PC World - A worm known affectionately as “Here You Have” based on the subject line of the infected e-mail used to propagate it has quickly spread into a global malware attack. The efficacy of the simple, and poorly worded e-mail luring users to click on a malicious link demonstrates why we need a whole new approach to malware defense.
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Macworld.com - Look for Game Center compatibility to take the form of a familiar face, as Namco Networksâ Ms. Pac-Man will soon work with the new iOS 4.1-friendly gaming service launched this week by Apple. Namco made the announcement as part of a preview of its mobile gaming lineup for the rest of 2010.
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Digital Trends - Consumer electronics maker Sanyo has announced its new Xacti VPC-GH4 dual-camera camcorder, which can both shoot high-definition video and snap high-resolution still images. Sanyo is pitching the Xacti VPC-GH4 at the same consumer audience attracted to products like the Flip video, aiming to simplify the process of shooting high-quality video as well as sharing it with friends and family via social networking services.
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AP - Nokia Corp. will replace CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with top Microsoft executive Stephen Elop as the world’s largest mobile phone maker struggles to keep pace with smaller and more innovative rivals, particularly in the smartphone market.
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The Advocate - The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation calls on Twitter users to tell rapper 50 Cent not to joke about antigay violence to his more than 3 million followers.
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Mashable - You’ve heard of Google Instant, well, how about YouTube Instant? Yes, this is a novelty toy built by a college student (Feross Aboukhadijeh of Stanford University), but it’s a pretty fun way to pass a lazy Friday morning.
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AFP - The world’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia on Friday named a new software-oriented chief executive, Microsoft’s Stephen Elop, to help it battle slumping profits and an eroding market share in the smartphone market.
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AFP - Google will open a research and development centre in France aiming to lure young French IT engineers as part of a major investment programme, the Internet giant said.
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Mashable - We already know that Facebook is the web’s biggest time sink. If you look at the average amount of time (according to Nielsen) users spend on the social network, Facebook is a clear winner over sites such as Google or Yahoo.
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Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world’s top cellphone maker, said Stephen Elop, the head of Microsoft’s Business Division, was to be its new chief executive, leading a renewed effort to compete in the smartphone market.
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