First fake AV app targeting Android users spotted in the wild

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	First fake AV app targeting Android users spotted in the wild The first fake antivirus app intended to victimize Android users has been spotted by Symantec, which says this fake A/V app can also act like ransomware to hold the victim's Android device hostage. Read More WEBCAST: VMware VMware vSphere 5.1 QuickStart Series Part 2 Attend this session to learn about: -vCenter updates -Single sign on -Inventory service updates -Distributed switch updates View Now! In this Issue NSA leaker Snowden leaves Hong Kong reportedly for Russia Rackspace supercharges MongoDB cloud service HP shows off 21-inch all-in-one Android desktop Intel looks past Windows, sees Android for future Core chips Here come the pricey, 12-hour laptops from Apple, Samsung WHITE PAPER: QLogic Corporation The Value of Shared SSDs in Enterprise Computing With Mt. Rainier Accelerator technology, QLogic delivers a unique solution set that is optimized to address the growing performance gap between what today's processors can compute and what the storage I/O subsystem can deliver. Read Now! NSA leaker Snowden leaves Hong Kong reportedly for Russia Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who leaked information about the country's surveillance programs, left Hong Kong Sunday to a third country. Snowden left Hong Kong on his own accord for a third country through "a lawful and normal channel," despite an earlier request from the U.S. to Hong Kong for the issue of a provisional warrant of arrest against him, the Hong Kong government said in a statement Sunday. The Hong Kong authorities did not name the country Snowden was headed to. Read More Rackspace supercharges MongoDB cloud service Rackspace is now offering hosted versions of the MongoDB data store, using MongoDB management technologies it acquired from its purchase of ObjectRocket in February. It also has contracted with 10gen, the company shepherding the open source MongoDB, to provide advanced support for the service. ObjectRocket created a platform specifically for running MongoDB in hosted, or cloud, services, said Matt Asay, 10gen's vice president of corporate strategy. The new service will be "one really good way to pave the path to a successful MongoDB experience," he said. Read More HP shows off 21-inch all-in-one Android desktop Hewlett-Packard is also bringing Android to the PC, and has unveiled a 21.5-inch all-in-one desktop installed with Google's operating system. The HP Slate 21 is built with a high-definition IPS touch screen, and installed with Android 4.2.2, according to the company's official microblog in China. PC makers are experimenting with Android given that Microsoft's Windows 8 devices have struggled to attract consumers. Read More Intel looks past Windows, sees Android for future Core chips Intel is now looking to the Android operating system as it breaks away from years of optimizing its top line of Core PC processors, including the recently launched Haswell processors, chiefly for Windows. Read More Here come the pricey, 12-hour laptops from Apple, Samsung Apple and Samsung have both released new laptops that utilize the power management capability of Intel's latest chip -- and to great result. But these are top-of-the-food-chain systems -- sleek and thin, with power-efficient SSDs and a chip, Haswell, built from the ground up with energy savings in mind. The prices of these systems reflect that effort, and may be a big negative for some would-be buyers. Read More
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