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PC Security 
Computers are the most useful and well-known technical gadgets used worldwide. Some uses it for their livelihood, some uses it for playing games on it and some uses it for browsing the Internet world. Among those who use the computer, most of us do not know the proper security steps that can be taken to prevent unauthorized access to their machines. Many of us do not hesitate surfing the Internet wirelessly on any... Read More    Add Comment
>>   Computer security
Fujitsu Signs 2-year contract With AT&T Business Solutions for IP VPN and Integration  
RTTNews.com - 4 Hours ago
US Economic News European Economic News Asian Economic News All Economic News FX Top Stories Currency Alerts Mkt Sensitive News Politics European Mkt Updates Asian Mkt Updates Treasury Mkt Updates Daily
Fujitsu Signs AT&T Managed Networking Services Contract for Telepresence Deployment KLFY
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XO launches carrier-grade MPLS IP-VPN 
Telecom.paper - 2 Hours ago
Dutch Telecom Predictions 2009 Mobile payments service is not a USP for operators Penetration of smartphones Q4 2008 Type of primary TV set and number within households, split per provider KPN best performing
XO Communications Launches Carrier-Grade MPLS IP-VPN TMC Net
XO Communications: XO Communications Launches Carrier-Grade MPLS IP-VPN Market Wire
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Twitter Users Can Now Promote Their Profile with TwitBacks 
Forbes.com - 4 Hours ago
--The 'Promote Your Profile' feature allows Twitter users to gain exposure for their profile via Web directories, feeds, and search engines With the release of the 'Promote Your Profile' feature, TwitBacks.com
High profile Twitter users suffer security scare New Media Age
High profile Twitter users hit by hackers SC Magazine
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SAPs Apotheker & Harvard Business Schools McAfee discuss silos 
ZDNet - 36 Minutes ago
A conversation with Léo Apotheker, co-CEO and a member of the Executive Board of SAP AG and Andrew Mcafee of the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School on PBSs Charlie Rose     Add Comment

Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerability 
ZDNet UK - 2 Hours ago
Business systems are being attacked by a worm exploiting a known Microsoft vulnerability, IT security experts have warned. Both US-CERT and security organisation F-Secure have issued warnings, urging     Add Comment

Phishers hit Twitter and Facebook 
Guardian Unlimited - 3 Hours ago
Twitter users have become used to giving their Twitter passwords to other sites, and now they've been hit with a phishing attack Some Twitter users were lured into giving away their passwords in a phishing     Add Comment
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>>   PC industry
Apple announces iTunes changes 
96 Rock - 4 Hours ago
(UPI) -Apple Inc. announced in San Francisco Tuesday that four major music labels are now offering their music in iTunes Plus, Apple's DRM-free format. Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group
Apple Cuts Copy Protection, Prices On iTunes FOX WFLD Chicago
Apple Changes iTunes Prices KPHO Phoenix
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Appleâ??s iTunes Store goes DRM-free and 3G via iPhone; variable pricing coming  
Mac Daily News - 3 Hours ago
Apple today announced several changes to the iTunes Store. Beginning today, all four major music labelsâ??Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI, along with thousands of independent
Apple drops DRM from iTunes songs Guardian Unlimited
Apple shouldn't charge for DRM-free upgrades CNET.co.uk
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Is it the end of the desktop PC? 
Reuters Canada - 73 Minutes ago
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The age of the desktop PC appears to be over as its more portable cousin, the laptop, surges ahead with consumers clamoring for light-weight computers in funky designs for use at home,     Add Comment

CES: Verbatims ExpressCard SSD and new hard disk drives 
Macworld - 120 Minutes ago
by , pcworld.com Ed Editors Note: Our sisiter publication, PC World is at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. Stop by their for all the tech news coming out of that show. Verbatim announced its new
Verbatim unveils ExpressCard SSD, new hard disk drives Computerworld
MWSF: Verbatim announces ExpressCard SSD for PC and Mac users Macsimum News
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Cisco releases WebEx app for iPhone 3G 
ZDNet UK - 3 Hours ago
Posted by David Meyer Cisco has released a web conferencing and collaboration application for the iPhone. The WebEx Meeting Center app lets users join and collaborate in WebEx meetings from their Apple
Cisco brings WebEx to Apple iPhone Macworld UK
Cisco brings WebEx to iPhone Network World Middle East
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Why Schiller's keynote is a big deal in the big picture 
ZDNet - 5 Hours ago
There are two ways to view Philip Schillers keynote at Macworld Tuesday: It was either a respectable effort by one of Steve Jobs understudies or a bummer since the main attraction wasnt on stage and the
In the big picture, Schillers Macworld keynote a big deal for Apple Mac Daily News
Apple sticks to big picture in Macworld swan song Seattle Post Intelligencer
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>>   Virus warnings
Other:W32/Black.A 
F-Secure - 16 Hours ago
A program with potential security concerns, which does not easily fit into any other category. This detection identifies files that are packed with a stolen version of the Themida software protection     Add Comment

WORM_WALEDAC.C 
Trend Micro - 1/6/2009
Malware type: Worm Aliases: No Alias Found : Yes Destructive: No Language: English Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003 Encrypted: No : Low Reported infections: Low Damage potential: High
WORM_WALEDAC.AB Trend Micro
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TotalProtect2009 
Symantec - 1/5/2009
is a misleading application that may give exaggerated reports of threats on the computer. Protection Initial Rapid Release version January 5, 2009 revision 016 Latest Rapid Release version January 5,     Add Comment

Bloodhound.PDF.4 
Symantec - 1/5/2009
is a heuristic detection of potentially malicious PDF files, which may exploit known vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat in order to perform further malicious actions. Protection Initial Rapid Release version     Add Comment

