After the PSN/Qriosity hacks, the US House of Representatives asked Sony to answer a few questions. The company wouldn’t send someone in person, but today it did release a letter from Chairman Kazuo Hirai regarding the situation. The letter explained a few things we knew already, and details a file planted in the system. According more »

Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) has introduced a bill that would require internet casinos and gambling sites to be licensed by the government if they want to do business with U.S.customers. The bill seeks to strengthen and clarify the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, a law that was passed 4 years ago but only recently took more »

Who knew that the DTV drama could be so exciting? First it was voted to delay by the Senate, voted down by the House Republicans, voted back again by the Democrats, and then the House finally approved with just a simple majority.

Here we go again, indeed. The DTV transition was originally scheduled for February 17, but Democrat Senators wanted to pass a bill that would postpone it for 4 months because they thought 6.5 million people were not ready yet.

I can imagine that, if Americans are anything like me, they would probably wait until Valentine’s day and give a loved one a converter box if they needed one. Then, a few days ago the House Republicans blocked the bill, because they did not get the necessary 2/3 to pass it, even though the majority was for it, so it’s back to the drawing board. Last night, the Senate unanimously passed the same bill, hoping this time it will get through the House.