• Google gets a $25,000 slap on the wrist and warning of more punishment for its Street View

    Google was fined $25,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for accessing unsecured networks and collected personal information without users’ permission. The  U.S. investigation is not even done yet but seems that things will not turn out so well for the Big G. The investigation all stems from the data collection scandal surrounding its Street View project.  The…

  • Qore no more: Sony ends the interactive magazine

    When I got my Sony’s PS3 from Achievers the first thing I noticed was the media friendly feel of the system. Sony locked down pretty much any interesting things you could do with media when they stopped Linux installations. Strike 1. Sony’s Qore interactive magazine was the 2nd thing I noticed. Sure, I was a…

  • Against The Wall: Is it this year’s Minecraft?

    Half Puzzle and half platformer is not a new thing but Michael Consoli’s Against the Wall has a refreshing twist. Against the Wall has players exploring a vertical wall. Wait, it gets better. The surface of the wall has nothing but irregularly-sized white bricks. There are whole civilizations fighting for survival on the side of…