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Twitter users saved from spam overload

Twitter users saved from spam overload

TwitterHawk, a new target marketing provider, said on Saturday it would curtail its services to try and save Twitter users from spam.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 9 2009 6:41AM Software
Four patches in Microsoft's February plans

Four patches in Microsoft's February plans

Microsoft has published the advance notice for its monthly security patch release.
Shaun Nichols Feb 7 2009 10:14AM Security
Microsoft promises User Account Control fix

Microsoft promises User Account Control fix

Microsoft has agreed to fix the controversial User Account Control security setting in its Windows 7 operating system.
Shaun Nichols Feb 7 2009 8:06AM Software
SonicWall launches SMB backup and recovery appliance

SonicWall launches SMB backup and recovery appliance

Network security firm SonicWall has launched a new backup and recovery appliance for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) designed to protect business-critical data, applications and systems.
Phil Muncaster Feb 7 2009 8:06AM Security
Google brings books to mobile users

Google brings books to mobile users

Google has brought its Book Search service to iPhone and Android devices, giving users mobile access to millions of books.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 7 2009 8:06AM Software
Gartner predicts the top ten technologies for 2009

Gartner predicts the top ten technologies for 2009

Virtualisation, telepresence, netbooks and sensor networks are the hot technologies this year, according to Gartner’s annual Top 10 technology predictions released yesterday.
Brett Winterford Feb 7 2009 12:10AM Strategy
30,000 fall for ComputerTan scam

30,000 fall for ComputerTan scam

Over 30,000 people have signed up to a web site offering to let them tan via their computer monitor without realising it was a scam to publicise a skin cancer charity.
Iain Thomson Feb 6 2009 3:33PM Hardware
Opera promises record Java speeds

Opera promises record Java speeds

Opera is planning to include the fastest JavaScript engine ever in upcoming versions of its browser.
Shaun Nichols Feb 6 2009 3:33PM Software
MySQL co-founder quits Sun

MySQL co-founder quits Sun

Michael ‘Monty’ Widenius, co-founder of MySQL, has announced that that he is leaving Sun Microsystems.
Iain Thomson Feb 6 2009 3:33PM Software
PIPE formalises Sydney-Guam fibre funding

PIPE formalises Sydney-Guam fibre funding

PIPE Networks will restart its Sydney to Guam submarine cable project after formalising alternative finance.
Staff Writers Feb 6 2009 3:16PM Telco/ISP
Hotkey in turmoil as Primus data centre blackout bites

Hotkey in turmoil as Primus data centre blackout bites

Fallout from the Primus data centre blackout is rising, with customers of the Primus-owned ISP Hotkey now without email for a week and other affected ISPs still waiting for an official copy of the post-incident report.
Ry Crozier Feb 6 2009 12:00PM Telco/ISP
Phishers use TinyURL to trick users into accessing fake sites

Phishers use TinyURL to trick users into accessing fake sites

Phishers are using the TinyURL function to hide destinations from unsuspecting users.
Dan Raywood Feb 6 2009 10:52AM Security
Malware delivered in parking ticket scam

Malware delivered in parking ticket scam

Trojans are being distributed through a real-life scam involving fake parking tickets.
Dan Raywood Feb 6 2009 10:45AM Security
Removing admin rights can stem Microsoft exploits

Removing admin rights can stem Microsoft exploits

More than four out of five remote code vulnerabilities that were addressed last year by Microsoft patches could avoid being exploited by simply stripping users' administrator rights, a new study has found.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 6 2009 10:39AM Security
Four Microsoft fixes planned for Patch Tuesday

Four Microsoft fixes planned for Patch Tuesday

Microsoft is planning four patches -- two rated "critical -- in Tuesday's monthly security update.
Dan Kaplan Feb 6 2009 10:34AM Security
Cisco issues wireless router security fix

Cisco issues wireless router security fix

Cisco is advising administrators to update their wireless routers following the release of a new security patch.
Shaun Nichols Feb 6 2009 10:31AM Security
Opinion: Should we shoot the business analyst?

Opinion: Should we shoot the business analyst?

The high failure rate of software projects is not solely the fault of analysts, says Stewart Armstrong.
Stewart Armstrong Feb 6 2009 6:45AM Software
Satyam disputes WHO audit report

Satyam disputes WHO audit report

Satyam has disputed an audit report which highlighted problems in its contract with the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the development of a US$55.5m global business management system.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 6 2009 6:45AM Strategy
Intel details technologies for future mobile devices

Intel details technologies for future mobile devices

Intel is to detail technologies it is developing for mobile devices at next week's International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), including system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors with integrated digital radios and better hardware acceleration for multimedia.
Daniel Robinson Feb 6 2009 6:37AM Hardware
Start-up eases Unix server management

Start-up eases Unix server management

Silicon Valley start-up Crossjibe has launched a software tool that allows Unix administrators to make system-wide changes and track systems inventory from a single point of access.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 6 2009 6:37AM Software

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