Monday, April 4, 2011

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Sci/Tech News


Analysis: Epsilon hacking shows new "spear-phishing" risks - Reuters

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:20 PM PDT


Daily Mail

Analysis: Epsilon hacking shows new "spear-phishing" risks
Reuters
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A data breach involving online marketer Epsilon, whose clients are a Who's Who of major banks and retailers, was only the latest in a string of hacking attacks aimed at getting email records ...
E-mail breach at Epsilon may prove costlyChristian Science Monitor
Epsilon E-Mail Hack: What You Need to KnowPCWorld
Secret Service investigates Epsilon data breachCBS News
New York Times -Bizjournals.com -The Business Insider
all 1,300 news articles »

Texas Instruments to buy National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion - CNNMoney

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:11 PM PDT


New York Times

Texas Instruments to buy National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion
CNNMoney
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Texas Instruments said late Monday that it has agreed to buy rival National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion in cash. The deal would make Texas Instruments one of the ...
Texas Instruments to Buy National Semiconductor for $25 a ShareBloomberg
DealBook: Texas Instruments to Buy National Semiconductor for $6.5 BillionNew York Times
Chip Stocks, Duoyuan: After-Hours TradingTheStreet.com
Financial Times -Wall Street Journal -MarketWatch
all 254 news articles »

First Shots Of Windows 8 Tablet Interface Actually Look Pretty Cool (MSFT) - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:17 PM PDT


Fox News

First Shots Of Windows 8 Tablet Interface Actually Look Pretty Cool (MSFT)
San Francisco Chronicle
Screenshots of Microsoft's next operating system are starting to leak, but most of them haven't shown very much -- they've mostly been new start screens or set-up screens with a slightly different font. But today, Rafael Rivera posted some screenshots ...
Microsoft wraps Windows 8 in Ribbon UI?Register
Windows 8 getting a built-in PDF reader, Metro-styleSwitched
Tantalizing Hints of Windows 8 Hit the InternetFox News
CNET -eWeek -TechFlash
all 80 news articles »

Verizon's Anti-Net Neutrality Lawsuit Defeated... For Now - TIME

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:35 PM PDT


Wired News (blog)

Verizon's Anti-Net Neutrality Lawsuit Defeated... For Now
TIME
Due to a technicality, Verizon's attempt to sue the Federal Communications Commission over net neutrality regulations will have to wait. The FCC voted in favor of net neutrality regulations last December. ...
Court dismisses net neutrality lawsuitsPolitico
Appeals Court Knocks Down Verizon Net Neutrality ChallengePCWorld
Verizon: Full Steam Ahead on Net Neutrality LawsuitNational Journal
PC Magazine -Mobile Burn -Ars Technica
all 190 news articles »

As Android Splits, Developers Get Frustrated (GOOG) - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:46 PM PDT


Daily Mail

As Android Splits, Developers Get Frustrated (GOOG)
San Francisco Chronicle
Android is taking over the world one phone at a time, but some developers are not happy with the way the platform is splitting apart into multiple phones and app stores. That could spell good news for Apple and newer competitors -- like Microsoft ...
Android Users More Likely To Be Overdrawn Compared To iPhone, BlackberryITProPortal
Android is a mess, say developersFortune
ComScore: Verizon iPhone was top phone in Feb.CNET
PC Magazine -msnbc.com -BetaNews
all 235 news articles »

Google: Product chief, Silicon Valley veteran Jonathan Rosenberg to step down - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:37 PM PDT


CTV.ca

Google: Product chief, Silicon Valley veteran Jonathan Rosenberg to step down
San Jose Mercury News
Larry Page's retaking the reins as Google's (GOOG) CEO Monday came with the most significant change in years in the makeup of the company's tight-knit senior management core: Jonathan Rosenberg, the chief of product development at Google, ...
EXCLUSIVE: Product Boss Jonathan Rosenberg Resigns From GoogleThe Business Insider
Older Page opens new chapter at GoogleMonsters and Critics.com
Tech wrap: A page from Larry's bookReuters Blogs (blog)
TIME -PC Magazine -CNET (blog)
all 577 news articles »

NASA Delays Final Launch of Shuttle Endeavour to Avoid Space Traffic Jam - Space.com

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:44 PM PDT


CBS News

NASA Delays Final Launch of Shuttle Endeavour to Avoid Space Traffic Jam
Space.com
NASA has delayed the last launch of the shuttle Endeavour toward the International Space Station by at least 10 days, to April 29, in order to avoid a space traffic jam with an unmanned Russian cargo ship, also headed for the orbiting laboratory later ...
Endeavour's swansong delayed ten daysRegister
NASA Endeavour Shuttle Launch Delayedmsnbc.com
NASA Delays Shuttle Endeavour Launch Until April 29PC Magazine
Computerworld -ABC News -Fox News
all 581 news articles »

Financial Times Refuses To Give Up Subscriber Data to Apple - Mashable

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:32 PM PDT


Sify

Financial Times Refuses To Give Up Subscriber Data to Apple
Mashable
While some publications, such as Bonnier's Popular Science, have been quick to embrace Apple's new digital subscription model, others are refusing to do so. As of February, Apple says that all publishers who want to offer subscriptions for ...
iPad 2 supplies creep closer to demandComputerworld
Online US iPad 2 orders ship in 2-3 weeks as Apple's availability improvesApple Insider
Financial Times Hoping to Avoid iTunes Subscription RulePadGadget
Reuters -tuaw.com -Newspapers and Technology
all 49 news articles »

RSA 'Explanation' Foggy About Breach Details - TechNewsWorld

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:36 PM PDT


Help Net Security

RSA 'Explanation' Foggy About Breach Details
TechNewsWorld
While no organization can be totally immune from hacking threats, there is an expectation that security companies will be quick to discover and solve any problems with their networks. That doesn't seem to be the case with RSA, ...
EMC Releases Some Details On Cyber Attack Against RSA SecurID UnitWall Street Journal
RSA hack exploited Flash vulnerabilityGCN.com
RSA's SecurID Breach Started with Phishing EmaileWeek
Computerworld -Register -Wireless Week
all 59 news articles »

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