“Why send someone an executable when you can just send them a sidebar gadget?” We have you by the Gadgets, a talk to be presented at Black Hat in Las Vegas on July 26 had Microsoft issuing a security advisory with a hat tip to “Mickey Shkatov and
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Evan Blass / PocketNow:
“HTC Scribe” Is HTC’s Upcoming Android Tablet? — HTC has just filed a trademark application for “HTC Scribe,” suggesting that this will be the name of its upcoming Android tablet. As if the name alone wasn’t suggestive enough, HTC has listed the good seeking protection as a “handheld wireless device, namely, a tablet computer.”
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Listen To Steve Jobs Rip Into Android And The Upcoming Tablet Competition [Audio] — Clearly the most interesting part of Apple’s Q4 earnings call today was a surprise visit by CEO Steve Jobs. Just prior to the Q&A portion of the call, Jobs went into a 5-minute rant about the state of both the smartphone and tablet markets.
Matt Burns / CrunchGear:
HP’s Rahul Sood Optimistic That Upcoming WebOS Devices Will Sell Based On Hardware, Not Apps Alone — HP’s working on new webOS hardware. That’s a fact, but that’s about all we know so far besides the Palmpad trademark. The company is doing a damn fine job keep things under wraps.