EXCLUSIVE: Infamous international hacking group LulzSec brought down by own leader  —  EXCLUSIVE: Law enforcement agents on two continents swooped in on top members of the infamous computer hacking group LulzSec early this morning, and acting largely on evidence gathered by the organization's brazen leader …

Introducing Google Play: All your entertainment, anywhere you go  —  Entertainment is supposed to be fun.  But in reality, getting everything to work can be the exact opposite—moving files between your computers, endless syncing across your devices, and wires...lots of wires.

Apple's next iPad will be available on March 16th, additional launch event planned  —  .  —  We've been told by an Apple Store source who has been reliable in the past that preparations are being made for a big Apple Store event which will culminate on Friday, March 16th.

Google, Motorola Mobility Ordered to Give Apple Android Development Data  —  Google Inc. and a Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) unit were ordered by the U.S. judge presiding over an Apple Inc. (AAPL) patent lawsuit to turn over information about the development of Google's Android operating system.

98% of U.S. Apple Retail Stores Out of Stock of Apple TV [Updated]  —  Last week, we noted that shortages of the Apple TV at third-party retailers had begun spreading to Apple itself, with a number of the company's own retail stores reporting that the set-top box was unavailable for immediate in-store pickup.

Apple Wins Patent for iWallet: The one that will rule the World  —  In May or 2010 we were surprised to see Apple's first iWallet patent officially surface.  In that year we witnessed a steady stream of Near Field Communication based patents that kick started the iWallet trend.

Verizon launches faster-than-wired wireless broadband for homes; starts at $60/mo  —  NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced a version of its wireless broadband service that's designed for use in rural and remote homes that can't get DSL or cable.

Verizon warns demand will outstrip LTE capacity ‘as early as 2013’  —  The nation's top two carriers — Verizon and AT&T — are keen to remind federal regulators of their spectrum constraints at every opportunity.  To that end, Verizon took to a joint filing to the FCC with SpectrumCo …

Amazon drops cloud prices worldwide (again)  —  Summary: Amazon has cut the prices of four of its core cloud Amazon Web Services for the nineteenth time in six years, putting pressure on its Microsoft cloud service competitor.  —  Amazon has announced a “significant” price decrease across …

With New Hardware, Square Begins Taxi Rollout  —  If you've ever been in a rush and in a taxi cab in New York, then you know how it feels to swipe your credit card at the end of the ride and wait for the receipt to pop out so you can sign it and hand it back to the driver.

Dwolla Being Sued by Bitcoiners for $2 M.  —  The Iowa payments startup—yeah, the one that just raised $5 million led by Union Square Ventures—has been hit with its first lawsuit.The proprietors of a major Bitcoin exchange have filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California alleging …

Launch: The all new Basecamp  —  After a ton of very hard work, and lots of debates and decisions, we're thrilled to be able to share the all new Basecamp with you.  —  This has been a company-wide effort.  Every designer, every programmer, every sys admin, and every support team member were involved in building this product.

Israeli President Shimon Peres checks in at Facebook's Menlo Park headquarters  —  Continuing his four-day visit to the Bay Area in a bid to strengthen ties between Israel and Silicon Valley's leading tech companies, Israeli President Shimon Peres stopped by Facebook's Menlo Park headquarters Tuesday …

Adobe Lightroom 4 available now for $149, brings photo book creation and updated tools  —  The latest version of Adobe's photo-management and editing tool, Lightroom 4, was released in beta in early January, but today the software loses that status and officially replaces Lightroom 3.

Rep. Darrell Issa opens up secretive intellectual property “treaty”, ACTA, to the public  —  While Americans were busy fighting the SOPA and PIPA bills at home, nations around the globe, including the United States, were signing on to ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement …

Forrester: No Android Tablet Has More Than 5% Share vs iPad.  How Does Amazon's Kindle Fire Compare?  —  On the eve of what may well be the launch of a brand new iPad from Apple comes some new analysis from Forrester Research on the current competitive landscape in tablets — or lack thereof, as the case seems to be.

Disney's YouTube Deal Kicks In, So Free Kids' TV Starts Showing Up  —  YouTube is gunning for the TV business by trying to create a new genre of Web video programs that will capture TV eyeballs and ad dollars.  —  But Google's Web video giant is also very happy to run good old-fashioned TV shows, if it can get its hands on them.

Exclusive: Microsoft Office 15 features and improvements  —  Microsoft is currently testing a Technical Preview version of Office 15, its next-generation office productivity suite.  A small number of third-party partners, OEMs, and businesses have access to the code, but Microsoft is staying mum …

Welcome to ‘Common Sense Tech’  —  CNET has a new column: “Common Sense Tech.”  Danny Sullivan offers an introduction on what to expect, from practical tips to asking “why doesn't this work better?”  —  I'm excited to be penning a new column for CNET—"Common Sense Tech."

Twitter Now Available in Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu  —  Today we're launching Twitter in four new languages: Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu.  —  We first added these four languages to the Twitter Translation Center on January 25.  Thirteen thousand volunteers around the globe immediately got to work …