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Ransomware fun: Pay by phone extortion (these guys can't spell either): Ransomware fun: Pay by phone extortion (these guys can't spell either)Hold on just one second....[i]Unless Elmer Fudd takes over Symantec in a hostile takeover you should never fall for anything that has “dangerows” in it.[/i]Are you telling me that Elmer Fudd HASN'T been in charge of Symantec all this time????...; Tags: SECURITY, Tihs, Elmer Fudd, Pay-by-phone extortion, Pay-by-Phone, extortion; Discussion threads 2008-01-02

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Nokia and Sun confirm S40, J2ME vulnerabilities: According to published reports, Nokia and Sun have both confirmed the existence of serious security problems in the Series 40 and Java 2Â Platform Micro Edition (J2ME), giving instant credibility to the claims by Polish hacker Adam Gowdiak. Gowdiak left, one of the four LSD researchers who discovered...; Tags: Nokia Corp., J2ME, Sun Microsystems Inc., Vulnerability, Java, Security, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-08-21
Class action suit filed over Apple's 3G speed claims: A class action suit has been filed by a Birmingham Alabama woman that accuses Apple of deceptive advertising in their claim that the 3G iPhone is "twice as fast" as the previous model. AppleInsider has more details. Always referring to the device as the "Defective iPhone 3G," Smith...; Tags: Class Action Suit, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Class Action, AppleInsider, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-08-21
79 million adults can't pay medical bills: Lead author Sara Collins called this a "perfect storm" of trends impacting Americans during what was advertised as a period of economic growth. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Health Insurance, Income, Bankruptcy, Benefits, Operational Accounting, Healthcare, Litigation, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-08-21
Apple faces suit over iPhone. Is it still worth the switch?: I walked into an AT&T Wireless store earlier today, eyed the iPhone and picked up some brochures on pricing plans. I've been thinking that the problems with the new iPhone can't last forever - and yet, here's another black eye for Apple and the iPhone. An Alabama woman has filed...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Pricing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-20

Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid: In my last article I described what it feels like to have your house struck by lightning. Luckily there were no injuries or structural damage thanks for your kind words in the comments, but our gadgets and other electronics inside the house weren't so lucky. This is their tale. ...; Tags: Game, Phone, Router, TiVo Inc., Grid, Cable, Cable Guy, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-08-20
A Wii Legal Action: Publicity For Simplicity: Finally, a fight over remote controls that rely on hand motion, more than buttons. Oh, Nintendo's Wii has about a half-dozen buttons, plus a four-cornered "plus sign" for directional instructions. Well, Hillcrest Labs of Rockville, MD, can top (actually, undercut) that. It markets...; Tags: Cable Television, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, Hillcrest Labs, Cable, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-08-20
What SaaS can teach us about customer service: In the SaaS model, the power is with the customer and vendors need to take a very different approach to both sales and service, here's how to do it says Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. Commentary--Software-as-a-Service SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of...; Tags: Customer Service, Software-as-a-service, Customer, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, SaaS, software. customer service, sales, Archie Black, SPS Commerce, Special to ZDNet; News items 2008-08-20
Yahoo: TV widgets and pondering a Disney takeover: If Yahoo's battle with Google has taught us anything it's that the company isn't run by engineers. Sure, Yahoo is tech savvy. Sure it has an open platform. And sure it'll do things like plan a Widget Channel with Intel and tout it at a developers conference. But Yahoo is...; Tags: Disney Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Widget Channel, Minyanville, Harrison, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-20
eBay has Amazon envy: Cuts fees to get more fixed pricing: Can eBay still be eBay as it moves toward a fixed pricing model? Possibly, but it's going to be really difficult to change its auctioneer image. On Wednesday, eBay announced new fee changes (Techmeme, eBay blog). It is lowering its listing fees for sellers that use the...; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, eBay Inc., Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-20
