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'Bad Piggies' get badder in newly added levels

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Yannick LeJacq NBC News

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"Angry Birds" developer Rovio Entertainment just released a sizable update for its spin-off game "Bad Piggies."

"Bad Piggies," the spin-off of the popular "Angry Birds" series that puts players in the position of the villainous pigs for the first time, just got a hefty update complete with new levels and gadgets, developer Rovio announced this week.

The new "Rise and Swine" levels (get it?) continue the "Bad Piggies" tradition of challenging players to create Rube Goldberg-like vehicles that transport the iconic green oinkers from one end of a level to another (mostly) unscathed. In total, the update adds some 30 levels to "Bad Piggies" along with new items and power-ups such as a grappling hook that lets players rappel their pigs to an objective and an almost game-breaking "Super Mechanic" power-up that basically creates a winning vehicle to complete a given level. That may not sound like a lot of fun, but you can probably imagine the monetization strategy that's at work here.

Other new tools include super glue, magnets, and ?turbo charges" that help a vehicle move faster.

You can download the new "Bad Piggies" content through Rovio's website now. Watch the new trailer below.

Yannick LeJacq is a contributing writer for NBC News who has also covered technology and games for Kill Screen, The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic. You can follow him on Twitter at @YannickLeJacq and reach him by email at: Yannick.LeJacq@nbcuni.com.

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Booker T. Washington?s Nigel Bethel commits orally to Miami Hurricanes

Although he grew up a UM fan and had an inkling his future was in Coral Gables, Miami Booker T. Washington star cornerback Nigel Bethel wanted to confirm his feelings.

So, he took a trip with his high school teammates and head coach up to the University of Alabama and Florida State this past week to make sure. It didn?t take Bethel long to make up his mind. On the bus ride home from Tallahassee on Friday, Bethel called UM coaches and announced his intentions. He?s Coral Gables bound.

?I committed to Miami because I didn?t want to leave my family and I wanted to be teammates with guys like Artie Burns and Tracy Howard,? said Bethel, ranked a four-star recruit and the nation?s 28th-best cornerback according to Rivals.com.

?Miami is the only place I feel comfortable.?

At 5-9, 175 pounds, Bethel has been a two-year starter for the nationally-ranked Tornadoes and is one of the fastest corners in the country. He ran the second leg on Booker T.?s state championship 4x100-meter relay team and also placed second at state in the 200 meters (21.13) to earn All-Dade First Team honors. His coach Ice Harris said Bethel ran a low 4.4 the last time he timed in the 40-yard dash.

?A lot of the time our kids need to go out and see different things so they realize the best opportunity for them is at home. That?s what happened in this case,? Harris said. ?Alabama, FSU, those are national championship programs just like Miami. Looking at where he was at and his situation, going to Miami in this case was his best fit.?

The Hurricanes now have 22 non-binding oral commitments as part of the 2014 recruiting class and four defensive backs in all. Bethel is the most highly touted alongside Miami Northwestern?s Ryan Mayes.

?He?s a player that has a great upside,? Harris said. ?He?s shown his development to keep getting better from year to year and is a true cover corner. We want to keep developing him. The next thing he?s working on is continuing to show he can tackle going to the next level.?

Bethel, formerly known as Nigel Patten, picked the Canes over offers from Tennessee and Kentucky according to Harris. Bethel said he has a 2.7 GPA and scored a 19 on the ACT. He wants to major in sports medicine at UM.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/19/3509627/booker-t-washingtons-nigel-bethel.html

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Nasdaq forum website hacked, passwords compromised

By John McCrank

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cyber-criminals targeted Nasdaq OMX Group's community forum website and gained access to the email usernames and passwords of the members of the site, which took two days to come back online on Thursday evening.

The New York-based exchange operator said in an emailed letter to users of the forum that no e-commerce or transactions of any kind were taking place on the website. The forum was open to the general public to join.

Nasdaq spokesman Joseph Christinat could not say how many people's information may have been compromised.

The cyber-attack happened on Tuesday, the same day a report was released saying that around half of the world's securities exchanges had been targeted by cyber-attacks last year.

Cyber-crime appears to on the rise both in terms of sophistication and complexity, widening the potential for infiltration and large-scale damage, the report, by the International Organization of Securities Commissions' research department and the World Federation of Exchanges Office, said.

A major attack could result in widespread public mistrust and a retreat from the markets, it added.

On Thursday, Wall Street firms, along with exchanges and regulators, held a simulated cyber-attack in order to help participants prepare to combat the real thing. The drill, named Quantum Dawn 2, was organized by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Nasdaq said in the letter to its forum users that it was upgrading and restoring the forum website, where users can discuss issues such as market moves.

The exchange said all passwords expired and asked that members update any other accounts that may have the same passwords.

Nasdaq has been targeted by cyber crime in the past. In 2010, hackers infiltrated the exchange's computer systems and installed software that allowed them to spy on the directors of publicly held companies, Reuters reported.

