Tuesday, April 16, 2013

[Technology] Targeted cyberattacks jump 42 percent in 2012, Symantec says

Targeted cyberattacks jump 42 percent in 2012, Symantec says
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/04/15/tech-symantec-trends-report-2013.html
The security company's latest Threats Report shows a small decline in spam and a huge rise in the number of targeted attacks. Lance Whitney.

Facebook Tests Its First Graph Search Ads, But They Aren't Targeted To Your ...
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/brand-equity/globe-trotter-general-motors-back-as-an-advertiser-on-facebook/articleshow/19576938.cms
Investors hope Facebook will eventually sell lucrative demand-fulfillment search ads, but it's starting conservatively. Today it begins a small test of its first ads on Graph Search, but they're not targeted to your search queries.

Samsung Taiwan marketers allegedly created astroturf smear campaign against ...
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/taiwan-probes-samsungs-attack-on-htc-20130416-2hwt4.html
Samsung Taiwan has apparently copped to using “anonymous” comments to astroturf forums, boosting the image of its own phones and denigrating those of HTC, according to a report from PC Advisor published Tuesday.

Can 3-D Motion Controls Save The PC? HP Thinks So
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Technology/International/2013/Apr-16/213971-hp-will-integrate-leap-motion-controllers-with-pcs.ashx
Gesture-control company Leap Motion announced Tuesday that it has teamed with HP to bring 3-D motion controls to specific HP products.

Snapchat Experiences Spammy Growing Pains After Passing 150M Snaps Sent ...
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/16/snapchat-experiences-spammy-growing-pains-after-passing-150m-snaps-sent-per-day/
Picture-messaging sensation Snapchat seems to experiencing some growing pains. CEO and co-founder Evan Spiegel said today that over 150 million pictures a day flow through the auto-destructing photo-sharing service, but as the service gets bigger and ...

EA Switches Off Facebook Titles And Keeps The Cash
http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/fGA654FbMkzemZPzo87zeI/Electronic-Arts-to-take-SimCity-Social-Pet-Society-off.html
Electronic Art's announcement that they are closing a number of their popular Facebook games in the middle of June carries with it a lot of implications for EA's financials, as well as Facebook's projected income through gaming.

With 'Skyrim' out of the way, Bethesda teases fans about its next game
http://stickskills.com/2013/04/16/bethesda-hints-at-new-project-in-viral-video/
"Consider yourself teased," a Bethesda producer said of the studio's four-second clip hinting at a new game. Advertise | AdChoices · Advertise | AdChoices.

Wife No. 1 Facebooks wife No. 2 about alleged bigamy
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/16728/20130416/woman-finds-husbands-wife-facebook.htm
ShareTwitterGoogle+LinkedIn. Wife No. 1 Facebooks wife No. 2 about alleged bigamy. A woman in Australia took her new husband to court after his first wife sent her a Facebook message saying she was still married to her husband.

General Motors to roll out new line of smaller pickup trucks, targeting Toyota ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/classifieds/cars/20130416_ap_gmtorolloutnewlineofsmallerpickups.html
DETROIT - General Motors plans to roll out a line of completely revamped midsize pickup trucks, with gas mileage and features designed to take sales from Toyota's market-leading Tacoma.



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