Weekend open forum: what is your favorite video game franchise?

I've seen a number of franchise partners come and go since I started playing video games 25 years ago. Regardless of genre there's no shortage of franchisees, was that over the years with many life on stellar today by a number of sequels and reboots.

Some of my all-time include Favorites twisted metal, Metroid, Mega Man, the legend of Zelda, need for speed, resident evil, Mortal Kombat, to name a few street fighter and Sonic the Hedgehog, only a few. I have played some of the as well as the newer franchises such as Tomb Raider, battlefield and call of duty, but there is just something about the nostalgia for classic title that attracts me.

We want to know with this week open forum, what is your favorite video game franchise. Prefer classics like Mario and final fantasy, or are more in recent hits such as Halo, God of war and StarCraft?

Weekend tech reading: LivingSocial hacked, cheap Android-Intel laptops, can Google predict the stock market?

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Google search terms can predict the stock market By using Google trends, which tracks the frequency particular search terms are entered into Google over time, scientists have found seasonal patterns, for example, in searches for information about mental illnesses and detected a link between searching behavior and a country's GDP. Smithsonian

Study: 45 percent of Bitcoin exchanges end up closing A study of the Bitcoin exchange industry has found that 45 percent of exchanges fail, taking their users' money with them. Those that survive are the ones that handle the most traffic – but they are so the exchanges that suffer the greatest number of cyber attacks. Wired

'Wintel' on the wane: Intel goes Google Expect to see Intel-based Android laptops and hybrids priced between, let's say, $200 to $500 in the coming months. (Likely, at first, from companies such as erstwhile NetBook vendors Asus and Acer.) CNET

LivingSocial hacked: information of 50 million users exposed According to an internal email from LivingSocial CEO Tim O'Reilly Shaughnessy obtained by AllThingsD.com, the attackers were able to access informing including names, email addresses, date of birth for some users, and passwords, which fortunately were hashed and salted. Security week

CD project decide there's "no place" for multiplayer in the Witcher 3 "There's no place for multiplayer in so strongly a story-driven game as the Witcher of 3. we want to focus on the single player experience, delivering more than 100 hours of truly immersive gameplay." Eurogamer

Researchers call out Twitter celebrities with suspicious followings In a follow-up to their earlier report, two Italian security researchers, Andrea Stroppa and Carlo De Micheli, call out Twitter account that added or lost a large number of followers in one day. Their list includes brands like Pepsi, Mercedes-Benz and Louis Vuitton; used to like Newt Gingrich, representative Jared Polis and Dmitri Medvedev, the Russian prime minister; and the rapper 50 cent and Sean Combs, known as Diddy. NY Times

Dutchman arrested over huge web attackSpanish police have arrested a Dutchman suspected of being behind one of the biggest ever web attacks. The attack bombarded the sites of anti-junk mail outfit Spamhaus with huge amounts of data in to attempt to knock them offline. BBC

Ubisoft shows off Assassin's creed: Black Flag and far cry 3: blood Dragon Ubisoft has been busy releasing videos that show impatient gamers teasers for its upcoming titles.  The company has released a trailer for something called the watch, which appears to be a fan portal for Assassin's creed 4: Black Flag. The trailer suggests that anyone that doesn't get the watch will be missing out on a lot of stuff. It will let players take on extra challenges and has plenty of opportunity for acquiring bragging rights. The Inquirer

White House launches official Tumblr page via Twitter

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President Obama and his administration launched on official Tumblr page for the White House earlier today. The presence on Tumblr further bolsters the administration's presence on social media which includes a Facebook account, Twitter account, YouTube channel and a Pinterest page.

The page what first announced on Twitter with the promise of GIFs. In the inaugural post on the White House's Tumblr page, the author noted that great things happen at the White House every day and sharing that stuff with the public is one of the best parts of working there.

The plan with Tumblr is to post things like the best quotes from President Obama, video of young scientists visiting the White House for science fairs or pictures of adorable moments with presidential dog Bo. All of this is in addition to some wonky charts, the post noted.

All of that aside, the post points out that the Tumblr page is about the public as Obama is committed to making his administration the most open and accessible in history. To that end, the post invites people to share questions they may have for the White House, stories of what things like immigration means to you or simply ways to improve their Tumblr page.

Given the number of social networks the administration is already a part of it'll be curious to see how this new outlet plays alongside the others. The Tumblr page play host to original content will or will it just be the same old regurgitated material found on Facebook and Twitter?

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 angekündigt, sieht unheimlich vertraut

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Samsung hat heute bekannt gegeben, seine bevorstehende nächste Iteration von Galaxy Tab 3, das Unternehmen Galaxy Registerkarte Geräte. Laut Samsung wird die Tablette mit einem sieben-Zoll-Display, ähnlich wie sein Vorgänger ausgestattet sein; das Gerät wird jedoch eine dünnere Lünette und beefier Interna Funktion. Leider keine Informationen über Preise oder Start Termine wurden bereitgestellt noch.

