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Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:06 PM PST

– 59 mins ago

NEW YORK – Time Warner Cable Inc. said Thursday that its customers will still be able to view major programming from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox even if it can't reach a deal with broadcaster Sinclair before their contract expires Friday at midnight.

About four million Time Warner Cable customers from Portland, Maine, to Pensacola, Fla., are caught in the middle of the New York company's dust-up over the fees it pays Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. to include its signals in channel lineups.

However, Time Warner Cable said late Thursday that it will continue to provide all available Big 4 network programming this weekend even if Hunt Valley, Md.-based Sinclair pulls local programming such as the evening news. Such a plan could mean that college football fans may be able to watch Saturday's ABC broadcast of the Florida Gators playing in the Outback bowl after all.

The companies' dispute is the latest of several in the industry this year, some of which resulted in cable customers missing part of the Oscars broadcast and two World Series games. In most cases, however, cable and broadcast companies have been able to avoid blackouts, even if negotiations go down the wire. Earlier Thursday, DirecTV Corp. said it reached a deal with broadcaster Hearst Corp. over the fees the satellite company pays to carry Hearst's 29 local TV stations, averting a blackout. The companies' contract had been scheduled to expire at midnight Friday as well.

Broadcast companies used to allow cable providers to carry their channels for free and made their money selling commercial time. But competition for ad dollars has intensified, and broadcasters now see these fees from cable providers as a crucial, second revenue stream.

Sinclair is asking for more cash for the right to carry signals from its stations, but Time Warner Cable is resisting the increase. The contract affects 33 Sinclair stations in 21 markets.

Time Warner Cable said Thursday that it is still working to reach a long-term agreement with Sinclair. Rob Marcus, the company's president and chief operating officer, said discussions between the Time Warner Cable programming team and Sinclair have taken place "as recently as this morning and are ongoing."

Sinclair Broadcast was not immediately reachable for comment.

Hearst, DirecTV reach deal on programming fees (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:40 PM PST

– 1 hr 25 mins ago

NEW YORK – DirecTV satellite subscribers around the country will continue to receive network TV stations owned by Hearst Corp. after the two companies reached a new deal over the fees that DirecTV pays the broadcasting company to carry stations on its lineup.

The original deal would have expired at midnight Friday, and subscribers in Boston, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and other markets could have lost Hearst-owned stations on DirecTV. Hearst owns 29 local TV stations, which include affiliates of all the major networks except Fox.

Many of these negotiations over fees have been going down to the wire recently as broadcasters look to tap a second source of revenue outside of selling commercial time. Some disputes have even extended past the expiration of previous deals, leaving cable and satellite subscribers without channels for days, even weeks.

Sinclair Broadcast Group is still wrangling with Time Warner Cable Inc. over the same issue. If a deal isn't reached by midnight Friday, 33 stations could go dark for Time Warner customers. However, Time Warner Cable said late Thursday that it will continue to show all available programs from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox this weekend even if Sinclair pulls local programming such as the evening news. Such a plan could mean that college football fans may be able to watch Saturday's ABC broadcast of the Florida Gators playing in the Outback bowl after all.

Hearst and DirecTV reached a new deal Wednesday and announced it Thursday.

Terms were not disclosed. DirecTV, which is based in El Segundo, Calif., has about 19 million subscribers nationwide, although the company would not say how many could have been affected had it failed to reach a deal with Hearst, which is based in New York.

Pew study hints at what Web users will pay for (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:33 AM PST

CES 2011 rumor roundup (Digital Trends)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:11 PM PST

Molly McHugh Molly Mchugh – 54 mins ago

Ces rumors

CES 2011 is right around the corner, and the predictions are piling up. We already know a lot about the general trends we're sure to see at the trade show, but let's not forget all of the rumors about specific products surrounding the week in Vegas that have been building up all winter. Here's a little insight on some of the most hyped speculations that we’ll know more about come January 5.

