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1 hr ago | InformationWeek

Mathias On Mobility: The 3 Grand Challenges

I've been working in mobility for almost 30 years, having gotten my start as a member of the team that built the GRiD Systems Compass Computer Model 1101 back in 1981.

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Related Topix: Computers, Science, Computer Science

5 hrs ago | CIO

Twitter Suspends Accounts of Users with Infected Computers

Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a well-known piece of malicious software that has targeted other sites such as Facebook and MySpace.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Blog News

9 hrs ago | KVAL - News - Tech

Glitch in antivirus software troubles PC users

It's great at blocking known viruses, but it can sometimes misfire, mistakenly flagging clean files as malicious.

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Related Topix: Islandia, NY

13 hrs ago | Free Republic

Dublin(OH) Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

Ian Kimmel, 31, of Dublin pleaded guilty in United States District Court here to one count of possession of child pornography for having between 150 and 300 images on his personal computer depicting children under the age of 18 engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

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Related Topix: Prison, Dublin, OH, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation

17 hrs ago | PC World

Intel Is Working With Google on Chrome OS

Friday, July 10, 2009 1:30 AM PDT The world's largest chip maker is working with Google on the Chrome operating system and has been privy to the project for some time, a spokesman for the company said Friday.

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Related Topix: Computers, Laptops/Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Science / Technology, Microsoft

22 hrs ago | The Washington Post

Security Fix: Attack PCs May Self-Destruct

There are signs that the concerted cyber attacks targeting U.S. and Korean government and commercial Web sites this past week are beginning to wane.

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Related Topix: Spyware, Science / Technology, Lindon, UT

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Software Journal

Google Chrome OS means Android is not suitable for netbooks?

Google recently announced their latest ambitious project named Google Chrome OS.

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PC World

Opera CEO Defends Unite Against Security Concerns

Monday, July 06, 2009 9:50 AM PDT Opera Software's CEO defended the Unite feature of the forthcoming Opera 10 browser against charges that it will increase the risk that hackers can break into people's PCs.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computer Security, Computers

OfficialWire

Comodo Internet Security Now Free, In 17 Languages

Until now, Comodo Internet Security had a drawback: it was only available in English.

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Related Topix: Computers

International Herald Tribune

Acer's C.E.O. Urges More Consolidation of the PC Industry

Acera s chief executive, Gianfranco Lanci. Acera s chief executive, Gianfranco Lanci, says that the major PC makers need to make some bold moves to boost profits - namely, buy out the little guys.

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Related Topix: World News, Taiwan, Hewlett Packard, Computers, Dell

Spokesman Review

Cyber attacks enlist innocent PC owners July 9, 2009

North Korea, which has been firing missiles and spewing threats against the United States, has been identified by South Korea's main spy agency as a suspect in the cyber attacks targeting government and other Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea.

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, North Korea, World News,

PC Magazine

Download Java, Get a Carbonite Trial for Free

Sun Microsystems Inc will distribute an Internet-based PC backup service from tiny industry pioneer Carbonite, which competes with tech industry giants EMC Corp and Symantec Corp.

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Related Topix: Carbon, IN, Sun Microsystems, Computers, Startups, EMC, Computer Security, Symantec, Science / Technology, Software

Wed Jul 08, 2009

E-Commerce Times

ActiveX Shark Stalks IE Surfers

Microsoft has warned Web surfers using Internet Explorer on XP or Server 2003 systems of a security hole rooted in ActiveX.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software, Computer Security, Science / Technology, Microsoft Windows

The Columbian

HP printer seeks a new niche

HP engineer David Hall helped design the company's new Web-connected printer. ) Hewlett-Packard engineer David Hall helped design the company's new Web-connected printer.

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Related Topix: Printers, Laptops/Notebooks, Hewlett Packard, HP, Computers, PC Connection, Retail

PC World

Dell Apologizes for Price Mishaps, Shuts Taiwan Web Sales

Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:30 AM PDT Dell apologized Wednesday for online pricing snafus that have hit its Web sales in Taiwan over the past week, and moved to settle the issue as the island's Fair Trade Commission launched a probe.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Dell

CNET News.com I Tech Blog

Microsoft's Gazelle browser takes a radical path

Many people think that the browser is starting to replace the operating system as the center of the personal computer.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software, Computers

VentureBeat

Google prepares to launch a PC operating system

Google and Microsoft have tap danced around the boxing ring for years, but GoogleA is finally throwing a gigantic punch.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Microsoft, CPU, Science / Technology, Computers

Tue Jul 07, 2009

KATU-TV Portland

Microsoft warns PC users of security problem

Microsoft Corp. has taken the rare step of warning about a serious security vulnerability it hasn't fixed yet.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Microsoft Windows, Science / Technology, Computer Security

ZDNet UK News

Windows 7 could be a touch too much

There's a reason the first thing Microsoft chose to show publicly of Windows 7 was its support for touch input .

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Laptops/Notebooks, Computers

CIO

Toxic Used PCs Passed to Third World

The secondary market for PCs in emerging parts of the world is sizeable: In 2008 alone, according to Gartner, 37 million used PCs were refurbished and exported to developing markets.

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