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Jon Martindale
Dipping his toes into almost everything that could be labeled 'nerdy' in his free time, Jon has been writing about technology for over half a decade. While mainly focusing on PC hardware thoughout this time, today he's more varied, covering everything from gaming to general electronics, industry perspectives and consoles. As well as writing for different sites, Jon enjoys wargaming, reading and PC gaming, hoping to balance out these geeky pastimes with fire spinning and MMA.
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Security
Man Jailed For Call Of Duty Hack Trojan
17 May 2012
News
A man has been jailed for a year and a half for distributing a supposed Call of Duty hack that sneaked in a trojan horse, allowing for the theft of credit card details which he...
Web
Go Hiking in the Alps, From Home
17 May 2012
News
A new website has been launched that makes it possible to virtually hike through the Alps on a variety of trails, without having to leave the house.
WebWandern.ch features a...
Security
Court Docs Reveal Activision Ordered Infinity Ward Hacking
17 May 2012
News
Court documents have revealed that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, personally ordered the hacking of the computers of Infinity Ward directors West and Zampella in an effort to dig up...
Web
BitTorrent Piracy Boosts Music Sales, Says Study
17 May 2012
News
A new study conducted by economist Robert Hammond, assistant professor at North Carolina State University, has shown that pre-release leaks of albums onto BitTorrent search sites...
Hardware
Toshiba Stops Japanese LCD TV Production
17 May 2012
News
Toshiba has announced that it is halting production of LCD TVs in its home country of Japan due to falling demand, making it unfeasible to continue. This doesn't mean however that...
Hardware
GameStop Slashes Pre-Owned Hardware Prices In UK
17 May 2012
News
The UK arm of GameStop has announced a pre-owned price cut, bringing down the prices of all second hand hardware to impressively low levels.
In the market for a Nintendo...