Isaac BlySamsung's new 'ring' speakers pipe sound in every directionverified_publisherEngadget - Jon FingasSamsung has tackled just about every kind of speaker you can imagine, but it hasn't had an answer to hot-selling 360-degree speakers like the UE Boom. Well, that changes today: the Korean firm has unveiled the WAM6500 and WAM7500, its first compact one-piece speakers to promise room-filling sound. …
Isaac BlyPSN down again for many on Monday eveningverified_publisherVentureBeat - Jeff GrubbYou may run into issues getting online with PlayStation consoles tonight. PlayStation Network is down for a number of people. Gamers have taken to Twitter and other social networks to complain that they cannot sign into their accounts. This comes little more than a day after Sony was able to get its …
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/fbi-briefed-on-alternate-sony-hack-theory-113866.htmlIsaac BlyPOLITICODec 30, 2014
Isaac BlyHow Kim Dotcom (Almost) Saved Christmas From The Lizard Squad [Updated]Forbes - Paul TassiA week ago, I read an article that claimed the infamous Lizard Squad had been dismantled for good, taken down not by the FBI, but by a rival group of "whitehat" hackers, Finest Squad. It's a rather good piece, chronicling how the new group essentially beat the digital vandals at their own game, and …
Isaac BlyPSN is coming back online, Xbox Live is up — and that’s maybe because of Kim Dotcomverified_publisherVentureBeat - Jeff GrubbUpdated on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Pacific with Sony’s comment on the attacks. Xbox Live and PlayStation Network went down yesterday for Christmas, and a group of cyberattackers known as Lizard Squad took credit for the damage. This led hacker-turned-entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to make a peace offering to …
Isaac BlyResolution or frame rate? Consoles need to join PCs and give players a choiceverified_publisherPolygon - Ben KucheraThis generation’s version of the console war may come down to resolution and frame rate, at least if you listen to the endless bickering of fans on either side of the aisle. If a game running in 1080p at 60 fps is the ideal for gaming, the console that can get each game the closest to that ideal on …
