A Chinese state media on Monday reported that Central China Police Department has shut down the operation of a hacker training facility, which reportedly recruited thousands of members via Internet and train them with the use of malicious software and other techniques used in a typical cyberattack. The move was part of the intensified crack down campaign by the Chinese government following the recent attacks to the Gmail accounts of human-rights activists protesting against the “abusive” practices of the authorities in China. It will be recalled that Google Inc threatened... 

Just days following the release of Apple Inc’s highly anticipated iPad tablet computer, a Chinese company specializing in tablet PC design threatened to filed a lawsuit against the US-based firm if it continues with the launch of the device in China. Newspaper reports quoting Wu Xiaolong, the president of Shenzhen Great Loong Brothers, told that Apple allegedly copied the iPad design and features to the Chinese firm’s P88 tablet PC. “We will file the necessary legal action if Apple attempts to sell iPad in China,” Xiaolong stressed, citing that the company was first... 

George Hotz, a 20-year-old hacker famous for cracking codes of Apple Inc’s iPhone, said that he was also able to crack into Sony’s PlayStation 3 gaming console. In his blog post, Hotz claimed that he has done it again, and this time, with the PS3. He said that it took him around five weeks before he could finally manage to run his own software on the gaming console. Typically, PS3 only allows digital signed software by Sony. “I have read and write access to the entire system memory of PS3, and [hypervisor] level access to the processor,” he said in his blog post. “In... 

The Chinese government on Monday denied any involvement in the recent cyberattack that has target human-rights activists’ e-mail accounts. But despite strong urges by the United States government to conduct probe in incident, China has remained firm in its implementation of the “Green Dam” program, which added tension to the bilateral relations of the two countries. In an interview, a Ministry of Industry and Information Technology spokesperson said that China has remained true to its policy on Internet hacking, saying that it is transparent and consistent with the international... 

In a bid to expand its business, Denmark-based toy maker Lego Group unveiled on Friday a new multi-player online game called “Lego Universe.” In an annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lego said that it will soon come out with the new Lego Universe. The company said that their target date will be in the second of the year. In an interview, Colorado-based game developer NetDevil lead producer Cris Serland said that the new “Lego Universe” will be a combination of popular online games like “World of Warcraft,” “The Second Life,”... 

Software giant Microsoft Corp on Wednesday revealed a new tablet-style, touch-screen computer from Hewlett-Packard Co. and runs on the new Windows 7 operating system. The new tablet PC is one of the new designs of tablet-type computers that are set to be unveiled in January. On the eve of the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer has presented the new touch-screen device to hundreds of audiences. The CEO also unveils two other devices, which are manufactured by Archos and Pegatron. The device, also know... 

Giant computer game maker EA announced on Thursday that popular PC game “Sims 3: World Adventure” is now coming to iPhone soon. Just like in the full PC and Mac version of the game, iPhone users can now take their Sims 3: World Adventure game while they are on vacation. However, EA is keeping mum over the date of release and the pricing of the iPhone game once it hit the Apple Application store. According to the game maker, users’ characters in the game can do pretty much the same adventure they also do on their vacations. While enjoy the sun in Egypt, users can also command... 

The presiding  judge handling the controversial trial for the constitutionality of gay marriage in California has allowed videotaping and uploading of footages of the hearing on the popular video-sharing website Youtube. The trial on same-sex marriage, which will begin next week, can now be viewed by millions of Youtube users around the world as Chief United States District Judge Vaughn Walker gives the “go signal” to have a video documentary of the trial that can be uploaded on the video-sharing website. It will be recalled that Walker first floated the idea of live broadcasting... 

World’s No. 4 computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd has now entered the Smartphone marker with its flagship touch-screen mobile device that runs on Google Inc.’s Android technology, called the “Lephone”. The new Lephone was unveiled on Wednesday by the PC maker in a bid to catch up with its rival Dell Inc and Acer Inc, which has also entered the Smartphone market. The company also said that the new Smartphone will be launch within this year in China, where Lenovo reign the PC marker. Lenovo chief executive Yang Yuanqing said that the new LePhone has a 3.7-inch touch-screen... 

More than 20 million German bank cards were affected by a software malfunction similar to the millennium or “Y2K” bug simply because the said cards can not process the number 2010, an industry group reported on Tuesday. The DSGV group, representing major private and public sector banks, revealed that more than 20 million debit cards and 3.5 million credit cards issued by the German banks have suffered similar problems. The industry group also revealed that they have to adjust the programming inside ATMs and other cash machines hours after the problem started just so customers...