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Installing, buying, selling and sharing games on Xbox One: here’s what we know
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With each subsequent console generation there’s an undercurrent of fear, a concern that this will be the cycle that finally kills off something many hold near and dear: the used game. Though these scratched-up disks and carts are often overprized and come with incomplete or unfortunately creased manuals, they’re still better value than the shrink-wrapped titles.
With the announcement of the current next-generation of consoles the discontent raised again. Is the axe about to drop on the used video game market? Is this the iteration that will prevent you from borrowing something from a friend? Not if Microsoft has anything to say about it. The Xbox One does support used games and it does support game sharing — but the details are in some cases a bit murky. Join us after the break for an exploration of what we know.
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Installing, buying, selling and sharing games on Xbox One: here’s what we know
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With each subsequent console generation there’s an undercurrent of fear, a concern that this will be the cycle that finally kills off something many hold near and dear: the used game. Though these scratched-up disks and carts are often overprized and come with incomplete or unfortunately creased manuals, they’re still better value than the shrink-wrapped titles.
With the announcement of the current next-generation of consoles the discontent raised again. Is the axe about to drop on the used video game market? Is this the iteration that will prevent you from borrowing something from a friend? Not if Microsoft has anything to say about it. The Xbox One does support used games and it does support game sharing — but the details are in some cases a bit murky. Join us after the break for an exploration of what we know.
Filed under: Gaming, Microsoft
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On The Verge episode 008 teaser: Mary Jo Foley on the shock of installing Windows 8
Author: jos
In the latest episode of On The Verge, veteran journalist Mary Jo Foley joined editors Josh Topolsky, Paul Miller, and Nilay Patel for a chat about the state of Microsoft and its upcoming products like Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface. Foley says that “Windows 8 is going to be very interesting,” and that “people who install it on existing non-touch laptops are going to be surprised, if they haven’t tried it already, about what that experience is like.” Find out what operating system Foley is using on her laptop, and more, in this clip — and see the rest of the discussion when the full episode airs on Monday.
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Mass Effect 3 Glitch (after Installing Extended Cut DLC)
Author: Laura Clark
★ Download for FREE Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut DLC! bit.ly ★ About the Game: Mass Effect 3 begins on Earth, with Commander Shepard relieved of duty for the consequences of his/her actions in the Mass Effect 2 DLC pack Arrival.As the Alliance begins losing contact with its outposts and colonies, they realize that the Reapers are coming. The Alliance’s Defense Committee calls Shepard for advice on how to deal with the Reaper threat, but the Reapers suddenly attack Earth in force, overwhelming its defenses and demolishing its major cities. Anderson reinstates Shepard’s Alliance commission and orders Shepard to escape in the Normandy and ask the Council for support. Anderson chooses to stay behind in order to coordinate the human resistance forces. Admiral Hackett then contacts Shepard, revealing that he and what’s left of the Alliance fleet were forced to retreat. He orders Shepard to stop at the research facility on Mars, where the scientists studying the Prothean artifacts housed there may have discovered a way to defeat the Reapers. Shepard manages to rescue Liara from Cerberus forces attacking the base. She tells Shepard that she discovered blueprints to a Prothean weapon that has the power to destroy the Reapers. The blueprints are forwarded to Hackett, who dubs the weapon “The Crucible” and begins preparations to construct it. After reaching the Citadel, Shepard asks the Council to provide support to Earth. However, the Council is reluctant to provide aid as their …
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Installing and Using the Kinect Sensor (Kinect Windows SDK)
Author: Jesus Sargent
This video covers the basics of installing and using the Kinect sensor. You may find it easier to follow along by downloading the Kinect for Windows SDK Quickstarts samples and slides. * [02:34] Overview of Kinect Sensor * [05:06] Device Manager * [05:36] Using Kinect as an Audio Device * [07:11] Using Kinect for Speech Recognition Installing the Kinect for Windows SDK Download the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Kinect for Windows SDK at research.microsoft.com channel9.msdn.com
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NYC Considering Installing Enormous Touchscreens Instead Of Pay Phones
Author: Conrad Thomas
The Big Apple is looking into upgrading its existing pay phones, and a pilot study is underway that replaces everyone’s favorite anachronism with something a little more 21st-century: giant touchscreens. According the NY Post, the city will unveil 250 revamped phone booths next month that have been revamped with 32-inch touchable displays. These access points would be set up for Skype and other video services, email, wi-fi access, and *11 numbers.
