The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Tech

The hackers that breached the Playstation Network in mid-April and brought the entire network down now claim to have copied 2.2 million users’ credit card numbers along with CWs. It is now widely speculated that the the hackers could be European. [The Guardian]

A bit of bike tech! Here is a really cool innovation on the traditional bike lock. [Gizmag]

MaximumPC has a very interesting list of 7 things that have been leaked about Microsoft’s future OS Microsoft 8. The list includes much needed touch optimization to help get the Microsoft brand picked up by tablet makers and use of the hot-topic cloud technology. Definitely check this out. [MaximumPC]

Someone already mapped out Osama Bin Laden’s mansion hideout in Google Maps. [The Atlantic]