American Airlines kicks off in-flight Internet service: The world's largest airline said its passengers on Boeing 767-200 aircraft can get Internet access on nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Miami. CHICAGO--American Airlines began offering Internet access on long-haul domestic flights on Wednesday, making American the first U.S. airline to offer full...; Tags: Internet Access, American Airlines, Internet, New York, Internet Service, Reuters, air travel, broadband; News items 2008-08-20
eBooks volume 3: What is the right price for a device that holds 100s of books?: eBooks volume 3: What is the right price for a device that holds 100s of books?Thanks for asking.Everybody is talking about eBook readers, but nobody is asking what the market will pay for them.I love the Kindle, but I think it's a bit expensive, and your poll results show that...; Tags: E-books, e-book, eBooks volume; Discussion threads 2008-08-19
Google.org invests in geothermal: Google.org invests in geothermal$1 billion is even lesswhen compared to welfare payouts. Chew on that the next time you want to make a political statement.And while you're masticating, figure this one out: If you have to beg for a government handout, your business isn't viableNuclear power, coal and oil PAY...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax, What-If, geothermal energy, tax break, Google.org; Discussion threads 2008-08-19
Pleasant 'Dream' for HTC, Google: FCC approves: The FCC has approved HTC's 'Dream' phone, which will now be the first Android-based handset to hit the market, InfoWeek reports. It will support T-Mobile's 3G network. (Let's see if it handles 3G better than Apple and AT&T.) Looks like it will have a "jog ball" (trackball?),...; Tags: FCC, Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Bluetooth, Federal Government, 3G, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-08-19
Intel chairman highlights partnerships around the world: At the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco, company Chairman Craig Barrett explains how, by collaborating with teachers and doctors around the world, technology can improve lives. Demonstrated are an inexpensive digital whiteboard created from a Wii, and a cell phone that can read bar codes on a health ID...; Tags: Partnership, Intel Corp., Business Structures, Finance, Intel, IDF, Craig Barrett, Wii, cell phone, healthcare, education, chairman, johnny lee, wiimote; Videos 2008-08-19
Windows 7 wishes: Windows 7 wishesOn layers.Per Ed's post, IE 8 continues to be integrated and integral to the OS. It is likely that many other user space apps that MS creates, will at least be partially embedded, if not completely.End user applications have no business being part of the OS itself,...; Tags: Operating systems, 64-bit, Luna, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 Wishes, operating system, Aero, Microsoft Windows 7; Discussion threads 2008-08-19
Scammers caught backdooring chip and PIN terminals: The U.K's Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit DCPU have recently uncovered state of the art social engineering scheme, where once backdoored, chip and PIN terminals were installed at retailers and petrol stations in an attempt to steal the credit card details passing through. Originally, before online banking took place...; Tags: Bank, Terminal, Credit Card, Chip, U.K, PIN, Irish Payment Services Organisation, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-19
US cell phone sales down 13% in Q2 2008: 28 mln cell phones were sold in the United States in Q2 2008, a decline of 13% from Q2 2007. The total value of the market was down only 2% from Q2 2007, at $2.4 bln, according to NPD. Motorola’s phones were the most popular, but its share of the...; Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, AM; Blog posts 2008-08-19
The 2008 Google(tm) Democratic Convention: Google will set up a "Big Tent" â€“ a two-story, 8,000 sq. ft. facilitey -- just for bloggers at the Democratic Convention in August, The Wall Street Journal reports. And, hey, it's non-partisan â€“ they'll do the same at the Republican Convention (although they fail to provide a blog-friendly graphic.)...; Tags: Google Inc., Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-08-19
Apple releases iPhone 2.0.2, as usual, sans changelog: Apple releases iPhone 2.0.2, as usual, sans changelogJust do it!Come on, you bought the iPhone because Brother Steve knows what's cool. And what's good for you. He wants you to update your phone, so just do it! You'll thank him later.The morgue called.They said they found the...; Tags: Apple Inc., boycott, Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2008-08-19