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National Bank customer data stolen
A determined thief managed to break into a locked office at National Bank of Canada's Montreal headquarters, avoid various security measures and pinch a laptop computer containing information about most of the bank's mortgage customers.
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BullGuard launches BullGuard Internet Security 8.5
Offers improved spamfilter and rootkit detection BullGuard says its firewall has been improved to make it less of a drain on resources. There's a new spamfilter which BullGuard says offers 'comprehensive phishing protection'. BullGuard is offering round-the-clock support. A single licence can be used on up to three PCs.
PC Advisor |
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Police arrest alleged Maserati hacker
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Wednesday 24 September 2008 at 23:49:00 Man accused of stealing data and blackmailing car firm A 60 year-old man has been charged with hacking into a database and using the stolen information to blackmail sports-car maker Maserati....
vnunet.com |
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Skype refuses to comply with 999 ruling
Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve , Wednesday 24 September 2008 at 10:38:00 Internet telephony firm baulks at Ofcom's rules Skype has said that it will not “comply with Ofcom’s ruling” to allow users to call 999 emergency services from its handsets....
vnunet.com |
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Method for AP-Yahoo News poll
The AP-Yahoo News Poll is a unique study that is tracking the moods and opinions of a group of people throughout the presidential election campaign.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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Police arrest alleged Maserati hacker
A 60 year-old man has been charged with hacking into a database and using the stolen information to blackmail sports-car maker Maserati.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Is Sun Solaris on its deathbed?
Linux is enjoying growth, with a contingent of devotees too large to be called a cult following at this point. Solaris, meanwhile, has thrived as a longstanding, primary Unix platform geared to enterprises. But with Linux the object of all the buzz in the industry, can Sun's rival Solaris Unix OS hang on, or is it destined to be displaced by Linux altogether?
InfoWorld via Yahoo! News |
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Wireless Phone Users in Oakland County, Michigan, Now Experience Even Clearer Reception and Fewer Dropped Calls
Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in West Bloomfield that expands network coverage in Oakland County, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make voice calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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FNDS3000 Corp Announces Launch of New On-Line Product
FNDS3000 Corp announced that its recently acquired wholly-owned subsidiary, Atlas Merchant Services, LLC, has launched a new product, "Atlas Restaurant Solutions," an on-line ordering system that provides restaurateurs a low-cost and immediate solution for exposure on the internet.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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buySAFE Launches Shopping Advisor for Firefox
buySAFE, Inc. today announced the public launch of the buySAFE Shopping Advisor for Firefox, which will enable consumers using the popular Firefox browser to shop online safely and securely.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Biz360 Names Stephen Foster Senior Director of Research and Analyst Services
Biz360® Inc., the leading provider of media and market intelligence solutions, announced the appointment of Stephen Foster to senior director of research and analyst services, providing Biz360's clients with first-rate consultation on defining the objectives and scope of their market intelligence and research projects.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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TM Advertising's OMMA Award for Superpages.Com Ad is Something to Sneeze At
DALLAS----TM Advertising, one of the nation's leading full-service communication agencies, and Superpages.com® today announced its "Sneeze" online advertisement won the 2008 Online Media, Marketing & Advertising Award for "Best Video Appearing in a Banner, Pre-Roll, Interstitial or In-Stream Unit."
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Now Chinese liquor suspect
China's top liquor purveyors, from Kweichow Moutai to Tsingtao Brewery, denied internet reports their products contained carcinogens amid a tainted milk powder scandal gripping China.
TVNZ |
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T-Mobile to sell first Google mobile in November
T-Mobile will start selling the G1 mobile, the first phone to be powered by Google's Android operating system, in the UK in November. The UK release date follows the US, where the phone goes on sale for $179 (£97) with a two-year contract from 22 October.
Mad.co.uk |
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Yahoo! Gets OK for AOL Talks: Report
The new board of Yahoo! cleared the way for a fresh round of talks with Time Warner over the future of Time Warner's AOL unit, according to a media report.
TheStreet.com |
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Xbox Live Maintenance On Monday. [News]
Guns to go silent on Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, Gears of War, and more as Microsoft prepares for the 'New Xbox Experience'...
Total Video Games |
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VIDEO SPECIAL: The YouTube killer
THE student gunman who killed 10 people at a Finnish college was questioned by cops hours before his deadly rampage. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Evening Times it has emerged that Matti Saari, 22, was quizzed then released over violent videos he posted on the internet.
EveningTimes Online |
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Google adds NJ Transit to its mapping service
Google added NJ Transit and the New York area public transportation system to its popular mapping service. NJ Transit rail and light rail riders have been able to use the trip planning tool since March. But the integration announced Tuesday...
The Star-Ledger |
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Video: Google's GeoWall with Michael Weiss-Malik
Google's Michael Weiss-Malik gives us a brief look at Google's GeoWall: a visualization of search traffic on Google's infrastructure.
O'Reilly Media |
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Mobile Broadband Rates Cut by 90 Percent
Doha, Qatar: Qtel Qtel has today announced a 90 percent reduction on additional data charges for its Mobile Broadband service, making internet-on-the-move more accessible than ever before for its customers.
Zawya |
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County libraries offer free printing for FEMA applications
Fort Bend County residents without power or Internet access can use the local libraries to being the FEMA claims process.
Sugar Land Sun |
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Now, a computer software that can tell age just by looking at your face!
Washington, Sept 24 : Women who're not comfortable revealing their age should stay miles away from University of Illinois-developed computer software that reveals a person's age just by looking at his or her face.
New Kerala |
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EA and Virgin Media in FIFA 09 game deal
EA is to promote its FIFA 09 football game via a unique ad deal with Virgin Media across the portal's online Football League content. The three-month campaign is designed to grow awareness of FIFA 09 beyond computer gamers to a new audience of ...
Mad.co.uk |
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Theft suspect fails to show for hearing
One of the two people charged with possessing stolen items in a storage unit and possibly selling some of the items on eBay failed to show up for his preliminary hearing on Tuesday, according to Lodi police Officer Dale Eubanks.
Lodi News-Sentinel |
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Pictures with Picasa 3
Picasa has recently been updated from version 2.7 to version 3.0 and you can download a copy by going to picasa.google.com.
Independent Online |
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