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30 April 2009

 

Experts Warn Internet Is Running Out of Bandwidth

 

Hackers ramp up Facebook, MySpace attacks

 

Microsoft says XP to still be available on netbooks
 after Windows 7's release

 

Windows 7's 'XP mode' may not work on many PCs

 

Microsoft doctors AutoRun in Windows 7 to stymie Conficker

 

Phishing with swine flu as bait

 

Radio Shack staffer punches customer

 

Office 2007 SP2's Full ODF Support Works Well in Tests

 

Windows 7 RC1 available now
Windows 7 RC1 can be downloaded now by MSDN, TechBeta and TechNet subscribers, and the general public will be able to download it on May 5.
Plus, this software can stay on a user's PC for more than a year.

Windows 7 - Official system requirements

 

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

 

29 April 2009

 

Windows 7 "XP Mode" system requirements

 

Max memory limits for 64-bit Windows 7

 

Report: Conficker in attack mode

 

Firefox gets emergency update

 

Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 Goes Beyond Minor Fixes

 

What Are Microsoft's Plans for the Old Office File Formats?

 

Microsoft finishes Vista SP2

 

Adobe: Turn off JavaScript in PDF Reader
- Time to give Adobe Reader the shove

New zero-day exploit targets Adobe Reader
Consider an alternative product

 

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

 

28 April 2009

 

15 easy fixes for Mac security risks

 

McAfee Launches 'online 911' for Cybercrime Victims

 

Apple Moves Closer to Snow Leopard Release

 

Adobe Probes New Reader Flaws

 

Google Maps Tracks Swine Flu

 

What's the big deal about the Windows 7 "XP Mode"?

 

Mozilla re-patches Firefox after regression bug pops up

 

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

 

27 April 2009

 

Internet warfare: Are we focusing on the wrong things?

 

A short history of hacks, worms and cyberterror

 

Google fixes Chrome security hole

 

What you need to know about the
Windows 7 Release Candidate

 

IBM Supercomputer to Compete on 'Jeopardy!'

 

New Technology Could Put 500 Movies on One DVD

 

25 April 2009

 

Conficker Worm Finally Begins Attacking PCs
Microsoft's solution for the Conficker worm

 

Best antivirus, antispyware programs

 

A Look at 'Jaunty Jackalope' Ubuntu 9.04
 

Microsoft to provide 'XP Mode' with Windows 7

 

Microsoft sets May 5 date for Windows 7 RC public release

 

Windows 7 Release Candidate leaked

 

24 April 2009

 

Windows bugs never really die

 

Rigged Word docs exploit 2008 bug, say researchers

 

Norton's family security site stays free

 

Apple apologizes for Baby Shaker

 

Conficker's estimated cost? $9.1 billion
 

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

 

23 April 2009

 

Don't try this at home:
AMD overclocks new Phenom II X4 to 7GHz

 

Researchers turn Conficker's own P2P protocol against itself

 

Firefox 3.0.9 fixes 67 bugs, 23 critical

 

New malware locks PCs, demands ransom

 

AMD pushes Phenom II X4 to 3.2GHz

 

Ubuntu 9.04 available for download

 

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

 

22 April 2009

 

Malicious program targets Macs, experts say

 

AT&T Shutting Down Its Internet Phone Service

 

Mozilla patches 12 Firefox bugs, a third of them critical

 

How to wipe personal data from cell phones and PCs

 

FCC improves DTV Web site

 

Should I upgrade to Windows 7?

 

Microsoft integrates more social-networking
sites with Windows Live

 

Sandisk says flash prices, demand increasing

 

Microsoft Office 2007 for under $50!

Active duty military personnel, retirees,
and their dependents are all eligible for
Microsoft's Military Appreciation Edition of Office 2007
(Hurry, offer ends on June 30th 2009)

 

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

 

21 April 2009

 

Office 2007 SP2 Arrives in Two Weeks

 

Notorious adware vendor Zango shuts its doors

 

Windows 7 will nag users 29% less often, Microsoft claims

 

Flash coming to TVs, set-top boxes

 

Free TV for mobile phones and devices

 

Web Messenger integrates into Hotmail

 

Mac botnet being used in DDOS attacks

 

20 April 2009

 

Congress Set to End Tax-Free Online Shopping?

 

Twitter Hit by More Mikeyy Worms

 

Windows 7 RC due date is May 5

 

Office 2010: new logo, Outlook, and user interface

 

Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java

 

Fuming S. Korea looking for way to punish Google

 

18 April 2009

 

Time Warner drops Internet metering plan

 

6 things that could ruin Twitter (and 5 that won't)

 

Would you pay for Facebook?

 

Waledac botnet spamming fake SMS spying tool

 

Twitter worm author gets a job

 

The Pirate Bay torpedoed

FAQ & videos: Pirate Bay, file sharing
and BitTorrent -- what's it all about?

 

17 April 2009

 

Is Microsoft finally embracing Blu-ray?

