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GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Android master key flaw used in the wild Attackers have begun exploiting a major Android vulnerability that allows them to take over a victim’s phone without altering the digital signature of a targeted app. The attacks exploited the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   IT price inquiry costs Microsoft $100m   http://www.crn.com.au   The Australian Government has confirmed Microsoft’s damning testimony at the parliamentary inquiry investigating local technology prices caused the company to lose $100 million in government business over the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Why did HP get fined $3 million and are you safe? One of the ways HP went wrong was telling retailers it was not liable for refunds or replacements unless the transaction received prior authorisation.   making it … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Aussie IT jobs slashed at Symantec Symantec announced a company-wide “organisational simplification initiative” in January, emphasising at the time it would be reducing executive and middle management positions, and reorganising its sales department.   We expect to eliminate … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Airport’s world-first ‘sleeping pods’ allow private naps for passengers   The Finnish-designed “GoSleep” chairs, a world-first unveiled on Sunday, feature a sliding door/roof designed to either partially or fully enclose passengers within the pod, shielding them from … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Internet Explorer 10 is the Most Energy Efficient Browser on Windows 8 Internet Explorer continues to be the most energy-efficient browser on Windows 8, according to the Center for Sustainable Energy Systems at Fraunhofer USA   When compared … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES HP to bundle Google apps Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday said it is preparing to bundle its small business PCs and printers with Google Apps for Business signals a continuation of a growing rift between HP and one of its … Read More

SHAYNE’S SHOWNOTES LinkedIn aims to block hackers with two-factor login  http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9239687/LinkedIn_aims_to_block_hackers_with_two_factor_login?mm_ref=http://www.mahaweb.com/iphone_aus.php?newsone=207&premium=0&version=300&user=iphone&iphone_id=09f3eba72a0b1f18ae66598d972fbdaa63ff6f1e&page=custom Add LinkedIn to the list of Internet companies trying to make themselves safer from cyberattacks by adding two-step authentication. Users of the professional social-networking site now have the option … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Tim Cook speaks about iOS 7 and Apple apps on Android during an interview at AllThingsD’s D11 conference Cook confirmed that Sir Jony Ive has been key, inthe redesign of ios7. confirming rumours of a major UI … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Vodafone still bleeding customers For the March 31 year quarter, Vodafone Group reported that it had 3,002,000 customers in Australia, down 108,000 from the January 2013 quarter. This is a continuation of a trendthat saw the provider haemorrhage … Read More