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CyberTrips Book Versus App

2010-03-18T08:17:07Z

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Desktop computer sales soared in February: NPD Group

2010-03-18T12:18:36Z

<div><p>Sales of desktop computers soared 30 percent in February defying talk that such machines are being made obsolete by laptops, smartphones and other mobile devices.</p><p>"Desktops have been the surprise consumer technology growth category of 2010," said NPD vice president of industry analysis Stephen Baker.</p><p>Sales of personal computers running on Microsoft Window's operating ...

Mentor Graphics completes deal for Valor

2010-03-18T09:45:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Mentor Graphics completes deal for Valor</div><div><p>Mentor Graphics Corp., a provider of electronic hardware and software design products and services, said it has completed its buyout of Valor Computerized Systems Ltd.</p><p>The company paid $32.5 million in cas...

Microsoft rival: browser downloads double

2010-03-18T09:30:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Opera says Web browser downloads double after Microsoft forced to offer choice to users</div><div><p>Norway's Opera said Thursday that downloads of its browser more than doubled after Microsoft Corp. was forced to give European users a choice of Web software to settle European Union...

Microsoft rival: antitrust measures helping

2010-03-18T08:15:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Opera says Web browser downloads doubled after Microsoft forced to offer choice to users</div><div><p>Norway's Opera says downloads of its browser have more than doubled after Microsoft Corp. was forced to give European users a choice of Web software to settle European Union ant...

Cybersecurity needs global rules: British lawmakers

2010-03-18T07:15:14Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's online security would best be served by developing global cyber regulation, ending current "ad hoc" international efforts, British lawmakers said on Wednesday, echoing industry calls for worldwide rules.</p><p>In a report, a committee of parliament's upper chamber said that creating a common European-wide approach, while a desir...

Security firm finds bug in Microsoft virtual program

2010-03-18T04:15:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Researchers say Microsoft's virtualization software suffers from a zero-day vulnerability, but the Redmond, Wash. software giant disagrees.</div><div><p>Virtualization software from Microsoft suffers from a zero-day vulnerability that could allow an attacker to bypass security mechanisms and execute arbitrary ...

Microsoft MSN China top exec to leave

2010-03-18T00:30:14Z

<div><p>SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A top executive for Microsoft Corp's MSN China will leave the joint venture, Microsoft said on Thursday, in a setback as the firm struggles to compete in China's hotly contested social networking space.</p><p>Xiao Che...

Email scam targets Facebook users: Web security firm

2010-03-17T21:15:40Z

<div><p>Computer hackers are targeting Facebook users with an email scam that attempts to steal their passwords, Web security firm McAfee said.</p><p>McAfee said on Wednesday some users of the world's most popular social networking site were receiving emails that appeared to be from Facebook informing them their Facebook password had been reset and to click on an attachment to retrieve it.</p><p>The sec...

Diebold names Pavithran as development group head

2010-03-17T16:45:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Diebold Inc. names Kumar Pavithran as head of development groups</div><div><p>Diebold Inc., a maker of ATMs and security systems, said Wednesday that Kumar Pavithran will lead its integrated services, global software development and global professional services teams.</p><p>Pavithran, 47, is Diebold's vice president of integr...

Bill seeks closer public-private cybersecurity cooperation

2010-03-17T14:16:15Z

<div><p>Two US senators introduced legislation Wednesday seeking a closer partnership between the government and the private sector on cybersecurity.</p><p>"Private companies and the government must work together to protect our nation, our networks and our way of life from the growing cyber threat," said Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller of Google Inc. is making two new versions of its Nexus One phone: one for AT&T Inc.'s network and one for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s.</p><p>The first U.S. version of the Nexus One, which Google is promoting as its own "super...

Cybersecurity bill introduced in Senate

2010-03-17T11:45:08Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new version of a cybersecurity bill was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday that may eliminate some opposition to the measure from the tech industry.</p><p>The bill would give the president a Senate-confirmed national security advisor to lead "all cybersecurity matters," whether in defense or civilian areas, according to a summary of the bill.</p><p>Cybersecurity...

Mobile 'apps' a $17.5 bln market by 2012: study

2010-03-17T06:16:03Z

<div><p>A study released on Wednesday indicated that the market for mobile device software programs should rocket to 17.5 billion dollars (US) within three years.</p><p>Downloads of mobile applications to handsets will leap from slightly more than seven billion in 2009 to nearly 50 billion in 2012, according to the independent study commissioned by GetJar, the world's second largest app store.</p><p>"It...

Ransomware not considered threat for Mac OS X

2010-03-17T04:15:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Security researchers discovered proof-of-concept Mac OS X ransomware code, which does not pose a serious threat but could portend future problems.</div><div><p>Mac OS X users do not currently have to worry about being targeted with ransomware, but this is likely to change in the future, security researchers have determined. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts files on a computer, and...

Gartner: Virtualization security will take time

2010-03-17T04:15:52Z

<div id="subtitle">In five years, virtualized systems likely will be more secure than their physical counterparts, but until then, it will be rough sledding for organizations transitioning to the new technology, according to a new report from Gartner.</div><div><p>In five years, virtualized systems likely will be more secure than their physical counterparts, but until then, it will be rough sledding for organizations transitioning to the new technology, according to a new...

Facebook beats Google in US for first time: tracker

2010-03-17T02:23:06Z

<div><p>Social-networking star Facebook surpassed Google to become the most visited website in the United States for the first time last week, industry analysts showed.</p><p>Facebook's homepage finished the week ending March 13 as the most visited site in the country, according to industry tracker

How to Make Dell Latitude CPM Series Li-ion Rechargable Battery For a Long Life

2010-03-17T07:51:46Z

Notebook Computer Li-ion rechargeable batteries are becoming more prevailing as most Business Heads are now were accompanied with their notebooks in place of their Personal Assistants. As your laptop PC was not attached to main power supply, in that case Laptop li-ion battery of your Dell Latitude CPM notebook PC becomes main power source therefore it is to be selected with great attention.<br><br>In selecting your notebook...

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2010-03-17T07:45:06Z

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Dell Studio XPS X1340-024B Features and Review

2010-03-17T07:20:04Z

Though there are many laptop manufacturers in the market Dell is known for its reliability and quality in their products and they maintain the same in all their products. It is really hard to pin point any mistake in their products as they will do high intense testing before releasing any product. Yet another sensational launch from Dell is XPS X1340-024B which comes under Dell?s STUDIO laptops category. This is again a gift to all who loves t...