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Experts warn vs malware spreading through removable drives 22 Apr 08, 23:10 ET MANILA, Philippines -- Removable drives, such as universal serial bus (USB) thumb drives, are now becoming "vectors" for spreading computer virus or malware, according to experts from TrendLabs and Symantec. more Linked by Alcibiades on Wed 4th Jan 2006 18:04 UTC 22 Apr 08, 23:06 ET Like a lot of people who have worked in the business, I find myself in conversations about computer security with people who are having problems or know people who have problems. more Twitter Japan launches, with ads 22 Apr 08, 22:08 ET In a bid to get users to accept ads from the get-go, Twitter Japan will feature them from day one. more Broadcom entering enterprise access point market 22 Apr 08, 21:08 ET Long a supplier of chips for the home access point industry, Broadcom is adding enterprise-class access points to its product list. more Plaintiffs challenge settlement in Netflix 'throttling' case 22 Apr 08, 21:08 ET Judge rejects argument of four Netflix subscribers who challenged settlement terms. more Computer viruses impact Illinois State U. Internet security 22 Apr 08, 20:25 ET Computer viruses impact Illinois State U. Internet securityTrading Markets (press release), CA - Apr 22, 2008-- (UWIRE) NORMAL, Ill. -- According to the recent Internet Security Threat Report compiled by anti-virus security provider Symantec, the number of computer ... more Sony acquires Gracenote for $260 million 22 Apr 08, 20:08 ET The consumer electronics giant doesn't provide specifics about what it will do with Gracenote's media-identification technology. more Linden Lab selects Mark Kingdon as new CEO 22 Apr 08, 18:53 ET By choosing someone squarely on the business side of things, the 'Second Life' creator may be hinting that it wants to beef up business and head for an IPO. more Photos: Decoding plastics 22 Apr 08, 18:53 ET Which plastics can be recycled? Which are safe to use? Our guide steps through the seven major types to explain. more LendingTree sues mortgage firms over security breach 22 Apr 08, 18:10 ET Online lender says former employees gave passwords to outside lenders who then access sensitive customer data. more Virtual world funding continues to flood in 22 Apr 08, 18:10 ET According to group tracking the numbers, there was $184 million in funding for virtual worlds and mirror worlds in Q1. more NY's Museum of Modern Art gets Wi-Fi and podcasts, courts iPhone users 22 Apr 08, 18:09 ET The installation of an internal Wi-Fi network will mean that visitors can access audio tours and other content on mobile devices with HTML browsers--in other words, iPhones. more Hannaford toughens computer security after data theft 22 Apr 08, 17:43 ET The supermarket chain Hannaford Bros. Co. has spent millions of dollars on additional security measures since last month’s revelation that hackers may have ... more The Almanac -- weekly 22 Apr 08, 17:34 ET Today is Monday, April 28, the 119th day of 2008 with 247 to follow.The moon is waning. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include James Monroe, fifth president of the United States, in 1758; actor Lionel Barrymore in 1878; novelist Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) ... more Yahoo results won't sway Microsoft fight 22 Apr 08, 17:23 ET Yahoo beat Wall Street expectations for its first-quarter earnings. But anyone waiting for a dramatic shift to Microsoft's bid will have to wait. more Yahoo report filled with Microsoft subtext 22 Apr 08, 17:23 ET The much awaited quarterly earnings report showed the impact of Microsoft's bid in several ways. more Yahoo earnings live blog 22 Apr 08, 17:23 ET We offer detailed coverage of Yahoo's conference call with financial analysts reflecting on the company's first-quarter results. more Yahoo earnings rise on Alibaba stake 22 Apr 08, 17:07 ET Company's investment in Chinese business-to-business site boosted its net income for the first quarter. Revenue increased 14 percent, and CEO Yang is bullish. more Trusted Computer Security Blanket 2.0 Goes Public 22 Apr 08, 16:23 ET Trusted Computer Security Blanket 2.0 Goes PublicWebHosting.Info, CA - Apr 22, 2008Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc., a provider of security applications that run on the Linux operating system, today announced the general availability of ... more Dell pitches smaller, greener consumer desktop PC 22 Apr 08, 16:23 ET Michael Dell previewed the upcoming product at an