Top tech headlines: Facebook App Center, LinkedIn password breach, Airtime launch

Hot topics in the tech blogs for the week ending June 8 include password breaches on LinkedIn, Last.fm and eHarmony; the launch of live video network Airtime; Facebook’s new App Center launch; E3 announcements; and WWDC rumors.

LinkedIn, Last.fm and eHarmony passwords compromised
It was a bad week for business-oriented social network LinkedIn. First it was revealed that the site’s iOS app was collecting data from users’ calendars and storing it on their servers in plain text, then the news broke out that LinkedIn had been hacked and a reported 6.5 million user passwords had been leaked on the web. Popular online dating site eHarmony and music streaming site Last.fm also confirmed they were investigating password breaches. Users of all three sites are advised to change their passwords immediately.
http://blog.linkedin.com/2012/06/06/linkedin-member-passwords-compromised/

Live video network Airtime launches
Airtime, a brand new live video chat social network, was unveiled at a star-studded event in New York City. Airtime combines elements of Skype, Google+ Hangouts, Socialcam, ooVoo and “a clothed version of Chatroulette.” The browser-based video-chat service randomly connects video chat users with other, similar-minded people based on location and shared Facebook interests. While blogs were busy buzzing about Airtime and highlighting celebrity sightings on the network, some technology pundits cautioned that Airtime secretly takes photos of users and records their conversations.
https://www.airtime.com/

Facebook launches App Center
Social network Facebook started rolling out its App Center for mobile users on iOS, Android and the web. Facebook said its App Center will be a place for mobile users to discover and download social apps with their friends. While Facebook will be selling some apps directly through the App Center, the platform will also host links to apps found in Apple’s iOS App store, Google’s Android Play store and web-based apps that use Facebook’s Connect login platform.
http://www.facebook.com/appcenter

E3 announcements: Microsoft Xbox SmartGlass, Nintendo Wii U gamepad
Blogs and social networks were buzzing with news about brand new updates, games, products and hardware unveiled during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). High profile announcements from Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony caught gamers’ attention but Microsoft’s AirPlay-like Xbox SmartGlass content sharing feature, Ubisoft’s new game Watch Dog, and Nintendo’s next generation Wii U portable console generated the most excitement on the blogs.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/e3

Siri for iPad rumors and WWDC predictions
As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) draws closer, Apple-related rumors are skyrocketing. 9to5mac.com said Apple will bring a full-featured version of its intelligent voice recognition service, Siri, to the iPad in the next version of the company’s mobile operating system. 9to5mac.com is also predicting a large-scale refresh of the company’s MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and iMac lines. BGR believes Apple will demo its new TV OS at WWDC too.
http://9to5mac.com/2012/06/04/apple-to-bring-full-siri-voice-assistant-to-the-ipad-with-ios-6-mockup-and-details/

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