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Even computer security pros vulnerable to scams
By JORDAN ROBERTSON LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Computer security professionals tend to be a highly paranoid bunch, seeing potential threats everywhere. It turns out that some aren't cautious enough, though.
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Some teens want to criminalize cyberbullying
Criminalizing cyberbullying could be a difficult process, law professor says, and it would be difficult to know where to draw the line
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Swedish man arrested in Internet sex sting
Police here have arrested a 47-year-old Swedish man they allege tried to arrange a sexual rendezvous with a 13-year-old girl on a trip to the United States.
Deseret Morning News |
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Even security pros vulnerable to scams
Simple ruse persuaded dozens of prominent security analysts to connect on their social networking Web pages with people who weren't friends at all
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Microsoft Squeaks Out SQL Server 2008 Not a Moment Too Soon
Following a nearly six-month delay from its original target release date, Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing of its SQL Server 2008 Wednesday. The software maker had initially planned to launch the database application in February, but in January said would have to move the date back into the third quarter.
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Clearwire Loss Grows as Revenue Rises
Wireless broadband contender Clearwire LLC (Nasdaq: CLWR - message board ) posted an increased second-quarter loss today but said that revenues grew as it added new customers prior to the deployment of its first mobile WiMax network later this year.
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A Roundup Of SMX Local & Mobile Coverage
Mike Blumenthal, who pens the estimable Understanding Google Maps & Yahoo Local Search blog, has compiled a comprehensive list of coverage for the SMX Local & Mobile show that's the best roundup of coverage I've seen for the show, despite its witty, self-deprecating title: The Lazy Son of The Mother of All SMX Local/Mobile Recaps . Thanks Mike! ...
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Much ado about iPhone kill switch
analysis Apple's iPhone "kill switch" has prompted much hand-wringing, despite the fact that no one knows exactly what it does.
ZDNet Australia |
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3 plead guilty in online gambling case
Three men who helped promote the online gambling firm BetOnSports have pleaded guilty to federal charges.
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Remove Your Mac's Hard Drive from the Desktop [Mac Tip]
Mac users who like to keep their workspace free of shortcuts and folders will love this "oh, duh!" tip for removing your hard drive from the Desktop. In Finder's Preferences pane, in the General tab,...
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Minimem Reduces the Memory Footprint of Unwieldy Applications [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Free application Minimem reduces the memory usage of individual running applications on demand. Similar applications which promise to make your computer run faster by freeing up RAM are...
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In print
Goldilocks isn’t the only one who demanded everything to be “just right.” The Earth and its fellow seven planets also needed perfect conditions to form as observed, and those right conditions occur rarely, a new computer simulation shows.
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Cuil Traffic Cools Down
Homeostasis in the search world has returned to normalcy and last week's much-hyped potential Google competitor has slipped back into relative Internet obscurity in terms of traffic. That's not a bad thing, really. Cuil's servers needed a break. read more
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Convention means big business
GREENSBORO -- The Greensboro-based Internet marketing company Market America is holding its annual convention at the Coliseum, and officials are touting the economic impact of the three-day event on the Gate City.
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3 associated with BetOnSports plead guilty to federal charges
ST. LOUIS - Three men who helped promote the online gambling firm BetOnSports have pleaded guilty to federal charges. William Hernan Lenis, his son, Will Lenis, and nephew Manny Lenis entered the pleas Wednesday in St. Louis.
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Toshiba Satellite A305-S6858
The Toshiba Satellite A305-S6858 is a very good mainstream machine, but we prefer one of its competitors.
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Faked CNN spam blitz pushes fake Flash
Bogues alerts pretending to have been sent from US TV news network CNN are spam that lures wibblers to over 1,000 hacked websites that are pushing fake, malware-infested Flash Player software, Internet security watchdogs have warned.
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Spanish speakers struggle to find web content
Users whose native tongue is not English are having a particularly hard time evaluating the credibility of websites, according to new research..
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US universities adopting 802.11n
Wi-Fi is expected to be available in 99 per cent of North American universities by 2013, according to research released by industry analyst ABI Research this week..
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Xen making gains in cloud computing, but where's the Zen?
Xen makes gains in cloud computing, but one industry player cautions customers be wary of those who claim their Xen outperforms others.
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Seized library computers may hold Ivins clues
Computers recently seized from a Frederick, Md., library may hold clues about the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people, the FBI said in an affidavit Thursday. Bruce E. Ivins, the Army scientist who investigators say carried out the attacks, used the...
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English "Lord" puts life up for sale on eBay
An eccentric British millionaire has put his entire life up for sale on the Internet -- including his title of Lord of the Manor of Warleigh -- in the hope of converting his assets into cash.
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Former College Professor Sentenced In Internet Stalking Case
A former professor at Arkansas Tech University has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on a charge of stalking a person he believed was a teenage girl on the Internet.
KHBS - KHOG Fort Smith - Fayetteville |
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Microsoft Partners With Fuse for 'Summer of Music'
Microsoft has partnered with the music video-fueled cable network Fuse to launch a new series, Summer of Music, on its Xbox Live platform.
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