Software vendors Microsoft and Symantec have "taken down" the Bamital botnet following a joint investigation lasting more than three years. The operation involved shutting down servers that were being used to control hundreds of thousands ...
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Intel is set to launch a web-based video streaming service this year, as the chipmaker attempts to find new means of making profit in the face of declining PC sales. The world's largest computer chip manufacturer has felt the force of a ...
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Microsoft is pulling no punches with a new promotional campaign for its revamped Outlook email service, as it directly accuses Google of "invasion of your privacy" and "going through mail to sell ads". The campaign - which Microsoft calls ...
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The new-generation Hyundai i30 Tourer has launched from $22,990 A wagon version of the popular i30 hatch, the Hyundai i30 Tourer wasn’t originally intended for the Australian market as it is only built in Europe, where all i30 ...
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CALABASAS, Calif. — Comedian Howie Mandel getting sent to his room was a good thing for Abbyson Living. Comedian Howie Mandel endorses an Abbyson Living bedroom in this promotional ad. Abbyson, a furniture, rugs and accessories ...
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A picture is worth a thousand words; the grey line in a graph from MetroStore Scanner, a site that keeps unofficial tabs on new additions to the Windows Store, shows the growth rate over the Windows Store over the past 15 days. It’s a ...
Microsoft and Symantec on Wednesday announced that they have dismantled a botnet that took over millions of computers for criminal activities such as identity theft and click fraud. The Bamital botnet threatened the $12.7 billion online ...
Ordinarily, you wouldn't find an octogenarian on a list of the "World's Buzziest Brands" but there was Pine-Sol keeping company with Starbucks, Red Bull, Samsung and others on Adweek's annual list of the most talked about products of 2012. ...
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Pump Solutions Group announced that it has named Greg Duncan Senior Director of Business Development. As a member of the leadership team at PSG’s Grand Terrace, CA, facility, Duncan will be responsible for leading the ...
Computerworld - When Americans sit down to watch the Super Bowl this Sunday, they're going to be chatting about the game and the commercials with their friends. But they won't necessarily be cracking jokes and commenting on plays with ...
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Twitter has officially launched business activities in the MENA region, unveiling a host of regional plans that will be completed in partnership with Connect Ads. Connect Ads will act an extension of Twitter’s own sales team in the ...
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Intellectual property company I/P Engine has sued Microsoft for infringing two search patents it acquired from Lycos. Microsoft allegedly infringes two patents that cover a relevance filtering technology that is mainly used to place high ...
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Raytheon of Waltham, MA, USA has officially opened a new manufacturing facility for silicon carbide (SiC) foundry at Raytheon Glenrothes in Scotland (part of subsidiary Raytheon UK, a contractor to the UK Ministry of Defence). Developed ...
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Facebook posted a revenue increase of 40 percent in the fourth quarter as the number of daily mobile users exceeded daily Web users for the first time ever, the company reported. Revenue for the social networking company rose to US$1.59 ...
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Less than a year ago, Facebook acknowledged that it had to improve its ability to generate revenue from its mobile users or face a tough future. Today, executives are calling Facebook "a mobile company." Are those claims true? Did ...