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New 'Wind' netbook pairs SSD with hard disk 06/01/2009 02:21:00

MSI, the makers of the much vaunted U100 'Wind' netbook, have announced a new version of the machine featuring both an SSD drive and a conventional hard disk.
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Nokia offloads security business to Check Point 24/12/2008 02:43:00

Nokia has finally found a buyer for its profitable security appliance business. From the first quarter of 2009, the division will belong to partner Check Point, the companies have announced.
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Internet needs global regulation, says researcher 23/12/2008 03:10:00

The Internet needs to be globally regulated if it is to have any chance of stopping scams such as security 'scareware', a researcher has suggested.
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'PC killer' Pano cube reaches UK 22/12/2008 10:31:00

In the age of cloud computing what will replace the desktop PC? One U.K. reseller thinks it has found the answer in an innocuous silver cube with the footprint of a CD case.
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Apple Trojan returns to haunt Mac users 04/12/2008 07:43:00

A nasty Trojan that first hit Mac users just over a year ago has returned with sharpened teeth, a security company has revealed.
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CBS website bitten by iFrame hack 02/12/2008 07:30:00

TV network CBS has become the latest big name to have it website used to host malware, a security company has reported.
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Anti-virus no defence against botnets, says vendor 01/12/2008 07:51:00

A new analysis of botnets has come up with a possible reason for their prodigious ability to infect PCs - many anti-virus programs are near to useless in blocking the binaries used to spread them.
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Spam drop could boost Trojan attacks 18/11/2008 08:56:00

The dramatic fall in spam traffic reported last week after alleged rogue ISP McColo was taken offline will only be a temporary reprieve and could actually generate a new wave of Trojans, experts have warned.
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GoodSync Pro 7.2 14/11/2008 15:45:00

Here's another way of looking at the perennial problem of everyday file backup - don't back up at all. Instead, synchronise files between different locations. But are you the right user for synch or might old-world backup just be easier to live with?
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Facebook hit by Nigerian 419 scam 11/11/2008 08:49:00

Scammers are trawling Facebook for victims using a convincing twist on the notorious 'Nigerian 419' scam.
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Police 'find' author of notorious virus 01/10/2008 09:13:00

The infamous Gpcode 'ransomware' virus that hit computers in July was the work of a single person who is known to the authorities, a source close to the hunt for the attacker has told Techworld.