Tuesday 15 May 2012

Debut of Cut-Rate Mobile Plan Marred by Alleged Malicious Attack

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May 15, 2012
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Debut of Cut-Rate Mobile Plan Marred by Alleged Malicious Attack The launch of a cut-rate unlimited $39-a-month mobile plan offered by upstart Voyager Mobile was marred Tuesday by what the company claims is "a malicious network attack to its primary website."
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Lenovo Working With Intel on ThinkPad Windows 8 Tablet Lenovo is working with chip maker Intel on a future ThinkPad tablet based on Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system, a Lenovo executive said.
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US Postal Service Won't Fly iPads, iPhones, MacBooks out of Country From 16 May it will not be possible to ship iPads, iPhones or laptops overseas from the US using the United States Postal Service (USPS).
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U.S. Satisfaction With Microsoft Slips Satisfaction with Microsoft's software slipped last year, part of an industry-wide downturn driven by U.S. consumer discontent with traditional PC programs.
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Engagio Creates a Universal Inbox for Social Network Messages Social network aggregation service adds Chrome Gmail integration and the ability to follow friends' public discussions across multiple services.
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New DDR4 Memory to Boost Tablet, Server Performance Although the standard for DDR4 memory won't be finalized until summer, several companies are already preparing to ship modules that will boost performance in...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Rated Worst CEO in America The rankings -- done by a Forbes writer -- cite the Vista and Zune failures, delayed product launches and Microsoft falling behind in mobile technology.
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WWDC 2012 Forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of New MacBooks Speculation is high on what Apple will announce at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference. Here's a rundown of a few of the possibilities.
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Facebook Users Don't Trust Site on Privacy Issues More than half of those surveyed said they had little to no trust that Facebook would keep their information private, and a majority said they wouldn't feel safe purchasing goods through the site.
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Microsoft to Offer $15 Windows 8 Upgrade Deal Eligible customers must purchase a new Windows 7-powered PC between June 2012 and January 2013 to get the reported deal.
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Firefox 13 Gets a Triple Shot of Speed Through Mozilla's 'Project Snappy' Improvements in three key areas promise to make Mozilla's browser considerably faster.
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Apple E-Book Lawsuit: Steve Jobs Swayed Publisher, Complaint Alleges The complaint says that Jobs was enlisted to sell high-ranking officials in the publishers parent company on the wisdom of the proposed pricing scheme.
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Front-Lit Amazon Kindle to Debut in July? Reuters reports that a front-lit version of its Kindle eReader will launch in July 2012.
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Apple Ships Leopard Update to Disable Outdated Versions of Flash The security update does not patch any known vulnerabilities in the operating system.
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Months After Failed AT&T Merger, T-Mobile Champions Competitive Balance Given its very recent attempts to merge with AT&T, you would think T-Mobile wouldn't be a vocal proponent of maintaining competitive balance in the wireless industry.
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Siri: Just Kidding, iPhone is Best Smartphone Ever Siri flip-flops on "best smartphone" question.
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Twitter's Weekly E-Mail Digest to Feature Popular Tweets, Trending Stories The digest is a change of direction for Twitter, whose main draw is its ability to relay information quickly and in real time.
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Yahoo Launches Big Data Analytics Tool for Online Advertisers Yahoo today launched Genome, a new tool that allows online advertisers take advantage of the company's extensive experience with big data analytics.
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LightSquared Declares Bankruptcy After GPS Worries Sank Its Mobile Dream LightSquared, the startup that planned a nationwide wholesale mobile network only to be shot down by regulators because of GPS interference concerns, is declaring bankruptcy.
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Debut of Cut-Rate Mobile Plan Marred by Alleged Malicious Attack The launch of a cut-rate unlimited $39-a-month mobile plan offered by upstart Voyager Mobile was marred Tuesday by what the company claims is "a malicious network attack to its primary website."
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