Microsoft becomes friend and foe to PC partners
With the launch of its Surface tablet computer, Microsoft is becoming a genuine "frenemy"—part friend, part enemy—to its longtime manufacturing partners.
Oct 17, 2012
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Google puts malware scanner in Google Play pipeline
(Phys.org)—A new version of the Google Play app store will enable scanning users' smartphones for malware, according to Android Police. The site's report, headlined "A Built-In Malware Scanner," said, ...
Oct 16, 2012
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Microsoft tablet Surface to start at $499
Microsoft says its first tablet computer, the Surface, will start at $499 when it goes on sale Oct. 26.
Oct 16, 2012
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New version of Flame virus uncovered: researchers
A new cyberespionage tool linked to the Flame virus has been infecting computers in Lebanon, Iran and elsewhere, security researchers said Monday.
Oct 15, 2012
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Linux camp has key to Windows 8 boot lockout
(Phys.org)—Microsoft's rocky reputation with the open source community was not exactly obliterated with hardware news surrounding the upcoming launch of the operating system, Windows 8. Systems will come ...
Oct 14, 2012
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Reports: Smaller iPad to be revealed Oct. 23
Apple Inc. is set to reveal a smaller, cheaper version of the iPad at an event on Oct. 23, according to several reports published Friday.
Oct 12, 2012
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Swiss rail firm agrees deal with Apple over clock app
Swiss national train operator SBB said Friday it had resolved a dispute with Apple after the tech giant used its famous clock design without permission on a new iPad and iPhone application.
Oct 12, 2012
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3G protocols come up short in privacy, say researchers
(Phys.org)—Researchers from the UK and Germany have found that 3G telephony systems pose a security weakness that results in threats to user privacy. The weakness makes it possible for stalkers to trace ...
Oct 11, 2012
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Distributed Credential Protection: Trying to beat the hackers and protect our passwords
(Phys.org)—Recent breaches at LinkedIn and Yahoo have heightened the public's concern about password protection. At LinkedIn, millions of user passwords were found and publicly posted. And at Yahoo, hackers ...
Oct 10, 2012
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An operating system in the cloud
Computer users are familiar to different degrees with the operating system that gets their machines up and running, whether that is the Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, ChromeOS or other operating system. The OS handles ...
Oct 09, 2012
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Cisco elevates 2 execs to president role
(AP)—Cisco Systems Inc. hasn't had a president since CEO John Chambers gave up the title in 2006. Now, as the San Jose, Calif., company thinks about a successor to the long-serving CEO, it's appointing two presidents—twice ...
Oct 04, 2012
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Nokia might sell HQ: report
Struggling Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia might sell its headquarters on the outskirts of Helsinki, a senior company official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Oct 03, 2012
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Sandia builds Android-based network to study cyber disruptions
As part of ongoing research to help prevent and mitigate disruptions to computer networks on the Internet, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in California have turned their attention to smartphones ...
Oct 02, 2012
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NOAA's GOES-13 weather satellite currently has an acting back-up
(Phys.org)—NOAA's GOES-13 weather satellite has been temporarily substituted with the back-up GOES satellite as engineers work to fix the satellite's issues.
Oct 01, 2012
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Researcher says flaw in Android creates phone risk (Update)
Cellphones using Google's Android operating system are at risk of being disabled or wiped clean of their data, including contacts, music and photos, because of a security flaw that was discovered several ...
Sep 28, 2012
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