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Alleged Wal-Mart pepper-spray attacker turns herself in to police

Alleged Wal-Mart pepper-spray attacker turns herself in to police

A woman who says she doused other deal-hunting shoppers with pepper spray at a Porter Ranch Wal-Mart turned herself in to police Friday night and was later released. About 20 people suffered minor injuries after a woman fired pepper spray into a crowd Thursday night before leaving the store with her purchase of an Xbox game console, authorities said. The injured, including children, complained of minor skin and eye irritation and sore throats.

 

Kinect Motion Controller Coming To Windows; Microsoft To Fund Developers Building Apps For Kinect

Some assembly required, at this point, but exciting news, especially if you’re a tinkerer. Microsoft will build a special version of the Kinect motion controller for the Windows, Craig Eisler, general manager of Kinect for Windows wrote in a blog post Tuesday. The Kinect has been a hit on Microsoft’s XBox360 gaming console, but the motion-sensor has also sparked widespread interest from tinkerers, hackers, scientists and startups.

 

Nintendo + Smartphones? Iwata Says "Absolutely Not"

Nintendo + Smartphones? Iwata Says

In the wake of another investor backlash, the company president remains adamant in his stance against mobile gaming.

 

PS3: Cross-Game Chat Is Never Coming (and Sony explains why)

PS3: Cross-Game Chat Is Never Coming (and Sony explains why)

Apparently, we can all stop holding our breath in hopes of cross-game chat on the PS3. It's not coming.

 

PS Vita confirmed to have 512MB RAM

Sony has released official specification sheet, which states that Vita has 512MB RAM.

 

Law Enforcement: Gangs, terrorists plot evil over Xbox and PS3

Law Enforcement: Gangs, terrorists plot evil over Xbox and PS3

Intelligence agencies warn that gangs and terrorists use gaming consoles, Xbox and PS3, to recruit and plot all kinds of evil. No surprise to gamers, but in light of the Oslo massacre, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and WoW "violent" video games are getting blamed as playing a part in the mass killings.

 

PlayStation Vita Release Date Leaked: October 28?

Although Sony has yet to pin down a release date for the Sony PlayStation Vita, an alleged ad from Blockbuster UK seems to indicate an October worldwide launch.

 

Study: 1/2 of Netflix users watch via game console

A new Nielsen survey finds that in the battle between screens, Netflix users are opting for TVs and Hulu users are siding with computers.

 

How to Recycle Your Gadgets and Game Consoles

Safely and properly e-cycling your old, unused consoles, smartphones, tablets, and laptops is easier than you think, and you can actually save money.

 

Sega says 1.3 million users affected by cyber attack

Japanese video game developer Sega Corp said on Sunday that information belonging to 1.3 million customers has been stolen from its database, the latest in a rash of global cyber attacks against video game companies.

 

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