Pakistan and Bangladesh have ordered a block on YouTube in their countries, in protest against Google's reluctance to block a controversial movie trailer that mocks the Prophet Muhammad on the video-sharing site. Pakistani Prime Minister ...
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Samsung Electronics has started producing new smartphone and tablet flash storage chips, which the company said is four times faster than its predecessors. Samsung's eMMC Pro Class 1500 will come in capacities from 16GB to 64GB and ...
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IDG News Service - Cybercriminals are using computers infected with a particular piece of malware to power a commercial proxy service that funnels potentially malicious traffic through them, according to security researchers from Symantec. ...
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Apple on Wednesday took the wraps off its new iPhone 5, which has a larger screen than its predecessors and works on high-speed LTE wireless networks. All Apple phones so far have had 3.5-inch screens, but the iPhone 5 has a 4-inch ...
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Computerworld - With the upcoming release of Office 2013, Microsoft is putting a lot of focus on the cloud. Industry analysts say that's exactly what Microsoft needs to do to compete head-to-head with Google and its cloud-based office ...
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IDG News Service - MIPS, continuing its push to make a mark in low-cost tablets, is quickly trying to bring Android 4.1, also called Jellybean, to its processors. "We are working aggressively on bringing Jelly Bean to MIPS, and expect ...
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Macworld - While Apple may have complicated the field of to-do and reminder apps with the introduction of its own Reminders app in iOS 5, that doesn't mean other developers have given up. Checkmark, a new app from developer Snowman, has ...
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IDG News Service - A large auto insurance provider has become embroiled in a court battle with Pitney Bowes, alleging that the software vendor claims a 20-year-old license agreement between the companies has been significantly ...
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IDG News Service - The U.S.-based Electronic Frontier Foundation criticized new cybercrime legislation that went into effect Wednesday in the Philippines, which has sparked protests over its heavy-handed approach to speech on the internet. ...
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Amazon Web Services has made it possible to roll out Python-based applications using Elastic Beanstalk, which aims to make it easier to deploy and manage applications in its cloud, the company said on Sunday. Elastic Beanstalk, which is ...
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IDG News Service - Motorola's Xoom tablet does not infringe on some of Apple's community designs, the regional court of Dusseldorf ruled on Tuesday. Apple wanted a Europe-wide ban on the Motorola tablet, a court spokesman said. Apple ...
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McAfee is expanding its mobile security software for Android tablets and smartphones, as it sees an increase in threats targeting Android devices, the Intel subsidiary announced on Monday. The new Mobile Security software has features ...
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iMessage, the Apple messaging technology that the company has urged customers use to avoid an SMS spoofing bug, remains under a patent litigation cloud, with a trial slated for November. Last week, a researcher known for uncovering iPhone ...
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Economic Times reported that AIA Engineering's growth will boost with it gradually gaining traction in the mining and power industry. The company is in a very niche business of manufacturing of impact abrasion and wear resistant high ...
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Pinterest, a social pinboard site, has thrown open its doors to anyone who wants to join. "We're thrilled to announce open registration," Pinterest said in a blog post Wednesday. "For those of you who haven't joined Pinterest yet, this ...
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