It’s ambitious, and depending on the execution could be a big step forward for public communication points. On the other hand, city dwellers are likely to be skeptical of the devices; smartphone owners will find no use for them, and pay phone users won’t know what to make of them. Are they really going to Skype their dealer?
I kid, but it really is kind of a strange proposition. These enormous screens (32 inches is quite large for a phone booth) will of course make whatever one is doing very public, though they helpfully double as ad screens when not in use. And part of the draw of payphones is the simplicity of their operation. You put in your money, you dial your number, and that’s that. Replacing a system that has the familiarity of decades is no simple task, and this huge screen might be overshooting the mark.
On the other hand, it could also be a great method to provide public wi-fi and information about local businesses — like London’s Smart Bins.” Tourists will almost certainly find them useful. And the smaller 22-inch subway ones will be helpful for navigating the city and announcing trains. But who is the average user of pay phones, and will they find this new system useful? Details are scarce now and only seeing and trying the new booths will tell.
The booths are being installed at no cost to the city, and after the pilot program, 36 percent of ad revenue will be handed over to them. And don’t worry, the screens are waterproof and dustproof, and will be cleaned regularly. No word on whether they’re hack-proof, however, though I can guess.
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Anonymous DDOS participants tricked into installing Zeus trojan, says Symantec
Author: Eric Moss
The hacker group Anonymous has been quite busy as of late, claiming responsibility for takedowns of the Department of Justice and numerous record label sites in support of file-sharing site Megaupload, as well as hacking emails and passwords of Syrian government officials. According to Symantec, however, participants in the group’s DDOS attacks may have opened themselves up to being compromised. The security firm explains that on January 20th — the day Megaupload co-founder Kim Dotcom was arrested — links to the Slowloris DDOS tool were changed on a frequently-shared Anonymous how-to guide. A second guide was also posted to Pastebin with the same link, which led to a trojanized copy that installed the Zeus trojan on users’ systems….
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No Comments »Samsung reportedly installing keylogger software on laptops (update: nope)
Author: Jon Mitchell
We’ll start by saying that we’ve reached out to Samsung for a response here, but as of now, no reply has been given — neither a confirmation nor a refusal of truth. Why bother mentioning that? If this here story proves true, Sammy could have a serious problem on its hands — a problem that’ll definitely start with a rash of negative PR, and a quandary that could very well end the outfit up in the courtroom. According to a report by Mohamed Hassan over at Network World, Samsung allegedly took the initiative to install a keylogger into his recently purchased R525 and R540 laptops. The app was noticed right away after a security scan on both systems, with StarLogger popping up with the c:\windows\SL directory. Where things really get strange is on the support line; reportedly, a supervisor informed Mr. Hassan (after an earlier denial) that the company did indeed install the software at the factory in order to “monitor the performance of the machine and to find out how it is being used.” Unfortunately, it’s difficult to say if this is a widespread issue, or if the tale is entirely correct, but we get the feeling that Samsung will have little choice but to respond in some form or fashion here shortly. Naturally, we’ll keep you abreast of the situation — meanwhile, you may want to reconsider that hate-filled comment you’re about to bang out on your Samsung laptop, and instead, feast your eyes on the video just past the break.
Update: Kudos to Samsung for hitting this head-on. An hour after we inquired for comment, a company spokesperson tossed over this official quote: “Samsung takes Mr. Hassan’s claims very seriously. After learning of the original post this morning on NetworkWorld.com, we launched an internal investigation into this issue. We will provide further information as soon as it is available.”
