Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Adobe on Tuesday released Photoshop Lightroom 2, their flagship photography software program which is intended for professional photographers but has found popularity among amateurs as well.
Over the previous version, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4.1, the new 2.0 version features localized corrections (which enables users to edit specific parts of an image); ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
When you need something done quickly, efficiently, and without any software overhead, the command line is where it's at. It was the first way humans told computers what to do, but as graphics became increasingly important, the command line, or terminal, became an insiders' secret weapon. But with the right ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
I always think twice or even three times before I enter my e-mail address in a Web form. Even when the site gives me the option not to have any messages sent to the address (usually by un checking the Web form's "Notify me" entry that's checked by default), I ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
UTV Software Communications is planning to invest close to $ 75 million in its gaming business.
The company plans to enter into a MoU to acquire a 51 per cent stake in one of the top tier mobile content aggregator in the US through its subsidiary Indiagames. UTV will also fund ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
An official at PC maker Hewlett-Packard said the majority of the company's business customers are downgrading new computers from Windows Vista to Windows XP -- raising questions about Microsoft's Vista sales figures. PCs downgraded from Vista to XP represent "the majority of business computers we are selling today," said HP ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
HP Middle East has launched a new series of all-in-one printers that it says is ideal for home office and micro-business users
The HP Officejet J4580 All-in-One series offers high quality print, copy, scan and fax functionality in one space saving device, it said.
Designed especially for home office and micro-business users, ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Google's Blogger service is responsible for 2 per cent of the world's malware, says a recent report from security firm Sophos.
The Security Threat Report for the first half of 2008 claims that hackers are setting up pages on the free blogging service to host malicious code, or simply posting links ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
A new virus termed Asprox is on the prowl. The virus automatically installs itself on a visitor's computer, allowing a hacker to access financial information.
Once installed on a personal computer, the Asprox virus allows a hacker to steal files, e-mails and passwords. It can also be used to infect other ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
What is it?
Server-side polymorphic malware is unique permutations of similar malicious code launched via multiple infection sources in quick succession. It has become the most popular email-borne malware type because it effectively manages to circumvent most existing anti-virus engines.
How does it work?
It is circulated with slightly modified attributes to make ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
The Cherrypal computer isn’t especially stylish, functional or cheap. But it may be the greenest PC you can buy today and it may be the very first cloud computer that should be taken seriously.
It is easy to perceive the Cherrypal as a toy (some may even consider it the Internet ...
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