We have some worrying news to report now, as it has been confirmed that the personal details of over 100 million Facebook accounts have been obtained and they are now available to download via bittorrent.

According to this report from PC World, Ron Bowes of Skull Security is the person responsible for creating the torrent. By using a web crawler program, he was able to harvest all the personal information from those who decided not to change their privacy settings on Facebook.

This means of course, that Facebook accounts without privacy settings are open to everyone to view publicly, so there is nothing illegal in what Ron Bowes has done. Here is what he had to say on this:

“…this is a scary privacy issue. I can find the name of pretty much every person on Facebook…Once I have the name and URL of a user, I can view, by default, their picture, friends, information about them, and some other details.”

Just to give you an idea of this, Ron Bowes now has access to the personal details of 1 in 5 members on Facebook. Question is though – does he have your information stored in that torrent file?

How does it feel knowing that your info may be in the possession of other users? Let us know your thoughts on this – we’ll update you on this story later.

Kanye West certainly knows how to promote an upcoming release. With his latest album approaching soon, the rapper has begun his advertising campaign, starting with social-networking websites Facebook and Twitter.

As reported from Chicago Tribune, West has now signed up for a Twitter account. He obviously is aware of the exposure he can get via the website, not to mention that Twitter is an ideal way to communicate with his millions of fans. I’ve had a quick look at his Twitter account, and he has just passed the 200,000 followers stage, just one day after opening his account.

Furthermore, the rapper also popped into Facebook offices in California, to give a special preview of some of his upcoming releases. You’ll be able to check out some of the videos on YouTube.

Kanye West might have not been too bothered about social media in the past, but it looks like he certainly is now! Are you following him on Twitter? – Let us know your thoughts on this.

It has been reported that three people are jointly filing a lawsuit against Apple, over claims that the company lied to them about promises made about the iPad’s eBook reading capabilities.

According to this report from CNN, the iPad shuts off after a certain amount of hours, when exposed in direct sunlight. The users have said that Apple hasn’t met it’s promises when they said that reading on the iPad is ‘just like a book’.

Apple’s iPad shutdown also occurs on the iPod Touch and iPhone devices, giving users the message that the device is operating at a high temperature level and should be left alone to cool down for a while.

If Apple hadn’t of said that reading on the iPad is the same as on a real book, then we wouldn’t have an issue here. Instead, there appears to be further trouble on the way for Apple.

Do you read eBooks regularly on your iPad? If so, let us know your thoughts on this – especially if you have received the overheating message.

Owners of the MacBook and MacBook Pro can now get a new 750GB hard drive upgrade for their device. MyService has announced the service which uses 9.5mm drives by Western Digital that are the largest available for the MacBook.

The service includes all shipping costs with professional installation and data transfer. The company will send a special laptop shipping container, and can be tracked online with full insurance. The drives are the new Western Digital 9.5mm Scorpio Blue, which are standard height and work in all MacBook and MacBook Pros.

Once the customer has packed their laptop in the special container they can simply drop it off at any one of the 4,200 UPS Store locations within the United States using the prepaid UPS shipping label. All new drives come with a three year manufacturer warranty. Once installed laptops are cleaned and tested, and returned with the old hard drive within 24 hours of arrival.

MyService are an Apple authorized service provider so your Apple warranty will not be voided. The complete upgrade service costs $299. To purchase click here, and for more information about MyService go here.

It turns out that the story relating to low Amazon Kindle stock was secretly uncovering something bigger. Amazon has just announced their new Kindle model. We have details on specs, pricing and a release date for US and UK consumers.

As reported from BGR, there is no name change for the new model, instead it will still be known as just the ‘Amazon Kindle’. The new model is thinner and lighter than the previous model and comes with double the capacity (3,500 books). The display screen on the new Kindle also features a 50% better constrast than the old one, and you’ll be able to read books in direct sunlight.

Here are the important details: The new Kindle will be available in the UK and US on August 27th. The WiFi model will be available in the UK and US for £109 and $139, while the 3G model will be available for £149 and $189.

You can read full details on the new Kindle, over at Amazon’s product page here – you can also pre-order the device now. What are your thoughts on it – will you be getting one or not?

