Facebook warns of phony friends asking for cash (AFP)

AFP – Facebook wants its members to be on guard for an old scam taking on new life in the world’s largest online social-networking community.

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New Viruses Target Banks, Social Networks (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Cyber criminals are increasingly focusing their attacks on the hundreds of millions of users of social networks and on loopholes in bank security systems, security software vendors said on Wednesday.

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Free-to-air services help mobile TV market: chip firm (Reuters)

Reuters – Fast uptake of free-to-air mobile TV services in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe is breathing new life into the ailing mobile TV broadcasting market, chip firm Telegent Systems said.

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Dramatized ads weave plot lines around product (AP)

This undated image provided by Sprint Nextel Corp., shows shows 'Heroes' actors Dawn Olivieri, as Lydia, and Ray Park, playing Edgar, in a dramatized ad for Sprint Nextel Corp. that features the Pre phone made by Palm Inc. In television's latest quest to discourage viewers from skipping ads, actors from NBC and ABC shows are appearing in character in commercials to interact with products in parallel storylines. (AP Photo/Sprint Nextel Corp.)AP – In television’s latest quest to discourage viewers from skipping ads, actors from NBC and ABC shows are appearing in character in commercials to interact with products in parallel story lines.

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Apple Genius says 30 percent iPhone call drop rate is average in New York

To be sure, a certain number of dropped calls are to be expected when you’re dealing with the wonders of cellular communication, but some phones do seem to fare worse then others when paired with certain carriers in particularly congested regions. Apparently fed up with such problems in New York, Gizmodo reader Manoj decided to stop by an Apple Store to see if something might be wrong with his iPhone — this, after apparently being assured by AT&T that everything was all right on its end. After a few tests, the Apple Genius determined that Manoj’s phone was dropping 22 percent of its calls, which turns out to actually be “excellent” compared to most iPhone users in the New York area, where a dropped call rate of 30 percent is said to be average — according to the dude at the store, anyhow. The Genius further went on to confirm that the phone was indeed “fully functional,” and that the problem is “consistent with the service provided by AT&T.” So, nothing to worry about, folks — everything is “normal.”

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