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Reader exploit prompts Adobe update alert

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:34:23 +0000

Users of Adobe PDF Reader should check they are running the latest version of the software after the discovery of an exploit that takes advantage of a serious flaw patched only three weeks ago .

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HP Slate vs. iPad: Focus on Flash

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:28:39 +0000

With the iPad presale beginning in just a few days, and the clock ticking down to the much-anticipated Apple tablet finally hitting the streets, HP launched a renewed campaign for its Slate tablet PC debuted at the 2010 CES by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

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XenApp 6 centralizes management, adds Android and Mac support

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:22:46 +0000

Citrix Systems has launched version 6 of XenApp, its platform for centralized application delivery that features centralized management and access to Windows applications from Android-based smartphones and Apple computers, the company said on Wednesday.

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BlackBerry devices hit with ongoing data issues

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:50:47 +0000

Some BlackBerry users are complaining of an inability to use data services for two days in a row. It appears that the issue could be related to two separate problems. While some users seemed to be back in business late Tuesday, others were still having problems

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Microsoft skips patch for PowerPoint add-on

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:39:17 +0000

Microsoft fixed eight flaws in Windows and Office Tuesday, but passed on patching one Windows component because it cannot be automatically updated.

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EFF dubs Apple a ‘jealous feudal lord’ over iPhone dev contract

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:29:41 +0000

Apple’s agreement with iPhone developers contains several “troubling” clauses that paint the company as a “jealous and arbitrary feudal lord,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said yesterday. The nonprofit digital rights advocacy group on Tuesday published a January 2010 version of the iPhone Developer License Agreement obtained from NASA through a Freedom of Information Act request

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Arm sees over 50 new iPad-like devices out this year

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:52:28 +0000

The launch of Apple’s iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said Wednesday, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally.

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Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:42:12 +0000

Twitter has launched a new link-screening service aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging service. Part of the new service is a new Twitter tool to shorten URLs, so users will see some links in email notifications and direct messages from other users written as twt.tl, Twitter said in a blog post.

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IT gives Windows 7 the green light

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Jim Thomas said no to Windows Vista — but Windows 7 is an entirely different matter. Thomas, CIO at Pella, says his IT team began beta testing Vista’s successor a year ago as an upgrade path from Windows XP

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Google opens Google Apps Marketplace

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Google will launch on Tuesday evening Google Apps Marketplace, providing a venue for third-party, cloud-based applications to supplement Google’s own online applications. The program enables integrations with such applications as Google Gmail, Documents, Sites and Calendar.

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