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Report: Hackers Getting Faster at Cooking Up New Attacks
The bad guys on the Internet are narrowing the time frame they need to unleash computer attacks that take advantage of publicly disclosed security holes, new research shows. More and more of these attacks are coming within 24 hours after a vulnerability is disclosed.
TechNewsWorld.com |
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Teltronics selling IP product to Manatee's GE Security Inc.
Teltronics Inc. has been selected by GE Security Inc., the Lakewood Ranch subsidiary of the giant conglomerate, to provide Teltronics' Internet protocol for a product called StarCall iPLUS.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Ribbit Web Telephony Platform; The Future of the Phone Acquired by British Telecom
Communications company British Telecom (BT) has acquired innovative web telephony platform Ribbit for a reported $105 million. BT has been sniffing around the Bay Area for startups to acquire for some time and this one is a great fit. Not just because both companies are in the voice market but because as a means of folding click-to-call functionality into any web application - Ribbit is ...
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MashON Signs Licensing Agreement with Platinum Studios, Inc.'s DrunkDuck.com for the MashON Comic Book Creator Platform
LOS ANGELES----MashON, a next generation online software application company, announced today that Platinum Studios, Inc. , an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters, has signed an agreement to license the MashON online platform to Platinum Studios Inc.'s Digital Properties, the first of which will be at DrunkDuck.com.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Report: All Nvidia G8400/8600 series parts to fail
Got an Nvidia GeForce 8400 or 8600 graphics card? If you trust the Inquirier (and on this issue, I don't see any reason not to), it's probably going to fail sooner or later. Per Charlie Demerjian's scathing report: " All the G84 and G86 parts are bad . Period. No exceptions. All of them, mobile and desktop...." This is bad news, a follow-up to reports from earlier this month that said ...
Yahoo! Tech Advisors |
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The Herald-Zeitung Mobile Edition
The Herald-Zeitung provides a text-only version of its daily web edition for readers using cellular telephones or handheld computers. Registered users of AvantGo can create their own custom channel to download regular updates.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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FCC's Free Broadband Pushes Constitutionality
The FCC's (read Chairman Kevin Martin's) plan to set aside spectrum for a free, nationwide broadband network is also on yet another path for failure when eventually it is scrutinized by the courts. read more
WebProNews |
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Report: Phishing spam exploits user trust
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Ten million "zombie" computers were active on the Internet in the second quarter of 2008, distributing spam and e-mail-based malware, says a new report.
UPI |
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Twenty Experts Define Cloud Computing
It is the infrastructural paradigm shift that is sweeping across the Enterprise IT world, but how is it best defined? I refer of course to 'Cloud Computing' - the phenomenon that has as many definitions as there are squares on a chess-board. To try and narrow it down we bring here a round-up of some recent attempts to bring welcome precision where there risks being unnecessary vagueness. read ...
SYS-CON Media |
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Apple Handles iPhone MobileMe Disruptions
Apple Inc. is not known for admitting mistakes, but even the consumer-electronics company realizes it can't afford to upset its rabidly loyal customers. This is evident in Apple's reaction to problems with the new MobileMe online service. read more
SYS-CON Media |
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Computer search disputed in LITH child pornography case
WOODSTOCK – A 60-year-old Lake in the Hills man accused of having and distributing child pornography is arguing that police overstepped their bounds in searching his computer.
Northwest Herald |
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7/29/2008 9:37:00 AM Survey Shows Consumers Back Farmers & Biodiesel
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (July 28, 2008) – A recent nationwide survey conducted by the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff revealed that U.S. consumers strongly back U.S. soybean farmers and biodiesel.
CattleNetwork.com |
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Icron Strengthens Management Team
Vancouver, BC, July 29, 2008--(T-Net)--Icron Technologies Corporation (TSX Venture: IT), the developers of ExtremeUSB(R), announced today the addition of two new key executives to the management team, Brian Donnelly as VP of Marketing and Business Development and Sukhdeep Hundal as VP of Engineering.
T-Net British Columbia |
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Apple to build slimmer, glass-topped MacBooks
Rumours point to MacBook Air-like laptops Rumours suggest that Apple is set to design and build all-new slim and MacBook laptops.
PC Advisor |
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IBM: 94% of browser flaws exploited within 24 hours
Gamers targetted as zero-day attacks mushroom According to IBM, 94 percent of web browser vulnerabilities are exploited within 24-hours of the flaw being highlighted.
PC Advisor |
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EarthLink posts $53M profit
Dial-up Internet provider EarthLink swung to a second-quarter profit of $53.3 million, or 48 cents a share, from a loss of $16.3 million, or 13 cents a share a year ago.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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BLM divisions win Comedy Demon integrated media account
Arena BLM and its digital division BLM Quantum have won the integrated media planning and buying account for internet-only channel Comedy Demon. The activity breaks this week and will run across TV, radio, online and outdoor until the end of the year.
Mad.co.uk |
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HP, Intel, Yahoo join forces on cloud computing research
A new "test bed" project will give the three companies, as well as partnering researchers, access to top-notch hardware for exploring the future of the hot server-outsourcing technology.
CNET |
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Shares of Websense rise after 2Q results top views
Shares of San Diego-based Websense Inc., a maker of Internet filtering and security software, rose Tuesday after the company reported second-quarter results above analyst estimates and increased its outlook for the year on strong sales.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Microsoft launches Mojave Vista Experiment Site
Last week we reported about the Mojave Vista experiment Microsoft pulled on unsuspecting Windows XP users. Today Microsoft launched a site called The Mojave Experiment, where they show a collection of videos from the focus group. The first part shows ...
I4U |
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Look Beyond the Rack for Style This Fall - Dell's New Studio and Inspiron Systems Redefine PC DesignDell's new Studio ...
?? -- New Studio Hybrid PC: Ultra-Small, Colorfully Stylish, "Green" ?? -- Puts the PC back on the desktop, or the countertop, or the bookshelf, or the entertainment center ??
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Oracle expands theft allegations against German rival / Redwood City firm claims SAP bought company that engaged in ...
Escalating its rancor with rival SAP AG, business-software company Oracle Corp. accused SAP on Monday of knowingly buying and then embracing an illegal operation set up to steal Oracle's products and customers. The allegations emerged in the latest documents...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Samardzija's march to majors a win for old school scouting
A year ago, analysts at the Web site Baseball Prospectus.com took one look at Jeff Samardzija's minor-league performance in the Cubs system and grimaced.
South Bend Tribune |
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FCC ready to take on ISP limits / Comcast, other providers told they can't interfere with large downloads and file ...
The Federal Communications Commission appears poised to crack down on Comcast for its practice of slowing down or blocking large file transfers, which has drawn the ire of consumer groups. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin confirmed in an e-mail that he has the...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Classifieds > Roommate
ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse! Visit: www.Roommates.com.
Metro Times Detroit |
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