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Good afternoon Bit, TUE 21 Sep 2010    Twitter fixes flaw after cyber attack India in talks on BlackBerry e-mail access: source AT&T says half a million iPads use its network Visa tests smartphone payments in mass transit Nokia delays flagship N8 again HP and Hurd settle lawsuit over hiring at Oracle Barnes & Noble, Burkle each win support in fight IBM to buy analytics company Netezza for $1.7 billion Verizon names new COO, likely CEO successor Hurd pitches Oracle hardware in brief appearance Video game comeback play "Oilskill" protects beaches from oil Producing movies of internal organs Twitter fixes flaw after cyber attack September 21, 2010 02:45 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter has fixed a security flaw on its popular social media website after a cyber attack earlier on Tuesday sent some users to Japanese porn websites. Full Article India in talks on BlackBerry e-mail access: source September 21, 2010 11:02 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is in talks with Research In Motion Ltd to gain access to BlackBerry corporate e-mails after securing access to instant messages sent via the devices, a senior government source said on Tuesday. Full Article AT&T says half a million iPads use its network September 21, 2010 03:32 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - About a half a million iPad owners use AT&T Inc's network to connect the Apple Inc tablet computer to the Internet, according to the telephone company's top executive Randall Stephenson. Full Article Visa tests smartphone payments in mass transit September 21, 2010 10:03 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visa Inc is participating in a test program started by rival MasterCard Inc that will let consumers pay for some New York subway tickets by tapping a credit card or a smartphone at the turnstile. Full Article Nokia delays flagship N8 again September 21, 2010 12:53 PM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia said it would delay again its flagship smartphone N8 model, hitting its shares on the day new chief executive Stephen Elop started at the helm of the world's top cellphone maker. Full Article HP and Hurd settle lawsuit over hiring at Oracle September 21, 2010 10:08 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co has settled a legal dispute over Oracle Corp's hiring of Mark Hurd, as the two companies moved to publicly mend fences and put the contentious issue behind them. Full Article Barnes & Noble, Burkle each win support in fight September 20, 2010 07:48 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc failed to win the support of an influential shareholder advisory firm in its bitter proxy fight with billionaire investor Ron Burkle over the future of the nation's largest bookseller but got help from another. Full Article IBM to buy analytics company Netezza for $1.7 billion September 20, 2010 08:25 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM, joining the deal-making frenzy, plans to buy data analytics company Netezza Corp for $1.7 billion to expand in technology services and help clients better analyze market information. Full Article Verizon names new COO, likely CEO successor September 20, 2010 11:49 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc named Lowell McAdam as its president and chief operating officer, setting the veteran wireless executive up as a successor to Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg. Full Article Hurd pitches Oracle hardware in brief appearance September 20, 2010 01:10 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In his first public appearance since joining Oracle Corp, Mark Hurd avoided controversy and delivered a straightforward sales pitch for the company's nascent hardware business. Full Article

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