Sunday, May 1, 2011

Customers stay despite high-profile data breaches (AP)

Customers stay despite high-profile data breaches (AP)


Customers stay despite high-profile data breaches (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 12:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2011 file photo, Sony Computer Entertainment President and CEO Kazuo Hirai speaks how to use its new PlayStation Portable 'NGP' at PlayStation Meeting 2011 in Tokyo. People are turning over personal information to online retailers, social networks and others in growing numbers, even as concerns about privacy mount. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, file)AP - Week after week, thieves break into corporate computer systems to steal customer lists, email addresses and credit card numbers. Large data breaches get overshadowed by even larger ones.


How Did You Hear About Osama Bin Laden's Death? [POLL] (Mashable)

Posted: 01 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT

Mashable - Osama Bin Laden has been killed. Late Sunday night, President Barack Obama explained to the world how a team of U.S. forces conducted a strategic strike that took out the Al Qaeda leader somewhere in Pakistan.

Youth-led Internet campaigns step up before Canadian poll (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) speaks as New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton (2nd-L), Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (2nd-R), and Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe (R) listen during a televised debate in Ottawa, on April 12. Canada's election campaign has unleashed a flurry of online, youth-led political activity showing no signs of abating.(AFP/POOL/File/Chris Wattie)AFP - Canada's election campaign has unleashed a flurry of online, youth-led political activity showing no signs of abating before national polls on Monday.


Location Tracking: Looking Past the Hype (PC World)

Posted: 01 May 2011 10:44 AM PDT

PC World - I sat down at my computer, prepared to sync my iPhone 4 with iTunes. But I looked at the simple white cord I use to connect the phone, and it suddenly seemed more ominous -- like it was some sort of spy transmitter, sending the private details of my life directly to Apple.

Sony shares up after it says PlayStation network to restart (Reuters)

Posted: 01 May 2011 08:48 PM PDT

A woman walks on a floor advertisement for Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 game console at an electronic store in Tokyo April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Shares of Sony rose on Monday, a day after the firm said it would resume some services on its PlayStation Network this week and offer customer incentives following the theft of personal information from 78 million user accounts.


Game Companies Choosing Android Over Apple (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 01 May 2011 02:38 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Everyone knows the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch are taking over the mobile gaming world -- even Nintendo knows that. So who in the world would think of Android as a great gaming platform, let alone better than Apple's?

The way we break news now: Rumsfeld chief of staff scoops Bin Laden death on Twitter (The Cutline)

Posted: 01 May 2011 09:15 PM PDT

The Cutline - By the time President Barack Obama appeared from the East Room of the White House at 11:35 Sunday night to give a historic speech announcing that U.S. forces in Pakistan had killed Osama Bin Laden, the news had been viral for an hour. TV news coverage was wall-to-wall. Newspaper and wire reporters were in overdrive [...]

Sony Finds No Apparent Anonymous Link to PlayStation Attack (PC World)

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:40 AM PDT

PC World - Sony said it has found no link between an attack on its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services and Internet activist group Anonymous, which had earlier targeted its systems.

Hitpad — See What's Up: more reference tool than news app (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 May 2011 05:15 PM PDT

Appolicious - One of the latest apps to enter the news-curation market for iPad is Hitpad — See What's Up. Hitpad aims to give users the news they need, seeking out trending topics and analyzing sources, without requiring any effort on the user's part. Users willing to relinquish control of the news they see should like that Hitpad selects topics for them, but control freaks might not like the inability to customize.

Being Square never seemed so cool (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 May 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Appolicious - Mobile payment company Square just announced their partnership with Visa (V), and the credit card giant will invest an amount in the "single-digit millions."

Sony boss Kaz Hirai publicly addresses ongoing PSN and Qrirocity service outage (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 May 2011 06:33 AM PDT

Digital Trends - Even if you don’t own a Sony gaming device and don’t subscribe to the company’s music streaming service, you’ve still probably heard about the “external intrusion” (read: hacking) of PlayStation Network and Qrirocity that has left 77 million users without access to the services or their personal data stored there, which is known to have been compromised. Access to both networks was cut off on the company side late last Wednesday after it was learned that a hacker or hackers had broken through security. Many observers feel that Sony’s response thus far has been inadequate, a growing sentiment which certainly at least in part prompted company CEO and president Kaz Hirai to publicly address the issue in a press conference held last night (in our time zone, that is).

Gears leads iPad Games of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 May 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - What do you get when you combine an overhead physics puzzle game, rich, near-3D graphics and a rolling ball? Gears, of course. This week's top iPad game will have you tilting your tablet for many weeks to come, feeding power balls into the special funnel at the end of each level. The fate of our world hangs in the balance, so get to it iPad gamers. Backyard Pilot is a worthy free flight sim that takes full advantage of your tilt and accelerometer controls, while Grim Joggers Freestyle puts you in charge of a line of jogging lemmings navigating a truly grim countryside. ...

Infosys eyes buys in Europe, Japan, and healthcare sector (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's No. 2 software services exporter, is on the hunt for acquisitions in Europe and Japan and in industries including healthcare and public services, its chief executive said on Sunday.

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