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US court orders keylogger CyberSpy to halt software salesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by Lifeofpurpose87 13 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags us, court, orders, keylogger, cyberspy, halt, software, sales, Search All Tags
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) won an injunction today against software vendor and keylogger developer CyberSpy. The US district court ruling prohibits CyberSpy from selling or operating its Remo read more »
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Yahoo to Make BrowserPlus Open-Source Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by Lifeofpurpose87 13 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: internet | Tags yahoo, browserplus, opensource, gears, plugin, Search All Tags, , ,
Yahoo said Tuesday it's releasing BrowserPlus software as open-source software. BrowserPlus and Gears are aimed at improving browsers' native abilities so Web applications can better match those ru read more »
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Does IT really need to fear multicore?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by Lifeofpurpose87 47 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: hardware | Tags microsoft, multicore, gartner, it, applications, threading, Search All Tags, ,
While multicore chips hold great promise for applications and computing power they could wreak havoc on technology departments. Gartner suggests some steps to prepare for these changes. read more »
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Acer Takes Great Gains World Wide, Apple Gains Big in U.S.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by Lifeofpurpose87 47 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
Category: software | Tags gartner, acer, gains, worldwide, apple, us, dell, Search All Tags,
Research firm Gartner has released its third quarter 2008 results for the personal computer market, showing that in the US, Apple shipments exceeded Acer, the company with the biggest growth in world read more »
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Apple to 'Ditch' Intel for Nvidia in Standard MacBooksOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 49 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags apple, intel, nvidia, geforce, macbook, pro, graphics, jobs, Search All Tags
Apple will drop Intel’s integrated graphics chipsets in its new family of MacBooks in favour of Nvidia’s new mobile platform, according to speculative reports. This is an interesting move after the recent failures of Invidia graphics cards. read more »
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World Bank denies report of massive data breachesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 49 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags world bank, fox news, data breaches, world bank treasury, Search All Tags, , , ,
World Bank denies reports by Fox News that there have been massive data breaches, stating "The Fox News story is wrong and is riddled with falsehoods and errors. The story cites misinformation from unattributed sources and leaked e-mails that are taken out of context. Like other public and private institutions, the World Bank has repeatedly experienced hacking attacks on its computer systems and is constantly updating its security to defeat these. But at no point has a hacking attack accessed sensitive information in the World Bank's Treasury, procurement, anti-corruption or human resources departments." read more »
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iPhones go to front of the class at Texas universityOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 49 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: network | Tags abiline christian university, texas, apple iphone 3g, ipod touch, web applications, hardware, university, Search All Tags,
Freshman at Abiline Christian University in Texas received their choice of a brand-spanking-new Apple iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, plus a package of ACU-written Web applications to use on them. The hardware is part of the university's pilot mobile learning project. read more »
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London and Wales to get fast fibreOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 49 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags chris williams, the register, muswell hill, london, whitchurch, south glamorgan, uk, fibre optic upgrade, telecoms, bt openreach, isp, Search All Tags
Chris Williams of The Register lets us know "The residents of Muswell Hill in London and Whitchurch in South Glamorgan will be among the first in the UK to be offered faster broadband via a fibre op read more »
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