Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

Latest from Eric David

Twitter now keeps tabs on your apps to show better ads

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Twitter quietly rolled out a new change to its mobile application on Wednesday that now allows it to monitor the other apps you have installed on your device. The reason? “To help build a more tailored experience for you on Twitter.” According …

UK report attacks Facebook for failure to disclose terrorist communications

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

A report by a United Kingdom committee criticizes Facebook Inc. for failing to disclose information that they say could have prevented the murder a British army soldier last year. On May 22, 2013, Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale attacked Fusilier Lee Rigby as he crossed the …

Own a PS Vita? Sony might owe you money, says FTC

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Sony must pay every US customer that bought a PS Vita before June 1, 2012, says the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC found Sony Computer Entertainment America, the American branch of the Japanese electronics company, guilty of using deceptive advertising to sell the …

A game controller that draws blood – Real product, or viral ad campaign?

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

A new campaign may have recently proven to be a little too much for the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.com – Blood Sport, a product that is equal parts game controller and blood donation machine, has had its campaign suspended after earning only $3,309 CAD. …

Serious threats or harmless venting? Supreme court case tests boundaries of Facebook free speech

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

The ease of communication provided by social media like Facebook and Twitter is not always a good thing, especially when those sites are used to promote spousal abuse by posting threatening messages. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case next week …

eSports athletes caught doping – Pro CS:GO players banned for hacking

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Three professional Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) players have received permanent bans from the online game for the use of third party cheat software, just days before one of the largest game tournaments is set to occur. The three professional gamers in …

Hackers leak logins from PSN, Windows Live, and 2K Games

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

The hacker group DerpTrolling, who claimed responsibility for the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against Blizzard Entertainment during the launch of Warlords of Draenor last week, has leaked login information for 5,604 accounts from the PlayStation Network, Windows Live, and 2K Game …

Facebook breaks into the drone business – for charity?

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. is rapidly increasing its Connectivity Lab project by adding over a dozen new jobs for aeronautical and thermal engineers, as well as other technicians and specialists. The purpose of the new hires? Drone development. The new drone team will be divided between …

World of Warcraft back on top – 10 million subscribers for first time in two years

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft has been the juggernaut of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) gaming for nearly 10 years, and with the subscription numbers released on Wednesday, it does not look like it is going anywhere anytime soon. The game’s latest expansion, Warlords of Draenor, …

Facebook bus drivers have had enough, vote to unionize

NEWS By ERIC DAVID12 YEARS AGO

Drivers of Facebook Inc.’s Silicon Valley shuttle service told the company they had enough of long hours and low wages. On Wednesday they voted 43-28 in favor of joining the local chapter of the Teamsters union. The drivers work for Loop Transportation, …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Twitter now keeps tabs on your apps to show better ads

UK report attacks Facebook for failure to disclose terrorist communications

Own a PS Vita? Sony might owe you money, says FTC

A game controller that draws blood – Real product, or viral ad campaign?

Serious threats or harmless venting? Supreme court case tests boundaries of Facebook free speech

eSports athletes caught doping – Pro CS:GO players banned for hacking

Hackers leak logins from PSN, Windows Live, and 2K Games

Facebook breaks into the drone business – for charity?

World of Warcraft back on top – 10 million subscribers for first time in two years

Facebook bus drivers have had enough, vote to unionize

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