AG subpoenas Facebook

US attorney general Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced an investigation into the popular online social networking site Facebook, after undercover investigators posing as children were allegedly solicited by sexual predators and the company was lax in responding to complaints, says USA Today.

The investigation comes as Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal and North Carolina attorney general Roy Cooper also announced they are leading their own nationwide investigation into Facebook, as part of an ongoing probe to protect children on networking sites.

Cuomo said he has issued subpoenas to the company seeking complaints received by Facebook on solicitation of underage users and inappropriate content on the site.

With the release of the new line of iPods that feature built-in WiFi, Apple has opened its new wireless music store. The store allows users of the WiFi-equipped devices to buy music online from any WiFi hotspot, reports Daily Tech.

Apple also announced a deal with coffee giant Starbucks to provide WiFi connectivity to Apple's new wireless music store to allow customers to buy songs while drinking coffee at a retail location.

Today, Apple and Starbucks announced a promotion that will give away 50 million songs via iTunes.

Hot on the heels of Capcom and its successful Resident Evil franchise, Electronic Arts has today announced it is developing its own third-person survival horror epic on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, says Digital Spy.

Capcom has enjoyed unprecedented success with its Resident Evil videogame franchise, while the latest movie spin-off from the series is sitting at number one in the US cinema chart.

Now Electronic Arts, which is known for taking up a challenge in order to become number one in a particular sector, has unveiled Dead Space, a game that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action.

A top homeland security lawmaker has called for an investigation into possible cyber attacks on computer systems at the Homeland Security Department, reports The Associated Press.

Bennie Thompson said he believes Unisys, the company that holds the $1.7 billion contract to build parts of the Homeland Security Department's computer network, is at fault for these network break-ins. Thompson chairs the House Homeland Security Committee and asked the department's inspector general to investigate.

Thompson's investigation found that hackers may have compromised dozens of computers, but the incidents were not noticed until months after the attacks.