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Virus targets Macs; iPad WiFi issues; Lenovo Smart TV launch; GSK HPV drug discount; Nortel trial

Inside the Bulldog Blog: Hackers reportedly hit Macs; iPad WiFi issue draws Apple attention; Lenovo preparing for Smart TV orders; GSK, Merck talking discounts for HPV virus drugs; Nortel execs acted in good faith, trial told.

SAP targets SAS, IBM; new iPad rates No. 1; iPhone dominates sales; Nortel trial; Cisco invests big in Brazil

Inside the Bulldog blog: SAP unveils its predictive analytics software; Consumer Reports likes the new iPad despite heat; iPhone outsells its rivals - combined; Nortel's earnings "error;" Cisco to invest $547M in Brazil

Apple CEO tech support; Icagen's new name; Duke delays in China; Cisco virtual surveillance; Nortel court wins

Inside the Bulldog blog: Apple's CEO helps an iPhone customer with AT&T; Icagen is now Neusentis; Duke pushes back China campus; Cisco offers virtualized surveillance; Nortel wins in bankruptcy court.

Report: Chinese hackers breached Nortel for years

The bankrupt telecommunications gear maker was penetrated at the highest level when hackers stole passwords from a CEO and other execs, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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4G iPad nears; GSK's China drug hunt; Nortel trial; MySpace rallies; Amazon's TV shows

Inside the Bulldog blog: AT&T and Verizon will sell 4G iPad; GSK eyes traditional Chinese medicine; Nortel trial shows company under siege; MySpace adds 1 million users; Amazon is creating own shows.

Checking Android apps for malware; VeriSign's multiple hacks; IBM VCs on prowl; defending Nortel bonuses; Cisco targets UK startups

In the Bulldog blog: Google's new "Bouncer" screens Andorid apps for malware; security firm VeriSign acknowledges multiple hacks; IBM looking for "Smarter Planet" linked venture deals; defense says Nortel bonuses were legitimate; Cisco launches awards program for new UK firms.

Motricity's new chair; ex-Nortel CEO's defense; Sssh - Red Hat joins OpenStack; Qualcomm soars; LivingSocial loses $538M; Kincect for PCs; Cisco exec bolts

Inside the Bulldog blog: Motricity, which has an office in Morrisville, has a new chairman; Nortel fraud trial continues; Red Hat 'quietly' joins cloud code group; Qualcomm stock is at a 12-year high; Amazon says LivingSocial is losing big; Microsoft launches Kinect for Windows; Cisco video exec joins a rival.

Cree moves work; Motricity restructures; Nortel fraud case 'baseless;' AT&T gouging?; debating Internet law

In the Bulldog: Cree shifts work from Triangle to Wisconsin; Motricity abandons Asia, Triangale impact unclear; Nortel charges 'baseless;' are AT&T data price hike justified?; Internet piracy law 'dangerous.

Apple's digital textbooks?; prosecutors press Nortel case; social media helps site 'stickiness;' LightSquared says GPS evidence rigged; Cisco hits 10,000 server customers

Former Nortel execs plead not guilty in fraud case

Former chief executive Frank Dunn, chief financial officer Douglas Beatty and corporate controller Michael Gollogly were dismissed from the company in 2004.

Three former Nortel executives go on trial for alleged fraud

Former Chief Executive Officer Frank Dunn, former Chief Financial Officer Douglas Beatty and former Controller Michael Gollogly allegedly misstated financial results between 2000 and 2004, allowing them to pocket millions in bonuses. Their trial is to begin today at Ontario Superior Court in Toronto.

Nortel's former R&D HQ in Ottawa

Ex-Nortel execs face trial; some charges dropped; Lenovo's 'brainier' Classmate; free Red Hat virtualization seminar; SAP tops estimates; Google in TV talks?

Communications firm Avaya to expand in RTP, add 135 jobs

Avaya bought the business enterprise business from bankrupt Nortel, which included part of the telecommunications company's operations in the Triangle. As part of the expansion, the company will keep 193 existing jobs in Durham, as well as 111 elsewhere in North Carolina

AT&T tops iPhone study; TechCrunch exodus; Arrested Development returns; 400,000 Windows phone apps; Nortel HQ $630M makeover

Bulldog blog headlines: AT&T is No.1 in a study of iPhone data and browsing performance; top talent is leaving TechCrunch; Netflix brining back "Arrested Development;" Windows Phone Marketplace surging; Canadian military to invest $630M in former Nortel HQ.

Nortel now has $7.6B in cash, primarily from asset sales

The former telecommunications gear giant has liquidated virtually all of its assets through bankruptcy.