Sony hasn’t updated its PlayStation blog since last Friday, May 6, though we’ve heard bits and pieces through official (as well as unofficial) channels suggesting the PSN as a whole could remain in the fetal position through May 31 (Sony now denies this, though in that sense that the PSN’s up date could be sooner, could be …
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Shocker: Millions of Facebook Users Underage
It’s the social network bombshell no one in a zillion years saw coming: millions of Facebook users are underage. I know. Gasp.
That’s according to Consumer Reports‘ annual “State of the Net” survey, in which the watchdog routinely checks with over 2,000 U.S. households about Internet usage and related online behavior. Last year the …
Yes, You’ll Be Able to Play Diablo III This Summer
Khazras and dune threshers and fallen ones, oh my, but you won’t need a pair of ruby slippers or a scruffy black terrier to make action-RPG Diablo III happen this year—it sounds like Blizzard’s planning to unlock its demon-butchering bonanza sometime this summer.
During a recent earnings call, Activision-Blizzard revealed the …
Microsoft Makes Skype Purchase Official: What You Should Know
Microsoft has officially announced its purchase of VoIP provider Skype for a whopping $8.5 billion. As we reported late last night, it’s Microsoft’s most expensive acquisition to date.
(Read More: A Brief History of Skype)
This is a big, big gamble for Microsoft, but one that could ultimately pay off in several key areas. I’d …
Google May Unveil Online Music Service Later Today
Google’s apparently decided they’re going to unveil its music service – with or without the support of music industry execs. Let’s get ready to rock ‘n roll.
According to several reports, Google’s is preparing to show off its cloud-based music service, Music Beta, during today’s I/O conference in San Francisco. We’ve …
Microsoft Reportedly Confirms $8.5 Billion Deal for Skype
Looks like the fight for Skype is over. Just last week, reports surfaced that both Google and Facebook were looking at joint deals with the VOIP company, but now Microsoft has apparently finalized a buyout – for $8.5 billion, according to AllThingsD.
Follow-up: Microsoft Makes Skype Purchase Official: What You Should Know
If the …
Militarization of Space Continues with Launch of Missile-Tracking Satellite
What goes up and doesn’t come down, but has the potential to take all sorts of other stuff down?
If you said a bunch of balloons launched by a misguided games publisher in March, you win a point (two, if you guessed a bit torrent file). But if you said a $1.3 billion U.S. geosynchronous military satellite capable of detecting, …
Google Hires Fancy Green-Friendly Architects to Build Fancy Green-Friendly Office
Even though Google was recently surpassed by Apple as the world’s most valuable brand, the Mountain View-based search giant’s recent string of eco-conscious decisions continues, this time in a fancy new office space.
The company is set to have their “biggest year in hiring history” and has hired prestigious design firm Ingenhoven …
Find Your Stolen Camera with Stolen Camera Finder
What can you do if your camera’s been stolen?
Not much, to be honest. Apple’s iPhones and iPads might have built-in locate-me technology, but the same cannot be said of most cameras, even the expensive DSLR ones.
A website called Stolen Camera Finder might be able to help, though.
It makes use of the data that your camera saves …
A Tablet Fit for a Queen
Fresh from her grandmotherly role at the Royal Wedding, Her Majesty the Queen is taking things easy and settling down to the ordinary humdrum daily routine of a British monarch – playing Angry Birds, checking in on Foursquare, and poking all her international royal cousins on Facebook.
Probably.
This morning’s news says that Queen …
PlayStation Network Still Offline: Sony ‘Unaware of the Extent of the Attack’
Sony had believed that its PlayStation Network service would have been restored by now but things have been delayed once again.
A company blog post finds Sony saying, “We were unaware of the extent of the attack on Sony Online Entertainment servers, and we are taking this opportunity to conduct further testing of the incredibly …
Google Earth Updated for Android Tablets
Low on the funds to see the Colosseum in person? That’s ok! Instead, just shell out the money for a tablet that runs Android 2.1 or above, keep the change, and take the trip for free through a new Google Earth update.
Google launched an Android version of Google Earth last year, but now they’ve optimized the application for …