Tech It Or Leave It

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/25/australian-gov-releases-r18-guideline-proposal/ 

UK rural broadband plans move on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13563787

BT and Everything Everywhere will start LTE trial in rural UK this September
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/25/bt-and-everything-everywhere-will-start-lte-trial-in-rural-uk-th/

Council of Europe Seeks to BAN WiFi Wireless Networks and Mobiles in Schools − ISPreview UK News (Story sent to us by PirateDave89 twitter)
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/05/16/council-of-europe-seeks-to-ban-wifi-wireless-networks-and-mobiles-in-schools.html

Computers:

Kingmax flaunts world’s first 64GB microSD card
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/kingmax-flaunts-worlds-first-64gb-microsd-card/

Google opening seawater-cooled data center, finally glad it applied for that Wave trademark
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/google-opening-seawater-cooled-data-center-finally-glad-it-appl/

Researchers create 26 terabit-per-second connections with just a single laser
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/researchers-create-26-terabit-per-second-connections-with-just-a/

World’s first commercial quantum computer sold to Lockheed Martin
http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/27/first-quantum-computer-sold/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/d-wave-sells-first-commercial-quantum-computer-to-lockheed-marti/
Lockheed Martin Hit By Cyber Attack, Department Of Homeland Security Confirms
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/28/lockheed-martin-cyber-attack-homeland-security_n_868530.html
RSA SecureID hackers may have accessed Lockheed Martin trade secrets, cafeteria menus
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/rsa-secureid-hackers-may-have-accessed-lockheed-martin-trade-sec/

Mac Malware:

Naked Security Mac PR Security Screw Up
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/05/24/apple-support-to-infected-mac-users-you-cannot-show-the-customer-how-to-stop-the-process/

Mac malware update. Naked Security
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/05/26/apple-malware-evolved-no-password-required/

How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4650

Mac Malware Gets Even More Dangerous
http://huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/26/mac-defender-malware_n_867434.html

Apple Gets Honest About New Scam
http://huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/25/apple-mac-defender-malware_n_866637.html

Social Media:

TweetDeck and Twitter, together at last
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/25/tweetdeck-and-twitter-together-at-at-last/

Spotify and Facebook partner up, send Europe a friend request?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/25/spotify-and-facebook-partner-up-send-europe-a-friend-request/

Toyota to launch social network for people who like to befriend car dealerships
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/toyota-to-launch-social-network-for-people-who-like-to-befriend/

Sony:

Sony estimates $3.2b loss this year, $171 million cost for PSN breach
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/sony-estimates-3-2b-loss-this-year-171-million-cost-for-psn-b/

Sony BMG Greece hacked, company’s security woes continue
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/sony-bmg-greece-hacked-companys-security-woes-continue/

Sign up now for free PSN identity theft protection
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/25/sign-up-now-for-free-psn-identity-theft-protection/
Sony Network Entertainment head addressing US Congress next week

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/27/sony-network-entertainment-head-addressing-us-congress-next-week/

Sony makes good, doles out identity protection activation codes for PSN and Qriocity users

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/sony-makes-good-doles-out-identity-protection-activation-codes/

 

Games:

Splitfish FragFX Shark to surface for Xbox 360, make friends with wired controller

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/splitfish-fragfx-shark-to-surface-for-xbox-360-make-friends-wit/

‘PSA: APB Reloaded now in open beta’

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/23/psa-apb-reloaded-now-in-open-beta/

Fury over Call of Duty computer game that recreates 7/7 Tube bomb attacks | Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1390672/Fury-Call-Duty-game-recreates-7-7-Tube-bomb-attacks.html

Dead or Alive: Dimensions yanked in Sweden, Norway and Denmark

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/23/dead-or-alive-dimensions-yanked-in-sweden-norway-and-denmark/

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations teaser warns of big June 6 reveal

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/26/assassins-creed-revelations-teaser-warns-of-big-june-6-reveal

Battlefield 3 gets ‘physical’ in UK with Limited Edition

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/23/battlefield-3-gets-physical-in-uk-with-limited-edition/

European Ocarina of Time 3D special editions to come bundled with ocarina?

