| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | TV shoppers: Now is the time to buy a Panasonic plasma
| | | The end of an era is official. On March 31, 2014, Panasonic "will end sales of plasma TVs for consumer use and PDP-related
products for commercial use," in the company's own words. (CNET)
Why This Is Important: Panasonic blamed pricing issues, lack of demand and the rapid development of large screen LCD as the reason behind the decision.
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| | #2 | Patent wars: Tech giants sue Google and Samsung
| | | Rockstar, jointly owned by Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry, Ericsson and Sony, is targeting manufacturers of phones that run the rival Google Android operating system. (BBC)
Why This Is Important: The only reason Google isn't suing Rockstarfor patent infringment is it lost out in the bidding war for Nortel's patents to Rockstar.
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| | #3 | Windows XP infection rate may jump 66% after patches end in April
| | | Microsoft yesterday again put the scare into Windows XP users, telling them that after April 8, 2014, the chance that malware will infect their PCs could jump by two-thirds.(Computerworld)
Why This Is Important: The potential for unprotected computers to be attacked once Windows XP support stops is quite high. This is compounded by the lack of security software on many computers and that people are holding onto old PCs longer and not updating the OS.
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"After end of support, attackers will have an advantage over defenders who continue to run Windows XP," said Tim Rains, director of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group, on a company blog. "After April next year, when we release monthly security updates for supported versions of Windows, attackers will try and reverse engineer them to identify any vulnerabilities that also exist in Windows XP. If they succeed, attackers will have the capability to develop exploit code to take advantage of them."
| | | Blog Post of The Day | Target, Pinterest Join in Unholy Holiday Union That Will Likely Cost Us Squillions of Dollars
By Molly Mulshine
Target is the store you can't walk into without dropping $120 on tooooootally necessary housewares, clothes and snacks. And Pinterest is the website you can't log onto without losing hours of your life in a sea of inspirational quotes and wedding paraphernalia. So in an act only the most shrewd retail genius could concoct, the two highly addictive brands are joining to create the alpha and omega of holiday shopping. More » |
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