Facebook feeds laden with malware

One-fifth of Facebook users are exposed to malware contained in their news feeds, claim security researchers, according to the BBC.

Security firm BitDefender said it had detected infections contained in the news feeds of around 20% of Facebook users.

By clicking on infected links in a news feed, users risk having viruses installed on their computer. Facebook said it already had steps in place to identify and remove malware-containing links.

Apple is now barring all single-station radio applications from the iPhone and iPad, insisting that “single station apps represent spam in the iTunes store”, reports The Register.

So says Jim Barcus, president of DJB Radio Apps, which has long helped build iPhone apps and other mobile apps for radio stations across the US.

According to Barcus, Apple began rejecting single-station radio apps on 10 November, declaring it “will no longer approve any more radio station apps unless there are hundreds of stations on the same app”. Barcus can't see the logic. "[Apple doesn't] understand that radio stations are in fierce competition," he says.

Virgin Media is looking at rolling out a nationwide WiFi network in the UK which could challenge BT and offer more connectivity options to on-the-go workers, writes V3.

There has been much speculation in the past few days that Virgin is investigating such a possibility, and a spokesperson confirmed the news to V3.

"It's in the early stages, but we are actively exploring opportunities around WiFi and speaking to a number of organisations, including local authorities, with a view to seeing how we can provide great outdoor connectivity," said the spokesperson.

Technology companies must learn lessons from the Oracle/SAP US copyright infringement trial and prioritise intellectual property, according to top analysts, states Computing.

"This case has demonstrated that software companies need to become less naive and blas'e about their approach to IP generally," said Thomas Otter, lead analyst on SAP at research firm Gartner.

"The software industry is premised on IP, yet many software companies, even quite sophisticated ones, haven't really tightened up their approach to IP in relation to how they treat other people's products and how their products are treated in the market. This case will make people sit up and realise they need to think more about their IP practice," Otter added.