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Sony brings Qriocity, PlayStation Store back to Japan

Two and a half months after suspending service due to a massive data breach, Sony is bringing Qriocity and the PlayStation Store back to Japan this week.

Sony: Full restoration of Qriocity services starts Thursday

Sony promises full global PSN restoration this week

Sony launches sign-up page for free identity theft protection following network breach

Sony network breach to cost company $170 million

Sony CEO defends company response time to network attack

Sony announces PSN Welcome Back program, includes free games

PlayStation: Here’s what we’ve restored so far

PSN update now live across the U.S., go change your password now

Sony’s letter to publishers about PSN outage

Hacker group Anonymous issues sharp response to Sony downtime accusations

Sony downtime continues, company shooting for full return by May 31

Sony delays return of PSN, more checks needed

Sony announced in a blog post late Friday that its PSN and Qriocity services are not yet ready to be restored as more checks of the new security system need to be made.

Sony defends time it took to notify users of data loss

In a letter to Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, Sony's Kazuo Hirai defended the company's response time in letting users know about the recent PlayStation Network and Qriocity data breach.
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Unidentified hackers threaten Sony with third attack

Just as Sony has begun to regain control after two rounds of attacks on its PlayStation Network, faceless hackers are reportedly gearing up for another breach.

Sony offers U.S. PSN and Qriocity users free identity theft protection for one year

Sony lays out the details of its complimentary identity theft protection program for U.S. customers, with similar announcements to follow soon in other regions.

Sony CEO Stringer says sorry for PlayStation problems

Sony's CEO Howard Stringer has apologized to users of the company's PlayStation Network and Qriocity services for the "inconvenience and concern" caused by the recent cyber attack, and told customers that the outage will end "in the coming days."

Sony details this week’s limited PSN and Qriocity return, ‘Welcome Back’ program

Sony details plans for the initial restoration of PSN and Qrirocity services, as well as its "Welcome Back" customer appreciation program.

Sony boss Kaz Hirai publicly addresses ongoing PSN and Qriocity service outage

Sony boss Kaz Hirai addresses the ongoing PlayStation Network and Qriocity service outage in a press conference, saying the plan is to have full service restored within the month.

Sony seeking ways to ‘make good’ on continuing PSN and Qriocity outage

Sony releases another Q&A addressing more common questions being lobbed in its direction as the ongoing PlayStation Network/Qriocity service outage continues into its tenth day.

Hacker forums suggest PlayStation data is up for sale

A security firm has said that recent discussions on underground Internet forums suggest that the recently stolen PlayStation data belonging to millions of gamers is now up for sale.

Some Sony online services will be restored ‘within a week’

Sony posts a major update on the status of the PlayStation Network and Qriocity outages and associated data theft.

First lawsuit against PlayStation filed as users report credit card fraud

The fallout from PSN's security breach continues, as a lawsuit is filed and subscribers report credit card fraud.

Sony admits user data was compromised in PSN security breach

Sony has kept a fairly tight lid on its PSN and Qriocity outage, but has now revealed that subscriber information has been stolen.
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Sony: No idea when PlayStation Network can be restored

First Sony said they were "rebuilding" their PlayStation Network after an intrusion; now they say they have no idea when it'll be back up.

Sony pegs loss of PlayStation Network and Qriocity service to an ‘external intrusion’

Sony officially confirms that the loss of service on PlayStation Network and Qriocity is the result of an "external intrusion," though hacker group Anonymous denies any involvement.
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Sony bringing Music Unlimited to the PSP

PlayStation Portable owners will soon be able to tap into Sony's Music Unlimited streaming service starting at $3.99 per month.
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Sony confirms it will introduce tablet this year

Reports out of Japan say that Sony is on track to release a tablet in the very near future. Could it be the S1?

Microsoft Ventura project to bring multimedia discovery

A Microsoft job posting makes its look like the company is considering a move to a cloud-hosted multimedia service currently dubbed "Ventura."

Apple wants to improve iTunes file quality

Apple will pave the way toward a heightened digital music experience with an iTunes file upgrade. But are consumers willing to pay for improved audio?
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Sony expands Music Unlimited by Qriocity in Europe

Sony has lit up its Music Unlimited by Qriocity digital music service in Spain, Italy, Germany, and France. Can it challenge iTunes?
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Sony Qriocity On-Demand Movie Service Launching in February?

Reports have Sony getting launching its own Internet-based on-demand video service dubbed "Qriocity"—and it'll be on its televisions' XMB menus.