Sony Playstation Network Hacked – Credit Card Details Lost – Sony has warned users of its PlayStation network that their personal information, including credit card details, could have been stolen. The company said that the data could have fallen into the hands of an “unauthorised person” following a hacking attack on its online service. [bbc]

Obama Releases Original Birth Certificate – The White House released copies of President Barack Obama’s original long-form birth certificate Wednesday, seeking to put an end to persistent rumors that he was not born in the United States. “We do not have time for this kind of silliness,” Obama told reporters at the White House.” [cnn]

Trump Reckons Obama Wasn’t Qualified For Ivy League – Real estate mogul Donald Trump suggested in an interview that President Barack Obama had been a poor student who did not deserve to be admitted to the Ivy League universities he attended. Trump offered no proof for his claim but said he would continue to press the matter as he has the legitimacy of the president’s birth certificate. [timeslive]

iPad 2 Hits South Africa This Week – Apple announced on Wednesday that the iPad 2 will go on sale in South Africa, Japan, Singapore and other countries this week. Apple said the iPad 2 will be available in Japan on Thursday and in Hong Kong, India, Israel, Macau, Malaysia and South Africa on Friday. The iPad 2 hit stores in the United States on March 11. [mail&guardian]

Royal Wedding Weather Report – Despite earlier predictions that sun would shine on Kate and Will’s big day, revised forecasts indicate a strong chance of thunder storms and brisk winds. “We wouldn’t rule out the odd lightning strike as well,” says Aisling Creevey, a forecaster at MeteoGroup. [time]

No tweets Allowed At Royal Wedding – Any 140-character loving guests attending the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton will be sorely disappointed, as signal-blocking technology will be installed at Westminster Abbey to nix cellphone use. According to Yahoo, the idea was suggested by members of the royal family and confirmed by police and security. [mashable]

Kate Falls For Diana’s Bag – For Kate Middleton, the constant comparisons to her fiancé’s late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, must be a mixed blessing, what with the enormous pressure that goes along with living up to such a legend. But it seems she is taking it all in her stride, for aside from wearing Diana’s engagement ring, Middleton has now taken to carrying the iconic Tod’s handbag which was named in Diana’s honour. [telegraph]

Murdoch Will Take $100 Million For MySpace – News Corp is expected to receive bids for Myspace by the end of this week, according to a person familiar with the matter. Around five or more bids to buy all or part of the one-time social networking pioneer are expected, valuing the Los Angeles-based company at more than $100 million, according to this person (they paid $580m). [reuters]

Last In Line To The Throne – Karin Vogel wakes up in a graffiti-pocked east German city and drives to the hospital where she is a therapist who counsels elderly people in chronic pain. If a few thousand people would just disappear, Ms. Vogel would be leading a far more enchanting life. She would be the queen of England. By the account of some genealogists, she is the last person in line to the throne. Number 4,973, to be precise. [wallstreetjournal]

Goddess Bree Olsen Dumps Charlie Sheen Via Text – Charlie Sheen is down to one so-called “goddess,” with the troubled star revealing his relationship woes during his stage show. Sheen opened his show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by telling the audience that porn actress Bree Olson broke up with him via text message. [newsau]

Apple Denies Tracking iPhone Users – Following a mounting outcry, Apple Inc. denied that it was tracking iPhone and iPad users but said that it had discovered bugs that resulted in too much location data being kept on the devices. The company said that the controversy resulted in part because users had become “confused” by the technical complexity of the issue, and that the devices store geographical data in order to provide location-based services, such as map directions. [latimes]

Arnold Is Ready For Another Terminator – Now that Arnold Schwarzenegger is no longer the Governator, he’s ready to return to his signature role as the Terminator. The star’s agency, CAA, has put together a package that it’s currently shopping to the studios that includes rights to produce a new Terminator sequel, which would be directed by Justin Lin. [hollywoodreporter]

World’s Largest Private Collection Of Coca-Cola Memorabilia Goes On Sale – The famous Schmidt Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia in Elizabethtown closed late Tuesday, and now, its 80,000-item collection will be up for auction starting this September. It is the biggest and the best privately held collection of Coca-Cola memorabilia in the world, worth as much as $10 million. [bornrich]

Ryanair Bikini Ad Banned – The British advertising watchdog has banned a campaign by Ryanair featuring a bikini-clad model and the promise of spring sun after most of the destinations on offer had maximum temperatures under a nippy 10C. Budget airline Ryanair ran a national press campaign promoting cheap tickets in February and March urging readers to “Book to the sun now!”. [guardian]

Thursday Is “Vote For Table Mountain” Day – Table Mountain is at the bottom of the final 28, in the running to be one of the new seven wonders of nature. Table Mountain needs YOU to vote at least every Thursday. We need 30 million votes to make the final 7.  You can vote on the website or by SMSing the word ‘table’ to 34874 (SMS cost R2). You can vote once on the website and as many times as you want on SMS. come on, gang, let’s do this thing!  [votefortablemountain.com]

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