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Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the…
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Five reasons Chrome will take over the world

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the…
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Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay home

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Graduates from India’s tech institutes say their home country is fast catching up with the United States for the range and quality of career prospects. Indian tech graduates are increasingly turning their back on western countries in favor of finding work at home. Graduates from the…
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Fraud abroad remains ‘uphill battle’ for eBay

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Phishers in Romania, Russia, and China have “no fear of real punishment,” eBay manager says at e-crime conference. eBay is decrying the lack of interest in cybercrime by authorities in countries such as Romania, Russia, and China. The online auction site pinpoints these three countries as the…
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Windows-based cash machines ‘easily hacked’

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology–and that’s a lot of them–are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks. Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal money and bank account details from modern cash machines. ATMs, or automated teller…
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Publisher purges thousands of unlicensed fonts

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

A London publishing house finds, and wipes out, hundreds of thousands of rogue fonts that could have cost it dearly in fines. Publishing giant Faber & Faber is wiping away the chance of costly lawsuits by using software to purge unlicensed fonts. The London publishing…
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Mobiles on the moon? NASA, Brits dial up a plan

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Even in the cosmos there will be no escaping the ringtone as NASA and the British National Space Centre prep a mobile network for the moon. After conquering the farthest corners of the globe, mobile phones are now destined for the final frontier–space. Even in the cosmos…
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EC plans biometric border checks

Friday, February 15th, 2008

European Commission proposed biometric checks include face screening and automated security checks. Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of EU border controls. Under plans to strengthen checks at European borders laid out by the European Commission, international…
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Megadeals aid outsourcing recovery

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Growth among Indian companies, contracts for financial and other business services helped sector bounce back, report says. The global outsourcing market bounced back after a shaky start last year thanks to a spate of megadeals and continued double-digit growth among Indian companies, according to a recent report. …
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