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Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing.
A look at recent tech-industry earnings Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy: News Summary: SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5 billion THE DEAL: Business software maker SAP AG agreed to buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion. 80% of mobile banking apps may have security flaws
Neal O’Farrell, executive director of the nonprofit Identity Theft Council, spoke about the seriousness of mobile security as part of San Francisco Small Business Week, Cult Of Mac reported. “There were more data breaches than U.S. residents last year and more cases of identity theft than just about all other crimes combined,” O’Farrell said, adding that unless users are encrypting their devices, they are essentially asking for trouble. “You’ve got to wake up [and] protect yourself, even if you use a Mac,” he said, citing the massive Flashback virus that affected more than 600,000 Mac computers. O’Farrell went on to warn that, “Eight out of ten mobile banking apps have security flaws, but Apple and the banks don’t want you
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