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Sony Makes it Official: PlayStation Network Hacked

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Sony Makes it Official: PlayStation Network Hacked Sony has confirmed that it took its PlayStation Network and Qriocity service offline to recover from a hack attack
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Steve Jobs 'Wants to be Back as Soon as He Can' Apple CEO Steve Jobs is eager to return to work just as soon as he can, according to chief operating officer Tim Cook.
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iPhone 5 Delayed Until September, Report Says The company will abandon a four-year practice and let the summer pass without an iPhone update.
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eSports Update: Enter the IGN Pro League Check out IGNs new StarCraft 2 professional league, which just started up this week.
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Web Called Vulnerable to Hacks, Malware, and Attacks Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are increasing, but response to the threat is slow, McAfee warns.
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iPhone 5: Rounding up the Rumors Here's the latest roundup of Apple iPhone 5 rumors and speculation. The basic idea: It will be better than iPhone 4.
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RIM BlackBerry PlayBook: A Work in Progress Analysis: The BlackBerry-tethered tablet can't do very much, and its tethering requirement means few users can actually use it
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Despite Improvements, Data in the Cloud Remains Dirty Facebook and other giant providers of online services lean too heavily on coal power, according to a Greenpeace report.
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Is the Single-Function Device Doomed? If you build a better mousetrap, will the world instead beat a path to the door of the guy who makes a combination leaf blower, weed whacker, vegetable slicer, and mediocre mousetrap?
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Why Dropboxs Privacy Policy Is OK (Just Proceed Carefully) Dropbox's data-sharing policy isn't something to get worked up about, but you'd be wise to think twice before storing sensitive data there.
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iPhone Tracking Not News, Not Unique, and Not Ominous There is a frenzy over the discovery that Apple iOS store location tracking data, but it is not nearly the insidious big deal that you might think it is.
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Seattle Police Say 'wardrivers' Are Hitting Small Businesses Seattle police are investigating a group of criminals who they say have been cruising around town in a black Mercedes stealing credit card data by tapping into...
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