Tech It Or Leave It

Beginning:  

Is sharing a log-in a criminal act?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20068233-17.html

DC Comics Announces Historic Renumbering of All Superhero Titles and Landmark Day-and-Date Digital Distribution
http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/05/31/dc-comics-announces-historic-renumbering-of-all-superhero-titles-and-landmark-day-and-date-digital-distribution/

Computers:

Microsoft unveils touch-oriented Windows 8
http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9217231/Microsoft_unveils_touch_oriented_Windows_8
Microsoft: Windows 8 won’t require a new PC
http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9217236/Microsoft_Windows_8_won_t_require_a_new_PC

Skype pushes gaming software down users throats
http://m.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/31/skype_games_add_on_push_snafu
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/skype-taken-to-task-by-angry-users-over-claimed-crapware-payload/

Linus Torvalds releases Linux kernel version 3 to celebrate 20 years of penguin-powered computing
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/30/linus-torvalds-releases-linux-kernel-version-3-to-celebrate-20-y/

Microsoft treats kid hacker with kid gloves in wake of PSN debacle
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/29/microsoft-treats-kid-hacker-with-kid-gloves-in-wake-of-psn-debac/

Coming Up Towards WWDC:

iCloud, Mac OS X Lion and iOS 5 confirmed for WWDC
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/icloud-mac-os-x-lion-and-ios-5-confirmed-by-apple-960756

Apple Responds Quickly to Evolving ‘Mac Defender’ Threat With Updated Malware Definitions (Via PirateDave89 on Twitter)
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/02/apple-responds-quickly-to-evolving-mac-defender-threat-with-updated-malware-definitions/

New Variant of ‘Mac Defender’ Quickly Evades Apple’s Security Update as Cat-and-Mouse Game Begins

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/01/new-variant-of-mac-defender-quickly-evades-apples-security-update-as-cat-and-mouse-game-begins/ 

Apple Files for ‘iCloud’ Trademark in Europe
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/01/apple-files-for-icloud-trademark-in-europe/
Apple Takes Control of iCloud.com
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/01/apple-takes-control-of-icloud-com/
Apple “Just” Renewed Maps and Search Partnership with Google
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/05/31/apple-just-renewed-maps-and-search-partnership-with-google/

Lodsys Responds to Apple, Files Lawsuits Against App Developers, Promises $1000 If Wrong
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/05/31/lodsys-responds-to-apple-files-lawsuits-against-app-developers/
Lodsys hits devs with lawsuit, $1,000 offer, and 1,000 words of eloquent prose
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/31/lodsys-hits-devs-with-lawsuit-1-000-offer-and-1-000-words-of/

MobileNotifier dev snapped up by Apple to work on iOS framework?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/04/mobilenotifier-dev-snapped-up-by-apple-to-work-on-ios-framework/

iTunes leak suggests ‘Automatic Download’ over-the-air updates are coming in iOS 5
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/04/itunes-leak-suggests-automatic-download-over-the-air-updates-a/

Apple wants to make your calendar sensitive to location and traffic, get you there on time
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/apple-wants-to-make-your-calendar-sensitive-to-location-and-traf/

Apple’s Retail Stores Running Dry of AirPort and Time Capsule Stocks?
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/01/apples-retail-stores-running-dry-of-airport-and-time-capsule-stocks/

Games:

Nintendo Servers Hacked

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/05/nintendo-servers-hacked.aspx

UPDATE: Have Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer Details Leaked? (Via PirateDave89 on Twitter)
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/01/have-modern-warfare-3-multiplayer-details-leaked.aspx
Call of Duty Elite Q&A: We ask Activision to clear up some of the confusion
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/call-of-duty-elite-qanda-we-ask-activision-to-clear-up-some-of-th/
Call Of Duty TV Series Exclusive To Elite Subscribers
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/01/call-of-duty-tv-series-exclusive-to-elite-subscribers.aspx

BF3 goes to E3! – Battlefield: Bad Company – Battlefield Blog
http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/06/03/bf3-goes-to-e3.aspx
Battlefield 3 adds co-op campaign, platoons, going prone, mountable weapons and more
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/battlefield-3-adds-co-op-campaign-platoons-going-prone-mounta/

Xbox 360 seeing stronger sales with age, 55 million consoles sold globally (Via SolarMechanic on Twitter)
http://i.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/xbox-360-seeing-stronger-sales-with-age-55-million-consoles-sol/

Catwoman Playable In Batman: Arkham City
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/01/catwoman-playable-in-batman-arkham-city.aspx
E3 2011: Batman: Arkham City – hands-on with the Bat AND the Cat, Batman: Arkham City PS3 Preview
http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/batman-arkham-city/preview/e3-2011-batman-arkham-city-hands-on-with-the-bat-and-the-cat/a-2011060213242663029/g-20091214174658538007

Konami reveals Metal Gear Solid, Zone of the Enders, Silent Hill HD remakes (Via SolarMechanic on Twitter)
http://i.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/konami-reveals-metal-gear-solid-zone-of-the-enders-silent-hill/
Multi-Platform HD Collections Part of Kojima’s “Transfarring” Initiative
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110612-Multi-Platform-HD-Collections-Part-of-Kojimas-Transfarring-Initiative

