Science of the social network

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‘Heroes of Newerth’ joins free play throng

Heroes of Newerth is the latest online game to integrate a free-to-play strand, and this time it’s one with ties to another online success story, League of Legends.

Twitter index: Adobe Edge launch signals the death of Flash, the start of Ramadan

Twitter is buzzing with the news that software company Adobe has launched a public preview (and free download) of its HTML5-rich internet app creation tool called Adobe Edge.

Yao Chen cracks 10 million follower milestone, Obama sends Twitter "spam"

Yao Chen has become the first person on China’s microblogging platform Weibo to rustle up more than 10 million followers.

Bird takes ride on car wipers: viral video spotlight

A bird that accidentally landed on a car’s windshield wipers and was then taken for a ride has ended up a YouTube celebrity after a video of the event went viral.

PC download charts: ‘E.Y.E,’ ‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines’

Ambitious cyberpunk shooter E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy gets the jump on Deus Ex: Human Revolution, released as it was on July 29 to become the one new game in these charts for the week ending August 1.

Tablet sales rise in China as rivals take bite out of Apple

There’s been good and bad news emanating from China this week for gadget giants Apple – the number of tablet devices being sold is rising overall but the American corporation’s market share is being eroded at the very same time.

Video game releases: ‘Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet’

Lush animation in Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, buccaneering antics in Pirates of the Black Cove, and Fruit Ninja’s produce piercing aplenty are among upcoming games.

Facebook offers rewards to security bug hunters

Facebook began offering rewards of $500 or more on Friday to security researchers who identify vulnerabilities in the social network.

The 10 best-selling games

 
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