Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:10:08 +0100 Market analysis firm Strategy Analytics has released its analysis of the worldwide tablet market during the fourth quarter of 2011, and finds that while the Apple iPad continues to dominate with a 58 percent share, Android tablets are catching up, accounting for 39 percent of the market. And even Windows tablets put in an appearance, accounting for roughly one percent of the global market. The figures represent a solid year-on-year improvement for Android, which Strategy Analytics pegged at holding 29 percent of the tablet market a year ago. (Source: Digital Trends)
Sen. Grassley's Twitter account hacked over piracy bills
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:50:08 +0100 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley's Twitter account was hacked on Monday with bogus tweets attacking his stance on Internet anti-piracy legislation, his office said. Grassley, an Iowa Republican and prolific tweeter, had at least eight false tweets posted as he was on a flight heading from Iowa to Washington, spokeswoman Jill Kozeny said. His staff noticed his Twitter account had been broken into a few minutes after the first false tweet was posted and called Twitter to have the password changed, his office said. ... (Source: Reuters)
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:30:12 +0100 A US senator's Twitter account was hacked Monday and a series of messages sent out to his more than 33,500 followers. (Source: AFP)
Morocco's Minister of Economy and Finance Nizar Baraka looks ...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Morocco's Minister of Economy and Finance Nizar Baraka looks on after signing an agreement with European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule in Rabat January 19, 2012. The agreement includes two EU financing agreements, one is the construction of a 30 million euros ($38.8 million) solar power plant and the other is 7 million euros ($9 million) programme to improve drinking water supply. REUTERS/Stringer (MOROCCO - Tags: POLITICS)
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:40:12 +0100 (Reuters) - Online shoe retailer Zappos told customers this weekend that it has been the victim of a cyber attack affecting more than 24 million customer accounts in its database. The popular retailer, which is owned by Amazon.com, said customers' names, email addresses, billing and shipping addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of credit cards numbers and scrambled passwords were stolen. But it said the hackers had not been able to access servers that held customers critical credit card and other payment data. ... (Source: Reuters)
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