It's Friday, which means it's time for another Missing Pieces. This week in gaming news: Geoff Keighley kills the Video Game Awards and brings out The Game Awards, First and foremost, The Game Awards are tonight. This is Geoff Keighley's new replacement for the VGXs (which in turn was a replacement for the Spike VGAs). Hopefully this year can top last year's cringe-inducing disaster, especially now that it's divorced from Spike's meddling. What becomes of the VGXs/VGAs, who even cares? And as always, the main draw of The Game Awards is not actually the awards but a bevy of trailers and game unveils. EA's already teased a surprise, for instance. We'll let you know of any major developments, or you can watch the entire event for yourself
Microsoft released Skype 7 for Windows on Friday, complete with a more touch-friendly interface, and a new compact mode to help cut down on the screen space the app consumes. The new You can find this update under both “View” as well as Tools>Options>IM Settings, Microsoft says. Skype hasn’t pushed the update to my PC yet, so I can’t tell you whether the screenshot Microsoft provided above represents the compact view or not.
T-Mobile’s plan to sell the LTE-enabled Nexus 9 in early December is apparently on hold. An internal memo obtained by It’s the second major Nexus-related setback for the “uncarrier,” with a previous
The first Sony televisions with Android TV on board could start shipping in late February with some major perks for gamers. Sony has already pledged to use Android TV in its entire HD and 4K smart TV lineup, and unnamed sources That may be on the pricey side, but Sony may compensate with some killer PlayStation features. According to MobileGeeks, Sony’s TVs will include
Wire, the new communications app backed by Skype co-founder Janus Friis, debuted to much fanfare this week. But mere days later, the app is already embroiled in controversy after an answer in its user FAQ oversold the company's security chops. Wire uses end-to-end encryption for its voice calls, which should make it nearly impossible for anyone to eavesdrop depending on how the encryption was implemented. Hurrah! But Wire can also be used for sharing photos, links, and text—all of which does
Each office has its own, unique culture, defined by both official and unofficial rules. Can you figure out the company's approach to clothing, language, and work habits? To excel in your new environment, you’ll need to learn both, and you do that by paying attention and observing others. Follow these suggestions, and you should be fine. Someone, probably several someones, made the decision to hire you. They didn't just evaluate your professional skills. They talked to you. They noted how you dressed and how you carried yourself. You competed with other people for this job, and you won. These people know the office culture, and they think you'll make a good fit.
An oft-discussed drawback to But an ongoing project from TR recently reported that after a year of testing the durability of six SSDs, four died after reaching between 728 terabytes and 1.2 petabytes of data writes, all of which is
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday past us, the holiday shopping season is now in full swing, and many people are pondering a new PC purchase. Whether you're getting a new tower for gaming or an ultraportable to tote around at meetings, Sure, its glory days may lay in the past, but as long as the aging machine you're about to replace still runs there are plenty of ways to put it to good use. It always sounds like a good idea, but few people are willing to take the plunge and turn a PC into a
The humble Chromebook just seized the iPad’s place as
...And it feels like you're the last person in the entire world to get it.
One of the year's most striking Android games is well worth revisiting thanks to the Forgotten Shores add-on.
It seems like Facebook is constantly adding new settings or changing old ones. Sometimes it’s under the guise of simplifying your options, like with the new . Other times it’s because new kinds of ads are coming and Facebook wants you to be prepared. So there’s no better time than the present to update your privacy permissions than the present. Let’s face it: You’re not going to remember to check on your Facebook settings once the chaos of holiday parties and New Year’s resolutions takes hold. A friendly blue dinosaur will walk you through the privacy basics if you only have a few minutes.
Nordkorea rekrutiert im grossen Stil Hacker, um Südkorea und die USA anzugreifen. Im geheimen «Büro 121» sollen sich 1800 Cyber-Krieger befinden.
Suchmaschinen-Riese Google arbeitet an einer kindgerechten Version des Webbrowsers Chrome. Auch auf Youtube sollen Minderjährige künftig besser geschützt werden.
Ein Diplomat aus Nordkorea hat ausgesagt, dass sein Land nicht an der Cyber-Attacke gegen Sony Pictures beteiligt gewesen sei. Wer dahintersteckt, ist noch immer unklar.
Sogenannte Captchas sollen im Internet menschliche Nutzer von Bots trennen. Die Zeichen sind aber meist zu kryptisch. Deshalb will Google sie etwa durch Katzen ersetzen.
Infolge einer Petition haben Handelsketten in Australien «GTA V» aus ihren Regalen verbannt. Begründung: Das Game ermuntere Spieler zu sexueller Gewalt und Mord an Frauen.
Apple hat Musik, die nicht über iTunes gekauft wurde, von iPods gelöscht. Betroffene fordern in einer Sammelklage 350 Millionen Dollar Schadenersatz.
Microsoft hat den kostenlosen Bilderdienst stillgelegt. Wer Office-Dokumente weiterhin mit Gratis-Bildchen versehen will, soll auf Suchmaschinen wie Bing zurückgreifen.
Bioware hat mit «Dragon Age: Inquisition» ein unvergessliches Epos gestrickt, richtet sich aber eine Spur zu stark an die breite Masse.
Die Künstler Christoph Wachter und Mathias Jud haben auf der Schweizer Botschaft in Berlin Antennen installiert. Damit können lauschende Geheimdienste geneckt werden.
Russisches Handy mit besonderem Dreh: Das Yotaphone 2 hat zwei Bildschirme - einer davon aus E-Ink. Das erhöht neben dem Coolness-Faktor vor allem die Laufzeit.
Mozilla hat sich nun doch dazu entschlossen, den Firefox-Browser für iOS-Geräte herauszubringen. Bisher wurde wegen der strengen Auflagen von Apple darauf verzichtet.
Bis zu 1200 Kilogramm kann ein Roboter auf einmal durch Amazons Lager transportieren. Die Blechkameraden sollen aber keine Menschen aus Fleisch und Blut ersetzen.
Der Messenger Wire soll WhatsApp und Skype Beine machen. Hinter der Firma mit Sitz in der Schweiz stecken Entwickler von Microsoft, Skype, Apple und Nokia.
Fällt eine Katze, dreht sie sich in der Luft, sodass sie immer auf den Pfoten landet. Auf ähnliche Weise soll künftig auch das iPhone Stürze besser überstehen können.