Breaking News: Sony's PlayStation Network is back on

After almost a month of being hacked and compromised, Sony's PlayStation Network has begun to come back online. The video above shows Sony's Kazuo Hirai explaining that the restoration of online gameplay across PS2 and Qriocity, Hulu, PlayStation home and others. Users are asked to download the software update as well as change their passwords in order to improve their security.

WishList: MOMO Design Dual Tech Pro watch

From Italy's Momo Design studios comes the Dual Tech Pro watch ($600) which is a digital watch inspired in form and function by stealth aircrafts. The Dual Tech Pro watch is encased in a pure titanium enclosure while the strap is made out of matte black material. This is sleek geek chic that features  backlight, alarm. fully digital display, stopwatch and world time like nothing else we've seen.

1000 Staples-bound RIM PlayBooks recalled

Research in Motion has issued a recall for 1000 BlackBerry PlayBooks that were are still in the distribution channel so none of these have reached customers. Below is a statement outlining the issue.

"RIM determined that approximately one thousand BlackBerry PlayBook tablets (16 GB) were shipped with an OS build that may result in the devices being unable to properly load software upon initial set-up.  

The majority of the affected devices are still in the distribution channel and haven’t reached customers. RIM is working to replace the affected devices.

In the small number of cases where a customer received a PlayBook that is unable to properly load software upon initial set-up, they can contact RIM for assistance."

Source: Product Reviews

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Rogers to offer LG Optimus Pad on May 17th

According to a leaked document, Rogers is likely to make the LG's 8.9" inch Optimus Pad tablet available on May 17th. Starting at $450 three-year contract price and  $650 on a month-to-month contract. This will be a data-only tablet  (no voice) running on Android Honeycomb OS.

Source: Engadget