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Video game ratings are being made “Simpler and stronger” according to UK government.

The system by which video games are rated in the UK is to be made “simpler and stronger”, the government has said.

Games will now be rated by the Video Standards Council in line with Europe-wide guidelines.

Previously, additional ratings were decided upon by the British Board of Film Classification.

The new system means for the first time that anybody selling a 12-rated game to a child under that age could face jail time, but does not apply to games bought online.

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By Robbie Ferguson – 2012/05/15

Scott Thompson lied on his resumé to become the CEO of Yahoo! and it got him fired.

In January, Yahoo named Scott Thompson, the president of PayPal, as its new head.

But investment firm Third Point discovered that Mr Thompson did not hold a degree in computer science as had been claimed.

Thompson apologised to staff in a memo on Monday, but made no mention of why his biography had listed the degree he had not received.

Yahoo has acknowledged the “inadvertent error” and has said it will conduct a review, and fired him as CEO Sunday.

Ross Levinsohn, a 48-year-old executive who oversees Yahoo’s media and advertising services, is taking over as interim CEO.

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By Robbie Ferguson – 2012/05/15

Facebook is launching its own app store.

Facebook has launched its own app store to promote mobile programs that operate using the social network.

The company said the App Center will become the “new, central place to find great apps like Draw Something” and other titles.

Developers will have the ability to charge a fee for apps sold in the store in the near future, Facebook said.

The announcement came as Facebook admitted growth in mobile use could hurt future advertising revenue.

The App Center is expected to be rolled out globally in “the coming weeks”, said Facebook’s Aaron Brady in a post on the network’s developer blog.

Only apps which make use of Facebook’s log-in system Connect are eligible to be included in the store.

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By Robbie Ferguson – 2012/05/15

New software is designed to disrupt torrent peer-to-peer networks in an effort to stop piracy.

A Russian company has developed software it says can disrupt and prevent people from downloading pirated content.

Pirate Pay has been backed by Microsoft and has so far worked with Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures to stop “thousands” of downloads.

The tool poses as real bit torrent users but then “confuses” peer-to-peer networks, causing disconnections.

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By Robbie Ferguson – 2012/05/15

A new retinal implant could help blind patients see, without batteries.

A retinal implant – or bionic eye – which is powered by light has been invented by scientists at Stanford University in California.

Implants currently used in patients need to be powered by a battery.

The new device, described in the journal Nature Photonics, uses a special pair of glasses to beam near infrared light into the eye.

This powers the implant and sends the information which could help a patient see.

Retinal implants stimulate the nerves in the back of the eye, which has helped some patients to see.

Early results of a trial in the UK show that two men have gone from being totally blind to being able to perceive light and even some shapes.

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By Robbie Ferguson – 2012/05/15

Google has received approval to start driving self-controlled cars in Nevada.

Having trouble getting your driver’s license?  No problem!  Just get your car to take the test.

No joke, Nevada has become the first state in America to allow vehicles to apply for their own driving licences.

Car manufacturers have been working on taking human error out of driving for more than a decade with innovations such as lane departure warning, self applying brakes and cars which park themselves.

Google, however, has come up with the ultimate version of cruise control, by removing the driver completely with the help of video cameras, lasers and radar sensors.

It relies on mapping which is created by Google’s own staff who pre-drive the route filling in the location of lane markings and road signs.

Despite being controlled by a computer, a driver will still need to sit in the car.

Google embarked on an extensive testing programme of the cars, and has now secured the approval of Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles.

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By Robbie Ferguson – 2012/05/08

BBC News – Descriptive camera developed by student Matt Richardson

A camera which produces written descriptions of scenes rather than photographs has been invented by a student in the US.

The device uploads pictures to the web which are described within minutes by users on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk service.

The short description is then sent back to the camera and printed.

It was developed by Matt Richardson, an Interactive Communications graduate student at New York University.

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By Robbie Ferguson – 2012/05/01

The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK ISPs.

File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled.

The Swedish website hosts links to download mostly pirated free music and video.

Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media must all prevent their users from accessing the site.

via BBC News – The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK ISPs, court rules.

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By Robbie Ferguson – 2012/05/01

Microsoft has pushed out a fix for a serious Hotmail password bug.

Microsoft has rushed out a fix for a serious bug in its Hotmail webmail services.

The bug allowed a hacker to reset the password for a Hotmail account, locking out its owner and giving the attacker access to the inbox.

The fix was put together because the bug was starting to be actively exploited online.

One security news site reported that some hackers were offering to hack Hotmail accounts for $20 (£12).

Computer security researchers discovered the vulnerability in early April and told Microsoft about it soon afterwards. The bug revolved around the way Hotmail handles the data that must pass back and forth when a user wants to reset their password.

via BBC News – Quick fix for Hotmail password bug.

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By Robbie Ferguson – 2012/04/30

China has launchee two more Beidou navigation satellites.

China has moved a step closer to completing its own navigation and positioning satellite network with the launch of two more navigation satellites.

It brings the Beidou system, which became operational with coverage of China last December, to 13 satellites.

To have global coverage, the country eventually aims to have 35 satellites in orbit by 2020.

China hopes that Beidou will wean it off the US Global Positioning System.

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By Robbie Ferguson – 2012/04/30