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Mutating Mars hoax strikes again

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 12:52
For the seventh consecutive year, phony messages are filling up e-mail inboxes around the world warning that on August 27, Mars will approach Earth and grow to the size of a full moon.
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Google launches Realtime search

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 10:41
Google has changed the way it presents real-time search updates, giving those search results their own section and a "conversation" view designed to cluster like-minded updates.
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Infested flash drive caused worst U.S. military breach

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 06:17
A malware-laden flash drive caused the "most significant breach of" the nation's military computers ever, according to a new magazine article.
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Hackers send code to Microsoft in crash reports

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 03:47
When hackers crash their systems while developing viruses, the code is often sent directly to Microsoft.
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Rustock botnet sends 39 percent of all spam

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:43
Botnets are now responsible for sending 95 percent of all spam and almost half of that spam comes from a single botnet, Rustock.
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Microsoft apologizes for Meter Maid bikinis at Aussie Tech.Ed

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 05:54
Microsoft has apologized to any attendees at its Tech.Ed conference on the Gold Coast who were scandalized by its use of bikini-clad Meter Maid models as promotional assistants.
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Facebook rules in India

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 05:44
For the first time in India, Facebook was the most visited social networking site with 20.9 million visitors in July
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iPad case gets a keyboard - end of netbooks?

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 03:53
We've waited for one for months, and now someone's finally done it: an iPad case with a keyboard is finally here. And it's already sold out.
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For the cloud to thrive, security must be better

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 11:55
Enterprises look at this new concept of cloud computing and compare it too closely to how old school IT should be managed. It has got to improve says Engine Yard's Tom Mornini.
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Lexmark files patent suits against 24 cartridge makers

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:20
Lexmark filed a patent infringement complaints that accuse 24 companies of violating 15 patents owned by Lexmark.
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Lexmark filed a patent infringement

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:20
Lexmark filed a patent infringement complaints that accuse 24 companies of violating 15 patents owned by Lexmark.
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Without Oracle support, OpenSolaris group breaks up

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 03:53
An end has come to a major part of Sun Microsystems' attempt to transform Solaris from a proprietary version of Unix to an open-source operating system built by others, too.
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Google Buzz bug finally noticed

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 12:44
Six months after its debut, it's becoming clear that Google Buzz has yet to become the social-media breakthrough that Google craves.
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Singapore exec resigns in Apple bribe probe

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 09:48
The executive chairman of Singapore-based JLJ Holdings has "voluntarily" stepped down from his position to facilitate investigations into claims of kickbacks.
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CERN to search for antimatter and dark matter from space

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 07:38
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a module that will go into space to conduct particle physics experiments, is set to leave CERN for the Kennedy Space Cente
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Blogetery.com refuses to quit despite al-Qaeda charges

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:28
A month ago, it appeared that Blogetery.com, a blog platform that claims more than 70,000 publications, would never be heard from again.
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Apple patent looks to lock up jailbreakers

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 04:06
The proposed patent describes measures to identify "particular activities that may indicate suspicious behavior," so that "safety measures" can be taken to restrict the device's functions.
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Google patches 'critical' Chrome vulnerabilties

Fri, 08/20/2010 - 09:56
Google patched 11 vulnerabilities--three critical, seven high-risk, and one medium--in a new version of Chrome released.
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WiMax push heats up in India

Fri, 08/20/2010 - 06:13
The WiMax Forum is hard-selling the use of its technology to a country that has a broadband penetration rate of 1 percent.
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Trojan cause of fatal air crash?

Fri, 08/20/2010 - 06:07
The Spanair plane crash that killed 154 people two years ago on Friday may have been partly caused by malware, according to reports.
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