http://www.gamesradar.com/3ds/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-3d/news/european-ocarina-of-time-3d-special-editions-to-come-bundled-with-ocarina/a-20110523115223820024/g-2010061610502183083

L.A. Noire sells 1.6m in first week, becomes fastest-selling new IP in the UK

http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/la-noire/news/la-noire-sells-16m-in-first-week-becomes-fastest-selling-new-ip-in-the-uk/a-2011052311464531048/g-2006092512588826087

Asperger’s expert recommends L.A. Noire as teaching tool

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/24/aspergers-expert-recommends-l-a-noire-as-teaching-tool/

Square Enix to reveal new MMO by April 2012

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/25/square-enix-to-reveal-new-mmo-by-april-2012/

EVO 2 console promises to bring Android gaming to your TV this fall

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/25/evo-2-console-promises-to-bring-android-gaming-to-your-tv-this-f/

Minecraft devs dish on upcoming mobile version

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/26/minecraft-devs-dish-on-upcoming-mobile-version#

 

Phones/Tablets:

Amazon’s Android tablet coming in 10- and 7-inch models with quad-core Tegra power?

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/amazons-android-tablet-coming-in-10-and-7-inch-models-with-qua/

ASUS Eee Pad Slider going on sale ‘soon,’ price is still anyone’s guess

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/27/asus-eee-pad-slider-going-on-sale-soon-price-is-still-anyone/

ASUS PadFone shown off in proper brightness ahead of launch?

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/asus-padfone-shown-off-in-proper-brightness-ahead-of-launch/

Google Wallet mobile payment service, Google Offers announced

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/google-wallet-mobile-payment-service-google-offers-announced/

Google and Sprint team up to take your digital dollars with new NFC payment system?

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/google-and-sprint-team-up-to-take-your-digital-dollars-with-new/

PayPal swiftly slaps Google with mobile payment suit

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/27/paypal-swiftly-slaps-google-with-mobile-payment-suit/

New CyanogenMod lets you rule Android app permissions with an iron fist

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/new-cyanogenmod-lets-you-rule-android-app-permissions-with-an-ir/

ios-5-likely-pushed-to-the-fall-after-a-cloud-unveiling-at-wwdc

http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/26/ios-5-likely-pushed-to-the-fall-after-a-cloud-unveiling-at-wwdc/

i3D app brings glasses-free 3D to iOS, tracks your gaze like a creepy portrait tracks Scooby Doo (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/i3d-app-brings-glasses-free-3d-to-ios-tracks-your-gaze-like-a-c/

Visualized: Samsung wants to see the iPhone 5 and iPad 3

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/28/visualized-samsung-wants-to-see-the-iphone-5-and-ipad-3/

Nexus 3?

http://briefmobile.com/htc-nexus-3-device-details-and-picture-leak

 

Screens:

NHK’s flexible OLED is both literally and figuratively green (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/nhks-flexible-oled-is-both-literally-and-figuratively-green-vi/

‘Sony shows off, folds up super flexible organic TFT display’

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/sony-shows-off-folds-up-super-flexible-organic-tft-display/

Invisible phone turns your palm into a touchscreen

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_technews/20110523/tc_yblog_technews/invisible-phone-turns-your-palm-into-a-touchscreen;_ylt=AphQOFrr7Fgs6X6Jg2JDAQKS_aF4;_ylu=X3oDMTRnNjNrNjM4BGFzc2V0A3libG9nX3RlY2huZXdzLzIwMTEwNTIzL2ludmlzaWJsZS1waG9uZS10dXJucy15b3VyLXBhbG0taW50by1hLXRvdWNoc2NyZWVuBGNjb2RlA29mZnB6ZjMwBGNwb3MDNgRwb3MDNgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2ludmlzaWJsZXBobw–

To Finish:

Oprah Winfrey: We will miss you

http://my.opera.com/chooseopera/blog/2011/05/25/oprah-winfrey-we-will-miss-you

Maker Faire 2011, in pictures: Arduinos, Androids, and angry robots (video)’

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/22/maker-faire-2011-in-pictures-arduinos-androids-and-angry-rob/

A YouTube video I would like to plug about Internet trolls, the kind of people who killed MIS

Trolls – A Love Song” by DCRU Colin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqhB6fdtQQo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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