We have some great news for Samsung Galaxy S owners now, as we have a video review of the handset running the newly-released, but still unofficial Android 2.2 Froyo update. If you want to know how Froyo looks on the Galaxy S, check out the video below.

As reported from Phandroid, the new firmware is a official test build of Froyo for the Galaxy S, which Samsung-Firmwares managed to get hold of. If you are still looking for the download, you can find it here.

With that said, HDBlog.it wasted no time in getting Froyo running on the Samsung Galaxy S, and they have wasted no time in showing us what the handset looks like with Froyo installed, on their included video.

As you can see from the video, Froyo is running pretty fast, although don’t forget that this is still a ‘test’ version of Froyo, meaning that some features may be missing.

Take a look at the video review below and let us know your thoughts on it. Do you have Froyo running on your Samsung Galaxy S?

You may remember a few days ago, when an image of the Motorola Droid X ’supposedly’ running the latest Android 2.2 Froyo software appeared. However, that image didn’t show the actual phone so it could have been fake – until now.

As reported from Phandroid, Engadget has got their hands on another screenshot via their tipster, which shows the Droid X running Android 2.2 Froyo.

Unlike the previous screenshot though, this one shows the actual Droid X handset in full view, meaning that the chances of this being real are significantly higher.

Of course, there is always the chance that this could be photoshopped, but with all the Droid X Froyo rumors swirling around lately – we’d like to think otherwise.

Take a look at the screenshot below, and let us know your thoughts on it.

We have some good news for HTC Droid Incredible owners now, as we can confirm that a new custom-built Android 2.2 Froyo ROM has just been released for the handset – It is available to download now.

As reported from Phandroid, the Froyo ROM for the Incredible is once again thanks to the guys over at XDA-Developer Forums. According to Phandroid, the new build runs smoothly, and a screenshot can be seen of the settings page showing the new Android version.

If you want to try this out, full instructions can be found over at XDA-Developers Forums. There are download links and step-by-step instructions for you to follow – making the process accessible to everyone.

While there are some noted software bugs in the ROM, everything else is working fine, which includes the camera, camcorder and WiFi.

If you’re willing to try this, let us know if it works for you.

A lot of auto news recently has been plagued with reports on the new 2011 Chevrolet Volt from General Motors. Here at PR we have kept you informed with the latest news, such as the Volts price reveal, and a comparison report between the Volt and its main rival Nissan’s Leaf.

Now the big selling point for the Volt (and the Leaf for that matter) is the capabilities to cover distances of up to 40 miles on a single charge from its plug and play hybrid powerplant, this is with out any assistance from the 1.4-liter gasoline engine.

However a report from Autoblog states that when the time comes to full up the tank on your hybrid, GM are insisting that you use premium gasoline only? Now obviously these fill ups will be few and far between, but it does seem strange that the energy efficient customers are being pushed into spending more for their fuel.

The only explanation that can be gleamed from this, is that GM’s technical team might have been able to source abit more energy efficiency from the higher octane fuel, although this theory has not been backed up by the auto manufacturer. As of yet there are still no mpg figures for the Volt whilst running on its petrol engine though we will keep you informed. So it leads to the question “would you still be happy to run your hybrid on higher costing gasoline as instructed by your dealer”? Give us your views.

Source: The Truth About Cars

Up until now Hyundai has kept relatively quiet about their upcoming Equus flagship sedan, however today they final revealed details regarding design and technical specifications.

We can now confirm that the Equus will feature a V8 engine which produces 385-horsepower, in terms of drivetrain it will feature a 6-speed ZF automatic gearbox, prior to this rumors suggested that it may sport an 8 speed gearbox.

As with a lot of luxury sedans there are a couple of different models, the Signature is pretty standard, but you still get a leather interior, cruise control, an impressive 17-speaker sound-system, 19-inch chrome alloy wheels and some driver comforts such as a heated steering wheel and a massaging driver’s seat.

The Luxury model features all of the above, however you also get a rear-seat refrigerator, cooled rear seats, cameras on the front corners and an entertainment system which features an eight-inch LCD screen in the back.

A complete pricing breakdown has not yet been revealed, however the base-model should start at around $50,00, obviously the Luxury model will be far more expensive. As for availability it should launch during the fall this year.

Source: NYTimes