Many East Coast residents are still reeling from Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. The devastation in the region was extreme — it took lives, destroyed property, rendered people homeless and plunged millions into darkness this week. (New York City, one of the hardest hit areas, managed to bring power back to all of Manhattan, but it may not be able to restore full power to all of its...
Sprint is now the first carrier in the U.S. to offer wireless emergency alerts. Customers can now opt to receive SMS alerts from the National Weather Service, the president, and state and local emergency operators based on their location. The idea behind the service is that you could be notified if a serious storm (like a hurricane) was on the way, or if there was a threat to national...
A devastating earthquake hit off of the coast of Japan at the end of last week. The devastation of the earthquake and the tsunamis that followed has been horrendous. The nation is experiencing the largest disaster it’s seen since the end of World War II. As international allies rise to give Japan aid, the gaming industry within the nation’s borders and without is doing its part. There...