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Video gamers win millions of dollars in Seattle championship

August 9, 2015 publisher geniuses, grand-finals, over-the-past, past, seattle, tech, usa, virtual-punches

By Curtis Skinner SEATTLE (Reuters) – Teams of video gamers playing characters ranging from wizards to monsters exchanged virtual punches, fireballs and lightning strikes over the past six days, battling at the main event of the Dota 2 International 2015 tournament in Seattle. Now in its fifth year and playing to a sold-out crowd in the 17,000-seat Key Arena, the International has grown every year in size, popularity and possible winnings for players. Video games have long been a moneymaker for the tech sector, forecast to generate some $111 billion in revenue this year by consultants Gartner Inc.

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Dixons Carphone says cyber attack may have exposed customers’ data

August 8, 2015 publisher been-exposed, carphone-warehouse, cyber-attack, dixons-carphone, grand-finals, mobile, mobile-phone, over-the-past, past, said-the-attack, the-electrical

The personal data of up to 2.4 million customers of Dixons Carphone may have been exposed in a cyber attack, the electrical goods and mobile phone retailer said on Saturday. The group, which trades as Carphone Warehouse, Currys and PC World in the UK and Ireland, said the attack had been carried out on a division that operates the websites OneStopPhoneShop.com, e2save.com and Mobiles.co.uk . The division also provides services to iD Mobile, TalkTalk Mobile, Talk Mobile, and to some Carphone Warehouse customers.

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Video gamers compete for millions of dollars in Seattle championship

August 8, 2015 admin curtis-skinner, dixons-carphone, full-time-job, grand-finals, international, mobile, over-the-past, past, said-the-attack, several-years, sold-out-crowd

By Curtis Skinner SEATTLE (Reuters) – Teams of video gamers playing characters ranging from wizards to monsters have exchanged virtual punches, fireballs and lightning strikes over the past five days as they battle at the Dota 2 International tournament in Seattle. Now in its fifth year and playing to a sold-out crowd in the 17,000-seat Key Arena, the International has grown every year in size, popularity and possible winnings for players. Video games have long been a moneymaker for the tech sector, forecast to generate some $111 billion in revenue this year by consultants Gartner Inc