Friday, July 13, 2012

Apple back on board with green group - San Francisco Chronicle


Globe and Mail

Apple back on board with green group
San Francisco Chronicle
Days after San Francisco officials said the city could no longer buy its products, Apple announced Friday that it would rejoin an environmental certification program that makes them eligible for purchase by government agencies that rely on the ratings.
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Apple Brings 'All Eligible' Products Back Into EPEAT Circle - Hot Hardware


Hot Hardware

Apple Brings 'All Eligible' Products Back Into EPEAT Circle
Hot Hardware
Here's something you don't see every single day: Apple apologizing. Back when the iPhone 4's "Antennagate" scandal took off, it really boiled down to users "holding it wrong." But this is a new Apple, and it's obviously willing to say when it's made a ...
Apple returns to environmental ratings listNewsOK.com
Apple Admits Mistake, Says It's Back in EPEATPCWorld
Apple returns to EPEAT environmental ratings listFox News
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Google CEO Page recovering, was in office this week - Reuters


New York Times

Google CEO Page recovering, was in office this week
Reuters
By Liana B. Baker and Lisa Richwine | SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Google Inc CEO Larry Page, absent from the Internet company's biggest public events for weeks, is recovering from an unspecified ailment that caused him to lose his voice and was in ...
A Show-and-Tell With Google's HardwareNew York Times
Eric Schmidt: Google Self-Driving Cars Should Become The Predominant Mode Of ...TechCrunch
Google's Page in 'Much Better' Health, Chairman Schmidt SaysWashington Post
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Thumbs Up: Digg Wasn't A Failure, It Was A Beginning - TechCrunch


Sydney Morning Herald

Thumbs Up: Digg Wasn't A Failure, It Was A Beginning
TechCrunch
“Don't let him climb a wall. We haven't finalized his life insurance plan.” That was one of the first directions I was given at Digg when I started in early 2008. “Him” was Kevin Rose, the founder of the widely popular social news site, and I was on my ...
Once a Social Media Star, Digg Sells for $500000Wall Street Journal
7 Ways Digg Dug Its Own GravePCWorld
Digg acquired by BetaworksWashington Post
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Yahoo fixes password-pilfering bug, explains who's at risk - Computerworld


USA TODAY

Yahoo fixes password-pilfering bug, explains who's at risk
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Yahoo today said it has fixed the flaw that allowed hackers to steal more than 450000 passwords from one of its many services. The company also provided more information about whose passwords had been pilfered.
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RIM hit with $147.2 mln verdict in California patent lawsuit - Reuters


Wall Street Journal

RIM hit with $147.2 mln verdict in California patent lawsuit
Reuters
* RIM infringed patent on remote wireless management-jury * RIM must pay royalty on each infringing device * Verdict comes amid serious downturn in RIM business By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO, July 13 (Reuters) - A northern California jury directed ...
RIM: What's all the 'bleeding' fuss about BlackBerry developers?Register
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RIM hit with $147.2 million verdict in California patent lawsuitChicago Tribune
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Apple Returns to Green Registry After Dropout 'Mistake' - Businessweek


BBC News

Apple Returns to Green Registry After Dropout 'Mistake'
Businessweek
By Adam Satariano and Kathleen Chaykowski on July 13, 2012 Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL) said it's rejoining an environmental rating system after its exit from the group threatened to halt sales to governments and universities that use the registry when ...
Apple returns to EPEAT environmental ratings listFox News
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Apple: No wait, we're green againCNN
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Three Steps to Avoid Getting Hacked Like Yahoo - PCWorld


Sydney Morning Herald

Three Steps to Avoid Getting Hacked Like Yahoo
PCWorld
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld By now you've probably heard that hackers were able to breach a Yahoo server and expose more than 450000 account passwords. No server or network is impervious, but Yahoo's negligence or incompetence made this attack possible.
Yahoo! fixes! password! leak! vulnerability!Register
Yahoo lacked policies for password creationZDNet
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Yahoo lacked policies for password creation - ZDNet


Sydney Morning Herald

Yahoo lacked policies for password creation
ZDNet
Summary: A researcher calls Yahoo's loss of 400000 passwords a “total password failure” for lack of policies and storage in plain text. In addition, the hack included accounts from other domains including the US Congress By John Fontana for Identity ...
After Putting Its Freelance Journalists In Jeopardy, Yahoo Says Problem Is ...San Francisco Chronicle
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Yahoo Breach Highlights Password Reuse ThreateWeek
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Digg sale splits the company three ways for $16m total - SlashGear


CBC.ca

Digg sale splits the company three ways for $16m total
SlashGear
Just yesterday one tiny chunk of the taking apart of the once-titanic social networking site Digg was leaked with a $500k price tag â€" today it seems that this is only one piece of the puzzle. This sale took place, according to TechCrunch in three waves ...
If you add it up, Digg costs come to $16 million, TechCrunch saysLos Angeles Times
Social News Site Digg Sells to Betaworks for Undisclosed SumTom's Guide
7 Ways Digg Dug Its Own GravePCWorld
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Apple returns to EPEAT environmental ratings list - Fox News


Globe and Mail

Apple returns to EPEAT environmental ratings list
Fox News
NEW YORK â€" Apple Inc. said Friday that it is putting its products back on an environmental ratings registry, saying it made a mistake in removing them from the list. The Cupertino, Calif., company said all of its eligible products are back on the ...
Apple u-turn as Mac maker rejoins EPEAT green registryBBC News
Apple returns its products to green registrySan Francisco Chronicle
Apple rejoins green tech program after spatAFP
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Google Ships Nexus 7 Tablet, but Retailers Struggle to Keep up - PCWorld


