| Sony brought down PSN on purpose for maintenance Posted: 
SCE Europe just posted an update regarding the PlayStation Network outage as two days have gone by. The update provides [...] Related posts: Update on PlayStation Network outages Netflix on Xbox 360 defeats the purpose Sony Playstation Network service revenue approaching $1 billion  |
| Tablet, shmablet — It’s all about the iPad Posted: 
It’s looking increasingly doubtful that any of Apple’s tablet competitors will field even one realistic challenger. As exemplified by the RIM Playbook, which launched with a strong hardware feature set yet email client, this brewing shutout isn’t about hardware. I’ve been saying that 2011 will be like 2005 in that the iPad [...] Related Posts: [...]  |
| Spotify to power Google Music? Posted: 
Google Music could be powered by European music streaming service Spotify, at least in part. Could the combined forces of these two powerhouses finally persuade the major record labels that there is gold in them thar hills? Google has had major issues in getting its music service off the ground. And that may have left [...]  |
| Facebook and Twitter join Apple on Greenpeace hitlist Posted: 
It’s no surprise that environmental campaigners Greenpeace have criticized the environmental record of Apple in a new report. But this time the group is also slamming tech firms that don’t make any physical product. That’s because the report isn’t about manufacturing, but rather the data centers that power major websites and online services. The thrust [...]  |
| Police use iPhone, Android GPS location logs Posted: 
It would appear that not only do iPhones, iPads, and almost all Android mobile devices maintain files of GPS locations visited by the user, but all of those devices send all or part of the data back to the mother ship. Perhaps of more interest, law enforcement authorities have long known of the existence of [...]  |
