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- The Asus Padfone, Facebook's IPO, Sony's Troubles, and More. On World Tech Update this week, Facebook announces an IPO, Sony's business is in trouble, the Asus Padfone sets for a debut and thousands flock to Macworld | iWorld.
- Dropcam HD Launch Delayed to Fix Video Quality Issues. The Wi-Fi camera had fuzzy video playback in our hands-on tests, but Dropcam promises that the final version of its Dropcam HD will not have these problems.
- Here's How to Install Carrier-Blocked Apps on Your Android Phone. Workaround allows users to install apps like Google Wallet onto their Android phones.
- Engineer's Wife 'Ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs. The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas.
- How NOT to Get a Job 101: Hack Marriott, Extort Execs for Work. Hacking and extortion will get you thrown in prison.
- Social Media Fuels Planned Parenthood Backers in Komen Protest. Fueled by a firestorm of outrage on Twitter and Facebook, the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation has announced it will not cut funding for Planned Parenthood.
- The Byte: Not Stringer's Fault, Google Fined, Playbook Cut, Android Market Cleaned. Sony's CEO says losses aren't his fault, Google has to pay a fine, RIM cuts the price of its Playbook again, and Android Market malware is reduced.
- Facebook Malware Scam Takes Hold. A "worrying number" of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the U.S. has attacked Iran and Saudi Arabia, security firm Sophos said Friday.
- Motorola, Woot Admit to Reselling Uncleared Xoom Tablets. Motorola and Woot admit that some refurbished Xoom tablets may have been sold with ex-owners' sensitive data still on them.
- Micron CEO Dies in Plane Crash. Steve Appleton, chairman and CEO of memory and semiconductor maker Micron, was killed in a small plane accident in Boise, Idaho, on Friday.
- FBI Admits Anonymous Snooped Conference Call. Anonymous secretly recorded a conference call between the FBI and foreign law enforcement and then posted the results online.
- Facebook IPO, Tons of New Cameras, and Inkjets for Business on PCWorld Podcast #131. Facebook makes a lot of money, and wants to make more by going public. Also, did you know that inkjet printers may be better than lasers for small business?
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- Relax, Facebook Timeline Paranoia Is Misguided. Everyone seems to be all in a tizzy over the impending switch to the new Facebook Timeline layout. It's going to be OK people, just like it always is.
- Office 365's Lync Online to Gain Interop With Consumer IM Networks. Lync Online, the instant messaging, online meeting and PC-to-PC voice and video communications tool in Office 365, will gain interoperability with non-Microsoft...
- Systems Management, Cloud Services Likely in Dell's Software Acquisition Plans. Dell's formation of a new software group, which was announced Thursday, could be the forerunner to a string of acquisitions by the vendor, with some observers...
- Google's New 'Bouncer' Targets Android Market Malware. Last year saw a 40 percent drop in malicious app downloads, the company says.
- See How Silk Is Milked From a Spider. Paul Lazzaro shares how he does his job milking black widow spiders for their silk.
- Apple Removes, Than Replaces Products From German Online Store. Apple on Friday removed some of its products from its online store serving Germany due to a court injunction in its dispute with Motorola, but shortly after it...
- Apple iTunes Match Glitch Replaces Explicit Lyric Songs With Censored Versions. Tunes by rap artists Kanye West, Jay Z, and Ice Cube are affected. Presented By: Do you have what it takes? Ads by Pheedo
- Who Really Was Behind the SOPA Protests?. Some critics have blamed Silicon Valley tech firms for the massive online protests last month against two controversial copyright bills. Other groups have...
- Putting Your Amazon Kindle Fire to Work. I don't suggest tossing your laptop out just yet, but with the right mix of apps the Kindle Fire can fill in as a mobile business productivity tool when the need arises.
- VeriSign Hack: Few Details Seep Out. It's still not clear exactly what was compromised when Internet giant VeriSign suffered a series of data breaches in 2010.
- AMD Targets Ultrabooks, Shows 18mm Trinity Notebook. Super-skinny laptops will offer long battery life and smaller price tag than Intel's entries, AMD tells analysts.
- Will Europe Upend Google's New Privacy Plan?. The European Union asks Google to delay implementing its new privacy policy for closer scrutiny with stricter European privacy law.
- More Details Emerge on the Fully Open 'Spark' Tablet. Though it won't ship before May, you can preorder this Linux-based device starting next week.
- Leaked EU Memo Highlights Concerns Over Data Retention Law. Digital rights groups in Europe have called for a ban on blanket data retention after a leaked internal memo from the European Commission admitted that there are...
