Jim Finkle

Position: Correspondent
Jim has worked as a technology correspondent in the Reuters Boston bureau since 2005, covering software, IT services, hardware, security and related areas. He previously covered technology, media and biotechnology for Broadcasting & Cable, the Orange Country Register and Bloomberg News out of bureaus in Tokyo, Taipei, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Santa Ana, California.

Articles

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"Jail broken" iPhones hacked by new virus November 24, 07:18am EST 

BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers have built a virus that attacks Apple Inc's iPhone by secretly taking control of the devices via their Internet connections, security experts said.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Who runs mergers and acquisitions at Dell?

Dell, which announced plans to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 billion on Monday, completed the deal without help from an executive in charge of mergers in acquisitions.  Full Article | Comments [2] 

Siebel banged up in Africa

Tom Siebel, the billionaire technology industry veteran, was seriously hurt during a recent trip to Africa but has returned to the United States and says he is "fine."   Full Article 

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YouTube can be dangerous place for porn seekers

YouTube is becoming a dangerous place to search for porn. Anti-virus company PandaLabs reports on its research blog that hackers have riddled the site with links to malicious software. The scheme works ...  Full Article | Comments [1]