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PlayStation Network And Xbox Live Are Down, And The Notorious Hacker Gang ‘Lizard Squad’ Is Taking Credit — Hackers don't take a holiday, it seems. Hours after Microsoft's Xbox Live went down Wednesday, Sony's PlayStation Network went down, too. These are the two networks that users of consoles access to play games online.
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| Chris Smith / BGR: |
Hack update: PSN remains offline and some Xbox Live services still down for the count — Both Sony's PlayStation Network and Microsoft's Xbox Live services were hit on Christmas Eve with DDoS attacks, with hacker group Lizard Squad taking responsibility for the hits; the group did warn users …
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| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
The Interview is a pirate hit with over 750K estimated torrent downloads; restricted availability outside the US a possible driving factor — The Interview Is A Pirate Hit With 200k Downloads (Updated) — Facing a “terrorist” threat theaters all around the U.S. backed away from showing The Interview last week.
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| Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
The Interview now available to rent for $5.99 or purchase for $14.99 through YouTube, Google Play, Xbox Video, and SeeTheInterview.com — Where To Watch ‘The Interview’ Online Right Now — Sony will release “The Interview” online Wednesday, the company announced.
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| David Lerman / Bloomberg: |
NSA reports show agency may have violated laws by unauthorized surveillance of Americans for over a decade — U.S. Spy Agency Reports Improper Surveillance of Americans — The National Security Agency today released reports on intelligence collection that may have violated the law …
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| Harrison Weber / VentureBeat: |
Amazon added 10M new Prime subscribers over the holidays, could make up to $1B in annual revenue — Amazon today announced it's added over 10 million new subscribers to Prime — the company's $99 annual subscription to all things Amazon — over the holidays this year.| Eric Meyer / Thoughts From Eric: |
Facebook's Year in Review suggestions may in some cases be inadvertently tactless, hurtful — Inadvertent Algorithmic Cruelty — I didn't go looking for grief this afternoon, but it found me anyway, and I have designers and programmers to thank for it. In this case, the designers and programmers are somewhere at Facebook.
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Tweets: @katecrawford, @meyerweb, @cascio, @jeremybowers, @fraying, @evanselinger, @uxnoah, @dsilverman, @cstross, @mathowie, @om, @howardlindzon, @janetdchuang, @robtruman, @fet, @warrenm, @meyerweb, @laprice and @cliffseal
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Withings Activité review: too expensive for mass market at $450, but will appeal to watch enthusiasts — Withings Activité Fitness Tracking Watch Review — Wearable tech has seemed on a fairly straightforward path throughout the course of its initial development …
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| Gerry Shih / Reuters: |
Huawei's low cost Honor smartphone unit sales up to 20M from 1M in one year after replicating Xiaomi's online strategy — Huawei's smartphone sales shoot up after copying Xiaomi's online strategy — (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] has taken sales of its low-price Honor brand …
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| Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal: |
NFL to post game highlights and other video clips on Facebook with Verizon Wireless ads, share ad revenues with Facebook — Facebook Scores NFL Video Clips With Ads From Verizon — Facebook has scored a big partner as it ramps up its online video ambitions: the National Football League.| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Samsung shutters flagship London store amid falling sales — Closing down a marquee location in one of Europe's biggest malls — What are Samsung Experience Stores? Why, they're a dying species, if the latest development in Samsung's efforts to establish its own retail empire are any indication.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook bringing playlists, featured videos, YouTube-inspired layout to videos tab on Pages — Facebook Challenges YouTube Channels With New Features For Pages — Twitter's not the only one Facebook is battling for control of news and content distribution.Sponsor Posts
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