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You can now control Assassin’s Creed with your eyes

Feb05
by on February 5, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Ass, Assassin's Creed, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches, Tobii, Ubisoft

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If you play latest instalment of the Assassin’s Creed franchise on PC, you’ll get the option of controlling it in a new way – with your eyes. Ubisoft has partnered with Tobii Tech, to incorporate eye-tracking into Assassin’s Creed Rogue.  To take advantage of the option, you’ll need to buy a SteelSeries Sentry gaming eye tracker for $200. The good news is you’ll get Assassin’s Creed Rogue bundled in for free when it ships in March. Introducing eye-tracking into the mix doesn’t mean keyboard and mouse control are out. Instead, it means the player’s gaze and that of the game’s protagonist Shay Patrick Cormac are the same. Where you…

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Obama’s cybersecurity advisor calls Anthem hack ‘quite concerning,’ masters understatement

Feb05
by on February 5, 2015 at 4:13 pm
Posted In: Anthem, Around the Web, Hacking, Insider

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President Obama’s cybersecurity advisor, Michael Daniel, has called the attack on Anthem, the US’s second largest health insurer, “quite concerning,” reports Reuters. Speaking at a seminar organized by Bloomberg Government, he said: “Obviously it’s quite concerning that we would have yet another intrusion of this size. It’s particularly disturbing especially when it hits that many people.” Daniel, who is Cybersecurity Coordinator in the Executive Office of the President, went on to advise those affected to change their passwords and monitor their credit scores. He declined to comment further on the breach, which is being investigated by the FBI. Last month, President Obama proposed a…

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Obama’s cybersecurity advisor calls Anthem hack ‘quite concerning,’ masters understatement

Feb05
by on February 5, 2015 at 4:13 pm
Posted In: Anthem, Around the Web, cybersecurity, Hacking, Insider

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President Obama’s cybersecurity advisor, Michael Daniel, has called the attack on Anthem, the US’s second largest health insurer, “quite concerning,” reports Reuters. Speaking at a seminar organized by Bloomberg Government, he said: “Obviously it’s quite concerning that we would have yet another intrusion of this size. It’s particularly disturbing especially when it hits that many people.” Daniel, who is Cybersecurity Coordinator in the Executive Office of the President, went on to advise those affected to change their passwords and monitor their credit scores. He declined to comment further on the breach, which is being investigated by the FBI. Last month, President Obama proposed a…

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TweetDeck now supports animated GIFs

Feb05
by on February 5, 2015 at 3:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

TweetDeck can be an useful way of keeping track of multiple Twitter accounts and everything that’s going on in the social network, but it lacks some of the functionality of the regular Twitter stream. One of those missing feature was animated GIFs, but no longer. Now when a GIF shows up in your TweetDeck feed, you’ll see it embedded as an MP4 video, just as you do when using Twitter’s Web client. We're excited to announce you can now view GIFs in TweetDeck. pic.twitter.com/fcSkZoDydI — TweetDeck (@TweetDeck) February 5, 2015 It’s a small change, but should save you some time by…

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Get Early Access to TNW Index by Becoming a Curator

Feb05
by on February 5, 2015 at 2:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, beta, Curators, early access, Insider, TNWIndex, Voice

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Last month we unveiled our new secret weapon, TNW Index, here on The Next Web. In case you missed it, Index is our social database that can be used to track the news and activity of companies, cities, and markets that you are interested in. What started as a tool for our editors now offers everything you need to stay up-to-date – whether you’re a founder, investor, blogger or just a startup enthusiast. That reveal was also just a teaser for a product that is currently in closely guarded beta. If your interest was piqued and the question “What is…

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