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Intel Buys McAfee for $7.68 Billion, International iPhone Crime Ring Shuttered

by Warren Riddle on August 19, 2010 at 11:50 AM

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Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
  • Intel recently received a stern lecture from the federal government about how to play fairly with others, and the folks at security firm McAfee must be pleased with the chip giant's desire to expand. Intel is doling out $7.68 billion for the antivirus software company, reportedly because security has become something that "people demand from all computing experiences." [From: Download Squad and The Wall Street Journal]
  • After a month-long investigation, British authorities have dismantled an organized, international iPhone crime ring that generated profits by distributing -- and charging for the use of -- hundreds of illegally obtained devices. [From: The Telegraph]
  • The Motorola Charm officially hits the market for T-Mobile next Wednesday, and -- as was predicted -- the device will "be on the cheap side" with a $74.99 pricetag. [From: Engadget]
  • With Google and the FCC (and their bickering) absent, a consortium of Internet, cable and phone lobbyists converged on on our nation's capital yesterday to discuss Net neutrality and Internet traffic management. [From: Yahoo! News]
  • Wikileaks found another ally in Sweden this week, when the nation's Pirate Party (a staunch advocate of privacy rights) offered the use of its servers to the site. [From: The Huffington Post]
  • An enhanced 'Zagat to Go' just arrived in Apple's App Store, and the upgraded $9.99 iPhone offering features Foursquare integration, as well as access to thousands of food photographs from Foodspotting. [From: Mashable]

Tags: fcc, foodspotting, foursquare, google, intel, iphone, mcafee, morningxtra, MotorolaCharm, top, wikileaks, zagat

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