pcmagzine: October 2008

Friday, October 31, 2008

HDTVs, Printers, GPSs, plus great offers from Toshiba!

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October 31, 2008

Every week PC Magazine rounds up the latest great deals in one of their top categories to share with their
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Today we have three fantastic deals from Toshiba:

Toshiba Satellite A305
The Toshiba Satellite A305-S6845 has the potential to win the public over with its new "Fusion" design, good performance scores, and a sweet price.

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Toshiba Tecra – Built for your business
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Portege R500 - World's thinnest 12.1 widescreen Laptop
Brains and beauty too. Whether you're working at the airport or booting up at an important business meeting, this machine says you're a serious contender.

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Westinghouse SK-32H540S The affordable Westinghouse SK-32H540S produces a detailed picture with standard-definition video.
	32 inches LCD TV, HDTV 480p, 720p, 1080i, 480i Lowest Price: $549.99 Check Prices >	Other Displays: Toshiba 32CV510U Sharp LC32GP3UR Bargain Hunt: 1080p HDTVs

Pentax Optio S12 The Pentax Optio S12 delivers solid still images and top-notch DivX video.
	12 megapixels Compact Video Record and Playback Lowest Price: $159.99 Check Prices >	Other digital cameras: Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z80 Canon Powershot A1000IS Bargain Hunt: Point-and-shoot Digital Cameras

Brother MFC-6490CW The Brother MFC-6490CW more than makes up for its slow speed by bringing tabloid-size printing and scanning to small offices on tight budgets.
	Ink jet All-in-one 1-pass color Lowest Price: $179.99 Check Prices >	Other printers: Samsung CLP-315 Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro L7590 Bargain Hunt: All-In-One Printers

Logitech Z-5 The bargain-priced Logitech Z-5 speaker set delivers crisp highs and comes with a remote that lets you control your music library.
	Wireless controller Computer speakers 2 watts RMS per channel Lowest Price: $81.43 Check Prices >	Other Speakers: JBL Onstage Sony AIR-SA10 Bargain Hunt: PC Speakers

Magellan RoadMate 1430 The RoadMate 1430 has features similar to those of Magellan's luxury Maestro models. As the company's least expensive widescreen GPS model to offer live traffic, it's a pretty good deal.
	Automobile, Portable Touch display 4.57 x 3.27 x 0.73 inches Lowest Price: $229.00 Check Prices >	Other GPS units: Asus R300 Garmin Nuvi 760 Bargain Hunt: GPS Devices

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'Ruthless' Trojan snags 500k bank, credit card log-ons; Voting technology 2008

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In this issue:

* 'Ruthless' Trojan horse steals 500k bank, credit card log-ons
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148320/2/

* Voting technology 2008
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148321/2/

* Out of this world election: NASA astronauts vote from space
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148322/2/

* Crooks can make $5M a year shilling fake security software
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148323/2/

* Intel's Moorestown would make iPhone less secure: Researcher
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148324/2/

* Labor Department settles H-1B case for $1.7M
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148325/2/

* Microsoft warns of another update to Windows Update
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148326/2/

* Apple's laptops escape latest Sony battery recall
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148327/2/

* Report: Google, Yahoo may call off ad deal
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148328/2/

* Windows Azure FAQ: The future in a cloud
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148329/2/

* Google introduces service-level guarantee for its Apps suite
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148330/2/

* IBM sues to block executive's move to Apple
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148331/2/

* Google sheds light on 'Dark Web' by searching scanned documents
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148332/2/

* Android phone users get update for flaw
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148333/2/

* Blog post: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Desktop Linux tidal wave alert
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3821061/283856148/148334/2/

SHARK BAIT OF THE DAY
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The job I'm in now is a new one. No one has ever held this position before, and it's still being refined. Apparently, one of my co-workers wanted this job. I guess she thinks "analyst" in your title lends a little prestige ...

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EXTRA: Will Windows 7 be a trick or a treat?

Welcome to a special IT Blogwatch EXTRA: as Richi Jennings watches a week's worth of blog posts about Windows 7. Not to mention Cat Face 11...

