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Sony Attempt to 'Restrain' PlayStation 3 Hackers Doomed? Company files motion for temporary restraining order against groups who authored comprehensive security-stripping PS3 hack.
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Microsoft's 'App Store' Spat with Apple: And 5 More Trademark Absurdities Microsoft is trying to block Apple from trademarking the phrase 'app store.' Not by a long-shot is it the first absurd attempt to trademark common phrases or words.
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Sexy PowerPoint Presentation Delivers Malware Surprise A Sophos IT security consultant has issued a warning not to fall prey to malware that uses a PowerPoint presentation demonstrating sexual positions from the Kama Sutra
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Be Like Larry and Sergey: Google Invites Teens to Online Science Fair Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is urging youths ages 13 to 18 to take part in a worldwide science fair that will be hosted by the search giant online.
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Rep. Giffords Made Tech Her Top Issue Since her election to Congress in 2007, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has quickly established herself as an emerging leader on tech issues, and she led by...
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Yep, the Verizon iPad is Also Happening Verizon's chief financial officer says the iPad will eventually run directly on Verizon's wireless network.
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Sony Sues PS3 Hackers PS3 hackers geohot, fail0verflow, and a hundred unknowns have been sued by Sony for, well, hacking.
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Curtains For MySpace? Is the end near for MySpace? The News Corp. division that includes MySpace posted a $156 million loss for the quarter ending September 2010.
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Sophos: Android a Big Target of Facebook-based Attacks Sophos Senior Technology Consultant Graham Cluley agrees with a BitDefender study showing Facebook as a growing attack vector for smartphone malware.
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iPhone Safer from Hackers than Android The iPhone beats Android-based phones when it comes to safety from hackers and viruses.
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Microsoft Creatively Blocks IE Attacks Microsoft today turned to a new defensive measure to help users ward off ongoing attacks exploiting a known bug in IE.
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Verizon vs. AT&T: Which Can Feed IPhone's Need for Speed? Will the iPhone swamp the Verizon network, just like it did to AT&T's network? Should you wait for the iPhone 5 that may or may not run on faster 4G?
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Verizon iPhone Has No Death Grip Issues, Report Says Early tests of the model iPhone built specifically for Verizon Wireless show reception problems related to the handset's antenna are gone.
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