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Social gaming a big winner in smartphone boom
SINGAPORE (AFP) – More virtual livestock looks set to be traded and petulant fowl hurled at targets as social gaming takes hold in the booming mobile phone market, industry experts say. Social gaming, made popular by titles such as “Farmville” and “Angry Birds”, was one of the closely followed topics…
Singapore to overtake Vegas this year: US gaming head
MACAU (AFP) – Singapore is set to overtake Las Vegas as the world’s second-largest gambling hub this year, a US gaming industry head said Tuesday, as Asia cements its place as a major betting market. Singapore has emerged as Asia’s hottest new gambling destination with a revamped cityscape and billions…
Security flaw causes Sony’s PlayStation Network to stumble amid re-launch
Following one of the most costly and wide-reaching thefts of data in history, Sony’s re-launch of the popular PlayStation Network (PSN) stalled yesterday when their password-reset system was revealed to have a fatal flaw that allowed hackers to steal user accounts. The hack worked by gaming the unique string of…
Student faces three years in prison for modifying Xbox 360
UPDATE: Judge suspends Xbox modder’s trial, admonishes prosecution A California man on trial for modifying Xbox 360 consoles may not see a jail cell after all, now that a judge has suspended the trial and admonished the prosecution on numerous points. “I really don’t understand what we’re doing here,” U.S.…
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