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August 9, 2011
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* Our Top Stories
Copyright Trolls: 200,000 BitTorrent Users Sued Since 2010
Mass lawsuits against file sharers hit a record high.
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'Watchmen' Author Supports WikiLeaks Whistleblower
Alan Moore, author of such hit graphic novels as V for Vendetta
and Watchmen, unsurprisingly supports a G.I. who allegedly leaked
secret gov't documents to WikiLeaks.
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BlackBerry Blog Hacked for Helping Police Quell London Riots
The attack on the BlackBerry blog was spurred by RIM's reaction
to reports that BlackBerrys were being used by rioters to
orchestrate their activities.
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Sony DADC Disc Distribution Center Torched in London Riots
Sony London-based warehouse for games, music, and movies burns to
ground in riots, deliveries 'likely' to be impacted.
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Five Linux Desktops That Aren't Unity or GNOME 3
Now that Linux creator Linus Torvalds has officially dumped
GNOME, it's time for a fresh look at the alternatives.
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The Cybercrime Tide is Turning
Cyber criminals are facing more tech-savvy law-enforcement agents
and harsher sentences.
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Acer Taking on MacBook Air with Ultrabook Laptop
Leaked images of the Acer Aspire 3951 show a laptop with a
silver aluminum casing, large trackpad and chiclet keyboard. It's
rumored to have a 13.3-inch display and Sandy Bridge chips.
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Android App Brings Hacking Tool to Novices
Analysis: Just what the world needs: another killer mobile app
for the clueless who want to hack but need only to push a couple
buttons to find targets or to take control of computers and
servers.
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Google+ to Become Second Largest Social Network in U.S. in One
Year, Says Survey
Can Google+ attract enough users in a year to become more popular
in the US than either Twitter or LinkedIn? A new
Bloomberg-YouGov survey says yes.
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Companies Lose $2.5 Million from Missing Memory Sticks, Study
Says
Lost or missing memory sticks, as well as malware carried on the
USB devices, are a huge problem, the study by the Ponemon
Institute shows.
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Freedom and Privacy, R.I.P.
There are two kinds of privacy, and if both aren't already lost,
they soon will be.
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Londoners Take to Social Media Outlets During and After the Riots
"Catch a Looter" photos are being circulated on Tumblr; clean-up
efforts are organizing on Twitter.
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Tribune Co. Developing Tablet for Its Newspapers, Report Says
The tablet is rumored to run on a modified version of Android and
it is expected to be offered for free or at a low cost as an
incentive to sign up for extended newspaper subscriptions.
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T-Mobile Renting Android Tablets at the Ballpark
The Android tablet rental costs fans at Angel Stadium $10 per
game, and the device comes preloaded with a game-day program,
free content from a magazine app and access to games and TV
shows.
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Google+ App Update Adds iPad Compatibility
Google's new social network Google+ is now available on your iPad
and iPod Touch.
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First Look: High-Speed Thunderbolt Accessories Strike
Storage, video editing, and other peripherals that can make good
use of Intel's new ultra-fast Thunderbolt data-transfer
connection, now start to emerge--initially for use with Apple
products.
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Chinese Smugglers Use Zip Line to Get Apple Goods Into Their
Country: Zippity Do Dah!
Chinese police arrested a smuggling ring that used an ingenious
zip-line rig to bring contraband Apple goods into the country
from Hong Kong.
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The Lesson of Anonymous: Corporate Security Sucks
Anonymous has run up quite a score against lots of groups, but
corporations are overlooking the real problem: their security is
terrible.
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Twitter Snaps up Bagcheck, a Social 'Lists' Site
Twitter has acquired Bagcheck, an online service where people
create lists of items that interest them.
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Staying Ahead of Cloud Complexity
Managing cloud infrastructure and services is similar to
traditional network management - only bigger, badder and more
complex.
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Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011
PCW Rating 93
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PCW Rating 4
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Copyright Trolls: 200,000 BitTorrent Users Sued Since 2010
Mass lawsuits against file sharers hit a record high.
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'Watchmen' Author Supports WikiLeaks Whistleblower
Alan Moore, author of such hit graphic novels as V for Vendetta
and Watchmen, unsurprisingly supports a G.I. who allegedly leaked
secret gov't documents to WikiLeaks.
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Tests Show HP TouchPad Update Falls Short
HP's first major firmware update does little to improve the
overall performance and usability of the TouchPad.
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Outgrown Windows' File Manager? Try Multi-Paned Q-Dir on For Size
Free, multi-pane file manager Q-Dir features multiple window
layouts and a tiny, portable executable.
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8 Great Laptops Under $800
It seems like most of us these days can share Groucho Marx's
sentiment: I started out with nothing and I have most of it
left. These great laptops won't strain your bank account.
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Free Utility 7-Zip Compresses Files Efficiently
Free, open-source file compression utility 7-Zip supports the
advanced 7Z format, as well as standard ZIP.
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* Editor's Collection
Best Free Software for Protecting Your PC and Your Privacy
Want to make sure that your PC and all its files and data are
kept safe, secure, and private--without breaking the bank to do
it? It's not an impossible task--in fact, it's easy to do. We've
rounded up ten free pieces of security software that do
everything from protecting you against malware, to keeping you
safe at WiFi Hot Spots, to encrypting your entire hard disk.
KeePass (2.x) | Free
KeePass is a free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use
password manager.
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HTTPS Everywhere | Free
Protect yourself from hackers at popular Web sites such as
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Microsoft Security Essentials | Free
Microsoft's free utility fights viruses and other malware, and
does a surprisingly good job of it.
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