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2006: the year of security flaw
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2006: the year of security flaw

5,450 vulnerabilities were discovered within 9 months - this figure was more than enough for 2006 to become the record year for the number of security flaws.

December 13, 2018
Microsoft denies contacting BayStar
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Microsoft denies contacting BayStar

'The Redmond giant' said it has no guarantee of any investment in SCO in the process from the start of legal battles with IBM and other Linux users.

December 13, 2018
Internet agents reluctantly follow new rules
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Internet agents reluctantly follow new rules

It has been more than 2 months since the Internet agent stores software to install and monitor customer information. Most are reluctant to comply with the regulations, b…

December 13, 2018
Using MySpace to access
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Using MySpace to access

New York police (USA) has just caught a sexual harasser of boys on the world's largest social network thanks to the code of

December 13, 2018
The 20 most searched keywords were typed the most
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The 20 most searched keywords were typed the most

The names of the rising Hollywood stars and the female singers who make the most of the list of typos misspelled on Yahoo - the second most popular search engine in the…

December 13, 2018
Microsoft delayed Windows XP SP3 until 2008
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Microsoft delayed Windows XP SP3 until 2008

Microsoft has announced that it will delay the launch of the Windows XP SP3 upgrade until the first half of 2008, replacing the plan in the second half of 2007 as before.

December 13, 2018
IE7: Again ... error
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IE7: Again ... error

It is a bad start and it looks like IE7 is no exception. On the first day of its release, it was discovered a security hole of this browser.

December 13, 2018
Samsung developed 50-nanometer DDR-DRAM
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Samsung developed 50-nanometer DDR-DRAM

Samsung Electronics has successfully developed the world's first 50-nanometer DDR2 DRAM chip, an important achievement amid PC vendors

December 13, 2018
Wikipedia and mischievous games
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Wikipedia and mischievous games

Wikipedia is the most popular online encyclopedia and readers can also access and modify the content of the encyclopedia. And this is an opening for mischievous jokes an…

December 13, 2018