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Hackers find a home in Amazon’s EC2 cloud
Security researchers have spotted the Zeus botnet running an unauthorized command and control center on Amazon’s EC2 cloud computing infrastructure. This marks...
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Google: My 10 Resolutions for 2010
As 2009 becomes 2010, Google remains the most interesting technology company. Google is involved in so many–probably too many–things and the regulatory...
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iolo technologies? products now available throughout the Middle East
iolo technologies, LLC, recently crowned the fastest-growing company in the U.S. by the American Business Awards, announced that its entire line-up of...
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Mac sales to set another record, says analyst
Apple will report selling another record number of Macs in the final quarter of 2009 when it unveils its financial figures later...
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The future of open source
There’s no question that the open source community is a passionate one — and one with significant influence on technology directions and...
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If Windows is a dead end, what’s next?
The writing is on the wall. Despite a major push to sell the much-maligned Windows Vista, customers aren’t buying. Nearly two years...
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Forecast 2010: 6 hottest skills for 2010
Pent-up demand for new projects. Veteran employees leaving the company. Who could complain about such pressures in the waning months of 2009,...
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Google patent ties interactive gaming to Youtube
A patent application filed in February and released to the public this week reveals Google’s attempt to build games on top of...
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Xbox Live Headed to Windows Mobile Devices?
Microsoft may be bringing Xbox LIVE to Windows Mobile devices perhaps as early as the launch of Windows Mobile 7 expected late...
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2010: The year of the Mac?
It’s almost a pathetic assertion: This year, the Mac will break out of its ghetto and become a mainstream computer for individuals...
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IBM taps EyeOS not Google Chrome as mainframe open source system
IBM said this month it will offer the open source system EyeOS on its latest batch of mainframes. EyeOS is seen as...
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Hacker pleads guilty in massive fraud case
A hacker from Miami pled guilty to conspiracy to hack into computer networks at major U.S. retail and financial groups, and to...
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Google schedules Android event for Jan. 5
Apparently, Google CEO Eric Schmidt took some pages from the Apple playbook when he departed the company’s board earlier this year. On...
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Oracle-Sun merger didn’t need E.C. regulation
The European Commission (E.C.) need not have got involved with the Oracle-Sun merger and potential future of MySQL, and should just let...
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Firefox Roadmap: A Look at Versions 3.6 to 4.0
About two weeks ago, it became clear the final version of Firefox 3.6 would be pushed back to early 2010 . And...