Tech News Flash: Monday -- August 8, 2011
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Headline Scan
DefCon Welcomes Kids: Hacking Fun for Everyone
TouchPad's Weekend Blowout Sale: Make It Permanent?
Sprint Conquer Breaks the C-Note Barrier
Whine, Whine, Whine ... Oh, RATs!
What Would Linus Do About GNOME 3? Why, Use Xfce
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Podcast
Google and Microsoft Take It Outside (13:23 minutes)
In this episode: Google lawyer David Drummond speaks out against
Microsoft, Apple and Oracle for what he says is an effort to hurt the
Android platform by teaming up against Google in a variety of patent
maneuvers; McAfee sounds the alarm on Shady Rat, a massive data theft
ring the security vendor says has been in operation for years; Research
In Motion delivers a handful of new BlackBerry phones that pack sharper
hardware but don't feature the company's QNX operating system; AT&T
tells its heaviest unlimited data users to get ready to get throttled;
Hulu prepares to launch a show of its very own.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-recap-2011-08-05.mp3
Today's Story Highlights
DefCon Welcomes Kids: Hacking Fun for Everyone
The twenty-somethings arrested by the FBI in July on suspicion of
partaking in criminal activities tied to the Anonymous hacker community
may soon be regarded as geriatrics. The first annual hacker conference
for kids, DefCon Kids, was held in Las Vegas last weekend as part of
DefCon, which bills itself as the world's largest hacker conference.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73030.html
TouchPad's Weekend Blowout Sale: Make It Permanent?
Shoppers for HP's TouchPad tablet were treated to a special bargain over
the weekend -- after coupons and promotions, the 16 GB tablet was
available for $299, a $200 drop from its original price. The price cut
came relatively early in the device's life on the market.The TouchPad
debuted in June to a largely chilly response.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73029.html
Sprint Conquer Breaks the C-Note Barrier
Sprint on Friday unveiled the Samsung Conquer 4G, an Android smartphone
that will be available for purchase Aug. 21. The Conquer 4G is the first
4G smartphone from Sprint launched at less than $100. It has a 1 GHz
processor, front and rear cameras, runs Android 2.3, and comes with
Sprint ID widgets, shortcuts, ringtones and wallpapers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73023.html
Whine, Whine, Whine ... Oh, RATs!
Last week was kind of an amazing week. Google's chief counsel earned
himself a new title: chief whining officer. He tried to blame Microsoft,
Apple and Oracle (missed EMC) as companies that were colluding to force
Google to stop stealing other people's stuff. Google's whiny argument
made me wonder if anyone over there actually reads what they write.
Also, McAfee released its RAT report with bad security news for
everyone.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73018.html
What Would Linus Do About GNOME 3? Why, Use Xfce
Debates are always plentiful here in the Linux blogosphere, and the
topic of desktop environments is no exception. That may be more true now
than ever before, in fact, thanks to GNOME 3, which has come to rival
only Unity in the controversy it has caused. It's one thing when a mere
mortal user criticizes GNOME; however, it's quite another when none
other than Linus Torvalds does.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73026.html
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