[November 24, 2009]

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(Houston Chronicle (TX) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 24----HP beats earnings guidance but cites pricing pressures in PCs and printers [http://venturebeat.com/2009/11/23/hp-beats-earnings-guidance-but-cites-pricing-pressures-in-pcs-and-printers/] -- And takes some market share from Dell in the process.

--New Facebook worm -- don't click da' button baby! [http://fitzgerald.blog.avg.com/2009/11/new-facebook-worm-dont-click-da-button-baby.html] -- Uses a sexy woman in a thong bikini to fool users into clicking on a malicious link.

--IE bug leaks private details from 50m PDF files [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/internet_explorer_file_disclosure_bug/] -- Allows access to PDF files showing the file path to the owners' C: drives in Windows.

--Negative Cashback from Bing Cashback [http://bountii.com/blog/2009/11/23/negative-cashback-from-bing-cashback/] -- Blogger discovers that "several" retailers are offering cheaper prices if you're not using Cashback than if you are. Microsoft says it's an isolated incident.

--Windows Mobile vs. Android: WinMo Is Better Than You Think [http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/23/windows-mobile-vs-android-winmo-is-better-than-you-think/] -- James Kendrick thinks Microsoft's mobile OS is not getting a fair shake. Also 15 best free Windows Mobile apps [http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/15-best-free-windows-mobile-apps-653071] --'Spam King' gets 4 years for fraud [http://www.freep.com/article/20091123/NEWS05/91123066/1002/BUSINESS/Spam-King-gets-4-years-for-fraud] -- Alan Ralsky goes to prison for a pump-and-dump spam e-mail stock scam.

--Twitter's Biz Stone says could go IPO route [http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE5AM3PO20091123] -- Rather than selling the company.

--Corel says takeover needed to prevent collapse [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i6Z1gkycg15BUfDzig7zv-YE0JZgD9C5JHRG0] --Core i7 iMacs showing up DOA -- including ours [http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/24/core-i7-imacs-showing-up-doa-including-ours/] -- Apple's discussion forums indicate there's an issue with the new, 27-inch, high-performance iMacs arriving with no performance at all. Some won't boot; some have cracked screens.

--Apple's latest iPhone ads take a swipe at Verizon [http://www.9to5mac.com/iphone_verizon_30104] -- Touting the iPhone's ability to surf the Web while taking calls at the same time.

--AdMob Data Reveals Android's Growth, Device Market Share [http://gigaom.com/2009/11/22/admob-october/] -- Android has a 20 percent share of the smartphone traffic measured by AdMob, which is being acquired by Google. Also Apple iPhone eats up 50% share of all mobile data traffic globally [http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/23/apple_iphone_eats_up_50_share_of_all_mobile_data_traffic_globally.html] --Google hoodwinked into pushing Chrome OS scareware [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/chromium_scareware/] -- Google's search results for "chromium OS download" may lead to fake antispyware.

--Google gobbles display ad startup Teracent [http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/11/23/google-gobbles-display-ad-startup-teracent/] -- Google gets further away from text-based ads.

--Google Maps Navigation Comes to Android 1.6 [http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/23/google-maps-navigation-comes-to-android-1-6/] -- Free turn-by-turn navigation now available for the older version of Android. Will this get approved for the iPhone? To see more of the Houston Chronicle, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.HoustonChronicle.com.

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