‘Candy Crush Saga’ Maker Takes Down Game: Denies Cloning


Earlier today we reported on accusations that King, the maker of mobile hit Candy Crush Saga, had commissioned a clone of indie mobile game Scamperghost. Developer Matthew Cox brought this...

Ohio deal: Websites won’t bill to remove mug shots


2 websites will stop billing people to take down mug shots in settlement reached in Ohio suit TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Two Internet sites that make money by posting millions of mug shots of...
    






Catching Up With Michael Fertik, Still On A Mission To Save You From The Internet


Evangelist is a word that’s bandied around all too often in the business world. But when you meet a person that really is on a mission, that tired old phrase seems to waken up a little. Michael...
    






ESA’s New Gossamer Sail System Aims To Float Dangerous Space Junk To A Fiery Death


Anyone who’s seen the Oscar-baiting visual spectacle that is Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, knows in vivid 3D detail just how dangerous space debris can be. Leaving aside the...
    






Beijing Rooftop Villa to be Demolished


A Chinese man, the head of an herbal medicine business and with influence in politics too, had built a rock villa atop a high rise building in Beijing. The villa was made of boulders, shrubs and...

RIAA has Removed more than 25 Million URL Listings from Google


The RIAA seems to have reached a benchmark in its efforts to prevent piracy. Removal of links from Google’s pages has been on the increase. From 20 million URLs it went to 25 million in a month and a...