Google Is No. 1 on List Of Desired Employers (Joe Light/Wall Street Journal)
Joe Light / Wall Street Journal:Google Is No. 1 on List Of Desired Employers — One in four young professionals wants to work at Google Inc., according to a survey by Universum, a consulting firm that helps companies improve their attractiveness to prospective employees. — Nearly 25% of survey respondents picked Google …
Google Takes Heat Over App Security – Wall Street Journal
to do more to secure its online store for smartphone applications. The company behind the now ubiquitous Android operating system came under fire after computer-security experts last week uncovered more than 50 malicious applications that were uploaded to …
Animation Nation (Ellen Gamerman/Wall Street Journal)
Ellen Gamerman / Wall Street Journal:Animation Nation — Quickly made computer-generated cartoons are attracting millions of viewers online. Now, corporations, advertisers and Hollywood executives are taking notice. — Last fall, television actor Richard Ruccolo sat down to make an animated movie about life in Hollywood.
Apple’s New iPad in Production (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:Apple’s New iPad in Production — Apple Inc. has started production of a new version of its iPad tablet computer, said people familiar with the matter. — The new device will be thinner, lighter and will come with a faster processor, more memory and a more powerful graphics processor, said the people familiar [...]
Dell to Buy Security Provider SecureWorks – Wall Street Journal
Dell Inc. agreed to acquire information-security company SecureWorks Inc., as the computer maker continues its expansion into providing technology services. Financial terms of the all-cash deal weren’t disclosed. SecureWorks, a privately-held company based …
Phishing Scam Uses Geithner’s Name – Wall Street Journal
Multiple World Bank officials were alerted this week to beware an email virus purporting to be from an unlikely source: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner . Getty Images Timothy Geithner The virus was detected in an attachment sent to several World Bank …
PayPal Races To Fix IPhone App Security Flaw (Spencer E. Ante/Wall Street Journal)
Spencer E. Ante / Wall Street Journal:PayPal Races To Fix IPhone App Security Flaw — Internet-payment provider PayPal said its iPhone application contained a security flaw that could allow a hacker to access users’ accounts and has rushed out an update to correct the problem. — The hole stems from the app’s failure to confirm [...]
Comcast Hurdle: Effect on Web TV (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:Comcast Hurdle: Effect on Web TV — The Justice Department is focusing in on how Comcast Corp.’s bid to purchase control of General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal could affect the emerging Internet video market, people familiar with the matter say, amid complaints from competitors …
RIM Chief Fires Back Over Data Demands (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:RIM Chief Fires Back Over Data Demands — Research In Motion Ltd. co-CEO Michael Lazaridis lashed out at governments seeking to ban his company’s BlackBerry phones, saying they risk undermining the growth of electronic commerce by demanding access to secure communications and transactions.
The Web’s New Gold Mine: Your Secrets (Julia Angwin/Wall Street Journal)
Julia Angwin / Wall Street Journal:The Web’s New Gold Mine: Your Secrets — A Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest-growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on consumers. First in a series. By Julia Angwin — Hidden inside Ashley Hayes-Beaty’s computer, a tiny file helps gather personal details …
