rake in a Respectable Amount of Cash: According to the Report, Apple Made around $58 Billion and Sold...

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VIDEO: Wireless Glove Adds Touch to VR VideoGames

While Oculus, VALVe, Samsung and HTC are All Looking to Captialize on the Resurgence of VR, their Solutions All Focus on What we Can See and Hear. That's More than Enough to Immerse you in a Virtual World but, What if you Want to Interact with the Objects within them ? Some Companies Have Already Taken on the Challenge but, Researchers at RICE University Have Created a New Haptic Glove that Uses Air to Inflate Bladders Underneath your Fingers...

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VIDEO: One of eSports' Biggest Stars, Retires with Repetitive Strain Injury

If you're into eSports, then it's Highly Likely that, you Would Have Heard of Hai Lam. He's Best Known as the Mid Laner and Captain of Cloud9, which is Regarded as the Best US eSports Team for the Popular Online Multiplayer Game, League of Legends. Nonetheless, just Less than a Week after his Team Finished 2nd in the North American Championship Series, Cloud9's Shotcaller has Announced he's Getting Out of the Game. Like Football Players are...

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»XoZZeN« CyberTronx Website Almost Concluded Announcement **UPDATE**

Hello Guys, I Would Like to Announce that, »XoZZeN« CyberTronx Website (SITE A) is Coming at you, in about 1 or 2 Months from Now and will be One of the Most Impressive Websites Ever Made in the History to Come. The Website is Full of Themes and Topics for your Main Multimedia Interests in Almost Everything you Can Search Online and Even though, the Website will be Opened to the Public Only with just 5% of the Contents Made my Myself in the Full...

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Fake Antivirus Delivered to Users in the US via Fiesta Exploit Kit

The Operators of Fiesta Exploit Kit Have Switched the Payload Delivered to Users with Outdated Browser Plugins from Crypto-Malware to Fake Antivirus Software, an Old Type of Threat that Runs a Bogus Scan and Tricks Users into Purchasing the Product to Get Rid of the Infections. The Counterfeit Product is Promoted as "Antivirus Pro 2015" and it Disables Some Windows Tools and Software that Could be Used to Deactivate it, such as Task Manager, Process...

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"Batman: Arkham Knight" Ultra Specs

The GeForce Website Now has System Requirements for "Batman: Arkham Knight", including an Ultra Specification for those Looking for All the Bells and Whistles. Since these are Provided by NVIDIA, AMD Users will Have to Extrapolate What to Expect, since only GeForce Accelerators are Covered. Also Odd is the Recommended Spec, as it Calls for 3GB of VRAM and a GTX 760, which Only Sports 2GB. Here are the Specs: Minimum System Requirements OS:...

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"Overlord: Fellowship of Evil" Announced + Website Launch + Trailers

After Some Hinting, CodeMasters Officially Announced, "Overlord: Fellowship of Evil", a Return to the Overlord Series of Action / RPGs Where you Get to Play the Bad Guy. They Plan on a Release this Year for Windows, PlayStation 4 and XBox One and Celebrate the News with An Open Letter from Gnarl on the CodeMasters Blog and the Launch of the "Overlord: Fellowship of Evil" Website. They also Offer a New Trailer and Outline More on their Plans...

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iOS Apps Vulnerable to HTTPS Data Decryption

A Bug in an Older Version of a Widely Used Networking Library for iOS and OS X, Present in Products from Prominent Developers, Can be Exploited to Decrypt the Secure Traffic from an iOS App, Allowing an Attacker Access to Sensitive Data like Credentials and Banking Info. Build 2.5.1 of Open Source AFNetworking is Affected by a Security Vulnerability that Disables SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Certificate Validation, Permitting Someone in a Position...

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Russian Hackers Exploit Windows, Flash Player Zero-Day Flaws in Targeted Attack

A Highly Targeted Cyber Attack Believed to be Run by Russian Hackers has been Observed a Week Ago, Leveraging a Zero-Day in Flash Player and One in Windows that, Allowed Privilege Escalation. The Incident was Spotted on April 13 by Security Researchers from FireEye, Who Allege that, the Threat Actor is a Russian Group they Call, APT28, Whose Activity has been Traced as Far Back as 2007. The Security Glitch in Flash Player (CVE-2015-3043), has been...

