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How to Find Out if Your Mac Is in the Infected 1 Percent

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 10 at 12:59 pm PT

Kasperky Labs launches a Web-based tool to detect and remove the infamous Flashfake malware. Still no sign of the long-predicted security apocalypse on the Mac.

Nordstrom Acquires Flash Sales Site HauteLook for Up to $270 Million

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 17, 2011 at 2:11 pm PT

Nordstrom has agreed to acquire four-year-old HauteLook, marking the department store’s first foray into online private sales.

Mobile World Congress Notebook: Battle of the Behemoth Booths

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 16, 2011 at 11:40 am PT

Aiming to capture the flavor of Barcelona, Mobilized’s Ina Fried reports back on some of the more massive booths at Mobile World Congress, including a two-story booth devoted to Android and an entire hall of wares from Sweden’s Ericsson.

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You People Were Totally Twittering During the Super Bowl

Peter Kafka in Media on February 9, 2011 at 2:32 pm PT

More fuel for Twitter’s “we work really, really well with big TV events” pitch: News that the service set a new frequency record during Sunday’s Super Bowl. Twitter says users generated a peak of 4,064 tweets per second at the end of the game, eclipsing the old high for televised sports set during last year’s World Cup. But that’s not Twitter’s all-time record, which was set, oddly, in Japan last year on New Year’s Eve.

Motorola Goes After Apple’s iPad in Super Bowl Teaser Spot for Xoom Tablet

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 31, 2011 at 2:34 pm PT

Aiming to turn the tables on Apple, Motorola is trying to pitch its upcoming Xoom tablet as an alternative to the dominant computing culture–the same tactic Apple once used against IBM.

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Disney Steals Top Mobile Exec From Electronic Arts

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 25, 2011 at 6:24 pm PT

Adam Sussman has left his job at Electronic Arts as the VP of worldwide publishing for mobile to join Disney, we have confirmed. BusinessInsider.com first reported his departure, saying he will be rejoining Disney, where he previously worked for six years. He will be Disney’s SVP of publishing for Disney Games. Sussman was responsible for making EA one of the largest game developers in mobile, and was a frequent guest at Apple iPhone events to help unveil new products.

I/O Ventures Returns to Train Second Class of Start-Ups

Liz Gannes in Social on January 20, 2011 at 10:14 am PT

With a swarm of start-up accelerators in the mold of Y Combinator all hitting the tech scene last year, it’s inevitable that some will fall by the wayside. But I/O Ventures, based in San Francisco’s Mission District, will be back for another season, co-founder Paul Bragiel tells NetworkEffect.

When It Wasn't Stuffing Cars, EMC Was Doing Real Business

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 19, 2011 at 6:56 pm PT

Aside from producing oddly funny onstage stunts, storage company EMC launched 41 new enterprise products at its New York event yesterday.

Gilt City Leaves the Masses to Groupon, Skims the Cream Off the Top

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 7, 2011 at 2:07 pm PT

As Groupon and LivingSocial scramble for first-mover advantage and launch in as many as eight new markets a day, Gilt City is taking a different approach to the group-buying market.

Video Meme: Hallelujah for Flash Mobs!

Liz Gannes in Social on December 23, 2010 at 6:30 am PT

Flash mobs: They’re no longer elite events for cool kids with secret passwords. This holiday season has seen a remarkable run of flash mobs in North America (and subsequently on YouTube), with both participants and audience members eager to partake in an increasingly democratized art form and then post their experiences online.

How to Find Out if Your Mac Is in the Infected 1 Percent

Nordstrom Acquires Flash Sales Site HauteLook for Up to $270 Million

Mobile World Congress Notebook: Battle of the Behemoth Booths

You People Were Totally Twittering During the Super Bowl

Motorola Goes After Apple’s iPad in Super Bowl Teaser Spot for Xoom Tablet

Disney Steals Top Mobile Exec From Electronic Arts

I/O Ventures Returns to Train Second Class of Start-Ups

When It Wasn't Stuffing Cars, EMC Was Doing Real Business

Gilt City Leaves the Masses to Groupon, Skims the Cream Off the Top

Video Meme: Hallelujah for Flash Mobs!

Binging in the Holidays (With Donuts!)

Qualcomm to Give FloTV Users Money Back

Twitter Puts "@EarlyBird" Down for a Long Nap

App Watch: The Official White House App Debuts

Apple iPad Event Liveblog

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