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  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:22:00 +0000: Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World)
    PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.
  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:20:23 +0000: School Uses Anti-bullying App After Suicide (PC World)
    PC World - A school district in South Hadley, Massachusetts, is hoping a specialized software application will help stop tragedies like the one that befell Phoebe Prince, an Irish-born teen who committed suicide in January after an alleged bullying campaign by fellow students.
  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:10:00 +0000: Firefox Pushes Ahead on Android with Fennec Alpha Browser (PC World)
    PC World - Even as Mozilla's Firefox recently garnered the No. 2 spot in the worldwide Web browser market overall, the software has taken a step closer to staking its claim on the Android platform as well.
  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:10:11 +0000: Germany to Launch Antibotnet Program for Consumers (PC World)
    PC World - Germany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets.
  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:30:11 +0000: Security Program Automatically Tracks Down Missing Patches (PC World)
    PC World - Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is now available in an open beta test,
  • Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:24:48 +0000: ArcSight posts higher fiscal 1Q profit (AP)
    AP - ArcSight Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit tripled as the cybersecurity software and services company's sales jumped 39 percent.
  • Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:19:29 +0000: Take-Two posts 3Q profit, revenue soars (AP)
    AP - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal third quarter Thursday, reversing a loss as revenue more than tripled thanks to largely to strong sales of "Red Dead Redemption."

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  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30:12 +0000: Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls (PC World)
    PC World - A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.
  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:10:08 +0000: Spammers Take Over Apple's New Ping Social Network (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Apple launched iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network, on Wednesday. Within hours, the site fell victim to spammers looking to make a quick buck from Apple's unsuspecting 160 million music lovers exploring the new way to discover what music their friends are listening to.
  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:10:11 +0000: Germany to Launch Antibotnet Program for Consumers (PC World)
    PC World - Germany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets.
  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:47:40 +0000: Apple's Ping Inundated with Spam Comments (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Days after its release, Apple's new Ping social network within iTunes is being inundated with spam comments.
  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:57:00 +0000: Apple's Ping a Scammer's Haven? Security Experts Say Watch Out (PC World)
    PC World - Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is "drowning in scams and spams," security researchers say. The scams are nothing too advanced at the moment, and there are no reports of clickjacking worms or other forms of aggressive malware, experts say. But if you're looking for links to bogus surveys promising free iPhones, iPads, and other assorted iDevices, then Ping in iTunes 10 is the social network for you.
  • Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:38:44 +0000: iTunes Ping's Latest Problem: Spam (Mashable)
    Mashable - iTunes Ping is apparently full of spam, yet another hiccup in Apple's road to establishing a legitimate social network.
  • Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:20:10 +0000: To Boost Security, Facebook Adds Remote Logout (PC World)
    PC World - Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts.

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