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Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit

Computerworld - 5 hours 32 min ago
Google is spending US$8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over the rollout of its Google Buzz social-networking service.
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Get a Better Battery Gauge for Your Laptop

Computerworld - 6 hours 35 min ago
Over the years, Windows has gotten progressively better at laptop power management--but it still doesn't tell you much about your battery.
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Texas conducting antitrust review of Google

Computerworld - 7 hours 39 min ago
Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year.
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Facebook glitch let spammer post to walls

Computerworld - 9 hours 18 min ago
A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.
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Layer 2 Data Center Interconnect options

Computerworld - 9 hours 44 min ago
For more than 20 years we have been using Layer 3 connectivity powered by dynamic routing protocols to route traffic between data centers, but adoption of virtualization and geo-clustering technologies is forcing us to re-examine our data center interconnect (DCI) models.
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HP buys 3Par, Apple rolls out new gear

Computerworld - 9 hours 44 min ago
Hewlett-Packard swooped in with the better bid to overtake Dell and win 3Par, so now we can all sit back and wait for the next acquisition battle to roll around. Meanwhile, Apple debuted updated iPods and Apple TV to entertain us, among other IT news stories of the week.
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Nigerian advance-fee scammer gets 12 years

Computerworld - 10 hours 27 min ago
A Nigerian advance-fee scammer, Okpako Diamreyan, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a federal judge.
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New Apple TV is iPod Touch in sheep's clothing

Computerworld - 11 hours 45 min ago
The inside of the new Apple TV likely resembles the interior of the iPod Touch, a move that allowed Apple to dramatically cut costs, a Canadian research company said today.
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Dolphin Browser HD

Computerworld - 12 hours 4 min ago
As people spend more time online with their phones and as smartphone technology improves, users continually expect better performance from their mobile Web browsers. Dolphin Browser HD (for Android 2.0 and above; use Dolphin Browser for earlier Android versions) very nearly provides desktop-quality browsing optimized for a pocketable device.
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Bohemian neutrality

Computerworld - 12 hours 5 min ago
The wrangling over net neutrality deserves an opera. Gibbs obliges.
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Investigators find famous DJ's credit card details for sale

Computerworld - 12 hours 11 min ago
Armin Van Buuren is one of the world's most well-known trance music DJs. He also apparently has had his credit card details stolen.
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Toshiba Satellite laptops recalled for burn hazard

Computerworld - 13 hours 31 min ago
The U.S. and Canadian governments this week said that Toshiba is voluntarily recalling some Satellite laptops for posing a burn hazard to customers.
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Apple had two months to fix critical QuickTime bug, says researcher

Computerworld - 13 hours 31 min ago
A critical bug in QuickTime was reported to Apple two months before a second researcher independently revealed the vulnerability this week, the director of a bug bounty program said Friday.
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Accenture, Cisco and Sun still face kickbacks charges

Computerworld - 13 hours 33 min ago
After recent settlements by Hewlett-Packard and EMC in a long-standing government contracting fraud case, three major IT and consulting companies are still embroiled in lawsuits brought by two former insiders.
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Twitter mobile users up 62% since April

Computerworld - 14 hours 15 min ago
Twitter's mobile user base has spiked 62% since mid-April, thanks in great part to the release of official Twitter applications for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry phones.
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Consumer group lampoons Google CEO over privacy issues

Computerworld - 15 hours 38 min ago
Consumer Watchdog, a group that has been a sharp critic of Google's privacy practices in the past, is at it again.
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Real-life IT tales and lessons learned

Computerworld - 15 hours 41 min ago
Techies share their most noteworthy IT experiences in InfoWorld's Off the Record blog
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Security program automatically tracks down missing patches

Computerworld - 17 hours 26 min ago
Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is now available in an open beta test.
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Apple's 27-in. iMac 'the center of my digital universe'

Computerworld - 18 hours 36 min ago
With faster processors and updated graphics, Apple's new 27-in. iMac delivers 'everything I could want from a modern computer,' says Michael deAgonia.
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