The market for personal computing devices is enduring a “structural shift”, which can be seen in the continuing decline of PC sales, Gartner reported on Monday. The research firm said that fourth quarter shipments of personal ...
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Oracle is distributing a patch for Java software flaws deemed so dangerous that the US Department of Homeland Security said that people should stop using it. "Oracle recommends that this Security Alert be applied as soon as possible ...
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Internet users should consider disabling Java in their browsers because of an exploit that can allow remote attackers to execute code on a vulnerable system, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) recommended late Thursday. ...
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IDG News Service - Foxit Reader, a PDF viewer application often used as an alternative to the more popular Adobe Reader, contains a critical vulnerability in its browser plug-in component that can be exploited by attackers to execute ...
The weekend saw Dropbox users frustrated by issues with syncing and uploading files, as well as creating shareable links. The issues became so severe that the stability of Amazon Web Services (AWS) was called into question. According to a ...
A draft bill to exclude terms of service violations from the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The proposed amendment to the anti-hacking law comes in the wake of the suicide on ...
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Xi3 Corporation unveiled its Z3RO™ Pro Computer, a small form factor computer the size of a small paperback at the 2013 International CES trade show, January 8—11, 2013. With a starting price point of $399, the Z3RO Pro ...
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An exploit for a previously unknown and currently unpatched vulnerability in Java is being used by cybercriminals to infect computers with malware, according to security researchers. An independent malware researcher who uses the online ...
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Intel expects to see more innovation in PC design in the next year than there has been since the mid-1990s. That's the take of Navin Shenoy, Intel vice president and general manager, who is focused on thin and lightweight ultrabooks and ...
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Evidence collected from a website that was recently used to flood U.S. banks with junk traffic suggests that the people behind the ongoing DDoS attack campaign against U.S. financial institutions -- thought by some to be the work of Iran -- ...
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Microsoft has sold more than 60 million Windows 8 licenses so far, a number that is "roughly" in line with the performance of Windows 7 at the same stage of its release three years ago, according to Tami Reller, CFO and chief marketing ...
Computerworld - LAS VEGAS -- Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner says we're watching the transformation of the PC. Rattner, who is attending the International CES show, said the traditional PC couldn't survive in the age of the ...
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Felix, a new technology accessories brand, serves up consumer electronics accessories with product designs that blend functionality and personality. The company’s first products, TwoHands and MonkeyDo, target iPad, e-reader and ...
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, the co-founder of popular website Reddit and the co-creator, in his teens, of the RSS syndication tool, has been found dead in his home in New York in an apparent suicide. The precocious programmer and internet activist had been due in ...
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November 15th is America Recycles Day, a national event started by the Keep America Beautiful organization, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency and various state agencies and manufacturers. Of course, recycling has to ...
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