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Move over Mac Defender—there's a new malware variant in town, and it doesn't require the administrator password for installation. Security research firm Intego issued a new warning to Mac users on Wednesday, heavily cautioning users that a new variant on Mac Defender, called Mac Guard, is making the rounds via SEO poisoning online.

RT @facebookinsider: Facebook Blasts Ceglia Lawsuit As 'Outrageous Fraud' #303

RT @ZDNet: Breaking: HTC confirms bootloaders of Android phones will be unlocked #303 #twig

RT @ITBlogs: via @washingtonpost: Lawmakers grill AT&T, T-Mobile as skepticism builds #303

RT @davewiner: Obama to name Twitter CEO to advisory committee. #303

Osama Bedier, a former PayPal executive now at Google, stole PayPal’s confidential information, the company said in the lawsuit filed yesterday in state court in San Jose, California. Stephanie Tilenius, another ex-PayPal executive now at Google, violated contractual obligations by recruiting Bedier, PayPal said.

At first, Google Wallet will support both Citi MasterCard and a Google Prepaid Card, which you’ll be able to fund with almost any payment card. From the outset, you’ll be able to tap your phone to pay wherever MasterCard PayPass is accepted. Google Wallet will also sync your Google Offers, which you’ll be able to redeem via NFC at participating SingleTap™ merchants, or by showing the barcode as you check out. Many merchants are working to integrate their offers and loyalty programs with Google Wallet. With Google Wallet, we’re building an open commerce ecosystem, and we’re planning to develop APIs that will enable integration with numerous partners. In the beginning, Google Wallet will be compatible with Nexus S 4G by Google, available on Sprint. Over time, we plan on expanding support to more phones.

Apple (AAPL), the reigning heavyweight of the music business, may have solved this cloud conundrum. It has reached agreements with three of the four major music labels and is close to reaching terms with the fourth, Universal Music, according to people with knowledge of these deals but who can't speak on the record because the talks are private. The company could preview its cloud plans as early as June at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Amazon already has a mobile App Store, but the company on Thursday launched the Mac Download Store. Competing directing with Apple’s Mac Store, Amazon says its store has 250 of the biggest software and game titles available for Mac. In fact, they have some titles that Apple’s store doesn’t. For instance, one of the bigger titles on the Mac, Microsoft Office is available from Amazon, but not from Apple.

When he's not too busy connecting people across the universe, Mark Zuckerberg is pursuing a new "personal challenge," as he calls it. "The only meat I'm eating is from animals I've killed myself," says the Facebook founder and CEO. It's an odd dietary direction for the 27-year-old Internet billionaire, but since he has taken to killing goats, pigs and chickens, "I'm eating a lot healthier foods. And I've learned a lot about sustainable farming and raising of animals," he says. "It's easy to take the food we eat for granted when we can eat good things every day."

“This lawsuit is a brazen and outrageous fraud on the court,” Facebook wrote in its response. “Plaintiff is an inveterate scam artist whose misconduct extends across decades and borders. His latest and most far-reaching fraud is the amended complaint filed in this action, which is based upon a doctored contract and fabricated evidence. Plaintiff alleges that he recently ‘discovered’ a purported contract that now supposedly entitles him to ownership of 50 percent of Zuckerberg’s interest in Facebook. The purported contract was signed in 2003, yet plaintiff waited until 2010 to file this action — a seven-year delay during which plaintiff remained utterly silent while Facebook grew into one of the world’s best-known companies. Plaintiff has now come out of the woodwork seeking billions in damages.”

RT @newsyc20: Show HN: IMDb Top 250 available on Netflix Instant () #trending

RT @newsyc20: Show HN: IMDb Top 250 available on Netflix Instant () #trending

RT @ycombinatornews: Apple testing A5-packing MacBook Air?

RT @newsycombinator: Samsungs lawyers demand to see the iPhone 5 and iPad 3