HTC Thunderbolt


Just yesterday, Verizon told us that it would be releasing its first 4G capable phone at CES (it won't be the iPhone – that's apparently in February). Verizon says the device will feature Google’s Android OS, and that hint paired with HTC's mysterious promo hyping it will be "the first to 4G, again," makes this rumor seem pretty conclusive. Some "leaked" images of the forthcoming smartphone have all but killed any of the surprise the announcement could have had. This particular product debuting at CES is nearly a sure thing.

Samsung Galaxy Player



Taking note from Apple's success stripping down the iPhone into the iPod Touch, it's widely speculated that Samsung will be releasing a media player that closely mimics its popular Galaxy S smartphone. With reportedly identical specs (sans cellular connection), it may be the best answer to the iPod Touch yet. Samsung's Russian site is one that features the Galaxy Player with full specs (it's listed as available in 8GB and 16GB versions and white only) and Engadget reported the company's South Korean press release about the device. While Samsung hasn't said anything about introducing the Galaxy Player, multiple source say to expect it.

Motorola tablet



Earlier this month, we found out that Motorola had been busy trademarking the name "Motorola Xoom" all over the world. Seeing as the company has a little experience in tablet development and is due to premiere a host of new products at CES, there's a possibility we're about to be introduced to the Motorola Xoom. Motorola's only adding to the hype with a video teaser that reveals its tablet (with an Android Honeycomb reference included) is on its way. In time for CES? It seems likely.

Microsoft tablet



Shortly after an analyst warned Microsoft that it must introduce a competent tablet or face an uncertain future, a mockup of what that product might be hit the Internet. The image featured the rumored Samsung Gloria, a 10-inch device with a keyboard, and some speculate this could be the first Windows OS tablet. Microsoft has a troubled history with tablets, and the negative feedback about this potential launch makes us think there will be no such announcement at CES.

Polaroid instant camera



At the beginning of the month, we got our hands on this obscure promo from Polaroid. A brightened version of the image reveals the classic printing slot at the bottom of an instant camera, which has gotten enthusiasts dreaming of the company's return to its original product. Unfortunately, the photo is the only piece of insight we have as to Polaroid's CES plans.

HP Pavilion dv7 Sandy Bridge notebooks


The worst kept CES secret is that HP will be unveiling its Pavilion dv7 4000 and 5000 notebooks with quad-core Intel Sandy Bridge chips. A few days ago we saw that the company had even been posting documents on its support pages that revealed more details about the devices. Of course, HP will be one of many showing off new PCs using Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs at CES this year.

Remains of the Day: Danse macabre (Macworld)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:30 PM PST

Dan Moren Dan Moren – Thu Dec 30, 7:30 pm ET

Once again, the iPhone stops crime in its tracks; Apple kicks another sneaky camera app to the curb; and it's time for a game of musical mortality chairs. Get ready to close out 2010 in style with the remainders for Thursday, December 30.

Police arrest burglar spotted with iPhone app (9News.com)

This time it wasn't the iPhone's GPS that helped stop a crime: it was a Webcam app called iCam. A Denver woman was checking in on her dog via the app when she spotted a man rifling her room and stealing her iPad. A suspect was later apprehended by authorities. I note that the dog didn't appear to scare him off; yet another argument in favor of owning an iPhone over a pet.

Apple pulls Quick Snap camera app from App Store (MacNN)

Yet another camera app that let you snap a picture by clicking the iPhone's volume button made it into the App Store, but Apple's now pulled it. After the whole Camera+ debacle, you'd think people would have learned that when it comes to buttons, Apple means business.

A feature iTunes should have (heif)

Twitter: the breeding ground for great ideas. One guy suggests that iTunes should compute, via actuarial tables, how many times you'll listen to a song before you die, and *bam* an actuary's on the scene with the nuts and bolts. Frankly, I think this feature is a great idea: maybe we could scare some kids by pointing out how many times they're likely to listen to Katy Perry before they kick it.

'Double-click' patent lawsuit attacks Apple's iPhone, iPad (AppleInsider)

Another day, another trollicious patent lawsuit. This time it's San Francisco-based Actify which is suing Apple, HTC, and Nokia over a little patent it likes to call "Double-Clicking a Point-and-Click User Interface Apparatus to Enable a New Interaction with Content represented by an Active Visual Display Element." For Apple, the suit specifically targets the iPhone and iPad. Man, nobody pays attention to the iPod touch, huh?

