The Bomb Threat Sent from a PlayStation 3
Pro-Tip: When making a bomb threat, do NOT use your PS3 to send it.
"Tomorrow, I will blow up Hiroshima Station." Japanese cyber police set to work, trying to stop the would-be bomber. Good thing he made their job easier—way easier. The police traced the message to the would-be bomnber's IP address, discovering that the threat was sent from a PlayStation 3
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HP Notebook Takes Bullets Saving Soldier
And the heartwarming story of the day is brought to you by HP. The icing on the cake, the company replaced the computer and let him keep the one that saved his life.
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Lawsuit: Sony Layoffs Made PSN Vulnerable
A new class action lawsuit has been filed against Sony. The suit alleges that the company knew of the security problems ahead of time and the recent layoffs made the company vulnerable to attack.
A class action suit was filed this week in San Diego, alleging that Sony made its online services less safe by laying off important staff just before the April security breach. The suit, against Sony Corporation of America, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment International, is based on testimony from confidential witnesses (ex-Sony employees) who claim that Sony knew its security was compromised due to previous, smaller-scale intrusions. An SOE platform engineer claims that "Sony's technicians only installed firewalls on an ad-hoc basis after they determined that a particular user was attempting to gain unauthorized access to the network."
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Crytek Gives Us Quote of the Day
You know that DX11 patch for Crysis 2 that is coming out on Monday? Crytek's head honcho says "it's a gift." Did he just say "a gift?" I'm not sure people that pre-ordered the PC version expecting the promised DX11 support would consider waiting all this time a gift.
Yerli admitted that there was no profit to be made from the time and money put into the patch, as the game is unlikely to sell many more units based on the free upgrade. "This is much more like a gift to the high-end community."
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Judge: Apple's Bid to Bar Amazon 'Appstore' Will 'Likely' Be Denied
It looks like more bad news for Apple in its attempt to claim ownership of the term "app store."
U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton said today after a hearing in Oakland, California, that she is "probably" going to deny the motion because Apple hasn't demonstrated confusion among consumers. Hamilton said she will review court filings before issuing a final decision. Apple's difficulty demonstrating "real evidence of actual confusion" among consumers is a "stumbling block for Apple," Hamilton said in court. "I'm troubled by the showing that you've made so far, but that's where you're likely not to prevail at this early juncture."
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Antec KUHLER H2O 920 CPU Water Cooler
Our evaluation of the Antec KUHLER H2O 920 CPU water cooler is now online. If you are looking for an easy-to-install, low maintenance H20 kit for your PC that wont break the bank, the KUHLER H2O 920 might be just what you need.
Antec has been getting more serious about its cooling solutions lately and earlier this year Antec introduced its KUHLER 920 model. If you don't need extreme water cooling, these types of coolers are definitely the way to go in terms of noise and ease of installation.
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Man Creates App For Cheaters
Some dude in Florida has created an app for cheaters called CATE (Call and Text Eraser). The funny part? The app creator is a cop.
The app can intercept calls and text messages from certain contacts and store those records within the application. The app is, of course, password-protected so that only the user can unlock the hidden messages.
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LulzSec Releases Arizona Law Enforcement Data
LulzSec has just released a bunch of law enforcement data stolen from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. When has "hacking the police" ever been a good idea?
"We are releasing hundreds of private intelligence bulletins, training manuals, personal e-mail correspondence, names, phone numbers, addresses and passwords belonging to Arizona law enforcement," the group said in a statement on its site. "We are targeting AZDPS specifically because we are against SB1070 and the racial-profiling anti-immigrant police state that is Arizona."
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Winklevoss Twins Push Another Suit Against Facebook
Just when you thought you'd finally seen the last of these two idiots, they file another lawsuit against Facebook. Can Facebook please give me $65 million so I can show these guys how you are supposed to act when you get millions for nothing.
In a status report filed on Thursday with the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, the twins and their business partner, Divya Narendra, said they would move the court for discovery on whether Facebook "intentionally or inadvertently suppressed evidence" during settlement proceedings over claims that Zuckerberg stole their idea for a college social networking website.
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