Symantec discovered thirteen malicious malware apps on Android Market. The malware are being used to push out Android.Counterclank. Android.Counterclank is a bot that can used to receive commands and retrieve users data from their device.
To read Symantec’s entire statement Click Here.
Today Research In Motion (RIM) named Thorsten Heins as CEO, President of RIM, and Board Member. Heins is a former executive of Siemens who joined RIM in late 2007. These changes are in effective immediately.
RIM Board of Directors stated that this decision was made by former CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie.
Mike Lazaridis released the following statement, “There comes a time in the growth of every successful company when the founders recognize the need to pass the baton to new leadership. Jim and I went to the Board and told them that we thought that time was now. With BlackBerry 7 now out, PlayBook 2.0 shipping in February and BlackBerry 10 expected to ship later this year, the company is entering a new phase, and we felt it was time for a new leader to take it through that phase and beyond. Jim, the Board and I all agreed that leader should be Thorsten Heins.”
Mike Lazaridis new position will be Vice Chair of RIM’s Board and Chair of the Board’s new Innovation Committee. Lazaridis will work closely with Heins to offer strategic counsel, provide a smooth transition, and continue to promote the BlackBerry brand globally.
Jim Balsillie will remain a Board member. Balsillie released the following statement, “I agree this is the right time to pass the baton to new leadership, and I have complete confidence in Thorsten, the management team and the company,” he said. “I remain a significant shareholder and a Director and, of course, they will have my full support.”
Thorsten Heins released the following statement, “There comes a time in the growth of every successful company when the founders recognize the need to pass the baton to new leadership. Jim and I went to the Board and told them that we thought that time was now. With BlackBerry 7 now out, PlayBook 2.0 shipping in February and BlackBerry 10 expected to ship later this year, the company is entering a new phase, and we felt it was time for a new leader to take it through that phase and beyond. Jim, the Board and I all agreed that leader should be Thorsten Heins.”
To read the entire Press Release Click Here
President Obama at the New York Apollo Theater Fundraiser.
PIPA and SOPA is placed on hold due to the large response of online protests. Sen Harry Reid announced that he is postponing Tuesday’s procedural vote on PIPA. The House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith said that the committee is postponing consideration of PIPA “until there is wider agreement on a solution.”
Spammers have exploited a bug in McAfee’s SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) antivirus software that can turn users PCs into a Spam Server. As a result of this bug many McAfee’s users have blocked their emails after their IP address were blacklisted by anti-spam services.
Intel is owned by Intel, has been developing and testing a patch for both bugs, which is to released today, and all affected users will automatically receive the path when it is released.
AT&T will launch new Data Plans on Sunday for smartphones. AT&T will have 3 plans: DataPlus $15 per month – 200MB, DataPro $25 – 2 GB, and DataPro 4GB and $45 month.
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Wikipedia is leading the SOPA Blackout today and began at midnight. The SOPA Blackout is the protest against Internet Censorship, SOPA, and PIPA.
When users attempt to access Wikipedia.com they will see a black screen and following statement: “Imagine a world without free knowlege.”
For the entire list of the SOPA Blackout. Click Here.
The Nokia Lumia 900 was one of the favorites at CES 2012. The Nokia Lumia 900 is built for LTE on AT&T network and Windows 8 OS. Take a “lookinsyde” of Nokia Lumia 800 in the video below.
Take a “lookinsyde” of the London 2012 Trailer.