Apple, Android top Amazon sales (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:56 PM PST

– Thu Dec 30, 6:56 pm ET

The online retailing giant said the best-selling computer on its site in 2010 was Apple's (NMS:AAPL) MacBook Pro 13.3-inch laptop, while the top wireless device was Samsung's Captivate phone running on Google's (NMS:GOOG) Android OS with an AT&T (NYSE:T - News) contract. The best-selling software was Microsoft's (NMS:MSFT) Office 2010 Home & Student. The top electronic product was Amazon's (NMS:AMZN) Kindle, which the company said Mon. was its best-selling item of all time. Amazon dipped 0.3% to 182.75.

Facebook tops Google as most visited site in U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:34 PM PST

– Thu Dec 30, 6:34 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook surpassed Google for the first time as the most visited website in the United States for most of 2010.

The social network site edged out Google.com with 8.9 percent of all U.S. visits between January and November 2010, while Google.com ranked second with about 7.2 percent of all visits, according to online measurement service Experian Hitwise.

Facebook's move to the top spot shows just how quickly the site has grown in popularity. Within the span of six years, Facebook has become the world's largest Web social network with roughly half a billion users worldwide.

Google.com dominated the top spot as the most visited website in the United States in 2009 and 2008. News Corp's MySpace was the No. 1 visited website in 2007. It is ranked No. 7.

However, when all of Google's properties are considered -- such as YouTube and email, for instance -- Google still reigns as the most visited site at 9.9 percent between January and November 2010. Facebook follows at 8.9 percent. Yahoo and all of its properties ranked third at 8.1 percent.

(Reporting by Jennifer Saba. Editing by Robert MacMillan)

Rihanna still atop Social 50 chart (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:09 PM PST

By Silvio Pietroluongo and Keith Caulfield Silvio Pietroluongo And Keith Caulfield – Thu Dec 30, 7:09 pm ET

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Rihanna holds at No. 1 for a third non-consecutive week on the Social 50 chart, which ranks the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites -- MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and iLike.

The ranking uses a formula blending weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with weekly artist page views and weekly song plays. The final ranking also includes a measurement that identifies the ratio of page views to fans.

Justin Bieber bumps up 3-2, his third week in the runner-up slot in the five weeks that the chart has been in existence.

Lady Gaga rebounds 6-3 to reach a new peak, the Black Eyed Peas and Eminem stand still, holding at number 4 and 5, respectively. Akon ascends 7-6.

Leave it to a racy video to turn on the social masses. Enrique Iglesias' not-safe-for-work clip for "Tonight I'm F*****' You" premiered last week online and set the viral world on fire. The singer vaults from No. 21 to No. 7 with the largest gain of Facebook fans (up 125%) on the chart following the debut of "Tonight's" sexually charged video on December 23.

Rounding out the top 10 are Michael Jackson, who moves up a slot to No. 8, Linkin Park, which climbs 10-9, and Katy Perry, who drops 8-10.

Bay Area duo Pomplamoose has been inescapable this holiday season as they and their music have been the centerpiece of Hyundai's Christmas widely-seen television advertising campaign.

In the three spots, the act puts their distinctive spin on holiday standards "Jingle Bells," "Deck the Halls" and "Up on the Housetop." With that exposure, Pomplamoose is the top debut at No. 29 and posts the chart's best percentage gain among YouTube channel page views (up 78%).

With the absence of Pomplamoose holiday tracks at digital retailers, YouTube is a main source for those desiring to see the TV spots.

Keri Hilson also enters the tally at number 35, owed to the buzz generated by the release of her new album, "No Boys Allowed," on December 21. She posts percentage increases in all monitored social segments: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, iLike and MySpace.

