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It’s a YouTube World. Of Spam.
It's an unwritten law of the Internet that once something gets popular, it gets exploited.Popular news posting service Digg has, in the last few...
OpenSUSE 10.2 Goes Gold
Despite loud arguments over Novell and Microsofs relationship, and attempts by Ubuntu to talk OpenSUSE developers into coming over to their distribution, OpenSUSE 10.2...
Gift Card Fraud Rumors and Reality
As gift cards have soared in popularity in recent years—some $25 billion in gift cards are expected to be sold this holiday season alone—the...
Analyst: Qualcomm Acquisitions No Big Deal
When Qualcomm announced on Dec. 4 that it was acquiring Airgo and the Bluetooth business of RF Micro Devices, the company presented the added...
10 Office Holiday Party Landmines to Avoid
Theres a reason a lot of workers dread holiday parties and its because "fun" and "making sure you can continue to pay your bills"...
U.N. Gives Failing Accessibility Grades to the Planets Top Web Sites
The problem of Internet accessibility for the visually impaired is global, with a United Nations study finding only three leading Web sites around the...
HP Settles Civil Complaint for $14.5M
Hewlett-Packard has settled its civil case with the California Attorney Generals Office, and the company will pay $14.5 million in fines but admit no...
8×8 Adds to VOIP Product Line
8x8 announced Dec. 7 that it has added Packet8 Virtual Office Plus to its Packet8 VOIP-hosted PBX services.
The new voice-over-IP service will provide businesses...
Microsoft Wins Ecma Approval for Office OpenXML Format
Microsofts Office OpenXML has been approved as an Ecma standard and will now also be submitted for consideration as an ISO international standard.
Ecma International...
Microsoft to Ship 6 Security Bulletins, 2 Critical
Microsoft reported on Dec. 7 that it will ship six individual security bulletins as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday update next week, with...