Friday, July 13, 2007

New botnet targets iPhone buyers; Top 25 iPhonies: Nano edition

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New botnet targets iPhone buyers
Apparently enough people are buying iPhones online that cybercriminals want in on the action.

Top 25 iPhonies: Nano edition
Hello Apple iPhone nano? It was just a matter of time, in this case less than a month of the iPhone's release, before Mac-heads and gizmo crazed consumers began the buzz over a smaller, less expensive version of the iPhone. So, we combed the Web to bring you the best of the Photoshop frenzy surrounding the iPhone nano. Take a look our our top picks, and let us know what you think - or submit your own mock-up.

12 IT skills that employers can't say no to
Have you spoken with a high-tech recruiter or professor of computer science lately? According to observers across the country, the technology skills shortage that pundits were talking about a year ago is real.

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NTT DoCoMo targets 300Mbps in Super 3G experiment
NTT DoCoMo has embarked on a month-long experiment of a Super 3G cellular system.

Oracle will release 46 patches next week
Oracle will release 46 patches on Tuesday for products including its Oracle Database 10g, Application Server and E-Business Suite.

Sun looks to steal Linux thunder with OpenSolaris
Looking to steal thunder from the Linux juggernaut or at least catch the same wave, Sun plans to release binaries in Spring 2008 for its OpenSolaris Unix platform, similar to how Linux is offered, as part of the company's Project Indiana.

.Net vulnerability bytes Web servers
Steps have finally been taken by Microsoft to protect millions of exposed networks vulnerable to a .Net exploit that was first discovered nine months ago.

VeriSign CFO resigns, company restates earnings
VeriSign CFO Dana Evan resigned Tuesday, and the company has restated earnings from 2002 to 2005, declaring an additional $160.3 million in stock-option compensation, it said Thursday.

New computer efficiency specs go into effect July 20
New Energy Star specifications for computers and related equipment that go into effect next week should save consumers and businesses more than $1.8 billion in energy costs over the next five years. In addition, the specifications will prevent ...

Critic bashes Massachusetts on Open XML proposal
With about a week remaining to collect comments on a plan to adopt Ecma’s Open XML standard, Massachusetts is mum on how the issue is fairing, but some who disagree with the action are already voicing their opinion publicly.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES:

1. Workaround puts Skype on iPhone
2. Spam filter costs lawyers their day in court
3. As image spam declines, PDF spam rises
4. Cisco IP telephony software open to DoS attacks
5. Google Earth captures China's new ballistic-missile sub
6. iPhone not business-ready? CRM released anyway
7. Gloves come off in antivirus dispute
8. IT jobs get hot as baby boomers retire
9. Critics bash Massachusetts on Open XML proposal
10. The $2.3 million home lab

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