The Guardian

Google Ships Nexus 7 Tablet, but Retailers Struggle to Keep up
PCWorld
By Agam Shah, IDG News Google has started shipping units of the highly anticipated Nexus 7 tablet, but multiple retailers said the tablet has sold out and that they are struggling to fill orders. GameStop has pulled the Nexus 7 tablet order page from ...
Google begins shipping Nexus 7Los Angeles Times
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Apple moves products back onto EPEAT green-products list - CNET


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Apple moves products back onto EPEAT green-products list
CNET
The company reverses course on a decision it made last month to drop out of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool's program. by Josh Lowensohn Apple is once again a part of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) ...
Apple returns to EPEAT after customer call to actionSlashGear
Apple Rejoins Environmental Registry Following FlapWall Street Journal
Apple Does About-Face on Green EPEAT RatingsWired News
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7 Ways Digg Dug Its Own Grave - PCWorld


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7 Ways Digg Dug Its Own Grave
PCWorld
By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Jul 12, 2012 9:24 PM Once a high-flying web property, Digg was sold Thursday for a paltry $500000. The sale to Betaworks, maker of an iOS news aggregator app and an URL clipper, Bit.ly, was a fraction of the $45 million ...
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Facebook Didn't Kill Digg, Reddit Did - Forbes


Forbes

Facebook Didn't Kill Digg, Reddit Did
Forbes
Yesterday's news that social media site Digg had been sold for $500K was at the same time shocking, and not surprising at all. The news was somewhat expected at some point given the site's steep decline in popularity and visitors over the past few ...
Betaworks to Buy Fallen Social Media Star DiggMarketWatch
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LinkedIn, Last.fm, now Yahoo? Don't ignore news of a password breach. - Christian Science Monitor


Christian Science Monitor

LinkedIn, Last.fm, now Yahoo? Don't ignore news of a password breach.
Christian Science Monitor
A Yahoo hack stole passwords from 400000 user accounts. Add those to the millions snatched last month and it's easy to feel numb toward these breaches. Resist that urge. Friends and associates may pay for your inaction.
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450000 Yahoo users' passwords, email hackedIndianapolis Star
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Yahoo Password Breach; Betaworks Buys Digg; PC Sales Dip - PC Magazine


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Yahoo Password Breach; Betaworks Buys Digg; PC Sales Dip
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo Topping tech headlines on Thursday, Yahoo is the latest tech company to fall victim to a hack, thanks to a SQL injection that reportedly allowed access to more than 400000 passwords from Yahoo Voices. As noted by TrustedSec, ...
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Digg acquired by Betaworks - Washington Post


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Digg acquired by Betaworks
Washington Post
Digg, once the darling of start-up world, Digg has sold its brand and its Web site to the New York-based technology company Betaworks. The deal closes the final chapter on the story of Digg's meteoric rise and ultimate decline.
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News.me owner Betaworks to acquire Digg - Computerworld


Sydney Morning Herald

News.me owner Betaworks to acquire Digg
Computerworld
By Cameron Scott IDG News Service - The news-sharing website Digg will be acquired by technology investment firm Betaworks, according to blog posts put out by both companies. Betaworks paid $500000 for the social media pioneer that once secured $45 ...
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Once a Social Media Star, Digg Sells for $500000Wall Street Journal
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Yahoo Security Breach — What It Means to You - Wired News


Globe and Mail

Yahoo Security Breach â€" What It Means to You
Wired News
By Dak A new name can be added to the list of companies who have been hacked this year: Yahoo!. If you know anyone with a Yahoo! account, there's a chance you recieved a strange e-mail from them recently. More than 450000 username and passwords were ...
Yahoo says 400000 passwords stolenMarketWatch
Attack on Yahoo e-mail may spawn more phishing scamsUSA TODAY
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Report: Hackers access 450K Yahoo accounts, post info online - Bizjournals.com


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Report: Hackers access 450K Yahoo accounts, post info online
Bizjournals.com
More than 450000 usernames and unencrypted passwords appear to have been stolen from Yahoo Voice and posted online, reports The Guardian. The newspaper says similar attacks have been reported separately against other online services, including Android ...
Attack on Yahoo e-mail may spawn more phishing scamsUSA TODAY
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Digg, one-time social media darling, sold for $500k - Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

Digg, one-time social media darling, sold for $500k
Telegraph.co.uk
Digg, the social news website that was once considered a rising star of the web, has been sold for just $500000. By Shane Richmond, Head of Technology (Editorial) Digg was founded in 2004 and was soon at the vanguard of the rising 'Web 2.0' trend for ...
$500k cash the side story in $16m Digg break-upSlashGear
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Yahoo hacked, 450K passwords posted online - abc7.com


Sydney Morning Herald

Yahoo hacked, 450K passwords posted online
abc7.com
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Just a month after LinkedIn suffered a major breach of its data, users of Yahoo Voices have now been targeted. Several hundred thousand passwords and email addresses were stolen by hackers. According to ABC News, some of those ...
Attack on Yahoo e-mail may spawn more phishing scamsUSA TODAY
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Digg sold for just $500000 - The Guardian


The Guardian

Digg sold for just $500000
The Guardian
Digg, the "social news" site which was once the poster child for Web 2.0 and valued at up to $175m, has been sold to New York technology development company Betaworks for just $500000 (£324000) in cash plus equity. The sale of the seven-year-old site, ...
Once a Social Media Star, Digg Sells for $500000Wall Street Journal
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