Earth Day conference. more eBay sues Craigslist over stock dispute 22 Apr 08, 16:23 ET Accusing Craigslist's board of diluting eBay's stake in the company, eBay has filed suit in a Delaware chancery court. more Google sued over advertising program 22 Apr 08, 16:09 ET Lawsuit accuses the search giant of charging advertisers for ads without explicit approval. more Samsung says OLED monitors coming next year 22 Apr 08, 16:08 ET Company is doubling its OLED production the next two years so the panels will be available not just for televisions, but monitors, and laptop displays as well. more Coming today: live-blogging Yahoo's earnings 22 Apr 08, 15:53 ET CNET News.com will be live-blogging Yahoo's earnings Tuesday. more Data centers fail to become greener, studies say 22 Apr 08, 15:53 ET Efforts to improve IT efficiency are failing despite rising energy hunger and costs, according to two studies. more Microsoft: A year of instant messaging pulled in $1.3 million for charity 22 Apr 08, 15:23 ET Last March, Windows Live Messenger announced a program to donate IM ad revenues to charity when members use a buzzword. Looks like it's working, at least somewhat. more An ExpressCard Slot Computer Designed to Protect Main Machine 22 Apr 08, 14:45 ET PC World - A Linux computer embedded in an ExpressCard could speed up your Windows machine by offloading the tedious and cycle-churning tasks of protecting your system from viruses, malware, and intrusion. more Study: Amid economic uncertainty, consumers choose hardware over content 22 Apr 08, 14:23 ET An NPD Group report finds many consumers plan to spend less on entertainment this year. more Mobile computing still dancing aroud the cloud 22 Apr 08, 14:07 ET We're starting to see how mobile computers are transforming the way we work, which means businesses will have to plan for a day in which all their data can be accessed by a mobile device. more Sony delays launch of PlayStation "Home" service 22 Apr 08, 13:53 ET Sony announces delay of its PlayStation "Home" service, as it expands the beta testing for its 3D social networking gaming service. more Report finds data breaches in Britain 22 Apr 08, 13:09 ET The country's information commissioner said the government, banks and other organizations must make data security a priority. more Blue Coat grabs market share, networking expertise 22 Apr 08, 13:08 ET The company's acquisition of rival Packeteer will bolster its position in the WAN acceleration market. more Wireless electrifies AT&T earnings 22 Apr 08, 13:07 ET The telecommunications giant says that its wireless income nearly doubled in the first quarter, but it declines to offer any hard numbers on iPhone sales. more To defeat a malicious botnet, build a friendly one 22 Apr 08, 12:53 ET Swarms of zombie computers used by hackers to attack websites could be defeated by borrowing their tactics, say researchers more Microsoft Figures Show Some Users May Like Adware 22 Apr 08, 12:20 ET PC World - It would seem logical to think most Internet users are annoyed by software that causes pop-up advertisements to appear on... more Microsoft: Some users may like adware 22 Apr 08, 12:05 ET InfoWorld - It would seem logical to think most Internet users are annoyed by software that causes pop-up advertisements to appear on their screens. more Investors guide to Yahoo's first quarter earnings 22 Apr 08, 11:25 ET Yahoo investors, grab a score card and keep tabs on how Yahoo stacks up when it reports its first quarter results this afternoon. more MIT says it wants a solar 'revolution' 22 Apr 08, 11:09 ET A $10 million grant from Chesonis Foundation will pursue innovations in solar power conversion, storage, and using solar power to make hydrogen. more Robert J. Elisberg: The Writers Workbench: Anti Maim 22 Apr 08, 10:25 ET Once upon a time, in the stone ages of the computer world, I had a tech friend who dismissed the idea of something called the... more China faces severe botnet problem 22 Apr 08, 10:20 ET China faces a serious threat from botnets, networks of computers infected with software that allows them to be controlled remotely for denial-of-service attacks and to send spam, according to a report issued by China's National Computer network Emergency Response technical Team (CNCERT). more Microsoft sees big jump in Trojan downloaders 22 Apr 08, 10:09 ET Latest security report from Microsoft says Trojan downloaders based on e-mail scams rose 300 percent in the second half of last year. more Hot kilowatts: Infinia, Stirling Energy Systems, eSolar