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• Sony Denies May 31 Deadline For PSN Return - Escapist Magazine
• Google Sued Over Tracking Code In Android Apps - InformationWeek
• Amazon Cloud adds support for Apple's iOS; UK Queen orders an iPad - Apple Insider
• Samsung confirms 3 million Galaxy S II pre-orders - TG Daily
• Security firm exploits Chrome zero-day to hack browser, escape sandbox - Computerworld
• iFixit Peeks Inside FBI GPS Tracking Device - PCWorld
• New Tech Could Power Cell Phones Through Sound - PC Magazine
• Increasing Number of Parents Allow Kids to Join Facebook - PC Magazine
• Apple iPad 2 Goes On Sale In China - PCWorld
• This morning in Tech: Kids and iPads; Web privacy - USA Today

Sony Denies May 31 Deadline For PSN Return - Escapist Magazine Posted: 09 May 2011 02:32 PM PDT The Guardian Sony Denies May 31 Deadline For PSN Return Escapist Magazine Despite earlier reports claiming the PlayStation Network would be up and running by May 31, Sony has publicly denied the existence of any such deadline. Earlier today, a Bloomberg report quoted Sony spokesman Shigenori Yoshida as saying that though the ... Sony plans to 'fully' reboot PlayStation Network by this monthUSA Today Sony may have headed off planned weekend attackCNET Sony Falls as Company Said to Be Subpoenaed by New York for Data BreachesBloomberg Financial Times -Reuters -PC Magazine all 1,380 news articles »

Google Sued Over Tracking Code In Android Apps - InformationWeek Posted: 09 May 2011 12:56 PM PDT The Business Insider Google Sued Over Tracking Code In Android Apps InformationWeek The lawsuit accuses Google, Flurry, and Mobclix of gathering advertising and app usage metrics and giving that data to mobile advertising companies. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Google and mobile advertising metrics companies Flurry and Mobclix ... 5 Things Android Owners Can Expect from Google I/OGigaOm Google Goggles for Android updated with sharing tools and moreMobile Burn Google improves Calendar, Image Search, Goggles, and YouTube rentalsLiliputing ExtremeTech -ITProPortal -PC Magazine all 124 news articles »

Amazon Cloud adds support for Apple's iOS; UK Queen orders an iPad - Apple Insider Posted: 09 May 2011 10:40 AM PDT CNET (blog) Amazon Cloud adds support for Apple's iOS; UK Queen orders an iPad Apple Insider Amazon has silently added support for browser-based playback of music in its new cloud streaming service on iOS-powered devices. Also, after using iPads owned by Princes Wills and Harry, the Queen of the United Kingdom decided to buy ... Amazon Cloud Player Quietly Begins Working On iOS Devices!TechCrunch Amazon Cloud Player Begins Working On iOS DevicesPadGadget Amazon Cloud Player Now Works With iOS... Sort OfPC Magazine Appolicious -Wireless Week -TG Daily all 70 news articles »

Samsung confirms 3 million Galaxy S II pre-orders - TG Daily Posted: 09 May 2011 02:59 PM PDT VentureBeat Samsung confirms 3 million Galaxy S II pre-orders TG Daily Samsung says it managed to clinch a whopping three million Galaxy S II (global) pre-orders. The stats are a definite success for Samsung's dual-core (1.2 GHz) Android-powered smartphone, which was snapped up by 120000 South Korean customers in just a ... SG Comics Presents: AT&T's 4G MarketingSlashGear 3 million Samsung Galaxy S II smartphones already pre-orderedUnwired View Review: Samsung Galaxy Proseenit.co.uk PCWorld -Android Police -VentureBeat all 89 news articles »

