PlayStation network outage cost revealed; T-Mobile reveals new super-fast 4G Internet

Jamie Hinks
May 24, 2011
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PlayStation NetworkOne of the biggest security breaches in the history of the Internet has cost the company at its centre almost $200million. VentureBeat reports that the much publicized security breach of Sony’s PlayStation Network cost the Japanese firm around 14 billion Yen ($171m). It meant that 77 million users worldwide couldn’t access the service between April 20 and May 15. Their results won’t take a hit until the end of the current fiscal year on March 31,2012. Although there is already irreparable damage to the brand worldwide and it will take years to build this back up. No amount of free goody bags is going to hurry the process along any quicker.

rocket stickAnother company in the tech space, T-Mobile, has announced they’re boosting the speed of their wireless Internet in North America to astronomical levels. Their 4G networks will now run at 42mbps, which is more than the speed of many wired broadband services.

It will be available in 55 markets which are: Albany, GA, Athens, GA, Auburn, AL, Augusta, GA, Austin, TX, Bentonville, AK, Boulder, CO, Chattanooga, TN, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, Denver, CO, Detroit, MI, Durham, NC, El Paso, TX, Fort Collins, CO, Gainesville, FL, Gainesville, GA, Greeley, CO, Honolulu, HI, Houston, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Long Island, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Long Beach, CA, Santa Ana, CA, Macon, GA, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Miami, FL, New Orleans, LA, Oklahoma City, OK, Olympia, WA, Omaha, NE, Oxnard, CA, Thousand Oaks, CA, Ventura, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Pittsburgh, PA, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Portland, OR, Salinas, CA, San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, Fremont, CA, San Jose, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, Santa Clara, CA, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Santa Cruz, CA, Watsonville, CA, Santa Rosa, CA, Petaluma, CA, Savannah, CA, Seattle, WA, Spokane, WA, Tampa, FL, Tulsa, OK, Valdosta, GA, Vellejo, CA, Fairfield, CA, Warner Robins, GA, and Wichita, KS.

They also announced the launch of the Rocket 3.0 USB data stick to access the new network. It retails at $99 and is available on a number of data plans. Now there are a plethora of places where you can…urm…download copious amounts of porn at faster speeds. #winning.

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