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Researchers Note Risks for Symantec’s pcAnywhere

Ghazali Ridzwan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:01:10 +0000

If you’re running a PC with Symantec’s pcAnywhere, beware. New security risks have been raised that could affect hundreds of thousands of users

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Google’s Privacy Policy Changes Draw More Fire

Ghazali Ridzwan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:30:38 +0000

The Center for Digital Democracy is accusing Google of misleading American consumers about the company’s privacy policy changes, which are scheduled for launch March 1. Though Google claims the switch is about making its privacy policies more transparent and understandable to users, the CDD said the Internet giant has presented the information “in a deceptive way” that suggests consumers will actually benefit

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Verizon Battles LTE Outage, Cable Spectrum Opposition

Ghazali Ridzwan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:57:50 +0000

Another month, another Verizon Wireless LTE network outage. At least that’s the current story line as the wireless carrier investigates customer complaints of disruptions to its next-generation network. The Wednesday outage marks four high-speed wireless black eyes for Verizon in the last three months as customers from Wisconsin, Arizona, Illinois, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and California jumped on the carrier’s forums to complain early this morning

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Google Planning Data-Display Glasses

Ghazali Ridzwan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:31:55 +0000

You’re in a new city, and, through a pair of thick-rimmed glasses, you view data overlaid onto your view of buildings, streets, fellow travelers, and more. This vision of a Terminator-like accessory is looking more likely, following new reports that such a device will be released by the end of this year by — who else? — Google.

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Microsoft Seems To Be Dragging Its Feet In Bringing Office to iPad

Ghazali Ridzwan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:52:12 +0000

Adding Microsoft Office to the iPad would boost the transition of the iPad from a media tablet to a productivity tool for businesses, and sell millions of Office apps. But it could also cut into sales of the more expensive Office software for PCs and Macs, and give up a potential advantage for tablets based on Microsoft’s mobile version of Windows.

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Anonymous Angered Over Claim It Might Target Power Grid

Ghazali Ridzwan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:31:02 +0000

Could Anonymous, the infamous mask-wearing “hacktivist” group, launch a successful attack against global power networks? Anonymous isn’t claiming any such thing, but Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, has suggested that it’s possible, according to The Wall Street Journal

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Company Suing Apple Over iPad Name Open to Talks

Ghazali Ridzwan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:00:03 +0000

The lawyer for a Chinese company suing Apple Inc. in China over its use of the iPad trademark indicated Tuesday that his client would be willing to discuss a settlement. Xie Xianghui, lawyer for Shenzhen Proview Technology, said that since no final decisions have been reached in various legal disputes over the issue, both sides are “still able to sit together and reach an out-of-court settlement.” Proview claims ownership over the iPad name.

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Survey: E-Commerce Customers Generally Satisfied

Ghazali Ridzwan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:58:11 +0000

Netflix customers were cranky for much of the year, but online shoppers in general are a contented bunch, according to an annual customer satisfaction survey. The customer satisfaction score of the embattled video rental company fell 14% in the last year, says the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s annual e-Commerce report released today. It’s one of the largest drops in the index’s history

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Youth Shaping Future of Online TV, Movies, Music

Ghazali Ridzwan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:56:50 +0000

Young people want their music, TV and movies now — even if it means they get these things illegally. A recent Columbia University survey found, in fact, that 70 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds said they had bought, copied or downloaded unauthorized music, TV shows or movies, compared with 46 percent of all adults who’d done the same. With such an entrenched attitude, what can be done about widespread online piracy

Do Tax Apps on Mobile Devices Work Well?

Ghazali Ridzwan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:55:55 +0000

A promotional video for TurboTax’s iPad mobile app suggests that users can do their taxes while reclining on the floor, sitting in the lotus position or relaxing in a hammock. But given the complexity of the tax code, is this really a task you want to undertake from a prone position? And is it prudent to type sensitive financial information into a device that you might leave in the back of a cab

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