Saturday, March 6, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 06/03/2010



Losing sleep over three data breaches in a year
Never mind three strikes and you're out. How about three strikes and I've got to ask myself if I even want to be in one of your hotels in the first place.
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iPad with Wi-Fi to go on sale April 3
The iPad for Wi-Fi will be available in the U.S. on April 3, and later that month for Wi-Fi plus 3G models, Apple said today.
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iPad's US debut set for April 3
The wifi model of Apple's highly anticipated iPad multimedia device will be released in the U.S. on April 3, with 3G-enabled devices available later in the month, Apple announced Friday.
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Microsoft's tax-for-hacks 'horrible' idea, say security experts
Microsoft's idea that the fight against malware could be funded by an Internet tax is "horrible," an analyst said Thursday as other experts weighed in on a recent comment by the company's security chief.
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Password application gives wrong info to fraudsters
Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology is selling a mobile phone application that offers a novel feature over other password-storage applications.
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Does your laptop's Wi-Fi really make it more vulnerable to thieves?
Could your laptop be leaving a virtual trail of cookie crumbs, beaming out invisible signals that are attracting intrepid thieves armed with a common $5 gadget? One security vendor says yes.
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Android largely unharmed in Google-China row
A mobile phone with Google's Android operating system that was delayed in China will now ship next week, in the latest sign that Android has gone largely unscathed by a row between Google and the Chinese government.
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Taiwan earthquake may send LCD, chip prices higher
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan early Thursday may affect the global technology industry by sending prices of LCD panels and certain chips higher, analysts say.
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FBI Director: Hackers have corrupted valuable data
Hackers breaking into businesses and government agencies with targeted attacks have not only stolen intellectual property, in some cases they have corrupted data too, the head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said Thursday.
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Losing sleep over three data breaches in a year
Never mind three strikes and you're out. How about three strikes and I've got to ask myself if I even want to be in one of your hotels in the first place.
Read More ...

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