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• MAC Defender variant quickly thwarts Apple's Mac OS X security update - Apple Insider
• Massive Gmail phishing attack hits top U.S. officials - CNN
• Cell Phones: How Precautionary Should Our Principles Be? - TIME
• iCloud could potentially do wonders for sync - Macworld
• Shuttle Endeavour lands - Tbo.com
• Google notes social failures, and touts its social advances - Computerworld
• WebOS: Coming to a Non-HP Device Near You? - PCWorld
• Busted! Stolen MacBook Remotely Photographs Laptop Thief - Fox News
• Tupac hackers to Sony: 'Beginning of the end' - CNET
• T-Mobile Preparing for HTC Sensation 4G Launch - NewsFactor Network

MAC Defender variant quickly thwarts Apple's Mac OS X security update - Apple Insider Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT OFW News On Web MAC Defender variant quickly thwarts Apple's Mac OS X security update Apple Insider By AppleInsider Staff A day after Apple released a security update for Mac OS X to address the "MAC Defender" malware, a new variant of the bogus antivirus software has been spotted in the wild. As first reported by Ed Bott at ZDNet, the new variation ... Mac scareware gang evades Apple's new anti-malware defensesComputerworld Apple's malware detection update circumvented in 8 hoursCNET Apple's Mac Defender patch is already worthlessBetaNews TechNewsWorld -TG Daily -InfoWorld all 134 news articles »

Massive Gmail phishing attack hits top U.S. officials - CNN Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:22 PM PDT Fox News Massive Gmail phishing attack hits top U.S. officials CNN NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Hundreds of personal Gmail accounts, including those of some senior US government officials, were hacked as a result of a massive phishing scheme originating from China, ... Google Says It Uncovered Attempt to Steal Users' Gmail Account PasswordsBloomberg Google Discloses China-Based 'Hijacking' of Gmail AccountsWall Street Journal Google: Gmail Attack from China Affects 'Senior US Government Officials'TIME ABC News -TheStreet.com -AFP all 239 news articles »

Cell Phones: How Precautionary Should Our Principles Be? - TIME Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:43 PM PDT USA Today Cell Phones: How Precautionary Should Our Principles Be? TIME But as I've followed the story and spoken with experts on both sides of the issue, something else struck me. It relates to a line from yesterday's press conference with the researchers from the ... WHO: Cellphones possibly carcinogenicUSA Today Ontario government to examine warning of possible cellphone link to cancerThe Canadian Press High mobile use can cause brain cancer: WHOTimes of India Fox News -CBS News -PC Magazine all 2,484 news articles »

iCloud could potentially do wonders for sync - Macworld Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:53 PM PDT The Guardian (blog) iCloud could potentially do wonders for sync Macworld For some, like my Macworld colleague Christopher Breen, that means possibilities for streaming media. But my hopes for iCloud don't focus on iTunes at all. Rather, I'm more interested in how the service could theoretically improve my cross-device ... What to expect from Apple's iCloudCNN Apple files for iCloud trademark in EuropeCNET 3 Reasons Why Apple iCloud Could FailInternational Business Times The Mac Observer -Apple Insider -PC Magazine all 1,229 news articles »

Shuttle Endeavour lands - Tbo.com Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:14 PM PDT The Hindu Shuttle Endeavour lands Tbo.com AP The space shuttle Endeavour touches down on runway 15 after completing her final flight at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Endeavour , and her crew of six astronauts, wrapped up a 16 day mission to the ... Pictures: Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final MissionNational Geographic [PHOTOS] Endeavour Shuttle Completes Last Mission VictoriouslyInternational Business Times NASA bids farewell to Endeavour, tees up AtlantisComputerworld USA Today -Seattle Post Intelligencer -Los Angeles Times all 2,805 news articles »

Google notes social failures, and touts its social advances - Computerworld Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:55 PM PDT Globe and Mail Google notes social failures, and touts its social advances Computerworld Computerworld - Just as Google releases its +1 button to the Web, many industry watchers are scratching their heads after hearing former CEO Eric Schmidt admit that he missed the boat on social networking. ... Google's Schmidt Erred in Online Identity vs. FacebookeWeek @ D9: Eric Schmidt In The Cold Light Of DaypaidContent.org Eric Schmidt: Want Security? Get a MacPCWorld ITProPortal -PC Magazine -Bloomberg all 516 news articles »

WebOS: Coming to a Non-HP Device Near You? - PCWorld Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:36 PM PDT Geek.com WebOS: Coming to a Non-HP Device Near You? PCWorld HP isn't interested in licensing WebOS...but may work with "one or two special companies." By Harry McCracken, Technologizer Here at Qualcomm's Uplinq conference, reporter Kevin Maney is interviewing Jon Rubinstein, former head of Palm and now the guy ... H-P's Rubinstein sees strong future in mobileMarketWatch HP CEO says open to licensing WebOS softwareReuters Hewlett-Packard Plans To Aggressively Push WebOSWall Street Journal CNET -MocoNews -San Jose Mercury News all 111 news articles »

Busted! Stolen MacBook Remotely Photographs Laptop Thief - Fox News Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:31 PM PDT Fox News Busted! Stolen MacBook Remotely Photographs Laptop Thief Fox News AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Joshua Kaufman holds up his MacBook laptop outside of his office in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Kaufman's stolen laptop led police to the suspect by using software that allowed him to track the man's location and take ... Police arrest MacBook thief caught on camera by victimmsnbc.com Police and Anti-Theft Software Combine to Nab MacBook ThiefABC News Tracked by stolen laptop camera, suspect arrestedSan Francisco Chronicle ITworld.com -Modesto Bee all 172 news articles »

Tupac hackers to Sony: 'Beginning of the end' - CNET Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:55 AM PDT Globe and Mail Tupac hackers to Sony: 'Beginning of the end' CNET A group that made headlines for hacking the PBS Web site earlier this week is apparently turning its attention to Sony. The group known as LulzSec has been promising Sony attacks since this past weekend when it posted to its Twitter ... Hacktivists Scorch PBS in Retaliation for WikiLeaks DocumentaryWired News PBS Hackers Put Sony in CrosshairsPCWorld Hackers Broaden Their AttacksWall Street Journal New York Times -InformationWeek -PC Magazine all 1,039 news articles »

T-Mobile Preparing for HTC Sensation 4G Launch - NewsFactor Network Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:55 PM PDT Computerworld T-Mobile Preparing for HTC Sensation 4G Launch NewsFactor Network The Android 2.3-powered HTC Sensation 4G will be offered by T-Mobile, which is billing the smartphone in its lineup. With a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the HTC Sensation 4G comes with built-in entertainment. ... HTC Sensation 4G goes on sale June 12 for $200Computerworld HTC Sensation 4G: T-Mobile's Next Superphone Launches June 15PCWorld Video: T-Mobile HTC Sensation 4G initial impressions – You're going to want itIntoMobile eWeek -Mashable -Business Insider all 126 news articles »

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