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Rooting Android & Recovery 1-2-3
Summary: Rooting a phone can be a rewarding project, but it also has several dangers attached with it. When considering phone hacking, you need to know what to do if something goes wrong. Read these 3...
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Windows Patch Tuesday – February 2012
Microsoft is planning to release nine bulletins, addressing 21 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, .NET framework and Silverlight. The patches are scheduled to be released...
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Internet Troubles Loom
This March 8th, the FBI is planning to unplug domain name servers (DNS) it set up to help eliminate malware from over half of Fortune 500 companies and government agencies still infected in early 2012....
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LibreOffice 3.5
Still using OpenOffice? if you are your behind the times. LibreOffice is a free and open source office suite developed by The Document Foundation as a fork of OpenOffice.org. It is largely compatible...
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Intel Joins LibreOffice
Summary: Intel distributes LibreOffice, can Microsoft be pleased? The month of February is a month to remember for the LibreOffice project. LibreOffice, the OpenOffice fork, is a very popular...
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7 overtakes XP, finally
Microsoft has finally seen use of its Windows 7 operating system (OS) overtake that of its ten year old brother, Windows XP. Windows 7 was released on July 22, 2009 and with Windows XP so intrenched,...
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Ubuntu adopts Windows XP users
LINUX VENDOR Canonical believes that Microsoft’s Windows XP, not Windows 8, could drive adoption of its Ubuntu Linux operating system. With Microsoft readying Windows 8 for release later this year,...
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Remote Kill Switch on your PC
Summary: A feature common in phones will let Microsoft remotely disable malware This doesn’t surprise me at all, people tend to forget that Microsoft is well in it’s rights to put something like that...
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Windows Patch Tuesday – March 2012
Today could be the day malware artists figure out how to do remote code execution on many millions of PCs and servers running Microsoft’s OS with RDP enabled. Microsoft has released a patch this patch...
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Windows 8 DOA
The Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been out long enough for people to try and get used to its dual Metro/Desktop interface. But the longer it’s out there, the less people like it, and there’s a...
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Chromebooks for Education
Summary: Chromebooks are an important enrichment device for schools these days. Since their inception Chromebooks have been mystery to some, laughed at by others or embraced by early adopters. However,...
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I just watched a TED presentation by James Lyne from the Sophos security organization and he gave a excellent talk on cybercrime. His lecture describes how easy it is to obtain access of your computer...
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Windows is Dying
Summary: Microsoft is the biggest enterprise software company in the world and one of the most profitable. But it’s flagship product, Windows, is the walking undead, thanks to Microsoft’s two huge...
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Yahoo Serves Malware
Summary: If you used Yahoo this past week, you might have malware resident on your computer. Thousands of users have been affected by malicious advertisements served by ads.yahoo.com. The attack, which...
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(Always) New Computer
Summary: The (Always) New Computer - Chromebooks are fast to use, and don’t slow down over time. They have layers of security built-in, so you don’t need to buy or install antivirus software. They come...
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Lenovo increases Chromebooks
Summary: Lenovo plans to expand its Chromebook line in the coming months, giving a boost to the market for PCs running Google’s operating system. Jay Parker, president for Lenovo’s North American...
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Ubuntu Surpasses Windows
Summary: Ubuntu scores highest in UK government security assessment UK government security arm CESG has published a report of its assessment on the security of all ‘End User Device’ operating systems....
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Targeted Malware Scores
Summary: A Target spokeswoman declined to provide any details on how the security breach occurred, but a variety of security experts agreed that it likely involved Target’s point-of-sale system, the...
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Microsoft Starts Lying
Summary: Leaked Windows 8.1 update shows no Start menu – Rumors of its return might have been exaggerated Software Crippler Microsoft apparently plans to release an update to Windows 8.1, of which a...
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