Archive for December, 2009

Playing to win friends

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson on why gamer stereotypes are not such a bad thing

Big names sign up to iTunes rival

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Record labels including Universal and SonyBMG have begun selling music through a new download service.

Microsoft cuts Europe Xbox price

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Microsoft cuts the price of its Xbox 360 video game console in Europe, weeks after doing the same in the US.

Skype issues apology for ‘outage’

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Net phone firm Skype says its service is up and running again after days of “unprecedented” disruption.

Monster attack steals user data

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

US website Monster.com suffers an online attack with the data of hundreds of thousands of users stolen.

US bridge 'design issue' detected

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

US officials find a possible design issue in the collapsed Minneapolis bridge as divers find two more bodies.

Forensic data stolen in burglary

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Equipment is stolen from a firm that provides police with telephone evidence linked to their investigations.

Google shuts down video service

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Google is shutting down its premium video service, leaving users unable to view paid for content.

Fake Jobs blogger unmasked

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The writer of a prominent blog which lampoons Apple boss Steve Jobs is unmasked by the New York Times.

Universal sells songs without DRM

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Universal Music, the world's largest music label, is to test the sale of songs without copy-protection technology.