Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Sony: Credit data risked in PlayStation outage (AP)

Sony: Credit data risked in PlayStation outage (AP)

Sony: Credit data risked in PlayStation outage (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2006 file photo, visitors at the Sony Building in downtown Tokyo play Sony's next-generation video game PlayStation 3 as its two-week-long free trial service goes on. Sony Corp. said Tuesday, April 26, 2011 that the credit card data of PlayStation users around the world may have been stolen in a hack that forced it to shut down its PlayStation Network for the past week, disconnecting 77 million user accounts. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara, File)AP - Sony Corp. said Tuesday that the credit card data of PlayStation users around the world may have been stolen in a hack that forced it to shut down its PlayStation Network for the past week, disconnecting 77 million user accounts.

Amazon.com's profit tumbles more than expected (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2010 file photo, Katherine Braun sorts packages toward the right shipping area at an Amazon.com fulfillment center, in Goodyear, Ariz. Amazon.com Inc., releases quarterly financial results Tuesday, April 26, 2011, after the market close. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)AP - Amazon.com said Tuesday that its net income fell 33 percent in the latest quarter, a steeper drop than Wall Street expected as the online retailer poured more money into expanding its operations.

Google replants its garage roots in tech workshops (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:36 AM PDT

In this photo taken April 12, 2011, software engineer Ihab Awad works on his welding skills at the at a workshop space created for Google employees in Mountain View, Calif. The “Google Workshops” are the handiwork of company co-founder Larry Page, who took over as CEO on April 4. His top priority has been making the Internet giant work with the verve and creativity of a garage-bound entrepreneur. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - Amid all the free food and other goodies that come with a job at Google Inc., there's one benefit a lot of employees don't even know about: a cluster of high-tech workshops that have become a tinkerer's paradise.

How to start streaming movies with Netflix (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:45 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Post by Michael Arcand: Netflix started out as a mail-order DVD rental service, adding instant streaming as a side benefit for some of its subscription plans. As streaming became more popular, the company introduced a streaming-only subscription option to its …

Asus Eee Pad Transformer sells out online on day one (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Apparently, the iPad isn't the only tablet in town capable of selling out. While the Asus Eee Pad Transformer might not have the big-name appeal of its Apple rival, the $399 16GB Honeycomb tablet managed to sell out online at …

QR Code Resume Makes Your Embossed Paper Look Lame (Mashable)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:53 PM PDT

Mashable - [More from Mashable: Coming Soon to YouTube: Major Hollywood Films?]

Sina has no immediate plan to list microblog operations: CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:59 PM PDT

Reuters - Sina Corp, China's largest Internet portal, has no immediate plans to list its microblog operations, its chief said on Wednesday.

Sony Playstation suffers massive data breach (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Sony Corp suffered a massive breach in its video game online network that allowed the theft of names, addresses and possibly credit card data belonging to 77 million user accounts, in one of the largest Internet security break-ins ever.

Hackers swiped PlayStation Network user data: Sony (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:53 PM PDT

Sony on Tuesday warned that hackers stole password, birthday and other data about users of its PlayStation Network that connected PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles to online games, films and more.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - Sony warned that hackers stole password, birthday and other data about users of its PlayStation Network that connected PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles to online games, films and more.

Haiti's Martelly seeks new taxes to help schools (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:36 PM PDT

Haiti's President-elect Michel Martelly, center, arrives for a press conference at a hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday April 26, 2011. Martelly, a first-time politician, is scheduled to be inaugurated May 14. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP - Haiti's president-elect announced Tuesday that he intends to impose taxes on money transfers and international cellphone calls to help finance schools across the chronically impoverished country.

Facebook Facial Recognition Could Get Creepy (PC World)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

PC World - In early April, Engadget posted a short article confirming a rumor that Facebook would be using facial recognition to suggest the names of friends who appeared in newly uploaded photos.

Blagojevich jury selection enters last stretch (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:52 PM PDT

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives at federal court, briefcase in hand, as jury selection continues in his second corruption trial, Monday, April 25, 2011, in Chicago. Blagojevich who was convicted of one count of lying to the FBI in his original trial, faces 20 federal counts at his second trial, including allegations that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama's former Senate seat. As Blagojevich entered the courhouse he raised his briefcase towards the press area and said, 'I'm working today.' (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - The judge in the retrial of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich spent a third day questioning potential jurors Tuesday, including a man who had downloaded cell phone ring tones of Blagojevich's infamous curses.

New iPad game Snooker Club is a real looker (Appolicious)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - If you want to simulate going to a club that's full of women in revealing dresses to play some snooker, then Snooker Club is for you! It combines great graphics, both 2D and 3D, with a realistic and satisfying snooker experience at the low price of free.

T-Mobile Suspends Its Bobsled Facebook App (PC World)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:50 PM PDT

PC World - T-Mobile USA has suspended Bobsled, its free voice calling service for Facebook, less than a week after it was launched.

YouTube Ready To Challenge Netflix with Movie Rentals (NewsFactor)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:58 AM PDT

NewsFactor - YouTube is getting ready to roll out its version of a Netflix killer. Google's user-generated content platform has reportedly put all the parts in place to launch a movie-rental service.

Which Tablet Is Best for You? (PC World)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

PC World - The Apple iPad 2 is no doubt the best-selling tablet--but does that mean it's the best tablet?

MIPS Porting Google's Android 3.0 OS for Its Processors (PC World)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:10 PM PDT

PC World - MIPS Technologies on Tuesday said it was porting Google's Android 3.0 operating system, code-named Honeycomb, to work with its microprocessors.

What Your Business Can Learn from the Amazon Cloud Outage (PC World)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:24 PM PDT

PC World - The servers are back up and users can once again check in on Foursquare and ask questions on Quora, but the legacy of last week's Amazon Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2) outage will live on and provide important lessons for businesses as they look to cloud computing for their IT future.
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