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Article | 15/02/2008 Most analog cellular to fade away on Monday
You may think of sunsets as something nice to look at, but if you have an older cell phone or a home alarm system, there's one coming up on Monday tha...
Article | 15/02/2008 Software designed to prevent identity theft
Using peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing applications on the job raises the risk that confidential data residing on a user's PC might be inadvertently ex...
Article | 15/02/2008 Microsoft fixes mass-delete bug in Mac Office e-mailer
The update to Office 2004 for Mac that Microsoft released this week also patched a long-standing bug that erased messages, contacts and other informat...
Article | 15/02/2008 Sony unveils new digital SLR cameras in its Alpha range
The DSLR-A300 and A350 follow the A200 that Sony introduced at CES in Las Vegas in January.
Article | 15/02/2008 Can Sun turn downloads into dollars?
Sun Microsystems described a growth strategy on Wednesday that depends in large part on giving away software in the hope that customers will like it e...
Article | 15/02/2008 Heathrow launches RFID trial to track luggage
The U.K.'s busiest airport is starting to affix radio chips to the luggage of passengers as part of an experiment aimed at reducing lost bags.
Article | 15/02/2008 With racy name, bug-finder gets no credit from Microsoft
When a hacker going by the name Chujwamwdupe published attack code that exploited a recently patched bug in Microsoft Office 2003 earlier this week, i...
Article | 14/02/2008 Hillary Clinton spam sighted in the wild
The Hillary Clinton election campaign is being exploited in a spam message that tries to trick users into downloading a Trojan to their desktops by pr...
Article | 15/02/2008 Nanotech T-shirt can recharge MP3 player
Nanotechnology researchers have developed a shirt that brings new meaning to the slogan power to the people. They claim that what you wear may soon be...
Article | 15/02/2008 New mobile phones dance across the world stage
Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 Takes the Windows Mobile Plunge at the Mobile World Congress.
Article | 15/02/2008 Mozilla raises Firefox security bar
Firefox 3.0's new anti-malware blocker, a tool that prevents some malicious pages from loading, is the browser upgrade's most important new security f...
Article | 15/02/2008 Woman hits Best Buy with $54M suit for losing laptop
A Washington, D.C., woman has filed a lawsuit seeking US$54 million in damages from Best Buy after the electronics retailer lost her laptop computer l...
Article | 15/02/2008 SIIA sues eBay-based software sellers
Online auction giant eBay has been slow to respond to concerns about pirated software being sold there, prompting the Software & Information Industry ...
Article | 15/02/2008 Lunch is new prime time for watching network TV online
The most popular hours for watching network TV video online falls between noon and 2pm, and women are nearly twice as likely as men to be watching the...
Article | 14/02/2008 Dodo complaint handling triggers ACMA investigation
Dodo Australia is being investigated by the The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after it breached the Telecommunications Act for...
Article | 14/02/2008 Japan shipments of mobile digital TV phones hit 20 million
Shipments of mobile phones compatible with Japan's mobile digital TV service have surged to more than 20 million units in fewer than two years since l...
Article | 11/02/2008 Apple trademark filing revives handheld gaming rumors
Iconic hardware and software manufacturer Apple, best known for cultural-changing devices like the iPod and iPhone, could be ready to disrupt a new in...
Article | 13/02/2008 NSF preparing for the demise of Moore's Law
In anticipation of Moore's Law becoming irrelevant in the next 10 to 20 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) wants funding for research that c...
Article | 14/02/2008 Apple: No Time Machine-AirPort Extreme fix for you
Disappointed Mac users confirmed that Apple's latest Leopard update does not let them back up with Time Machine to drives plugged into an Airport Extr...
Article | 14/02/2008 Microsoft Office development platform ups and downs
Attendees at the Microsoft 2008 Office System Developer Conference this week are leveraging development capabilities in Office System, but cite issues...

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