News tagged with computer game
Software piracy worsens in Asia: study
Software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region continued to worsen last year, a study said Tuesday, driven by the rapid growth in computer sales and the availability of bootleg programmes online.
May 12, 2009 |
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EA posts smaller 4Q loss as costs decline
(AP) -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a smaller net loss Tuesday for its fiscal fourth quarter as it further slashed costs in a quarter that had fewer hit game launches.
May 05, 2009 |
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XBox forensics
A forensics toolkit for the Xbox gaming console is described by US researchers in the latest issue of the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. The toolkit could allow law en ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Nintendo's Game Boy turns 20
Twenty years ago Japan's Nintendo Co. launched the Game Boy, the iconic handheld video game player that spawned characters from Super Mario to Pokemon and sold 200 million units worldwide.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 23, 2009 |
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No disks needed for startup's streamed video games
(AP) -- Music and movies can be streamed over the Internet, so why not video games? A startup founded by technology entrepreneur Steve Perlman says it has developed a technology to deliver video games on demand, an idea ...
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Research provides new view of the way young children think
For parents who have found themselves repeating the same warnings or directions to their toddler over and over to no avail, new research from the University of Colorado at Boulder offers them an answer as to why their toddlers ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Information warfare in the 21st century: Ideas are sometimes stronger than bombs
Terrorist organizations sometimes have an advantage in the media. A new study by Dr. Yaniv Levyatan of the University of Haifa, published in the journal of Israel's National Security College, describes how our side can regain ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Swedish research can make Super Mario more realistic
Computer games are being developed at an ever more rapid pace, and the technical demands are rising, not least regarding graphics boards. At Mälardalen University in Sweden, researchers have now found a solution to ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Lengthy daily stints in front of the TV linked to doubled childhood asthma risk
Young children who spend more than two hours glued to the TV every day double their subsequent risk of developing asthma, indicates research published ahead of print in Thorax.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Prosecutor seeks prison terms in Pirate Bay filesharing case
A Swedish prosecutor on Monday called for one year jail terms for four men charged with running The Pirate Bay, one of the world's top websites for illegal downloading.
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Artificial intelligence -- child’s play!
Scientists have developed a computer game called “Gorge” - designed to help children understand artificial intelligence through play, and even to change it. It can also improve the children’s social interaction skills.
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Can networked human computation solve computer language comprehension?
Researchers at the University of Essex hope to answer this question by getting more volunteers to take part in their online game, Phrase Detectives.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 26, 2009 |
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