Update 2: Samsung’s official Korean language blog, Samsung Tomorrow, has a posted an update calling the findings false. According to Samsung, the confusion arose when the VIPRE security software mistakenly identified Microsoft’s Slovene language folder (“SL”) as Starlogger, which Sammy was able to recreate from an empty c:\windows\SL folder (see image above). So yeah, move along, it’s much ado about nothing — the R525 and R540 laptops are perfectly safe.
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Samsung Reportedly Installing Keyloggers On Its Laptops
Author: Randy Miller
This is… potentially disturbing. Mohamed Hassan recently purchased a brand-new Samsung laptop, an R525. As part of his normal setup procedure, he ran a complete scan with security software and found a keylogger installed in the Windows directory. Now, Samsung wouldn’t be the first company to accidentally ship infected computers — Asus had such a disaster back in 2008.
Thinking this might be the case, Hassan removed the keylogger (Star Logger in C:\Windows\SL) and went about his business. But after an issue with the display driver a short time later, he returned the laptop and picked up a higher-end R540. Lo and behold, on running his security scan, Star Logger was found yet again!
This isn’t some system failure logging utility, by the way. It’s a full-blown keylogger that records every key press.
I’ll let Hassan tell the story here:
On March 1, 2011, I called and logged incident 2101163379 with Samsung Support (SS). First, as Sony BMG did six years ago, the SS personnel denied the presence of such software on its laptops. After having been informed of the two models where the software was found and the location, SS changed its story by referring the author to Microsoft since “all Samsung did was to manufacture the hardware.” When told that did not make sense, SS personnel relented and escalated the incident to one of the support supervisors.
The supervisor who spoke with me was not sure how this software ended up in the new laptop thus put me on hold. He confirmed that yes, Samsung did knowingly put this software on the laptop to, as he put it, “monitor the performance of the machine and to find out how it is being used.”
So. After denying the software existed, then saying that they just make the laptops, they finally acknowledge that yes, Samsung installs malicious software on their own laptops in order to record user behavior.
I don’t think I need to go into the specifics of why this is a shocking breach of trust and presumably illegal as well. We’ll keep an eye out for further developments, but in the meantime, if you have a Samsung laptop, look in C:\Windows for a \SL directory. If you see one, contact Samsung and get mad. This is totally unacceptable and hopefully we’ll get some satisfaction from Samsung on this point soon. I just don’t understand how they could think this was even close to okay, and even after justifying it, how it could possibly escape detection.
Mohamed Hassan and his collaborator Mich Kabay at Network World have contacted Samsung several times for comment, but have received no response so far. I look forward to their answer.
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Installing Windows 7
Author: Buck Howard
anthonyblando.com Installing Microsoft Windows 7 RC First of all the why would you want to do this? There are a couple reasons. 1.Hardware and software are becoming more sophisticated so in order to stay in front of the curve you should know what technologies are available. 2.Increase productivity – people often forget that increasing production is the main reason that they invest in technology to begin with. 3.Its Free for 13 months. (I like free). 4.Vista is an abomination. Well maybe it’s not that bad but certainly 7 is a lot faster and a lot better. 5.You can always go back to XP or Vista if it does not work for you. Very little risk. Check if it will run on your system: A PC for testing with these system requirements: o1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor o1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit) o16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit) oDirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor: Not a bad idea to run this on your current system: www.microsoft.com Here’s what you’ll need: 1. DVD burner 2.Blank DVD 3.ISO burning software. download.cnet.com 4.Partitioning software: you do not need to partition. (www.partition-tool.com ) And in fact I set off for partitions in this demonstration but you can get away with one or none 5.Microsoft Windows live account 6.Download of Windows 7 RC 7. External hard drive for backup, or something comparable. Step one: Get everything backed up. This is a great time to take …