(Editing by Zorianna Kit)

RIP Kodachrome Film (Mashable)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST

Radhika Marya Radhika Marya – Thu Dec 30, 12:56 pm ET

It's the end of the line for Kodachrome, the first commercially successful color film, created by Kodak in 1935. The iconic film will no longer be processed, as Thursday marked the last time Dwayne's Photo — a lab in Parsons, Kansas — was willing to accept Kodachrome rolls that needed developing.

Kodachrome's demise was first announced in June 2009. Kodak cited a decline in sales as photographers had traded their old film for digital memory cards — or, in some cases, newer films. This meant that the company also stopped producing the chemicals needed to develop the film.

As The New York Times reported Wednesday, there was a time when there were about 25 labs in the world that could process Kodachrome film. But the number of labs began to decline a few years ago when the last Kodak-run facility in the U.S. closed, followed by another closure in Japan and another in Switzerland. Dwayne's Photo was the last place still developing Kodachrome, but last week, the lab opened the last of the chemicals used to process the film.

Even though Kodachrome saw diminishing sales toward its end, this is the end of an era for a number of photographers and photography buffs. The film — currently trending at number seven on Google in the U.S. — was noted for capturing rich color and light in a way that many say cannot be replicated by digital cameras or apps like Hipstamatic and Instagram. As Paul Simon noted in his 1973 song — titled, "Kodachrome," of course — "You give us those nice bright colors/ You give us the greens of summers/ Makes you think all the world's a sunny day."

The film was used to take some world-famous photographs, including Steve McCurry's National Geographic 1985 cover image of a young Afghan girl. Incidentally, Kodak gave McCurry the last roll of Kodachrome last year. The photographer, who hand-delivered the final roll to Parsons after he finished shooting, has posted some of the last 36 frames on his blog.

Meanwhile, as the Times noted, the last roll to be processed at Dwayne's Photo belongs to owner Dwayne Steinle. The final frame will feature all his employees standing in front of the business wearing shirts that commemorate the film's official retirement.

Skype makes video calling free on iPhone; service gets banned in China (Appolicious)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 11:27 AM PST

Six Downloads to Improve Microsoft Office (PC World)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 06:00 PM PST

Lincoln Spector Lincoln Spector – Thu Dec 30, 9:00 pm ET

Anyone who uses Microsoft Office will agree on two things: It's a powerful collection of applications, and it needs improvements.

Here are six programs that bring Office a lot closer to what it should be. The first three work across multiple Office applications, improving the much-loved--and much-hated--ribbon-based interface. The other three are application-specific, giving Outlook, Word, and Excel additional capabilities that Microsoft either didn't think of or didn't bother with.

For links to these downloads all in one convenient place, see our "Six Downloads to Improve Microsoft Office" collection.

User Interface Improvements

Office Tab

If you've ever had multiple Excel worksheets open at a time, you know the frustrations of switching among them and keeping track of which is which. The same goes for Word documents and PowerPoint presentations.

Extendoffice.com's Office Tab adds tabbed document management to those three applications, making the chore much easier. As with the tabbed Web pages in your browser, you can easily switch between tabs, rearrange them, or right-click for a menu of options.

Extendoffice also sells separate tab programs for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but if you use any two of those applications, the full Office Tab program costs less.

Download Office Tab | Price: $25; 30-day free trial | Supports Office 2003, 2007, and 2010 (does not yet support PowerPoint 2010)

Search Commands

Do you know, off-hand, which ribbon you need to change Word's AutoCorrect options? Or which Excel ribbon you need for sorting a worksheet? There's always a feature that you just know is around somewhere, but Help is a far too slow and painful way to find it.

This freebie from Microsoft Office Labs won't eliminate your need to ask such questions, but it will probably provide answers. Simply go to the Search Command ribbon and enter a keyword to bring up a row of appropriate icons. One is bound to be the item you want.

Search Commands works in the 2007 versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Download Search Commands | Price: Free | Supports Office 2007

Classic Menu for Office 2007

If you miss the old Microsoft Office user interface--the one with menus instead of ribbons--Classic Menu is a dream come true. Install it, and you're back to the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint you love.

