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Sony says PlayStation still has problems gradually coming back online

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sony Corp’s PlayStation Network suffered connection problems for a fourth straight day since hackers attacked the video game network and the company said on Sunday that service was gradually being restored.

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Apple makes ‘The Interview’ movie available on iTunes

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

(Reuters) – Apple Inc said its iTunes store is now carrying Sony Corp’s “The Interview” the film that angered North Korea and triggered a cyberattack against the studio.

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Better late than never iTunes is offering ‘The Interview’

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

iTunes was conspicuously absent from the list of internet services defying hacker threats by offering The Interview but Apple is remedying that situation today. As of 1PM Eastern Americans and Canadians can buy or rent the movie from iTunes; you wo…

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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: Solar farms hydrogen cars and 3D-printing in space

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. 2015 is coming up quick — and Inhabitat is counting down the days to the new year by showcasing its top …

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Elder-care challenges prompt tech executives to create startups apps

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – For years Google Inc’s commerce chief Stephanie Tilenius held a demanding job and helped oversee the medical care of her parents an experience that led her to leave the Internet search giant in 2012 and start a company to help patients combat chronic disease.

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Game of Thrones most pirated of 2014

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

According to stats from downloading blog TorrentFreak Game of Thrones has taken the crown for the third year in a row as the most downloaded TV show.

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Coming out online: good or bad?

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

BBC Radio 4’s Today programme asked 16-year-olds whether growing up with the internet made it easier for them to come out.

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South Korea nuclear operator says cyberattacks continue reactors safe

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s nuclear power operator said on Sunday that cyberattacks on non-critical operations at the company’s headquarters are continuing but the country’s nuclear power plants are operating safely and are secure from attack.

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Christmas brings ‘Madden 15’ demo to Xbox One and snow to ‘GTA Online’

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

You know what goes really well together? Christmas and video games. This year we’ve noticed a bit of a trend: games giving away free stuff in light of the holiday. Weather err whether it’s snow covering Los Santos in GTA Online a six-hour trial of…

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Tizen TV no substitute for Samsung’s long-awaited answer to Android

Posted on January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 by tomglocer

SEOUL (Reuters) – Global smartphone leader Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is planning a new product launch next year based on its own Tizen operating system the South Korean giant’s strategic push to free itself from Android and blaze its own software path.

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