Archive | April 10th, 2012
Apple “snubs” security firm that discovered Flashback malware and Mac botnet
Last week, Apple’s security woes made the news when security researchers found that over half a million Macs are currently infected with a malware called Flashback which works to incorporate affected machines into a botnet. Now comes word that Apple had mistakenly, or at least we hope, to take down one of the domains registered […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook to deliver opening night speech at All Things D 10
10. April 2012
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All Things D is reporting that Apple CEO Tim Cook will be the opening night keynote speaker at the upcoming, and 10th annual, All Things Digital conference. If the name sounds familiar it’s because Jobs used to attend the All Things D conferences quite frequently where, in the words of Walt Mossberg, he was always […]
Continue reading...Programmer creates app to check for Flashback malware
10. April 2012
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For years, one of the chief selling points of the Mac compared to the PC is that the former was much less prone to malware. And while that still may hold true, the growing popularity of the Mac, coupled with the Mac communities general laissez-faire attitude regarding malware, the times they are a changin’. The Mac […]
Continue reading...Jim Cramer calls Apple the “greatest growth stock of our lives”
10. April 2012
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As I type this now, shares of Apple are trading in the $642 range. In the past 6 months, the stock has skyrocketed nearly 65%, and the crazy thing is that it may keep on ascending skyward for some time. Last week, analyst Brian White put a $1001 stock target on Apple shares. Meanwhile, other […]
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10. April 2012
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