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Skyrim Diary – King of the Book Thieves

When going into a new location while playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim my first though lie not with the enemies I might encounter or with the loot that I might get from them or from the various containers but with what books I might find inside and whether I have enough space to pick them up and carry them to a saf...

16 November 2011
19:11 GMT

Square Enix Sees Less Revenue, More Profit Because of Deus Ex

Video game developer Square Enix has announced that during the second fiscal quarter of this year it has managed to generate sales of 47.516 billion Yen (about 735 million dollars or 533 million Euro), which is a decrease of about 15 percent when compared to the same period of last year.For the same time period profi...

7 November 2011
07:31 GMT

Valve Hires Former Thief and System Shock Designer Doug Church

Video game developer Valve has announced that it has hired Doug Church, a veteran game designer that has previously worked on such classics as Ultima, Thief and System Shock. After working at Origin Systems and at Looking Glass Technologies, Church moved to Eidos, where he worked until 2005, when the decided to be...

17 March 2011
15:51 GMT

The ‘Stylish’ iPad Lock Is Here to Fasten Your Apple Tablet to a Table

An Austin, Texas firm claiming to sell the best locks for Apple computers acknowledges in a recent announcement that “Apple forged the world's hottest new gadget but forgot to give us a way to protect it!” While some will disagree that it was Apple’s job to include a bicycle chain with their pu...

7 December 2010
10:21 GMT

Thief Returns Data to Professor After Stealing His Laptop

A Swedish professor had a very unusual experience with a thief, who stole his laptop and then mailed an USB stick with the data back to him. According to the local media, the victim, who wished to remain anonymous, is a professor at Umeå University in Sweden and a reputed expert in his field. His backpack was...

18 October 2010
11:38 GMT

'Prototype Laptop' Stolen from Apple’s Campus Last Year (Report)

A report by Zirana ("a one stop shop for all local information [for] residents of small and medium sized towns all across the world," including Cupertino) reveals that a prototype laptop worth 100,000 was stolen from Apple's campus last year. Below is the actual Zirana report on the matter. "Trade Secret Theft...

25 January 2010
03:59 GMT

Husband Posts Open Letter to iPhone Thief

Some folks sit at home and weep, when something is stolen from them. Others go straight to the police hoping the authorities will get a lead and catch the criminals. But one easy-going guy – Mark Bazer of The Baltimore Sun – decided to write an open letter to the person who snagged his wife’s iPhone...

8 January 2010
09:10 GMT

New MobileMe Phishing Scam Emerges

Tom Kelchner writing over at the Sunbelt Blog is signaling that a new phisher is on the loose, sending out fake emails to MobileMe subscribers demanding that they update their credit card information, in what looks like a typical phishing scam. This isn’t, by far, the first (and likely not the last) time Mobile...

12 November 2009
08:16 GMT

The Dark Mod Aims to Resurrect the Thief Series

Broken Glass Studios is announcing that it has released the first public version of The Dark Mod, a suite of tools allowing players and modders to create content and to play missions based on the aesthetic and gameplay of the famous Thief series.The Dark Mod Beta 1.00 can be downloaded from the official site of Broke...

20 October 2009
03:21 GMT

Recover Your Stolen Mac

Although (fortunately) I haven’t had my Mac stolen, when I came across Prey, I found it interesting to say the least. The tool really looks like it’s able to catch a thief and, simply because it’s completely free, there’s no reason why this app shouldn’t be running on every Mac out there...

5 September 2009
06:02 GMT

Apple Store Thieves Run Away with 23 Macs, 14 iPhones

The Sagemore (NJ) Apple retail store has become quite attractive for burglars, for it has been vandalized the second time in just four months by thieves breaking their way in and running away with dozens of thousands of dollars' worth of goods. ifoAppleStore, the source dealing exclusively with news and inform...

3 September 2009
08:46 GMT

Mac Thieves Traced via Back to My Mac (MobileMe)

Earlier this week, TUAW reported that some crooks broke into a house and fled with two Macs and a PC. The victim reportedly used his replacement MacBook Pro to screen-share with one of the stolen Macs, watching the crooks as they filled out an online form to find a job, thus displaying an address, the social security...

2 September 2009
04:03 GMT

NY Subway Thief Walks with Kevin Bacon’s BlackBerry

Legendary actor Kevin Bacon had his BlackBerry stolen right out of his hands while getting off at a subway station in New York the other day, PageSix informs. Bacon was texting on his phone when the thief walked away with it, and tried to apprehend him but soon lost him in the crowd. A police report has been filed. A...

25 May 2009
06:00 GMT

Get Cops & Robbers on Your iPhone

Glu Mobile has announced a new game for iPhone and iPod touch called Cops & Robbers. Immediately available for download via the iTunes App Store, the title is a Glu-original, promising to offer a rush of adrenaline as players take the role of a thief escaping pursuers, or the cop chasing down a criminal on the run. ...

