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E3 expo: Microsoft accidentally reveal Halo 4

After the an earlier report outlining Microsoft's plans for this year's E3, the company has since leaked information confirming that it will be revealing two new Halo games at the expo.
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LulzSec hack Sony and Nintendo: Microsoft next?

With the games industry already weakened after April's attack on Sony's PlayStation Network, the hacker collective LulzSec have mounted a fresh cyber assault not just on Sony, but also game-development guru Nintendo, leading to speculation about a possible future assault on Microsoft.
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Sony Networks hacked post-PSN and PlayStation Store restart

On the same day that Sony Corp. finally managed to restart its PlayStation Store service, a new group of hackers claimed to have successfully bypassed the company's online security, compromising a further one-million Sony customers account information.
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Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony: What to expect at E3

With E3 set to launch in Los Angeles in just a few short days, fans and developers alike have begun speculating about what each of the big-three games companies are going to bring to this year's conference.
The US will treat cyber threats as any other threat to the country

U.K. and U.S.A. develop cyber weapon programmes

Since Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey yesterday revealed the U.K. Government's sponsored development of cyber weapons, a report from the Washington post has revealed that the U.S.A. also has a similar sponsorship programme currently under way.
Apple's iPhone 5 May Come to Market in July with 8MP camera

Apple's three big reveals for WWDC

Apple representatives have recently confirmed the company's plans to reveal its new iCloud music streaming service, iOS 5 smartphone operating system and OS 10.7 Lion computer operating system at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference.
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Microsoft slash Xbox price: E3 reveal in the works?

With Sony having just revealed the development of its PlayStation 4 and Nintendo set to unveil its new "Project Café" console at E3, retail giant Target's recent $100 price cut on the Xbox 360 has led to fresh speculation about the possibility of a new console from Microsoft.
Its official; Sony says PlayStation 4 is on the way

Sony PlayStation 4 in development

In a conference call to investors Sony's executive vice president and chief financial officer Masaru Kato has hinted that the PlayStation 4 is currently in development.
Sony Outlines PSN Hack

PSN outage: Sony organise online tournaments

Having just announced the PSN's return in Asia, Sony representatives have released the schedule for a series of "welcome back to online gaming" tournaments it will be sponsoring.
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PSN reopens in Asia this Saturday

Sony has confirmed that it will be restarting the PlayStation Network in its home nation Japan as well as all other Asian territories this Saturday.
Howard Stringer, CEO and president of Sony Corporation, speaks at a function to launch the Sony Media Technology Centre on the outskirts of Mumbai

Sony CEO admits weak PSN security

In a meeting with Bloomberg Sony CEO Howard Stringer admitted that the company had been lax with PSN security as it didn't expect an attack on a free service.
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Hackers get cocky post-PSN: Codemasters hacked

With the games industry still licking its wounds after Sony's recent spout of hacking troubles, veteran games developer Codemasters today revealed that it to had fallen victim to a successful cyber attack.
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Sony 12 month US protection service opens

Sony has today begun accepting applications for its AllClearID Plus Identity Theft Protection service, for PlayStation Network and Qriocity music service customers.
Russian Form breaks iPhone encryption

iOS 4 cracked by Russian security firm

The Russian security firm ElcomSoft has claimed to have managed to crack the iOS 4's encryption systems, demonstrating the vulnerability of numerous Apple products.
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HTC Mango smartphones in development

In a recent interview with Reuters, HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou confirmed the company will be releasing new smartphones using the forthcoming Windows Mango operating system.
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BT cuts call costs to mobiles

U.K. telecoms giant BT is set to cut the cost of calling mobiles from its landline telephones by up to 24 per cent.
Windows Phone Mobile OS all set to takeover BlackBerry

Will Mango reverse Windows Phone's fortune?

Currently struggling to claim even a five per cent share of the Smartphone market, many analysts have come to question whether the newly revealed Windows 7.5 "Mango" update will be enough to reverse the ailing OS's fortune.
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Ash cloud: What volcanic ash does to planes

With more and more airlines arguing that even with Iceland's latest ash cloud descending over Europe it is still safe to fly, a flight operations manual released by Airbus has revealed just how damaging a meeting with volcanic ash can be on a modern plane.