NEWS

Remains of the Day: Undercover boss

Feb 03, 2012 07:51 pm | Macworld.com

John Browett masqueraded as an ordinary salesman, The Daily reveals its subscriber numbers, and a former Apple product manager unveils the not-so-secret secrets of the iPhone's development. Ignore the remainders for Friday, February 3, 2012 behind the curtain.

AMD's move could pave the way for ARM in future chips

Feb 03, 2012 07:36 pm | IDG News Service

Advanced Micro Devices has loosened its commitment to the x86 architecture, announcing a new design strategy that could pave the way for using ARM technology in future AMD chips.

Apple revises Snow Leopard security update

Feb 03, 2012 07:13 pm | Macworld.com

Suffering from bizarre errors related to the latest Snow Leopard security update? Apple's already on top of things. On Friday, the company released Security Update 2012-001, version 1.1, for Snow Leopard Macs.

Facebook malware scam takes hold

Feb 03, 2012 06:37 pm | IDG News Service

A "worrying number" of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the U.S. has attacked Iran and Saudi Arabia, security firm Sophos said Friday.

BMC and VCE Partnership Shows Consortium Is Gaining Power

Feb 03, 2012 05:12 pm | CIO.com

Is there strength in numbers? The deal VCE recently struck with BMC suggests that a consortium of companies layering in best-in-class technology might be a more effective approach to win large-scale government and enterprise customers in the private cloud space, writes CIO.com's Rob Enderle.

Engineer's wife 'ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs

Feb 03, 2012 05:09 pm | Computerworld

The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas.

FBI Admits Anonymous Snooped Conference Call

Feb 03, 2012 04:46 pm | PC World

"Hacktivist" group Anonymous is having a laugh at law enforcement's expense after secretly recording a conference call between the FBI, U.K. authorities, and other foreign police agencies, and then posting the recorded conversation online.

The future of hypervisors

Feb 03, 2012 04:34 pm | Network World

The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools, each with different strengths and weaknesses.

Hungarian hacker gets 30 months for extortion plot on Marriott

Feb 03, 2012 04:27 pm | Computerworld

A Hungarian hacker who attempted to extort money from Marriott International Inc. by stealing confidential data from its computers and threatening to expose it was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

How NOT to get a job 101: Hack Marriott, extort execs for work

Feb 03, 2012 04:27 pm | Network World

The Department of Justice today said a man who sent malicious code to Marriott International Corporation, threatening to reveal confidential information taken from the company's computers if Marriott did not offer him a job, has been sent to prison for his criminal endeavor.