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New Gpcode (encryption) ransomware speading via botnet
There are confirmed reports on a new version of the Gpcode ransomware being spread via a botnet. According to Vitaly Kamluk of Kaspersky Lab my employer, the Trojan encrypts files on an infected machine (AES-256) and leaved a text file named crypted.txt with...
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Fire burns building at Apple HQ in California
Firefighters have put out a blaze that burned for more than three hours at the headquarters of computer maker Apple.
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Nikon D90 DSLR revealed in Best Buy stock system
The upcoming Nikon D90 digital SLR camera has appeared in another electronics retailer's stock system, all but confirming its price and imminent arrival in stores. The image of a computer screen showing the stock status at a Best Buy store comes as a leak supplied to Engadget from an anonymous source. On Monday, a similar image from competitor Circ...
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Dell shakes up its Latitude laptops
Dell has revamped its business notebooks, introducing six new Latitude laptops and two Precision mobile workstations. The new models are a clear indication that even with its business lines Dell is continuing its efforts to get away from gray boxes and differentiate its PCs--both in design and features. ...
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CNN Adds Reporters In 10 Cities To Expand Coverage
CNN said Tuesday it's adding journalists in 10 cities from Philadelphia to Seattle to provide broader, more nimble TV and online coverage of news nationwide.
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EBay in talks to buy minority stake in Gmarket
The online auction company eBay Inc. said Wednesday it is in talks to buy a minority stake in the South Korean online marketplace operator Gmarket. The talks are with Interpark Corp. and its chairman, Ki Hyung Lee, who own a combined 37 percent of Gmarket....
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Are "instant on" notebooks the future?
Dell has previewed a new instant on technology that allows users to carry out basic tasks on their notebooks without having to boot up into Windows. Is this the future for notebooks? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
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Live video: Bush speaks on Russia-Georgia conflict
The AP Online Video Network is providing live streaming video of President Bush speaking on the situation in Russia and Georgia. The event is scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. AP OVN live video is available only through Internet Explorer browsers.
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Ohio Agencies Told To Keep Watch On Overtime
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has directed state agencies to be more careful with the overtime and report those costs on a Web site four times a year.
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Ohio agencies told to keep eye on OT
Ohio agencies told to keep eye on OT COLUMBUS (AP) -- Gov. Ted Strickland has directed state agencies to be more careful with the overtime and report those costs on a Web site four times a year. Strickland's order follows a computer analysis by The Columb
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Passwords may be passe
Computer security experts say that choosing hard-to-guess passwords ultimately brings little security protection. Passwords wont keep us safe from identity theft, no matter how clever we are in choosing them.
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Best Buy Becomes First Independent IPhone Retailer
Best Buy Co. will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7, becoming first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores.
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Bash Cookbook
Chad_Wollenberg writes "Anyone who has used a derivative of Unix over the past 20 years has used Bash, which stands for Borne Again Shell. The geek in all of us makes us want to extend our ability to rule the command line. To truly master a Unix environment, you need to know a shell, and Bash is easily the most popular of them. Any Unix/Linux/BSD administrator knows the power at your fingertips ...
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Got any old iMacs laying around?
You know the ones I'm talking about. The candy-colored ones that live forever, even as you're hoping they'll die so you can replace them with something that will run OS X? A few can be upgraded, but OS X is really made for something a bit, well, snappier....
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Google Says Thanks for Android Petition
Google has briefly replied to a petition from Android developers complaining about slow progress.
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EBay in talks to buy minority stake in Gmarket
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 (1:18 p.m.) The online auction company eBay Inc. said Wednesday it is in talks to buy a minority stake in the South Korean online marketplace operator Gmarket.
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Guy Herbert: Zero privacy on the internet
Guy Herbert: The British government is taking extraordinary new powers to monitor everyone's emailing, internet browsing and phone calls
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Government Computer News
A group of 35 congressional Republicans has called for an investigation by the Justice Department into the possible disenfranchisement of millions of military service members in the upcoming presidential election.
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Iraq's new -- but scorned -- matchmaker: Internet
An Iraqi man surfs the web at an internet cafe in Baghdad's impoverished district of Sadr city. Young Iraqis in Baghdad are surfing the Internet to search for partners to tie the knot as violence and sectarian tensions take their toll on more traditional forms of socialising.
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Auburn to Stream Live Video of Downtown from New Web Cams
The City of Auburn Will Stream Live Video from Downtown Via New Web Cams
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Slash Cell-phone Bills with Online Tool
A new online tool could help us save hundreds on our cell-phone bills.
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For travelers, Microsoft surfaces in Sheraton hotels
Five Sheraton hotels, including locations in New York, Boston, and Seattle, started testing Microsoft's Surface interactive table with their hotel guests.
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Google Searches Sought In Defamation Suit Against Cisco
The subpoena demands Google reveal information associated with blog postings, Internet searches, and financial data related to a libel lawsuit he filed last year against Cisco.
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RELM Wireless Reports Second Quarter and Six-Month 2008 Results
RELM Wireless Corporation today announced its financial and operating results for the second quarter and first half of 2008.
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EBay seeking stake in South Korea's Gmarket
EBay Inc is seeking to buy a minority stake in Gmarket Inc, the US online auctioneer says, sending shares of the South Korean online retailer up as much as 15 percent.
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