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Xbox SmartGlass now available for Kindle Fire and Kindle HD
Xbox SmartGlass has migrated over to Amazon's Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets. First generation Kindle Fires are out of luck since they're based on Android version 2.3 and the Xbox SmartGlass app requires Android 4.0 and higher. An update to Xbox SmartGlass little over a week ago made Microsoft's second-screen experience compatible with 7-inch and larger Android tablets. Xbox SmartGlass ...read more
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The War Z hack accessed login info, not game accounts
The War Z publisher OP Productions has released the preliminary findings of its investigation into a recent hacking attack on its forums and databases. The publisher has revealed that the hackers gained access to several of the administrator accounts on the War Z forums, which also gave them passwords for the administrators' game accounts. This resulted in deletion of the forums database, as well ...read more
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Microsoft pulls one of its new software security updates
On Tuesday, Microsoft released a number of security patches for its software products as part of its regular monthly "Patch Tuesday" event. Now, the company has removed one of those security updates from its download center after receiving reports that it was causing some issues with some Windows users. In a post on the Microsoft Security Response Center blog, the company said: We are aware ...read more
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UK government investigating in-app purchase pressure on children
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which handles consumer protection in the UK, announced it's reviewing if freemium web and app games are encouraging children unduly to make purchases. The OFT says it's contacted certain companies behind free-to-play games, and asked parents and consumer groups to reach out with info about "potentially misleading or commercially aggressive practices" within such ...read more
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SmartGlass Android update brings support for 7-inch and larger tablets
The Xbox 360's 'second screen' app, SmartGlass, has been tweaked to support 7-inch and larger Android tablets. The 1.5 Android update also provides "always-on" support - no, not that kind of always-on, but a state which ensures the device doesn't enter sleep mode while the app's running. Fans of "numerous" bug fixes and design improvements also get their update's worth.
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iMessage and FaceTime Down for Some,No Estimate on Service Restoration
For about an hour, we’ve been getting reports of Apple’s iMessage system encountering errors and issues including delays and send failures. A couple of minutes ago, Apple acknowledge the issue and noted on its iCloud status site that ‘some users’ may be seeing issues with both iMessage and Facetime. Apple’s system status panel indicates that the outage began just under an hour ago, ...read more
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Hackers crack Ubisoft's uPlay security
A group of Russian hackers have broken through the security on Ubisoft's PC games launcher uPlay, allowing them free access to any of the games available to download. The software hack they created is able to trick uPlay into thinking users already own a particular game, making it available to download at no cost. It is also possible to acquire direct download links to any game allowing users ...read more
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Two-Factor Authentication Reportedly Coming to Microsoft Accounts
Following in the footsteps of companies such as Blizzard Entertainment, Microsoft reportedly will be getting support for two-factor authentication to Accounts. According to LiveSide.net, account holders will be required to enter a security code generated by an authenticator app on their phone when they log into Microsoft Account. However, devices included in your Trusted PC list, which you can ...read more
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0x10c 'on ice' due to creative block
0x10c, Mojang co-founder and Minecraft inventor Markus Persson's first-person spaceship management game, has been put on the back burner until the developer can rid himself of a "weird creative block," Persson told Polygon. "It's just some kind of weird creative block that's been going on for too long," Persson said, "and [0x10c] is going to be put on ice until we can fix that. I'm very ...read more
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Mark Zuckerberg unveils "Home," a new Android skin
Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new piece of software called "Home" at a press event in San Francisco. Zuckerberg stated that Facebook wanted as many people as possible to be able to use the new software, which means that it is based on Android and is essentially a skin. "You don't need to fork Android to do this. You don't even need to modify the operating system," said Zuckerberg. The new ...read more
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