Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the ... | |
Is the rich-hued Kodachrome era fading to black? September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- It is an elaborately crafted photographic film, extolled for its sharpness, vivid colors and archival durability. Yet die-hard fan Alex Webb is convinced the digital age soon will take his Kodachrome away. | |
IBM Accelerates Virtual Desktop With Breakthrough Solution September 16, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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IBM today announced a powerful new solution to help organizations slash virtual desktop infrastructure storage requirements by up to 80 percent, allowing them to take advantage of new cloud computing models at significantly ... | |
 Hackers 'find black hole in atom smasher computers' September 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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Hackers claim they have broken into the computer system of the Large Hadron Collider, the mega-machine designed to expose secrets of the cosmos, British newspapers reported on Saturday. | |
Switching e-mail addresses doesn't have to hurt October 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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In many ways, changing your e-mail address is harder than changing your mailing address. There's no post office to make sure that your mail gets forwarded and senders are notified of the switch. Plus, you have to deal with ... | |
Yahoo opens its doors to hackers September 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Hackers armed with laptop computers, camping tents and dreams of software glory invaded Yahoo during the weekend as the Internet pioneer opened its strategy and its doors to outside developers. The "hackathon" was as much ... | |
Wireless networks and their many, creative names September 11, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Nearly every time I pull out my iPhone or fire up my laptop, I get an interesting look into the people and businesses that surround me. How do I do this? By looking at the names of their wireless networks. | |
'Can you reset the Internet for me?' September 24, 2008 | User rating: 1.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Computer help desks are used to fielding oddball requests but sometimes the questions leave even the best of them stumped. | |
Immerse yourself in Spanish September 18, 2008 | User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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I've just returned from my 90-minute commute on the parking lot known as the 405 Freeway. If traffic wasn't exactly flying, time was and instead of hearing about how bad traffic was on my car radio, I was learning a language ... | |
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