 | | |  | A female software developer was fired after tweeting about a group of men she said were making sexual comments at a computer programming conference, fueling an already vigorous debate about gender equality and culture in Silicon Valley. | | Top stories ASHER MOSES | They are known as wearable computers and are yet to hit the streets, but already they are creating controversy. | Poornima Gupta and Caroline Valetkevitch 11:50am | Apple has acquired a Silicon Valley start-up, WiFiSlam, which makes mapping applications for smartphones. | Brian Krebs 1:18pm | Skype constantly exposes users' internet addresses to the entire world, allowing criminals to better target cyber attacks and rivals to locate people. | Matt Warman, Richard Holt | The feeling of dread is familiar to anyone who has ever dropped their mobile. But picking up an iPhone from the floor hoping that the screen has not cracked could become a thing of the past. | Andrea Petrie | Apple customers face being overcharged by hundreds of dollars a month because a software bug leads to excessive data being drained by their iPhones. | Brian Krebs 12:42pm | The author's first person account of when a cyber attack came knocking on his door. | Jenneth Orantia | The stigma of online dating has long disappeared for many singles. | 11:48am | Misidentification of the source is an embarrassing twist to a coordinated cyber attack on six major South Korean companies last week. | CATHERINE ARMITAGE | If you think a jumble of letters and numbers can keep you safe online, think again. The password as protector against internet intrusion is all but dead, fatally crippled by human fallibility and the forces of crime, malice and mischief arraigned against it. | Jessica Toonkel and Paritosh Bansal 12:02pm | The privatisation of Dell is getting complicated, as more investors rush to put in rival bids. | JONATHAN SWAN | Fresh from the failure of his controversial media reforms the Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has been accused of misleading parliament about the rollout of the national broadband network. | David Pogue | They last for decades, save electricity, offer extra features, and their prices are plummeting. It's time you switched to LED. | Adam Turner | If the demise of Google Reader will hit you hard, there are alternatives to consider. | Farhad Manjoo | Even if you never click on Facebook ads, they are making you buy. | Ian Urbina | Recyclers can't keep up with a deluge of discarded toxic televisions and monitors. | CATHERINE ARMITAGE | What if the person who truly deserves the distinction has not come to the record keepers' notice? | Jenneth Orantia reviews the best apps for sweet treats in the kitchen. | | | Advertisement  Advertisement  Compare & Save | Find the best mobile phone plan | | |  | | | | | Security Reminder: Fairfax Media digital never requests personal or credit card information via email. Be wary of suspicious emails claiming to offer Fairfax Media digital services. You are receiving this email as a registered Fairfax Media digital member. Your username is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. Your email address is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. If you do not want to receive further announcements from Fairfax Media digital, please unsubscribe here. Fairfax Media Limited. ABN 15 008 663 161.
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