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While Sony may have gotten its Playstation Network back online this week, other divisions of the Japanese business are still feeling hack attacks. The web site Naked Security reports that a hacker found his way into a data base at Sony Europe and took out "120 usernames, passwords (plain text)...

Microsoft's new OS to take mobile OS to the desktop. Hackers hit Sony again. Also: Cell phone radiation dangers. Source: Yahoo! News

ok, so my VAIO is starting to BSOD more frequently now. I rolled it back to a day before it first started acting up, but it is still happening. here is all the data for it. Hope someone can help me out :(. Thanks in advance for the help and info :razz:

Hi. I have a VAIO laptop VGN CS13G series. A few months ago, the darn thing stopped working. Turns out I had a busted cooling fan and a fried hard disk. I had the broken parts replaced and had the tech install Windows 7 (pre-installed OS was Vista Home Basic). Problem is, I don't have the...

1. Sony's hack woes have deepened--now its Canadian version of the eShop has been hacked by a self-professed grey hat Lebanese hacker, and 2,000 customer records have been acquired (evidence for around 1,000 posted online). At this point it's tempting to say the attacks have moved into a new...

Also: Has Sony CEO Howard Stringer's company makeover failed? How streaming services like Netflix signal a broader shift in the way we consume TV. Link Removed

Compensation plans to persuade users back to the Playstation Network have been met with a mixed response. Sony has offered incentives to return to the network after it was hit by a major hack attack, exposing details of 77 million users. It includes two free PS3 games from a choice of five...

Link Removed due to 404 Error A former Microsoft Xbox developer says the recent Sony PlayStation Network hack may have been the result of "consumer retaliation" for Sony's lawsuits against PS3 hackers. "Going after individuals in a manner that may not stimulate good favor towards the...

Sam Spade to investigate Sony has gone all film noire and hired a bunch of private dicks to sort out its security woes. Apparently the offices of Guidance Software and Data Forte, were approached by a broad who said they worked for one of the largest hardware companies in the world...

Hello, I've been having intermittent BSOD on my 1-year old Sony laptop. I've read up about some of the problems but I'm still very confused. I've attached a .zip of a recent dump file. Link Removed Any help is greatly appreciated. This is driving me insane.

hi i got a sony laptop 64bit working on win7 when i want to connect wireless it ask 4 the key i do it al, got full connection full strength and got a connection with my modem i see other modem,s from people around me and mine so full connection but when i put the wire out no internet but full...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Sony, a laggard in the booming tablet market, launched its first tablet computers in an ambitious attempt to grab the second spot in the market created and dominated by Apple's iPad. The gadgets will use an operating system based on Google's Android 3.0...

Sony Corp. said it is rebuilding its PlayStation Network to bring it back online after an "external intrusion" caused it to suspend the service. The company said it turned off the service, which lets gamers connect in live play, so that it could strengthen its network infrastructure. Qriocity...

The former president and chairman of Sony, Norio Ohga, who was credited with developing the compact disc, has died aged 81, the company has said. Ohga, who led the company from 1982 to 1995, died of multiple organ failure in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Sony's...

I was doing a little research about this. In some articles (that I could only find regarding cables in general) I couldn't tell what they were meaning by "braided", were they talking about the insides of the cable or an exterior sheath? I'm interested to find out about exterior braiding...

I recently upgraded to Windows 7 and since the upgrade my Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 cannot connect to my computer. It worked perfectly in Windows Vista. I have a Sony VGN-FW235J. I updated all my device drivers and still nothing works. I have read a ton of forum posts about how to...

I have run the Windows 7 Compatibility Upgrade Advisor on my Vaio VGN-FZ190. I am getting that two drivers are not compatible with Windows 7: 1) The Nvidia GeForce 8400M GT has the latest that Sony publishes on its support web page for my laptop (Ver. 7.15.11.6760), dated 1/11/2008. On...

Sony is reportedly designing two rather alternative tablet form factors: a dual-screen Honeycomb clamshell and a Windows 7 slider. read more Link Removed

Sony’s tablet ambitions extend to more than just the S1 in 2011, according to the latest batch of rumors. Loose lips have been flapping, and tipped a dual-touchscreen Android 3.0 Honeycomb clamshell internally known as the Sony S2, along with a 9.4-inch Windows 7 VAIO slider, for release in...

So, by now you've seen the PlayStation Certified Qriocity tablet known within Sony as the "S1." But that's not the only tablet the vernerable Japanese company is preparing to launch in 2011. We've been told by a pair of highly trusted and proven sources that Sony is also working on two rather...