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Spammers Take Over Apple's New Ping Social Network
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple launched iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network, on Wednesday. Within hours, the site fell victim to spammers looking to make a quick buck from Apple's unsuspecting 160 million music lovers exploring the new way to discover what music their friends are listening to.
September 03, 2010 12:10 PM
Cuban bloger Sanchez named IPI press freedom hero
(AFP)
 AFP - Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was named World Press Freedom Hero by media watchdog IPI on Friday, for her defiance of press restrictions and her commitment to free speech in her country.
September 03, 2010 12:07 PM
YouTube to turn profit this year: NY Times
(AFP)
 AFP - Google-owned videosharing website YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year on revenue of 450 million dollars, The New York Times reported Friday.
September 03, 2010 11:23 AM
Ping.fm Gets Boost Thanks to Apple's Ping, Company Claims
(PC World)
PC World - It's the kind of ironic story that news editors find irresistible. Apple makes big announcement about a social network for music lovers. When music lovers go hunting for the service, they end up in some Internet backwater. They like what they find there and the little guy gets a boost in business thanks to the big guy's big marketing budget.
September 03, 2010 10:12 AM
Samsung GalaxyTab brings new life to Android
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - This was a big week for the mobile OS wars, with previews of upcoming Android tablets emerging in the days leading up to the IFA event in Germany. Just before the conference kicked off, however, Steve Jobs debuted a redesigned line of iPods, along with an updated iTunes that features a social network.
September 03, 2010 9:48 AM
Apple: The King of Digital Music
(PC World)
PC World - Behold the King of music, circa 2010. We aren't talking about Elvis here. Apple's iPod still reigns supreme. And judging from the impressive new crop of iPods announced this week along with an update to iTunes, Apple 's dominance of the digital music world seems solid -- at least for now.
September 03, 2010 9:39 AM
Apple's Ping a Scammer's Haven? Security Experts Say Watch Out
(PC World)
PC World - Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is "drowning in scams and spams," security researchers say. The scams are nothing too advanced at the moment, and there are no reports of clickjacking worms or other forms of aggressive malware, experts say. But if you're looking for links to bogus surveys promising free iPhones, iPads, and other assorted iDevices, then Ping in iTunes 10 is the social network for you.
September 03, 2010 7:57 AM
iTunes Ping's Latest Problem: Spam
(Mashable)
Mashable - iTunes Ping is apparently full of spam, yet another hiccup in Apple's road to establishing a legitimate social network.
September 03, 2010 7:38 AM
Malaysia to monitor Internet for 'harmful' blogs
(AFP)
 AFP - Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said on Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new media.
September 03, 2010 5:16 AM
iOS Bigger than Linux and Android Combined [STATS]
(Mashable)
Mashable - According to the latest numbers from Net Applications, iOS is the third most popular platform on the Internet, surpassing Linux and Android combined.
September 03, 2010 5:07 AM
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