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- Anonymous Releases Recording Between FBI, UK Law Enforcement. The politically-motivated hacking group Anonymous released on Friday a 17-minute recording of a conference call between U.S. and British law enforcement agents...
- MegaUpload's Kim DotCom Denied Bail Again: Third Time's a Charm?. MegaUpload founder Kim DotCom, allegedly worth more than $200 million, looks to be stuck in a New Zealand prison cell over fears he's a flight risk.
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- Facebook Members Get More Than They Give. Typical users of the social network are "friended" more than they "friend," a Pew Internet and American Life Project reports.
- Apple Security Update Patches Mac OS X. Critical bug fixes addressed in both Snow Leopard and Lion, in Apple's first security update of the year.
- The Curse of 'Don’t Be Evil'. Google is definitely evil! Or is it? The critics weigh in.
- Google Fights Android Market Malware. The Bouncer service steps up Android Market security, periodically analyzing apps for known malware, spyware, and Trojans.
- India to Auction 2G Spectrum From Scandal-tainted Licenses. India initiated plans Friday to auction 2G spectrum, a day after the country's Supreme Court ordered licenses and spectrum issued in 2008 to be canceled, as they...
- PHP 5.3.10 Fixes Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. The PHP Group released PHP 5.3.10 on Thursday in order to address a critical security flaw that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on servers running an...
- Skype 5.8 For Windows Brings Facebook Video Calling. Write on your Facebook wall from Skype, spot your friends for a quick chat -- maybe even in HD or in a group.
- Google Won't Delay New Privacy Policy Despite EU Concerns. Google does not plan to delay its new privacy policy despite calls from Europe's data protection watchdog.
- Windows Phone 8 Details Leak. Microsoft reportedly plans to integrate more of its existing technologies into the next phone OS, from Skype to SkyDrive, adding near-field communications and lots more apps.
- The Humble Indie Bundle: Now on Android!. The newest Humble Indie Bundle retains all the virtues of its previous iterations and adds a whole new platform, giving you an easy way to support great charities and buy a bunch of great games on Android for a ridiculously low price.
- RIM Offers Free PlayBook to Attract Android Developers. Research in Motion is trying to woo developers by giving a free BlackBerry Playbook tablet to coders who port their Android application for its BlackBerry Tablet.
- Symantec Warns of Android Trojans That Mutate With Every Download. Researchers from security vendor Symantec have identified a new premium-rate SMS Android Trojan horse that modifies its code every time it gets downloaded.
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- VeriSign Hacked: What We Don't Know Might Hurt Us. VeriSign didn't exactly 'disclose' the breach, and the few details buried in the SEC filing create more questions than they answer. Without more to go on, it is hard to know what the risk is.
- Facebook's IPO May Create as Many as 1000 Millionaires. Facebook has finally announced its IPO, filing a valuation with the SEC valued at $100 billion dollars. If everything goes as planned, the IPO could create between 500 and 1000 new millionaires at the company.
- Wall Street Beat: Facebook Rides Wave of Tech, Internet IPOs. Facebook may end up being the biggest name on the IPO calendar this year, but it's also part of a trend in which technology, and particularly Internet companies...
- Ninja Blocks Let Household Items Talk to Web Apps. Sit back and let this Kickstarter project carry out household tasks. Warning: This could make you lazy, unlike a real ninja.
- Security Slackers Risk Internet Blackout on March 8. If feds pull down temporary network as planned, machines infected with DNSChanger Trojan won't be able to access the Web.
- Microsoft Researchers Say Anonymized Data Isn't So Anonymous. Data routinely gathered in Web logs - IP address, cookie ID, operating system, browser type, user-agent strings - can threaten online privacy because they can be used to identify the activity of individual machines, Microsoft researchers say.
- VeriSign Admits Multiple Hacks in 2010, Keeps Details Under Wraps. VeriSign, the company responsible for guiding most of the world's Internet users to the correct websites and once the largest encryption certificate issuing...
- Vendors Show Voice Call Hand-off Between LTE, 3G Networks. Qualcomm this week revealed a key step in enabling voice calls over LTE handsets. Working with Ericsson, the chipmaker says it recently completed the first voice call handover between LTE and 3G networks, and will showcase the achievement later this month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
- Dual-mode 3G M2M Asset Tracking Can Span Regions. Enterprises can track assets all over the world using one M2M (machine-to-machine) device with both CDMA and GSM radios, announced on Thursday by Sprint and...
- Obama Website Crushed by Republicans' When It Comes to Download Speeds. If the presidential election were determined by how fast the candidates' Web pages download, President Obama would lose to any of his Republican challengers.