Thursday, March 29, 2012

Google launches monthly user-activity feature

(CNN) -- Weeks after a policy change that sparked privacy concerns, Google has rolled out a new feature that will give users a monthly update to help them keep track of their activity across Google's multiple sites and tools. It's called Account Activity, and users can receive it via e-mail with a link to a password-protected personal page. The feature was announced Wednesday in a post on Google's official blog. "Every day, we aim to make technology so simple and intuitive that you stop thinking about it -- we want Google to work so well it just blends into your life," Andreas Tuerk, a product manager for Google, wrote in the post. "But sometimes it's helpful to step back and take stock of what you're doing online." The report is not automatic, meaning users will have to sign up to receive...

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

'Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City' a disappointing chapter

(CNN) -- Over the course of more than 15 years, "Resident Evil" has established a rich history as one of the video game world's most storied franchises. Sadly, "Resident Evil: Raccoon City" fails to add to that rich history, serving up ordinary squad-based game play and limited threats from the franchise's iconic zombies. The latest venture into the zombie-filled world by Capcom is supposed to take place in time between the last two games in the series, "Resident Evil 2" and "Resident Evil: Nemesis." This time, you play as a member of the Wolfpack squad for the always dubious Umbrella Corporation. You're tasked with retrieving a virus that turns people into the undead creatures before the U.S. military can get it. Raccoon City is the location where the zombie phenomena first occurred and...