Ashton Kutcher's Twitter account (@aplusk) has been hacked this week, while the actor was at the TED 2011 'The Rediscovery of Wonder' conference.

Kutcher has 6.4 million followers and the hackers used account to write two simple messages.

The first says:

Ashton, you've been Punk'd. This account is not secure. Dude, where's my SSL?

The second, taking more of a political stance, reads:

P.S. This is for those young protesters around the world who deserve not to have their Facebook & Twitter accounts hacked like this. #SSL

Kutcher joins the growing ranks of celebrity Twitter accounts that have been hacked, including those of Barack Obama, Britney Spears and recently, Selena Gomez.

Gomez's account was hacked to say "Oh yeh, JUSTIN BIEBER SUCKS!!!!!!" Beiber is the actor's boyfriend.

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Sony America digital distribution manager Pierre Gravreau has noted this week that worldwide PlayStation 3 sales have reached 41.6 million.

The company says over 80 percent off all consoles are now connected to the Internet and there are just over 70 million PSN accounts.

Overall, traffic to the PlayStation Store has grown 60 percent year-over-year, and revenue has increased 70 percent.

Specific numbers were not given for PSN but in late January, the company confirmed that PSN had seen 1.4 billion downloads.

Strangely, the numbers contradict Sony's own corporate earnings report, which placed sales at over 47 million.

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Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox have jointly announced today that the first 3D 'Star Wars' release is coming on February 10th, 2012 with the release of 'Star Wars: Episode I:The Phantom Menace.'

The 3D conversion is being supervised by George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic, adds Lucasfilm.

By releasing the movie in theaters in February, historically a light time for blockbusters, Lucas expects the film to have open run while merchandise sales can continue into the end of the year.

The companies plan to release all of the rest of the films, in 3D, as an annual event, ending in 2017 with release of "Return of the Jedi."

THR does say, however, that if the February release did not work as expected, the timetable for the other films could be changed.

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Within 24 hours of launching the iPad 2, Apple has dropped the official price of the original iPad, with $100 price cuts across the board.

The base model 16GB/Wi-Fi iPad is now selling for $400, with refurbished models dropping to $350.

At the high end of the spectrum, the 64GB/3G/Wi-Fi model will now sell for $729.

Apple's iPad 2 will be released on March 11th, with the same pricing model as the original, with the base model starting at $500.

Anybody who has purchased a first-gen iPad in the last two weeks can get a $100 refund.

The iPad 2 introduces a new dual-core 1GHz A5 processor, dual cameras, an extremely thin and light form factor, two colorways, an HDMI-out dock and "Smart Covers."

For more information on the iPad 2 check our report here: Apple iPad 2 coming March 11th, Steve Jobs returns

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DroidLife has posted some pictures today showing off a significant discount (already) on the Motorola Xoom.

The first tablet with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the Xoom went on sale last week to much fanfare.

Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has said the Wi-Fi-only model will sell for $600, but the pics from Sam's Club show off a $539 price tag, a significant discount that will place it in the same ballpark as the iPad 2, which will sell for $500 when it is released on March 11th.

There is still no set date for when the Wi-Fi-only model will be released so for now you will have to drop $800 and sign a Verizon contract to get a Xoom.

The powerful tablet has 10.1-inch display, 1280x800 resolution, a Nvidia Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 32GB onboard memory (expendable via SD), a 5MP dual-LED flash standard camera and a 2MP front-side camera for video conferencing.

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BGR has posted an interesting report today claiming that Research In Motion will soon launch BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) apps for Android and iOS, making BlackBerry's most popular app non-exclusive for the first time in its history.

There is no word on a timetable or whether the apps will be free, but the "sources" claim that it may end up being free. There is also a chance that the apps may be subscription-based.

While the move makes little short-term sense, BGR speculates that RIM has grown angry with the emergence of Kik, which is available on all mobile operating systems and offers, literally, the same experience as BBM and wants to take back the market.

As for the app itself, it will be a "stripped down" version of the BlackBerry app, stripping out the ability to share videos, photo and geo-locate.

By offering the app to all, they might even get some Android or iOS defectors to BlackBerry.

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According to BBC iPlayer director general Mark Thompson, the international iPlayer app for the iPad and other devices is "definitely coming this year" and will cost under $10 per month for a subscription.

Says Thompson, the app will cost "a small number of dollars per month, definitely fewer than 10." He also added that "we're exploring internationally what the right pricing and models are ... the most important thing is the consumer pricing is right."

When asked if the international launch will affect BBC Worldwide's current business model, Thompson said the company was following the Hollywood studios in "looking at a series of windows for TV shows to optimise value across that lifecycle".

Most international rights windows for TV shows mean they hit DVD and PPV first, followed by free-to-air TV and online VOD.

The iPlayer has become synonymous with streaming TV in the UK, and Thompson says 162 million programs were downloaded via the iPlayer in the UK in January, alone, an average of six per household.

Additionally, the boss says, unsurprisingly, that "the greatest month-on-month growth now is not on PCs or cable TVs but on iPads, iPhones, other smartphones and games consoles."

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