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Spiceworks social network for IT pros hits 2m users

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

Spiceworks, the social business platform for IT professionals, has announced that it now has 2 million users, representing nearly 30 percent of all IT pros at small and medium-sized businesses worldwide. Spiceworks, the social business platform for IT professionals, has announced that it now has 2 million users, representing nearly 30 percent of all IT pros at small and medium-sized businesses worldwide.

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NetworkClean review

Reviews | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 52%

Facebook is a lot of fun...until you realize that much of the information posted there could be found by someone you might not want to see it. Like your boss, or potential boss. Your mother, or your potential mother-in-law. Ever wonder how your Facebook page might make you look to someone else? NetworkClean can show you: This free service scans and monitors your Facebook account, alerting you to any problems lurking there. Facebook is a lot of fun...until you realize that much of the information posted there could be found by someone you might not want to see it. Like your boss, or potential boss. Your mother, or your potential mother-in-law. Ever wonder how your Facebook page might make you look to someone else? NetworkClean can show you: This free service scans and monitors your Facebook account, alerting you to any problems lurking there.

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Android malware using real apps as disguise 'wrappers'

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

Mobile malware stepped up an order of magnitude in volume and sophistication during 2011 and this trend has continued in the first quarter of 2012, according to F-Secure’s latest quarterly report. Mobile malware stepped up an order of magnitude in volume and sophistication during 2011 and this trend has continued in the first quarter of 2012, according to F-Secure’s latest quarterly report.

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Are text messages now becoming irrelevant?

Feature | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 68%

The first SMS-capable mobile phones were approved for sale in Europe 20 years ago this month. By any measure, text messages have become a huge success, at least for the telephone companies, with more than 6 trillion text messages sent worldwide in 2010, generating more than $110 billion in revenue. But the future may not be anywhere near as bright because of increasing use of "free" Internet-based services such as Facebook, Apple's iMessage and WhatsApp.com. The first SMS-capable mobile phones were approved for sale in Europe 20 years ago this month. By any measure, text messages have become a huge success, at least for the telephone companies, with more than 6 trillion text messages sent worldwide in 2010, generating more than $110 billion in revenue. But the future may not be anywhere near as bright because of increasing use of "free" Internet-based services such as Facebook, Apple's iMessage and WhatsApp.com.

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SAP betting big on HANA in-memory database at Sapphire

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

SAP seems to be betting its future on its HANA in-memory database, spotlighting the technology once again at the Sapphire conference in Orlando Wednesday, announcing a slew of new applications, partnerships and functional enhancements for the system. SAP seems to be betting its future on its HANA in-memory database, spotlighting the technology once again at the Sapphire conference in Orlando Wednesday, announcing a slew of new applications, partnerships and functional enhancements for the system.

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The Pirate Bay suffers DDoS attack

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

The controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has experienced a distributed denial of service attack, according to the site’s Facebook page. The controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has experienced a distributed denial of service attack, according to the site’s Facebook page.

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HP Folio 13 review

Reviews | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 52%

The HP Folio 13 is a sleek 13.3-inch Ultrabook that comes in a slim profile measuring just 18mm thick. HP positions it as a business-grade laptop that eschews an optical drive for portability and crams in a battery that the company says is good for up to 9.5 hours. The HP Folio 13 also includes a number of business-centric capabilities ignored by other computer makers. The HP Folio 13 is a sleek 13.3-inch Ultrabook that comes in a slim profile measuring just 18mm thick. HP positions it as a business-grade laptop that eschews an optical drive for portability and crams in a battery that the company says is good for up to 9.5 hours. The HP Folio 13 also includes a number of business-centric capabilities ignored by other computer makers.

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General Motors pulls Facebook ads

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

Car giant General Motors has confirmed it will stop advertising on Facebook, after deciding that paid ads on the site have little impact on consumers' car purchases. Car giant General Motors has confirmed it will stop advertising on Facebook, after deciding that paid ads on the site have little impact on consumers' car purchases.

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Mozilla preparing to move app marketplace to public beta stage soon

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

Mozilla Marketplace will be online in a few weeks to take on Apple App Store and Google Play Store Mozilla Marketplace will be online in a few weeks to take on Apple App Store and Google Play Store…

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10 hacks that made headlines

Feature | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 68%

Here are ten hacking incidents through history that made some of the biggest headlines. Here are ten hacking incidents through history that made some of the biggest headlines.

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LifeSize unveils all-in-one HD videoconferencing units

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

LifeSize on Tuesday unveiled two portable, all-in-one videoconferencing units for various work spaces, including home offices, meeting rooms and executive offices. LifeSize on Tuesday unveiled two portable, all-in-one videoconferencing units for various work spaces, including home offices, meeting rooms and executive offices.

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If you're seeing ads, it's probably malware, warns Wikipedia

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said…

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Digital Shoreditch: Britain's South by Southwest?

Blogs | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 3%

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Google releases Chrome 19 with patches for 20 bugs and new tab sync

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

Google released Chrome 19, patched 20 vulnerabilities in the browser and doled out $16,500 in bug bounties and rewards to independent researchers. Google released Chrome 19, patched 20 vulnerabilities in the browser and doled out $16,500 in bug bounties and rewards to independent researchers.

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Avira antivirus upgrade wreaks 'catastrophic' havoc on Windows PCs

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

Avira has issued a service pack for its antivirus software that crippled an unknown number of Windows machines, with one customer calling the gaffe "catastrophic" to his company. Avira has issued a service pack for its antivirus software that crippled an unknown number of Windows machines, with one customer calling the gaffe "catastrophic" to his company.

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US firms over-reliant on firewalls to defend against DDoS attacks

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

More than half of US businesses still rely on conventional firewalls or intrusion prevention systems to shield themselves from the scourge of DDoS attacks, a survey by services firm Neustar has found. More than half of US businesses still rely on conventional firewalls or intrusion prevention systems to shield themselves from the scourge of DDoS attacks, a survey by services firm Neustar has found.

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Greenpeace infiltrates Apple's Cupertino campus protesting coal use

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

Greenpeace infiltrated Apple’s Cupertino campus this week, projecting messages from Twitter and Facebook users who are dismayed at Apple’s use of coal at the data centre that powers its cloud services. Greenpeace infiltrated Apple’s Cupertino campus this week, projecting messages from Twitter and Facebook users who are dismayed at Apple’s use of coal at the data centre that powers its cloud services.

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WWDC 2012 forecast: Cloudy with a chance of new MacBooks

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is less than one month away and we're guessing there will be new MacBook Pros and personal video sync (not iTunes purchases) to iCloud. But how many people will share via iCloud when so many popular alternatives already exist including Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Instagram, Picasa, Dropbox and Windows Live? Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is less than one month away and we're guessing there will be new MacBook Pros and personal video sync (not iTunes purchases) to iCloud. But how many people will share via iCloud when so many popular alternatives already exist including Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Instagram, Picasa, Dropbox and Windows Live?…

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SAP lays out cloud strategy since acquiring SuccessFactors

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

SAP announced a broad set of plans to become a player in cloud computing, spanning from a "loosely coupled suite" of business applications to data integration and PaaS (platform as a service) on Tuesday during the Sapphire conference in Orlando. SAP announced a broad set of plans to become a player in cloud computing, spanning from a "loosely coupled suite" of business applications to data integration and PaaS (platform as a service) on Tuesday during the Sapphire conference in Orlando.

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Apple admits second iCloud mail outage affecting 15 mil users

News | Published: 16 May 12 | Score 23%

The online mail service was out of action for up to 15 million users on Monday The online mail service was out of action for up to 15 million users on Monday…

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