Sony's recent data breach could cost the company as much as $24.5 billion according to a new infographic put together by PromotionalCodes. The whole palaver began way back on April 19th when Sony discovered that a few PlayStation Network servers had rebooted themselves for no apparent reason. After some research and, we assume much panic, Sony took the unpleasant decision to pull its entire multiplayer network and online store off the internet the next day. The plan was to bring everything back online once the issue was resolved. That took much, much longer than any of us expected.
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Oliver Haslam has written about technology for over a decade. His work has been published in print at Macworld and online pretty much everywhere else. If it plugs in or has a battery, it's fair game.
Hands up if you've ever restored your iDevice only to realize you hadn't saved your photos somewhere beforehand? Come on, hands all the way up. That means you at the back!
Your next iPhone could feature a number of new sensors for working out your location, temperature and even mood according to an interview with Benedetto Vigna.
We've all got drawers, cupboards and other nooks and crannies stuffed chock full of old technology, be it phones, games consoles or MP3 players. If only there was an easy way to get hard, cold cash for them. Granted there are solutions like eBay and Craigslist out there but there are various barriers to entry for both of those options. Now Amazon is joining the fray by adding electronics to their trade-in program - including iOS devices.
Microsoft today gave students a reason to turn their backs on Macs by announcing a new offer to help promote the computers running the company's Windows 7 operating system. From May 22nd, students who buy a new Windows 7 PC will also receive a 4GB Xbox 360 for absolutely nothing.
Verizon just don't seem to be able to keep a lid on it these days, with executives leaking information about smartphone left, right and indeed center. The latest comes courtesy of CFO Fran Shammo with the news that Apple is planning to bring a world phone to market.
Epic's blockbuster slasher Infinity Blade has received a one-on-one multiplayer option as well as new single player loot, according to the company's blog.
When you're beavering away at your computer, the last thing you want to do is break the concentration to find your phone just to fire off a quick SMS. Maybe you want to access the camera from afar? Now thanks to a handy remote app called LazyDroid, you can control your Android smartphone from the comfort of your desk without ever having to lay hands on it.
Another day, another iPhone tweak. This time we have a genius little tweak called PictureMe, bringing both timer and rapid shot functionality to the iPhone's camera app.
In its quest for ever-shrinking hardware, Apple has proposed a new, smaller SIM card for its connected devices according to Reuters. The new design, which is even smaller than the current iPhone 4's micro-SIM has apparently already won the backing of French telecom giant Orange.