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TODAY'S TOP STORY
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Review: Which smart phone OS works best?

When you choose a smart phone, it's wise to first figure out which operating system will work best for you. We tested four major smart phone platforms to see which is best for specific tasks.

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'Ruthless' Trojan horse steals 500K bank, credit card log-ons

Also inside: Tech industry group battles botnets
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October 31, 2008
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In this issue:

* 'Ruthless' Trojan horse steals 500k bank, credit card log-ons
* Tech industry group battles botnets
* Morris worm turns 20: Look what it's done
* Symantec builds an incubator for new ideas
* Privacy watchdog slams databases, year of data loss
* Don't be dragooned into the botnet army
* Opinion: What trumps privacy?
* 15 hot new technologies that will change everything
* Seeing tough times ahead, Symantec plans layoffs

Computerworld Blogs:

* Google Moves To OpenID
* Security and the cloudy cloud: A revolution for the infrastructure?
* Physical security is also important
* Is Windows 7's new UAC just lipstick on a pig?

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'Ruthless' Trojan horse steals 500k bank, credit card log-ons

A sophisticated cybercrime group has maintained an especially devious Trojan horse for nearly three years -- long enough to steal the log-ons to more than 300,000 online bank accounts and almost as many credit cards, RSA Security said on Friday.

http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3820819/283856143/148271/2/

Tech industry group battles botnets

Several ISPs and Internet companies will meet in San Francisco early next year to adopt a common strategy for combating botnets, the remotely controlled networks that are used to carry out distributed denial-of-service attacks and massive spam campaigns.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3820819/283856143/148272/2/

Morris worm turns 20: Look what it's done

The Internet will mark an infamous anniversary on Sunday, when the Morris worm turns 20.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3820819/283856143/148273/2/

Symantec builds an incubator for new ideas

Security vendor Symantec thinks it can have the best of both worlds, building a nimble startup atmosphere within a massive, 17,000-employee company.
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Privacy watchdog slams databases, year of data loss

The number of data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has soared to 277 in almost a year, new figures released Wednesday revealed.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3820819/283856143/148276/2/

Don't be dragooned into the botnet army

The malware armies are growing, with a sharp rise in the number of computers corralled into botnets--far-flung networks of infected PCs that digital crooks use to steal financial account data, relay spam, and launch crippling Internet attacks. Now that popular Web sites can invisibly and unwillingly spread malicious software, the days of staying safe just by being careful where you surf are sadly long gone. But you can take steps to protect yourself and your PC from these threats.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3820819/283856143/148277/2/

Opinion: What trumps privacy?

The existence of several exceptions to a so-called right to privacy means it will never be an inalienable right, at least in America.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3820819/283856143/148278/2/

15 hot new technologies that will change everything

The Next Big thing? The memristor, a microscopic component that can "remember" electrical states even when turned off. It's expected to be far cheaper and faster than flash storage. A theoretical concept since 1971, it has now been built in labs and is already starting to revolutionize everything we know about computing, possibly making flash memory, RAM, and even hard drives obsolete within a decade.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3820819/283856143/148279/2/

Seeing tough times ahead, Symantec plans layoffs

Anticipating a slowdown in IT spending, Symantec expects to begin laying off employees next month.
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COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS
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Google Moves To OpenID

By Daniel Ionescu, PC World
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3820819/283856143/148282/2/

Security and the cloudy cloud: A revolution for the infrastructure?

In response to a comment - can the cloud ever provide you with enough security? I anticipate it will eventually have more security, and more in other capabilities, than any infrastructure you've built for yourself today.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3820819/283856143/148283/2/

Physical security is also important

Physical security around the facility is the front line of defense for any organization. When that fails, all fails.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3820819/283856143/148019/2/

Is Windows 7's new UAC just lipstick on a pig?

Windows 7 makes some very nice changes to Vista's most-reviled feature, User Account Control (UAC). But one security firm's CEO says that the changes are merely cosmetic -- "lipstick on UAC" -- and charges Windows 7 UAC will be both annoying and unsafe.
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Motorola's Bluetooth Headset Comeback
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