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Facebook is the top destination among all social networks and blogs, according to a new report by Nielsen. Released last week, the report shows the increasing popularity of social networking Read more...

CA Technologies announced a number of enhancements to its ARCserve Replication product. A follow-up of its ARCserve r15--ARCserve Replication--which was released in May, now comes with a multi-stream Read more...

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is charging that Oracle has chosen to willfully disregard the licensing terms for its Java technology, and says it intends to vote against the approval of Java Read more...

RIM will be pricing its PlayBook tablet lower than the Apple iPad, says the maker of the BlackBerry. According to reports, RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie confirmed that the anticipated PlayBook will be Read more...

Google is working hard to make finding information via its search engine even faster and more seamless. And it does have a few tricks remaining, even after the recent debut of its Google Instant Read more...

Apple yesterday released a mega update for Mac OS X operating system that addresses 134 separate vulnerabilities all at once. This is the fifth such patch since the Snow Leopard debuted in August Read more...

In a move aimed squarely at Facebook, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) says it will no longer allow the social network giant to tap into information from its Gmail email service. Instead, the search firm says Read more...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has admitted to "limited attacks" that were conducted against an unpatched vulnerability in version 6 through 8 of its beleaguered Internet Explorer web browser. The bug has Read more...

The version 2.0 beta of Secunia's Personal Software Inspector (PSI) is now available, which has been upgraded with the capability to download and apply patches from multiple vendors. Currently Read more...

A new vulnerability in Apple's QuickTime has been discovered, a bizarre remnant of some development code that was left in place for at least nine years. It was spotted by Ruben Santamarta of Read more...