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PlayStation Users Are Being Permanently Banned From PSN For No Fault Of Their Own
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 4:12am | 697Several PlayStation users woke up to a rude shock – their PSN IDs were permanently banned by Sony Group Corp. (NYSE:SONY) for no fault of their own. No one knows what's happening, which is making matters worse for users. What Happened: Several PlayStation users on social media are reporting that...
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Sony Hack: Inside Job Theory Vs. North Korea Retaliation
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 - 10:27am | 557Norse, a cyber intelligence company, firmly believes that the Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) hack was an inside job. The U.S. Government blames North Korea. Many bloggers have argued about the real source of the attack, but there's one question few have remembered to ask: what if both claims...
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Why Sony Ignored Hackers' Threats
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 10:27am | 615Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) reportedly knew about the impending attack after hackers sent an email demanding an unspecified amount of money. Security experts say this revelation changes things, but there's a big question left unanswered: Why didn't Sony react sooner if it knew about the...
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Microsoft Tweaks Xbox One Before Launch (MSFT)
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 2:51pm | 427Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new game console received a boost of extra power this week. According to IGN, the company has confirmed that Xbox One's clock speed has been increased from 800 MHz to 853 MHz. Xbox One product chief Marc Whitten joined Larry Hryb (AKA Major Nelson), the Director of...
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Is Another LinkedIn Password Leak Coming?
Friday, June 8, 2012 - 2:45pm | 577As the world recovers from a massive leak involving at least 6.5 million LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) passwords, many users wonder if their information is finally safe. After all, it wasn't that long ago that Zappos.com -- a subsidiary of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) -- had an enormous password leak...
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Zings Of The Day (NDAQ, ICE, NYX, SNE)
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 3:31pm | 182Greece is being pressured to sell assets so that the bailout terms can be revised more favorably, as the country struggles under a mountain of debt. I wonder if I can buy an island for $1. Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) said it resumed partial operation of its PlayStation Network and Qriocity...
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Five Ways Sony Can Repay Customers For The PSN Outage/Data Breach (SNE)
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 12:35pm | 528When you screw up – I mean really screw up – what do you do? Do you whip out a simple “I'm sorry”? Or do you rush to the nearest jeweler, buy a large diamond and beg for forgiveness, Kobe Bryant-style? Whatever the case, if you were one of the 70+ million PlayStation Network subscribers affected...
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Hulu Plus Finally Comes To Xbox 360, Free For One Week (MSFT)
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 11:04am | 127After months of “coming soon” notices, Hulu Plus has finally arrived on Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) game console. Unlike the PlayStation Network version of the service (which is currently unavailable due to a lovely network outage), the Xbox 360 version is launching with a one-week free trial. USA...
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Plants vs. Zombies Makes Smooth Transition From iPhone To Nintendo DS
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 5:23pm | 493Few iPhone (NASDAQ: AAPL) games are successful enough to make their way to other platforms. At best, they might get ported to other phones, such as Android (NASDAQ: GOOG) or Windows Phone 7 (NASDAQ: MSFT). But there is one creative strategy game that has been able to transcend the App Store: Plants...
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Tron: Evolution Draws Upon Its Inner Prince Of Persia (DIS)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 3:08pm | 573Part Prince of Persia, part motorcycle combat game, Tron: Evolution is a prequel to the new Disney (NYSE: DIS) film, Tron: Legacy. Developed by Propaganda Games, Tron: Evolution eagerly embraces the dark appearance of the new motion picture. Black walls and an even blacker sky are brightened only...