Techmeme: Hole in Linux kernel provides root rights (The H Security)

4:15 AM ET, September 20, 2010

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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:

Anatomy Of A PR Spin (AKA How To Lie Like A Pro) — How do you know when a Facebook PR person is lying? When their lips move (or they issue a statement!) ba-dum ching! — We've been taking a beating today on our story about Facebook working on a branded mobile phone.

Discussion: SlashGear and Mashable!

Scott Ard / CNET News:

Facebook mulling a branded smartphone — Facebook denied a story published this weekend that says the company is “building a mobile phone,” but CNET has confirmed that the social-networking giant has reached out to hardware manufacturers and carriers seeking input on a potential Facebook-branded phone.

Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:

Facebook's Secret Phone Is Using Android “For Sure” — Facebook is “for sure” using Google's Android operating system as the basis for its phone software, according to a plugged-in Silicon Valley source. — This means that Google is now essentially helping Facebook attempt to destroy Google!

Discussion: paidContent, Boy Genius Report, SlashPhone and iPhone Savior

Sean Percival / Sean Percival's Blog:

First Photo of the Facebook Phone — You may of read earlier that Facebook is building their own phone (they deny it). — However I would love for them to explain this VERY convincing photo below. — They totally ripped off Apple! Not cool!

Discussion: textually.org, Gizmodo, Silicon Alley Insider, Techie Buzz and 9 to 5 Mac

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

Facebook Is Not Working On A Phone Just Like Google Was Not Working On A Phone — In 2007, Google said it wasn't working on a Google Phone. In 2009, Google said it wasn't working on its own branded phone. In 2008, Microsoft said it wasn't working on a Zune Phone.

Discussion: Mashable! and Guardian

Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:

Here's Why Facebook Is Secretly Building A Phone: It Needs To Be A Platform, Not Just A Service — Facebook already has over 150 million mobile users and is likely the most popular iPhone app of all time. — But if Facebook is going to have as much impact on the mobile world as it has on the web …

Discussion: The Register, Pulse2, Scripting News and IntoMobile

Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Tech press is full of it. …

Discussion: I4U News, Thanks:scobleizer

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Facebook Is Secretly Building A Phone

Enigmax / TorrentFreak:

4chan to DDoS RIAA Next - Is This the Protest of the Future? — Over the last 36 hours or so, the ‘Anonymous’ masses and many unaffiliated sympathizers joined forces to attack the MPAA's website. Continuing with ‘Operation Payback’, today an attack will be launched on the RIAA.

Discussion: Pulse2, TG Daily, iGeneration Blog, Techie Buzz, hypebot and Mashable!

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
RIAA Goes Offline, Joins MPAA As Latest Victim Of Successful DDoS Attacks

Discussion: Erictric, TechSpot, V3.co.uk and TorrentFreak

Liz Welch / Inc.:

The Way I Work: Michael Arrington of TechCrunch — Michael Arrington loves breaking tech stories, but he's not big on PR people, conversational niceties, or sunlight. — Michael Arrington says his style is to “bust the door down and clean the mess up later.”

Apple:

iPhone 4 Available in China on September 25 — New Apple Retail Stores Opening in Shanghai & Beijing — Apple® today announced that iPhone® 4 will be available to customers in China beginning Saturday, September 25 at 8:00 a.m. at Apple Retail Stores including …

Discussion: Macworld, VentureBeat, 9 to 5 Mac, TUAW, ifoAppleStore, IntoMobile, iClarified, BlogsDNA, AppleInsider, Geek.com, Engadget, MacStories, Electronista and Crave

The H Security:

Hole in Linux kernel provides root rights — A vulnerability in the 32-bit compatibility mode of the current Linux kernel (and previous versions) for 64-bit systems can be exploited to escalate privileges. For instance, attackers can break into a system and exploit a hole in the web server …

Discussion: The Register

Darryl K. Taft / eWeek:

Oracle's Ellison Introduces Exalogic: New Cloud-in-a-Box System — Oracle CEO Larry Ellison moves Oracle's cloud strategy into a new phase with a new system that features hardware and software to run public and private clouds. — SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle has announced a new system …

Discussion: ZDNet, Computerworld, Reuters, Between the Lines Blog and Associated Press

Kevin J. O'Brien / New York Times:

Cloud Computing Hits Snag in Europe — BERLIN — In the world of ideas, cloud computing has the potential to revolutionize the way people work. — By bundling the processing power of thousands of computer servers, a company, for example, could allow two employees from different countries …

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