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At PayPal, fending off phishers--and Google 3/26/2007 |
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If you have an e-mail account, chances are you're used to seeing messages that purport to come from PayPal but which are actually spam from attackers trying to get you to click on a link to a malicious Web site and give up your password or other sensitive information. ...Detail |
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YouTube's fate rests on decade-old copyright law 3/13/2007 |
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Whether YouTube suffers the same fate as Napster may depend on the wording of a nearly antique law written long before video-sharing Web sites were envisioned. ...Detail |
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Wake up to the 'daylight-saving' bug 2/19/2007 |
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This year, daylight saving is starting early--a change that could cause Y2K-like headaches for IT professionals, and even for consumers. ...Detail |
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Microsoft's New Office Powerhouse: Office Accounting 2007 1/30/2007 |
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Microsoft on Monday unveiled two new accounting products, Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007 and Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007. ...Detail |
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Apple to charge two bucks for faster Wi-Fi 1/18/2007 |
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Some MacBook Pro and MacBook customers have the faster 802.11n Wi-Fi chip already sitting in their systems, but it will cost two bucks to light it up. ...Detail |
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British agency tells schools to avoid Vista 1/11/2007 |
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The British government's schools computer agency has warned that deploying Vista carries too much risk and that its benefits are unclear. ...Detail |
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A better way to make seawater drinkable 12/28/2006 |
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Researchers at University of California at Los Angeles have come up with a membrane that can filter salt and impurities out of seawater more efficiently and for less money than current systems, which potentially could help with the world's looming water problems. ...Detail |
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An e-mail/IM registry for sex offenders? 12/12/2006 |
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Virginia's attorney general wants to make his state the first to require convicted sex offenders to submit their e-mail addresses and instant-messaging aliases to law enforcement authorities--and he has MySpace.com's enthusiastic approval. ...Detail |
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Google, Yahoo, Microsoft adopt same Web index tool 11/16/2006 |
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Search engine rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up to make it easier for Web site owners to make sure their sites get included in the Web indexes, the companies are expected to announce Thursday. ...Detail |
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Microsoft mapping goes 3D 11/6/2006 |
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Microsoft on Monday unveiled a new, downloadable browser application that brings the photorealism and maneuverability of gaming into its online mapping and local search service. ...Detail |
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Google goes wild 10/31/2006 |
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With JotSpot acquisition, search king picks up another little piece of what could add up to one giant tech empire. ...Detail |
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Internet Explorer Vs. Firefox: The Battle Heats Up 10/25/2006 |
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As Mozilla and Microsoft toss major new releases of their browsers out to the public, we help you keep track of their ups and downs through our features, reviews, and blogs. ...Detail |
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IBM sues Amazon for patent infringement 10/23/2006 |
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IBM Corp. alleged in two lawsuits Monday that important components of Amazon.com Inc.'s massive retailing Web site were developed and patented many years earlier at IBM. ...Detail |
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Intel To Preview Quad-Core Xeon MP 10/19/2006 |
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Intel plans to preview on Friday an ultra-high-end, quad-core server processor code-named Tigerton, that's scheduled to ship in the second half of 2007. Meanwhile, its quad-core desktop Core 2 Extreme remains on track for November. ...Detail |
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Gartner: Apple Could Double Market Share With Resellers 10/19/2006 |
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Apple has the potential of grabbing as much as 20 percent of the consumer computer market, but it would need partners, an analyst says. ...Detail |
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Small Number of Apple iPods Included Virus 10/18/2006 |
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Apple said Tuesday that it had discovered that a small number of its Video iPods shipped with a Windows virus installed on the player. ...Detail |
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Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) 10/18/2006 |
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Internet Explorer 7 is now available for consumer download. Of course, you'll need to be running Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, or Windows Server 2003. ...Detail |
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U.S. casino magnate gives Picasso 10/18/2006 |
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Picasso's famed "Dream" painting turned into a nightmare for Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn when he accidentally gave the multimillion dollar canvas an elbow. ...Detail |
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