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If you follow the world of mobile web browsers, you'll want to take note of the fact that Read more...

Spam has a new target, and it's your printer. By using a little-known capability found in most Web browsers, Aaron Weaver, a security manager from Pennsylvania, figured out how to hack into a Read more...

Some phones--like the iPhone or Nokia's high-end Symbian S60-based devices--are blessed with a real web browser right out of the box. Unfortunately, some other phones (namely those whose operating Read more...

Prada has a phone, Read more...

Back in March, we reported that Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen hoped to launch a free, web-based Read more...

Remember Dell's Vostro line of desktops and laptops tailor-made for the SMB market? Read more...

Sure, we showed you how to automate a backup process using SSH yesterday. But maybe all that command

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Gartner, those wily analysts who seem to always court controversy and bait Microsoft, are at it again. Their latest prediction? Vista will be the last major update to the Windows operating system as we know it. If Gartner's report is to be believed, future versions of Windows will consist of modules, stitched together using the magic of hardware-supported virtualization. "Once Windows includes virtualization at its core, we expect OS development to change direction from integration to …

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While it's true that the Mac remains, for all intents and purposes, a platform that is seldom the target of security exploits, a number of security companies seem intent on tarnishing OS X's "bug free" reputation--if only to prove that Macs aren't somehow invincible. The latest to join the fray is Finnish security vendor F-Secure, whose iAdware has been called "the first example …

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Opera Mini, the mobile version of the popular Norwegian web browser, is now available for RIM BlackBerry and Palm Treo handsets. While basic browsers are already available for these popular business-oriented phones, Opera claims enhanced speed and image rendering over the browsers already on the market. "People who are accustomed to mobile browsing in addition to emailing or texting, enjoy the speed and reliability Opera Mini offers on today's professional handsets. The fact is, it's a …

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