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“There is a possibility that really we’re going to be seeing a serious doubling or tripling of the cases as we move along or as the week unfolds,” said Dr. Nicksy Gumede-Moeletsi, a regional virologist for the World Health Organization (WHO). “There is a possibility that we are going to see a vast increase in [the] number of cases being identified in South Africa.” Many questions still remain regarding the potential impact of Omicron....

Earlier, South Africa had won the Test series before India beat them soundly in the ODI series. Now, both teams are battling it out for the last hurrah and the glory that a victory in this 3rd and final T20 international will bring with it. Teams (from): India: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur....

Klaasen’s brutal 30-ball 69 helped South Africa pull off a much needed victory to take the 3-match T20I series to a decider. His uninhibited stroke-play, coupled with the wet conditions on offer, snuffed India’s challenge. Extra Cover: Manish Pandey and MS Dhoni dazzle Centurion with dynamic partnership During the opening T20I, South Africa had played Klaasen at the number six position. This time around, they promoted the 26-year old to number four in the batting order....

Earlier, South Africa were helped by a brilliant knock by Ab de Villiers in his comeback match and rode on some late order hitting by Mangaliso Mosehle. Mosehle’s three sixes in the final over took them to a competitive total after the spinners had choked the run flow. In the end, the total proved to be low and South Africa didn’t help their cause as they dropped far too many catches....

Indian shuttlers have picked up from where they left to continue their medal quest in the individual section. Some spirited performances from the young shuttlers on Wednesday assured India of at least eight medals. Men’s and women’s singles top seeds Siril Verma and Ashmita Chaliha respectively were on song as they stormed into the last-four stage. Verma, a former World Junior Championships silver medallist, pummelled Pakistan’s Murad Ali 21-12, 21-17 while Assam’s rising star Chaliha powered past Pakistan’s Palwasha Bashir 21-9, 21-7....

The cybercriminals did nothing out of the ordinary in penetrating the organizations’ defenses on Wednesday. They used existing malware called “DarkSeoul,” changed its signature to evade the organizations’ firewalls and antivirus software, and targeted a well-known vulnerability in Internet Explorer (CVE-2012-1889). “In South Korea, it was a malware that I think, if you say that it took more than one working day to write, it means the developer was not very bright,” said Barry Shteiman, a senior security strategist for Imperva....

In the wake of the quintet of North Korea short-range ballistic missile launches that occurred in the past month, the South Korean Defense Ministry released a new plan to improve surveillance, guided-missile capabilities, expand defenses and modernize its arsenal, among other goals to be reached between 2020 and 2024. The changes would include increasing spending by an average of 7.1 percent each year for a total of about $240 billion in the next five years....

South Korea’s Game Management Committee recently requested that mobile app marketplaces like Google Play and Apple’s App Store block any new play-to-earn releases which require prerequisite NFT purchases to play. They have also moved to delist current and upcoming play-to-earn games by denying them age ratings, which are required on South Korean digital app storefronts. RELATED: It Takes Two Director Josef Fares Would Rather Get Shot Than Put NFTs In Games...

Shin Ok-ju, the founder of Grace Road Church, warned of impending war, famine and natural disaster. She convinced her followers to move to the South Pacific island to survive and find a new home. Hundreds of people from around the world followed, according to the Grace Road Church website. “The accused has absolute authority over the followers and all criminal acts including ground thrashing were unable to be carried out without her directions....

As LeBron James is trapped in the Serververse with his son Dom (played by Cedric Joe), he must bring together a band of Looney Tunes to help win the most important basketball game of his life. First, before they can defeat the evil algorithm Al-G Rhythm (Don Cheadle) they must find the Looney Tunes who have been dispersed across the Serververse. Ahead are some spoilers for Space Jam: A New Legacy....

The current flow of breakthroughs and inventions is increasing at a drastic rate, paired equally with either obnoxious announcements or whispered rumors. Microsoft is rumored to have offered a massive bid for Discord as Sony picks up EVO, and the back-and-forth war for consumers’ hard-earned coin continues unabated. Yet while the cadence seems to be of acquiring new avenues, the concern that older mediums of play will be left wayside however briefly is one of note....

Now Sony has come out to say that Sorcery will still be making its way to the PS3, in all of its magic-wielding Move glory, but it has been significantly re-tooled. Gone is the cartoony design of the main character and enemies, replaced with a more mature style. The game’s dungeon crawling has also been switched out for more free-form play spaces, not necessarily open-world but less linear. To help reiterate that point, some new screenshots have also been released....

PlayStation VR, on the other hand, has the opportunity to reach millions at a much lower price. The console accessory VR headset is expected later this year, but should be fully unveiled in a matter of months. However, it now seems like the PlayStation VR may have a more limited audience than originally expected, though likely for good reasons. A new detail was discovered in Sony’s recent PlayStation 4 firmware update - firmware 3....

In its announcement via the PlayStation Blog, Sony announced that its holiday deals will go live from Monday, November 24, until December 2. Sony’s deals include the previously predicted PlayStation bundle, discounts on several games, PSVR, DualShock 4 controllers, and many more. Here is a quick rundown of Sony’s PlayStation Deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday: RELATED: How To Get The Best Gaming Deals on Black Friday Only on PlayStation PS4 Bundle - $199....

PlayStation properties have appeared on mobile before, with titles such as Ratchet & Clank: BTN and Little Big Planet spin-off Run Sackboy! Run!. And now it looks like the company is making good on Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) CEO Jim Ryan’s 2021 statements about getting back into the market. A deal has been struck with Savage Games Studio (SGS)—a developer made up of several mobile game industry veterans from companies like Rovio (Angry Birds) and Wargaming (World of Tanks)....

Sony is stepping up with bigger surprises in the Android world by unveiling Xperia ZU, one of the biggest smartphones in the market. 2013 has been a lucky year for Sony as it established itself in the Android world with Xperia Z at CES. The well received Xperia Z had some quality design with water proof and dust resistant case. Xperia Z was followed by another water proof device, Xperia Tablet Z....

The new version of its PlayStation VR headset goes on sale in Japan on October 14 for $400 (a North American release date and pricing have yet to be announced). The updated version, model number CUH-ZVR2, has an improved design, as Sony explains, that “enables the stereo headphone cables to be integrated with the VR headset and a slimmer, streamlined connection cable.” Additionally, Sony has tweaked the hardware’s processor unit so that it supports HDR (high dynamic range) pass through....

Turning your PlayStation console into the equivalent of a cable box, PlayStation Vue offers users a mixture of live and on demand television streamed via your internet connection. A lineup of 75 channels are planned for launch, ranging from major networks like NBC, Fox and CBS to more specialty fare like MTV, Bravo and Comedy Central. However, there are holdouts that prevent PlayStation Vue from being the total package, with Disney and Time Warner being the most prominent....

That could change very soon, however, as Sony looks to place ads in PlayStation games, perhaps following suit from Microsoft. Let’s dive in. Sony Is Developing In-Game Ads According to a Business Insider report (article behind paywall), Sony is looking to put ads inside PlayStation games in a way that feels natural to players. Business Insider previously announced that Microsoft was looking at a way to incorporate ads into games without impeding on users’ gameplay experience, so perhaps it shouldn’t come as a shock to you that Sony is also pursuing this....