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Article | 26/09/2008 Yahoo launches long-awaited display ad platform

Yahoo rolled out part of a new advertising platform on Wednesday that's intended to streamline how digital ads are bought and placed across the Web.

Article | 17/09/2008 Google shows Android running on a phone in Europe

Google provided a glimpse of its Android operating system running on a mobile phone for the first time in Europe on Tuesday, in a limited viewing ahea...

Article | 15/09/2008 Australia in list of countries lagging behind in supplying speedy broadband

Broadband speeds in the U.K., Italy and Australia and many other countries are barely keeping pace with the demands of Web-based applications and vide...

Article | 11/09/2008 RIM launches first BlackBerry flip-phone

Research In Motion (RIM) diversified its BlackBerry line Wednesday by introducing a "flip" or clamshell model, a popular form for mobile phones.

Article | 11/09/2008 Symantec emphasizes speed with latest Norton releases

Symantec's latest security software in its consumer Norton line installs in less than a minute and uses much less memory, two key improvements the com...

Article | 10/09/2008 HP extends laptop battery life to 24 hours

Hewlett-Packard (HP) will release a laptop next month that can run for to 24 hours using a high-capacity battery -- but only if it's running Microsoft...

Article | 8/09/2008 Researchers build malicious Facebook application

A team of researchers have built a malicious Facebook program an experiment to demonstrate the possible dangers of social networking applications.

Article | 5/09/2008 Microsoft's lab cooks up photo collage program

Microsoft has released a simple, stand-alone program from its U.K. research lab that assembles photos into a collage.

Article | 4/09/2008 Spammers use free Web services to shield links

Spammers are abusing free Web services to make their spam links look more legitimate, according to e-mail security vendor MessageLabs.

Article | 3/09/2008 Google seeks route around Microsoft with Chrome

Google's surprise announcement of a new browser, Chrome, via a Web comic book could prove to be another game-changing development for the Internet in ...

Article | 2/09/2008 Prominent Web journalist shot dead in Russian custody

A well-known Web site owner in one of Russia's most restive regions was shot to death after he was arrested by authorities on Sunday, according to Rus...

Article | 2/09/2008 'Warez' software pirate sentenced to probation

US federal authorities sentenced a prolific illegal trader of software to three years of probation last week, according to the US Department of Justic...

Article | 2/09/2008 Microsoft looks to build one-stop mobile apps market

Microsoft is preparing to launch in the next few months a Web site called Skymarket to sell Windows Mobile OS applications, a job advertisement sugges...

Article | 21/08/2008 Nokia admits security flaws in Series 40 OS

Nokia confirmed Thursday its widely used Series 40 operating system has security vulnerabilities that could allow stealth installation and activation ...

Article | 22/08/2008 Did Nokia pay for vulnerability information?

Nokia confirmed Thursday its widely used Series 40 operating system has security vulnerabilities that could allow stealth installation and activation ...