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Mozilla Adds Geographic Tagging to Firefox
Mozilla has released an add-on to its Firefox that enables the browser to automatically pinpoint a user's location through...
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Remote Workers Care About IT Security -- Really
A new survey finds that mobile users actually do make sure to use secure Internet and Wi-Fi connections, they love IT for helping keep them on the go, and they'd rather live without their car than Internet connectivity.
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Electronic Recyclers International Expands Fresno Headquarters to Second Location
FRESNO, Calif.----Electronic Recyclers International , the largest electronics recycling company in the United States, announced today that it has received approval from the Fresno City Council - via a unanimously favorable vote - to develop a new electronics recycling facility less than one mile from the existing ERI headquarters.
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Drop That DVD-Copying Software Now!
Don't expect to be making legal copies of your DVDs any time soon. A judge has extended the order banning sales of the RealDVD copying software. Hollywood is happy, but are consumers getting a raw deal?
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Researchers Reveal 'Clickjacking' Attack Info
The long list of vulnerabilities involves browsers, Web sites and plug-ins like Flash.
PC World |
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MyAnalytics puts Google Analytics in your pocket
Ever wanted to catch up on site activity on the go? An iPhone app called MyAnalytics lets you peruse your Google Analytics traffic right off your device.
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Undercover Theft Recovery Software Reduces Memory Usage
Orbicule on Wednesday announced the release of Undercover 2.5, an update to the theft recovery software for Mac OS X...
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Former 'cyber czar' goes corporate
The former acting director of the U.S. National Cyber Security Division has joined the advisory board for a security assessment solutions and services provider.
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Sign up for our ARN newsletters! The premier provider of daily news to the IT channel, covering business, technology, products, and services. Gen-i Australia has boosted its qualifications by achieving Gold certification with Cisco.
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iPod dying? It's already dead
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network iPod dying? It's already dead. --In an interview this week, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said that the iPod would go the way of the Walkman and transistor radio. But in terms of innovation, the mantle passed to the iPhone more than a year ago. At last Google invents something truly brilliant --Gmail Goggles stop you from drunkenly sending an ...
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Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses
Even sophisticated surfers could get taken in by a sneaky new attack in which criminals create fake YouTube pages — dead-on replicas of the real site — to push their malicious software and make it look like it's safe stuff coming from a trusted source.
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ZOLL Medical Corporation to Speak at the Natixis Bleichroeder Hidden Gems Conference
CHELMSFORD, Mass.----ZOLL Medical Corporation , a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced that Richard A. Packer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will speak at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 13, 2008 in New York City, at the Natixis Bleichroeder Hidden Gems Conference being held at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Warning not to fall for scam
A SPANISH variation of the “Nigerian scam” email has started arriving in Tamworth residents’ letterboxes.
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RIM unveils touch-screen Blackberry
The makers of the Blackberry, Motion Ltd (RIM), have unveiled their first smartphone with a touch-screen, as its answer to the popular Apple iPhone.
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VACC loses files, computers to thieves
MANILA, Philippines – Robbers broke into the office of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, taking several computers and documents containing “sensitive” information.
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Windows XP downgrade deadline extended to July 31, 2009
Filed under: Desktops , Laptops Microsoft wasn't quite ready to comment when rumors about yet another reprieve for Windows XP first starting circulating late last week , but that now seems to have changed, with a spokesperson for the company reportedly confirming in an email to InformationWeek that it is indeed pushing the cut-off date back six months, all the way to July 31st, 2009. ...
Engadget |
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Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses
Even sophisticated surfers could get taken in by a sneaky new attack in which criminals create fake YouTube pages — dead-on replicas of the real site
The Globe and Mail |
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Analysis: Palin e-mail hacker charged
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A 20-year-old man from Tennessee was indicted for hacking into an e-mail account belonging to GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
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Computer glitch may have caused Qantas aircraft’s plunge
PERTH: A computer glitch may have caused a Qantas jet to plunge mid-flight, an investigator said yesterday as passengers told how they were slammed against the cabin roof in the terrifying drama.
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Today's News: Our Take - SNL Controversy: NBC Edits Sketch for Web
Saturday Night Live is racking up ratings with its political satire this season, so why did NBC yank a popular sketch that skewered Democrats and subprime lenders off the Internet?
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Digg’s Recent Bans and the Limits of Crowdsourcing
Several weeks ago, Digg made online headlines when it banned several dozen of its users , some of which were among its most highly ranked contributors (including Reg “Zaibatsu” Saddler, who by some metrics was the #3 Digg user of all time). On Digg’s blog, the company explained that the bannings were a result of script abuse , although some observers found this explanation to be ...
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Google adds computer games to online advertising kingdom
Google said Wednesday that it is expanding its advertising kingdom to include the booming online computer game market.
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things to make you smarter and more interesting
History The term “weblog” was coined by Jorn Barger on 17 December 1997. The short form, “blog,” was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase “we blog” in the sidebar of his blog Peterme.com in April or May of 1999. This was quickly adopted as both a noun and verb (“to blog,” meaning “to edit one's weblog or to post to one's weblog”).
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Google adds computer games to online advertising kingdom
Google said Wednesday that it is expanding its advertising kingdom to include the booming online computer game market.
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Apple Awarded Patent for Mac OS X Dock
It took almost nine years, but Apple Inc. was awarded a patent for the Mac OS X Dock Tuesday. Apple applied for the patent on December 20, 1999, and focused on the magnification feature in its abstract. The patent lists Bas Ording, Steve Jobs, and Donald Lindsay as the inventors
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