And last year in February, Nasdaq and Kansas-based exchange operator BATS Global Markets said they were hit by denial of service attacks, which seek to disrupt websites and computer systems by overwhelming the targeted organizations' networks with computer traffic.

In October 2011, NYSE Euronext's New York Stock Exchange website was inaccessible for 30 minutes, according to an Internet monitoring company, but the exchange said there was no interruption of service.

(Reporting by John McCrank; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nasdaq-forum-website-hacked-passwords-compromised-222228804.html

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Join the Android Central podcast live at 4 p.m. EDT!

What a week. We've had exclusive leaks of Google and ASUS' new Nexus tablet. The still unreleased Android 4.3 leaked out on the Nexus 4. We got hands-on with the new HTC One Mini. And we've got the Moto X and a bunch of new Droids landing next week at events in New York City and San Francisco — and the latter could well bring a brand new version of Android, too. So there's a lot to talk about and a lot to look forward to, and we're going to tear through it all tonight on the Android Central podcast. Plus we'll even have a few more of your emails.

The action kicks off at 4 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. PDT, 9 p.m. BST), and you can watch at androidcentral.com/live or through the awesome Android Central app (make sure you're up-to-date on version 1.3). See you in a few hours!

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Thunder, Sports Animal Renew Partnership

Oklahoma City, Thursday July 18, 2013 - The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cumulus Media have signed a multi-year agreement that allows WWLS 98.1 FM (The Sports Animal) in Oklahoma City to continue as the flagship radio station of the Oklahoma City Thunder Radio Network, the Thunder and Cumulus announced today. As they have been since 2008, all Thunder preseason, regular-season and postseason games will be carried live on The Sports Animal.

All Thunder games will also be broadcast on The Sports Animal's sister station KWPN-ESPN Radio 640 AM, in addition to a dozen other stations across the state and region that make up the Thunder Radio Network. Veteran NBA broadcaster Matt Pinto will return for his sixth season as the radio play-by-play voice of the Thunder.

"We are proud and excited to continue our strong relationship with Cumulus and The Sports Animal," said Thunder Vice President of Corporate Communications and Community Relations Dan Mahoney. "They are the leaders in sports radio in Oklahoma, with passion and excitement for Thunder Basketball."

"When Cumulus Media acquired these stations back in 2011, our then-pre-existing Thunder alliance was one of the first things the company identified as most exciting. Consequently, the extension of our Thunder relationship was enthusiastically supported, especially when considering the partnership?s significant impacts on both listenership and advertising revenues, not to mention the thrill provided to our employees from being associated with a brand recognized worldwide!? said Cumulus Media Market Manager Larry Bastida.

In addition to game broadcasts and pre- and postgame shows, The Sports Animal will continue to carry ?Thunder Insider,? a weekly program devoted to the team. Beginning this season, Matt Pinto will host a weekly call-in Thunder talk show and the station will provide a live stream of Thunder games via its website thesportsanimal.com. That stream will be limited to a 75-mile radius around Oklahoma City.

Thunder coverage on The Sports Animal also includes daily reports from Thunder practices, player interviews and regular on-air appearances by Pinto and the team's FOX Sports Oklahoma TV broadcast team of Brian Davis and Grant Long.

Live Spanish-language broadcasts of Thunder home games will continue on Cumulus station WKY 930 AM (La Indomable) in Oklahoma City. Veteran broadcaster Eleno Ornelas will return to provide play-by-play. Ornelas also serves as the Spanish-language announcer for the Texas Rangers.

ABOUT CUMULUS MEDIA
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) is the largest pure-play radio broadcaster in the United States with approximately 525 stations in 110 markets, a fully-distributed programming network serving more than 5,500 affiliates nationwide and SweetJack, the local deals platform that will serve 200 U.S. markets. Cumulus strives to create the next generation radio broadcasting and digital enterprise based on great people and technological excellence. Cumulus provides high-quality local programming choices for listeners and advertisers, challenging career environments for employees and value opportunities for shareholders. For more information, visit cumulus.com.

Source: http://www.nba.com/thunder/corporatenews/thunder-sports-animal-renew-partnership

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NCAA ends lucrative video game deal with EA Sports

The National Collegiate Athletics Association will not renew its contract with Electronic Arts Inc. for the EA Sports NCAA Football video game, the NCAA announced July 17.

The contract is set to expire in June 2014, and as a result, the NCAA Football 2014 video game ?will be the last to include the NCAA?s name and logo,? according the NCAA release.

?But given the current business climate and costs of litigation, we determined participating in this game is not in the best interests of the NCAA,? the NCAA release states. ?The NCAA has never licensed the use of current student-athlete names, images or likenesses to EA. The NCAA has no involvement in licenses between EA and former student-athletes. Member colleges and universities license their own trademarks and other intellectual property for the video game. They will have to independently decide whether to continue those business arrangements in the future.?

EA (Nasdaq: EA) operates the local EA Tiburon studio, which does the NCAA Football video game. Calls to EA weren?t immediately returned.

Reportedly, EA Sports? NCAA football and basketball video games have generated more than $500 million in sales ? with a majority of that coming from the football title, according to an ESPN report.

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