iPhone 5... or wait is it?

So it was announced today that iPhone "5" will not be called iPhone 5. Instead they are calling it iPhone4s. There is not any facial change on the phone. It will look exactly like the iPhone 4. Now the guts of it is where things have changed. The new iPhone4s will have dual-core A5 chip, which is built by Samsung.  Also the battery life has been improved on the new iPhone. You will get about 8 hours of talk time and about 40 hours of listening to music. Another disappointing feature is that there will be no 4G connection on the new iPhones. Instead it has  a new wireless system that can "intelligently switch" between its two antennas to "make even better call quality," Schiller said. So what the heck does that even mean?? It will use HSDPA.. and you aSK WHAT IS HSDPA?? "High-Speed Downlink Protocol Access. HSDPA is a protocol for mobile telephones. It is a third-generation (3G) High-Speed Packet Access technology designed to speed up network capacity and data transmission rate of cellular phones. Currently, HSDPA can support speeds ranging from 1.8 Mbps to 14.4 Mbps" which is not too bad.  To find out more about HSDPA click on the link.  iPhone 4s will also have upgraded camera to 8 megapixel. So this new iPhone will be able to take better videos and take faster pictures. They have not announced yet when iPhone 4s will be released or what provider will get it. 
Stay tuned.

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Sony being sued

If you're a Sony PlayStation user, you probably noticed that you couldn't connect to the gaming console's online network for the past ten days or so. Most figured it was probably just a network outage. But as we learned Tuesday -- one week into the outage -- Sony deliberately pulled the plug on its online network as well as its streaming and on demand content services on April 20. PlayStation's unencrypted user database was breached, allowing hackers access to info entered by the network's 77 million users.

If you are one of the 77 million Sony Playstation users with a PlayStation Network or Qriocity account, a class-action lawsuit was filed on your behalf Wednesday.

The lawsuit (full text), filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco on behalf of Kristopher Johns, 36, argues that Sony was negligent in allowing the hacker intrusion, which the plaintiff claims never should have occurred in the first place.

"Sony broke its contract and violated its customers' trust," Caleb Marker, an attorney representing plaintiffs in the lawsuit, said to the Wall Street Journal.

The class action suit represents a swift response by users to a critical data breach that many think Sony mishandled in failing to communicate the seriousness of the issue to the public for a week. The network was taken offline by Sony on April 20 and it wasn't until Tuesday, the 26th, that an email was sent to the network's 77 million worldwide users explaining the reason for the interruption. The email, cross-posted to the PlayStation blog, said:

We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network.

A follow-up post attempted to clarify the reason for the delay in coming clean to users and the public, stating that while Sony learned of the breach on the 20th, it took forensic experts several days to "understand the scope of the breach."

Sony stands to lose anywhere from millions in lost revenues to tens of billions of dollars in dealing with the consequences, reports VentureBeat. Not to mention an immeasurable blow to the 65-year-old company's accountability thanks to international scrutiny.

U.S. legislators joined in the outrage Tuesday with Connecticut Senator Blumenthal (D) saying he was "troubled" by Sony's delay in communicating the breach to users, reminiscent of last week's Al Franken response to Apple iPhone data collecting reports.

In what security analysts have called one of the worst security breaches in years, it's possible that everything from usernames to passwords to credit card information may now be in the wrong hands. The Japan-based Sony has yet to comment on the lawsuit. The PlayStation blog posted an FAQ for users regarding the issue on Wednesday. Users whose data may have been breached should be sure to update any password and security info on other accounts and sites so that it is different from the info on their PlayStation Network accounts.

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FUUUUUUUUUUU sony!!!!

So your network gets hacked, my shit gets stolen, all you can say is SORRY? Why couldn't you just let GEO do his thing.. See what you started?????

PlayStation Network to me

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PlayStation(R)Network

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Valued PlayStation(R)Network/Qriocity Customer:

We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011,
certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account
information was compromised in connection with an illegal and
unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this
intrusion, we have:

1) Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;

2) Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full
and complete investigation into what happened; and

3) Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our
network infrastructure by rebuilding our system to provide you
with greater protection of your personal information.

We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding and goodwill
as we do whatever it takes to resolve these issues as quickly and
efficiently as practicable.

Although we are still investigating the details of this incident,
we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following
information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country,
email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login,
and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data,
including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip),
and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may
have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your
dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have
been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit
card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have
provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity,
out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit
card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have
been obtained.

For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email,
telephone and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive
information. Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email,
asking for your credit card number, social security number or other
personally identifiable information. If you are asked for this information,
you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When the PlayStation
Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that
you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation
Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or
accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them as well.

To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we
encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and
to monitor your credit reports. We are providing the following information
for those who wish to consider it:
- U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually
from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report,
visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.

- We have also provided names and contact information for the three major U.S.
credit bureaus below. At no charge, U.S. residents can have these credit bureaus
place a "fraud alert" on your file that alerts creditors to take additional steps
to verify your identity prior to granting credit in your name. This service can
make it more difficult for someone to get credit in your name. Note, however,
that because it tells creditors to follow certain procedures to protect you,
it also may delay your ability to obtain credit while the agency verifies your
identity. As soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the others
are notified to place fraud alerts on your file. Should you wish to place a
fraud alert, or should you have any questions regarding your credit report,
please contact any one of the agencies listed below:

Experian: 888-397-3742; www.experian.com; P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013
Equifax: 800-525-6285; www.equifax.com; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
TransUnion: 800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division,
P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

- You may wish to visit the website of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at
www.consumer.gov/idtheft or reach the FTC at 1-877-382-4357 or 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580 for further information about how to protect
yourself from identity theft. Your state Attorney General may also have advice
on preventing identity theft, and you should report instances of known or
suspected identity theft to law enforcement, your State Attorney General,
and the FTC. For North Carolina residents, the Attorney General can be
contacted at 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001; telephone
(877) 566-7226; or www.ncdoj.gov. For Maryland residents, the Attorney
General can be contacted at 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202;
telephone: (888) 743-0023; or www.oag.state.md.us.

We thank you for your patience as we complete our investigation of this
incident, and we regret any inconvenience. Our teams are working around the
clock on this, and services will be restored as soon as possible. Sony takes
information protection very seriously and will continue to work to ensure that
additional measures are taken to protect personally identifiable information.
Providing quality and secure entertainment services to our customers is
our utmost priority. Please contact us at 1-800-345-7669 should you have any
additional questions.

Sincerely,

Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment