What Does Intelligence-Bearing Emanations Mean? Intelligence-bearing emanations are signal emissions/emanations caused by any information processing device or equipment. This term can be used to refer to any wireless signal emanation that is carrying confidential or private information that gives off emissions that could be intercepted. Techopedia Explains Intelligence-Bearing Emanations
What Does Pending Larry Quote Mean? Techopedia Explains Pending Larry Quote Later that same day, Google released a statement blaming the mistake on its financial printer. The quote that appeared in the final version of the release read: “We had a strong quarter. Revenue was up 45 per cent year-on-year, and, at just 14 years old, we cleared our first $14-billion revenue quarter. I am also really excited about the progress we’re making creating a beautifully simple, intuitive Google experience across all devices....
What Does Blended Threat Mean? A blended threat is a type of exploit that uses multiple techniques to attack a system. The definition is broad, but this generally means propogating in multiple ways as well as attempting to use multiple vulnerabilities in the target system. Techopedia Explains Blended Threat To give a simplified example, a blended approach might send an e-mail with an attachment to the targeted computer. While the initial payload could be a virus in the attachment, it could also have worm-like capabilities to spread after making the original infection....
What Does Call Center Mean? A call center is a facility that handles inbound and/or outbound calls on behalf of an organization. For example, a call center may handle customer service calls, complaints or other issues related to a company’s products and services. The function of a call center is strictly focused on large telephone call volume beyond an organization’s internal capabilities and infrastructure. Techopedia Explains Call Center Today, call center operations are regularly outsourced to third-party service providers - many with operators that work from third-world countries, where telecommunication labor costs are low....
What Does Disposable Computer Mean? A disposable computer is a small data processing unit having input/output, memory and communication capabilities. Disposable computers are only meant to be used for a limited number of times and then discarded. A disposable computer is, however, not the same as a disposable PC. A disposable computer is a sealed box computer which cannot be opened and is usually intended for a specific purpose. A disposable PC is normally a full-scale personal computer which is meant to be discarded rather than fixed when severe problems arise with it....
Activision and Sledgehammer Games have released some trailers focused on the characters that’ll feature in Call of Duty: World War II. The campaign is aiming to be an emotional, yet bleak affair, telling the story of Private Ronald ‘Red’ Daniels, a young recruit in the U.S. Army, who experiences combat for the first time on D-Day. There are also videos introducing the British and European characters joining the fight. These short clips introduce us to the other soldiers in his squad who’ll be joining him along the way....
Respawn Entertainment and Particle City are bringing EA’s futuristic FPS series Titanfall to mobile with Titanfall: Assault. The announcement doesn’t come as much of a surprise as this is the second go-around at releasing a mobile Titanfall game, after the card-based Titanfall: Frontline was scrapped only a few months after it was revealed. Titanfall: Assault is an RTS game with ‘fast-paced, fluid battles’ over multiple maps, the official website claims. It’s difficult to tell to what degree as of yet, but there will be a card element in Assault, as players will ‘Combine and conquer with a powerful deck of Pilots, Titans, and Burn Cards....
The adventure that Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince provides is really a good one. But there’s nothing like extending it even further, especially when it’s free. Today, Modus Games announced that it has offered a new DLC pack for the hit side-scrolling adventure game. With it, players will be able to experience Toby’s Dream, simply by adding it to their library and updating the game. What is Toby’s Dream all about?...
The US Army has been stopped from advertising fake giveaways which would send Twitch viewers straight to a recruitment page (via Kotaku). A report from The Nation exposes that the US Army Twitch channel posted a “giveaway” repeatedly in its chat. The prize was an Xbox Elite Series 2 controller, but, when the link was clicked, it took the viewer to a recruitment page for the Army. The page had “no additional mention of a contest, odds, total number of winners, or when a drawing will occur....
Twitch streamer Amouranth has been banned from the platform after some accidental NSFW content was shown on one of her ASMR streams. Amouranth is a popular ASMR content streamer, but Twitch recently banned her account after a recent stream. During it, Amouranth’s shorts slipped down, revealing that she wasn’t wearing panties, accidentally breaking Twitch’s Terms of Service by having nudity on the channel. ASMR, also known as autonomous sensory meridian response, is a type of noise that calms listeners down and helps them relax....
