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31 March 2010

 

Malware Attacks Target Vietnam Dissidents

 

IE update patches 10 critical holes

 

Could there be a free, ad-supported Windows in Microsoft's future?

 

Microsoft: Yes, customers, we will have VM support for Windows Azure

 

Greenpeace Links Apple iPad to Global Warming

 

FCC plan could transform health care

 

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30 March 2010

 

Windows users patch fast when zero-day hype heats up

 

Yes, IE8 users, you need that new security update

 

Hacker finds a way to exploit PDF files, without a vulnerability

 

Security flaw in popular iPhone app leads to privacy leak

 

Apple sued over multitouch patent

 

Tech Secrets: 21 Things 'They' Don’t Want You to Know

 

Warner Bros. recruiting students to spy on file sharers

 

Former IBM VP Moffat pleads guilty to insider trading

 

Apple May Be Working on iPhone for Verizon, Report Says

 

iPads May Be Nice, but Netbooks Still Rule

 

JC Penney Tried to Block Publication of Data Breach

 

N.Y. man sues McAfee over antivirus auto-renewal fees

 

Rob Mitchell: Facebook changes continue to chip away at privacy

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

29 March 2010

 

Emergency IE patch coming tomorrow
 

Apple plugs 88 Mac OS X security holes

 

Boingo launches $1.99 per hour WiFi service for iPad & iPhone

 

Intel vs. AMD: Does the CPU really matter?

 

Company says 3.3M student loan records stolen

 

Preston Gralla: iPads may be nifty, but netbooks still rule

 

27 March 2010

 

Bugs & Fixes: Patch Problem Uncovers Hidden Infection

 

World Cup themed malware campaign spreads malicious PDF files

 

Where in the world are Microsoft's datacenters?

 

Where will Google build its fiber network?

 

Why 2010 might be like 1984

 

Microsoft Turns 35: Best, Worst, Most Notable Moments

 

Browser Fingerprints: A Big Privacy Threat

 

Wikipedia readies for an overhaul

 

Is your mobile phone giving out your phone number?

 

Daily wrap-up in the world of video games,
technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

25 March 2010

 

Hacker exploits IE8 on Windows 7

 

IE8, Safari and Firefox fall at Pwn2Own 2010

 

Microsoft: New Bing refresh is coming
Gallery: New Bing screenshots

 

USB drive life: fact or fiction?

 

Senate Panel Approves Cyber Security Bill

 

World's First 3D LED-backlit TV Coming Courtesy Of LG

 

Inside Windows Phone 7 series

 

Sprint stops ad claim of 'most dependable 3G
network' after Verizon complains

 

Malware attack uses China World Expo guise

 

Sneak Preview: Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

24 March 2010

 

Mozilla discloses more Firefox flaws

 

Sprint, Clearwire: The rise of 4G

 

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 code puts an end to Mobile Firefox

 

Congress Praises Google, Criticizes Microsoft

 

Google Gmail Users Get Alert if Accounts Compromised

 

Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 Beta Adds A/V Chats

 

AT&T to go national with its femtocell

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

23 March 2010

 

Mozilla fast-tracks critical Firefox security patch

 

Taxpayer data at risk from IRS security flaws

 

Verizon to Launch Skype Mobile This Thursday

 

More Americans use TV, Net at same time

 

BitDefender users demand refunds after update cripples PCs

 

Preston Gralla: Google and Microsoft win big with the
passage of health reform

 

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19 March 2010

 

Mozilla confirms critical Firefox bug

 

Current state of the crimeware threat

 

Modern banker malware undermines two-factor authentication

 

Facebook Password Spam Hides Malware Targeting Windows PCs

 

Microsoft Winning Fans Early with Internet Explorer 9 Preview

 

Cheese! Burger King's secret cameras

 

NCAA March Madness widgets

 

Commodore 64 awakes from slumber with makeover

 

Microsoft announces Windows 7 SP1

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

18 March 2010

 

Microsoft removes hardware virtualization barrier to running XP Mode

 

Cyber-security Bill Pushes for Private Sector Cooperation

 

Google Tool Moves Users from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps

 

Report: Google TV is coming to your living room

 

Nexus One Heads to Sprint

 

Microsoft Sweetens Pot for the Virtual-desktop Curious

 

Will the National Broadband Plan Go the Way of Healthcare Reform?

 

Heineken scores a Web hit

 

Use Facebook chat in any IM client

 

China's control of rare metals threatens jobs, tech

 

Criminals Caught Web-Handed

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

17 March 2010

 

Microsoft's missing cut/copy/paste

 

FBI, Feds collect Facebook, social media data - big surprise?

 

 

Vulnerability in Microsoft Virtual PC exploits the unexploitable

 

FCC Broadband Plan Includes Public Safety Fee for All Users

 

MySpace Selling User Data

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

16 March 2010

 

IE9 preview ready for download

 

FCC releases National Broadband Plan

 

Dell Sues LCD Makers Sharp, Hitachi and Toshiba over Price Fixing

 

Microsoft Explains Windows Phone 7 Lack of Compatibility

 

Intel Ships New 40GB SSD at $125 Wholesale

 

BioShock 2’s Disc-Free DLC Has Gamers Peeved

 

Google Quietly Releases Nexus One for AT&T

 

Feds consider going undercover on social networks

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

15 March 2010

 

Microsoft offers 'fix-it' for IE zero-day

 

IE zero-day flaw leaks out; Exploit code published

 

Can Apple Safari avoid another Pwn2Own embarrassment?

