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LightSquared's bankruptcy is a cautionary tale

(Stephen Lawson) — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:37:00 GMT

After more than a year of active testing and debate over LightSquared's plan for a nationwide, wholesale 4G network, the now bankrupt company may end up as no more than a cautionary tale for mobile investors.

EU to 'remain vigilant' on Microsoft's browser commitments

(Loek Essers) — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:34:00 GMT

Regulators in Europe said Tuesday they will watch closely to make sure Microsoft complies with its commitments to ensure competition in the browser market, after Mozilla complained its Firefox browser is being excluded from Windows RT.

Zeus variant tricks Facebook users into exposing card data

(Lucian Constantin) — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:17:00 GMT

A new variant of the Zeus trojan tricks users into exposing their debit card details by displaying rogue offers when they visit Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.

Red Hat preps Enterprise Linux 7 for late 2013

(Mikael Ricknäs) — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:06:00 GMT

The next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux , version 7, is targeted for release in the second half of 2013, Red Hat said on Tuesday, as it also celebrated the tenth anniversary of its enterprise OS.

Avira antivirus upgrade wreaks 'catastrophic' havoc on Windows PCs

gkeizer@computerworld.com (Gregg Keizer) — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:54:00 GMT

German security firm Avira yesterday issued a service pack for its antivirus software that crippled an unknown number of Windows machines, with one customer calling the gaffe "catastrophic" to his company.

QuickPoll: Is Facebook's IPO overhyped?

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:24:00 GMT

Facebook has raised the price range of its stock shares just days before the company's highly anticipated initial public offering. Is Facebook's IPO overhyped?

Voyager postpones mobile service launch, citing Web attack

(Stephen Lawson) — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:10:00 GMT

Voyager Mobile, a startup promising cheap, unlimited mobile service around the U.S., has postponed the launch it planned for Tuesday, saying a malicious attack took down its website.

Nvidia tries to link cloud with graphics processors

(Agam Shah) — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:03:00 GMT

Nvidia announced technologies that could make its upcoming Tesla graphics processors more accessible to cloud deployments in enterprises, while also reversing a trend of relegating highly parallel chips to specialized math and scientific calculations.

U.S. Facebook users skeptical of site's privacy, longevity

sgaudin@computerworld.com (Sharon Gaudin) — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:01:00 GMT

As the hype over Facebook's upcoming IPO continues to grow, a new survey indicates that not everyone is confident in the social network's long-term success.

Wikipedia warns users about malware injecting ads into its pages

(Lucian Constantin) — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:33:00 GMT

Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said

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