get money 22 Apr 08, 10:09 ET With high silicon prices keeping the cost of photovoltaics up, solar-thermal power for utilities is looking attractive. more Infineon, PGP collaborate on computer security 22 Apr 08, 09:36 ET MUNICH, Germany — Infineon has announced a cooperation with data protection company PGP Corp. Within the scope of the cooperation, the chip manufacturer ... more Plastic made from pig urine 22 Apr 08, 09:23 ET Here's an idea for bioplastics where the feedstock is really, really cheap. more Apple looks toward iPhone chat app 22 Apr 08, 09:23 ET A patent application surfaces that details Apple's work toward an instant-messaging feature for a portable gadget with a touch-screen display. more Sony BMG joins Nokia's unlimited music service 22 Apr 08, 09:23 ET Nokia customers get access to any Sony BMG song for a year, and they get to keep the songs forever. Is this the music model of the future? more Britain fires warning on rise of cyber-hackers 22 Apr 08, 09:08 ET AFP - More than one in 10 big British businesses has detected computer hackers on their IT networks, a government report said Tuesday, warning of a rampant rise in such activity. more Sandia's second crack at fuel-air stun grenade 22 Apr 08, 09:08 ET New flash-bang safe, fireproof, says Sandia National Laboratories. more Market Movers: April 22, 2008 22 Apr 08, 08:55 ET NEW YORK — Wall Street started the week with a mixed performance Monday, as investors regained a cautious stance in response to a weaker-than-expected profit report from Bank of America Corp. and disappointing news from a smaller bank, National City Corp. more China Faced With Growing Botnet Problem 22 Apr 08, 08:40 ET China faces a growing threat from botnets, networks of computers infected with software that allows them to be controlled... more EMC faced 'challenging' first quarter in soft economy 22 Apr 08, 07:40 ET Data storage company EMC Corp. reports earnings for the fiscal first quarter before the opening bell Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. more Ex-Googlers working on stealth social search 22 Apr 08, 07:08 ET Nathan Stoll, former product lead of Google News, is quietly working on a new social search service he started with the help of two other Google refugees. more Earth Day ride to JFK 22 Apr 08, 07:07 ET OZOcar offers a practical example of how green tech makes sense. The limousine company has a fleet of about 50 Toyota Prius cars that get nearly 45 mpg. more SKorea's presidential office hit by computer virus attack 22 Apr 08, 04:39 ET South Korea's presidential office said Tuesday its computer systems had been infected by a computer virus, resulting in some non-classified data being leaked. more Museum eyes Homer's legacy 22 Apr 08, 04:37 ET BASEL, Switzerland - No, it does not symbolize the dreaded computer virus. Mounted outside the Basel Museum of Antiquities, the 30-foot-high wooden structure suggests what the mythical Trojan Horse may have looked like. more Security firms scrutinise Phorm 22 Apr 08, 03:09 ET Computer security programs may block the cookie used by ad-serving system Phorm, BBC News learns. more Samsung chairman steps down 22 Apr 08, 02:22 ET Lee Kun-Hee, who led Samsung for 20 years, is giving up his position at the company amid tax fraud accusations, according to Reuters. more BayTSP to test filtering system at YouTube, other sites 22 Apr 08, 01:53 ET Online file-sharing sleuth will test new fingerprinting technology at sites that focus on user-generated video. more Netflix profits up 36 percent 22 Apr 08, 01:52 ET DVD rental service says new subscribers helped boost profits, but lowers expectations for the year. more Inspiring minds When Daniel Woodruff made outstanding scholar at RIT, he knew just who helped get him there'”his ... 22 Apr 08, 01:49 ET In being named an Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Daniel Woodruff knew just who helped get him there — his Somers High School teacher Roy Slater. more The new byword in infosecurity: Don't embarrass the boss 22 Apr 08, 00:22 ET New Frost & Sullivan global survey finds security staffers increasingly concerned about damage to corporate reputations from embarrassing data breaches or ID theft. more Blog 'influence' tracker BuzzLogic to acquire Activeweave 22 Apr 08, 00:08 ET Activeweave's BlogRovr technology will be worked into BuzzLogic's "Conversational Targeting" ad service so that clients can find out where their ads will be most relevant. more

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