Strong PlayStation sales create supply problems for Sony

From PC World: Sales of Sony’s PlayStation 4 platform have surpassed 7 million units worldwide but supply problems are continuing, the electronics giant said.

Now available in 72 countries and regions, the platform had notched the milestone as of April 6, Sony Computer Entertainment said Thursday...

Nokia stops sales of Lumia 2520 tablet over electric shock fears

From CNET: Nokia has suspended sales of the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet over fears that the charger could give you an electric shock.

Anyone with a Lumia 2520 in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and the UK is "strongly advised to suspend use of the AC-300 charger until further...

Mt. Gox CEO Refuses to Come to the U.S. in Financial Crimes Probe

From DailyTech: Bitcoin robber baron Mark Marie "MagicalTux" Robert Karpelès has reportedly "lawyered up" according to a report by Reuters. Mr. Karpelès needs all the legal advice he can get as he is currently under investigation in the U.S. by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the...

Intel sells more tablet chips but profits still fall

From InfoWorld: Intel shipped 5 million processors for tablets in the first quarter, but profits fell as PC sales remained weak.

Net income for the quarter ended March 29 was $1.9 billion, down 5 percent from a year ago, Intel said on Tuesday. Revenue increased 1 percent to $12.8 billion.

The...

Mt. Gox files for liquidation as Japan rejects rehab plans

From PC World: Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has abandoned its bid for revival and filed for liquidation with a Japanese court, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Tokyo-based Mt. Gox, once the world’s largest trading place for the digital currency, collapsed in February with liabilities of ¥6.5...

Samsung readies first Tizen phone launch for end of Q2

From CNET: Samsung's own open-source mobile operating system, Tizen, will soon make its way to store shelves.

The consumer electronics giant told Reuters on Wednesday that its first Tizen-based smartphone will launch toward the end of the second quarter. The handset will be a high-end offering...

Lenovo Outs New Flex Notebooks, Desktop PCs

From DailyTech: Lenovo has announced the launch of new notebook and desktop computers. The new desktops include the A Series A540 AIO, which has a 23.8-inch multi-touch LCD screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. This AIO has an aluminum shell that is 4mm thick at the edge.

Graphics are handled...

Google patches Android icon permissions attack

From InfoWorld: Google has issued a patch for an attack that could lead an Android user to a phishing site, according to security vendor FireEye. FireEye recently spotted an malicious Android application that could modify the icons of other applications so that when they're launched, they send...

Netflix pays off Comcast, discovers that speeds magically improve

From TechHive: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings may complain about it publicly, but his company’s decision to pay Comcast for better access to the Internet service provider’s subscribers is paying off. The streaming video service says performance on Comcast’s network has improved dramatically since it...

Twitter gobbles up social-data-gathering firm Gnip

From CNET: Twitter has acquired Gnip, a company that focuses on collecting, organizing, and sharing social data with companies and organizations.

The social network announced the news on its blog on Tuesday, saying that the move will help it provide "more sophisticated data sets and better data...

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