Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Google Microsoft Facebook Bank of America team to wipe out phishing

Can industry heavyweights Google, PayPal, Microsoft and AOL -- along with 11 others in high-tech such as Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as the financial world's Bank of America and Fidelity Investments -- succeed in stopping phishing attacks right in their tracks? In uniting behind an effort called DMARC.org unveiled today, the group says it can through policy-based steps filter out spoofed email that attackers use for phishing.

Source:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/013012-dmarc-255432.html

Google Microsoft Facebook Bank of America team to wipe out phishing

Can industry heavyweights Google, PayPal, Microsoft and AOL -- along with 11 others in high-tech such as Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as the financial world's Bank of America and Fidelity Investments -- succeed in stopping phishing attacks right in their tracks? In uniting behind an effort called DMARC.org unveiled today, the group says it can through policy-based steps filter out spoofed email that attackers use for phishing.

Source:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/013012-dmarc-255432.html

Analyst China could bring 57M iPhone bump by 2013

Apple's iPhone was a hot seller in the company's first fiscal quarter of 2012, but that's nothing compared to what one analyst predicts we could see in just a couple of years' time.

Morgan Stanley thinks Apple's efforts in China could pay big dividends by 2013.

Source:
http://gigaom.com/apple/apple-china-57m-iphone-unicom-telecom-mobile-sales/

Analyst China could bring 57M iPhone bump by 2013

Apple's iPhone was a hot seller in the company's first fiscal quarter of 2012, but that's nothing compared to what one analyst predicts we could see in just a couple of years' time.

Morgan Stanley thinks Apple's efforts in China could pay big dividends by 2013.

Source:
http://gigaom.com/apple/apple-china-57m-iphone-unicom-telecom-mobile-sales/

Monday, 30 January 2012

Study of the Day Why We Often Chicken Out at the Last Minute

Researchers say people wrongly predict their behavior in embarrassing situations because of an 'empathy gap' with their future selves.

Source:
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/study-of-the-day-why-we-often-chicken-out-at-the-last-minute/251752/

Apple Google under scrutiny over nopoaching charges

Apple Google under scrutiny over nopoaching charges

At issue is whether some of the titans of tech conspired not to hire each other's employees. Attorney Joe Saveri argues the alleged conspiracy kept workers salaries artificially low by stifling competition.

Source:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/jTKcjXKVPwM/

HPs Jon Rubinstein Leaves The Company webOS Dies A Little More

And just like that, he's out.

The former head of Palm is leaving HP, and with webOS all but buried, it's no real surprise.

Source:
http://hothardware.com/News/HPs-Jon-Rubinstein-Leaves-The-Company-webOS-Dies-A-Little-More/