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Google's Nexus One Gets Priced? Facebook Scams Predicted for 2010

by Warren Riddle on December 30, 2009 at 11:36 AM


Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....

  • The Nexus One, Google's entry into the cell phone market, is rumored to debut sometime in January. Those rumors are now significantly heating up with Google's announcement of a January 5th press conference. The event could include verification of the gadget's recently speculated price, which is expected to be $530 unlocked. [From: Engadget and Wired and Gizmodo]
  • The McAfee Labs security experts have issued a warning about the upcoming Web scams of 2010, and the prognostication includes some familiar sites. Both Facebook and Twitter are again expected to host multiple threats, as are Adobe products and Google Chrome. [From: CNET]
  • A whopping 600,000 Palm Pixis have apparently been ordered for Verizon's venture into webOS, and the delivery of the handhelds should occur during the first quarter of 2010. The number was reportedly whittled down from 800,000 because of Verizon's stringent certification process. [From: Engadget]
  • Two New Jersey state senators are crossing party lines in hopes of establishing stiff penalties against the distribution of unsolicited spam text messages. Of course, if the lawmakers were to just lock up spammers in that barbarous 'Jersey Shore' house, the annoying phenomenon would undoubtedly stop. [From: ABC News]
  • The story almost seems like a Hollywood movie script, but the Albert Gonzalez case is drawing to a close. The uber-hacker and identity thief has plead guilty to conspiracy charges for his role in attacks on Heartland Payment Systems, 7-11, and two other unnamed major corporations. Sentencing is expected to occur March 19th. [From: Wired]
  • Apple is offering a sweet new deal for students and teachers that is coinciding perfectly with the beginning of the spring semester. Unibody MacBooks, which typically fetch $899 from school folks, have been temporarily marked down to an attractive $729. [From: Engadget]
  • Christmas Day was noticeably absent from the holiday football bowl schedule, so folks had to find other methods of gorge-recovery than merely vegging out in front of the tube. Apparently, everybody logged in to Facebook instead, as it was the Web's most popular site for the day. [From: The Business Insider]

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