buchner.johannes writes “I was fed up with the general consensus that Linux is oh-so-secure and has no malware. After a week of work, I finished a package of malware for Unix/Linux. Its whole purpose is to help white-hat hackers point out that a Linux system can be turned into a botnet client, by simply downloading [...]

The Australian government’s Classification Board refused classification for THQ and Vogster Entertainment’s CrimeCraft due to in-game “drug use related to incentives or rewards,” effectively banning the gang-based MMO shooter from sale in the country. In CrimeCraft, players create, trade, and consume “Boosts,” fictional drugs that can improve their character’s performance. In the U.S., where the [...]

“He really messed up. He could have done nine months out of a year sentence, and not even in lock up for killing someone. Now he is going to do the remainder of that time in county jail.” Ventura County Sheriff’s spokesman Ross Bonfiglio on the matter of Roger Avary’s jailhouse tweets, previously blogged on [...]

Dean Martin was considered royalty and his ex-wife wants royalties — but according to a new lawsuit, Dean’s estate is allegedly screwing her out of a huge chunk of change.Jeanne Martin — who Dean divorced in the early 70s — filed papers in L.A. …Permalink…[...]
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If you’re a gamer who wants to stay connected to your Xbox LIVE account even while on the go, guess what: there’s an app for that. The 360 Live (warning: iTunes link) application is an iPhone app that lets you perform many of the same social and gamertag management functions as you would be able [...]