Apple girding gadgets against hackers

Privacy experts praise Google+ rollout so far Computerworld By Juan Carlos Perez IDG News Service - After major privacy failures in its Buzz and Street View services, Google has hit the right notes with its deliberate, measured roll out of its new Google+ social networking site, according to privacy experts. ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA Space Shuttle: Only Four Astronauts on Final Launch From Cape Canaveral ABC News By NED POTTER (@NedPotterABC) Space Shuttle Atlantis Astronauts, Mission Specialists Rex Walheim, Sandra Magnus, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Commander Chris Ferguson walkout from the Operations and Checkout Building into the Astrovan in preparation for the ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Oracle Win Would Strain Android Growth PCWorld By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Will handset makers maintain their dedication to Android if they have to pay to license it? That's the question experts following Google's battle with Oracle are asking, and some of them think the answer is no. ... See all stories on this topic »

HP TouchPad, Facebook Video Chat, and Google+ on PCWorld Podcast #119 PCWorld By PCWorld Podcast, PCWorld Jul 8, 2011 12:00 PM This week, we give you the skinny on the promising-but-not-great HP TouchPad, before potificating at length about social media. Facebook just released video chat and other chat tweaks, and Google has ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple girding gadgets against hackers AFP SAN FRANCISCO — Apple on Friday said it was working to patch a vulnerability that hackers could use to break into the company's popular iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch gadgets. Engineers at the California firm are fixing a weakness pointed out by the ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Google Backs Down; Eric Schmidt Will Testify Before Congress paidContent.org Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt will testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee in September, a company spokesperson confirmed on Friday. It's a reversal for Google (NSDQ: GOOG), which had previously declined to ... See all stories on this topic »

Why You Need to Help Save the James Webb Space Telescope Wired News By Matt Blum The latest US House of Representatives appropriations bill seeks to cut funding for NASA by $1.6 billion, and in the process eliminate the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project. While it is undeniable that the project has had large ... See all stories on this topic » Wired News

OS X Lion to launch next week, say reports Computerworld By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Apple will release Lion some time next week, perhaps Thursday, July 14, according to reports. Citing unnamed sources, 9to5Mac and AppleInsider said that Apple retail stores would be prepped next week, most likely for the ... See all stories on this topic »