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60-minute Security Makeover: Prevent Your Own 'Epic Hack'

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August 23, 2012
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60-minute Security Makeover: Prevent Your Own 'Epic Hack' Here are some ways to beef up security on your digital life -- before someone hacks into your digital life.
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Microsoft Unveils Redesigned Logo The revamp goes hand-in-hand with Microsoft's gamble on touch-centric Windows 8, the new operating system scheduled to be released in October.
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Windows 7 Forever! Why Windows 7 is the Next XP Windows XP's most beloved factors are also driving Windows 7 to long-lasting stardom, even for Windows 8 adopters.
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Consumer Watchdog Wants FCC to Police 4G Marketing The consumer advocacy group says carriers have marketed 4G in ways that are "deceptive and confusing."
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Apple vs. Samsung: Five Experts Weigh In We polled five people with specialist knowledge of the legal system, patent litigation and trials, and the U.S. smartphone market to get their opinions on the trial.
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LG Gets Production of Thinner iPhone Display Underway The new screens will reportedly use in-cell technology, which places touch sensors inside the color filters of the screen instead of on top of them.
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Google Beefing Up Privacy Swat Team The search giant has posted a job notice for a data privacy engineer for its privacy "red team."
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Windows 8 Tablet Growth Hinges on Pricing: Report Windows 8 tablets, which are expected to start shipping by the end of October, will grab less than 2% of the global tablet shipments by year-end.
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Are Your Facebook Friends Ratting You Out? Don't look now, but the coppers may be leaning on your friends to reveal your Facebook info to them -- with the court's approval.
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BYOD Makes Employees Work Up to 20 Extra Unpaid Hours Per Week Many employees are working up to 20 additional hours per week unpaid as a result of bring your own device (BYOD) policies adopted by their firms.
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Facebook Messages: A Rundown of Its New Look Facebook is rolling out a new version of its Messages. While you wait for the changes to hit your account here's what to expect.
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Apple Tries to Quietly Ax Badly Received 'Genius' Ads Apple is doing its best to yank its latest series of "Genius" ads -- which were widely derided for being silly and patronizing -- from the Internet.
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How the FBI Proves Agile Works for Government Agencies The Sentinel case management system finally moves the law enforcement bureau off J. Edgar Hoover-era paper files.
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Microsoft Cuts Kinect Price, Bundles Accessories Ahead of Entertainment Push Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360 is now $110, down from $150.
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'Talking' Smart Cars Begin Year-long Tests Aimed at Accident Reduction Researchers hope they can sharply reduce the number of car accidents by enabling vehicles to communicate with each other -- and they're putting the theory to the test in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Walmart Joins iPhone Price Cut With 'iPhone 5' On Horizon If you want a well-priced Apple iPhone, now is the time to go deal-hunting at Walmart, Target, Sprint, and other phone sellers. Here's the scoop.
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Whither WikiLeaks? Cryptome Has You Covered Julian Assange and WikiLeaks may grab all the headlines, but Cryptome's John Young is the Internet's real crusader for truth.
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TV With 16 Times Resolution of HDTV Passed by UN Standards Body A new television format that has 16 times the resolution of current High Definition TV has been approved by an international standards body, Japanese sources...
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Nokia, Samsung, Sony Join Forces to Improve Indoor Navigation Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Sony and Qualcomm have formed the In-Location Alliance, which will work to improve the accuracy of indoor positioning, the companies...
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Sony Mobile Cuts 1,000 Staff, Moves HQ to Tokyo Sony Mobile is laying off 1,000 employees and will also move its global HQ to Tokyo, as the company tries to turn around its dwindling fortunes in the smartphone...
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60-minute Security Makeover: Prevent Your Own 'Epic Hack' Here are some ways to beef up security on your digital life -- before someone hacks into your digital life.
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Microsoft Unveils Redesigned Logo The revamp goes hand-in-hand with Microsoft's gamble on touch-centric Windows 8, the new operating system scheduled to be released in October.
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