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If Facebook's IPO goes south, social, tech markets could take a hit
With Facebook's initial public offering creating such a frenzy of interest, there's an important question to be considered: What happens if tomorrow or next week or five months from now, this investment goes south? Read More


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Mozilla product director says Firefox on Window RT 'probably not worth it'
Unless Microsoft allows other browser makers to call important APIs in Windows RT, it's "probably not worth it to even bother" building a version of Firefox for the new OS, a Mozilla product director said. Read More

Paging Mr. Phelps: This SSD will self-destruct....
SSD maker RunCore's InVincible SSD can wipe your data using one of two methods: overwriting the entire disk with meaningless code or frying it with voltage. Read More

Facebook sets IPO share price at $38
With Facebook's long-anticipated IPO expected to hit on Friday morning, the company set its initial share price at $38 today. Read More

Mac-based Flashback click fraud campaign was a bust
The hackers in charge of the Flashback botnet managed to generate $14,000 from their click fraud campaign, but have not been paid, Symantec said today. Read More

For Univ. of Kentucky, SAP's HANA is 'disruptive'
The University of Kentucky says it has reshaped its business intelligence capability by adopting SAP's in-memory system, HANA. Read More

New mobile DRAM standard for 4G networks offers 50% performance boost
The specification for next-generation mobile DRAM was published, offering smartphone, tablet and ultra-thin notebook makers a 50% increase in memory performance. Read More


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AT&T lights up 4G LTE in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Naples
AT&T Thursday launched its 4G LTE service in, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Naples, Fla., today, which extends its high-speed network implementations to 38 markets. Read More

T-Mobile debuts four data pricing tiers
T-Mobile USA will debut 4 'No Annual Contract' data service plans on Sunday, while Verizon plans to kill unlimited data plans as users shift to 4G Read More

Apple victorious in iphone5.com domain dispute
Apple has apparently won control of the iphone5.com domain, according to changes in a Web record of the URL. Read More

Android hackers hone skills in Russia
The malware business growing around Google Android -- now the leading smartphone operating system -- is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps built to steal money from Android users originate from Russia and China, so criminal gangs there have become cyber-trailblazers. Read More

Jonny Evans: Apple, the iPhone, and the future of healthcare
Health? You can't take it with you -- but increasingly your iPhone can keep you ticking over better while you're still around: here's a few notes concerning the Apple effect on healthcare. Read More

Preston Gralla: Expect Windows 8 PCs to be pre-loaded with bloatware
When you buy that shiny, brand-new Windows 8 PC, expect that it may well be riddled with bloatware, the extraneous junk, trialware, and assorted crud that seems to bedevil any PC you purchase. There's a chance that there may be less of it than in previous version of Windows, but as with earlier Windows versions, if you want it cleaned of junk, you can pay $99 for a bloatware-cleaning service from Microsoft. Read More

Android hackers hone skills in Russia
The malware business growing around Google Android -- now the leading smartphone operating system -- is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps built to steal money from Android users originate from Russia and China, so criminal gangs there have become cyber-trailblazers. Read More

 
 
 

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