Blizzard network's security 'compromised'

The creators of World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo games, Blizzard Entertainment have issued a worrying statement regarding a breach in their networks which 'might' have compromised the security of their user's passwords and other sensitive details.

The actual word of 'hacked' wasn't really used in the official press release but things did look pretty worrying.

“This week our security team found an unauthorized and illegal access into our internal network here at Blizzard. We quickly took steps to close off this access and began working with law enforcement and security experts to investigate what happened”.

Looks like they do have taken back control of the situation but it's always a good thing to change your password  after such an event. The company was also quick to say that financial information of their user-base wasn't infected, like credit card details and security numbers. 

The attack was specific on the email addresses of Battle.net users from the North American region. 

Blizzard has formally apologized for this breach and has assured their users that their accounts are safe. The recommendation to change passwords is a safety precaution. 

Source

Read More

First 3D images of Mars from Curiosity Rover!

Get your 3D glasses ready, because NASA has just released the first 3D images of the Mars landscape from it's Curiosity rover.

Copyright NASA

The mars rover has also sent out other very clear pictures this time, which show the barren landscape of the martian planet. The pictures before this had all been covered with a lot of dust on the cameras. That apparently has been fixed now.

These pictures are the first in dozen of planned uploads that NASA intends while the Mars rover continues to explore the planet surface. A total of 17 cameras will gradually be activated on the rover, thus revealing a lot more detail and various camera angles over time. However, it will take a few weeks for the robot to actually move around and explore.

Copright NASA

People interested in more pictures will have to wait a few days. But the good news is that the robot is 'top condition' after it's landing and scientists at NASA are optimistic about its health and overall structure.

Read More

Doctor Who Series 7 Official Trailer: It's Here!

The long awaited trailer for the brand new series 7 of Doctor Who is here!. The BBC has released the trailer approximately a month before the first episode titled 'Asylum of the Daleks' hit the TV screens all across UK and US.

The trailer is too epic for words. It shows The Doctor travelling around alone before re-connecting with the Ponds (Amy and Rory). We can see the Wild West, Space Ships, lots of Daleks and... Dinosaurs, in a space ship!

Stefen Moffat (executive producer) has definitely outdone himself this time. This series promises to be the best one yet and of course the last one for Amy and Rory Pond.

Right then, here's the trailer. Enjoy!

Read More

X-Men new movie: Title and Plot released!

If you loved the X-Men: First Class installment, then you will love what's coming next...

Yes, plans are all set for yet another prequel to the X-Men story-line. This time, they've named it X-Men: Day of Future Past.

Rumors suggest that the story-line will be based on the character of Kitty Pride (Ellen Page) who transfers her abilities to her past self so she can save the mutants from the mutant enemies.

Further details about the plot and characters are still very sketchy, and rightly so as the directors don't want to spoil the fun for everyone. But they did inform everyone that shooting for the new movie is expected to start in January 2013 with actors like Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, Michael Fassbender, Zoe Kravitz, James McAvoy and Nicholas Holt, who will be continuing to play their respective characters from First Class.

So who's excited about the new movie? Did you enjoy the previous installments?

Read More

How To: Enable your PC to speak as you type!

Are you bored enough that you would want your PC to have the ability to speak?

Yes its possible, we're not joking! It's actually pretty simple. Anything you type in your PC, it will say it back to you. You can enable this option for fun, and maybe prank your friends or impress a fellow geek....

Think of it as a text-to-speech converter, and what's more: It's free!

Okay, so here's how it goes. You need to create a simple script. Open up a blank notepad file.

Copy the following code (as it is) into that blank notepad file.

Dim message, sapi

message=InputBox("What do you want me to say?","Speak to Me")

Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")

sapi.Speak message

Now here's the important part. Click on File, and then 'Save as'. Look below at the filename and make sure it ends with a '.vbs' extension.

You will need to replace the '.txt' extension with a '.vbs' extension. Simple!

Now, just double click on the new file that's been created, and type in whatever you want your PC to say!

Read More

The Hobbit movie might be a trilogy - Peter Jackson

The Comic-Con 2012 convention was all abuzz with the upcoming 'The Hobbit' movie and literally everyone was anxious to know the details about it.

Fans were slightly disappointed to learn that Peter Jackson intends to release the movie sometime in 2013, but there was also the news of 'The Hobbit' actually being extended to a Trilogy!

The news has now been confirmed by many credible news portals. It makes one think about how exactly Peter Jackson will 'extend' the story-line of a single book into three separate movies.

Some critics are already saying that the decision of making the movie into a trilogy could prove disastrous and Peter Jackson won't be able to keep the audience engaged. However, one should also remember Mr. Jackson's huge collection of extra notes and information about the Lord Of The Rings mythology. He'll definitely be digging up some amazing stories to tell.

Let's hope the trilogy is as good as the previous LOTR blockbuster hits!

Read More

The evolution of Gotham City's Villains

The Dark Knight Rises is the most talked about movie this summer, with Batman featuring in what is expected to be his last stand off with the bad guys. The latest movie includes Batman fighting the ever so evil Bane alongside his partner Cat-woman.

So what about the baddies? We don't talk about them much. Every villain has a back story and every one of them must have been good at some point in time.

A great info-graphic shows the step by step evolution of Gotham City's most badass villains. The visualization starts from 1940 up to the present day scenario.

Here's the complete interactive info-graphic.

Read More