Saturday 22 September 2012

Microsoft hustles, patches IE to ward off increasing attacks

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Microsoft hustles, patches IE to ward off increasing attacks

09.21.2012 1:49 PM

Microsoft Friday released an emergency patch for Internet Explorer to stymie active attacks that have been exploiting a bug in the browser, finishing a job it started only Monday.

Cyber attackers target energy companies

09.22.2012 5:22 AM

The campaign is the second one targeted at oil companies to be discovered by SecureWorks this year.

 

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Hands-On with Halo 4

09.21.2012 12:18 PM

How does 343's first foray into the Halo universe look so far? We get our hands on the game to find out.

Mists of Pandaria comes out next week: here's what you should know

09.21.2012 3:05 PM

The latest World of Warcraft expansion includes a ton of new features and places to explore.

Sony focuses on PlayStation Vita at the Tokyo Game Show

09.21.2012 3:55 PM

Sony's focus is on its PlayStation Vita handheld at this year's Tokyo Game Show.

Embed Plus For YouTube: Enhance your YouTube viewing experience

09.21.2012 2:30 PM

Embed Plus For YouTube inserts extra player features that should be in YouTube by default. With DVD-like controls, sweet-spot marking, and monitoring other sites for comments, this is one extension all Chrome-using YouTube fans should try out.

FixYa outs top user gripes about Ultrabooks and the MacBook Air

09.21.2012 3:08 PM

FixYa's new Ultrabook Report shows what users hate about thin, light laptops.

Virgin Media Business offers vision of a hyper-connected future

09.21.2012 3:17 PM

Avatars, super-crowdsourcing and printing your own medication may sound like the stuff of science fiction books, but a hyper-connected future may not be that far away, according to a new report by Virgin Media Business.

Anonymous spokesman's YouTube meltdown led to arrest

09.21.2012 3:30 PM

Barrett Brown threatens to 'shoot and kill' government agents, but former attorney says the threats aren't serious.

Automatically save Gmail attachments to Dropbox or another cloud service

09.21.2012 2:33 PM

Free service Attachments.me makes short work of migrating your attachments to the cloud for safekeeping

Windows 8 makes 'Windows' make sense -- Analysis

09.22.2012 6:34 AM

The operating system isn't the PC-centric product it has been since its inception -- it is a multi-platform offering that goes farther than anything either Apple or Google has attempted.

Verizon exec says unlimited is 'just a word'

09.21.2012 11:45 AM

Verizon Wireless isn't sweating its decision to kill unlimited data, and apparently, neither are subscribers.

Why maps matter to Apple, Google and others

09.22.2012 5:30 AM

Although Apple's iPhone 5 has been well-received by critics, its iOS 6 software has drawn complaints for the new Maps app, which drops Google's database and uses a patchwork of mapping sources instead. So why did Apple drop Google maps? Lots of reasons.

Technology firms look stable as earnings season begins

09.22.2012 6:47 AM

Reports from software makers have helped keep up investor confidence in tech stocks despite continued uncertainty in the economy.

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