Citigroup has confirmed that a security breach has given hackers access to basic info for 1 percent of its bank card customers.

The breach occurred in early May and was found by Citi through routine monitoring.

Citi Account Online was hacked, and 1 percent of card holders are affected, with their names, account numbers and email addresses compromised.

About 210,000 customers are affected, out of 21 million customers adds the bank.

More sensitive information, like birth dates, SSN and card security codes are locked down elsewhere and were not compromised.

It is unclear whether customers have seen an increase in phishing attacks since the breach.

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Last week it was reported that Microsoft was set to drop $9 billion to purchase struggling phone maker Nokia.

Nokia denied that claim outright but there is a new rumor in town; giant mobile phone maker Samsung is looking to buy Nokia's phone business.

Samsung did not deny the latest rumor however, nor did Nokia, with both companies just declining comment "on rumor."

The new reaction is a far cry from Nokia's immediate dismissal of word that Microsoft was prepared to purchase the phone business of Nokia.

Nokia's share price has seen a brutal take down, falling 50 percent in the last 4 months to $6.30 and a full 85 percent from its peak in 2008, before the market collapsed. The stock was as high as $16 per share last year, however.

The company continues to see its market share fall, dropping 14 percent year-over-year alone from 36.1 percent to 31 percent as HTC, Apple and ZTE continue exponential growth.

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According to multiple reports, Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S II smartphone will go on sale next month for major U.S. carriers.

The device was first unveiled at the MWC in February and is on sale in Europe and Asia.

It has been dubbed the world's thinnest phone.

Samsung's new "superphone" has a 4.27-inch WVGA Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen, Android 2.3.4, a 1.2GHz Samsung dual-core processor, an 8.49mm thin chassis (at lowest), an 8MP camera with autofocus and 1080p recording, NFC support, a 2MP front-side camera and HSPA+, WiFi a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0+HS.

Furthermore, the device will run on Samsung's updated TouchWiz UI and weighs just 4 ounces.

Samsung said there are already over 4 million pre-orders of the device, which should be a huge seller for the company.

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Although unconfirmed, the latest rumor surfacing is that HP's TouchPad tablet will be released on June 22nd.

The date comes via Synnex, and IT equipment company, who has the tablet listed with a 6/22 date.

HP's base 16GB model will sell for $500 and the 32GB for $600.

The company has confirmed a "late June" launch so the date is certainly plausible.

TouchPads will have a 9.7-inch display with 1024x768 resolution, WebOS run a dual-core 1.2Ghz Snapdragon processor, Beats Audio technology, stereo speakers, a 1.3MP front-side camera, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.

HP's tablet will weigh 1.6 pounds and feature a gyro, accelerometer, and compass and full Flash support, just like Android.

Additionally, the tablet's virtual keypad will have a full number row, come with QuickOffice installed, Google Docs support, Dropbox, Box.net, VPN and wireless printing support.

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