Headlines for November 10th, 2009
Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- Nov. 10, 1983: Computer ‘Virus’ Is Born – "1983: Fred Cohen, a University of Southern California graduate student, gives a prescient peek at the digital future when he demonstrates a computer virus during a security seminar at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. A quarter-century later, computer viruses have become a pandemic for which there’s no inoculation."
- LinkedIn and Twitter Partnership: Do’s and Don’ts for Users – "LinkedIn and Twitter announced a partnership on Monday allowing you to push your LinkedIn status updates out to your Twitter account or pull your tweets into your professional profile. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone called it "bringing the peanut butter and the chocolate together to make the perfect combination.""
- Say goodbye to sleep: Modern Warfare 2 arrives – "Arguably the most anticipated game of the year, Modern Warfare 2 finally lands today. Following a week of content controversy and broken street dates, Modern Warfare 2 promises to elevate the action and intensity beyond even the classic original game."
- Apple’s Snow Leopard Update Zaps Bugs, Kills Hackintosh Netbooks – "On Monday Apple released an update to its Snow Leopard operating system (10.6.2 ) that fixes flaws, including one that wipes out a users' personal data. But along with fixes, Apple's update also kills support for Intel Atom processors, in a bid to stop users from hacking their netbooks and creating "hackintosh" systems."
- Google Offers Free Wi-Fi in 47 Airports for Holidays – "One inevitable fact of the holiday season is that airports around the country will be packed. That means that millions of American's will be schlepping through airports on layovers looking for something to do with their time and keep in touch with friends and family.
Google has already given travelers its holiday gift with free Wi-Fi in selected airports. The free Wi-Fi service is available as of today and will remain free through January 15, 2010."
