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<title>Blizzard hit with class-action suit over authenticator sales</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/12/suit.claims.blizzard.made.26.million.on.extra.security/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1344559120_authenticatorblizzard-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Blizzard is facing a class-action lawsuit over its sale of authenticators. Benjamin Bell is suing both Blizzard and corporate parent Activision Blizzard for making $26 million by "deceptively and unfairly" charging for the $6.50 keychain, which gives the entire Battle.net system a second layer of security, and to stop the company from requiring its users to sign up for a Battle.net account in orde...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>World of Warcraft screenshots allegedly include user details</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/11/watermark.by.blizzard.found.in.images.captured.since.2008/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/diablo3game-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Blizzard has reportedly been caught watermarking screenshots generated by one of its games. Sendatsu, a user of the OwnedCore forums, claims to have noticed what appears to be artifacts in a screenshot that, after examining multiple images going as far back as 2008, was apparently found to contain details about the user, items not initially viewable from looking at the screenshot subjectively....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/11/watermark.by.blizzard.found.in.images.captured.since.2008/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blizzard servers hacked; emails, hashed passwords stolen</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/09/lost.data.reportedly.insufficient.to.allow.illicit.battlenet.access/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1344559120_authenticatorblizzard-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[World of Warcraft and Diablo III developer Blizzardhas announced an intrusion into its internal network. Some data was illegally accessed, including the global Battle.net user email list outside of China, the answer to personal security questions on North American servers, encrypted Battle.net passwords, and information relating to Mobile app and Dial-in authenticators. According to Blizzard, the ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 01:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Diablo III to get first client-side patch next week</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/25/activision.blizzard.also.addresses.security.concerns/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/diablo3game-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Diablo III will get its first patch next week, according to Activision-Blizzard community manager 'Nethaera'. The incoming client-side patch will fix a number of bugs, including one that breaks the game, as well as a number of alterations to class skills to balance gameplay. Security concerns and the real-money auction house were also discussed in the forum post....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/25/activision.blizzard.also.addresses.security.concerns/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Spence departs, Compaq HP dying, Diablo III record</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/23/patrick.spence.departs.rim.after.14.years.of.service/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/patrickspence-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Patrick Spence, 14-year veteran of Research in Motion (RIM) and its head of global sales, has departed the company. Spence "will be taking on a leadership position in a different industry," according to RIM spokeswoman Rebecca Freiburger. No comment has been made if the move is in response to the announcement of RIM's new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer three weeks ago....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/23/patrick.spence.departs.rim.after.14.years.of.service/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple sued for allegedly copying patent with Disk Utility</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/18/software.restore.solutions.claims.apple.copying/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/diskutility.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Software Restore Solutions late Wednesday sued Apple (below) over claims Mac OS X copied its technology.  According to the complaint, "at least" the Disk Utility feature in every version of Mac OS X from the 2001 original through to Snow Leopard copies one claim in a workgroup network manager patent from 1998.  Apple supposedly knows the automated repair features could infringe on the patent but h...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SteelSeries puts out Diablo III-themed headset, mouse</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/06/10/licensed.accessories.enhance.d3.game.experience/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1106/diablo3sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Steelseries has announced two new game-themed accessories, the Diablo III mouse and Diablo III headset. Game-specific design features include Diablo III artwork and "demon red" LEDs that can be set to pulse at different rates. On the practical side of things, they use double-braided nylon cord to reduce tangling and gold-plated connectors. The headset has 50mm drivers and a retractable boom mic. T...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blizzard launches StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty for Mac</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/30/sequel.arrives.after.12.year.wait/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1007/craft.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Blizzard this week launched StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the long-in-development sequel to its popular 1998 real-time strategy game. The new title follows Jim Raynor, who has become a rebel leader trying to bring down the Dominion for crimes of genocide. While the original StarCraft had Terran, Protoss and Zerg campaigns, the sequel revolves mostly around the Terrans in a 29-mission single-play...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Razer outs Starcraft II-themed peripherals</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/06/15/razer.shows.starcraft.ii.branded.peripherals/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1006/razerspectrein.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Computer gaming peripherals maker Razer on Tuesday partnered with game maker Blizzard Entertainment on three new StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty-branded gaming peripherals. This includes the Spectre mouse, Marauder keyboard and the Banshee headset. The three share Razer's APM (Actions-Per-Minute) lighting system, have StarCraft styling cues and are portable....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Razer set to intro StarCraft II gaming peripherals </title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/08/11/razer.to.intro.peripherals/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/razersc2bag.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[PC gaming peripherals maker Razer on Tuesday announced it will soon reveal some new, high-end controllers for Blizzard's StarCraft II strategy game, with some placeholders already on its site for upcoming peripherals that include a mouse, keyboard and headset. The hardware maker promises the devices will be tournament-grade, though no other specific information was revealed....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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