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Thursday Jul 16, 2009
links for 2009-7-16: Twitter founder hacked; Apple market share slips; webOS SDK
Twitter’s @Ev Confirms Hacker Targeted Personal Accounts; Attack Was “Highly Distressing.”
- A lesson to us all to make sure our passwords are strong and secure. Gaining access to as little as one "throw away" e-mail account can cascade to access to financial or other confidential information through standard password recovery mechanisms.
Dell, HP even in second quarter U.S. PC shipment race; Apple market share slips as Acer surges
- Apple surprisingly down 12.4% from last year but Acer up an astounding 51%. The poor economy seems to be causing folks to balk at the "Apple Tax" benefiting Acer which typically has amongst the least expensive machines.
Palm launches webOS SDK, aims to bolster app lineup
- I'm actually surprised the SDK wasn't available when the device was launched. Story also notes that the latest iTunes breaks syncing with the Pre which was expected.