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Global payments company Visa has said that customers need not automatically cancel their cards, but should remain vigilant for the time being. Concerned cardholders should keep a close eye on their accounts and report any unusual or unexpected activity to their issuing bank," a statement issued to MCV reads. "Cardholders …

GAME group’s executive officer Ian Shepherd has identified online as the key to a return to growth for the chain. "We know that customers are shopping across multiple channels, and placing equal importance on their experiences online, on mobile platforms and in stores," he stated. "We have an opportunity to …

Studio expects a 5-10 per cent drop in business even after service comes back online

A US senator has written directly to Sony Computer Entertainment America’s Jack Tretton about the troubles surrounding PlayStation Network. Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal declared that the incident raises concerns of data privacy, identity theft, and other misuse of sensitive personal and financial data, such as names, email addresses, and credit …

A new strategic collaboration between Nokia and Accenture has seen the mobile firm move its software activities and 3,000 employees to a new partner. It’s another dramatic twist in the story of Symbian, which was originally co-owned by a group of handset makers, then went open source in the sole …

An all-star cast has been announced for the Zombies content in Call of Duty: Black Ops’ upcoming Escalation DLC. The new zombie level is titled Call of the Dead and will feature characters voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Robert England (Nightmare on Elm Street, Michael Rooker …

'Possible phishing attempts' suspected on Xbox Live, company claims

The UK media has gone big on Sony’s PSN admission this morning, creating a nightmare morning for the platform holder. National paper Metro has lead with the story on its front page this morning (pictured) with the headline ‘Panic Stations’. The story is currently lead on The Telegraph’s website, while …

The biggest challenge for Nintendo and the 3DS was always going to be advertising a feature that can’t be shown via traditional mediums. And that’s exactly what Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has blamed for what he describes as lower than expected sales of the device. "Nintendo 3DS has not been …

With the catastrophic security failure that has blighted PSN all over the national press this morning, Sony has attempted to address the main criticism currently being thrown its way – why did it wait six days to inform customers? "There’s a difference in timing between when we identified there was …