Sony flipped the switch tonight to bring the last remaining piece of its PlayStation Network back online, the PlayStation Store. The company announced the service’s return in a blog post, saying that customers once again have access to the store to buy games and movies, rent movies, and download other content for the PlayStation 3 [...]
Sony Corp. said Tuesday it plans to fully restore services on its PlayStation Network by this weekend in all regions except Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, after hacking attacks on the online gaming service that affected millions of user accounts and tarnished the company’s image. After a longer wait than was the case for [...]
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)’s Web Services cloud- computing unit was used by hackers in last month’s attack against Sony Corp. (6758)’s online entertainment systems. Hackers using an alias signed up to rent a server through Amazon’s EC2 service and launched the attack from there, said the person, who requested anonymity because the information is confidential. [...]
iPad 2, Apple on Wednesday demonstrated new versions of iMovie and GarageBand built for the mobile multi-touch device. iMovie Apple demonstrated a new version of iMovie for iPad, allowing users to edit videos on the go. The updated software will take advantage of the larger display on the iPad, versus its iPhone counterpart. iMovie for [...]
As the Financial Times notes, “mobility” is the hot buzzword in the auto industry as automakers scramble to develop cleaner, greener vehicles. In addition to developing electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, many automakers hope to capitalize on new technology like batteries and vehicle charging infrastructure. To that end, BMW also is launching the i Venture [...]
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