Morning countdown: Verizon would like some more of your money, please

April 13, 2012, 8:00 AM —

1. Dan Tynan: The eazy way to protect your privacy [ITworld]
2. Google profit soars, but cost per click in ads drop [ITworld]
3. Oracle releases deluge of security patches [ITworld]
4. Grab your popcorn! Oracle-Google trial starts Monday [ITworld]
5. Brian Proffitt: Big names to bankroll OpenStack [ITworld]
6. Kevin Fogarty: LulzSec stool pigeon misses court date [ITworld]
7. Port your COBOL apps to the cloud? Sure, why not [ITworld]
8. Mac users suddenly realize they should probably have security software [ITworld]
9. Intel promises $700 ultrabooks by fall [ITworld]
10. Peter Smith: Verizon rewards loyal customers by screwing them over [ITworld]