FBI warns business travellers of hotel Wi-Fi malware scam
New malware discovered running on US hotels' internet connections
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has discovered a new malware threat masquerading as an official software update that attempts to install itself through hotel internet Wi-Fi connections. The department's...
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Twitter calms users' fears after 55,000 account credentials published
Pastebin dump only contains inaccurate or blocked spam accounts' data, company claims
Twitter has promised that users' personal details are secure following the appearance of a Pastebin post reportedly containing 55,000 accounts' usernames and login details. The alleged account details were published...
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Amazon adds SQL database and ASP.Net cloud computing services for Microsoft developers
Managed services make it easier for Microsoft developers to deploy to the cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has extended its cloud computing service offerings aimed at Windows developers with the introduction of SQL database and ASP.Net application support as managed services. Available now...
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Pirate Bay slams Anonymous for Virgin Media DDoS attack
File-sharing site claims tactics tantamount to censoring the internet
The Pirate Bay has attacked Anonymous over its takedown of Virgin Media's website on Tuesday, claiming the use of distributed denial of service (DDoS) tactics is tantamount to censoring the...
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US judge dismisses Proview lawsuit in Apple iPad trademark spat
Judge orders all disputes to be heard in Hong Kong as previously agreed
A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Apple in a Californian court by Chinese firm Proview over a claim that it had been "tricked" into selling the iPad...
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Microsoft sets itself carbon neutrality goal
Company will offset all emissions by 2013
Microsoft has set 2013 as its target date for achieving carbon neutrality in its day-to-day operations. The company said that it was aiming to achieve the operational landmark by the...
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RIM looks to outsiders to beef up senior management team
Duo could bring consumer know how to embattled mobile firm
Mobile hardware and services vendor Research in Motion (RIM) has announced the appointments of Kristian Tear as chief operating officer and Frank Boulben as chief marketing officer. The hirings indicate...
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Twitter fights call to hand over protest Tweets
Site claims users own all content
Twitter has asked a New York state judge to throw out a subpoena that would require the social networking company to hand over messages posted by an Occupy Wall Street...
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MySpace settles FTC claims over privacy breach
Sides settle case over disclosure of user information
MySpace has settled with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on charges that it misled users about privacy protections. The former champion of social networking has decided to give in...
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FCC boss open to sharing spectrum space with commercial carriers
Genachowsky says government will look to expand open spaces
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that the US government was investigating a way to share portions of its wireless spectrum holdings with the private sector for...
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Microsoft posts seven fixes in May security update
Patch Tuesday brings update for Windows and Office
Microsoft has posted fixes for Windows, Office and Silverlight in its latest security update. The May edition of the company's monthly security update includes seven bulletins including two which are...
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GreenHadoop promises to unleash solar power for the datacentre
University project calculates which workloads can be run using solar energy
Researchers at Rutgers University have built a solar-powered programming framework that would allow for datacentres to better harness solar power. Using pieces of the software framework Hadoop, the researchers have...
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Wikipedia adds SSL protections for users
Wiki sites will offer secured connections
Wikimedia has agreed to a deal with security firm DigiCert which will bring secured socket layer (SSL) protected connections and authentication to millions users of Wikipedia. In total, the company...
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Nokia pushes partnerships with Windows Phone apps
Company inks deals with media and storage providers
Nokia is seeking to strengthen the appeal of its Windows Phone handsets by signing up a raft of exclusive third-party apps for the devices. The company will offer Windows Mobile...
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Orbit Downloader 4.1.0.7
Download files, more quickly
This is the software publisher's description. Orbit Downloader is a great speed, super light, easy-to-use free download manager. It is based on p2p and multi-source downloading technology and supports HTTP,...
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Cloudfogger 1.1.1330
Protect your cloud-based backups
You love the cloud? With Cloudfogger you don't have to worry about your privacy, your provider or lost devices any more. Cloudfogger secures your files and you're in control, no...
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DriverMax 6.31
Manage your Windows system drivers
This is the software publisher’s description. DriverMax is a program, which enables you to easily reinstall all your Windows drivers. No more searching for rare drivers on discs or on...
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EASEUS Todo Backup Free 4.5
All-in-one backup & recovery solution
This is the Software Publisher's description. Files can be accidently deleted, damaged by a virus or a hard disk failure, etc. However, less than 20% users back up their computers...
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WinSnap 4.0.4
Professional screen grabbing tool
This is the software publisher’s description. WinSnap is a small enhancement utility for taking and editing screenshots. It can easily capture windows of non-rectangular form with the background of your...
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FlashGot 1.4.4
Download manager for Firefox
This is the software publisher’s description. When you’re browsing the web, are you tired of "saving as..." all those downloadable movies, music files, pictures and applications? Are you sick of...
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