Im Inneren finden Verbraucher ein 1,2 GHz Dual-Core APU gepaart mit 1 GB RAM und ein 4.000-mAh-Akku. Verbraucher haben die Wahl zwischen ein paar verschiedene Modelle auch: Wi-Fi-only und 3 G-Versionen ausgeliefert mit 8GB oder 16GB interner Speicher. Natürlich es einen Steckplatz für MicroSD (max. 64 GB) allerdings für jeden, der in dem Wunsch mehr Platz Haus.

Näher an die Oberfläche kommen die Galaxy-Tab-3 mit einer etwas langweiligen 1024 x 600 Anzeige (ca. 169 PPI). Das Tablet sieht auch unheimlich ähnlich wie Samsungs kürzlich veröffentlichten Galaxy S4 (Rezension) Smartphone--nur ein wenig größer 7,4 Zoll hoch, 4.37-Zoll breit und 0,39 dick. Das Galaxy-Tab-3 ist auch über zweimal das Gewicht der S4--10,7 oz gegenüber 5,6 oz.

Zwei Elemente, die nicht geändert werden seine vorne und hinten gerichteten Kameras, welche Funktion die gleichen 1.3 und 3,0 Megapixel-Angaben auf seinem Vorgänger gefunden.

Samsungs öffentliche Ankündigung eine kommende Galaxy-Tab-3 folgt eine Flut von anderen Galaxy-Familie-Gerüchte, vor allem eine robuste Line-up von Tabletten, ein "Mini" Smartphone Galaxy S3 und Pläne für eine ziemlich große "Mega" Galaxy-Smartphone sowie. Gerüchte über das Galaxy-Tab-3, nicht aber natürlich ganz korrekt gewesen.

Eine vollständige Liste der Spezifikationen finden Sie auf Samsungs Website.

Microsoft's new Windows phone ad has almost everyone fighting

Microsoft is constantly trying to push their mobile operating system into the hands of consumers, but so far the acceptance of Windows phones was not that great. If you add both versions 7 and 8 into the equation, the US market share according to the market research and monitoring company contains the platform only 4.1 per cent Kantar Worldpanel. This is only a 1.4 percent-gain from the same time last year.

Today released a new ad Microsoft specifically addresses the Lumia-920, in promoting its mobile operating system. This is reasonable when you consider, Nokia is their flagship partner and the most popular Windows phone device remains the 920. According to a report by BetaNews quoted Lumia series sales hit a record high last quarter, but Nokia is still struggling to Smartphone buyers, which in some markets to convince.

In particular the company saw a 33 percent previous year sales decline in the United States. The Finnish company and other manufacturers Windows phone discover that they have still much to do.

Microsoft is hoping that its latest campaign will help with picking up the lagging U.S. sales. The commercial itself shows a wedding, in which the amount of half and half is divided between iPhone and Android users. The situation quickly gets heated and insults fly through startup space, until the wedding in total chaos is driven.

You can take embedded above a look on the commercial even in the video. As the Lumia-920 device promotes it, hardware specifications include a 4.5-inch screen size 32 GB of internal memory with 1 GB of RAM, a 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with 3, 264 x 2 448 pixels with LED Flash, Bluetooth 4.0, an NFC chip and 2, 000mAh battery. The phone is in the colors black, gray, red, yellow and white.

Oper Klage sagt, dass ehemaliger Mitarbeiter Betriebsgeheimnisse zu Mozilla nahm

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Browser maker Opera has filed a lawsuit against a former employee, alleging he shared trade secrets with rival Mozilla. Designer and musician Trond Werner Hansen is on the hook for 20 million Norwegian krone, or about $3.4 million in damages, according to a report from TLW.
Hansen worked with Mozilla as recently as last year when he helped design and develop a prototype browser for the iPad under the codename junior. As evidence, Opera highlighted a video of Hansen speaking about the project with Firefox product design lead Alex Limi. it's not so much what Hansen discusses in the video that got them upset but rather what Limi what showing – innovations that Opera what or still is working on.
Opera's lawyer, Bing Hodneland Advokatselskap partner Ole E. Tokvam, said in a note to TNW that the dispute is pending before the courts and as such, they choose not to comment on the case in detail. That said, they did confirm that Hansen what a former employee and consultant at Opera and that they are of the opinion that Hansen acted contrary to his contractual and other legal obligations towards Opera, as well as the duty of loyalty and his to the confidentiality obligations.
Hansen what employed by Opera from 1999 through 2000 and again as a consultant from 2009 to 2010 he is reportedly responsible for a number of early browser innovations that first came to light in Opera software such as speed dial, tabbed browsing, integrated search and mouse gestures.