Tag archive: Manchester

For a while, Jason Hart of Manchester, England, believed that crime could pay. He sold a number of items on eBay, including 20 Xboxes, mobile phones, and tickets to the Ryder Cup, concerts, and other events. All in all, he made £23,500 (about $36,000) between September 2006 and April 2007. That’s a profitable venture. Very profitable, in fact, since he never sent the buyers any of the items he sold. When those buyers pursued… Read More

The British Labour government has argued that its controversial biometric national ID card scheme, which it plans to roll out nationally, will cut terrorism and illegal immigration. The two opposition parties both disagree and have vowed to scrap the cards if they come into power. Yes, the ID card scheme raises political temperatures. But it’s going to be trialed for airside workers at two airports, Manchester and London City, for… Read More

ZDNet has reported that a laptop stolen from the British Home Office has surfaced, with a CD of data under thekeyboard. It was discovered when a customer took it into a Manchester repair centre because the machine wasn’t working. The computer had evidently been purchased on eBay.   Jonathan Parry, sales manager at Leapfrog Computers, told the site, "Underneath the keyboard in thelaptop was a CD labelled 'Home Office:… Read More

A few months ago Manchester Cathedral demanded an apology from Sony and went so far as to consider legalaction over the use of the building for a violent scene in the game Resistance: Fall of Man, without permission. Now the Church is up in arms again over the fact that the game has been nominated fora BAFTA award.   The Dean of Manchester, Reverend Rogers Morgan Govender received his apology back then, but now he and other church leaders… Read More

On Friday Sony issued a public apology for including a shootout in Manchester Cathedral as part of itsResistance: Fall of Man video game.   The Church of England, outraged at the unauthorized use of the venue, had been putting pressure on the company. Not only had it wanted the apology, it haddemanded that Sony stop selling the game.   The apology was published in the Manchester Evening News after Sony executives had met withChurch… Read More

A row has developed between Manchester Cathedral in England and Sony, about its Playstation game Resistance: Fall of Man that has the church threatening to take the giant game manufacturer to court.   At the heart of the conflict is a scene in thewar game that takes place in the cathedral nave involving the shooting and killing of hundreds of virtual enemies.   The Church of England asserts that Sony didn’t obtain permission… Read More

“Further information emerging from embattled publisher Acclaim this afternoon indicates that contrary to some media reports today, no redundancies have been made at the firm, but a filing forChapter 11 protection is expected. The publisher's studios in Manchester, UK and Austin, Texas are shut today, with employees in Austin believed to be locked out of the offices due to unpaid rent, and staff in Manchester told to go home this… Read More