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PBS hackers set their sights on Sony

The group responsible for hacking PBS.org this past weekend is now targeting Sony and its BMG business.
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Eric Schmidt: ‘I screwed up’ Google’s social strategy

During an interview at the D9 Conference, Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt says it's his fault Google hasn't done better with social media.
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Apple launches iWork for iPhone, iPod touch

Mere days ahead of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (June 6), Cupertino has announced its iWork software suite for iPhone and iPod touch.
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Pentagon declares cyber attacks ‘acts of war’

The Pentagon has officially decided that military force could be used in the event of a serious cyber attack on US properties.
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Apple confirms iCloud, iOS 5, OS X Lion unveils at WWDC

It's official: Apple will debut its iCloud service, as well as its next-generation iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion software at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6.

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Analysis of Flickr photos shows that Apple's iconic glass cube store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan is the most-photographed location in all of New York City.
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Leaked HTC phone shoots 12MP RAW, may run WP7 ‘Mango’

A leaked HTC phone that appears to run Windows Phone 7 "Mango" has a 12 megapixel camera capable of shooting in RAW format — features unheard of in a smartphone.
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Hackers post fake Tupac story to PBS.org after WikiLeaks piece

Lulz were had after a group of hackers cracked PBS.org and posted a fake story about Tupac Shakur being alive and well in New Zealand. The breach was in retaliation for an episode of Frontline widely seen as critical of WikiLeaks.
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Iran plans to unplug the Internet, create its own

In an attempt to protect its citizens from dastardly Western ideas and culture, the Iranian government plans to completely disconnect its country from the global Internet, and replace it with a crappy, home-brewed network of its own.
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Apple iOS 5: New notifications, widgets said to debut at WWDC

We likely won't see a new iPhone at Apple's 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference, but we may get iOS 5 with a totally revamped notification system and the introduction of OS X Dashboard-like widgets.
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US defense contractors’ networks breached by hackers

Hackers are said to have successfully infiltrated the networks of defense contractors Lockheed Martin and others, which may have exposed sensitive US military information.
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Facebook blasts man who claims to own the social network, may not know what it’s talking about

Facebook says that Paul Ceglia, the man who claims to own a $13.5 billion stake in Facebook, is a "scam artist." Unfortunately for the social network, they appear to have nothing to back that up.
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Tech giants who seek $80 billion tax holiday face stiff opposition

A group of technology companies, including Google, Microsoft and Apple, have launched a lobbying campaign to convince the federal government to tax $1 trillion in overseas earnings at a far lower rate. But some, including the Obama administration, aren't buying the pitch.
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Mark Zuckerberg now kills all his own meat

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has vowed to not eat any meat that doesn't come from an animal he killed with his own hands.
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Asia OKs Sony PlayStation Network’s return

After more than a month offline, Sony's PlayStation Network will soon return to Asia.
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NYC Apple Store sued over alleged racial profiling

Once again, Apple has been accused of racial discrimination because of retail store employees.
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Only in China: Prisoners used in online gaming ring

In China, prisoners have been used in online gaming's lucrative black market of "gold farming."
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Ashton Kutcher invests in vacation rental startup Airbnb

Actor and technology startup savant Ashton Kutcher has put his hefty marketing weight behind San Francisco vacation rental site Airbnb.com.
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Despite high gas prices, Americans still don’t want electric cars

With gas prices still hovering around $4.00 per gallon, Americans are still reluctant to adopt all-electric vehicles.
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AT&T to launch 4G LTE network in 5 cities this summer

AT&T's 4G plans became more clear today, with AT&T President and CEO John Stankey saying that its LTE network will debut in five cities this summer, and 10 or more by the end of the year.
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Email still ‘crucial’ for Google, Yahoo and Microsoft

Experts have been predicting the death of email more than a year now. But the numbers related to the three largest free email services — Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail — tell a different story.
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‘Hurt Locker’ lawsuit targets record-breaking 24,583 BitTorrent users

Makers of the award-winning film "Hurt Locker" have now broken the record for most movie fans sued at one time.
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Study: Gadgets make wealthy people’s lives ‘more stressful’

New gadgets may be fun, but they aren't making you any happier — at least, not if you make more than $100,000 per year.
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Windows Phone Mango to debut on Nokia, Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE handsets

Microsoft announced today that the "Mango" version of its Windows Phone 7 mobile OS will run on the first Microsoft-based Nokia handsets, out this fall.
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The Internet fuels a new Industrial Revolution, eG8 forum reveals

At the first eG8 conference in France this week, political and Internet leaders lay out the massive importance of the online economy.
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Orange CEO confirms smaller SIM cards, thinner design for next-gen iPhone

In a recent interview, Stephane Richard, CEO of France Telecom, spills the beans on Apple and its next iPhone, the Microsoft-Nokia deal and the future of BlackBerry.
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Sony BMG Greece website hacked, user data revealed

Once again, hackers have attacked a Sony digital property, SonyMusic.gr, and exposed private user data.
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Anonymous to attack US Chamber of Commerce website today over ‘PROTECT IP’ bill

In protest of the "PROTECT IP" bill, hacker group Anonymous plans to attack the US Chamber of Commerce website Monday evening.
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Foxconn explosion death toll rises; iPad 2 output possibly affected by disaster

The number of Foxconn workers killed by the explosion at the company's factory in Chengdu, China, on Friday has risen to three. Production of Apple's iPad 2 may be affected by the deadly accident.

Police use Apple iOS tracking data for investigations

It remains unknown why Apple is recording and storing iPhone and iPad user location data — but the police seem to be using it to solve crimes.
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Nielsen study reveals user tablet and e-reader habits

A recent Nielsen study reveals interesting tidbits about how people use their tablets, e-readers and smartphones.
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The rapture didn’t happen, but Google users are still making sure

The day of the supposed rapture is already half way over for people in the United States, and so far nothing even close to the apocalypse has happened. Despite this, people are running to Google, just in case they missed it.
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US Department of Energy grants $737 million loan for innovative solar power plant

The federal government has awarded a huge loan to a Nevada solar power plant project, which will create thousands of jobs across the country and power 75,000 homes.
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LinkedIn’s hugely profitable IPO: By the numbers

Yesterday, LinkedIn went public, and its stock prices soared more than 100 percent above its initial price. Here, we take a look at some of the significant numbers surrounding LinkedIn's IPO.
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Sony hacked once again, phishing site found on server

Security firm F-Secure has discovered a phishing site hosted on Sony's servers. But don't worry, the PlayStation Network is unaffected, this time around.
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‘Neuromancer’ film adaptation begins pre-production

Science-fiction fans, rejoice: The first concrete steps toward bringing William Gibson's influential novel, Neuromancer, to the big screen have finally begun.
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Apple patent confirms cloud-based iTunes music service

The writing is on the wall: A new Apple patent confirms that the company has a cloud-based iTunes service in the work, and it includes some ingenious solutions to common media streaming problems.
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LinkedIn IPO share price jumps 90 percent

LinkedIn Corps IPO opened at $83 on the New York Stock Exchange today, a 90 percent jump over its initial price.