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Java and Flash vulnerabilities being exploited by cyber spies

Cyber spies have planted Java- and Flash-exploiting malware on websites focused on human rights, defense and foreign policy.
Cybercriminals honing Android malware skills in Russia

Sophos says they're starting in Russia, but will expand with success
Microsoft battles PC bloat with new Signature tune-up

Microsoft has had the bloatware accusation thrown at it countless times but now the company reportedly wants to make money turning back the tide of PC-slowing software with a little-known service called ?Signature?.
Pure Storage debuts next-gen flash array with high-availability option

Pure Storage today announced the second generation of its all-flash array, which can now be configured for high availability.
Nvidia makes the GPU Virtual

Virtual machines is one way enterprise IT departments addresses the issue of security when users want to use their own platforms. Virtualised solutions like Citrix and VMWare allow users to run approved applications. These applications run in a server in the local or internet cloud.
Android malware using real apps as disguise 'wrappers'

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.
Mozilla preparing to move app marketplace to public beta stage soon

Mozilla Marketplace will be online in a few weeks to take on Apple App Store and Google Play Store
LifeSize unveils all-in-one HD videoconferencing units

LifeSize on Tuesday unveiled two portable, all-in-one videoconferencing units for various work spaces, including home offices, meeting rooms and executive offices.
Greenpeace infiltrates Apple's Cupertino campus protesting coal use

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.
Cortado adds mobile device management to cloud desktop solution

Cloud desktop services provider Cortado is combining mobile device management with corporate network access in the latest version of its Corporate Server product.

Latest Features

10 hacks that made headlines

Here are ten hacking incidents through history that made some of the biggest headlines.
Computing fossils: Old tech that's still plugging along

Consider the abacus. Developed perhaps as long as 4,500 years ago, this handy gadget served the mathematical needs of merchants and accountants until the development of mechanical calculating machines in the 19th century. But the abacus hasn't been forgotten. Instead it still lives on in niches - for instance teaching preschoolers the basics of counting.
10 reasons your Wi-Fi speed stinks (and what you can do about it)

The first 801.11ac chipsets are coming soon, but 802.11n is likely to stick around for many years to come -- both in the business world and our homes. Unfortunately, the 300Mbps (megabits per second) that the n-standard promises rarely delivers anything even close and proves to be a massive bottleneck in the days of 50/100Mbps (or more?) broadband connections, 1080p video streaming, massive backups and so forth. On the business side of things, even menial tasks such as remote desktop or real-time collaboration suffer from a poor Wi-Fi-connection.
Drag and Drop Search - Speed up searches and reduce typing

Drag and Drop Search is a free Chrome extension that offers an elegant solution to a common problem: Searching on the website that will give you the answers you need. Google is a great engine, but there is no reason to go through it for everything. If you're after quick facts and figures, you might be better off searching Wikipedia directly; if it's videos you're after, then a direct YouTube search might let you find them faster. If you'd like to get a sense for a place, searching for it on Flickr will show you what it's like. With Drag and Drop Search installed, you only need to select a term, then drag and drop it on the name of the search engine you'd like to use.
Top 15 cloud storage tips and tasks

No single cloud service can do everything. Some shine when it comes to streaming a cloud music collection from the Web, but stink at syncing desktop folders. Other cloud services are great for sharing photos, but useless for reviewing a document's revision history.
Can Fibre Channel survive Ethernet's assault?

Expensive and specialised Fibre Channel SANs have been under assault as companies consolidate data traffic over Ethernet. With Fibre Channel disks already largely eliminated from the market by SAS, can networking gear be far behind?
Online black markets and how they work

The internet is no stranger to crime. From counterfeit and stolen products, to illegal drugs, stolen identities and weapons, nearly anything can be purchased online with a few clicks of the mouse. The online black market not only can be accessed by anyone with an internet connection, but the whole process of ordering illicit goods and services is alarmingly easy and anonymous, with multiple marketplaces to buy or sell anything you want.
Is your printer a security sore spot?

Believe it or not, your network printer or copier could be a serious security liability. After all, theyoften handle very sensitive documents and information and could even be used to gain access to other computers on the network, so you won't want a hacker to get at it. It's time to take printer security seriously.
Microsoft System Center 2012 switch simplifies virtual systems management duties

Switching from VMware to Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualisation environment is saving money for two businesses that are also using Microsoft's System Center 2012 to manage and monitor applications and the infrastructure that supports them.
Google Drive means 'personal cloud' will soon overshadow the PC

With the launch of Google Drive, the new cloud storage service unveiled by Google, mainstream tech users will soon find themselves engaging in cloud storage and file synchronisation among mobile, laptop and desktop systems.

How-tos

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How to get the new Kindle Touch upgrade now!

How to migrate from Windows XP to 7, Windows Server 2003 to 2008 R2

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