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Police in Spain say they have arrested three members of online activist gathering Anonymous, who were allegedly involved in attacking Sony’s PlayStation Network, among other targets. According to theofficial Twitter accountof the country’s national force, the arrests follow an alleged plot to attack Spain’s Central Electoral Board website. The force has posted ascreenshotof IRC chatlogs supposedly detailing plans to attack websites including the police’s own site. The policeclaimthat the detainees aren’t just have-a-go script kiddies, stating that they “have the capacity to make decisions and direct attacks,” and were alsoinvolvedin a recent attack on the PlayStation Network, as well as action against the governments of Egypt; Chile; Iran; Colombia and Chile, among other targets....

If you’ve never been touched by a natural disaster then it’s difficult to realize the impact that disaster relief can have.Sparkreliefhas found a way to facilitate the pairing of disaster relief workers with those who need help the most. As I closed out the Elevator Pitches session atTradain Boulder today, an energetic and excited Eli Hayes ran up the stairs. We had already packed up the camera, but I pulled out the trusty Nexus S and gave him his shot to pitch....

Sparrow hasannouncedon its Twitter account that it now has two official advisors. Loren Brichter, the developer of Tweetie and Dave Morin, the CEO of Path and early member of the Facebook team. The addition of these advisors to Sparrow’sadvisory teamis encouraging in the face of the recent improvements being made to the nativeOS X Mail appin Lion. Brichter’s success with Tweetie and the subsequent official Twitter apps for Mac and iPad should enable him to bring a good understanding of native-app to third-party integration to the Sparrow fold....

The world of eSports is taking off by leaps and bounds. With recent draws of attention via Justin.tv’sTwitchTVandMajor League Gaming, it’s fast becoming not only a way for gamers to gather attention for their prowess, but also for companies to get their names into the right heads. Until now, though, there’s not been a solid way for companies to reach out to gamers (and gamers to companies) in order to solidify sponsorships....

SPEC BATTLE: Pixel 3a vs. Pixel 4a, in graphs I MADE SOME FUCKEN GRAPHS, MATE The graphs of the Pixel 3a vs. Pixel 4a scrap Just a note before we dive in: if you can’t see the charts below and are on mobile, try opening the page directly in your mobile browser or requesting the desktop site. Anyway, let’s get into it! First off is the battery. The Pixel 3a has a3,000 mAhcapacity, while the 4a clocks in at3,140 mAh....