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McAfee predicts surge in video malware
Security vendor McAfee has predicted that the increasing popularity of video on the web will make it a future target for hackers. The use of video formats on social-networking sites — such as YouTube — will attract malware writers, the company claims. As people become more…
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How Vista will take over your living room
When the smartest businesspeople on the planet – the Google guys, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates – all say the future of their companies is in video, who are we to argue? Google is buying YouTube. Apple is set to launch the iTV, which will wirelessly connect your TV to your…
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Bill Gates on Vista, Zune
Just talked to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates in advance of tomorrow’s Very Big Deal launch of the new Vista Windows operating system and new generation of Microsoft Office. (Funny — I saw Sun Chairman Scott McNealy last night, and he joked that Windows and Office…
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Hackers not afraid of being caught
Years ago it was hackers who were doing it for the bragging rights, now it’s criminals. The motivation has changed, hacking is now profitable and there’s so much money to be made with very little risk to the actual hackers. Interestingly enough IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is…
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1 in 5 parents think kids spend too much time on Net
One in five American parents believe their children are spending too much time on the Internet, although most say the online activities haven’t affected grades either way. In a study to be released today by the University of Southern California, 21 percent of adult…
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9 out of 10 e-mails now spam
Criminal gangs using hijacked computers are behind a surge in unwanted e-mails peddling sex, drugs and stock tips. The number of “spam” messages has tripled since June and now accounts for as many as nine out of 10 e-mails sent worldwide, according to U.S. email…
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Erase personal data on old cell phones
Today’s cell phones are really tiny computers, often functioning as phone, camera, e-mail device and personal digital assistant. But what happens when you toss your old phone to upgrade to the new and improved model? You’re certainly conscious of the evils of…
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YouTube makes the move on TV’s “old rich people”
When most of us think of YouTube, we think of crazy videos of skateboarders crashing, or pudgy teenagers pretending to be Star Wars action heroes. Such “user-created content” does make up a hefty part of YouTube’s repository, but according to several…
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Web sales down on Black Friday
EBay was the online winner this “Black Friday,” data published on Saturday showed, but overall Internet traffic growth was well below last year’s even as bargain hunters tracked down sought-after toys and electronics on the Web before “Cyber…