Bloodhound.Exploit.222 
Symantec - 1/2/2009
is a heuristic detection for files which exploit Microsoft Word RTF Multiple Drawing Object Tags Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Protection Initial Rapid Release version January 2, 2009 revision 034
Bloodhound.Exploit.223 Symantec
Bloodhound.Exploit.221 Symantec
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ExpressAntiVirus2009 
Symantec - 12/31/2008
is a misleading application that may give exaggerated reports of threats on the computer. Protection Initial Rapid Release version December 31, 2008 revision 006 Latest Rapid Release version December     Add Comment
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>>   Windows OS
Microsoft: Don't Throw Vista Out With Windows 7's Bathwater 
Information Week - 77 Minutes ago
Companies are increasingly asking Microsoft how an upgrade to Vista will pay off when they decide to upgrade again to Windows 7 in the next few years. When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer takes the stage     Add Comment

Windows Vista: The 64-Bit Question 
NewsFactor Network - 5 Hours ago
Buy a new copy of Windows Vista or a new computer today, and you'll have a decision to make: Should you go for the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, or the 32-bit version? We've all been using various     Add Comment

Updated FlukeView(R) Forms 3.4 Software Enhances Compatibility With Windows(R) Vista  
MarketWatch - 7 Hours ago
(MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, has released a new, enhanced Version 3.4 of FlukeView(R) Forms, its analysis and
Fluke Corporation: Updated FlukeView(R) Forms 3.4 Software Enhances Compatibility  Market Wire
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Vista UAC failings haunt Windows 7 arrival 
Techworld.com - 8 Hours ago
By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service Attendees of the International Conference on Cyber Security 2009 in New York Tuesday were reminded of the shortcomings of Windows Vista a day before Microsoft     Add Comment

Slow system performance when copying large files in XP x64 & Server 2003 x64 
TechSpot - 15 Hours ago
Iâ??ve been using Windows XP x64 for about a year now. My previous OS of choice was Windows 2000 which I really loved, I swore to never upgrade to XP and in a way I succeeded because XP x64 is really     Add Comment

Microsoft extends XP's life 
Finance 24 - 15 Hours ago
San Fransisco - Microsoft has given another reprieve to its faithful old operating system Windows XP in a sign of the lingering difficulties facing its successor Windows Vista. The software giant announced     Add Comment
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>>   Cyberculture
Cisco launches platform for online communities 
Telecom.paper - 3 Hours ago
Telecompaper is the leading news source for the telecommunications industry. We keep busy telecoms professionals across the globe up-to-date. Our comprehensive news service covers topics such as fixed
Cisco Eos Platform Delivers Online Social Experience for Consumers, Powerful Web  TMC Net
Cisco Eos Platform Delivers Online Social Experience for Market Wire via MSN Money
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Norway pulls downloadable Beatles podcasts 
NetworkWorld - 5 Hours ago
Norway's public broadcaster has stopped offering a downloadable podcast with songs from the Beatles, citing a licensing issue. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) it thought its licensing arrangement
Beatles Music Podcast Pulled Billboard
Beatles podcast bid scuppered The Independent
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Facebook: We have 150 million active users 
ZDNet - 87 Minutes ago
Facebook has hit its latest milestone: 150 million global active users. In a blog, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said half of those 150 million users visit the social network daily. Zuckerberg writes:
Zuckerberg: New year, 150 million Facebook users CNET News.com
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Toronto filmmakers get 2nd prize in YouTube short film contest 
CBC - 3 Hours ago
Two Toronto filmmakers have captured second prize in the YouTube Project:Direct contest, garnering them a ticket to the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. The $2,500 US prize was handed to Jason Gossbee     Add Comment

Get your nipples out of my Facebook 
Guardian Unlimited - 36 Minutes ago
Sometimes, the personal information and photos that internet users feel the need to post is astounding at best. Despite blogging and journaling online for a decade, I resisted joining Facebook due to     Add Comment

Even Better than Poking: Join the SPIEGEL ONLINE Group on Facebook 
Spiegel Online - 3 Hours ago
Who knows, you may find SPIEGEL editors and correspondents lurking on Facebook. There's no better way to show your friends that when you hunt for your daily news, you dig deeper than the usual suspects,
Join the SPIEGEL ONLINE Group on Facebook Spiegel Online
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>>   PC software
CUSTOMER WIN: BMC Software, ESCgov Deliver Market-Leading Datacenter Automation  
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
Following a comprehensive review of competitive offerings, leading public sector IT provider ESCgov has selected BMC Software (NYSE:BMC) to deliver enhanced datacenter automation and efficiency for a
CUSTOMER WIN: BMC Software, ESCgov Deliver Market-Leading Business Wire via MSN Money
CUSTOMER CASE STUDY: BMC Software Helps Keep UKâ??s Defence Technology Assets in  BMC Software
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Verbatim Unveils New Store 'n' Go Micro USB Drives 
Forbes.com - 5 Hours ago
Verbatim Americas, LLC, a global leader in the development and marketing of high-quality products for storing, moving and using digital content, announced at Macworld today its new family of Store 'n'
MWSF: Verbatim announces a new 8GB Store n Go retractable USB drive Macsimum News
Verbatim trots out OS X-friendly 8GB Store 'n' Go retractable USB drive Engadget
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Intuit Payroll and The Hartford Simplify Workers' Comp Premium Payments for Small  
Forbes.com - 5 Hours ago
It just got easier and more efficient for small business employers to pay their workers' compensation insurance premiums and manage their cash flow. Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) and The Hartford (NYSE:HIG)
Intuit Payroll and The Hartford Simplify Workers Comp Premium Payments for Small  Business Wire via Yahoo!
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