A clever bit of automatic deduction could help block users playing pirated versions of Sony games in the future, with the company patenting a system that compares load times to see if it's playing off an official disc or a dodgy cheap burn. Read More >>
Featured comment by Interleap:
"The reason is that then you can save the game on your PS4 sell it the same day for %80 of its price and the other person will be able to play it offli..." More »
Ever thought that GTAneeded a little bit of a SAW injection, or maybe even a spot of Kirk Douglas? No, me neither, but the batshit-crazy knock-off modded games shops in Kenya think you do, and that's not the weirdest part of it. Read More >>
Yes, that's right. Someone actually bothered to do a study, crunch the numbers, and come to the same conclusion as everyone else -- blocking pirate sites does nothing to stop piracy. Fact. Read More >>
Featured comment by SixWays:
""Technology outstretches legislation". QFT. Seriously, that's a great line.
Unless government is totalitarian, this will always be true. And hopefu..." More »
The excitement for Google's Project Glass has been lukewarm at best, but apparently there are at least a few technophiles out there excited for the technology. Like Gregory McRoberts, who apparently couldn't wait for Google to finish its augmented reality-enhanced specs, so he designed his own that's worn like an eyepatch instead. Read More >>
Featured comment by Fourthletter:
"Yeah well it’s those “guys” that are protecting oil companies drilling rights
Just had to correct that for you." More »
In a continued effort to prevent ocean-bound ships from being attacked and overtaken by pirates, a pair of Japanese companies have developed what they're calling the Anti-Piracy Curtain. Which uses high-powered water jets and flailing hoses to intimidate would-be attackers. Read More >>
Featured comment by pete1983:
"Not sure how this considered news your about 2/3 years late. I remember the first system like this being installed on my company vessels in 2009 in Du..." More »
So how do private security firms manage their armed menageries without getting hamstrung by weapons import restrictions and international law? They keep their weapons aboard armoured barges in the open ocean of course. Read More >>
Down at our local Handheld Console Society (meets every other week, Wednesday evenings, in the community centre) all the talk of late has been of the new, exciting PS Vita. This is WRONG. Read More >>
Featured comment by Alfred Heflander:
"Only if your children poke each other with the stylus 3 Stooges style!
Eye strain, yes. Eye damage, no. Ergo, eye strain does not equal eye damage, t..." More »
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