Computer attacks linked to wealthy group or nation (AP)

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• Computer attacks linked to wealthy group or nation (AP)
• iPhone 4 orders exceed 200,000 in China (Reuters)
• French police dismantle mobile phone hacking ring (AFP)
• Asians muscling into social media world (AFP)
• Malaysia rapper's anti-racism rant causes storm (AFP)
• Windows Phone 7 Launches October 21 [RUMOR] (Mashable)
• SkyFire Browser ready for battle (Appolicious)
• KKR buys Norway's Visma from HgCapital (Reuters)
• Worm hits computers of staff at Iran nuclear plant (AP)
• New poll smiles on California Democrats (Reuters)

Computer attacks linked to wealthy group or nation (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 06:17 PM PDT AP - A powerful computer code attacking industrial facilities around the world, but mainly in Iran, probably was created by experts working for a country or a well-funded private group, according to an analysis by a leading computer security company.

iPhone 4 orders exceed 200,000 in China (Reuters) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 08:31 PM PDT Reuters - Pre-orders for Apple Inc's iPhone 4 in China have exceeded 200,000 units since the handsets went on sale on Saturday, China Unicom said, adding that it has stopped taking online orders because of strong demand.

French police dismantle mobile phone hacking ring (AFP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 02:16 PM PDT AFP - French police have busted a network of mobile phone hackers, a fraud worth millions of euros, and arrested nine people, including employees of cellular phone companies, investigators said Sunday.

Asians muscling into social media world (AFP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 03:48 PM PDT AFP - Asians are muscling their way into traditionally Western-dominated social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Internet blogs, prompting major players to sit up and take notice.

Malaysia rapper's anti-racism rant causes storm (AFP) Posted: 25 Sep 2010 09:01 PM PDT AFP - An ethnic Chinese rapper who enraged authorities with a profanity-strewn anti-racism rant on YouTube says he was only trying to speak out against discrimination in multiracial Malaysia.

Windows Phone 7 Launches October 21 [RUMOR] (Mashable) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 08:35 AM PDT Mashable - Two web publications have independently reported that Windows Phone 7 will launch in Europe on October 21. They both cite sources "familiar" with Microsoft and its plans.

SkyFire Browser ready for battle (Appolicious) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:26 PM PDT Appolicious - Web browser competition is a good thing; competing browsers mean companies are challenging their rivals with new and exciting features, a better user experience, and faster browsing. On the Android phone, we've only had the passable Android and Opera browsers – until now. The 2.0 version of the free SkyFire browser means war.

KKR buys Norway's Visma from HgCapital (Reuters) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:35 AM PDT Reuters - Buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has bought Norway software company Visma for an enterprise value of 1.2 billion pounds ($1.88 billion) from private equity firm HgCapital, the companies said on Sunday.

Worm hits computers of staff at Iran nuclear plant (AP) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:15 AM PDT AP - A complex computer worm capable of seizing control of industrial plants has affected the personal computers of staff working at Iran's first nuclear power station weeks before the facility is to go online, the official news agency reported Sunday.

New poll smiles on California Democrats (Reuters) Posted: 26 Sep 2010 04:39 PM PDT Reuters - Democrat Jerry Brown, criticized for a slow start in his campaign for California governor, has opened a narrow lead over Republican nominee and former eBay chief Meg Whitman, according to a poll released on Sunday.

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