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There are many dangerous threats lurking in cyberspace today, from software vulnerabilities and exploits, to viruses and botnets. Among these threats are phishing attacks, an electronic communication scam that attempts to secure highly personal information such as credit card info, user names and passwords by assuming the identity of a Read more…
2011 marks the 40th anniversary of Creeper, the world’s first computer virus. From Creeper to Stuxnet, the last four decades saw the number of malware instances boom from 1,300 in 1990, to 50,000 in 2000, to over 200 million in 2010. Besides sheer quantity, viruses, which were originally used as Read more…
Speaking as someone who owns a playbook, I can say that this is a good list and nearly all of them are free Groupon Evernote Box E! News – this is for people who need to get a life InstaPhoto Stressless Angry Birds… of course The details are at http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/slideshow/Playbook-Apps/ The Read more…
Usually you can save content from a website by RIGHT CLICKING your mouse and selecting SAVE but some content like Flash Files (.SWF) and animated GIF’s just don’t work that way. When you right click on an .SWF Flash element you will not see the SAVE option and if you right click and save an animated .GIF you will only Read more…
“…dubbed 802.11ac. The wireless standard promises speeds of up to 1.3Gbps, which would make 802.11ac about three times as fast as 802.11n. It will also be about six times as power efficient, perfect for portable devices. 802.11ac promises greater range than its predecessors. While like previous technologies, top speeds are Read more…
“…In 2010, Germany turned out 5.5 million cars, more than twice the 2.7 million produced in the U.S. that year. They did it while paying their workers an average $67.14 hourly wage including benefits, twice the $33.77 per hour auto workers in the U.S. got. And Germany’s “Big Three” – Read more…
No! All XBox 360 versions, including the Slim, come with a 10/100MB Network Card. The Microsoft XBox 360 motherboard has had several version changes, just like all long life electronics, usually as a result of manufacturing improvements designed to save money. XBox 360 Motherboard Hardware Revisions (from the good people at WikiPedia) Read more…
This isn an excelled parody of the new campaign by Apple for the iPad 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW37nPzpAwY&feature=player_embedded#!
This disaster recovery tool is often shown for only for Windows 7, Vista and XP (both 32bit and 64bit) but their site says it also works with Windows Server 2008 R2, 2008, 2003… This program can easily be used to recover lost data, backup or clone disks, edit the registry, undo Read more…
“…When security company Trusteer spotted an advertisement offering on-demand calls at $10 a pop for cybercriminals to obtain missing pieces of information needed to execute identity theft, readers wanted to know about it. Illegal call services are not new. Their staff is trained to impersonate bank employees, computer technicians, travel Read more…
The Seagate and Samsung strategic alignment benefits all our customers — from the consumer to the enterprise. Our combined strengths will allow Seagate to offer a more extensive portfolio of innovative storage solutions and to quickly develop new solutions that address the industry’s rapidly evolving storage needs. What’s more, Samsung Read more…
Western Digital – Effective date on January 2nd, 2012 Desktop and Mobile drives (Blue and Green family lines) change from 3 years to 2 years. Black product line will remain at 5 years warranty. Enterprise class products stay at 5 years warranty. Product Line Limited Warranty Period (as of Read more…
Many sites are now saying the Microsoft will not have betas of their core products, namely Windows 8, IE10 and Office 2012 at CES in January of 2012. Instead it appears that these products will go to public beta’s in February 2012.
“…That’s 700,000 a day, 21 million a month or 63 million per quarter. What about iOS? Apple won’t likely reveal numbers until January, when announcing holiday quarter results. Don’t expect them to be anywhere near as high, but not trailing way far behind, either. Android activations are lopsided, mostly from Read more…
“…It is a move sure to change the dynamics of the Consumer Electronics Show, and one the tech media may not have expected so soon. Microsoft announced Wednesday that CES 2012 is the last it will maintain a significant presence. After this January? No keynotes, no booth… …The company was Read more…
“…(Samsung) in third quarter, Samsung sold 24 million smartphones — nearly 7 million more than Apple… While American bloggers and journalists obsess about iPhone, across the globe Samsung makes huge strides that eclipse Apple. While best known for Android phones like the S2, Samsung has a three-operating system strategy that Read more…