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RT @engadget: Apple signs Warner Music to its cloud-based music service

RT @InfosecurityMag: Facebook intros two-factor authentication to beef up security

James Cameron picks up 50 RED EPIC-Ms, high-fives Peter Jackson

Next year is the year when Apple will introduce an all new design for the MacBook Pro product family, which is already under development at Quanta in Taiwan. It's being described as a big, "milestone" release for the Pro family, as compared with the speed bump features that will be introduced in [February's] models.

Momentum surrounding the Android mobile platform has reached a plateau, with developers now refocusing their efforts on building apps for Apple devices. This somewhat surprising conclusion is just one of many new trends spotted by Appcelerator and analyst firm IDC in their jointly produced developer report based off a survey of over 2,700 active developers worldwide.

In the first quarter, Netflix added 3.6 million subscribers, ending the period with more than 23.6 million subscribers in total. That was up 69 percent from the 14 million subscribers it had a year ago. To put that in context: Comcast ended 2010 with 22.8 million pay TV subscribers. While it’s always possible the cable company could report subscriber additions in the first quarter, it’s unlikely to do so, given its declines over the last several quarters.

The HN post linked to a blog post about an open source project called Dropship that allows users to exploit Dropbox’s file hashing scheme to copy files into their account without actually having them. Dropship will save the hashes of a file in JSON format. Anyone can then take these hashes and load the original file into their Dropbox account using Dropship.

In addition to the other new group features, we're also introducing the Send button.

On Monday, the Japanese electronics giant said it is keeping its PlayStation Network videogame service offline indefinitely following a hacking attack it now says may have compromised user’s information.

Major studios including Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Brothers and Universal have licensed their movies for the new service, as have numerous independent studios, including Lionsgate and the library-rich Kino Lorber, according to movie executives with knowledge of the deals in place.

Sony's hosting a press event in Tokyo today where it just made the first announcement: a pair of Android 3.0 tablets -- yes, the very two Honeycomb slabs we told you about exclusively back in February. The first is the Qriocity-focused 9.4-inch S1 media tablet with both front- and rear-facing cameras and a curved wrap design that resembles a folded magazine. The S1 features a Tegra 2 SoC and customized "Quick and Smooth" touch panel UI with "Swift" web browser. It can also be used as a remote control for Sony gear thanks to integrated infrared.

After several months of anticipation Facebook is launching its second deals program: Social Deals. The new effort more closely resembles Groupon-style daily deals, with several twists. The original “Facebook Deals” is now being called “check-in deals” to distinguish it from the new program.

Android has been outselling the iPhone recently but Apple’s iPhone was still the most desired smartphone in the U.S., according to the Nielsen Co. Not anymore. Nielsen said 31.1 percent of respondents in March said they want their next smartphone to be an Android device, while 30 percent said they wanted an iPhone.

Who Reads Books? apparently not many of us. #299 #twig

How Multi-Tasking Ruins Your Brain We all think we're good at it. But we're not. #299 #twig

Actually, iPhone sends your location to Apple twice a day #299 #twig #mbwideas

“@technologizer: Verizon's LTE Network Goes Down For The Count #299

“@chartier: Postal Service probes possible mass security breach - ZDNet #299

“@karaswisher: Google to Claim “World’s Biggest App Store” Title From Apple in Five Months #299 #twig

"I'll be a direct or indirect investor in a lot of the new startups in Silicon Valley, and that will mean that there will be financial conflicts of interests in a lot of my stories," writes TechCrunch editor and founder Mike Arrington in a blog post about his new investment policy, crafted to help cope with a slew of new investments he's making around Silicon Valley. "Either because I write about those companies, or write about a competitor, or don't write about a competitor." Arrington added that TechCrunch will sometimes have to sit on stories when he's considering, but has not yet closed, investment deals. Arrington says "I think that this will all be fine," because he plans to disclose everything.

“@CNETNews: Report: News Corp. taking bids for MySpace #299 #twig

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