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Originally Posted by wraggster

Following last month's acquisition of Whisper Systems, Twitter is open sourcing 'some' of the company's Android security products. First up: TextSecure, a text messaging client that encrypts messages. Souce code is on GitHub now. 'Offering the technology to the community so soon after the acquisition could indicate that Twitter made the acquisition primarily for the developer talent,' writes IDG News Service's Nancy Gohring."

http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12...-security-tech

Originally Posted by wraggster

Huge and not unsurprising install figures for the catch-up TV product.
The Guardian has reported that 500,000 of these downloads were by users who had never installed the app before, which should delight the Beeb.
The launch of apps for iOS this year gave users a more friendly option for viewing (previously the option was a mobile site).
Daniel Danker, the broadcaster's general manager of programmes and on demand, said: "Last week, 20 per cent of all requests on iPhone were

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The "Fenix Rising" map pack for Gears of War 3 will decorate players who are already well-versed in rolling shotguns. The new add-on, due on January 17, 2012, for 800 MSP ($10), adds five new maps, four character skins and "Re-up," the Gears version of Call of Duty's "Prestige." Here, it allows players to rank through level 100 multiple times for "exclusive emblems and weapon

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Speaking on the Call of Duty Elite program, "Roll Call," Infinity Ward community guru Robert Bowling revealed that the first batch of Modern Warfare 3 DLC will be available next month. Specifically, Bowling announced that the "full season of content for Modern Warfare 3 kicks off for Elite subscribers January 24th on Xbox Live." As usual, expect the DLC to remain exclusive to Xbox for some time

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Originally Posted by wraggster

It's no secret that EA has a lot riding on the success of Star Wars: The Old Republic. What is a secret, however, is just how big a risk the recently launched MMO poses for the company. As reported by Reuters, Robert W. Baird & Co analyst Colin Sebastian believes that EA may have sunk more than $300 million into the development of The Old Republic. Others estimate somewhere between $100 million

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