It’s interesting to me that a company that makes hardware to test network and server performance and security is asking questions about data breach. I see the connection – an unsafe firewall isn’t really complying with the PCI DSS and it isn’t really protecting client data. But to go from testing to finance is too big a jump.

The year was 1996. College kids were online—using graphics-free VAX terminals for the most part—but their parents were not. Web pages loaded at rate you wouldn’t accept from your cell phone today. Not exactly the perfect scenario for a streaming video of a dancing baby to take off…

See our video review of Activision’s Blur.

App of the Dead casts iPhone and iPod Touch owners as the director, allowing you to turn your friends and family into horrific zombies with over 20 zombie features, including galleries of open wounds, deformed eyes and mouths. Take pictures or import photos from existing galleries and bring them to undead glory with grisly scars and bloody injuries!

The Rock Band 3 disc soundtrack contains 83 of the best bands from around the world, including bands that have never appeared in a music game, as well as support for existing Rock Band tracks.

Thrustmaster, the innovative PC and console accessory brand, unveils its newest gaming accessory release: a pre-equipped, streamlined, Ferrari-licensed cockpit, that’s foldable and ready to be set up anywhere.

I’ve got my ideas about when it is appropriate and when it isn’t. When it is, when users don’t suffer because their workstations are locked down, then it is great. When it isn’t, then users will hate you for ruining their PC.

I’ve been playing Blur (review on the way) and one of the coolest things is the social network interaction. Once it is set up, it’s only a few clicks to post to Twitter or FaceBook what I’ve accomplished in the game. The hashtag is #blurthegame. It’s sort of cool.

The very stylish drive is here and I’ll start benchmarking soon.

Hideo Kojima, the creator of the METAL GEAR SOLID, will be making two stops in North America as part of his world tour on behalf of the franchise’s latest release, METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system.