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Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.
False alarm: Google search still working in China (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.
Australia govt expands proposed broadband network (AP)
July 30, 2010AP - Australia's government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month's federal election.
What’s private on Facebook anyway? (Christopher Null)
July 30, 2010Christopher Null - Today’s revelation about the existence of a document that details the names, URLs, and unique Facebook IDs of 100 million of the site’s users has raised new questions about what is and what is not private on the immensely popular website.
RIM snaps up 'BlackPad.com,' sparks more tablet chatter (Ben Patterson)
July 30, 2010Ben Patterson - Looks like Apple may have started a trend with this whole iPad thing, both in terms of the tablet and — unfortunately for those who squirm at the word "pad" — the name itself.
Fluid FX app for iPad, iPhone will warp your reality (Appolicious)
July 30, 2010Appolicious - Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso would have loved Autodesk’s universal Fluid FX ($1.99) app, because it allows you to create bizarre images using photos in your device’s library. After playing around with this app on both the iPad and iPhone 4, I found that swirling images of myself, friends and co-workers around the screen is more immersive on the larger device.
US suing Oracle alleging software contracts fraud (AP)
July 30, 2010AP - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is joining a fraud lawsuit against Oracle Corp. related to software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
'Nightmare' start for iPhone 4's latest launch (AFP)
July 30, 2010
AFP - Hundreds of New Zealand customers were turned away empty-handed on Friday as the second phase of the Apple iPhone 4's global launch got off to a "nightmare" start.
More Japan workers lose jobs, factory output falls (AP)
July 30, 2010AP - Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones.
Security pro harvests info on 100 million Facebook users (Christopher Null)
July 30, 2010Christopher Null - How easy would it be to compile a list of, say, 20 percent of Facebook's user base, including their full name, unique user ID and URL of their Facebook page? Awfully easy, it turns out.
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