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Windows 8 to offer enhanced multi-screen working
When Microsoft launches Windows 8 Release Preview next month the operating system will have improved navigation features for users who like more than one monitor to display all their applications.
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iOS surpasses Android in BYOD enterprise usage, study says
Consumerisation trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple's iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google's Android, as well as end users migrating from Facebook and to Twitter.
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Microsoft improves Window 8 ChkDsk tool to detect and fix hard disk problems
Microsoft has revamped the way Windows 8 monitors hard disk operations and detects problems in an effort to make the diagnostic and repair process less intrusive and disruptive, even as disk capacity continues to balloon.
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Syrian regime uses Skype to fire Trojan at opposition activists
Further evidence has emerged that the Syrian Government is targeting opposition activists using a well-known remote access Trojan distributed through bogus Skype calls.
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Check Point relaunches ZoneAlarm antivirus as free product
Check Point is offering its ZoneAlarm antivirus software as a free consumer product for the first time, adding the company?s no-cost firewall to the bundle to offer all-in-one PC protection.
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EU-funded open source cloud toolkit to arrive in June
The European Union is funding the launch of a new open source toolkit, designed to help European service providers build and run applications in the cloud.
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InfoSec 2012: New online dashboard to monitor SSL quality
The Trustworthy Internet Movement, a non-profit initiative formed in February to help address ongoing security issues on the internet, has unveiled its first project ? an online dashboard called SSL Pulse that monitors the quality of SSL support across websites.
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Dell Precision workstations get custom new look
Dell has unveiled four new Precision workstations including an innovative top-loading hard drive model, the Precision T7600, which can take up to 512GB of RAM, two nVidia Quadra Maximus graphics cards and a pair of Tesla C2075 processors. The most powerful workstation Dell has made to date, the Precision T7600 will go onsale in the UK in May.
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Adobe launches Premiere Pro CS6 with new interface, faster performance, better colour correction
Premiere Pro CS6 launched with two new companion products: SpeedGrade and Prelude. Adobe has also announced After Effects CS6, and Photoshop CS6 has been available as a beta since last month. The rest of CS6 is expected to be launched soon.
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Cloud payroll services the target of cybercriminals using Zeus malware
Cybercriminals are using the Zeus online banking malware to target companies that use cloud-based payroll services, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.