4 May 2009
10:05 GMT

‘Highly Intimate’ Photos of Carla Bruni Stolen

The former model turned successful singer turned First Lady of France Carla Bruni is now going through what the media describes as agonizing moments, as older, personal photos and videos of herself have been stolen from a Paris apartment. Although the police cannot confirm anything at this point, it is believed the p...

29 April 2009
03:17 GMT

Kelly Monaco Escapes Thief by Hiding Behind the Bed

American model, actress and television personality Kelly Monaco had a very near run-in with a thief a couple of days ago, but escaped unharmed by hiding from him. The burglar broke into her Las Vegas penthouse and roamed about freely searching for valuables, as Monaco hid behind the bed until he was gone, TMZ informs...

27 April 2009
04:57 GMT

Burglars Flee Dolph Lundgren’s Spanish House in Fear

Known for his impressive stature – he stood at 2m and 120kg in his youth – and karate skills, Dolph Lundgren can inflict serious pain to whoever crosses him. This was precisely the only thought that ran through three burglars’ mind when they discovered they had broken into the actor’s Marbella...

27 April 2009
04:15 GMT

Bernie Madoff Is a MacBook User

The American businessman, and former chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange who, on March 12, 2009, admitted to perpetuating the largest investor fraud ever committed by a single person, has been confirmed as a MacBook Pro user.Surely, those affected by the Ponzi scheme Mr. Madoff used to steal their money could give ...

13 March 2009
10:54 GMT

Dragonica MMO Details In Game Characters

Dragonica is a pretty different beast from the various MMOs or even the free ones available on the market. The title, which will be offered in Europe by the gPotato team, is a side scroller with bright colors and quick action aiming to attract a big number of gamers.The developers have detailed four playabl...

6 March 2009
03:52 GMT

Teens Shot for Their iPods

Two brothers, aged 18 and 19, were outside a McDonald's in Neasden, North West London, on Saturday night socializing with three friends when they were approached by five younger individuals. The gang demanded their iPods and cell phones, pulling a gun on them in the process. The two brothers were shot  afte...

18 February 2009
06:20 GMT

Career Robber Caught Again at 83

Kosztor Sandorne, a Hungarian thief known as the “Flying Gizi,” was arrested again for theft, this time caught red handed, while breaking into a suburban home, in the northwestern part of the country. The 83-year-old lady is one of Hungary's most well-known crooks, and got her nickname on account of ...

14 February 2009
06:12 GMT

Thieves Break through Wall and Rob New Jersey Apple Store

ifoAppleStore is reporting that Woodcliff Lake (NJ) Police arrested three men who attempted to run off with several "duffle bags... filled with Apple products." The police believe there is a fourth thief involved, while the suspects may also be linked to a previous jewelry store burglary."Police in Woodcliff Lake (NJ...

25 June 2008
03:11 GMT

Study: UK Kids Carrying iPods Are 'Hot' Targets for Muggers

A study conducted by Design Council has revealed that as many as one in eight children between 11 and 16 years of age has had his/her "hot product" stolen from them. As you would imagine, iPods are among the most preferred media players that thieves are keeping an eye out for. "Research conducted by the Design Counci...

15 May 2008
17:21 GMT

Back To My Mac Puts Thieves Behind Bars

Sources are reporting that Apple's clever Back To My Mac feature, available with Macs running the latest version of Apple's OS (Leopard), has helped the New York police catch thieves that ran off with some Macs. Kait Duplaga, an Apple store employee, used the feature to remotely operate one of the stolen Ma...

12 May 2008
03:59 GMT

Thief 4 Is in Development

There's no official confirmation just yet and it's all based on a line from the Eidos site, but the gaming world is pretty much sure that Thief 4 has just been announced.When Eidos Montreal was formed they announced that the first two projects they'd tackle would be "revivals" of "successful franchises...

7 April 2008
06:38 GMT

Want Your iPod Back? Give Me Sex

The Quad-City Times is reporting that a 14-year-old Davenport Central High School student is charged with "theft, extortion and sexual exploitation of a minor," as he allegedly stole a female student's iPod. According to Davenport Police Capt. David Struckman, the 14-year-old thief told the girl he would give th...

28 March 2008
03:59 GMT

Museum Retrieves Missing Meteorite Slab

It may seem rather strange, but meteorites - especially iron ones - with gem intrusions are extremely valuable items for collectors. Some of these space rocks may routinely exceed prices of one million US dollars on the market, while less valued items make their way to museums. Don't even think that thieves will...

19 March 2008
05:39 GMT

PC - Frogwares Announces 'Sherlock Holmes VS Arsène Lupin'

Games can put the player in anyone's shoes, whether it's a gangster, a police officer, a SWAT team member or an alien. You can be either the bad guy or the good guy, but generally it's the good guy the one everyone wants to be. What if I told you though, that Focus Home Interactive and Frogwares are ro...

29 June 2007
04:46 GMT


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