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TECHNOLOGY News, Aug 07, 2011

Hacking encouraged, even prized, at Vegas geek fest
Sat,6 Aug 2011 10:04 PM PDT
Reuters - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - There was a whole lot of hacking going on in Sin City this weekend -- and right under the noses of federal agents. Full Story

Pint-sized hackers develop skills at convention
Sat,6 Aug 2011 02:48 PM PDT
Reuters - Las Vegas (Reuters) - Hackers start young and their parents couldn't be prouder about their children following in their footsteps. Full Story

HP offers TouchPad on discount month after launch
Fri,5 Aug 2011 03:19 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is offering a hefty discount on its TouchPad tablet a month after it launched the WebOS-based mobile device in a booming market dominated by Apple Inc's iPad.

"Spam King" charged with bombarding Facebook users
Fri,5 Aug 2011 02:36 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sanford Wallace, known as the "Spam King," has turned himself in to U.S. authorities after he was indicted for masterminding a scheme that sent more than 27 million unsolicited junk messages through Facebook's servers. Full Story

Apple hits NY stores with trademark lawsuit
Fri,5 Aug 2011 02:09 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc has won a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against several retail stores in the Chinatown section of Queens, New York, that sell cases and other accessories for Apple products, including the iPhone, iPod and iPad. Full Story

Blu-ray sales up as home entertainment spend drops
Fri,5 Aug 2011 01:56 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. sales of Blu-ray movie and television discs rose this year as overall spending on home entertainment dropped and viewing habits shifted, new figures from an industry group showed.

Sony to launch low-priced OEL monitors: report
Fri,5 Aug 2011 12:54 PM PDT
Reuters -
photo(Reuters) - Sony Corp plans to launch a range of organic electroluminescent monitors for commercial users this month, priced almost 70 percent below existing models, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Facebook says has damning evidence in Ceglia case
Fri,5 Aug 2011 12:32 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook says it has uncovered "smoking gun" evidence that a contract at the heart of a lawsuit against the company and its founder Mark Zuckerberg is fraudulent, according to a Facebook court filing.

Groupon cutting "underperformers" in China
Fri,5 Aug 2011 12:19 PM PDT
Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Groupon Inc said on Friday that it is cutting some underperforming staff at its Chinese joint venture Gaopeng. Full Story

Intel's McAfee product leverages old chip features
Fri,5 Aug 2011 12:17 PM PDT
Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel's first cyber-security product co-developed with its McAfee unit will take advantage of features already built into its processors and will likely be available as an extra service to customers. Full Story

Telus profit rises on smartphones, wireless growth
Fri,5 Aug 2011 11:30 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoTORONTO (Reuters) - Telus Corp's quarterly net profit rose 7 percent on gains at its wireless and Internet television segments, outshining its larger rivals and prompting the company to raise its revenue forecast for the year.

Harbin denies Citron's claims, says not facing probe
Fri,5 Aug 2011 09:03 AM PDT
Reuters - BANGALORE (Reuters) - Chinese electric motor maker Harbin Electric on Friday denied any Securities and Exchange commission (SEC) investigation against it, while responding to an allegation made by Citron Research in a recent blog post. Full Story

China paper scoffs at suggestion Beijing is hacking villain
Thu,4 Aug 2011 09:58 PM PDT
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top official newspaper on Friday dismissed as irresponsible suggestions Beijing was the "state actor" behind massive Internet hacking of governments and companies that security company McAfee this week said it had discovered. Full Story

Security expert warns of way to attack SAP systems
Thu,4 Aug 2011 06:52 PM PDT
Reuters - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A software security expert warned that flaws in the design of business management software from SAP AG can allow hackers to easily break into corporate computer systems via the Internet. Full Story

Federal government to reduce 100 e-mail systems to one
Thu,4 Aug 2011 12:30 PM PDT
Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will reduce its 100 different e-mail systems to one as part of a plan to deliver C$4 billion ($4.1 billion) in annual savings by 2014-15, Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose said on Thursday. Full Story

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