And Addintools, the creator of this download, brings back the menu the right way: It augments the ribbon interface rather than replacing it. Classic Menu simply adds another ribbon--one with the old, familiar menus and, as a bonus, the old, familiar toolbars. It's there when you want it, but you can always click on another ribbon and use the more modern interface when the mood strikes you.

As the name implies, this program is for Office 2007. Addintools sells similar add-ons for the various Office 2010 packages.

Download Classic Menu for Office 2007 | Price: $30; 30-day free trial | Supports Office 2007

Specific Application Improvements

Lookeen

Download Lookeen | Price: $40; 14-day free trial | Supports Outlook 2003, 2007, and 2010

CrossEyes

Download CrossEyes | Price: $30; 15-day trial | Supports Word 2003 and 2007

ASAP Utilities

Download ASAP Utilities | Price: $49 for commercial use, after 90-day trial period; free for noncommercial use, unless "you don't want to be forced to update to the new version twice a year...or if you like this program and think it is worth the money." | Supports Excel 2000, 2002/XP, 2003, 2007, and 2010 (32-bit)

Contributing Editor Lincoln Spector writes PCWorld's Answer Line column and blog.

Trojan Grabs Private Information from Android Devices (NewsFactor)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 10:08 AM PST

Jennifer LeClaire, newsfactor.com Jennifer Leclaire, newsfactor.com – Thu Dec 30, 1:08 pm ET

A new Trojan is targeting Android devices. Known in security circles as Geinimi, the Trojan is powerful enough to compromise the personal data on a user's smartphone and send it to remote servers.

So says Lookout Mobile Security. In fact, the firm said the new Trojan is the most sophisticated Android malware its security researchers have seen to date. What's more, Geinimi is also the first Android malware in the wild that displays botnet-like capabilities. That means once the malware is installed on a user's phone, it has the potential to receive commands from a remote server that allow the owner of that server to control the phone.

"Geinimi is effectively being 'grafted' onto repackaged versions of legitimate applications, primarily games, and distributed in third-party Chinese Android app markets," the company wrote in a blog post. "The affected applications request extensive permissions over and above the set that is requested by their legitimate original versions."

Apple's Advantage

Lookout said the Trojan's intent isn't entirely clear, but the possibilities range from a malicious ad network to an attempt to create an Android botnet.

Here's how it works: When a host application containing Geinimi is launched on a user's phone, the Trojan runs in the background and collects information that can compromise a user's privacy, Lookout said. That includes location coordinates and unique identifiers for both the device and SIM card. At five-minute intervals, Lookout explains, Geinimi attempts to connect to a remote server using one of 10 embedded domain names. If it connects, Geinimi transmits collected information to the remote server.

"This is unlikely to affect end users in the U.S. You have to go to a third-party site and enable and install third-party applications outside the marketplace. But it underscores the Wild West nature that is the Android platform," said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at Gartner.

"Something like this would be virtually impossible on an iPhone. There's no easy way of installing applications on the iPhone that didn't come from the marketplace unless you are willing to go through hoops to try to jailbreak it. This underscores Apple's position of maintaining end-to-end control, and the reason for doing so is that iPhone users don't have to worry about these types of things."

Protecting Your Phone

The good news for Android users is Lookout said there is no evidence that Geinimi is distributed through third-party Chinese app stores. To download an app from a third-party app store, Android users need to enable the installation of apps from "unknown sources." Although Geinimi could be packaged into applications for Android phones in other geographic regions, Lookout has not seen any applications compromised by the Geinimi Trojan in the official Google Android Market.

"There are a number of applications -- typically games -- we have seen repackaged with the Geinimi Trojan and posted in Chinese app stores, including Monkey Jump 2, Sex Positions, President vs Aliens, City Defense, and Baseball Superstars 2010," Lookout said. "It is important to remember that even though there are instances of the games repackaged with the Trojan, the original versions available in the official Google Android Market have not been affected."

Lookout said Android users can stay safe by only downloading applications from trusted sources, such as reputable application markets, by always checking the permissions an app requests, by being aware of unusual behavior on the phone, and by downloading a mobile security app.

