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Feb 19, 2008 at 09:04 AM |
While not some attack or slur upon Blizzard Entertainment the Halifax bank, with the Bank of Scotland as a subsidiary, are blocking automatic monthly payments to the MMO. They cite that World of Warcraft is experiencing high incidences of credit card fraud.
They go on to state that its users themselves and not an issue with Blizzards online billing system that is the problem. While automatic payments are being stopped, customers can still subscribe to World of Warcraft but must first contact the Halifax or Bank of Scotland to authorise future payments.
"We do not believe the fraud is anything to do with Blizzard themselves, their sites or the integrity of their billing systems, rather it is site users utilising stolen credit card details to pay for subscriptions," the Halifax spokesman said. "If a customer does want to subscribe to a game site operated by Blizzard, using a Halifax or Bank of Scotland credit card, we can arrange for the payments to be processed for them if they contact us."
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Feb 16, 2008 at 01:34 PM |
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday a U.S. plan to shoot down an ailing spy satellite could be used as a cover to test a new space weapon.
The ministry said there was insufficient proof that Washington's decision to fire a missile at the disabled satellite was to prevent a potentially deadly leak of toxic gas as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere.
"In our opinion, the decision to destroy the U.S. satellite is not as harmless as it is being presented. Especially as the United States has been avoiding talks on restricting a space arms race for quite a long time," the ministry's information department said in a statement.
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Feb 15, 2008 at 08:46 AM |
PhoneArena has obtained some leaked information about Verizon's new VX9100, which they predict will replace the VX9900 enV.
The front features a newly designed dialpad with larger buttons than on the enV, as well as replacing the standard 5-way navigational d-pad with more simplistic Up & Down arrow buttons. There still is a small display located at the top. Opening up the VX9100 reveals a better designed QWERTY keypad, along with a standard QVGA display and stereo speakers. Other features include a 2MP Camera, microSD card slot, and microUSB port.
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Feb 13, 2008 at 01:55 PM |
This week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences it was announced that a new species of "mini-pterodactyl" had been found.
The sparrow-size Nemicolopterus crypticus, whose discovery was announced this week by Chinese and Brazilian scientists, is one of the smallest pterosaurs known.
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Feb 12, 2008 at 07:28 AM |
Illegal file sharing costs the music and film industry millions
People in the UK who go online and illegally download music and films may have their internet access cut under plans the government is considering.
A draft consultation Green Paper suggests internet service providers would be required to take action over users who access pirated material.
Under a "three strikes" rule they would receive an e-mail warning, suspension, and then termination of their contract.
Six million people a year are estimated to download files illegally in the UK.
Music and film companies say that the illegal downloads cost them millions of pounds in lost revenues.
If the law were enacted it would turn ISPs, like BT, Tiscali and Virgin, into a pro-active net police force
The proposals are part of a Green Paper - a consultation document issued by the government - on the creative industries that is due to be published shortly.
The government proposals were first reported by the Times today.
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