Arcade classic 'Rampage' coming to the big screen

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Jul 22, 2015 8:32 PM CDT

With precious few video games left to adapt to the big screen, Warner Bros. through its subsidiary New Line Cinema have snapped up the rights to the classic Midway arcade game 'Rampage' as a starring vehicle for Dwayne Johnson.

Fresh off the success of this year's disaster flick 'San Andreas', Deadline Hollywood are reporting that the studio is keen to re-team director/star combo Brad Peyton and Dwayne Johnson for the video game epic, which sees three monsters attack buildings, snatching would-be hostages in the process.

The last game in the 'Rampage' franchise; 'Rampage: Total Destruction' was released on the Nintendo Wii console in 2006. The feature film isn't expected to hit cinemas until 2017.

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AMD might have found the solution to low Radeon R9 Fury X stock

Anthony Garreffa | Video Cards & GPUs | Jul 22, 2015 7:32 PM CDT

With our exclusive report that AMD would be making just 30,000 units of its HBM-powered Radeon R9 Fury X, the news that it is receiving help from United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) in the form of the company entering volume production of TSVs (Through Silicon Vias) which is used in the production of HBM (High Bandwidth Memory).

AMD has already acknowledged the supply issues of the R9 Fury X, but with the release of the air-cooled Fury and the imminent release of the R9 Nano, these HBM supply issues are only going to get worse. UMC had kept AMD at bay until July 20, where it entered volume production of TSVs, which means the bottleneck that AMD is experiencing, should be gone.

UMC said: "AMD has a successful history of delivering cutting-edge GPU products to market. This volume production milestone is the culmination of UMC's close TSV collaboration with AMD, and we are happy to bring the performance benefits of this technology to help power their new generation of GPU products. We look forward to continuing this fruitful partnership with AMD for years to come".

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'Jurassic World' becomes 3rd highest grossing film of all time

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Jul 22, 2015 6:52 PM CDT

Any doubt that this year's 'Jurassic Park' sequel 'Jurassic World' wasn't going to be a success seems to be a distant memory now that the film has surpassed 'The Avengers' to become the third highest grossing film of all time, behind James Cameron's 'Avatar' and 'Titanic'.

Universal had an amazing run this summer, with 'Jurassic World' and 'Furious 7' together grossing $3 billion at the worldwide box office - the first time the studio has released a film to more than $1B worldwide.

'Jurassic World' has opened in all markets except Japan where it opens next month and is expected to do business of somewhere around $50 million.

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Hackers show vehicle infotainment systems are vulnerable to attack

Michael Hatamoto | Hacking, Security & Privacy | Jul 22, 2015 6:36 PM CDT

Auto manufacturers are anxious to pack as much infotainment as they can into new vehicles, but that is opening the door to potential security risks. The NCC Group recently informed the BBC they were able to use digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio signals to launch attacks - a tactic that could be utilized to interfere with how a vehicle's brakes operate.

Chrysler had to release a patch to resolve an issue reported by security researchers, able to demonstrate remote takeover of a vehicle - by sending data to the infotainment and navigation system. Not surprisingly, Chrysler was quick to offer a statement regarding connected vehicle security:

"[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles] has a program in place to continuously test vehicle systems to identify vulnerabilities and develop solutions," a Chrysler spokesperson told Wired. "FCA is committed to providing customers with the latest software updates to secure vehicles against any potential vulnerability."

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Anonymous hacker group takes aim at Islamic State sympathizers

Michael Hatamoto | Hacking, Security & Privacy | Jul 22, 2015 4:33 PM CDT

Anonymous has posted a list of accounts suspected of aiding the Islamic State, typically by spreading propaganda and opening up dialogue with possible recruits. Some members are being spammed, while others have been suspended or removed from Twitter.

In addition to Twitter, Anonymous wants to identify Facebook pages, websites, blogs, and the Web proxies used by the Islamic State. One such tactic is using images of the "ISIS-Chan" anime character and using search engine optimization to influence how the accounts are found.

The United States has struggled against the Islamic State's massive social media campaign, with Google and other companies pledging to step up. However, trying to clamp down on 50,000 accounts sending out around 100,000 daily Islamic State-themed tweets will be no easy task.

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Xbox chief excited about sales bump related to backward compatibility

Michael Hatamoto | Gaming | Jul 22, 2015 3:12 PM CDT

The addition of backward compatibility for the Microsoft Xbox One likely played a part in massive Xbox One sales during the month of June. The company saw a 51 percent year-over-year bump when compared to June 2014, and there was a massive sales boost of 79 percent during E3 week.

In addition to a new controller, game titles and other content to look forward to - Microsoft introduced backward compatibility, so gamers will be able to play their Xbox 360 titles on the Xbox One. Microsoft CFO Amy Hood said the Xbox platform has built momentum in part because of backward compatibility and exclusive games that will be available in time for Christmas.

"June was a good month and I think backwards compatibility matters," Spencer said via Twitter. "Lots of 360 owners deciding when to make the jump, big focus for us."

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7 Skills Every Entrepreneur Needs to Have

TweakTown Deals | Deals | Jul 22, 2015 11:20 AM CDT

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Apple posts record financial results thanks to iPhone, Mac, App Store

Chris Smith | Business, Financial & Legal | Jul 22, 2015 4:27 AM CDT

In a recently issued press release, technology giant Apple bragged a fiscal 2015 third quarter pull of $49.6 billion in revenue and $10.7 billion profit, measuring in at $1.85 per diluted share.

Compared to this time last year when Apple was pulling in $37.4 billion in revenue and a net profit of $7.7 billion, CEO Tim Cook is obviously happy with the results. With the hike explained as gaining assistance thanks to "iPhone revenue [being] up 59 percent" when compared to last year, the "strong sales of Mac, [and] all-time record revenue from services, driven by the App Store, and a great start for Apple Watch" all played a part, said Cook.

Set with eyes on the future, Cook further commented that customers should expect iOS 9, OS X EL Capitan and watchOS2 this coming fall.

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New 007 film 'Spectre' drops full trailer

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Jul 22, 2015 3:38 AM CDT

Sony Pictures have fed the marketing beast once again, dropping a full trailer for 'Spectre', the much anticipated follow-up to the highest grossing Bond picture of all time; 'Skyfall'.

New 007 film 'Spectre' drops full trailer

Starring Daniel Craig reprising his role as secret agent James Bond for the fourth time, 'Spectre' also stars 'Guardians of the Galaxy's David Bautista, Christoph Waltz as mysterious bad guy Oberhauser and Italian siren Monica Belucci as femme fatale Lucia Sciarra.

The 'Spectre' world premiere on October 26th will kick off the film's worldwide release schedule, which hits Australia a little later on November 12th.

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