October 30th, 2009
News to know: Spooky scareware; Ubuntu; Apple; Motorola
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Dancho Danchev: Phishing experiment sneaks through all anti-spam filters
Spooky Halloween - scareware or crimeware?
- Rachel King: Trick or Treat: Five fun orange gadgets
Andrew Nusca: With Chargify, Web 2.0 and SaaS businesses can bill with ease
Christopher Dawson: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: What’s the key to Apple’s success?
Apple headset with media player patent–photos (right)
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft adds more choices for developers targeting its Azure cloud
Heather Clancy: Software integration eases green product design
Doug Hanchard: Traffic management: New Internet coming to your local roads
Venture Beat: Nokia to invade U.S. market — will launch new phone with AT&T
Larry Dignan: Motorola’s Jha clarifies MotoBlur, Android 2.0 conundrum (Cliq vs. Droid)
- Motorola delivers profit; Android-powered future awaits
- Sprint loses money, more subscribers in third quarter
DSL Reports: AT&T: No, We Didn’t Misconfigure Our 3G Network
Reuters: McAfee profit rises
Amazon’s PayPhrase: Can it juice Amazon Checkout, Payments?
Paul Greenberg: RightNow Right Now is Right On
Internet TV in Windows 7 Media Center (gallery) Ed Bott: Internet TV goes live on Windows 7 Media Center
Dana Gardner: Separating core from context brings high returns in legacy application transformation
- Five reasons to deliver a virtual service, not a virtual server
- Joe McKendrick: ARIN CEO reminds: be prepared for Internet numbering expansion
Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan
Google: Our response to the FCC on Google Voice
MSM blog image gallery (right)
Juniper Networks makes its move; Rolls out processor, router, network operating system revamp
Reuters: Microsoft seen as Diller’s best bet for Ask.com
Rachel King: How to capture vibrant fall foliage with your digital camera
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Sony recalls 69,000 Vaio AC adapters
Dana Blankenhorn: Qualcomm joins open source movement at head of parade
Nintendo to supersize DSi handheld
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