Archive for April, 2011
Study: Social media has little impact on online retail purchases
All those marketers who are rushing to increase their social media spend take note: A new study says social media has almost no influence on …
First class-action suit filed over PlayStation Network breach
The first class-action lawsuit has been filed over the breach of personal and possibly credit card data from Sony’s PlayStation Network.
Friendster evolves to escape Facebook’s shadow
Faded social networking site Friendster will soon delete nearly a decade’s worth of user photos, blog entries and other data in a revamp to set …
Nook Color update enhances device, to a point
Barnes & Noble is pushing out a major software update to turn the Nook Color e-reader into a tablet with broader appeal.
Sony: PSN will be ‘safer,’ ‘more secure’; credit card data encrypted
In a new Q&A posted on the official PlayStation blog, Sony says they are working to resurrect the breached PlayStation Network and make it …
Security experts: PlayStation Network breach one of largest ever
The external hack of Sony’s PlayStation Network represents one of the largest data breaches ever, security experts suggest.
Friday shuttle launch drawing sky-high interest
Injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will watch her husband blast off.
Apple denies iPhones store user location
Apple says the idea that iPhones store their users’ locations is based on a misunderstanding of how the phones help determine where they are …
Apple launching white iPhone 4 on April 28
Apple has confirmed it will release the white iPhone 4 tomorrow, April 28.
Did investment in the shuttle program pay off?
NASA’s shuttle program has been an expensive undertaking from the beginning, and turning it into a cheap, easy method of space travel was harder …