Daily Wrap Up - Oct 6 Tech.<strong>Microsoft launches new phone software</strong> Microsoft Corp introduced new software for mobile phones on Tuesday, promising a range of devices to compete with Apple Inc's iPhone and Research in Motion Ltd's BlackBerry. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091006/microsoft-launches-new-phone-software.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a> <strong>Gmail, Yahoo, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. also hit by e-mail phishing scheme</strong> Google's Gmail and Yahoo's Mail were also targeted by a large-scale phishing attack, probably the same one that attacked at least 10,000 passwords from Microsoft's Windows Live Hotmail A Web-based e-mail service from Microsoft that is available free or paid based on message storage capacity. Formerly Windows Live Mail (for a short time), Windows Live Hotmail integrates all 250 million+ Hotmail users into one service under the Windows Live umbrella. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report by the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. . <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091006/gmail-yahoo-aol-also-hit-bymail-phishing-scheme.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a> <strong>Notebook PCs outpace weak back-to-school sales</strong> While most retailers saw bleak sales this back-to-school season, consumer electronics chains saw renewed demand for notebook personal computers, according to a report from market research firm NPD Group The NPD Group, Inc. is a leading global market research company[1] founded in 1967 and provides consumer and retail information to manufacturers and retailers. Using actual sales data from retailers and distributors as well as consumer-reported purchasing behavior, NPD . <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091006/notebook-pcs-outpace-weak-back-to-school-sales.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a> |
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