Google Notices Will Warn Search Users of Malware

From PC World: Google has started warning some search users of malware on their computers, after it found unusual search traffic coming through a small number of intermediary servers called proxies.

The company said in a post on its online security blog that the particular malware...

Apple posts $28B quarter, announces Lion launch

From CNET News.com: Apple today once again surpassed estimates, posting record revenues for its most recent fiscal quarter and beating expectations in sales of its products across the board. The company also announced that it will launch the next version of Mac OS X tomorrow.

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Apple Unleashes Lion, Revamped MacBook Airs with Backlit Keyboards

From DailyTech: Apple yesterday announced another blowout quarter, raking in $28.57B in revenue and $7.31B in profit. The company also sold over 20 million iPhones, over 9 million iPads, and just shy of 4 million Macs. While Apple has spent the bulk of its resources grooming its iOS...

Cisco Confirms Rumored Layoffs

From DailyTech: Cisco is working hard to turn things around for investors and bring the company back to the growth and profitability of years past. To facilitate the change, Cisco has shed units that were not part of its core networking operations and has already laid off some...

AMD to Update FX Lineup of Microprocessors in Q1 2012 - Sources

From X-bit Labs: After Advanced Micro Devices releases its FX-series microprocessors code-named Zambezi this September, the company will only refresh its lineup of high-end chips sometimes in the first quarter of next year. The first refresh of desktop Bulldozer family will likely...

Intel to Acquire Designer of Ethernet Switch Chips

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fulcrum Microsystems, a privately held fabless semiconductor company that designs Ethernet switch silicon for data center network providers. Intel will use technologies by Fulcrum to create...

Microsoft posts $250K reward for Rustock botnet herders

From InfoWorld: Microsoft upped the ante on Monday in its months-long battle against the Rustock botnet by posting a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the hackers who controlled the malware.

It was the first time Microsoft used its malware...

Windows Phone 7 Edges Android in User Satisfaction

From PC World: Apple's iOS-based iPhone continues to be the preferred smartphone for nearly 50 percent of consumers, with Android the top choice for about one-third of them. The real surprise is evidence that Microsoft's Windows Phone OS now outstrips Android in user satisfaction...

Google hopes to lure celebs to Google+

From CNET News.com: Google, apparently keen on moving beyond 10 million people on Google+, is working on a plan to attract celebrities to its new social network.

Central to the plan is the matter of verifying identities, according to a CNN report. Online identity matters are thorny...

Amazon Announces Kindle Textbook Rental

From DailyTech: For those of you who've lived the college experience, you know that the expenses don't end at tuition. Some may pay for room and board, and commuters may pay for parking passes. But one thing everyone must pay for are textbooks, and they certainly aren't cheap.

Now...

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