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WeChat censors messages even outside China

  Bloomberg Users of the WeChat instant-messaging platform can have their content censored even if they leave China or switch to an overseas phone number, according to a research group. WeChat accounts registered with a mainland China-based phone number have keywords filtered out or messages blocked anywhere in the world as long they keep the same user name, according to ...

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‘LEGO Worlds’ adds to ‘Minecraft’ challengers

  Relaxnews Soft-launched as a June 2015 computer game, the very well-received “Lego Worlds” is now heading to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for February 2017, as Warner Bros challenges the era-defining success of Microsoft-owned “Minecraft.” When you’re making a game that takes on “Minecraft,” recognizable branding isn’t enough. Fortunately, the studio charged with developing “Lego Worlds” has a long ...

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Android malware steals million Google accounts

  Washington / AFP Malicious software designed to attack Android smartphones has breached the accounts of more than a million Google users, security researchers said. The report by Check Point Software Technologies said the malware dubbed Gooligan targets devices running Android 4.0 and 5.0, which represent nearly 74 percent of mobile devices using the Google-powered operating system. The attacks can ...

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