Valve Software Chief: Windows 8 a “Catastrophe”

The head of Valve Software, the company behind the Steam platform, has called Windows 8 a “catastrophe” for the PC games market. Gabe Newell predicted that Microsoft’s changes with the new system could be a major deterrent for games manufacturers. He warned that Windows could become far less open and in turn would stifle innovation. […]


uTorrent Aims to Beat Piracy with Pre-Installed Software

There may be no effective answer to the problem of multimedia piracy through filesharing. And the latest suggestion from uTorrent is certainly no effective answer. BitTorrent Inc, which produces the uTorrent software, has struck a deal with DJ Shadow that it hopes will be a model for helping artists make cash from legitimate use of […]

What Makes People Happy

The “Happiness index” recently released indicates what features in British people’s lives are apparently increasing their life satisfaction. According to the survey of 165,000 people, teenagers and senior citizens are the most happy – apparently after your 20s, your life satisfaction decreases till you get to about 50 and the things start looking up. Am […]