“Call of Duty: Black Ops,” with smashing success, raking in 360 million dollars in sales in North America and Britain on its first day, becoming the highest-grossing video game launch ever, the game’s publisher said on Thursday. Masses of devoted fans waited outside stores at midnight Monday to get their hands on the new Call [...]
Virus-infected computers should be blocked from the internet and kept in quarantine until they are given a “health certificate”, a top Microsoft security researcher suggested on Thursday. Under the proposed security regime, put forward by the technology giant’s trustworthy computing team, an individual’s internet connection would be “throttled” to prevent the virus spreading to other [...]
The games have been a tough act for a nation that has never hosted such a large international event. Months earlier, Parliament was forced to deal with accusations of corruption in the planning of the games. Two weeks ago, gunmen fired on a tourist bus in New Delhi and injured two Taiwanese tourists. A car [...]
After harsh criticism and controversy, the 2010 Commonwealth Games will officially begin Sunday in New Delhi, India. It’s the first time India has hosted the international sporting event between countries of the former British Empire. Britain’s Prince Charles, representing his mother, Queen Elizabeth, arrived in the Indian capital Saturday. He, along with Indian President Pratibha [...]
Intel (INTC) has just bought computer and software security company McAfee (MFE) according to a release issued this morning. The all cash deal is worth $7.68 billion, or $48 per share.According to the statement issued by Intel, McAfee will continue to operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary, reporting into Intel’s Software and Services Group. Intel says the “acquisition [...]