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Posted May 14, 2013, 10:50 PM by Kirk Hamilton | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming
The Metro series is set some years after nuclear war has ruined the surface of the Earth and put an end to civilization as we know it. In Russia, survivors have retreated to the Metro, re-forging a bleak semi-existence in the tunnels beneath the city. This is the sort of game that mentions, in its opening cinematic, the very real possibility that God is dead.

Last Light assumes that players got the "bad ending" in Metro 2033 and took the option to blast the entire population of "Dark Ones" into oblivion. The subsequent discovery of a single surviving Dark One sets the plot of Last Light in motion.
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Posted April 1, 2013, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web Breaking News
The Russian government has begun enforcing a new law passed in November that enables it to block Internet content within its borders deemed illegal or harmful to children. According to a report by The New York Times, Russian officials have…
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Posted February 15, 2013, 12:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
Authorities have detained 11 individuals thought to be responsible for the proliferation of a nasty "police ransomware" virus which demanded users pay €100 ($135 USD) to re-gain access to their infected PCs. Amongst the 11 caught -- a crew of…
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Posted November 19, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
Opera Mobile, the Norwegian company behind the self-titled web browser, has unveiled plans for an all-you-can-eat subscription-based streaming music service to debut in Russia. The goal of Unlimited Music is to make tunes available in a simple and affordable way…
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Posted July 6, 2012, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, IT Security
For the first time, according to Kaspersky Labs, security researchers have unearthed what appears to be malware on the Apple App Store. "Find and Call", a Russian-language app which touted contact list simplification, was discovered to be a little too…
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Posted March 9, 2012, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
Shortly after two security researchers publicly bested Chrome at Pwn2Own and Pwnium a couple days ago, Google has rolled out a fix for one of the exploits. However, the second hack remains both a mystery and ominously at large.
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Posted February 27, 2012, 4:36 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
Kaspersky Labs has compiled data collected by its botnet monitoring and DDoS protection services and written a detailed analysis on their findings. The verdict? The second half of 2011 was a bumpy six months with distributed denial of service attacks…
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Posted November 18, 2011, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security
Hackers have managed to destroy a water pump at a U.S. water utility plant after gaining access to the industrial control system (ICS) used to control the pump and other equipment, according to a state government report published on November…
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Posted November 17, 2011, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, Mobile Computing
Juniper Networks has discovered an alarming amount of malware targeting Google's mobile operating system. The company shares what it describes as exponential growth in a lucrative market that is fairly simple to abuse.
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Posted November 9, 2011, 4:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security
A former presidential cybersecurity advisor stated at a conference on Monday that U.S. computer networks are so vulnerable to attack that they should think twice before going to war with other nations. The shocking claim was made by Richard Clarke...
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Posted November 4, 2011, 7:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
In a display of unusual public candor, the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive released a critical report (PDF link) labeling China as the "most active and persistent" country in the world when it comes to cyber-espionage. Russia made the list…
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Posted June 13, 2011, 10:00 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in IT Security, Industry News
Sberbank, Russia's biggest retail bank and whose majority owner is the Russian government, is testing an automated teller machine (ATM) with a built-in lie detector intended to prevent consumer credit fraud. Consumers with no previous relationship with the bank can…
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Posted October 28, 2010, 9:46 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web
There are now about 20 percent fewer spam e-mails hitting your inbox, thanks to efforts from the Russian government. Russian authorities this week cracked down on suspected spam kingpin Igor A. Gusev, according to The New York Times.
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