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Citigroup says more than 360,000 accounts compromised

Citigroup's latest on this month's data breach increases the number of accounts compromised to over 360,000 accounts, but still only about 200,000 customers.
Computing News
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2K Games drops Duke Nukem Forever PR firm

2K Games has dropped The Redner Group PR firm after it threatened to blacklist anyone giving Duke Nukem Forever bad reviews.
Gaming News
BlackBerry PlayBook

Dolby sues RIM over BlackBerry, PlayBook audio compression

Dolby Labs is suing Research in Motion claiming the BlackBerry and PlayBook infringe on Dolby's patents in HE AAC audio compression technology.
Mobile News
Acer Aspire Ethos notebook

Acer Aspire Ethos multimedia notebooks sport removable touchpad remotes

Acer's new Ethos multimedia notebooks sport Intel Core i7 processors, 15.6- or 18.4-inch screens, and a removable touchpad that serves as a remote control.
Computing News
Bloomberg TV (Ray Kurzweil)

Bloomberg, Comcast clash over NBC merger terms

Bloomberg says Comcast is violating terms of its merger deal with NBC by relegating its news channel to the middle of nowhere.
Audio / Video News
Joe Lockhart & President Clinton

Facebook hires former Clinton press secretary Lockhart

Facebook is amping up its team inside the beltway, adding former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart to its payroll of Washington insiders.
Social Media News
Garmin/Navigon (auto navigation Europe)

Garmin acquires GPS rival Navigon

The GPS world continues to consolidate, with Garmin announcing it is acquiring rival Navigon for an undisclosed amount.
Emerging Tech News
Sony Vaio E-series (group)

Sony introduces colorful new Vaio E- and C-series notebooks

Sony's new Vaio notebooks feature second-generation Intel Core processors, screens from 14 to 17 inches, and colorful, eye-catching case designs.
Computing News
HP CIO Randy Mott

HP CIO out in latest management shakeup

HP CEO Leo Apotheker continues to shake up the company's executive team: CIO Randy Mott is out, and three key execs now report directly to him.
Computing News
Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook refutes claims it’s losing users

Facebook says reports that its losing members are faulty, and the company is "very pleased" with its growth.
Social Media News
Facebook suggested tags

Privacy group asks FTC to block Facebook facial recognition

The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a complaint with the FTC seeking to block Facebook's automated tagging of people appearing in photos.
Computing News
Toshiba Satellite L700 series

Toshiba launches new Satellite and Qosmio notebooks

Toshiba's new Satellite P700, L700, and C600 series offer either Intel Core or AMD Fusion A-series processors, while new Qosmios tout 17-inch screens and Nvidia graphics.
Computing News
HP Pavilion dv6

HP rolls out 11 notebooks with AMD Fusion A-series CPUs

HP is out of the gate with eleven notebooks based on AMD's brand new Fusion A-series processors, offering solid performance at very friendly prices.
Computing News
AMD Fusion

AMD Fusion A-series offers snappy integrated graphics, long battery life

AMD's new Fusion A-series processors offer DirectX11-capable graphics and let notebooks run for as long as ten and a half hours.
Computing News
Acer X-series desktop

Acer debuts new Windows desktops, 23-inch touchscreen display

Acer's new M- and X-series desktops offer expansion options or a compact footprint, while the T231H 23-inch display brings a touchscreen to either one.
Computing News
MSI GT780R gamer notebook

MSI brings 17-inch gamer notebooks to North America

MSI's 17.3-inch GT780R and GX780 sport Intel Core i7 processors, Nvidia graphics, USB 3, and funky backlit keyboards.
Computing News
[Photo: Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson]

U.S. funding Internet censorship workarounds for repressive countries

The U.S. State Department is helping fund efforts to create "shadow" digital and phone networks so dissidents can bypass state-controlled censorship.
Web News
TiVo Premiere Q

TiVo unveils Premier Q and Preview set-top boxes

TiVo's Premiere Q sports four tuners, while the new TiVo Premiere lacks any DVR capabilities at all - and, for now, they're only available to cable operators.
Audio / Video Reviews
Panasonic Lumix GF3

Panasonic Lumix GF3 interchangeable lens camera lightest yet

Panasonic's new Lumix GF3 is the company's lightest yet, featuring interchangeable lenses and a 12.1 megapixel resolution - but no hot shoe.
Photography News
Acer Revo RL100

Acer Revo RL100 media center PC comes to U.S.

Acer's Revo RL100 home theater PC features a super-slim chassis, dual-mode wireless keyboard, and Nvidia Ion graphics.
Computing News
Chromebooks (Acer Cromia Samsung Series 5)

First Chromebooks available for pre-order

Amazon.com and Best Buy are now taking pre-orders for the first two Chromebooks from Acer and Samsung.
Computing Best Ofs
Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch eReader (CEO William Lynch)

Nook Simple Touch packs surprise Web browser

It's not listed on the feature sheet, but if you enter a URL into the Nook Simple Touch's search field...you can surf the Web.
Emerging Tech News
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Avaya files for $1 billion IPO

Telephony and Internet communications vendor Avaya has filed for a $1 billion IPO, saying it mainly wants to pay down long-term debt.
Computing News
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Via Vadis brings Skype patent infringement claims to U.S.

A month after being bought by Microsoft, Skype is facing new U.S. litigation from Via Vadis, a Luxembourg company claiming skype infringes on two patents.
Computing News
BlackBerry PlayBook

RIM taking PlayBook tablet to 16 international markets

RIM is launching its PlayBook tablet in 16 new markets in the next month, including the UK, Australia, France, Germany, and India.
Computing News
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Apple intervening in Lodsys’ suits against iOS developers

Apple has filed to a intervene as defendant in Lodsys suits against iOS developers with apps featuring in-app purchases.
Mobile
Motorola Photon 4G

Sprint’s Motorola Photon 4G packs WiMax, Nvidia Tegra performance

The Motorola Photon 4G packs a 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra dual-core processor, 4G WiMax connectivity, Android 2.3, 8 megapixel camera and world phone capability.
Mobile
Nokia CTO Richard Green

Nokia CTO taking time off

Nokia's CTO Richard Green is taking time off, but reports have him leaving the company for good over the company's Windows Phone strategy.
Mobile News
Google Mars Martines location highlight

Man claims to find Mars base using Google Mars

And Ziggy played guitar: David Martines claims to have found a base on Mars by looking over Martian imagery available via Google Mars.
Entertainment News
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Supreme Court rules against Microsoft’s i4i appeal

Microsoft is on the hook for $290 million to Toronto's i4i for patent infringement, as the U.S. Supreme Court rejects Microsoft's appeal.
Computing News
HP TouchPad

HP TouchPad on sale July 1 starting at $499.99

HP's TouchPad features a 9.7 inch display and webOS, and goes on sale in the U.S. July 1 - a version with AT&T 3G service will follow this summer.
Emerging Tech News
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Survey finds more mobile developers prefer Android

A new survey finds that two thirds of mobile developers are building for Android - but Apple's iOS isn't far behind with 59 percent.
Mobile
Avaya Flare

Avaya planning $1 bln IPO?

Telecommunications gear maker Avaya is planning an IPO ...except its market value isn't worth nearly what investors paid for the company four years ago.
Computing News
Microsoft Spambot infographic (Rustock) (March 2011)

Microsoft still after Rustock botnet operators

Microsoft's surprise takedown of the Rustock botnet seems to have worked, but is still going after the operators...and hopes they'll show up for hearings.
Computing News
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