Monthly Archives: August 2011
Latest Anonymous Havoc, Resurgent Spam Lead Week’s Security News
It's becoming quite a routine event with the Anonymous hacker's group welcoming Mondays with a fresh data dump of personal information belonging to innocent...
Google+ Rolls Out Verified Badges for Celebrities, Power Users
The use, or lack thereof, of common names on Google+ isn't the only identity crisis the social network faces. There's also the issue of...
Google TV May Benefit From Google-Motorola Merger
Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) $12.5 billion purchase offer for Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI) is regarded by most industry watchers as a bid to secure patent protection, but...
Internet Users Posting Info that Helps Cyber-Crooks
Internet users are overly complacent about posting personal or potentially sensitive data online, providing cyber-criminals with a wealth of information that could be used...
HP Looks Panicky as It Dumps Valuable Mobile, Consumer Product Assets
HP's Aug. 18 announcement that it was getting out of the consumer business by simply shutting down its newly built-up mobile division and trying...
Apple’s iPad 3 Aiming for Early 2012 Launch: Report
Apple will apparently manufacture its first iPad 3 units in October, with an eye toward a launch early next year.That report comes from the...
Facebook: Friend Who You Actually Know
Facebook has a simple tip for its users to stay safe online: "Friend" only people you know.In a 13-page guide titled "Own Your Space,"...
Google Could Generate $10.5B in Profit by Aping Apple
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) could build as much as $10 billion in operating profit by closing its Android operating system for use by Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI),...
Amazon Android Tablet Primed With Content, Audience
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is planting seeds to whet the public's appetites for its forthcoming tablet and it received some help from comScore this past week...
Now the Analysis Really Begins on HP’s Bombshell News
Because Hewlett-Packard Co. is one of those IT companies that is everywhere, everybody seems to have an opinion on decisions that have been made...