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DICE: Battlefield 4 Benefits from Ghosts, Destiny and Titanfall Competition

20th of June 2013 08:21 GMT

Patrick Bach, an executive producer working at DICE, believes that the coming Battlefield 4 benefits from the competition coming from other shooter and multiplayer titles that will launch in the coming year, like Call of Duty: Ghosts, Destiny and Titanfall. The developer tells Gamespot that, “Consumers, first,...

India Sets Up Surveillance System to Tap E-mails and Phone Calls [Reuters]

20th of June 2013 08:20 GMT

India has just launched a surveillance program that lets security agencies and income tax officials to tap into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament. The move comes in the midst of the huge NSA scandal regarding the PRISM data collection program. The new initiative will give Indian se...

Toyota Says Its Japanese Website Was Hacked and Abused to Distribute Malware

20th of June 2013 08:14 GMT

According to a notice posted on its website a few days ago, world-renowned car manufacturer Toyota revealed that its official Japanese website (Toyota.co.jp) was hacked. Apparently, the attackers compromised the site sometime between June 5 and June 14. The company says visitors of the site’s news section were...

The Chrome Web Store Gets Improved Spam and Malware Check

20th of June 2013 08:05 GMT

Google has announced that it has put in place new checks for extensions and apps published via the Chrome Web Store. The company didn't say what these checks were, but warns developers that it may take a little longer than before for their app to go live in the store. This delay is in the order of minutes and s...

Iceland Resumes Hunting Fin Whales

20th of June 2013 08:03 GMT

Earlier this week, Iceland resumed hunting fin whales. It's been two years since the country last slaughtered several dozen such animals. Fin whales are presently listed as an endangered species, which is why the news that Iceland is hunting and killing them once again took the online community by storm. Peo...