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The Irish arm of telcoms operator O2 has begun censoring websites in the region, with image sharing site Imgur seemingly the first portal identified for blockage. Talk has been rumbling of behind-the-scenes government negotiations regarding the introduction of an official state policy that would see websites accused of hosting malicious …
Read More »Testronic opens new digital media lab
QA and testing firm cuts the tape at Digital Entertainment Test Lab
Read More »Moshi Monsters studio launching new online portal
Mind Candy recruitment posting reveals expansion plans
Read More »MS says no to Xbox web browser
Though to some the omissions of a built-in web browser on Xbox 360 continues to baffle, Microsoft has once again definitively stated that it will not be introducing the feature in any future updates for the console. Instead, it intends to focus on optimising key web experiences through the possible …
Read More »Conduit unveils game-specific API
Web content distribution portal offers new outlet for web-based gaming
Read More »Government cools net disconnection threats
In a lengthy response to a petition calling for Government to abandon Business Secretary Peter Mandelson’s plans to disconnect the internet connections of file-sharers, Number 10 has seemingly confirmed that it is distancing itself from the proposals. Mandelson has previously expressed his approval of France’s controversial three-strikes-an-you’re-out” policy, and last …
Read More »Inside the Unity Web Player
Unityâ??s Thomas Grové walks us through whatâ??s new in the Unity communityâ?¦
Read More »Wii web browser set free
Nintendo has announced that the Wii-specific Opera web browser will from now on be free to download for all owners of the console who are connected to the internet. Until today, anyone not quick enough to grab the download for free in the weeks after its release has faced paying …
Read More »Web games to rule all by 2013?
The rise of the web-based casual (and sometime not so casual) game has certainly been a quick one, but one of the sector’s leading execs believes bigger things lay ahead – indeed, he thinks global dominance is just around the corner. James Currier, the CEO of social games outfit WonderHill …
Read More »ASA bans iPhone ad
Fashionable global technology firm Apple has been forced by UK advertising watchdog the ASA to pull a TV advert for its iPhone that has been found to paint a misleading picture about the speed of the machine’s web browser. CasualGaming.biz has the full story – click here to take a …
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