Changes to Apple’s iTunes prices take effect

Apple Inc., on Tuesday, began selling some of its most-downloaded songs for $1.29 apiece.
Apple said in January that it would stop selling all individual songs for 99 cents each and begin offering three tiers: 69 cents, 99 cents and $1.29.
Recording companies pick the prices. The main iTunes page advertised collections of 69-cent songs that included [...]

Fear of viruses could be causing PC attacks: report by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech

Computer users’ growing fear of worms and viruses could be behind a recent spike in attacks on PCs via bogus security software, according to a Microsoft Corp report published on Wednesday.
As the Conficker worm and other malicious software — known as malware — have grabbed headlines, more computer users have been looking for security programs [...]