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CBS MOBILE LAUNCHES CBS NEWS APP FOR THE iPHONE AND iPOD TOUCH
FierceWireless | 37 days 13 hours 32 minutes ago
CBS News and CBS Mobile today announced the CBS News application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The free application delivers breaking news, video, and instant access to Twitter feeds on hot topics... Read more >>

Ray Ozzie's view from the clouds | Tech News on ZDNet
ZDNet | 4 days 13 hours 10 minutes ago
While many are ready to write off Microsoft as an declining icon of computing's last generation, Ozzie sees Microsoft positioned to leapfrog some of the companies that tend to be thought of as the leaders of the cloud computing world--names like Amazon, Salesforce and Google.

Report: Countries prepping for cyberwar
CNN | 5 days 4 hours 3 minutes ago
(CNET) -- Major countries and nation-states are engaged in a "Cyber Cold War," amassing cyberweapons, conducting espionage, and testing networks in preparation for using the Internet to conduct war, according to a new report to be released on Tuesday by McAfee.

With Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft fights back in browser wars
CNN | 3 days 8 hours 49 minutes ago
(CNET) -- With Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft showed Wednesday it's trying to retake the browser initiative.

Verizon, Motorola unveil the Droid
CNN | 5 days 3 hours 53 minutes ago
(CNET) -- Verizon Wireless customers will soon be able to get their hands on the much anticipated Google Android phone called the Droid.

Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation | Tech News on ZDNet
ZDNet | 6 days 6 hours 48 minutes ago
Ordinarily, the operating system requires users to activate their copy of Windows 7 within 30 days. However, a recently outlined method allows the normal notifications to be turned off.

Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole | Tech News on ZDNet
ZDNet | 10 days 13 hours 19 minutes ago
The company is investigating claims of a "possible denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows Server Message Block (SMB)," the Microsoft spokesperson said, adding that the company was unaware of any attacks trying to exploit the hole.

ZDNet Parent Sued for Distributing 'Green Dam'
PC Magazine | 45 days 18 hours 58 minutes ago
Solid Oak Software said late Wednesday that the company has filed suit against CBS Interactive and its ZDNet China unit for copyright infringement, as a result of providing the controversial "Green Dam" software for download.

EC reveals details of Intel antitrust breaches | Tech News on ZDNet
ZDNet | 18 days 9 hours 21 minutes ago
The EU's Competition Commission levied a 1.06bn ( 959m) ($1.56bn - based on Monday's exchange rate) fine on Intel in May, after finding the company had given rebates to PC manufacturers and a European retail giant on condition they only or mostly sold Intel processors, rather than chips from rival AMD.

New Trojan encrypts files but leaves no ransom note | Tech News on ZDNet
ZDNet | 20 days 6 hours 2 minutes ago
Trojan.Ramvicrype uses the RC4 algorithm to encrypt files on systems running Windows 98, 95, XP, Windows Me, Vista, NT, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000, according to Symantec's Web site.

Zero-day flaw found in web encryption | Tech News on ZDNet
ZDNet | 17 days 8 hours 18 minutes ago
Ray, who along with Dispensa works for two-factor authentication company PhoneFactor, explained in a blog post on Thursday that he had initially discovered the flaw in August, and demonstrated a working exploit to Dispensa at the beginning of September.

Microsoft fixes IE patch again | Tech News on ZDNet
ZDNet | 18 days 11 hours 56 minutes ago
The fix, described in Microsoft support article ID 976749, was initially made available on October 28 and revised on Wednesday. It aims to rectify issues in the MS09-054 cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, which was included in the Patch Tuesday batch of security updates sent out on 13 October.

Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy | Tech News on ZDNet
ZDNet | 18 days 11 hours 15 minutes ago
EU antitrust regulators are concerned that Oracle, which has a large business in proprietary software, will not be a good home for Sun's open-source MySQL database business. According to the report, Oracle is unyielding, offering no concessions to deal with the European Commission's concerns.

Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan | Tech News on ZDNet
ZDNet | 24 days 7 hours ago
In the latest scam being blasted to e-mail in-boxes, a legitimate-looking Facebook notice asks people to provide information to help the social network update its log-in system, said Fred Touchette, a senior security analyst at AppRiver. When the user clicks the "update" button in the e-mail, they are directed to a fake Facebook log-in screen where their user name is filled in and they are prompted to provide their password.