Dirt 3′s Colin McRae charity DLC released, proceeds go to good cause
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/dirt-3s-colin-mcrae-charity-dlc-released-proceeds-go-to-good-c/

Rumor: Mass Effect 3 getting ‘Better with Kinect.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/rumor-mass-effect-3-getting-better-with-kinect/

Mad Catz launches ThunderHawk Studios, gets into flight sim development
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/mad-catz-launches-thunderhawk-studios-gets-into-flight-sim-deve/
The First Mad Catz-Published Flight Sim is Pretty Much What You’d Expect  http://m.kotaku.com/5807927/the-first-mad-catz
Flight game ‘War Wings: Hell Catz’ coming from … Mad Catz’
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/flight-game-war-wings-hell-catz-coming-from-mad-catz/

OnLive outs universal wireless controller, seamless Facebook integration and more — we test the tablet experience on an HTC Flyer
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/onlive-outs-universal-wireless-controller-seamless-facebook-int/
OnLive gets Disney Interactive support, universal controller, heading to UK this fall
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/onlive-gets-disney-interactive-support-universal-controller-he/

Sony:

Sony Pictures hacked by Lulz Security, 1,000,000 passwords claimed stolen
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/sony-pictures-hacked-by-lulz-security-1-000-000-passwords-claim/
Hackers Release Usernames, Passwords Stolen From Sony Website
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/02/hackers-release-usernames-passwords-stolen-from-sony-website.aspx

Sony begins full restoration of its PSN and Qriocity services (update: intermittent issues)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/sony-begins-full-restoration-of-its-psn-and-qriocity-services/

Sony NGP may become ‘PS Vita,’ give us 100 percent of our RDI of handheld gaming
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/sony-ngp-may-become-ps-vita-give-us-100-percent-of-our-rdi-of/
NGP to be less ‘investment heavy,’ more ‘affordable’
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/30/ngp-to-be-less-investment-heavy-more-affordable/
Sony NGP confirmed to be backwards compatible with downloaded PSP games
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/sony-ngp-confirmed-to-be-backwards-compatible-with-downloaded-ps/

Euro PSN gets massive update, PS Plus members get more freebies
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/euro-psn-gets-massive-update-ps-plus-members-get-more-freebies/

Phones/Tablets:

LightSquared’s LTE breaks GPS in New Mexico trial, angers John Deere
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/lightsquareds-lte-breaks-gps-in-new-mexico-trial-angers-john-d/

Two sub-$80 Android smartphones coming this June
http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9217241/Two_sub_80_Android_smartphones_coming_this_June

Netcom shows off microSD card with integrated NFC goodness
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/netcom-shows-off-microsd-card-with-integrated-nfc-goodness-vide/

The ‘oh sh_t’ moment that Nokia decided to abandon MeeGo
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/the-oh-sh_t-moment-that-nokia-decided-to-abandon-meego/

TransPhone pairs tablet and handset, emerged before ASUS Padfone
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/30/transphone-pairs-tablet-and-handset-emerged-before-asus-padfone/

Internet:

Google, Yahoo, And Bing Collaborate On Structured Data To Make Search Listings Richer
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/02/google-yahoo-and-bing-collaborate-on-structured-data-to-make-search-listings-richer/

YouTube embraces Creative Commons licensing, turns your cutesy kitty into mashup fodder
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/04/youtube-embraces-creative-commons-licensing-turns-your-cutesy-k/

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen dances around Flash’s declining importance
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-20068318-250/adobe-ceo-dances-around-flashs-declining-importance/

Feds investigate alleged attacks on Gmail accounts | News – Security
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20068229-83/feds-investigate-alleged-attacks-on-gmail-accounts/

US Pentagon to treat cyber-attacks as ‘acts of war’ (Via Paul in email)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13614125
Cyberattacks fuel concerns about RSA SecurID breach
http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9217216/Cyberattacks_fuel_concerns_about_RSA_SecurID_breach

Browser Wars: Chrome winning, IE losing
http://m.zdnet.com/blog/networking/browser-wars-chrome-winning-ie-losing/1119

Palm.com quietly replaced by HPwebOS.com, no wake to follow
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/palm-com-quietly-replaced-by-hpwebos-com-no-wake-to-follow/

Social Media:

FaceNiff makes Facebook hacking a portable, one-tap affair
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/faceniff-makes-facebook-hacking-a-portable-one-tap-affair-vide/

Empires & Allies launches preemptive strike for Zynga against Civ World, arrives June 1
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/empires-and-allies-launch-date
Civilization World walkthroughs kick off with the basics
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/17/civilization-world-walkthroughs-kick-off-with-the-basics/

To Finish:

Teen sells kidney to buy iPad 2
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20068295-71/report-teen-sells-kidney-to-buy-ipad-2/

Ford uses vehicle communication to prevent accidents | The Car Tech blog
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20068130-48.html

BodyGuard electro-gauntlet lets you punch with 500,000 volts (Via @CaptainMorgan30 on twitter)
http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2011-05/2011-invention-awards-stunning-development

8 futuristic technologies that will help keep soldiers safe
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/05/eight-futuristi.php

Martin Jetpack hits the 5,000 feet milestone, could come to market within 18 months
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/martin-jetpack-hits-the-5-000-feet-milestone-could-come-to-mark/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fengadget+%28Engadget%29

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