The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with HTC America over security holes in the company's smartphone and tablet software that left millions of users' personal information at risk. Under the terms of the agreement, ...
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Silent Circle, a startup company that provides encrypted mobile communication services, released a new version of its Silent Text app for iOS that allows users to exchange encrypted files at the push of a button. The files can be set to ...
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Sheena Allen Apps has announced that is has officially released its popular double image/cloning app, Dubblen, for Android. The app allows users to take two photos that will result as one photo, but give the look of a clone or twin. ...
The Ministry of Sound closed last month for its annual technical overhaul - with Harman Professional brands, distributed in the UK and Eire by Sound Technology Ltd, featuring in the club's major audio upgrade. During the three-week ...
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US poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride moved to a profit in 2012 and claimed its "best results in recent years". The company made a profit of US$174m in the 12 months to the end of December. This compares to a net loss of $495.7m last year. ...
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Constant Guard Mobile Helps Protect Xfinity Internet Customers While They Browse, Shop and Bank Online On-The-Go To address growing security threats to consumers’ mobile devices, today Comcast announced it has launched Constant ...
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Too much drama, boredom and scads of irrelevant information are just some of the reasons why Facebook users take a break from the world's biggest social networking site for weeks at a time, according to a new study. A report from the Pew ...
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Today’s mobile spam and phishing attacks will increasingly delivered by mobile malware networks, despite mobile device operating systems being more secure than those of desktop or laptop computers, a report has found. Blue Coat ...
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Security firm FireEye has claimed that a series of targeted malware attacks detected a year ago are almost certainly part of a Chinese campaign to steal industrial secrets from US companies working in the field of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial ...
The Mazda3 has made a strong start to its title defence as Australia’s top-selling car in 2013 as sales of new vehicles got off to a flying start in January. Official VFACTS data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive ...
The scary stories from the Web are getting worse.First there were a few stolen credit card numbers.Then there were a few thousand.Now we hear about millions of financial records being exposed by security breaches,and we grow numb to the ...
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Cotton Australia is warning farmers in Queensland and NSW about the risks to cotton crops from 2,4-D Phenoxy herbicide used to control weeds following rainfall. More than 12,000ha of the total Australian cotton crop is estimated to have ...
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The European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) entering into force on the 3 March 2013 will make it a legal obligation for the packaging industry to do its bit in the fight against illegal logging. What do producers and users of packaging ...
Companies using virtual servers have been warned to be vigilant, following a survey conducted by data security firm Varonis. 48% of respondents either reported or suspected unauthorised access to files on their virtualised servers. ...
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Cloud hosting company FireHost has claimed that cross-site scripting attacks increased by an estimated 160 per cent in the final quarter of 2012. The company claims that it has detected a spike in what it calls a "superfecta" of attempted ...