Security firm exploits Chrome zero-day to hack browser, escape sandbox - Computerworld Posted: 09 May 2011 12:47 PM PDT Tech2 Security firm exploits Chrome zero-day to hack browser, escape sandbox Computerworld Computerworld - French security company Vupen said today that it's figured out how to hack Google's Chrome by sidestepping not only the browser's built-in "sandbox" but also by evading Windows 7's integrated anti-exploit technologies. ... Reports Claims Google Chrome Coming On PlayStation 3ITProPortal Chrome To Become PlayStation 3 Browser?Mediapost.com Gears gone in Chrome 12 betaCNET (blog) ConceivablyTech -Geek.com -SecurityNewsDaily all 33 news articles »

iFixit Peeks Inside FBI GPS Tracking Device - PCWorld Posted: 09 May 2011 01:32 PM PDT ILLUME iFixit Peeks Inside FBI GPS Tracking Device PCWorld Wired obtained a device found by activist Kathy Thomas on her car in 2005. As part of its coverage of Thomas' plight--she had allegedly been tracked by FBI for many years--the device was sent to iFixit for ... Battle Brews Over FBI's Warrantless GPS TrackingWired News iFixit, Wired.com undress FBI GPS tracking technologyUnwired View The GPS Tracker the FBI Uses to Surveil TargetsThe Atlantic TIME -Techdirt -Geek.com all 19 news articles »

New Tech Could Power Cell Phones Through Sound - PC Magazine Posted: 09 May 2011 12:23 PM PDT Zee News New Tech Could Power Cell Phones Through Sound PC Magazine Talk about cool new technology! No, seriously—you should talk about a breakthrough by South Korean researchers in the conversion of sound into electricity, because that conversation could be what's powering your future cell phone calls. ... Cellphones could be charged by voice chatter -- still annoy everyone elseVentureBeat IDEA OF THE DAY: Charge Your Phone By Talking Or Better Yet ScreamingThe Business Insider Energy-Harvesting Tech Could Boost Power for Cell YellersTechNewsWorld Telegraph.co.uk -ITProPortal -Salt Lake Tribune all 73 news articles »

Increasing Number of Parents Allow Kids to Join Facebook - PC Magazine Posted: 09 May 2011 01:17 PM PDT Daily Mail Increasing Number of Parents Allow Kids to Join Facebook PC Magazine Parents are becoming more and more comfortable with their children having profiles on social-media sites. A new study shows that the number of parents that permit their pre-teen kids have accounts on sites like Facebook or MySpace has ... Number of Tweens Using Social Media Doubled 2009-2010MediaPost Publications More parents lenient about young Web use: pollReuters More Parents Allowing Preteens Access To Social Media SitesMobiledia The Imperfect Parent -Social Barrel -MSN Tech & Gadget UK all 55 news articles »

Apple iPad 2 Goes On Sale In China - PCWorld Posted: 09 May 2011 10:50 AM PDT Globe and Mail Apple iPad 2 Goes On Sale In China PCWorld By IDG News Service, PCWorld May 9, 2011 12:00 AM The iPad 2 has been on sale in the US since March, but for Apple fans in China, the wait ended on Friday morning. At 8 am local time, Apple stores in Beijing and Shanghai opened doors to hundreds that ... White iPhone 4 Launch Turns Violent at Beijing StorePC Magazine Reports: iPad launch punch-up at Beijing Apple storeCNET Scuffle at Apple store phone launch in BeijingThe Associated Press New York Daily News -Register -Inquirer all 492 news articles »

This morning in Tech: Kids and iPads; Web privacy - USA Today Posted: 09 May 2011 12:31 PM PDT The Guardian (blog) This morning in Tech: Kids and iPads; Web privacy USA Today Good morning gearheads. Here's some of the most interesting tech stuff around the Web this morning. Wanted: A job in tech. CNet's Jay Greene has the news for May grads. It's reasonably good. Steve screams. ... Apple's secrets revealed -- for a priceInfoWorld Go Behind the Scenes at Apple, Courtesy of Fortune MagazinePCWorld Apple's Inner Workings, Steve Jobs Tirades Unveiled in New ProfilePC Magazine CNET -San Francisco Chronicle -DailyTech all 60 news articles »

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