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Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs (PC World)

PC World - Users of the BitDefender antivirus software started flooding the company's support forums Saturday, apparently after a faulty antivirus update caused 64-bit Windows machines to stop working.

Google Reconsiders Privacy Practices (PC World)

PC World - Google isn't exactly known for its respect for privacy, but a recent blog post shows the search giant may be attempting to turn a new leaf on what has been called an "irresponsible" stance on user privacy. Maybe.

Facebook News Readers More Loyal Than Googlers (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - First, Facebook dethroned Google as the most trafficked web site in the United States, and now the social networking community has proven to have an extremely loyal following among news readers, potentially threatening the dominant position held by Google News. So says a recent Hitwise survey.

The Macalope Weekly: Familiar territory (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com - The iPad is now available for purchase and iPad sales figures are available for loose speculation! Microsoft phone fans find themselves in familiar territory and what’s that Braying sound?

'iPad Killer' May be Palm's Last Hope (PC World)

PC World - The Apple iPad has captured the imagination--and a fair share of the news headlines for the past few months. Palm has been in the headlines as well, but for entirely different reasons. Perhaps, Palm could reverse its fortunes and regain its former glory if it went back to its PDA roots and developed a tablet PC to compete with the iPad?

Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense (Reuters)

Reuters - The magnitude of Sony Music Entertainment's landmark recording contract with the estate of Michael Jackson raises an inevitable question: Is it a smart deal for the label?

Ex-MySQL Chief Marten Mickos Lands New CEO Job (PC World)

PC World - Marten Mickos, the longtime CEO of MySQL who eventually sold the open-source database company to Sun Microsystems for US$1 billion, has taken a new job as CEO of Eucalyptus Systems, the company said Friday.

Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA (Reuters)

Reuters - Smartphones may be one of the hottest areas in technology with big names like Apple and Google tussling for share, but investors are questioning the growth prospects for mobile carriers as subscriber gains slow.

Special Guests, Android Updates, and the iPad on PCWorld Podcast 69 (PC World)

PC World - This week on the podcast, Wired's Dylan Tweney and Brian X. Chen visit the PCWorld podcast studio for some verbal jousting over Google's Android operating system and Apple's iPad.

Basketball, Facebook and Gossip Are Malware Targets (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Cybercriminals have been busy this week running scams that target Facebook users, college basketball fans, and celebrity gossip watchers. Security experts are warning about recent attacks with nasty payloads.