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VIDEO: Chill Out with this "Holographic" Virtual Aquarium

There's Something Inexplicably Tranquil about Gazing at Fish in an Aquarium, as they Swim Back and Forth, Darting about Rocks or that Tacky Plastic Treasure Chest Sitting in the Corner. But, What if you Could Have One on your Desk, Without All the Water Changes, Filter Cleaning and General Maintenance ? That's Probably a Ways Off but, Memukhin Oleg's "Fishing Day" Explores such a (Not Entirely Virtual) Reality. As you'll See in the Video below...

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Russian Hackers Scooped Up the President's Unclassified Email

Russian Hackers May Have had More Success in Breaching the White House Network than First Thought. New York Times Sources Understand that, Intruders Who Got into the White House's Unclassified System Managed to Collect Some of President Obama's Email. They Didn't Compromise the Account itself and they Didn't Snap Up the Classified Messages Passing through the President's BlackBerry. However, these Messages likely Included Some "Highly Sensitive"...

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Police Can Spot Differences Between Identical Twins, by Melting DNA

Believe it or Not, Police Have a Real Problem with Identifying Suspects Who are Identical Twins -- Unless you're Willing to Spend a Month Sequencing Genes, DNA Samples are All but, Useless. They May be Far More Effective in the Future, though, as British Researchers Have Developed a Technique that Melts DNA to Identify What Few Differences Exist. The Team has Determined that Heating Genes will Break Hydrogen Bonds that Form, Due to a Person's Environment...

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BitTorrent Reportedly Laid Off Dozens of Employees

According to Buzzfeed, BitTorrent Drastically Reduced its US Workforce on Thursday. Multiple Anonymous Sources Reportedly Confirmed that, about 40 of the Company's 150 Domestic Employees were Sacked Yesterday Morning. BitTorrent has Struggled to Turn a Profit over the Last Couple of Years. Despite its Ubiquitous Name Recognition and Multiple Profit-Sharing Partnerships with Major Musical Acts, the Company Never Quite Shook the "Pirated Media" Stigma...

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Guillermo Del Toro Confirms Cancellation of "Silent Hills"

"Silent Hills" is, "not going to happen". That's according to Filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro, Who Made the Comment at an Event Honoring him during this Weekend's San Francisco Film Fest. Del Toro had been Co-Directing the Title, which would Have been the 9th Installment in the Silent Hill Franchise, with Metal Gear Creator, Hideo Kojima. Rumors about the Fate of the Project Began to Circulate When Konami Removed References to Kojima and his Studio,...

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"X-Files" Goes HD on Netflix, Ahead of New Episodes

Been Itching to Prep for "The X Files" Return by Binge-Watching the Series from the Beginning ? Given that Netflix has just Flipped the Switch on an HD Upgrade of the 1st Season, that's Gotten a Little Easier on the Eyes. As Bloody-Disgusting Reports, the 1st 13 Episodes are Streaming in High-Res and Widescreen and they Look Good. Whether or Not the Rest of the Show's Run will Get a Similar Upgrade, is Anyone's Guess at this Point but, there are...

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Send Directions to Your Android Phone with a Google Search

Sending Google Maps Directions to an Android Phone, Hasn't been that Hard for a while but, it's Now Downright Easy. Google has Introduced a Web Feature that Delivers Instructions through a Simple Search. As Long as your Phone is Properly Linked to your Google Account, you Only Have to Search for "Send Directions" to Get the Ball Rolling -- Choose the Route, Hit Send and your Device will be Ready to Navigate. Only Some People Appear to Have Access...

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VIDEO: Technology Turns TouchScreen Displays into Biometric Scanners

A Team of Researchers from Yahoo Labs, has Developed a Much Affordable Alternative to Fingerprint Sensors for Phones. It's a Biometric System Called, "Bodyprint" and it Only Needs Devices' Capacitive TouchScreen Displays to Authenticate Body Parts. Since Displays Have Lower Input Resolution Compared to Specialized Sensors, the System Requires you to Use Larger Parts of your Body. It Can Recognize your Ear, Fist, Phalanges, Set of 5 Fingers and...

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