A majority of U.S. Internet users polled in a recent survey report taking steps to remove or mask their digital footprints online, according to a report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project and Carnegie Mellon University. ...
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Mobile browsing continued to post gains last month at the expense of personal computers, a trend that has put Google into the second spot behind Microsoft as the browser maker with the longest reach, a Web metrics company said Sunday. ...
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Air conditioning is a most essential part of every house hold during summers. People use these systems to improve the quality of indoor air and maintain the room temperature. The use of these systems depends on the climatic conditions and ...
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Firefox is the most stable web browser and Internet Explorer (IE) the most error- and crash-prone, according to mobile testing company Sauce Labs. It made the claims after testing the various popular browsers. Further reading Microsoft ...
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Mozilla is developing a protocol that aims to let security tools and Web browsers work better together. Configuring a web browser to work with a security tool involves writing platform and browser-specific extensions, a non-trivial ...
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SiteSpect, the leading provider of non-intrusive optimization solutions, announced that OSP Group has chosen SiteSpect as its multivariate testing and targeting provider. OSP Group, the preferred brand portfolio of women's apparel, shoes, ...
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Competitive Cyclist has launched an improved website that includes a new Bike Build tool, better navigation and search functions. It's also faster and optimized for use on tablets and handsets, the company said. The website's Bike Builder ...
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A widely used Bitcoin wallet service plans to issue refunds to people who saw their bitcoins stolen as a result of a weakness in its application. Blockchain.info, which has a Web-based service called My Wallet, has also upgraded its ...
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Facebook turned on a key security feature by default on Wednesday that scrambles data sent by users to the company's servers, following similar moves in recent years by Web services such as Google and Twitter. Two years ago, the social ...
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Attackers are actively targeting Internet-connected industrial control systems (ICS) in an effort to compromise their operation, according to data collected from a global network of honeypot systems that simulate water pumps. The ICS ...
Despite the significant Java security improvements made by Oracle during the past six months, Java vulnerabilities continue to represent a major security risk for organisations because most of them have outdated versions of the software ...
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Bluescape is attempting to revolutionize the way businesses complete projects. During your company's last budget summit, chances are the tools you used during the meeting were probably the same ones you've been using for years: Flip ...
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Yahoo has acquired inbox management solution provider Xobni and its Smartr product suite,just hours after purchasing iPhone video app Qwiki. The deal is reportedly worth between$30m(£20m)and$40m(£26)and will see 31 Xobni ...
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Microsoft's Windows 8 is now a more popular operating system than the reviled Windows Vista, eliminating a source of embarrassment as Microsoft's latest OS slowly continues to gather steam. According to?Net Applications' NetMarketshare ...
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Microsoft today confirmed that Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) will be ported to Windows 7, but declined to name a release date. The announcement, made during a Wednesday session at the company's BUILD developers conference, was first ...