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Apple secures licensing agreement with EMI for iCloud service

A recent report from CNET has indicated that Apple may have secured a licencing agreement with EMI for its forthcoming cloud-based music streaming service and that it may well be on the verge of signing similar deals with Sony and and Universal.

Google address version 2.3.3 security issues

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Google has responded to the the potential security risks highlighted by researchers at the University of Ulm, claiming to have created an emergency fix that will solve the problem without the need for a full software update.
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iPhone 5 rumored to record high-definition 1080p video

Since Apple's image-sensor supplier OmniVision revealed a slimmer 5-megapixel unit small enough to fit into Apple's current iPad and iPod touch, rumors have developed that the forthcoming iPhone 5 will be capable of recording 1080p high-definition video.
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Sony Apologizes For Security Breach

Sony PSN hacked for a second time

Sony's ongoing battle to win back public trust in the wake of its PSN nightmare has just taken another serious blow as a new maintenance notice indicates that its network has once again been hacked.
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Could Android be the next PSN data leak disaster?

Revealed just after the unmitigated disaster that was the PSN crash, research carried out the University of Ulm has discovered that any Android smartphone running a version older than 2.3.4 could be leaking sensitive personal data.
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Sony PSN outage aftermath: How many customers cancelled accounts?

In a recent meeting with the Wall Street Journal Sony Corp. executive deputy president Kaz Hirai and CEO Sir Howard Stringer indicated that only a "very small" percentage of PlayStation Network users went so far as to cancel their accounts after the network was restored.
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O2 outage ends: no compensation offered

In the wake of a 17-plus hour network outage, that left millions of O2 customers unable to make calls, texts or use the internet, in a statement to the BBC O2 representatives confirmed they will not be offering compensation to those effected.
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O2 network taken out by petty vandals

After a successful theft and vandalism raid hit O2's East London operations site customers accross parts of London, Kent and East Sussex have lost coverage.
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Samsung stream 3D TV

In its latest bid to boost sales of its 3D TVs, tech giant Samsung has officially announced a new TV app that allows Smart TV owners to stream 3D videos through their television.
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Sony reveal gift package contents

With the PlayStation Network now limping back to life, Sony has revealed the the content of its American "Welcome Back" gift package.
Google launches Chrome PCs, takes on Microsoft

Google team up with Three mobile network

Having only just revealed the Samsung Series 5 as the first machine to make use of the its new Chrome OS, Google has now confirmed that the mobile network provider Three will be its official UK running partner at launch.
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Osborne: Cyber attacks present serious UK security risk

Speaking at the Google Zeitgeist event in Hertfordshire, UK chancellor George Osborne highlighted the growing threat cyber crime is presenting the government in its attempts to make more public service data available online.
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Sony offer free gifts as PlayStation Network restarts

With PSN service finally crawling back to life, Sony representatives have offered an olive branch of peace to frustrated consumers in the shape of an as yet unspecified "Welcome Back" package of services and premium content.
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Pace group shares sink despite profit rise

Shares in Pace Group fell on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading despite the technology company reporting a rise in revenue and pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.