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Performance-improvement integral to Windows 7, IE8 29/08/2008 08:24:00
Improving performance are key development goals for Windows 7 and IE 8.

Fixing performance issues that have plagued previous versions of its Windows client OS and Internet Explorer (IE) browser are key development goals for the next versions of those products, Microsoft has revealed in company blogs.
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Locked iPhones can be unlocked without a password 28/08/2008 10:13:00
Private information stored in Apple's iPhone and protected by a lock code can be accessed by anyone with just a few button presses.

Private information stored in Apple's iPhone and protected by a lock code can be accessed by anyone with just a few button presses.
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Hackers resort to 'sick' kidnap spam 28/08/2008 10:29:00
"We have hijacked your baby" extortion e-mails aim to install malware on PCs.

Hackers are claiming they have kidnapped children in a bid to infect PCs with a Trojan Horse virus, says Sophos.
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Mozilla garners praise over Firefox security feature 27/08/2008 08:23:00
Carnegie Mellon Firefox add-on aimed at avoiding user confusion, hacker attacks

The debate over the self-signed certificate issue in Firefox 3.0 has fostered an add-on from Carnegie Mellon researchers and it seems a prevailing tide that Mozilla is headed down the right path.
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Microsoft adds privacy tools to IE8 27/08/2008 09:17:00
So-called porn mode tools to debut in IE8 Beta 2 this month

Microsoft Monday spelled out new privacy tools in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) that some have dubbed "porn mode" in a nod to the most-obvious use of a browser privacy mode.
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Microsoft to add privacy features to IE8 26/08/2008 09:24:00
Microsoft plans to add some new privacy features to IE8, it's next browser.

Microsoft on Monday described some new privacy features that will come with IE8, the next release of its browser. The features are designed to make it easier for people to delete and control information about their Web browsing history.
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Mozilla Firefox browser gets security boost 26/08/2008 06:08:00
Carnegie-Mellon University makes available a free security add-on for Firefox 3.0.

Carnegie-Mellon University Monday announced it's making available a free add-on to Mozilla Firefox 3.0 that's intended to boost browser security.
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Researcher mines blogs, social networks to access bank accounts 26/08/2008 09:12:00
Family names, other data posted on sites like MySpace, Facebook used to reset passwords

A recent Google search of the popular social networking site MySpace for several variations of terms describing a person's maternal grandparents returned more than 11,000 search results.
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Novell's iPrint open to attack, say researchers 26/08/2008 08:22:00
ActiveX control in Windows Vista iPrint client at fault; patch available

Attackers can exploit bugs in Novell's iPrint application to obtain corporate information or hijack computers, security experts said today.
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Apple's MobileMe lacks key security feature 25/08/2008 07:25:00
Some users of Apple's MobileMe service are complaining about a lack of security when using the service at a public hotspot.

Users of Apple's MobileMe have already discovered that the US$99-per-year service is sometimes slow and unreliable, and they're now talking about another shortcoming that was intentional.
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Firefox SSL-certificate debate gets gnarly 22/08/2008 08:23:00
New security feature in Firefox 3.0 has critics crying foul

Debate is reaching a fever pitch over a new security feature in Firefox 3.0 that throws out a warning page to users when a Web site's SSL certificate is expired or has not been issued by a trusted third party.

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