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New Flash flaw could let attackers control Macs, Adobe urges users to update Posted: 28 Apr 2014 09:58 AM PDT Adobe on Monday disclosed a new vulnerability in its Flash platform that may allow attackers to remotely take over and control Macs, PCs, and Linux machines and advised users to update their system as quickly as possible.

Touch panel makers face falling revenue thanks to faltering touchscreen PC sales Posted: 28 Apr 2014 09:18 AM PDT Despite rising overall sales, manufacturers of touchscreen components are set to feel the squeeze in their bottom line as more players enter the market and shipments shift toward lower-margin parts for tablets and smartphones.

New York City bars to use Apple's iBeacons for app-driven 'pub crawl' promotion Posted: 28 Apr 2014 08:18 AM PDT Companies continue to find new and interesting ways of implementing Apple's iBeacon technology, with one New York City event planning to direct participants on a Lower Manhattan "pub crawl" via location-based notifications sent to their iPhones.

40% of Chinese consumers turn to phablets as Apple said to prep jumbo iPhone Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:19 AM PDT Apple's rumored 5.5-inch iPhone could have a sizable market to attack in China, as smartphone buyers in the world's most populous nation are taking home so-called "phablets" in droves, new data revealed Monday shows.

Apple preparing $17B bond sale to help fund massive share buyback Posted: 28 Apr 2014 05:26 AM PDT A year after it turned to the bond markets to fund its capital repurchase program, Apple is planning to do the same yet again, with a sale price that would reportedly be the second highest in corporate history.