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China Used Social Stalking in Google Attack, Big Quarter and Big News for Apple

by Warren Riddle on January 26, 2010 at 11:30 AM


Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
  • The cyber storm brewing between Google and China could inspire its own network television tale of international Internet espionage. The most recent revelation concerning the Google hack has shown that China employed a familiar technique to lead Google employees to malware-infested sites: social network stalking. By posing as friends, the Chinese agents actually attempted to lure Google workers with fake links. [From: CNET]
  • The 2010 first quarter results are in for Apple, and the company experienced several significant increases since the first quarter of 2009. Computer sales escalated 33-percent, while iPod numbers surged by an incredible 100-percent. That's not the only good Apple news, either, as Steve Jobs has confirmed that a "major new product" will launch this week. Hmmm. Wonder what that could be? [From: Apple and Business Insider]
  • NASA astronaut Timothy Creamer may have just sent the first official tweet from space, but NASA isn't exactly content with the current state of surfing in the stratosphere. The organization is consolidating three outdated modes of Web connection into one faster, unified system. [From: Dvice]
  • Turkey censors certain Internet content (primarily for political reasons), like YouTube and various Google pages. Activists are currently planning a protest march, but the proposed walk on parliament won't just be limited to the locals. With the aid of Google Documents and Maps, the organizers are inviting protesters from around the world to virtually take part in the demonstration. [From: Read Write Web]
  • The next time you sit endlessly on help desk hold, ready to lambaste the next support tech, don't blame the poor customer service rep; blame the economy. Corporate help desks have reportedly been hit particularly hard by the recession, as employees are apparently suffering through poor job stability, decreased wages, heavy workload, and antiquated technology. [From: Computer World]

Tags: apple, china, google, google vs china, GoogleVsChina, help desk, HelpDesk, morningxtra, nasa, protest, steve jobs, SteveJobs, top, turkey

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