| PSN “Welcome Back” overview – store credit request is silly Posted: 
As many of you already know the PlayStation Network came under [...] Related posts: Playstation Store security breached; some user info compromised Sony: there is no evidence of a credit card data breach Sony press conference: compensation details and PSN to resume this week  |
| iPhone 4S to be dual mode world phone Posted: 
Never mind all of those loose lips in Apple’s Asian supply chain dripping secrets. As mineable veins of information go, wireless telecom executives have proven to be a rich perhaps inexhaustible lode. The latest leak, though significant, is however confirmation of something we already knew. What will Apple’s next-generation smartphone, a.k.a. iPhone 4S, [...] Related [...]  |
| Amazon: Kindle books outsell print books Posted: 
Amazon now sells more Kindle books than it does print books. So make the most of those relics of the past currently lining your bookshelves. Amazon has announced that it now sells more Kindle books than print books. Since April 1 the company has sold 105 Kindle books to every 100 print books (hardcover and [...]  |
| Mobile tracking faces legal challenges worldwide Posted: 
European regulators have warned that location tracking technology in smartphones may come under the restrictions of data protection law. It comes as United States senators warn smartphones may face close regulation. The European issue involves the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, which is [...]  |
| Two down, two to go Posted: 
A long time coming, though the light of the oncoming train at the end of tunnel is now visible. Apple’s apparently close to pulling together all of the licenses, which neither Google nor Amazon have, it needs to launch what’s expected to be a ground breaking cloud music service. Apple has built a [...] Related [...]  |
| Online privacy settings: Facebook plays the First Amendment card Posted: 
It’s quite the achievement to unite Google, Facebook, Skype, Twitter and Yahoo behind a single cause. But that’s what’s happened with a proposed law in California that would significantly change how social networks handle privacy settings. Under the proposed rules, there would be four key changes: 1) Sites would have to clearly explain the privacy [...]  |
