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You can finally play SimCity offline

Mar18
by on March 18, 2014 at 2:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Updates

It would seem the great SimCity saga is coming to a close. After the game was plagued with connectivity problems at launch, developer Maxis is today introducing one of its most requested features: Offline play. That means more than 12 months since its launch on Windows, you can start a single-player campaign and tinker with your city offline. Save files can be reloaded at any time and you won’t have to worry about your archaic metropolis being affected by neighboring players. It’s also possible to disable autosaves, if you want the ability to pick up your progress from a specific…

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Operation Windigo: 10,000 infected Linux servers redirecting half a million visitors to malware every day

Mar18
by on March 18, 2014 at 2:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Security firm ESET today published a technical analysis on Linux/Ebury, an OpenSSH backdoor and credential stealer the company discovered last month. Over the last few weeks, thousands of victims have been notified that their servers were infected, and the details being released today are in an effort to raise further awareness. Dubbed Operation Windigo, the scheme runs on an infrastructure entirely hosted on compromised computers: 25,000 Linux servers in total over the last two years, with over 10,000 still infected today. The number is significant, as ESET points out, if you remember each of these systems has access to significant…

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Google captures Hokkaido, Japan in the depth of winter with 360-degree Street View photos

Mar18
by on March 18, 2014 at 1:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Product Updates

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Google took a three-day trip to Hokkaido last month to capture Japan’s snow-capped and northernmost island with some beautiful, panoramic 360-degree Street View photographs. The expedition was broken down into a few different legs, which included carving a path through the icy Sea of Okhotsk, dog sledding through the tranquil snow fields and investigating Lake Shikaribetsu, which had frozen over and created a foundation for a small, man-made ice chapel. All of the photos are available right now on Google Maps Views, and have been split into collections based on the area of Hokkaido being depicted. The company has also…

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Microsoft announces Xbox One coming to 26 new markets in September, bringing total to 39

Mar18
by on March 18, 2014 at 1:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

Microsoft today announced plans to bring its Xbox One console to 26 additional markets in September. The company says it will share more details at the local level “towards the end of April,” but wouldn’t offer more details aside from that. The full list is as follows: Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UAE. Microsoft launched the console on November 22 in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the UK, the US, and…

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Sonos announces a revamped app, with the Android public beta available now

Mar18
by on March 18, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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Sonos has been leading the charge into wireless music for a while now, and its app is a natural companion to its speakers. It lets users stream different music in every room, add songs to the queue from any music service and save as a playlist, as well as customize alarms to wake up to every day. However, we previously noted one major drawback with the Sonos setup — the lack of updates for its mobile controller app — making it look dated and confusing to use at first, since the last visual overhaul was back in 2009. It’s therefore a welcome change for…

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