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Written by stephen
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 11:30 |
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Stepping off a boat in the shoes of illegal immigrant Niko Bellic as he arrives in Liberty City at the start of Grand Theft Auto IV, you can tell immediately that Rockstar North's latest offering is something quite special. Yes, this is another GTA game in which you'll likely spend the bulk of your time stealing cars and gunning down cops and criminals, but it's also much more than that. GTAIV is a game with a compelling and nonlinear storyline, a game with a great protagonist who you can't help but like, and a game that boasts a plethora of online multiplayer features in addition to its lengthy story mode. It's not without some flaws, but GTAIV is undoubtedly the best Grand Theft Auto yet.
One of the many things that set GTAIV apart from its predecessors is Liberty City, which is more convincing as a living, breathing urban environment than anything that you've seen in a game before, and bears little resemblance to its namesake in 2001's GTAIII. Liberty's diverse population believably attempts to go about its daily business, seemingly unaware that several criminal factions are at war in the city. Niko has no such luck. He's compelled to start working for one of the factions shortly after arriving, when he learns that his cousin Roman has some potentially fatal gambling debts. Niko's military experience makes him a useful freelancer for employers in the business of killing each other, and though his reluctance to carry out their orders is often apparent, he does whatever is asked of him in the hope that completing missions for other people will ultimately give him the means to complete his own.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 13 February 2010 13:27 |
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Written by stephen
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 10:46 |
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Enterprise software giant Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Rimini Street, alleging that the little known software support firm stole huge amounts of copyrighted Oracle software and support material. The case has drawn parallels with Oracle's fight with SAP's TomorrowNow business unit, which it also alleges used Oracle customer log-ins to steal copyrighted material.
Rimini Street has vowed to fight the allegations, arguing that the legal action is an attempt by Oracle to limit competition and "market choice for its software licenses". "Rimini Street offers valuable support options at more than a 50 per cent saving compared to Oracle," said chief executive Seth Ravin in a statement.
"Rimini Street's services are enjoyed by hundreds of clients around the world, including Global and Fortune 500 organizations, many government agencies, and small businesses trying to grow and hire new employees in these difficult economic times." Oracle spokeswoman Deborah Hellinger said in a statement: "We are committed to enforcing our intellectual property rights against those who steal or infringe upon them."
The news comes at the end of a busy week for Oracle, in which the firm finally announced the completion of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems and revealed its roadmap for Sun products. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 13 February 2010 13:28 |
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Written by stephen
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 10:45 |
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Google is offering security researchers a cash reward for finding flaws in its Chrome web browser. The company said that it would be doling out payments ranging from $500 to $1337 to developers who find and directly report security holes in the browser. The $1337 amount is an apparent homage to the hacker term '1337' (pronounced "elite".)
The payment system will apply to flaws in the Chromium open source project along with the Chrome browser and bundled components such as Google Gears. In unveiling the campaign on the official Chromium blog, Google Chrome security team member Chris Evans said that the company was looking to bring more third party researchers into its midst.
"Some of the most interesting security bugs we've fixed have been reported by researchers external to the Chromium project," he wrote. "Thanks to the collaborative efforts of these people and others, Chromium security is stronger and our users are safer."
Paying vendors for disclosure of flaws has been a tactic used by both developers and security vendors to encourage not only research, but responsible disclosure. Firms hope that by offering cash rewards, researchers will report flaws to those who will patch them rather than malware writers who pay for new vulnerabilities to exploit.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 13 February 2010 13:28 |
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Windows 7 is not “Vista service pack." Though both of them vista and win 7 share the same core technology but windows 7 is way different than vista. What that means is that Windows 7 is what Vista should have been in the public eye—a solid OS with plenty of modern eye candy that mostly succeeds in taking Windows usability into the 21st century—but it doesn't daringly innovate or push boundaries or smash down walls or whatever verb meets solid object metaphor you want to use, because it had a specific set of obligations to meet, courtesy of its forebear.
If you haven’t tried or used vista before and coming from XP then, Windows 7 will totally feel like a revelation from the glossy future. If you're coming from Vista, you'll definitely say “where are all those bugs”. The first time you touch Aero Peek or use integrated voice recognition or aero shake like features you are bound to be mesmerized. To read more go to www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7 and download 90 days trial of the windows 7 enterprise version.
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