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1) Valve reveals haptic game controller
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24304272#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
27 September 2013 Last updated at 13:35 ET
The controller has two trackpads that provide haptic feedback
Games developer and publisher Valve has shown off its Steam Controller, the final part of its strategy to bring its PC-based platform to the living room.
The controller offers two trackpads which provide "haptic" feedback capable of delivering various physical sensations to the player.
Valve said it offers a better way to play games that have traditionally been controlled with a keyboard and mouse.
Gamers have been invited test the device before it goes on sale in 2014.
"Traditional gamepads force us to accept compromises," the company said via its announcement page.
"We've made it a goal to improve upon the resolution and fidelity of input that's possible with those devices.
"The Steam controller offers a new and, we believe, vastly superior control scheme, all while enabling you [...]
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2) Microsoft boss cries at send-off
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24301733#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
27 September 2013 Last updated at 09:54 ET
Mr Ballmer will retire within the next year
Departing Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer has hosted his last company meeting - bidding a tearful farewell to employees he has worked with for 33 years.
The 57-year-old danced to Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', and declared that the company would "change the world again".
More than 13,000 Microsoft employees had queued to be a part of the annual company-wide event.
The firm has not yet announced a replacement chief executive.
Mr Ballmer will retire within the next year and will leave the company in a strategically precarious position as it looks to claw back lost ground in the mobile sector.
While at the helm, he became known for his vigorous and enthusiastic presentations in which he would routinely declare his love for Microsoft and its products.
Dirty Dancing
Microsoft staff took to [...]
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3) Yelp says quarter of reviews 'fake'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24299742#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
27 September 2013 Last updated at 10:35 ET
Directory and review site Yelp was founded in 2004
Yelp, the online directory and consumer review site, has confirmed that a quarter of the reviews it receives are fake, as evidence grows of widespread attempts to skew consumers' opinions.
Yelp says its automated review filter now "suppresses around 25%" of "suspicious" reviews it receives.
"Any that are fake will be swiftly filtered out," a Yelp spokesman said.
Last week New York authorities fined 19 firms a total of $350,000 (£218,500) for posting fake reviews on websites.
In a year-long sting operation, the city's attorney-general's office set up a fake yogurt shop in Brooklyn and asked for help from firms offering search engine optimisation (SEO) services that can help boost companies' online presence.
Some of these firms created online profiles and then paid for reviews from freelance [...]
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4) Electronic Arts cans football game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24297615#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
27 September 2013 Last updated at 06:42 ET
EA says the decision to stop producing the game was "profoundly disappointing"
Electronic Arts, the US games maker, says it is cancelling its college football game next year amid legal disputes over players' image rights.
The company said it was "evaluating our plan for the future of the franchise".
Student players have been seeking a share of National Collegiate Athletic Association revenues after their likenesses were used in the game.
In May, a court upheld the right of Ryan Hart, a former college player, to sue.
Mr Hart has sued for damages, saying EA should have sought his permission before using his likeness in three versions of the popular game published between 2004 and 2006.
The appeal court decided EA did not do enough to "sufficiently transform" the virtual version of the player.
Compensation
Samuel Keller, another former college [...]
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5) Miss Teen USA webcam hacker charged
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/24303512#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A 19-year-old student has been charged with hacking Miss Teen USA's webcam.
Jader James Abrahams is charged with trying to blackmail Cassidy Wolf into sending him nude photos.
He surrendered to FBI agents and faces up to two years in prison, said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller.
Last month, Ms Wolf told NBC's Today show that she had received an anonymous email in which the sender claimed to have stolen images from the beauty queen's computer camera.
The sender of the email threatened to make the images public unless she would provide nude pictures of herself, Eimiller said.
Ms Wolf, 19, was crowned Miss Teen USA in August.
Abrahams is accused of using malicious software to remotely operate webcams to get nude photos and videos of at least seven women as they changed clothes.
Some of these women he knew personally and others he found by hacking Facebook pages.
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