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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 ...

Article | 21/08/2008 Yahoo opens Digg rival to all publishers

Yahoo has expanded its "Buzz Up" content recommendation service to include many more publishers, stepping up its challenge against Digg.

Article | 19/08/2008 Scammers replace credit card readers in Irish stores

Fraudsters in northeast Ireland posing as authorized bank service personnel replaced credit card readers in retailers' stores with their own, capturin...

Article | 15/08/2008 Dutch police, FBI rein in large botnet

The botnet created by a teenager who was arrested by Dutch police in a sting operation is most notable for its total reliance on social engineering to...

Article | 13/08/2008 Estonia, Poland help Georgia fight cyber attacks

In an intriguing cyber alliance, two Estonian computer experts are scheduled to arrive in Georgia by evening to keep the country's networks running am...

Article | 6/08/2008 Camera makers aim to trim camera depth by half

Digital cameras that can use lenses from different vendors could be up to 50 percent smaller in the future, two camera manufacturers said Tuesday.

Article | 6/08/2008 Adobe warns over bogus Flash Player installers

Hackers are trying to dupe people into downloading malicious software labeled as Adobe Systems' Flash Player, prompting a warning from the company.

Article | 4/08/2008 Apple finally patches dangerous DNS flaw

Apple has at last issued a patch for the DNS (Domain Name System) flaw considered one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities ever to affect the Interne...

Article | 4/08/2008 Firefox closer to supporting open-source video codec

Mozilla is edging closer to releasing a new version of Firefox that could increase the use of open-source video software.

Article | 31/07/2008 Extradition appeal for British hacker dismissed

A British hacker who admitted breaking into US military computers hoping to uncover evidence of UFOs looks set to be extradited to the US after the hi...

Article | 29/07/2008 Google Italy could face criminal charges over video

Italian prosecutors are wrapping up an investigation that could see four Google executives charged for failing to block the posting of a video of a di...

Article | 28/07/2008 Yahoo: Burn your DRMed tracks to CD now

Yahoo has become the latest company to abandon customers who bought tracks from its music store encoded with DRM (digital rights management), drawing ...