 

FCC to Send Nationwide Broadband Plan to Congress

 

HP Starts Damage Control After China Laptop Buyer Complaint

 

12 March 2010

 

IE Attacks Circulate as Microsoft Updates Advisory

 

Microsoft races to plug IE hole

 

Microsoft admits Office patch gaffes

 

The Birth of Windows: From Vaporware to Reality

 

Twitter Turns on Its Geolocation Feature and It's Opt-in

 

Apple patches Safari vulnerabilities

 

China to Google: Censor or else
- Schmidt: Showdown looms

 

Twitter Adds Location-Sharing: I'm Eating Tacos…In Texarkana

 

When malware strikes via bad ads on good sites

 

IE 9, Windows Phone in the Mix

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

11 March 2010

 

Microsoft Warns IE Under Attack

 

Adobe PDF flaw under 'active attack'

 

Hackers can locate and exploit the Energizer USB charger backdoor

 

Judges uphold Word patent ruling

 

The disk error mystery

 

Google gives city bikers bum steer

 

Security Industry Faces Attacks It Cannot Stop

 

Pink Floyd and ITunes Could Split After Court Ruling

 

Intel's Core i7-980X Launches with a Bang

 

PayPal Recommends Anti-Phish Plugin

 

FCC launches broadband test site for consumers

 

10 March 2010

 

Microsoft plugs dangerous Excel holes
- Microsoft IE zero-day flaw under attack

 

Microsoft Warns IE Under Attack on Patch Tuesday

 

Microsoft starts rolling out revamped MSN home page

 

Cable and satellite providers want revised FCC rules and fees

 

Bike Directions Added to Google Maps

 

Google Opens Google Apps Marketplace

 

Pink Floyd sues EMI over iTunes payments

 

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9 March 2010

 

Newegg Fires Supplier IPEX in Fake Intel Chip Flap

 

Amazon nixes Colorado affiliates; State tax battles proliferate

 

Report: Microsoft moves up Windows 7 SP1 release date

 

Asus motherboard tries to unlock 'hidden' cores on AMD processors

 

Sony Online Entertainment Launches Facebook Game

 

Google launches tool for searching public data

 

FDIC: Hackers took more than $120M in three months

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

8 March 2010

 

Energizer battery charger contains backdoor

 

NewEgg sold 300 counterfeit Core i7-920 CPUs in "shipping error"

 

You want 64-bit Office 2010? You can't handle 64-bit!!!

 

5 March 2010

 

VA closes Web portal to eHealth records

 

Wi-Fi finders removed from App Store

 

Rumor: Microsoft May Include HTML5 Support in Internet Explorer 9

 

AMD Tries to Draw Intel Into Chip Battle

 

Apple iPad Coming April 3, Pre-Orders Accepted March 12

 

John Carroll: Why I (now) hate Apple

 

Does your laptop's Wi-Fi make it more vulnerable to thieves?

 

Taiwan earthquake may send LCD, chip prices higher

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

4 March 2010

 

Inside Windows Activation Tech

 

Confessions of a Windows 7 pirate

 

Microsoft Patch Tuesday heads-up

 

Microsoft to patch 8 bugs next week

 

How to delete your MySpace account

 

Video Walls For Your Home? Coming Soon

 

Alyssa Milano: Confessions of A Twitter Queen

 

Underrated computing threats you need to know about

 

FCC broadband czar defends national plan

 

Definition of 'broadband' still a secret in U.S. plan

 

N. Korea develops operating system with Windows-like GUI, Linux guts

 

How gross is the inside (and outside) of your computer?

 

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3 March 2010

 

Insurance companies want access to your Facebook

 

Medical identity theft strikes 5.8% of U.S. adults

 

New exploit nullifies big Windows defense

 

Verizon 2010 4G plans - 5X faster than 3G

 

"No" Microsoft!, a 'Net tax' won't stop botnets

 

WD Ships Its First SSDs for Consumer Devices

 

ATandT CEO Says Variable Network Pricing on the Way

 

Who will buy the first Panasonic 3D TV?

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

2 March 2010

 

Microsoft: Don't press F1 key in Windows XP

 

Microsoft Security Workarounds Available for Zero-Day Vulnerability

 

The PS3 Problem: How Sony Got Scooped By Its Own Users

 

USB 3.0: The new speed limit

 

Size is important: Kingston's huge 256GB USB stick

 

Sony blames leap year glitch for PlayStation troubles

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

1 March 2010

 

New Internet Explorer Flaw Revealed

 

New zero-day involves IE, puts Windows XP users at risk

 

Microsoft to target other botnets with legal weapon

 

Leave Your PlayStation 3 Off or Else, Warns Sony

 

Burned By the Windows XP Downgrade? Don't Blame Microsoft

 

Four Indicted in CAPTCHA Hacks of Ticket Sites

 

Windows turns table on Mac OS X, gains share

 

Gralla: Leaked docs show what Facebook, Comcast will tell police about you

 


 

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