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McAfee antivirus update causes problems for home and enterprise customers
A buggy update released Friday by security vendor McAfee for its consumer and enterprise antivirus products, left the computers of its customers unprotected and, in some cases, unable to access the Internet. Read More


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Management Madness: How to Manage Mobile Devices
There are six major mobile operating systems in use now and each one offers its own set of security and management challenges. The resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault will help you keep these devices secure on the corporate network with expert tips on management tools, endpoint security software, increasing application support and more. Learn More

What if tech stars lived in the Batman universe?
Photoshop Fun: When technology and comics merge in an alternate universe Read More

Cloud provider: The best security for your passwords is to never give them to us
Ethan Oberman, CEO of cloud backup and sharing service SpiderOak, has a proposition for enterprises that may be leery about using the cloud because of a perceived lack of security. The best security for cloud storage, he says, is to encrypt the data and not give your service provider the keys to unencrypt it. Read More

Jobs promises employee 'job for life,' then Apple fires him
Wayne Goodrich claims he is a victim of a post-Steve-Jobs Apple, and is pursuing legal action against the company for dismissing him from the company last December, the Telegraph reports. Goodrich claims that Jobs told him on multiple occasions that he would be an Apple employee as long as he wished, on account of his previously valuable contributions to the company's products. Read More

US to drive 3,000 Wi-Fi linked vehicles in massive crash avoidance trial
The US Department of Transportation said it will run a massive road test of cars, trucks and buses linked together via WiFi equipment in what the agency says will be the largest test of automated crash avoidance technology to date. Read More


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U.S. infrastructure vulnerable to attack
If it is left to the politicians, the door to the nation's utilities might be left open. Almost telling terrorists, like in those motel commercials, "We'll leave the light on for you." Read More

Obama and Romney election apps suck up personal data, research finds
Millions of US voters could be downloading smartphone apps created to promote the campaigns of President Obama and his Republican election rival Mitt Romney without noticing the intrusive permissions demanded by the software, GFI Software has reported. Read More

How Android tablets could set the standard for mobile audio, media experience
I recently had the opportunity to experiment with Dolby's new mobile sound technology, branded Dolby Digital Plus, or "DDP." The preview of DDP that ran on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10 with ICS Android 4.0 was impressive. Dolby's demonstration was cleverly engineered with a dozen media samples, including computer-generated video, movies, and music that used a simple ON/OFF widget so that the effect... Read More

iPhone 5 parody video: Latest smartphone is ... a camera
A new parody video purporting to be a leaked official iPhone 5 promo reveals that the much anticipated next-generation Apple smartphone is just for taking pictures. Read More


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Microsoft warns of 'man-in-the-middle' VPN password hack
Microsoft yesterday warned Windows users of possible "man-in-the-middle" attacks able to steal passwords for some wireless networks and VPNs, or virtual private networks. Read More

HTC signals focus on business market with investment in enterprise app provider
Taiwan's HTC has invested US$35.4 million in a U.S.-based provider of mobile enterprise apps, signaling that the smartphone vendor is trying to fill a market space once occupied by Research In Motion's BlackBerry devices, according to analysts. Read More

Rise of the AI Overlord: Machines monitor, automatically detect suspicious behavior
When it comes to monitoring CCTV video feeds for suspicious activity, the human brain reportedly overlooks 45% of all activity after 12 minutes. After 22 minutes, the human brain overlooks 95% of all activity. But what if all the 45 - 60 million eye-in-the-sky cameras were connected to computers with artificial intelligence . . . computers with an extraordinary AI brain that can see, learn, get smarter... Read More

10 Key Windows Server 2012 Features for IT Pros
With Windows Server 2012 less than two months away, CIO.com looks at its 10 most compelling features and how CIOs and other IT professionals can benefit from them. Read More



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