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iPad 2 vs. business class tablets

iPad2 is the gold standard, but Fujitsu Stylistic and GammaTech Durabook are strong contenders Tech lovers have been flocking to the iPad 2 and other tablets in order to watch movies, read books, surf the Web and make video calls … Continue reading

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What’s new in iOS 5

Since I am an iPhone user, articles like this are of great interest to me.  I would love to see comments from anyone who has done the upgrade… Start here to learn the most useful new features and enhancements for … Continue reading

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Microsoft falsely labels Chrome as malware

“Wow, that’s certainly one way to win the browser war,” said Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle Security, over on Network World. Google has released a new version of Chrome after Microsofts antivirus software flagged the browser as … Continue reading

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Romance scams plague UK: 200,000 victims

Research out of the UK today says that perhaps as many as 200,00 people in that country have been victims of online romance scams and the same study says over 1 million people personally know someone who has been scammed … Continue reading

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Out-of-band patch: MS warns of hack attempt on major sites

Microsoft issued a warning today that nine fraudulent digital certificates were issued by root certificate authority, Comodo Group. Although the certificates were quickly revoked, their initial release still poses a threat to browser users, including users of Internet Explorer. This … Continue reading

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RIM urges BlackBerry users to turn off JavaScript

Research in Motion is recommending that IT departments and users disable JavaScript on their BlackBerry devices, citing a vulnerability unearthed at this year’s Pwn2Own hacker challenge. According to RIM, the vulnerability could allow a hacker to access a device’s user … Continue reading

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IPhone attack reveals passwords in six minutes

Don’t lose your phone if you use it to access sensitive enterprise data! Researchers in Germany say they’ve been able to reveal passwords stored in a locked iPhone in just six minutes and they did it without cracking the phone’s … Continue reading

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