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Obama Gets New Power Over the Web During Cyber Attack
Jun 30, 2009 By EmmaUS President Barack Obama now has the power to shut down parts of the internet during cyber attack based on a new senate legislation. However, the law could be revised relative to the interest of the private sector, as claimed by a congressional staff member affiliated with the legislation....
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Warren Buffet Thinks Apple Should Have Informed Shareholders About Jobs' Transplant
Jun 30, 2009 By EmmaAccording to world famous businessman Warren Buffet, Apple should have told shareholders about his liver transplant. Buffet claims Jobs' condition was a "material fact" for Apple's investors, and they have the right know how Jobs was doing. "If I have any serious...
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Microsoft to Give Up Razorfish
Jun 30, 2009 By EmmaMicrosoft is set to auction Razorfish, an ad agency previously bought by the software firm to boost its internet advertising business. The agency was acquired at around US$6 billion in 2007, when Microsoft purchased Aquantive. Microsoft employed the services of Morgan Stanley to...
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Chinese Companies Alleged of Hosting Cybercrimes
Jun 30, 2009 By EmmaTwo Chinese firms are accused of administering spam emails and facilitating cybercrimes by a Gary Warner, a computer security expert. Warner claims both companies, eName and Xin Net Technology, are domain registrars who accept malicious domain name registrations. Xin Net came out...
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IT Managers Get Involved in Disaster Recovery Planning
Jun 30, 2009 By EmmaA research from Symantec revealed that majority of IT executives are now more involved in disaster recovery planning than before. Symantec's study showed that around 67 percent of companies take the participation of their chief information officer, chief technology officer...
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US Government Data Compromised
Jun 29, 2009 By EmmaA hard disk drive bought from the market of Ghana contained classified information concerning the US government. The confidential data was the property of Northrop Grumman, US government contractor. The HDD is owned by an employee of Northrop, and is believed to consist of hundreds of...
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China Accuses Google of Sprawling Obscenities on the Web
Jun 29, 2009 By EmmaFollowing the US government's call to reconsider its filtering laws, China accused Google of spreading filth over the internet. China's Foreign Ministry is now charging Google of violating Chinese laws by displaying obscene search images. The spokesman from the ministry vaguely...
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Computer Sales Returns Seen to Bounce Back by Year End
Jun 29, 2009 By EmmaGartner's forecast on PC sales is quite positive, resulting from the good numbers the PC market has shown earlier this year. The firm maintains computer shipments across the world are better than predicted. The release of Windows 7 will most likely have a lighter effect on PC...
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Demand for Palm Pre Exceeds Expectations
Jun 29, 2009 By EmmaPalm has recorded a much lesses quarter loss after Pre hit the the stores and demand continued to boost. According to Palm executives, they expect Pre to haul the company out from successive losses. Palm pre was officially distributed earlier this month. The device gathered rave...
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Researchers Found New Tool to Detect Car Thieves
Jun 28, 2009 By EmmaAnalysts at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia designed a computer program that would identify stolen cars in traffic. The program is bullt from hexagonal pixels which allows a computer to perfectly spot plate numbers reported as stolen. The university’s director of...
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