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Vodafone introduces PayPal recharge option for prepaid phones

Vodafone introduces PayPal recharge option for prepaid phones

Vodafone is now giving its prepaid mobile customers the ability to recharge their credit from their handsets using PayPal.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2008 12:53PM Telco/ISP
Telstra 21Mbps broadband trials to start soon

Telstra 21Mbps broadband trials to start soon

Telstra expects to begin trials of a 21Mbps mobile broadband service on its Next G network this month after bringing the Ericsson HSPA evolution technology online late Friday.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2008 12:52PM Telco/ISP
Botnets crawl back after McColo shutdown

Botnets crawl back after McColo shutdown

Mega-D botnet creators have set up new command and control servers and re-established their connections.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2008 12:45PM Security
Facebook and Google launch single sign-on services

Facebook and Google launch single sign-on services

Facebook and Google have both launched new user-ID services that let users take their existing log-ins and deploy them across a number of sites.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2008 10:49AM Security
Credit crunch forcing software engineers into crime

Credit crunch forcing software engineers into crime

The Devil makes work for idle hands, according to Kaspersky Lab.
Phil Muncaster Dec 8 2008 10:42AM Security
Malware posing as Firefox plugin steals login information

Malware posing as Firefox plugin steals login information

Victims infected with new malware may have their financial login credentials sent to a web address in Russia.
Chuck Miller Dec 8 2008 10:29AM Security
Koobface worm variant circulating on Facebook

Koobface worm variant circulating on Facebook

Spammed links leading to Koobface are likely to come from infected friends.
Angela Moscaritolo Dec 8 2008 10:29AM Security
Jboss 5 finally sees the light of day

Jboss 5 finally sees the light of day

After a significant period of waiting, a final 'stable' release of Jboss 5 has hit Jboss.org for download.
Dean Pullen Dec 8 2008 7:04AM Software
AMD to lose notebook share for lack of netbooks

AMD to lose notebook share for lack of netbooks

There may be some debate about whether netbooks are an important growth opportunity for chipmakers, or if they’re taking a significant bite out of laptop sales, but the fact AMD doesn’t have a netbook processor in the pipeline could be problematic for the firm.
Sylvie Barak Dec 8 2008 7:04AM Hardware
Top 10 annoying technologies

Top 10 annoying technologies

Sometimes a new technology not only makes things more complex, but also frustratingly difficult and time-consuming. This week, we look at a few of those pet peeves of the technology world.
Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware
Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel’s chief technology officer Justin Rattner has been detailing the latest research from Intel labs into power saving and generation.
Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware
LHC out of action until June 2009

LHC out of action until June 2009

CERN has issued its final report on the failure of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and has said that the device cannot be restarted before June 2009.
Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware
Eight bulletins wrap up Microsoft's security year

Eight bulletins wrap up Microsoft's security year

Microsoft is preparing to release the December edition of its monthly security release.
Shaun Nichols Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Security
Cybercriminals need to be punished

Cybercriminals need to be punished

F-secure has re-ignited its push for the establishment of a global legislative authority that apprehends cyber thieves, claiming it’s the only way to stop them.
Negar Salek Dec 6 2008 8:22AM Security
Malware writers spoof Firefox plug-in

Malware writers spoof Firefox plug-in

A virulent new attack on Mozilla's Firefox browser is setting off alarms in the security world.
Shaun Nichols Dec 6 2008 8:21AM Security
Laser printer ink is not as harmful as cigarettes

Laser printer ink is not as harmful as cigarettes

You no longer need to go to work wearing a gas mask as research released this week shows that laser printer toner is not harmful.
Emma Hughes Dec 6 2008 8:19AM Hardware
Microsoft taps EMC for data protection

Microsoft taps EMC for data protection

Microsoft is planning to use software from EMC's RSA division to help secure its enterprise offerings.
Shaun Nichols Dec 6 2008 8:11AM Security
Microsoft fires off 63 suits against software pirates

Microsoft fires off 63 suits against software pirates

Microsoft has launched another international round of legal actions against organisations it believes are selling counterfeit versions of its software.
Iain Thomson Dec 6 2008 8:11AM Software
Sun takes on Adobe and Microsoft with JavaFX

Sun takes on Adobe and Microsoft with JavaFX

Sun Microsystems has launched its JavaFX rich internet application (RIA) platform that will put it in direct competition with Adobe and Microsoft.
David Neal Dec 6 2008 8:11AM Software
Interview: Phil Dunkelberger, CEO of PGP Corporation

Interview: Phil Dunkelberger, CEO of PGP Corporation

The man at the helm of PGP Corporation talks to Paul Fisher about key choreography, strategy and saving Bletchley Park
Paul Fisher Dec 5 2008 3:24PM Security

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