list Stories by Byron Acohido - USA TODAY Reporter Feed http://content.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=88 Stories by Byron Acohido - USA TODAY Reporter Feed en-us Copyright 2009, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:26:18 GMT Stories by Byron Acohido - USA TODAY Reporter Feed 142 18 http://content.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=88 http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif Intel pays AMD $1.25 billion as chipmakers settle dispute http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-12-intel-amd_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-11-12-intel-amd_N.htm?csp=34 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:35:51 GMT Intel and AMD made peace on Thursday, clearing the way for the world’s leading PC chipmakers to focus on a fast-changing tech market. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-12-intel-amd_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-11-12-intel-amd_N.htm?csp=34 Eight charged in elaborate theft of debit card data http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2009-11-10-atm-hackers_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-10-atm-hackers_N.htm?csp=34 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:58:21 GMT Eight foreigners were charged in the U.S. on Tuesday in an elaborate cyberheist that began by hacking debit card data from RBS WorldPay. http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2009-11-10-atm-hackers_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-10-atm-hackers_N.htm?csp=34 PC users open doors to such worms as Conficker, Taterf http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-09-conficker09_ST_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-11-09-conficker09_ST_N.htm?csp=34 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:11:17 GMT The Conficker worm is still virulent after a year, a sign that PC users’ failure to observe security practices is letting worms in. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-09-conficker09_ST_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-11-09-conficker09_ST_N.htm?csp=34 N.Y. files antitrust suit against Intel, alleges threats, kickbacks http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-11-04-intel-antitrust-suit_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-04-intel-antitrust-suit_N.htm?csp=34 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:26:45 GMT New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday piled yet another antitrust lawsuit on chip giant Intel. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-11-04-intel-antitrust-suit_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-04-intel-antitrust-suit_N.htm?csp=34 Change passwords: Crooks want keys to your e-mail http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-10-27-cybercrime-phishing-account-passwords_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2009-10-27-cybercrime-phishing-account-passwords_N.htm?csp=34 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:51:13 GMT Phishing attacks suddenly spiked 200% from May through September, according to IBM’s X-Force research team, and phishers are going after log-ons to Web mail, social networking and online gaming accounts, security experts say. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-10-27-cybercrime-phishing-account-passwords_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2009-10-27-cybercrime-phishing-account-passwords_N.htm?csp=34 Despite Windows 7, Linux raps harder at company doors http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-10-22-windows-microsoft-linux_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-10-22-windows-microsoft-linux_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:47:39 GMT The launch of the Windows 7 computer operating system on Thursday should help Microsoft tighten its grip as the dominant supplier of desktops and laptops to the business world. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-10-22-windows-microsoft-linux_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-10-22-windows-microsoft-linux_N.htm?csp=34 Apple profit up 47% on strong iPhone sales; shares jump http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/2009-10-19-apple_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/earnings/2009-10-19-apple_N.htm?csp=34 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:50:00 GMT With consumers snapping up iPhones and Mac computers at a record pace, Apple on Monday became the latest tech giant to reinforce the notion that a tech-sector rebound may be on the horizon. http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/2009-10-19-apple_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/earnings/2009-10-19-apple_N.htm?csp=34 PC prices should stay low even with the release of Windows 7 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-10-12-pc-prices-remain-low_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-10-12-pc-prices-remain-low_N.htm?csp=34 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:09:26 GMT With Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system due Oct. 22, PC prices have never been lower. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-10-12-pc-prices-remain-low_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-10-12-pc-prices-remain-low_N.htm?csp=34 T-Mobile suspends Sidekick sales after customers lose data http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2009-10-12-sidekick-data_N.htm?csp=34 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:59:11 GMT T-Mobile this morning suspended sales of its Microsoft-enabled Sidekick smartphones, pending stabilization of its data storage system, which crashed Thursday. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2009-10-12-sidekick-data_N.htm?csp=34 Cyberthieves find workplace networks are easy pickings http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2009-10-08-cyberthieves-network-hackers_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-10-08-cyberthieves-network-hackers_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:28:30 GMT It took only a modicum of skill for a cybergang to steal 94 million credit and debit card payment records from the TJX retail chain ─ and follow that up by hauling in 130 million records from credit card processor Heartland Payment Systems. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2009-10-08-cyberthieves-network-hackers_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-10-08-cyberthieves-network-hackers_N.htm?csp=34