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Article | 10/03/2008 IE8 balks at Windows Update
Internet Explorer 8, the just-previewed browser from Microsoft, blocks access to the company's Windows Update service, company representatives have co...
Article | 10/03/2008 Opera: IE8's changes don't let Microsoft off legal hook
Microsoft's rivals have applauded some of what they've seen in the new Internet Explorer 8, but the browser maker that's complained to antitrust regul...
Article | 10/03/2008 Hackers find a way to crack popular smartcard in minutes
People are starting to wake up to the fact that RFID-enabled smartcards now can be far more easily, and cheaply, cracked than ever before, as a trio o...
Article | 7/03/2008 Open-source robot: your next personal assistant
Imagine a robot that hands you a beer and then cleans your kitchen and living room. That's what a start-up called Willow Garage in California is busy ...
Article | 6/03/2008 Behavior-based malware detection software on the way
Start-up NovaShield says that in May it will release its first security product for the PC, behavior-based detection software designed to catch, quara...
Article | 6/03/2008 Language packs delay Vista Ultimate SP1
Microsoft has told consumers that delays in updating more than 30 bonus language packs will postpone the delivery of Service Pack 1 (SP1) to some Wind...
Article | 6/03/2008 MIX - Microsoft unveils IE8 Beta 1
Microsoft Wednesday unveiled Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), and posted links to what the company called "Beta 1 for developers." Anyone, however, can down...
Article | 5/03/2008 Windows hacked in seconds via Firewire
A New Zealand security researcher has published a software tool allowing attackers to quickly gain access to Windows systems via a Firewire port.
Article | 3/03/2008 Facebook application to make social networking safer
A "Care For Your PC" Facebook application that allows users of the social network to monitor how up-to-date the security software on their computer is...
Article | 3/03/2008 Mozilla shoots for quick Thunderbird 3.0 alpha
The Mozilla Foundation's new e-mail spin-off is aiming at a quick delivery of the first alpha version of Thunderbird 3.0, according to discussions amo...
Article | 28/02/2008 PayPal: Steer clear of Apple's Safari
If you're using Apple's Safari browser, PayPal has some advice for you: Drop it, at least if you want to avoid online fraud.
Article | 28/02/2008 eBay slammed over pirated software
A leading anti-piracy body has accused eBay over counterfeit software, claiming in a new report that "at least 90 percent of all software available on...
Article | 26/02/2008 Rogue packets stalk Windows Vista, XP
Microsoft has been busy tending to a new swarm of bugs, including a critical hole in Windows Vista and XP that could expose you to an early-season bit...
Article | 27/02/2008 'Cold Boot' encryption hack unlikely, says Microsoft
Users can keep thieves from stealing encrypted data by changing some settings in Windows, a Microsoft product manager said as he downplayed the threat...
Article | 27/02/2008 Microsoft fixing Hotmail outage
Microsoft on Tuesday acknowledged a problem that is preventing Hotmail users from accessing their accounts.
Article | 27/02/2008 YouTube outage underscores big Internet problem
Sunday's inadvertent disruption of Google's YouTube video service underscores a flaw in the Internet's design that could some day lead to a serious se...
Article | 26/02/2008 Disk encryption easily cracked, researchers find
The disk encryption technology used to secure the data in your Windows, Apple and Linux laptops can be easily circumvented, according to new research ...
Article | 26/02/2008 Comodo hails malware removal guarantee
Security outfit Comodo has become the first vendor to offer 'guaranteed' malware removal from PCs protected by its software.
Article | 25/02/2008 Microsoft: Here's how to stop Vista update's endless reboot
Although Microsoft has yet to fix an update that sent some Windows Vista machines into endless reboots, on Friday it spelled out several workarounds u...
Article | 25/02/2008 Hackers ramp up Facebook, MySpace attacks
Hackers are actively exploiting an Internet Explorer plug-in that's widely used by Facebook and MySpace members with a multi-attack kit, a security c...

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