Friday, June 3, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Sony Hacked Again: Blame Sony or Blame the Hackers? - International Business Times

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 01:54 PM PDT


USA Today

Sony Hacked Again: Blame Sony or Blame the Hackers?
International Business Times
Sony has been hacked again. LulzSec, the group that previously hacked PBS, claimed credit. Sony hasn't denied or confirmed that it was hacked. However, there is evidence that it was indeed hacked. One, LulzSec published tons of user data – including ...
Lulz? Sony hackers deny responsibility for misuse of leaked dataArs Technica
Sony hacked again, 1 million user accounts compromisedBetaNews
LulzSec hackers leak personal data from Sony servers, mock the FBILos Angeles Times
PCWorld -PC Magazine -InformationWeek
all 1,300 news articles »

Apple to Give Music Bigwigs $100M for iCloud Service - Fox News

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:45 AM PDT


CNET

Apple to Give Music Bigwigs $100M for iCloud Service
Fox News
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Reports of as much as $150 million in advance payments to get Apple's iCloud off the ground are like the clouds themselves: vaporous. A source familiar with the matter told FoxNews.com that Apple has made exactly zero advance ...
Major labels, music publishers lining up behind Apple's iCloudLos Angeles Times
Rumor Roundup: All About Apple's iCloud Streaming ServiceMashable
Apple still trying to land films, TV shows for iCloudCNET
CNNMoney -PC Magazine -Apple Insider
all 376 news articles »

Sorry RIM, Smartphones Users Snap Up iPhones, Android Devices - PC Magazine

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 01:48 PM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

Sorry RIM, Smartphones Users Snap Up iPhones, Android Devices
PC Magazine
The continued popularity of the iPhone and Android-based devices helped Apple and Google maintain their lead over RIM in the first three months of the year, with Android smartphones snapping up 36.4 percent of the US market. ...
Apple's iPhone passes RIM's BlackBerry in US smartphone usageApple Insider
RIM loses more US market share to Apple, GoogleReuters
No Stopping Android Juggernaut, Says comScorePCWorld
IGN -CNET -paidContent.org
all 229 news articles »

Security Boffins Smell Phish in Hotmail, Yahoo - TechNewsWorld

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:13 PM PDT


The West Australian

Security Boffins Smell Phish in Hotmail, Yahoo
TechNewsWorld
The recent round of spear phishing suffered by a few hundred high-profile Gmail users might not be limited to Google's mail service. Trend Micro says it's seeing similar goings-on in other popular public email systems like Yahoo ...
Cyberattacks also targeted Gmail rivals: Trend MicroAFP
Report: Gmail Attacks Replicated on Hotmail, YahooPC Magazine
Hotmail, Yahoo Mail users also targets in attacksmsnbc.com
Long Island Press -V3.co.uk -The Epoch Times
all 92 news articles »

Hail to the Duke Nukem Forever Demo and Launch Trailer, Baby - TIME

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 01:50 PM PDT


Game Rant

Hail to the Duke Nukem Forever Demo and Launch Trailer, Baby
TIME
That was a cheap title. I admit it. But you're not here to critique my primitive word-fu. You're here to see what Duke Nukem Forever looks like. And you want that scored with Mickey Avalon's remix of "Stroke" by Billy ...
VIDEO: Duke Nukem Forever Launch Trailer; DLCTom's Hardware Guide
Duke Nukem Voice Actor Hints At Throat-Loosening DLCEscapist Magazine
Against all odds and logic, Duke Nukem Forever has a launch trailerDigitaltrends.com
Computerandvideogames.com -Neoseeker -Gamespy.com
all 116 news articles »

Stunning: A Solar Eclipse At Midnight - NPR (blog)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:43 PM PDT


msnbc.com (blog)

Stunning: A Solar Eclipse At Midnight
NPR (blog)
This is a couple of days old and it escaped us somehow. But it struck our curiosity so that we'll share it anyway: This past Wednesday, the far northern latitudes saw a rare solar eclipse at midnight. Here's how Wired explains it: ...
Rare Midnight Solar Eclipse Caught in ArcticWired News (blog)
Spectacular finish to "midnight" partial eclipseCBS News
Cool! Rare midnight partial solar eclipseABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
National Geographic -msnbc.com (blog) -KATU (blog)
all 15 news articles »

Xbox 360 Still Selling, What Will Microsoft Unveil at E3? - PC Magazine

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:00 PM PDT


Gamasutra

Xbox 360 Still Selling, What Will Microsoft Unveil at E3?
PC Magazine
In advance of next week's E3 gaming conference, Microsoft on Friday released some new Xbox 360 stats, and it appears that buyers are still snapping up the popular gaming console. Since November 2005, Microsoft has sold 55 million ...
Xbox Live Diamond TV service getting E3 unveil?GameSpot
Xbox 360 sales soar as Microsoft prepares to announce LIVE TV serviceDigitaltrends.com
Liveblog: Microsoft's E3 press conference on June 6Ars Technica
CNET -VentureBeat -Gamasutra
all 24 news articles »

What's your cell phone's maximum radiation level? Interactive database - Computerworld

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:18 PM PDT


Mother Nature Network

What's your cell phone's maximum radiation level? Interactive database
Computerworld
Computerworld - With recent news of a possible link between cell phone radiation and risk of brain cancer, you may have a new-found interest in knowing how much radiation your mobile handset is giving off -- or, more importantly, ...
Apple's iPhone ranks in middle of pack for radiationApple Insider
Motorola has the highest and lowest emission mobile phonesInquirer
Smartphone Radiation: The 10 Highest and 10 Lowest EmittersTIME
TechNewsDaily -ITProPortal -Patch.com
all 12 news articles »

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