Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Google reportedly pays Apple $1B a year to be default search

12 hybrid cloud security products to watch

See how Bill Gates proves he Bill Gates

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February 12, 2013
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Google reportedly pays Apple $1B a year to be default search

Apple is paid an estimated $1 billion a year by Google for positioning its search engine as the default option on iOS devices, an analyst has said.

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Issue highlights

1. 12 hybrid cloud security products to watch

2. See how Bill Gates proves he Bill Gates

3. VMware buying Virsto to bolster storage virtualization

4. Hacker arrested after taunting police with clues attached to cat

5. UEFI secure boot fix released for Linux

6. Intel releases SSD cache acceleration software for Linux servers

7. Go Daddy acquires developer of website creation app

8. American Express lets Twitter users shop via tweet

9. Bit9 hack casts spotlight on security industry practices

10. Facebook sued by Dutch programmer's family over 'Like' button

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12 hybrid cloud security products to watch

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See how Bill Gates proves he Bill Gates

As I type, Bill Gates is conducting an "Ask Me Anything" session with the Reddit community, where interview subjects - not all of whom are famous or identified by name -- are routinely required to provide forum moderators with proof that they are indeed who they claim to be. This is the picture Gates provided ... and it's priceless: READ MORE

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VMware buying Virsto to bolster storage virtualization

VMware plans to acquire Virsto Software, maker of a "storage hypervisor" that will be added to VMware's popular virtualization lineup and licensed by EMC. READ MORE

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Hacker arrested after taunting police with clues attached to cat

Japanese police believe they have finally caught the man behind an extraordinary malware campaign that included taunting police in January by sending them clues on an SD card strapped to a cat. READ MORE

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UEFI secure boot fix released for Linux

After just a few months of development, users finally have an official way to run Linux on machines using Windows 8's UEFI secure boot framework. READ MORE

Intel releases SSD cache acceleration software for Linux servers

Intel today released its Cache Acceleration Software for applications running on SSDs inside Linux servers. READ MORE

Go Daddy acquires developer of website creation app

Web hosting provider and domain name registrar Go Daddy has acquired M.dot, the developer of a mobile app for website creation and management by small businesses. READ MORE

American Express lets Twitter users shop via tweet

American Express is rolling out a new service on Twitter that lets card holders make purchases on the social network through specialized tweets. READ MORE

Bit9 hack casts spotlight on security industry practices

By confessing that its mistakes led to security breaches at three customers, Bit9 has sparked debate over whether the industry is ready to block hackers that see vendors as the door to other companies. READ MORE

Facebook sued by Dutch programmer's family over 'Like' button

Facebook is being sued by the family of a deceased Dutch programmer who held two patents dealing with sharing and updating social media content long before the social networking site launched. READ MORE

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