Have a laptop or netbook and want to get more out of it? You’re not alone. We’ve experienced the frustration of trying to keep data or bookmarks on a portable synchronised with those of a desktop PC or other laptops. We’ve struggled with diminishing battery life. We’ve needed assistance getting connected at hotspots or staying safe once online. And we’ve wondered how to take full advantage of USB flash drives.
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Windows 7 has been warmly received and swiftly adopted by businesses, with the result that many IT admins are now struggling with the platform’s new security features. In addition to changes to User Account Control, BitLocker, and other features inherited from Windows Vista, Windows 7 introduces a slew of security capabilities that businesses will want to take advantage of.
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The case against a computer hacker who faced extradition to the US on charges of breaking in to sensitive military computers has been adjourned.
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Two years after fixing a security bug in the Windows version of its Safari browser, Apple apparently has decided that Mac users can go without a fix.
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Smartbooks have failed to materialise due to delays in Flash optimisation, a lower-than-expected uptake of Linux on netbooks, and the sudden emergence of tablets, ARM’s marketing chief has said.
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Predictions of an increase in attacks on social networks by password-stealing Trojans this year have been confirmed.
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Oracle has agreed to acquire the database firewall solutions provider Secerno.
Just 24 hours after Symantec bought VeriSign’s identity and authentication business, the deal will see Secerno’s heterogeneous database firewall added to Oracle’s database security solutions, and gives it another step into the security market.
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Hackers have penetrated German underground forum carders.cc, copied login details, e-mail addresses and private e-mails from several thousand members and published them on RapidShare. According to a list seen by The H’s associates at heise Security, the forum software had also logged the IP addresses of nearly one thousand members over a specific period. These have also been published.
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Microsoft on Tuesday publicly asserted for the first time that Google’s Android operating system infringes on its intellectual property.
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Facebook is preparing to release simple privacy settings following a meeting last week with its staff.
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