Thursday, April 16, 2009

GhostNet – Global Electronic Espionage

GhostNet: Why it's a big deal

The Tibetan Government in Exile asked the Information Warfare Monitor consortium to investigate allegations of cyberspying. It appears they’ve found evidence of spying plus a whole lot more and that should concern all of us.

Report: AT&T's exclusive hold on iPhone may end next year

As the exclusive purveyor of the iPhone in the U.S., AT&T has a stranglehold on those who covet Apple's handset; if you want to buy an iPhone, you're going to have to deal with them. But that Faustian bargain may soon come to an end. A report in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal says that AT&T's exclusive deal with Apple ends next year, and the wireless provider's executives are scrambling to try and extend the contract.

For draft, NFL goes deep on social media

For serious football fans, there is likely no bigger single event--except the Super Bowl--than the annual amateur draft. And as the NFL gets ready for two days of hysteria over where dozens of pro prospects end up, the league has deployed its deepest roster ever of social media tools to ensure that fans' thirst for even the most minute news is quenched.

Getting started with iTunes playlists

I am a big fan of iTunes as it has organized my music not only on my computer, but on my iPod. In the following video and slideshow tutorial, CNet shows you around the iTunes standard playlist feature.

ContactHelp Gets You Through to a Human Being

Customer service calls are frustrating. Don't just sit there pounding the 0 button, hoping you'll eventually reach a real live person—use ContactHelp to get to a human being. ContactHelp is a database of tricks for bypassing the customer service carnival and getting to a real human.

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