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Jim Dalrymple / Macworld:
Apple updates strengthen wireless security — Apple on Thursday released a Security and AirPort update for Mac OS X that fixes vulnerabilities found in the company's wireless drivers. Apple said the issues found were the result of an internal audit of the software drivers …
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Joris Evers / CNET News.com:
New Apple patch plugs Wi-Fi hijack flaws — update A trio of security flaws in Apple Computer software that runs wireless-networking hardware could allow Macs to be hijacked over Wi-Fi, Apple said Thursday. — The Cupertino, Calif.-based company released security updates to repair the problems …
Daisuke Wakabayashi / Reuters:
Microsoft mulls free Web-based business software — SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it may offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic word processing and spreadsheet software, in an apparent bid to fend off a nascent challenge from Google Inc. in the business software market.
Richard Siklos / New York Times:
MTV Will Acquire Maker of Music-Oriented Games — MTV, the cable TV channel some critics have accused of straying too far from its musical roots, is to acquire Harmonix Music Systems, a maker of music-oriented video games, for $175 million in cash. — Harmonix's main product, Guitar Hero …
Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
Marketing on Google: It's Not Just Text Anymore — Just as Madison Avenue once helped convince consumers that orange juice is "not just for breakfast anymore," Google is turning to Madison Avenue to help convince marketers that Google is not just for text advertisements in tiny type …
Guy Kawasaki / Signum sine tinnitu:
The Art of Distribution — One of the important insights that the Startups 2006 panel hammered home was the importance of distribution for consumer-facing startups. (By the way, an astounding 13,000 people watched this video during the first week.) Many people use the word "distribution" …
Staci / paidContent.org:
Fresh Crop Of Facebook Sale Rumors; Yahoo Tops List For Now; Founder Says Sale Not Priority We heard last night that Yahoo could be on the verge of acquiring Facebook but after a round of late-night reporting decided it was too speculative to post. The purported amount seemed very high …
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John Paczkowski / Good Morning Silicon Valley:
Geez, it's not like we had anyone killed. ... We didn't, did we? — "Go far, keep your secrets close." That's the message of Hewlett-Packard's ad campaign for its business notebooks, but it might make a better company slogan. With new disclosures each day about HP's ill-starred leak investigation …
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Flash In The VoIP Pan — Adobe Systems, the San Jose, California-based software giant, has been the real catalyst for the ongoing online video boom, thanks to the near ubiquitous Flash software that plays back everything from stupid pet tricks to the amazing theatrics of LonelyGirl15.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Exclusive: Mysterious Paypal Secure Storage — PayPal is preparing a new feature on a select range of users that allows them to securely store files with the payments provider. The new service, called DropBox, creates a secure storage area that is associated with the account.
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Charlie Demerjian / Inquirer:
Microsoft Media Player shreds your rights — Comment No more backups, or Tivo — THINK DRM WAS bad already? Think I was joking when I said the plan was to start with barely tolerable incursions on your rights, then turn the thumbscrews? Welcome to Windows Media Player 11, and the rights get chipped away a lot more.
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Cyrus Farivar / Engadget:
Intelligent wheelchair helps you avoid hazards — Late last month, we regaled you with a story about Toyota's advanced collision detection technology that uses sensory data to trigger an automatic slowdown in cars. Clearly, one of the research teams at Japan's National Institute …
Cyrus Farivar / Engadget:
Researchers create a 1,000 page-per-minute printer — If you're like us, the few times a year that you do have to print things out often involve stressful moments — like when you're running late for your flight and the 30 seconds that it takes to print out your boarding pass feel like a lifetime.
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Inside AdSense:
New channels page, new ad format — This week we bring you two key improvements to AdSense that came about directly from publisher feedback. — First off, you'll be happy to hear that we've completely revamped the Channels page under your AdSense Setup tab.
Ryan Naraine / eWEEK.com:
Googling for ATM Master Passwords — Using clues obtained from a YouTube video and a simple four-word Google search engine query, a criminal can find step-by-step instructions for how to hack into and take control of thousands of ATMs scattered around the United States.
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