Symantec reports profit in fiscal 4Q (AP)

May 6th, 2010

AP – Symantec Corp., maker of the Norton antivirus software — reported net income of $184 million for its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with a loss a year earlier, when it wrote down the value of its assets.

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Summary Box: Analyzing the meaning of `cyberwar’ (AP)

May 6th, 2010

AP – WORDS MATTER: Computer security analysts said at a conference this week that the term “cyberwar” is used so broadly that it makes it hard for nations to agree on how to best cooperate on Internet security.

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Is there really a cyberwar? Term might be misused (AP)

May 6th, 2010

AP – Is there really a “cyberwar” going on? Some officials and computer security companies say yes, arguing that armies of hackers are stealing online secrets and using the Internet to attack infrastructure such as power grids.

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Users are Their Own Worst Enemy for Online Privacy (PC World)

May 6th, 2010

PC World – As much heat as Facebook has taken recently for its privacy policies and the freedom with which it shares data across the Web and around the world, Facebook is still not the biggest threat to online privacy–you are. A study by Consumer Reports illustrates that users are really their own worst enemy when it comes to online privacy.

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BMC Software 4Q net income jumps 43 pct on gain (AP)

May 6th, 2010

AP – Business software maker BMC Software Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 43 percent, helped by an income tax benefit.

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Symantec reports profit in fiscal 4Q (AP)

May 6th, 2010

AP – Symantec Corp., maker of the Norton antivirus software — reported net income of $184 million for its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with a loss a year earlier, when it wrote down the value of its assets.

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Facebook glitch exposes chat messages (AFP)

May 6th, 2010

Facebook on Wednesday temporarily shut down its online chat feature after a software glitch let people's friends in the online community see each others' private chat messages.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP – Facebook on Wednesday temporarily shut down its online chat feature after a software glitch let people’s friends in the online community see each others’ private chat messages.


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Verizon Rolls Out Microsoft’s Kin Phones (NewsFactor)

May 6th, 2010

NewsFactor – “I want it. I need it. When can I have it?” That was Verizon Wireless’s marketing pitch for the Kin One and Kin Two phones unveiled last month by Microsoft, and on Wednesday the software giant provided the answer.

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Browser Battle Between Microsoft and Google Intensifies (NewsFactor)

May 6th, 2010

NewsFactor – The browser war between Microsoft and Google has intensified. The software and Internet search giants are going head-to-head in attracting and keeping users of their popular Internet browsers.

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HP Grabs Former Microsoft Executive to Run Software Business (PC World)

May 6th, 2010

PC World – Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced it had appointed former Microsoft executive Bill Veghte to run the company’s software business.

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HP names Microsoft veteran to lead software (Reuters)

May 6th, 2010

Reuters – Hewlett-Packard Co on Wednesday named Microsoft Corp veteran Bill Veghte to lead its enterprise software business.

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Nokia, Microsoft Launch New Mobile Software (PC Magazine)

May 6th, 2010

PC Magazine – Nokia and Microsoft unveiled on Wednesday the first result of their new software collaboration aimed at breaking the dominance of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry in wireless services for corporations.

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HP Names Microsoft Veteran to Lead Software (PC Magazine)

May 6th, 2010

PC Magazine – Hewlett-Packard Co on Wednesday named Microsoft Corp veteran Bill Veghte to lead its enterprise software business.

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Adobe CTO Calls Apple ‘Walled Garden,’ Denies HTML5 Battle (PC Magazine)

May 6th, 2010

PC Magazine – Adobe’s chief technology officer on Wednesday reiterated his belief that applications should be allowed on any operating system, and accused Apple of creating a walled garden of content.

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THQ narrows 4Q loss, aided by sales of new games (AP)

May 6th, 2010

AP – Video game developer THQ Inc. on Wednesday reported a narrower loss for its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks to brisk sales of new video game titles, but forecast lower-than-expected earnings for the current period.

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23-year-old wins $1M playing baseball video game (AP)

May 6th, 2010

AP – Shh, don’t tell your kids. Wade McGilberry just won a million dollars playing a video game.

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GAMECRUSH: Videogaming Meets the World’s Oldest Profession? (Newsarama.com)

May 6th, 2010

Newsarama.com – Gamers come in all shapes, sizes and yes, even genders. Those who play video games, whether casually or consistently, already have to deal with being stereotyped for their hobby. Now there is potential for even more stereotypes to explain away with GameCrush, a new social entertainment website offering solo gamers the chance to play with an attractive, flirtatious companion. For a price. …

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Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard (AP)

May 6th, 2010

AP – Activision Blizzard Inc., the video game publisher behind “World of Warcraft” and “Call of Duty,” reports first-quarter results after the market closes Thursday.

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Lawmakers Unveil Online Privacy Legislation (PC World)

May 5th, 2010

PC World – Two U.S. lawmakers have released a draft bill that would require companies that collect personal information from customers to disclose how they collect and share that information, but several privacy and consumer groups said the proposal would legalize current privacy violations online.

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Consumer Reports: Social Networking Poses Serious Risks (NewsFactor)

May 5th, 2010

NewsFactor – In case you aren’t already convinced, what you post on your favorite social network could come back to haunt you — in the form of cybercrime victimization. In fact, 9 percent of social network users experienced some form of abuse within the past year, such as malware infections, scams, identity theft or harassment, according to Consumer Reports.

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US Treasury Web Sites Hacked, Serving Malware (PC World)

May 5th, 2010

PC World – Three Web sites belonging to the U.S. Department of the Treasury have been hacked to attack visitors with malicious software, security vendor AVG says.

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Sarah Palin email hacker found guilty (Christopher Null)

May 5th, 2010

Christopher Null – One of the more memorable stories (at least to us tech types) to come out of the 2008 presidential campaign was the compromise of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s email account.

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Governments, businesses to discuss cybersecurity threats (AFP)

May 5th, 2010

The Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit, hosted by the EastWest Institute (EWI), opens in Dallas on Monday and will feature three days of discussions on ways to protect the world's digital infrastructure from electronic threats.(EWI)AFP – Government officials and business leaders from around the world will begin a three-day meeting in Texas Monday to discuss what all agree is an area of common and growing concern: cybersecurity.


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Computer-security event seeks to spur int’l talks (AP)

May 5th, 2010

AP – As governments around the world amass armies of hackers to protect their countries’ computer networks and possibly attack others, the idea of getting officials together to discuss shared threats such as cybercrime is challenging.

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E-Books Are Latest In Google’s Retail Push (NewsFactor)

May 5th, 2010

NewsFactor – With the growing popularity of Google’s Android operating system, the electronic bookstore announced by the search engine giant — increasingly branching out into other ventures — this week could give Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple a run for their money.

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Nokia, Microsoft launch new mobile software (Reuters)

May 5th, 2010

Reuters – Nokia and Microsoft unveiled on Wednesday the first result of their new software collaboration aimed at breaking the dominance of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry in wireless services for corporations.

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Competitors Force Down Usage of Internet Explorer (NewsFactor)

May 5th, 2010

NewsFactor – Microsoft may be losing its grip on the Internet browser market. The software behemoth has lost a significant percentage of market share for its Internet Explorer browser according to browser usage reports from market watchers NetApplications and StatCounter. Their research shows Microsoft’s IE browser holding less than 60 percent of the market share.

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