 

iBotnet: Signs of zombie Macs
- Mac OS 10.5.7 update imminent

 

The Pirate Bay torpedoed
- Students dismayed

 

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

 

16 April 2009

 

Microsoft: No Office 2010 beta for you

 

Intel to ship Larrabee graphics chip in early 2010

 

VMware bug allows Windows hack to attack Macs

 

Twitter hit by multiple variants of XSS worm

 

Scareware pops-up at FoxNews

 

Many still vulnerable to Conficker

 

Tax-free Internet shopping to end?

 

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

 

15 April 2009

 

Spyware attacks use Ford name as bait

 

Mozilla ponders dropping Firefox support for Win2K, early XP

 

Top 10 Vista Hacks

 

Microsoft fills security holes

 

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

 

14 April 2009

 

Microsoft moving XP into reduced-support phase

 

Microsoft targets IE6, IE7 users with browser upgrade next week

 

3 partition managers take on Vista's built-in tools

 

Circuit City back from the dead?

 

Twitter cleans up after worm attacks

 

Trend Micro wants to re-think security

 

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

 

13 April 2009

 

Conficker botnet could flood Web with spam

 

Conficker installs fake antivirus software

 

Conficker strikes large institutions, too

 

New Skype vulnerability discovered

 

Twitter worms: Is it still safe to Tweet?
Teen takes responsibility for Twitter worms

Here's how to keep safe

 

10 April 2009

 

Red Tape: Why all the cyber-scares?

 

Fun Stuff Buried deep in Google

 

Video: Watch 10 terrific 'Easter eggs' in action

 

DOS lives! Secrets of the Windows command prompt

 

Hotmail inboxes: Here today, gone yesterday?

 

Paul McCartney's official site serving malware

 

Windows 7 build 7077

 

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

 

9 April 2009

 

Free XP, Office 2003 support ends April 14

 

Microsoft patent loss: It's about activation not validation

 

Cyber-security Experts Speak on Grid Hack

 

Patch Tuesday heads-up: 5 critical
- More 'scareware' - no kidding, right?

 

Fake 'Conficker Infection Alert' spam campaign circulating
Conficker cashes in, installs spam bots and scareware
Conficker wakes up, drops payload
Conficker botnet stirs, with a scareware business model

 

Threatpost.com has prepared a detailed Conficker FAQ and provided a disinfection tool for affected Windows users.  Also see the Techmeme discussion on the latest mutant.

 

Conficker worm copycat spreading over IM

 

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

 

8 April 2009

 

Is Uncle Sam your next boss? Making the move to government IT
New federal CIO Kundra wants a Web 2.0 government
As unemployment rises, traffic surges on federal jobs site

 

Germany fines Microsoft $11.9M for anticompetitive Office pricing

 

Q&A: MagicJack is an invention suited for the phone-bill weary

 

Video: Surf the Web anonymously

 

Microsoft: Go back to Vista then install
Windows 7 release candidate

 

Windows 7 build 7077 screenshots leaked

 

Microsoft's security report: Top 5 threats

 

Cyberspies penetrate electrical grid?

 

IE8's SmartScreen best in malware protection

 

Download Internet Explorer 8

 

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

 

7 April 2009

 

Boom Boom Pow! Apple Raises iTune Prices

 

Comcast looks into claims of lost e-mail

 

iTunes 8.1.1 gets HD movie rentals

 

Intel to use five star rating for chips

How to spot rogue antivirus sites

 

Wireless USB: Was it worth the wait?

 

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

 

6 April 2009

 

Conficker copycat prowls for victims, says Microsoft

 

7 sites with software-free toolbars

Video: Best antivirus, antispyware

Report: Microsoft to give free Windows 7
upgrades to XP downgraders

 

Windows 7 users can downgrade to XP

 

4 April 2009

 

Microsoft to limit Office 2003 support

 

Cybersecurity bill seeks to give president new
powers over private-sector networks

 

HDMI cables to light up your life

 

Ritz Camera liquidations start today

 

The wicked worm that wasn't

 

Conficker Scareware Uses Symantec as Lure

 

3 April 2009

 

25 computer products that refuse to die

 

A who's who of hackers

 

Attackers pounce on PowerPoint zero-day

New MS tool isolates Office 2003 zero-day exploits

 

Microsoft adds 'Skywing' to Windows defense team

 

The Microsoft Ultimate Steal!
Office Products on  the CHEAP!

 

Microsoft Office 2007 for under $50!

Active duty military personnel, retirees,
and their dependents are all eligible for
Microsoft's Military Appreciation Edition of Office 2007
(Hurry, offer ends on June 30th 2009)

 

1 April 2009

 

OS/2 leads readers' favorite OSs of yesteryear

 

DHS Releases Conficker Worm Detection Tool

 

Conficker activation passes quietly, but threat isn't over

 

McAfee fails the Conficker test

 

Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so far

 

IE8's SmartScreen best in malware protection

 

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