Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Tech News Today

Twitter patches flaw that ran rampant
JavaScript "onmouseover" command exploit hits thousands of users before Twitter gets patch in place. Attention now turns to those who may have created exploits.

Facebook party invitation goes wrong
A 14-year-old British girl tried posting a birthday invitation on Facebook. She intended to invite 15 people, but didn't set privacy controls correctly. The invite went viral; 21,000 people said they would attend. Her mom canceled the party.

HP settles with former CEO Hurd
Less than two weeks after suing Mark Hurd for taking a post at competitor Oracle, the two companies settle out of court after he agreed to return stock to HP

Study examines computer use and academic performance
A new study examines the effect of computers on children's academic performance. It found that increased computer use benefited girls and African American boys academically. This includes time spent playing video games.

The truth about iPad: It's only good for two things
The Apple iPad is a landmark product, but it's also imperfect and fairly limited. In fact, there are only two areas where it really shines

Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.

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