At a press event designed to set out the future of Ubisoft, its boss Yves Guillemot briefly touched upon its workplace crisis, which began in 2020. Numerous reports of sexual misconduct sparked a round of departures from the company, but Ubisoft has remained under pressure ever since - and even this week - from staff who feel the publisher has not done enough. On Thursday, in Paris, at a briefing attended by Eurogamer, Guillemot described the moment as a “stumble” which the company had since acknowledged and learned from....
Ubisoft has offered up details as to what fans can expect from the 2022 edition of it’s annual publisher showcase, known as Ubisoft Forward. The event returns on Saturday, September 10 and promises updates on plenty of Ubisoft titles like Mario + Rabbids, Skull and Bones and the future of the Assassin’s Creed series. LG – 48″ Class C2 Series OLED evo 4K UHD Smart webOS TV – Was $1499 now $1299Sony – HT-G700 3....
[Update – May 12 @ 1:05 PM ET]: Ubisoft has sent out a statement clarifying its stance on AAA development and its efforts toward free-to-play games. In a message reported by GamesIndustry, the company said it will not reduce its “AAA offering” and that it will continue to “deliver premium experiences to players such as Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six Quarantine, Riders Republic and Skull & Bones to name a few while also expanding our free-to-play portfolio and strengthening our brands to reach even more players....
In a move to revitalize Uncharted 2’s multiplayer, a new DLC pack has been announced. Introducing the Siege Expansion DLC pack, which will include eleven new trophies, two new maps, six new multiplayer character skins, and a new cooperative multiplayer mode for 2-3 players. The pack is scheduled for release over PSN on April 22, for the cost of €5.99 / £4.79, with the US price still unclear. The cooperative mode is said to be similar to Gears of War’s horde mode, where you fight an endless wave of AI enemies....
In a recent interview with Eurogamer.net, Lost Legacy creative director and writer Shaun Escayg discussed the Uncharted spin off Lost Legacy and the future of the Uncharted series at large. The Uncharted series will be progressing forward without Nathan Drake, the storyline focusing on Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross, two fan favorites of the series. It will be a full-length game despite the $40 price tag. “It’s a full game. It’s kind of the sum of all Uncharteds....
Valorant’s Act III is well underway. The new Icebox map is coming to competitive soon and the new agent, Skye, will be arriving in-game imminently. However, players always have questions about the overall direction and health of the game. This week, the Valorant team reveals how it is dealing with smurfs and when the tactical shooter will get a test server. This edition of Ask Valorant also discusses the state of weekly challenges....
If you like your roleplaying games with some bloodsucking action, then Nacon and Big Bad Wolf Studio’s upcoming Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong should be right up your dark alley. The narrative-driven journey has dropped the latest trailer with pre-order details, with Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Epic Games Store on May 19, followed by Switch at a later date....
This Veronica Mars review contains no spoilers. Spring break isn’t for everyone, Marshmallows. And while Veronica Mars Season 4 recaptures much of the original show’s magic, it also makes bold, grown-up choices that won’t be for everyone, either. Neptune, California has become a spring break destination but not everyone is happy about it. Some, like Big Dick Casablancas (Dick and Beaver/Cassidy’s dad) want to clear out the riff raff so they can gentrify the town more expeditiously....
It’s been a few months since Visionary Games decided to undertake the creation of a spiritual successor to Epic’s now closed Paragon. Over the past couple of months, development appears to be coming along nicely and a new state of the game video shows the current progress. In May’s update, more of the current map is shown and now the team is utilising Quixel Megascans to bring the map to life, especially when it comes to luminosity on vegetation and more detail on objects such as rocks....
Embracer Group has published its interim report for Q2. And there’s plenty to glean from this besides plenty of business-related jargon. In fact, it confirms that Volition, the developer of Saints Row, is now under a new publisher. Instead of being a subsidiary developer for Deep Silver, Saints Row developer Volition will now fall under Gearbox Entertainment. The report states that “Volition will transition to become part of Gearbox which has all the tools, including an experienced management team in the US, to create future success at Volition....
