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'Godfather of Spam' sentenced to four years
Alan Ralsky and many of his gang of spammers have been given prison sentences in the United States for a pump-and-dump spam operation.
Find more stories in: Spam, Spam and phishing, Legal, Prison, U.S. Department Of Justice, attorney, Stock, Michigan, U.S. Government, Internet
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Amazon paces holiday tech discount drive
Deep, early price cuts on tech gadgets by electronics makers and retailers may be good for consumers and bad for profits.
Find more stories in: Web sites, Unit Sale, Amazon.com Inc., Web sites, TV, Consumer Electronics Association, Electronics, Price, E-book Reader, flat panel
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News Corp.'s challenge to Google
Rupert Murdoch may make a deal with Microsoft to make Bing the only search engine to deliver News Corp. content--unless antitrust cops object.
Find more stories in: Antitrust, Search, Google Inc., search engine, Rupert Murdoch, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., News Corp., Wall Street Journal, vice president
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Offline Gmail no longer shuns attachments
Google hasn't forgotten about improving offline use of its Web apps. Gmail now can handle attachments when a computer is off the network.
Find more stories in: E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Calendar, Web Application, e-mail, Google Docs, Google Gmail, Microsoft Outlook
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Navigating Intel's new 'road rules'
As part of a landmark settlement, chipmaker agreed to change how it competes with AMD, while admitting no wrongdoing. So what's going to change?
Find more stories in: Components, Antitrust, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., PC Company, Chip, Settlement, payment, financial, marketing
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Signature makes cards 'less secure'
Signature-based cards less secure and targeted to be phased out, says analyst, with countries like Australia, U.K. and France, already opting for safer alternatives.
Find more stories in: Security, Authentication and encryption, Authentication and encryption, Chip, Fraud, Singapore, Card, Australia, personal identification number, e-mail
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Beware business cloud dangers, says EU agency
Organizations should be wary of vendor lock-in, according to European Network and Information Security Agency.
Find more stories in: Cloud computing, Network security, Expert, Enisa, Security, Risk Management, network, IT Security, European Union, Information Security
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5 tips to ensure cloud data quality
Choose neutral platforms and read providers' fine-print. These are steps companies should take before leaping to cloud, say data management vendors.
Find more stories in: Cloud computing, Database management, Software, Database, Cloud, Informatica, Tool, SLA, remote site, Cloud computing
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APAC mobile multimedia services to dethrone SMS
Mobile multimedia services will surpass short messaging service in revenue contribution to Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan by year-end, reports IDC.
Find more stories in: Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Development/design, Mobile Multimedia Service, cell phone, multimedia, revenue, network, mobile, Mobile applications
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Ovum: China lacks IT services powerhouses
Despite government push in IT and business process outsourcing services, Chinese equivalents of TCS and Infosys will not emerge in "foreseeable future", report says.
Find more stories in: Outsourcing, Offshoring, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, Ovum, software, Information Technology, IT Services, India
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Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years
Don't expect mainstream adoption for Linux five years down the road, even if Linux operating systems become more user-friendly, say analysts.
Find more stories in: Linux desktop OS, Open source, Open Source, Ovum, Operating System, GUI, Microsoft Corp., Linux Desktop Experience, Sales, Microsoft Windows
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Downed Facebook accounts still haven't returned
It's been a week and some members say they still receive a "down for maintenance" error message when trying to access their profiles.
Find more stories in: Web 2.0, Web sites, Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Web sites, Web 2.0, Video, YouTube Inc., e-mail, Mark Zuckerberg
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Facebook acknowledges access problems
Some members of the social network claim to have been unable to access their accounts for several days now; it's a database problem, Facebook says.
Find more stories in: Web 2.0, Web sites, Database management, Databases, Facebook, Database, CBS Interactive Inc., Web 2.0, Web sites, e-mail
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Google: Firms can 'get rid' of Office in a year
Search giant sets sights on office software leader, Microsoft Office, with "30 to 50 updates" to be released for Google Docs next year, says top exec.
Find more stories in: Microsoft Office, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Microsoft Office, Google Inc., OpenDocument Format, Worker, Microsoft Corp., software, Office Open XML, Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
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Windows 95 wiped out last PC competition
Industry voices recount highlights of Microsoft's journey with each Windows release over the years, as market awaits launch of Windows 7.
Find more stories in: Microsoft Windows, Intel Corp., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Sales, e-mail, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 95
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