Virus attacks Android phones in China: researchers (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:54 PM PST

By Jim Finkle Jim Finkle – Thu Dec 30, 5:54 pm ET

BOSTON (Reuters) – A powerful virus targeting smart phones in China running Google Inc's Android operating system may represent the most sophisticated bug to target mobile devices to date, security researchers said on Thursday.

Anti-virus firm Lookout Mobile Security estimates that the number of phones that have been infected by the virus, dubbed Geinimi, ranges from the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.

Researchers said that the virus has yet to wreak havoc, though, and that they were unsure what its authors were seeking to accomplish.

"It is not clear to us what the purpose of it is," said Kevin Mahaffey, chief technology officer for Lookout. "It could be anything from a malicious advertising network to an attempt to create a botnet."

A botnet is an army of enslaved computers that its controllers can compromise for identity theft, use to launch attacks to shut down websites or turn into spam email servers.

Still, the emergence of Geinimi underlines concerns that hackers are shifting from focusing on attacking PCs to targeting mobile devices as sales of the powerful handheld computers take off and users increasingly put sensitive data in their pockets.

Phones become contaminated with Geinimi when users download software applications that have been repackaged to include the virus, according to researchers from Lookout and Symantec Corp.

Tainted programs include versions of the video games Monkey Jump 2, President vs. Aliens, City Defense and Baseball Superstars 2010, according to Lookout.

Lookout researchers said that so far they have only found the tainted software at third-party apps stores targeting the Chinese market. Legitimate versions of the applications in the official Android market appear to be safe, they said.

Compromised phones call back to a remote computer for instructions on what to do at five-minute intervals. Then they transmit information on the device's location, its hardware ID and SIM card back to the remote computer.

So far the remote computers have been collecting data but have not issued any other orders to the infected phones, Mahaffey said.

Liam Murchu, a research manager with anti-virus software maker Symantec, said that infected devices could be ordered to make calls, send text messages and download other malicious software onto the phones.

(Reporting by Jim Finkle; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)

Trillian, Firefox lead Fresh Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:15 AM PST

FBI Raids ISP in Anonymous DDoS Investigation (PC World)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:40 PM PST

Robert McMillan Robert Mcmillan – Thu Dec 30, 8:40 pm ET

Authorities in the U.S. and Germany have raided Internet Service Providers in hopes of tracking down the hackers who launched distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against Web sites such as Visa.com, PayPal.com, and Mastercard.com earlier this month.

In documents posted Wednesday to the Smoking Gun Web site, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation describes the complex path its investigation has taken as it has searched for the computers that served as a central meeting point for the attacks.

After Germany's Federal Criminal Police raided service provider Host Europe, they linked one of he IRC servers to Dallas's Tailor Made Services, the documents state. Two hard drives were seized from Dallas's Tailor Made Services on Dec. 16, the Smoking Gun reports. Another IRC server has been traced to Fremont, California's Hurricane Electric.

Neither Hurricane Electric nor Tailor Made Services could be reached immediately for comment Thursday.

The early-December attacks were part of a grassroots campaign called "Operation Payback," which tried to put pressure on companies that had severed relations with WikiLeaks after it began publishing classified U.S. Department of State cables. Operation Payback is the work of a group called Anonymous, which has launched similar attacks against the Church of Scientology and the Motion Picture Association of America in the past.

The attacks were strong, but minimally disruptive. They knocked Web sites offline, but they didn't touch any of the target's back-end transaction processing systems. They also garnered a lot of publicity for Anonymous.

Ringleaders urged volunteers to download software that flooded Web sites with useless Internet traffic, ultimately causing may of them to come grinding to a stop. Other victims included the Web sites of WikiLeaks critic Sarah Palin and the Swedish Prosecutor's Office, which is pursuing sex charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

The FBI investigation centers on the IRC servers, used to coordinate the attacks. The FBI initiated the investigation on Dec. 9 after PayPal provided them with the Internet Protocol addresses of eight IRC servers used in by the group.

On Dec. 9, Dutch police arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the attacks.

Robert McMillan covers computer security and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Robert on Twitter at @bobmcmillan. Robert's e-mail address is robert_mcmillan@idg.com
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