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Sony offers identity theft protection

Jul 11, 2011
In a related story: your dog offers to guard that pork chop. Sony's PlayStation Network have until July 31st to sign up for AllClear ID, a program...

Those Wii U games looked great, but...

Jun 8, 2011
Some of them weren't from the Wii at all. Nintendo has admitted that in the highlight reel for what the Wii U game could do, they used some footage...

Sony apologizes about the hacks, holds up new toy as a distraction

Jun 7, 2011
Sony pulled into E3 with its head hung low after weeks of hacks, the latest probably happening as I type this. And there's another one. And another...

Another Sony hack. Come on, you guys!

Jun 3, 2011
The beleaguered Sony had another security breach Thursday. The group that compromised Sony's network calls itself LulzSec. According to Reuters,...

Call of Duty to launch monthly fee for expanded service

May 31, 2011
The incredibly popular and realistic war video game franchise is preparing to launch a new subscription option where players pay a monthly fee for...

Sony's security problems becoming a fascinating dark comedy

May 19, 2011
After massive security breaches pretty much torpedoed the Sony PlayStation Network, the company had a huge cleanup effort on its hands. One of the...

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PlayStation Network returns

May 16, 2011
It's sponsored by New Coke and Guns n' Roses Chinese Democracy album. Sony's hacked-to-bits gaming network is lurching back to life in spots around...

Sony apologizes some more, gives free PSN access

May 2, 2011
In the world of stories that actually DO have something to do with technology, Sony has again apologized for the massive breach of the PlayStation...

PlayStation Network: where do we go from here?

Apr 27, 2011
We talked about the "external intrusion" of the PlayStation Network a few days ago after the network has already been down for a while. At the time...