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Four hackers aged 18 to 28 have been charged with a series of alleged breaches which resulted in the leaking of Modern Warfare 3, a Zombie Studios military simulator and pre-announcement details on the Xbox One. Two of the four charged - from Canada and the United States - have already pleaded guilty, while the remaining two based in the US are still being investigated.
The group faces an 18-count indictment which includes conspiracies to commit computer fraud, copyright infringement, wire fraud, mail fraud, identity theft and theft of trade secrets. According to a statement by the US Department of Justice, the group is allegedly responsible for stealing $100 million worth of intellectual property and proprietary data.
According to the department’s evidence, the group was responsible for allegedly hacking Microsoft Corporation, Epic Games, Valve Corporation, Zombie Studios and the US Army. While the Xbox One, Gears of War 3 and the Zombie Studios military simulator are all mentioned specifically, it’s unclear what data was obtained from the Valve breaches. The group is said to have accessed the information via SQL injection and stolen log-in information.
In addition to the four charged North Americans, the Australian hacker SuperDaE is also being charged under Australian law for his alleged involvement. SuperDaE, who claimed responsibility for a series of breaches similar to those described above, including the alleged sale of an Xbox One dev kit, became notorious last year when he was raided by Australian law enforcement, as Kotaku reports.
“The American economy is driven by innovation. But American innovation is only valuable when it can be protected," Assistant Attorney General Caldwell said in relation to the two guilty pleas. "Today’s guilty pleas show that we will protect America’s intellectual property from hackers, whether they hack from here or from abroad.”
At its San Francisco event, Microsoft announced that the technical preview of Windows 10 will touch down tomorrow.
The company’s new operating system is a long-awaited replacement for its beleaguered Windows 8.x platform. That version of Windows saw limited business adoption, and consumer fatigue.
On stage, Microsoft executive Terry Myerson stated that Windows has 1.5 billion users. Myerson indicated that Windows is at a “threshold,’ ironically. For more on the new operating system, head here.
The ‘Insider Program” is designed to let people get the new code, but with the expectation that they new stuff will be a bit off, here and there. New code is new code, after all. Myerson indicated that the new code is an attempt to “share more than ever before.” The goal, he said, is to build something for every Microsoft customer.
Windows 10 is the name for the “product family,” according to the company.
The full operating system will be available after Build in 2015, or, put another way, mid of next year.
Watch Windows VP Joe Belfiore talk about some of the features in Windows 10, like the new Start menu, multiple desktops, and improved multi-tasking. Learn how you can be part of creating the best Windows yet with the Tech Preview and the Windows Insider Program.
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
The new Windows is coming in late 2015
Microsoft is officially unveiling the name for the next release of Windows today: Windows 10. While the software maker had referred to Windows 10 as codename Windows Threshold internally, today’s official naming puts any rumors of Windows, Windows TH, Windows X, Windows One, and even Windows 9 to bed. It’s simply Windows 10, marking a jump from the mixed reception of Windows 8.
Windows 10 will run across an incredibly broad set of devices – from the Internet of Things, to servers in enterprise datacenters worldwide. Some of these devices have 4 inch screens – some have 80 inch screens – and some don’t have screens at all. Some of these devices you hold in your hand, others are ten feet away. Some of these devices you primarily use touch/pen, others mouse/keyboard, others controller/gesture – and some devices can switch between input types.
When you put all that together, the end result looks a lot like Windows 7. That's intentional. Microsoft's Joe Belfiore pointed to the millions of customers still using Windows 7, and said the company wants to make their transition to Windows 10 much more comfortable than the unfamiliar leap to Windows 8 two years ago. "We want all these Windows 7 users to have the sentiment that yesterday they were driving a first-generation Prius, and now with Windows 10 it's like a Tesla."
It's basically a combination of Windows 7 and 8 that borrows design elements from each of Microsoft's two most recent operating systems.
Microsoft will launch a Windows 10 "Insider Program" beginning tomorrow, which will give its most enthusiastic and vocal users a chance to try out and help shape the new OS before the general public gets it. Windows 10 will launch to consumers everywhere in late 2015.
And today was only the beginning; Microsoft says it will unveil much more about the new consumer features of Windows 10 early next year.
Forza Horizon 2 has finally launched, and is now available for download on Xbox Live for Xbox One and Xbox 360, and with the game Microsoft also opened the personal gallery section of the official website.
The screenshots have been taken with no filters or similar trick, just using the photo mode included in the game, so what you see is pretty much what you get.
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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End lead game designer Kurt Margenau is teasing series fans with another look at protagonist Nathan Drake in next-gen form.
Tweeted via Margenau’s account, the photo was captured at the Naughty Dog 30th Anniversary Art Show held at the Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California. The PS4-rendered image depicts an older, gruffer Drake as he smolders at something in the distance.
Naughty Dog initially teased the new Uncharted PS4 game during Sony's PlayStation 4 All Access event last November and officially revealed it at E3 2014. Uncharted 4 is set several years after Drake’s last adventure as he “embarks on a globe-trotting journey in pursuit of a historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate treasure.”
Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells explained last month that the upcoming Uncharted installment will remain a light-hearted romp even though its development is spearheaded by The Last of Us heads Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann.
Samsung has announced its new 27" SD590C curved monitor, which will become available on October 1.
Samsung engineers reportedly conducted research on the human eye to determine the monitor's curve radius. Because the display's edges are physically closer to the user's eyes, users don't need to shift their focus to look at the ends of the screen - a feature that Samsung bills as ideal for people who spend extended hours in front of a computer, such as gamers and office workers.
The monitor features built-in dual stereo speakers and a special 'gaming mode' that detects changes in scenes and adjusts colour and contrast accordingly.
The SD590C will be available in the United States at a recommended retail price of $430 USD.
